Tag: grill

July 18 2025

Cocotte, South Kensington

Food, FRENCH, london, Provençal alfiefoodwala, BBQ, chicken, comfort food, gourmet, grill, healthy, mediterranean, rustic, soho 0

11 Harrington Rd,
South Kensington, London
SW7 3ES

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Un bon repas adoucit l’esprit et régénère le corps.
A good meal softens the mind and regenerates the body.

There is something about a good meal that nourishes not just the body but also the soul.
(And have I mentioned how food always seems to taste better when someone else cooks it?)

As I stepped into Cocotte, my sense of memory of a Glasgow boy on Cecil Street kicked into overdrive

At Hillhead Primary, every lunchtime was a pilgrimage past this mysterious shop on Great Western Road.
In its window spun an endless carousel of golden rotisserie chickens, bronzed and glistening, like edible jewellery.
Firstly, I never had the money to buy one; secondly, it was probably not Halal, but that hypnotic rotation—it’s sizzle, it’s scent, still stayed with me. It was as if it beckoned me inside to taste the forbidden fruit. It was always just out of reach
Tahir Foodwala and my sister and I would stand by that window, doing our homework, yes, you read it right, we did our homework there, dreaming up sentences and dreaming of supper at the same time.
And now, decades later, on a bright London afternoon, that memory returned—lavender air, roasted thyme, lemon zest, and nostalgia thick as gravy. I was that wee boy again.

Chicken Tenders
£8
9 out of 10.

🐓 Chicken Tenders

Let me be honest—I have a weakness for tenders….It’s my guilty pleasure; these were exquisite.
Crispy and golden, with a batter so light and oil-free it could pass as baked.
Inside: chicken so moist it could sing a ballad.
Magnifique.

Chicken Soup
£10
7 out of 10

Chicken Soup

The soup came watery, almost brothy—but then I learned: this is French style.
No spoon. You slurp it straight from the bowl.
And in doing so, the spices gently coat the palate—subtle, warming, aromatic.
An unfamiliar ritual, but one I now respect.

Cocotte Caesar
£7
7 out of 10.

🥗 Chicken Caesar Salad

This was more French rustic minimalist than Los Angeles bold.
Romaine lettuce, Dijon mustard, parmesan.
Simple, hearty—but missing the umami punch of anchovies.
A Caesar without the punch.

Whole Rotisserie
£27
8 out of 10.

🔥 Whole Rotisserie Chicken

The main event. The fulfilment of a childhood craving.
A whole chicken, quartered, each piece glistening with herbs, lemon zest, and crispy skin.
The meat? Succulent beyond reason.
Dipped in Cocotte’s umami-rich gravy, it transcended the memory and became a moment.
I loved it.

In Conclusion

Cocotte delivered on all the fundamentals. The food was excellent—comforting, confident, and cooked with care. The South Kensington location added a touch of quiet glamour, and the space was reassuringly spotless. Service was professional, perhaps teetering on brusque at moments, but nothing to ruffle feathers. All in, Cocotte is a little slice of rustic France done right—herbs, heart, and history on a plate.

⭐ Star of the Meal

It’s a tie between the Chicken Tenders (a guilty pleasure refined) and the Rotisserie Chicken (a memory redeemed in thyme and smoke).

🔹 Honourable Mention

To Roost Chicken in Dubai and The Rotisserie in Nice, for setting the benchmark and whispering in Cocotte’s ear.

🕌 Halal & Alcohol Info

✔️ Chicken is halal
⚠️ Alcohol is served

💯 Impartial Guarantee

As always, Alfie Foodwala dines anonymously and pays for his meals.
No free dinners. No favours. Just food, honestly.

April 28 2024

CZN Burak Gurme, Bradford

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"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; 
Second, by imitation, which is easiest; 
and third by experience, which is the bitterest."

(Confucius )

It was the long hot summer of 86, and the school was out, the days were endless.

The soundtrack to the summer was Kenny Loggins “Danger Zone” and the summer blockbusters were Top Gun.

It was a summer of discovery, in more mays than one.

One morning my dad decided to take us to Alton Towers, the thing was our dad was a super driven, focused and a work addict and we used to crave some time with dad.

So when dad said we were going on a road trip we were beyond excited.

We decided to leave the Ice white Jaguar behind that day and take my chachas sports car.

The Alton towers trip was amazing, however what was even more amazing was the stop over for dinner in Manchester,

We had dinner in Wilmslow Road, and back then it was a very exotic place stuck in a time-warp part Mirpur and part Lancashire mill town.

It was all very different from the Kurdish Benidorm it is now.

As we drove into Wilmslow Road my dad showed me the first restaurant,The upmarket restaurnt’s exterior was embeleshed in white mosaic and it had suited waiters serving.

But as we drove down Wilmslow Road my dad pointed out that the first restaurant was the genesis, and the others copied the first restaurant, so whereas the owner of the first restaurant had the vision and taste for a truly great restaurant, the subsequent restaurants were a poor imitation of the first, as they did not have the same ethos, ethic , vision or motivation.

This week I was in Mirpurshire, Also known as Bradfordstan.

It was a place where brown munday roam the wide plains of the Yorkshire dales in there souped up Golfs , wearing the latest sportswear chic outfits and the obligatory cross body bags and addressing there peers with salutory “yaara” and “coosee”… pepered with “kusmay”

I decided to try out the new boy in the Bradford food scene, a weird import from Dubai via Istanbul… SZN Burak.

CZN Burak is named after the chef Burak Ozdemir, whos is famous for…being the poor mans Nuseret Gōkçe or Nusr Et.

i could not find any other redeeming thing that stood out to make this more interesting. SZN Burak is unashamedly a imitation designed to get back water yokels in Bradfords and such to bask in the glow of a “glamorous” Dubai import.

