Palmyra’s Kitchen - (Near Barnet, South East)

Vejay Patel I looked online to find the best Turkish food in London and concluded that this might be it. I was right! So worth traveling from South London for. SARMA VEGGIE BEYTI Fried vegetables wrapped in lavash bread with cheese, grilled over charcoal, topped with special tomato sauce with finely burned butter & yoghurt This is best vegetarian dish Ive tasted in years. YOĞURTLU ADANA Grilled lean, tender minced lamb, skewered chopped on a bed of cube cut bread, topped with special tomato sauce, strained yogurt & finely burned butter sauce The burnt butter in this was wild! It felt like I was eating Michelin star food. The staff were lovely. Efes draft was great. Its expanding soon. Fantastic. 2025 update - This place is still superb. Its my favourite restaurant in London.

Alex Anderson This is an awesome spot for Turkish cuisine! The flatbreads, tzatziki, chilli and olives, turkish black tea etc… all complimentary. Chicken shish (chunks look small but were quite big) was divine, as you’d expect from a charcoal grill. Attentive service, maybe a little too much staring at times but can’t fault it. We went out of our way to come here and weren’t disappointed!

Advanced Print Services We came to this restaurant spur of the moment after reading lots of recommendations on Facebook, the owner was so friendly and welcoming and inviting. The food was absolutely delicious and we thoroughly enjoyed everything we had and really enjoyed chatting with the owner and we will definitely be back. I would recommend phoning and booking a table or letting them know you are going.

E S Really enjoyed a Friday evening meal here. The food was excellent, the service couldn’t be better, courteous and friendly. Portions were incredibly generous, everything was tasty, and I appreciated the free salad, bread, yoghurt dish and Turkish tea. The Turkish restaurants on Upper St, Islington have stopped giving salad etc at the start of the meal — which I associate with a good Turkish meal — so I’d rather come here. I was made to feel welcome as a single customer and given a nice table in the early evening. The dinner was reasonably priced given the generosity of the servings. Only shame was that I couldn’t get a small portion of the fresh chili sauce that often comes with the chicken/meat dishes, they only serve it as a large (paid) portion. One of the waiters kindly gave me some anyway, but I would suggest this is also made available for tables of 1 or 2, as it really complements the meats so nicely. Highly recommend this place, also there is a nice buzzy atmosphere and no loud music on the night that I visited, so a more relaxed atmosphere despite the buzz, customers didn’t need to shout to be heard.

B E Oxtail plate was perfection. So soft and savory. Generous portions. Great friendly service. Right off the tube so super convenient for those on the go. Excellent to recharge after a big swim in West reservoir.

Holly Velvick Just had a delicious meal at the Hand & Sceptre. Great atmosphere, lots of choice on the menu and very attentive, friendly staff. Nothing was too much trouble. I can highly recommend the halloumi fries and rotisserie chicken, everyone said their meal was lovely and hot with lots of flavour. We will be back.