Best Mangal Old Street

5 Reviews on “Best Mangal Old Street”

• Murdi Althaf

  I’ve always loved mixed grill and this place does it right. I went there with a mate of mine, we split some chips and a mixed grill dish. It was a bit on the expensive side so it was a bit of a splurge – keep in mind we’re students.

  May 17, 2020, 5:19 pm

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• Kadir Türkyilmaz

  The food is all-right, but the price for eating on the spot is higher than take away. And you can not deside your kebab menu, if you eant to stay. You get french fries for eating on the place.

  January 18, 2017, 5:06 pm

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• Maybe It's Because

  By Koray HusseinIf theres one thing that Turkish kebab houses love to claim, its that theyre the Best. You have Best Turkish Kebab in Stoke Newington (review coming shortly), then theres Best Turkish Kebab House on Barking Road, Best Turkish Kebab House 2 in Dagenham, Best Mangal I, II, & III in Kensington and well you get the idea. They all think theyre the best or theyre the laziest restaurant owners in the world and just go with the crowd when it comes to names.Still, this ridiculous naming system works and I embarrassingly find myself thinking Ooooh! This place says its the best too! I have to try them out! whenever I pass yet another kebab house with the oh so predictable Best tag in their name. Maybe its the stupid naming system or maybe its the Turkish Cypriot blood coursing through my veins (note to self: dont say blood and veins during a food review) but it gets me. Every. Single.Time.With that said, I managed to hold off the urge to throw myself at the Shoreditch based Best Mangal for a couple of months but finally succumbed earlier this week.Id been wandering through the Shoreditch streets for a little while and managed to find myself in the Hoxton area, right where my cousin works. I dropped him a message to see if he was free for lunch and within thirty minutes we found ourselves in an empty kebab house.It was slightly strange being the only guys in the entire place as Id never seen Best Mangal less than packed since I first spotted it. Still, this was 11am and I usually found myself passing by in the later hours, where kebab is the natural progression of a night.We both went for the lunch menu, with my cousin and I going for a mix shish and a mix doner (both with rice) respectively and in the middle we had a small plate of cacik (tzatziki) and humus.The starters came within a few minutes of our order and were of a decent quality. Nothing to shout about and not as nice as the dips youll find at Umut 2000 but this is Shoreditch, not Stoke Newington where the quality kebab shops roam free so maybe this isn’t too surprising. The bread too was pretty nice but lacked the quality that the North Londoners get to enjoy.What did surprise me though was the amount of food that arrived after wed had our fill of starters. When youre ordering an entire meal with sides and starters for just shy of 7 youd be right in expecting a little skimping when it came to the portions but not at Best Mangal.Both the chicken and lamb doner were piled up on the plate, with a healthy sized salad and two types of rice. Not bad Best Mangal, not bad at all.The rice was nice and worked really well with a bit of cacik and chilli sauce mixed in (am I the only one who does that?). The salad came with a few slices of chilli pepper which certainly gave it a pleasantly surprising bite and left me wondering why other restaurants dont do the same. Its definitely something Ill be doing when preparing salads at home from now on.But enough about the sides. Lets move on to the meat. The lamb doner was nice ish. I mean, it wasnt bad at all and seeing as the guys at Best Mangal use actual slices of meat, instead of minced meat, you can trust that it is in fact meat youre eating and not something that was cobbled together in a warehouse. Still, it didnt hold a candle to Bosphorus Kebabs and was actually kind of greasy. The same can be said about the chicken doner which, while nice, did leave a slightly unpleasant taste in the mouth after. Never a good sign.I dont want to sound like I didnt enjoy my meal at Best Mangal because I did. The starters were nice, the salad was a surprising highlight and the rice was really enjoyable But having visited some of the very best kebab houses in London, it was hard not to feel a little let down by the meat.If you want to see our other non-food related reviews and features please visit our site. maybeldner.com

  June 2, 2015, 2:35 pm

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• Stewart Jordan

  Great food, bit cramped inside but worth it, Good take away option too, heartily recommend it.

  October 11, 2014, 4:43 pm

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• James D

  I’m not a fan at all, My friends have dragged me here twice and both times I have had a bad experience. The first time I made the mistake of buying a doner kebab and was sick like a dog. The second time I decided not to eat and just wait for my friends to get there food and I saw two mice running through the restaurant.I think they need another inspection by the local council. I didn’t check there rating till after both my friend was sick from the 2nd visit and to no surprise it was 1 out of 5 which means (Major Improvement Necessary). 1 off from being closed for public safety. Date of inspection: 06 February 2014Can’t believe some customers can’t taste the rotting stale meat under that chilli sauce. If you disagree with this review check out the Foods hygiene agency website yourselves.

  June 11, 2014, 4:53 am

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