First up was the Grilled Haloumi, which was rubbery, squeaky and ice cold, The Sajouk was luke warm and i was going to give the dish a 2 but in all fairness the Sajouk had a nice spice kick to it so it was redeemed.

Signature Meze Platter
£19.50
6 out of 10

The Mezze Platter was presented nicely, however it was grossly overpriced, the five small dips outstripped central London in its pricing.

The Humous was passable, there was not lemony kick nor the smooth olive oil that makes the humous silky.

The Mouhamara tasted commercial, there was no nuttiness not the tart sweetness of the pomegranate molasses, it was just a red pepper paste.

The Baba Ghanough tasted of chopped raw aubergine, i could not feel the roasted smokiness.

The crispy toasted pitta was a good shout

The last up was the mixed grill, The mix grill was again passable, I suspect the food was pregrilled and kept warm in Rational Ovans.

The Adana Kebab was tander, moist and had a nice spicy neuance, however the size was a wee bit stingy, especially to a Scotsman like me.

The tavuk şiş or Shish Tauok was cubes of under-seasoned chicken breast , admittedly it was tender but still under seasoned and luke warm.

The Kuzu șiş, or lamb kebab was unusual, now it could be I am wrong but the lamb tasted a bit funky, a bit off.

could it have been sitting for too long in the moist heat but it definitely tasted funky to me.

The redeeming item of the mixed grill was the solitary Lamb chop, nicely frenched and lightly marinated.

In Conclusion

SZN Bradford was style and marketing over substance

the food food was mass produced and commercial, the food was an afterthought to the decor and branding. Basicaly it was for a less sophisticated market, hence why it opened in Bradford first rather than London.

The service was attentive and unobtrusive. I was looked after by Dallas who was friendly and cooly efficient even with a restaurant full of baying Mirpuris.

The Decor was Turkish minimalist chic.

Lastly , the gents washrooms were dirty and messy, does that reflect on the cleanliness of the Kitchen?

Star of the Meal

I would tentatively go for the wee Adana Kebab, nicely seasoned and texture,

Honourably Mentioned.

So how does SZN Burak compare with its peers, but how do we compare, if it was like for like manufactured turk food band then Nusr Et wins hands down for the sheer showmanship, but for the quality of food then that goes to Günaydin.

Secondly, if we were to compare SZN Burak with just the quality of the food then we dont have to look far…EDA in Glasgow, serves a way better product.

Further away in Edinburgh, Shish also maintains the food stakes (no pun intended) over SZN.

Casting the net wider still we have the powerhouse Turkish restaurants of Gökyüzü, Antipililer and Gokyuzu on the Grand Parade North London, the blow CZN out of the water unfortunately.

Halal Rating.

The Chicken and Lamb are halal

No Alcohol is served.

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May 20 2023

Gifto Lahore Karahi, Southall

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“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.”

The other day I was listening to a Podcast and the debate was about which decade had the best music, some argued it was the 60s and they passionately quoted the music of the Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Who and The Rolling Stones.

The next nostalgic argued the 70s was the best decade and he made his case by giving examples of songs by Queen, Wings, Boney M and Blondie.

But the best argument was undoubtedly from the 80s antiquary, he made the argument that the 80s was the perfect storm where music, fashion, technology and Hollywood all gave birth to the fantastic sounds of Van Halen, U2, Guns n’ Roses, Pet Shop Boys and Simple Minds.

The movies in the ’80s were also big, loud and brash and did not pander to the woke brigade or were the slave of the DC/Marvel duopoly.

This got me thinking and I started to think about which food and restaurants from my childhood would I visit again and see how they have withstood the test of time, We used to love going to the Finley Clarks Garden Centre in Bearsden and the Danish Food Centre on Bothwell Street with my dad.

Further afield my dad used to load us up in the white Jaguar and take us on adventures to Manchester, Cardiff and London.

It was in London that he used to take us to the exotically named Giftos Lahore Karahi, and we had fond memories of the sizzeling mixed grills piled with meats and the exotically named curries which used to fascinate my brothers and sisters.

I was in the area so I decided to enjoy a trip down memory Broadway and visit Giftos again.

As I excitedly entered I noticed a member slovenly sitting beside the door, I was greeted with enthusiastic raise of the eyebrow.

I requested a table for myself, and the waiter/manager/host then hauled himself from his chair and took me into the simply lit interior, I don’t know if half the lights were switched off to protect the environment or if they were fused.

There must have been some upgrading going on as all the left side booths were taped off with what looked like yellow and black biohazard tape (my mind was obviously getting ahead of itself)

I then sat beside the grill station and proceeded to order.

My pet peeve is when the waiting staff take your order without writing it down, 9 out of 10 times the order is wrong.

I then paid the washrooms a visit, and they were…FILTHY, I will leave to your imagination the state of the washrooms.

My dad used to say if you want to know how clean the restaurant kitchen is just look at the restaurant washrooms and the restaurant windows, if they are clean then the kitchen will be spotless, and if they are not, well you have guessed it.

As soon as I sat down the Samosa Chat was put in front of me

The Samosa Chat was piping hot with delicious plump chickpeas coated with sweet and our tamarind sauce, and dusted with chat masala, the samosa itself was mostly potato yet delicious.

Things started off quite positively

The Mixed grill arrived unexpectedly fast, It was heaped with lamb chops, chicken chat, chicken tikka, lamb tikka, seekh kebab and chicken kebab.

As you can see the mixed grill looks amazing but in reality, it was at best mediocre, all the different ingredients were pre-cooked and placed on the sizzling plate. The lamb chops were dry and tough as nails. the seekh kebabs were over-seasoned and dehydrated and barelly edible.

