Historical version 9 of F M Mangal, SE5 8QZ (view current version)
- 020 7701 6677
- 54 Camberwell Church Street, SE5 8QZ (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
Turkish restaurant on Camberwell Church Street in Camberwell.
They specialise in grilled meats, cooked on the open charcoal grill (ocakbasi).
Entry is into a small lobby area (where takeaways can be ordered and waited for); small flights of stairs up and down lead from here to the restaurant seating.
secretlondon visited one early evening in June 2009. I think I was the only customer. There was Turkish pop music playing.
I had hot mixed meze (£7) photo which was sold as a starter. It came with some flat bread photo and consisted of borek (cheese-filled pastries), falafel, calamari, sucuk (spicy sausages), and hellim (halloumi cheese). The falafel was average, the calamari had an onion rings vibe, and the borek felt like they were made in a factory. Not fancying a main I went straight to wild strawberry cheesecake (£2.75) photo. This felt like it had been frozen and defrosted for me.
I probably need to go again and have a main; I suspect they are not making the starters and desserts themselves as much as cooking pre-processed food. As their prices are high-end for Camberwell this isn't what you would come here for. Their kebabs may be great and they clearly have a large grill for them.
A commenter on this page tells us that as of February 2010 they do a set lunch menu for £4.50.
Accessibility: Not sure if there are steps to get in but there are steps to get to any of the tables, and two sets to get to the toilets.
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