The Kebab Kid - Great, apart from the sauce! by AliZebu

AliZebu — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:57:03 +0000

Review by AliZebu

Rating: 3.00

Phone: 020 7731 0427

I think the 'Kebab Kid' COULD have been a truly Excellent Kebab experience but the sauces REALLY let it down.
The Lamb Shish was obviously good quality cubed meat and on a par with such top notch places as 'Dionysus', 'Bosphorus' and 'Brothers Kebabs' in South Ealing.

The salad was an unusual but good 'Italian Leaf'(?) looking affair and the pita was fresh.
The young lady behind the counter offered me "Chilli or BBQ sauce?". Only those two sauces are available. They do not do a garlic sauce/mayo. I did not see a 'Cypressa' style lemon dressing but the salad was dressed. I asked for lots of chilli sauce as I like it hot. She squeezed a thin orange liquid on the top of the kebab. The heat level was fine but the flavour was not. It was sweet and almost ruined a really good shish. The best description I can give is it tasted like Heinz baked bean sauce with added chilli heat and some weird spices I could not recognise. I scraped it off as best I could and tried to enjoy the lamb. The aftertaste made it difficult.
I decided to order a Lamb Schawarma instead (without any sauce) and must admit it was 1st Class and really did taste like a fine English Roast of Lamb.
I did not dare risk the BBQ sauce for fear of it being sickly sweet and kebab ruining!
They have something called Javanese Chicken Wings on the menu so I infer an Oriental influence. I don't like Chinese or Thai Chilli sauces but the ones I have had previously would have been preferable to the Kebab Kid's.

Service was friendly if not particularly fast or knowledgeable. I suggested to the female server a fresh chilli sauce would be most welcome, she smiled and pointed to the red squeezy bottle. The prices were high for the portion sizes but did reflect the area and exceptional quality of the meat. If you fancy a great Schawarma this is your stop if you are in the area - if you want a choice of decent sauces head to nearby '696 Mangal' on Fulham Road for a more traditional Turkish Kebab experience.I think the 'Kebab Kid' COULD have been a truly Excellent Kebab experience but the sauces REALLY let it down.
The Lamb Shish was obviously good quality cubed meat and on a par with such top notch places as 'Dionysus', 'Bosphorus' and 'Brothers Kebabs' in South Ealing.

The salad was an unusual but good 'Italian Leaf'(?) looking affair and the pita was fresh.
The young lady behind the counter offered me "Chilli or BBQ sauce?". Only those two sauces are available. They do not do a garlic sauce/mayo. I did not see a 'Cypressa' style lemon dressing but the salad was dressed. I asked for lots of chilli sauce as I like it hot. She squeezed a thin orange liquid on the top of the kebab. The heat level was fine but the flavour was not. It was sweet and almost ruined a really good shish. The best description I can give is it tasted like Heinz baked bean sauce with added chilli heat and some weird spices I could not recognise. I scraped it off as best I could and tried to enjoy the lamb. The aftertaste made it difficult.
I decided to order a Lamb Schawarma instead (without any sauce) and must admit it was 1st Class and really did taste like a fine English Roast of Lamb.
I did not dare risk the BBQ sauce for fear of it being sickly sweet and kebab ruining!
They have something called Javanese Chicken Wings on the menu so I infer an Oriental influence. I don't like Chinese or Thai Chilli sauces but the ones I have had previously would have been preferable to the Kebab Kid's.

Service was friendly if not particularly fast or knowledgeable. I suggested to the female server a fresh chilli sauce would be most welcome, she smiled and pointed to the red squeezy bottle. The prices were high for the portion sizes but did reflect the area and exceptional quality of the meat. If you fancy a great Schawarma this is your stop if you are in the area - if you want a choice of decent sauces head to nearby '696 Mangal' on Fulham Road for a more traditional Turkish Kebab experience.

Fisher's - GREAT !!!! by Thomas5000

Thomas5000 — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:34:20 +0000

Review by Thomas5000

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7610 9808

Tags: london, fish and chips, fish

Brill fish n chips... been there a couple times, and always good, and a good laugh with the asian guy who runs it..good tasty fish and LARGE portions, always cooked fresh....cheap as well under a tenner for F n chips, in a resurant is good value....GREAT GUYS...Brill fish n chips... been there a couple times, and always good, and a good laugh with the asian guy who runs it..good tasty fish and LARGE portions, always cooked fresh....cheap as well under a tenner for F n chips, in a resurant is good value....GREAT GUYS...

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Hugo — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:05:21 +0000

Review by Hugo

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 7610 3311

Website: http://www.thebombaybicycleclub.co.uk

Tags: indian, take-away, excellent

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