The lamb tikka was ingots of unidentifiable meat which I could not chew through.

The Chicken Tikka was stale, cold and tough, my guess was it was made yesterday.

As I had left most of the grill as it was not fit to be edible I ordered a Lamb Karahi, surely they cannot get that wrong, They are named after the Karahi, and surely It would be their swansong.

The Lamb Karahi came suspiciously fast, They can’t make a Karahi this fast and my fears were exactly right, the gravy was boiling hot and tasty however the lamb in the gravy was the exact opposite, touch and cold.

I suspect the lamb was amateurishly mixed in with the premade gravy and served, again I left most of it.

In Conclusion

Gifto’s Lahore Karahi was a huge disappointment, the staff were uninterested, the food was way below average, the place was empty yet they could not be bothered to do the barest minimum.

The Place with filthy, I could not comprehend how a place is allowed to open its doors in that state.

The management was shockingly indifferent, I pointed out the shortcomings after I paid my bill so as not to seem that I wanted a discount or something for free

Maybe the past should be left in the past and not be visited.

The Star of the Meal

If I had to venture then I would reluctantly say the Samosa Chat.

The miss of the Meal?

Without a doubt the Mixed Grill and closely the Lamb Karahi.

Honourable Mention

I am still at a loss how Gifto’s Lahore Karahi can still be serving, in the most competitive restaurant market in London, across the road is Butt Karahi from Lahore, If the Lahore and Dubai Butt Karahis are a yardstick then they blow Giftos out of the water, then you have the fabulous Tayyabs in Whitechapel who was grown in strength, further still we have the humble Pind in Bradford with its fabulous honest to goodness karahi.

Halal Rating

The Chicken and Lamb are confirmed 100% Halal.

NO Alcohol is served on the Premises

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May 4 2022

Saffron by Paradise, Glasgow

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411-413 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9JA

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“The party of the century”

As you might know, Eid has just passed and as usual, we all over-indulged after the blessed month of Ramadhan, We spend time with loved ones and enjoyed a huge range of delicious dishes.

We all love a party, we spend time with friends and family, eat good food and generally, a great time is to be had.

But where was the greatest party of all time, was it thrown by a Roman emperor? or King Solomon? or was it Queen Cleopatra at her inauguration?

Well actually the answer is quite surprising, The party of the century was actually thrown by the Shah of Iran to celebrate 2500 years of the Persian empire, a new city was constructed in the Persian desert, everything was constructed by French artisans and even the food was flown in from France, however, oddly enough no Iranian person was invited and the Shah did not even invite his ministers.

Not surprisingly, that did not sit well with the Iranians, and the small matter that it cost a mere $250m meant that the Shah’s card was marked by Messers Khomani and co.

That brings us to Saffron by Paradise in the Kelvinbridge Quarter, It used to be a run-of-the-mill Iranian restaurant called Paradise and it had a weird waterfall in the windows with always made me pass water for some reason.

The restaurant was taken over by an enterprising Persian chap who reinvented it as a Persian bistro, he made it trendy by adding statues of Perian mythology and the Persian sun-god Mithra.

We walked in at Iftar time and were greeted by a lovely vibe and ambiance, and full of pretty young things.

Mokee Foodwala and I were absolutely famished so we dove right into the Persian Meze.

The Red Pepper Hummus was deliciously creamy with roasted red pepper folded into the tahini and Channa, delicious.

The yogurt Moosir dip was balanced with garlic and walnuts and the perfect viscosity for it to be scooped up with the piping hot nan.

The Persian Batata Harara was triple cooked so it was crispy on the outside and piping hot and fluffy inside, the sumac seasoning was on point without being overpowering.

The Koubideh Kabab was up next, Koubideh is made from ground lamb or beef or a mix of both. It simply translates to slammed kabab, because of how it was made traditionally in the past. The meat was placed on a large stone and got smashed with a wooden mallet

If I was honest it was good but definitely not the best, It was well seasoned but a wee bit dry and it was missing the trademark smokiness, possibly because it was made on a gas-fired robata, as opposed to a far more difficult to used coal robata.

Joojeh kabab is a quintessential Persian chicken kebab. Chicken pieces are smothered in a delicious saffron and olive oil paste and grilled on a robata, this simple dish separates the cooks from the chefs if the chicken cubes are cooked a few seconds longer and the diced chicken becomes rubbery, cook a few seconds too little then it is a health hazard.

In Conclusion

The Mezze was fresh and flavorsome expertly prepared, could not fault

The Grilled mains were again delicious, the Koubideh would have been even more delicious if it was prepared on a charcoal robata, but that is just a minor point, the Joojeh Kebab was slightly under-seasoned for my taste but was grilled on point.

The Service was perfunctory, neither excellent nor poor, it was just functional.

The Star of the Meal?

The Koubideh Kebab was definitely the star of the show

The miss of the Meal?

It would be unfair to say the Joojeh was the “miss”

Honorable Mention

So how did Saffron compare with its Persian peers?

The Two best Persian restaurants in London so far have been Patogh off Edgware Road and the sublime Berenjak in Soho.

Further afield the best I have visited has been Persopolis in Beijing! and the sublime Special Kebab in Dubai.

While Saffron was excellent for Kelvinbridge Quarter, Glasgow, but way behind its more cosmopolitan brethren.

Halal Rating

The Chicken, Beef, and Lamb are confirmed 100% Halal

Alcohol is served on the Premises

NO Pork is served on the Premises

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November 3 2021

Six by Nico, Glasgow

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Six by Nico
1132 Argyle St, Finnieston, Glasgow G3 8TD

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“Never Meet Your Heroes”

I never really understood why people say never meet you, heroes, surely the reason they are your heroes is that you want to meet them…sounds a bit like an Oxymoron.

