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Mekan was a Turkish restaurant on the High Street in [[Locale Purley|Purley]]. According to Google Street View, by June 2021 it had closed down and been replaced by another Turkish restaurant called Ege. The information below is retained for historical purposes. <div class="old_info"> Turkish restaurant on the High Street in [[Locale Purley|Purley]]. Care has been taken over the decor, with patterned tiles on the floor, chandelier-style lighting, and ornate mouldings on the ceiling, walls, and mirrors. Most of the seating is at freestanding tables, but a small dais running along the side of the room holds five padded half-height booths for 4-6 people. Towards the back, the charcoal grill is visible through a glass partition. [[Kake]] and [[bob]] visited on a Friday evening in January 2016. There were only five other customers when we arrived a little before 6:30pm, but it was pretty lively by the time we left just over an hour later. Peaceful music was playing quietly when we arrived, also getting more lively with time. A basket of bread was brought as we sat down, along with a little dish of chilli/olive relish <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/23772879993/ photo]</small>. The bread had a decent crust, but aside from that was bland and crumbly. The chilli/olive relish was great though, with a good texture and flavour. A shared starter of hummus kavurma (hummus with diced lamb; £4.90) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/24373455176/ photo]</small> was OK. The hummous itself was fine, but they'd drizzled a sweet glaze over it which looked pretty but spoiled the flavour somewhat. The lamb was flavourful but a little too chewy. [[Kake]] chose the aubergine and minced meat kebab (£11) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/24317390581/ photo]</small> as a main course. There was a nice contrast of textures between the soft aubergine and the relatively dense meat, and they were also in good proportion to each other. This came covered in a tomato, onion, and red pepper sauce with a hint of chilli heat; the onions and red peppers could have done with longer cooking. The rice was a bit "easy cook", and the salad dressing tasted mainly of sharpness (and not in a good way). [[bob]]'s grilled mackerel (£10) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/24373633796/ photo]</small> was served with spinach and saute potatoes, and worked well as a coherent dish. The mackerel was well cooked, with a crispy skin, and the flesh not overdone. We finished with some decent enough baklava, served with a pistachio-sprinkled scoop of ice cream (£l3.50) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/24032527589/ photo]</small>, and some fresh mint tea (£1.80) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/23772151694/ photo]</small>. The bill <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/24318110491/ photo]</small> was accompanied by complimentary Turkish delight <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/23772400114/ photo]</small>, and no service charge was added. Accessibility: A small step to get in, 1 or 2 inches. No further steps to toilets. See also: * Photos of the menu as of January 2016: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/24399616835/ starters/meze], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/24373389156/ kebabs and grills], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/24373402966/ steaks, seafood, pasta, and vegetarian], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/24291385462/ set menus and sides] <div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]] and [[bob]], January 2016.</div> </div>
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