Black Axe Mangal

3 Reviews on “Black Axe Mangal”

• Shayan Sacki

  Really good place to come for food. Very laid back where you sit in school chairs. The flatbreads are amazing and deffo go for the oxtail, offal and so much moreThe main courses are just as good especially lamb , quail and onglet yourfoodhood.com

  December 2, 2016, 10:28 pm

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• Vi Vian Woo

  All five of us had the same goal, to try everything on the menu, unless certain things are too similar or are on the common side of food in the restaurant. We only chose two of the flatbread option, going easy on the carbohydrates, and had all the mains except for the falafel and curd. The drinks menu is a small selection of cocktails, beer, wine, prosecco and non-alcoholic ones. lamb offal 6.00 a lovely spice and a cooling yoghurt but I would have liked chunkier pieces of the offal. It was very finely minced and lacked the deep reddish offal taste. The bread, lovely.squid ink with smoked mackarel 6.50 the dirty black, the colourful gold dust and THAT egg yolk. Of course it was meant to be photogenic but there was not much taste to the actual flatbread and luckily for the smoked mackarel otherwise, it was just boring.grilled ox heart, camone tomatoes and hash browns 8.50 amazing hash browns and the whole dish makes a perfect salad plate. I love it but other foodies felt this was slightly out of place in the whole concept.buttermilk fried quail with mission spice 9.50 seriously crispy, beautiful cumin aroma, and the meat was moist. Knowing that it was quail it did not have much meat on and so for someone who loves gnawing on bones, it was just right for me. That pale, one coloured slaw next to it, was just amazing!asparagus and smoked cod roe’s roe butter 7.50 just by looking at those thick asparagus I thought it was going to be bitter and woody but oh wow, it was just downright tasty. The cod roe butter was rich but not too oily. It had a very well balanced and rounded flavour. saddleback, scallop and chilli 17.00 my favourite! I was worried that the pork looked undercooked but it was just perfect! The crackling, still attached to the meat, was so crunchy and made me wonder how did they get the perfect crunchy crackling with the meat so moist and juicy? The salad with scallop and chilli was good but with that extra dash of fish sauce was just clever.mutton chops and kidney sizzler 16.00 the meat was cooked to medium rare and I am going to say again, it was delicious. You have to pick up and nibble on those bones! The lentils were tasty but it felt like it was another dish on it’s own.BAM reuben 16.00 delicious beef in a cheesy sauce, topped with red cabbage and served in a flatbread wrap, a nice bite!Service was good and friendly. The place seemed grubby but it was not. They care about serving on warm plates, but not for the long term effects on your eardrums. A few dishes that were over the 15.00 price was a little pricey for their portion sizes. On the other hand when you take into account how the meats were precisely cooked and how wholesome the flavours were, it felt worth paying for. Irrespective of whether you like it or not, Black Axe Mangal is what it is. I would not say that it was Turkish food but it was Turkish style food smartly paired with Oriental ingredients. It really works! Now, this is what I call a fusion done rightly. vi-vian.com

  August 14, 2016, 3:49 pm

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• Matt The List

  Black Axe Mangal is a rowdly little spot on Highbury Corner which needs a bit of back story.Chef Lee Tiernan (ex-St.John Bread & Wine) spent the summer serving up Mangal-style bread, meat and kebabs in a Copenhagen club called Bakken, with lots of help from guest chefs. Look out for an entertaining Vice video that explains all.With his wife Kate, Lee has now brought his metal and mangal concept (see Kiss oven pics) back to London, a few doors down from popular Islington eateries Le Coq and Trullo. With quick turnover, and limited space, no reservations makes sense here. If you can face being bumped in to a fair amount, standing in front of the open kitchen is great fun.There are 12 or so items on the menu, so you could tackle the whole thing easily with a group of four, but you should really focus on the Tartine Bakery-influenced flatbreads, especially the signature Lamb Offal bread which is a filthy work of foodporn art, and a steal at 5.50. In contrast, a delicious bowl of Broad Bean Falafel, Curd, and Squash is curiously priced too high at 9. The other must-order dish is the Bakken special – a comforting bowl of slow smoked lamb shoulder, roasted peppers, onions, and puy lentils that set us back 14 when we visited. It easily stretched to three when sharing a range of plates. On the booze front, a couple of canned beers do the job, and there’s an unexpected list of 6 cocktails created with bartender-of-the-moment Mr.Lyan. If you want a more leisurely drink, I’d recommend heading over to the cosy Taproom down the road for a beer or two. mattthelist.com

  February 25, 2016, 4:02 pm

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