My brothers and I are great cricket fans, but we love good cricket as opposed to supporting a certain team for jingoistic purposes, so imagine our excitement when we found out India was coming to Scotland to play a one-day international.

At the time the great Sachin Tendulkar was the captain of India and was one of the greatest batsmen ever.

We were giddy with excitement, so I set off with my brothers Goblees and Ralfy Foodwala to track down the elusive Mr. Tendulkar.

We set about the chase like a military operation, we phoned all the hotels until we found out where they were staying, we then went to the hotel to see him but found out he had just left for dinner.

The staff was not forthcoming or the whereabouts of the dinner venue, We eventually found the loose-lipped concierge who told us where he was after a few crisp twenty-pound notes accidentally fell into his pocket.

Sechin was at the Nandos at Springfield Quay… the chase was well and truly on, we piled into our bashed but trusted Toyota Camry and headed for Nandos.

We arrived at Nando’s as he was just finished his meal and was about to leave, imagine our excitement of meeting one of the all-time greatest cricketers.

We gingerly walked up to Sachin

“Sachin Sir…we are your greatest fans”

we breathlessly and nervously chanted in unison

“Can we have an autograph and a photo”

Sachin turns around from the people he was having an animated conversation with and said

“get lost yar…I am busy”

the words hung in the air like a bad smell, maybe we did not hear right or got lost in translation.

“Mr Tandulkar can we atleast shake your hand”

Sachin just looked at us aloofly and brushed our hands away and walked past.

To say that we were disappointed is an understatement, any enthusiasm for messers Sachin Tendulkar drained away from us like shaving foam in a sink.

We found out the hard way to never meet your heroes.

This week I was with Shai Foodwala and we visited one of our culinary heroes, Six by Nico

We walked into the restaurant and it was full of couples reverently sitting at the tables, there was a weird absence of conversation and atmosphere.

as if they were waiting to worship at the altar of Nico Simione.

The menu on this occasion was titled “Guilty Pleasures” and it was described as

“Prepare for 6-courses of pure indulgence, inspired by moments we all long to enjoy…

From staying in pajamas all day to binge-watching your favorite tv shows, or enjoying breakfast for dinner, or even singing cheesy pop songs we all have a secret guilty pleasure that we are not so quick to share…

However, with our next six-course tasting experience we invite you to embrace and celebrate your guiltiest pleasures with a complete disregard for what others may think!”

We kicked off the Six-course tasting menu…hence Six by Nico, with an amuse-bouche of potato Croquettes, with a dollop of white grape sauce.

The Croquettes were a little boring but tasted decent, I would not say they were fantastic, not poor, they existed as Croquettes.

The first official course was the “spaghetti Loops” and my expectations came to a crash, this was bland and boring, I don’t know whose guilty pleasure is spaghetti hoops but certainly not mine.

Round 2, Straight from the Can, Ceviche Of Tuna, Pickled Watermelon, Tokyo Turnip, Bonito, Dashi Jelly & Avocado Puree.

Sound delicious but in reality, it was not what I was expecting, Ceviche is fish in citrusy “tiger Juice” where the fish is slightly cured by the acidity, In my humble opinion this missed the mark as the dense Tuna needed some acidity to cut it but was lacking, the trace of watermelon did not help.

Course 3…Thankfully things started to get better, next up was the “Lamb Kebab” the spiced lamb belly kebab was cooked en point and the

Pickled White Cabbage, Rose Harissa Emulsion & Cucumber Chutney was a refreshing and imaginative accompaniment to the lamb.

Course 4…The mini Fish Supper was a tongue in cheek reference of fish and chips, the Scrabster Cod was delicious and well seasoned, and replacing the chips was

Caramelised Cauliflower, Curry Sauce, Caper & Raisin.

Definitely an imaginative, delicious, and playful take on Fish and Chips.

Course 5 was Nicos Fried Chicken, I was fried chicken but not as you know it,

Chicken, Nfc Crumb, Leg Roulade, Barbecue Corn, Hen Of The Woods & Black Garlic Emulsion. essentially it was a deconstructed chicken in its elements and cooked in different ways, sounds a bit weird but tasted delicious.

Course 6, was my favorite..Chocolate & Praline Cremeux, Sour Cherry, Stroopwafel & Creme Fraiche, simply irresistible and yummy

the Cremeux was creamy and had a smooth chocolate moose, which was accompanied cleverly with sour cherry sorbet, a nice combination.

well-executed.

In Conclusion

The meal started off unsure, it was bland and boring

However by the 3rd course it actually got a lot better, I became a believer in what Six by Nico was trying to achieve.

There was a lot of imagination in the execution and the ingredients.

The temperature of the food was inconsistent, some elements were hot some were cold

The service was a little too efficient and felt a little rushed and conveyor belt-like.

With Six by Nico scaling up and opening numerous restaurants nationwide it has lost its authenticity and quirkiness and becoming an another chain restaurant

The Star of the Meal?

My star of the meal would be the Nicos fried chicken.

The miss of the Meal?

On this occasion, I have two misses, the spaghetti hoops and the straight from the can.

Honorable Mention

So how did Six by Nicos do against its peers?

Well, the peer is actually next door … Crabshak, Crabshak was in my opinion better in its selection of ingredients, service and taste.

Six by Nico, possible takes the imagination and creativity points

all in all, I would go for Crabshak.

Halal Rating

The Chicken served in the restaurant and HALAL

Lamb is not HALAL

Alcohol IS served on the Premises

Pork IS served on the Premises

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October 13 2020

Meze Meze, Glasgow

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I hate the word “Foodie” It’s a word that has taken on cliquey connotations, and now “Foodies” have become arrogant and self-congratulatory.

I am definitely not a foodie, I just love food and restaurants.

Someone else who was a food lover was my grandfather, he adored all kinds of food from the most basic and humble pakora to the most complex Haleem, cooked in the Persian way where the grain starch is changed on a molecular level to fuse with the wild goat meat protein after being cooked and hand-ground over 12 hours.

Once I was visiting my grandfather on his plantation, in the deepest darkest Toba Tek Singh and I felt homesick so my grandfather asked me what would I like to eat, I absent-mindedly said chips, anybody else would have taken the frozen chips from the freezer, not my grandfather, he did not know how to make basic chips, he only made the most amazing and delicious chips.

First, he called his friend who owned the biggest Potato Cold Store in Pakistan and requested that he send someone with a sack of Maris Piper potato’s from the fields next to the flood plains of the Ravi river (apparently the soil has the best nutrients)

Then he called his moonshee (foreman) and told him to open up storage godown 23 (warehouse 23) and Extract oil from Palm Kernals harvested in summer 1984.

Then he called his friend the Chief Minister of Punjab who had just left Islamabad on the pay to visit my grandfather if he could stop on his way to at Khewra Salt Mines ( salt has been harvested in Khewra since biblical times and is the best salt in the world) and pick up some flaked Khewra Rock Salt.

He then personally supervised the preparation and thrice frying the chips to make the most delicious chips I had ever eaten, they were golden and crispy on the outside and moist and fluffy in the inside.

My point being, this is the level my grandfather took to make a humble plate of chips, would he call himself a foodie, definitely not!!

Miah Foodwala and I visited Meze Meze, they call themselves a Turkish and Persian Ocakbaşi, That definitely piqued my curiosity, that is like describing a French and Russian restaurant, they are completely different kinds of food.

We entered the rustic yet welcoming diner, there was a nice buzz about the restaurant and the staff was nice and friendly. After getting the COVID 19 track and trace formalities over with we sat down, absolutely famished.

We ordered a collection of hot and cold meze, the Chicken Wings were absolutely divine, smokey and chargrilled on the outside and soft and moist inside, a nice start.

The Hummus was again a great effort, a nice grainy texture, and just enough virgin olive oil not to make it oily or greasy.

The mixed doner was made the authentic way, not your usual late-night takeaway fat fest.

The thin layers of lamb and chicken were spit-roasted so that the burnt ends were perfectly caramelized without drying it out, perfect for being scooped up in the warm bread along with hummus and enjoyed.

Next up was the Lamb Iskender, chunks of roasted lamb on buttered Turkish bread and then topped with spicy Tomato Iskender sauce, thick creamy Turkish yogurt, and then drizzled with hot Anatolian butter.

The Iskender Kebab was phenomenal, the lamb was so soft and tender, it virtually melted in my mouth, It would be pedantic of me if i was to point out that an authentic Iskender kebab is made of slivers of lamb rather than chunks of lamb.

Unfortunately, at this point the meal took a turn down, The Kobideh Kebab was dry and flimsy, not the usual meaty and succulent Kobideh Kebab.

The Adana Kebab was slightly better than the Kobideh, The texture of the kebab was more of a minced kebab rather than a finely chopped lamb and tail fat kebab, In my opinion, the kebabs were under seasoned.

In Conclusion

In conclusion, Meze Meze was quite adequate, the Meze was fresh, well-executed and delicious, however, the main course kebabs were still tasty but not carried out with the flair or panache is expected.

the staff was friendly and efficient and the restaurant had a nice chilled atmosphere.

The Star of the Meal?

The iskender Kebab and the Chicken Wings too the gong in my opinion.

The miss of the Meal?

I would probably say the Kobideh Kebab, but there was not much in it.

Honorable Mention

So how did Meze Meze do against its peers?

The Patogh in London definitely did a better Kobideh kebab, Paradise on Great Western Road also does a decent Kobideh

For the Turkish half of the meal, the Gokyuzo and Hala on Grand Parade do a mean Adana, closer to home, the Eda in Glasgow have a nice Adana nd Iskender Kebabs.

Halal Rating

The Chicken, Beef, and Lamb is confirmed 100% Halal

Alcohol is served on the Premises

NO Pork is served on the Premises

100% impartial Guarantee

Alfie Foodwala visits all restaurants anonymously and pays for the bill like any other customer, Alfie Foodwala does not except free meals in return for meals

All reviews are the personal opinion of Alfie Foodwala based on his 30-year experience as a restauranteur.

October 5 2020

Shawarma King, Glasgow

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Not so long ago I had to go to Beirut on Business, everyone I spoke to told me stories of how dangerous Beirut was, the civil war, the bombings, the kidnappings, and the list went on.

So the day came for my trip and I was anxious, to say the least, as I boarded my Emirates flight from Dubai, the Business Class section was empty, this felt even more ominous.

We landed in Rafiq Hariri International Airport I saw an SUV with armed guards, this did not bode well.

While I was collecting my luggage the electricity cut out and for a few minutes, we stood in pitch darkness waiting for the old decrepit generators to kick in.

The airport staff looked really shifty, they sat drinking tea and observed us coldly, honestly, it was like the most cliched Hollywood Middle Eastern movie.

When I cleared customs I was in the arrivals lounge and a guy approached me in tight ripped jeans and a T-shirt that struggled to hold his ample belly and asked if I needed a taxi, the word taxi was used in its loosest term, old battered Mercedes cars from the 1970s were de rigour, and then the drivers started to fight amongst themselves as who would take the fare.

This got me more and more anxious, I chose the least bashed up a taxi with the oldest driver, if I had to make a run for it at least I could outrun an old guy rather a than a young fit driver.

The airport road was lined by shanty towns, makeshift housing with bullet holes and scars from the years-old civil war, the brickwork was scorched with fire and I started to regret the whole endeavor.

We entered a road tunnel with every other tube light shot out and there was literally no light at the end of the tunnel

But when we exited the tunnel, it was as if we had been teleported back to Dubai, there were smart new buildings everywhere, the roads were spotless and the verges were immaculate.

The driver dropped me off at an area called Mar Micheal, the shops were like Bond Street, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Lora Piana, Armani etc

I was staying a the Four Seasons at Zeituna Bay and that was like a page out of Archtuicetural Digest. There were hips bars and boutiques everywhere and the local Lebanese were dressed as if they were fashion photoshoot.

The point to my story was If I had taken Beirut at my initial impression, I would have turned back and missed this amazing cosmopolitan and fun city.

This is exactly what Shawarma King is like, it is located outside the old Barras Market under an old railway bridge, in a hole in the wall, its easy to drive past it.

I went there with Mokee and Shai Foodwala’s, I was not expecting great things but I moved past me misgivings.

There are only two old tables and chairs so we ordered and we fashioned a table by putting a table cloth on the boot of my car

First up we went for the Falafal and Hummus, this was served with hot Lavash bread fresh from the tandoor like oven, The falafals were crispy on the outside and pillow soft in the inside, and the Hummus was lovely and creamy and with just enough viscosoty to make it delicious.

The Turkish Kebab was a hybrid Adana kebab, it was smokey and spicy, absulutely delicious with the fresh bread

and onions sprinkled with harissa, such delisiousness from humbleness

We decided to go off menu and ask for Hummus with burnt ends shawarma, what a combination, the burnt ends of lamb Shawarma were juicy and intence and combined with the creamy hummus it was a master stroke

The Chicken Shawarma was what i can only descibe as delicious, the chicken was well seasoned and parts were nice and crispy and parts were soft and juicy, served on the nan like bread and what a combination, the juices of the chicken soaked into the bread and what a flavour bomb!!

We decided to take the lamb Shawarma with rice, and yet again it did not disapoint, the lamb Shawarma was burnt and crispy in parts and soft in others, again absulutely deloicious.

In Conclusion

The Shawarma King was delicious, each elemant was fresh and made with true passion.

The Shawarma was simple yet delicious , the Turkish/Adana Kebab was spot on the Kebab was not mined but chopped finely and was a perfect consistency.

The Service was perfunctory, neither excellent nor poor, it was just functional and friendly.

We fashioned the boot of the Mercedes as a table and Glasgow evening was perfect, the chill was just decending and standing and eating the delicious Shawarma as amazing.

The Star of the Meal?

TheTurkish/Adana Kebab and the chicken and lamb shawarma were definately stars

The miss of the Meal?

I would be pedantic if i was to choose.

Honorable Mention

So how did Shawarma peers?

It definately held its own against Allo Beirut in Dubai, Pita Shawarma in Baku Azerbijan and SUD in Mar Micheal Beirut

Halal Rating

The Chicken, Beef, and Lamb is confirmed 100% Halal

NO Alcohol is served on the Premises

NO Pork is served on the Premises

100% impartial Guarantee

Alfie Foodwala visits all restaurants anonymously and pays for the bill like any other customer, Alfie Foodwala does not except free meals in return for meals

All reviews are the personal opinion of Alfie Foodwala based on his 30-year experience as a restauranteur.

September 28 2020

Hala Turkish, Grand Parade, London

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Hala
29 Grand Parade, Harringay,
London
N4 1LG

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oasis

noun

/əʊˈeɪ.sɪs/ US

/oʊˈeɪ.sɪs/

plural oases

[ C ]

a place in a desert where there is water and therefore plants and trees and sometimes a village or town

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[ S ]

a calm, pleasant place in the middle of somewhere busy and unpleasant:

Her office was an oasis ofpeace and sanity amid the surrounding chaos.

As you are well aware your Alfie Foodwala loves his kebabs and I am willing to travel to many darkest and deepest areas to seek out the best kebabs.

Once I was in Dubai and we got word that a very excellent Kebab shop was spotted in the deepest darkest area of Al Nahda, in the concrete jungle near the border of Sharjah.

As you know I could not resist, even if the trek to the kebab shop would involve a perilous journey crossing the mighty Dubai Creek and traversing the great airport road, fighting against Indian and Pakistani Taxi wallas on the Sheikh Zayed Road, and then plunging head-on into the Industrial wastelands near Sharjah.

We bade goodbye to our loved ones and, We Jumped into Goblee Foodwala’s brand new supercharged Jaguar SUV and started our journey into the unknown in search of the mythical Kebab Shop.

After crossing the mighty Dubai Creek and skillfully dodging the wild taxis on the Sheikh Zayed Road and traversing the Airport Road, we came to the bleak and desolate industrial wasteland.

We became more and more skeptical that a Kebab Shop could survive in such a hostile environment and every fibre of my rational self screamed to turn back, but NO I had to go on and discover this great Kebab Shop.

We drove deeper and deeper into Al Nahda, it got darker and darker, the lights of the Dubai Skyscrapers disappeared, and old newspapers and rubbish tossed about in the street like tumbleweed.

We could feel the cold, unblinking, staring eyes of the natives emaratis on us from behind the shutters, and as we were about to give up all hope and about to turn back we went around the corner and found an Oasis of light and a hive of activity … we had found the mythical kebab shop! Al Fareej, we stared in marvel and the waiters scurried to and fro carrying huge plates of Adana kebabs and romali roti.

The locals lounged on the carpets and enjoyed the kebabs over the much-animated conversation.

And what kebabs they were, we asked our waiter to bring the most popular kebabs, the sizzling kebabs came on the sword-like skewers and we tore off the meat with our paper-thin romali roti, we were in heaven.

Breaking out of the reverie and coming back to the deepest darkest Harringay, North London we stumbled upon Hala Turkish, it is the area known as Little Istanbul, the street is as if the grand bazaar of Istanbul had been taken out of Istanbul and plonked in the middle of North London.

We decided to pick Hala from countless other kebab shops on the Grand Parade, possibly because it was the busiest restaurant in the street.

As we entered the restaurant was a frenzy of activity, chic cosmopolitan affluent Turks sat side by side by traditionally dressed Kurds.

We kicked off the proceedings with some hot and cold mezze.

We got a selection of the following

Humus, Turkish Humus is more grainy than Hymus from Levant but was nice and tangy

Şakşuka, A Vegetable and Aubergine ragout served cold, lovely, and earthy

Sarma, Vive leaves stuffed with Burgar wheat, strangely delicious eaten with the house chili dip

Kısır, Bulgar and sour pomegranate juice salad

Ispanak Tarator, sauteed spinach folded with Turkish Yogurt, delicious

Yoğurtlu Patlıcan sauteed Aubergine tossed in Turkish Yogurt

The pan-fried Turkish beef sausage was delicious and spicy, perfect for cutting the creamy yogurt-based meze

The Chicken Shish was next up. slightly marinated cubes of Chicken breast cooked on an open ocakbasi grill, the chicken was slightly dry, it would have much more succulent if the thigh was used instead.

Delicious succulent cubed lamb leg, lightly seasoned and grilled without losing its natural juices, Andy Foodwala who is not a great fan of Lamb actually liked it.

The piece de la resistance, hand-ground lamb with onions, chili, and spices expertly cooked on the sword-like skewer, my favorite type of kebab, but would have been perfect if it was served on a Lavash flatbread and the delicious meaty juices were absorbed by the bread.

In Conclusion

The Mezze was fresh and flavorsome expertly prepared, could not fault

The Grilled mains were again delicious, the Adana Kebab would have been even more delicious if it was accompanied with some Lavash bread, but that is just a minor point, the Adana Kebab was not mined but chopped finely and was a perfect consistency.

The Service was perfunctory, neither excellent nor poor, it was just functional.

However!, I found a Long ladies hair at the end of the meal. just saying.

The Star of the Meal?

The Adana Kebab was definitely the star

The miss of the Meal?

The hair!!

Honorable Mention

So how did Hala compare with its ocakbasi peers?

The Two best Turkish restaurants in London so far has been The Liman in the Angel and Mangal ocakbasi in Dalston.

Further afield the best I have visited has been Sur ocakbasi in Istanbul and the Incirlik ocakbasi in Adana.

While Hala was good for North London, but way behind its more traditional brethren.

Halal Rating

The Chicken, Beef, and Lamb is confirmed 100% Halal

NO Alcohol is served on the Premises

NO Pork is served on the Premises

100% impartial Guarantee

Alfie Foodwala visits all restaurants anonymously and pays for the bill like any other customer, Alfie Foodwala does not except free meals in return for meals

All reviews are the personal opinion of Alfie Foodwala based on his 30-year experience as a restauranteur.

September 21 2020

Bufalo Grill, Glasgow

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515 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow
G3 7PQ
thebufalogrill.co.uk

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I love American Deep South Country music, much to the consternation of Benzy foodwalee and the wee nippers Foodwala’s

I love the life experience sadness of Johnny Cash and the lost love yearning of Lady Antebellum, the upbeat positivity of Shania Twain and Keith Urban with his modern-day ballads.

Then we have Florida-Georgia Line which appeals to the Millennials.

My all-time favorite is Tim McGraw and I love the song Humble and Kind.

The lyrics that get me every time go like…

“Hold the door, say “please”, say “thank you”
Don’t steal, don’t cheat, and don’t lie
I know you got mountains to climb
But always stay humble and kind
When the dreams you’re dreamin’ come to you
When the work you put in is realized
Let yourself feel the pride
But always stay humble and kind”

“Don’t expect a free ride from no one
Don’t hold a grudge or a chip and here’s why
Bitterness keeps you from flyin’
Always stay humble and kind”

That there is just the most thought-provoking and positive poignant sentiments, all the more relevant in today’s pandemic ravaged times.

We are in times of great change and flux, we have an opportunity to reset our behaviour and look out for each other and be the best versions of ourselves.

We can learn to “not sweat the small things” and be kind to each other.

Furthermore, we can move away from the evil that is Tripadvisor and its vindictive review system, and be kind to the hard-working waiting staff who are serving you.

Kindness and Empathy with the waiting staff is the ability to understand someone else’s situation, experience, feelings, and behaviors, and it’s the foundation of this concern. If you want to be generous towards or give feedback to someone, first you need to understand where they are and what they’re dealing with—the good and the bad. If you are not happy with the food or the service, please mention to them rather than being passive-aggressive and posting a 1 star on TripAdvisor.

There is a very wise saying

“If you want to know what a person is really like, check how they treat the waiter/waitress”

The way people treat restaurant staff is, I think, a kind of poker tell, revealing a person’s character in as long as it takes to say: “I’ll will have the Chicken Tikka Masala.” A man (or woman) who is actively unpleasant to waiters is best avoided. Ditto those who patronise them. Just as bad, though, are people who treat waiters as though they’re invisible. This is not, as these cretins seem to think, a sign of metropolitan sophistication. Do this, and you might as well be wearing a T-shirt that says: “I’m an over-privileged baboon: cold, rude and rather stupid.”

Moving swiftly on, This week we are in the wild west of Glasgow and we visited Bufalo Grill, It styles itself as a TexMex restaurant, but the interior is more IndoPak than TexMex.

We started off with the Bang Bang Prawns, It was the Bufalo Grill version of PF Changs Dynamite Prawns.

I think my expectations got ahead of me, I was expecting the PF Changs battered King Prawns smothered in creamy tangy rosemary sauce.

These prawns were quite underwhelming, the sauce was lackluster, I should learn to manage my expectations.

This was very disappointing, the store-bought Houmous and pitta bread and drizzled with Peri-Peri sauce from the cash and carry, a definite miss.

The Chicken Nachos were adequately passible, the tortilla chips were crispy, and the shredded chicken was in a sauce, however, it was missing the guacamole and the sour cream and the cheese was again the tasteless cash and carry version.

Next up were the Steaks, the grandly names Bufalo Special steak was the house sirloin smothered with spices and Molton cash and carry cheese, the steak itself was tender, but the cheese and spices were a wee bit overkill.

The Sides were mediocre, the fries were far from chunky and the sauteed vegetables were akin to a vegetable curry.

I asked for my T Bone steak to be medium-rare, charred on the outside and pink inside, and I got exactly that, which was top marks for the steak chef, the steak itself was rather greasy and grossly rather than marbled with buttery fat after all a delicious steak gets its taste from the fat marbling rather than the lean meat.

The peppercorn sauce was bland, I was expecting a creamy sauce with cracked Telichery black peppercorns, rather than ground black pepper. again I was expecting too much.

In Conclusion.

The starters at Bufalo Grill were mediocre at best, possibly there were too many items on the menu afterall you can’t be all things to all men

The steaks were average, however I suspect the clientele of Bufalo Grill are not steak connoisseurs so they don’t demand a better quality of Beef

The service was again adequate, not friendly nor was it frosty it was fine, except for a single passive aggressive occasion where the waiter brought the vegetables instead of the mash and proceeded to correct us, and we were charged £2.25 for the privilege.

The Star of the Meal?

At a stretch….passible the Bufalo Special Steak

The miss of the Meal?

Definitely the Houmous, and closely followed by the Bang Bang Prawns

Honorable Mention

So how did Bufalo Grill compare with its Halal Steakhouse peers?

If we were to compare Bufalo Grill with Cona Bradford and Zelman Meats London then it will be comparing the Champions League with Scottish Football, yes they kick a ball about but that is where the similarity ends.

I would say Steak Inn on Victoria Road has a better product than the Bufalo Grill and the staff is more friendly.

Halal Rating

The Chicken, Beef, and Lamb is confirmed 100% Halal

NO Alcohol is served on the Premises

NO Pork is served on the Premises

100% impartial Guarentee

Alfie Foodwala visits all restaurants anonamously and pays for the bill like any other customer, Alfie Foodwala does not except free meals in return for meals

All reviews are the personal opinion of Alfie Foodwala based on his 30-year experiance as a restauraneur.

September 7 2020

Mrs Falafal, Glasgow

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Have you ever listened to a song and have been transported back to a specific time and place?

you can remember it like yesterday?,

you can remember the sights and smells?

the feelings?

I am not one to reminisce or wallow in nostalgia but the feeling was so strong and poignant.

The song in question is the Desert Rose by Sting and particularly the bit where he sings with a background of hauntingly entrancing Arab Ululating. and the lyrics

This desert rose
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this

And he sings the song while sitting in a Jaguar S Type, which coincidently what my brothers and I were driving at the time as well.

I was listening to Desert Rose, in my newly Delivered Mercedes and was reminiscing,

I all of a sudden felt like some of the cuisine of the Desert, so like a mirage of an Oasis,

I stumbled upon Mrs Falafal, a street food stand next to the Sainsburys petrol pump on Woodlands Road.

My curiosity was piqued so I decided to have a wee try

I kicked off the proceedings with some Robata Grilled Haloumi on a bed of Tabouleh, Humous and Baba Ganoush.

The Haloumi was soft and buttery with a delicious char on the outside, If the Haloumi is not cooked properly it can taste rubbery and devoid of flavour, this, however, was delicious and had a lovely salty zing to it.

I was not overly thrilled by the Tabouleh, but that is a not a shortcoming of Mrs Falafal Tabouleh but my own preference, however, the houmas was smooth and zesty and topped with pine nuts(a nice touch)

and the Baba Ganoush had an earthy lemony Aubergine meatness.

Next up was the Mrs Falafal signature Falafel bowl, the freshly made falafel was quite simply a revelation, they were pillowy soft herby centre with a delicious crispy crust, they were expertly made so they were not greasy nor were they stodgy… Top marks

The Falafel too were accompanied with some Humus, Tabouleh, Baba Ganoush and some salad, I would give the salad a miss if I as to order the bowls again.

The Lamb Kofta wrap was equally delicious, the koftas were cooked on the Robata grill and placed in the flatbread with some house chilli sauce and Iceberg lettuce and Buffalo tomatoes, The lamb Kofta was nicely spiced and with a bbq smokiness made a great addition to the wrap…definitely my star of the meal.

The Star of the Meal?

Definitely the Lamb Kofta Wrap, and closely followed with the Falafel.

The miss of the Meal?

The Tabouleh Salad and the bland house salad.

In Conclusion.

Mrs Falafal hit the right spot with fresh delicious Falafel and freshly made Lamb Kofta, The food was cooked in a cramp food cart with limited equipment and ingredients, by Syrian refugees who did not have chef training, but it definitely gave some restaurants a run for the Dirham.

the service was cheerful and informative, with a proper Arabic welcome and cheeriness.

Top marks for effort and authenticity.

Honourable Mention

So how did Mrs Falafal compare with the best of Marouch, on Londons Edgeware Road, or Abd El Wahab, Achrafieh, Beirut or Allo Beirut Dubai?

It was definitely a good effort, for a street food stand it punched above its weight

Halal Rating

Everything is Halal

Alcahol is not served