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We saw this place and wanted to go try it out for a light bite.  Public parking is easily available and wasn't difficult even on a weekend.  The place has a good feel to it.  They have a good variety of Turkish dishes. They have different kinds of shawerma too, and we ordered the regular chicken shawerma sandwich . It was a little bigger than most places and had a really good taste to it.  The other item that caught my attention was the Tobik . This is somewhat like a burger. We ordered the chicken one. I took a bite and it felt heavenly. It was hot and crispy and the stuffing tasted good too. It looks like a burger but has the texture of a shawerma. Definitely worth a try.  Last, but not the least, we ended our meal with a hot cup of Turkish tea.  The service was quick and we had a good experience overall.  Click here for delicious food and lovely places around Dubai.    

I've tried a few Turkish restaurants and having visited Turkey , I've become a fan of Turkish food. This one definitely has a catchy name and I was invited to try out the food here.  They have a nice seating area. There is an indoor as well as an outdoor section (which they cover and make like an indoor during summer). We started with the Turkish salads that are famous. The first was the Herse which is made from char-grilled eggplant along with tomato, bell pepper, and parsley. Since I really like eggplant, I enjoyed this.  The Ezme is another famous one. This is made from roasted bell peppers, onion, tomato, walnut, spring onion, parsley, pomegranate sauce, and Turkish spices. It was a tad bit spicy which is interesting for a salad.  Another Turkish salad is Gavurdagi . It has tomato, parsley, onion, walnut, olive oil and pomegranate sauce. At first I though I mightn't like it, but it was nice and fresh.  Last but not the least, there was Hayd...

This is a levantine restaurant that has newly started in the trade centre area, and they invited me to try out their food. The interior looks classy, and I liked the overall look and feel that the place has to it. We started with some beverages. The Turkish sherbat on the menu caught my eye and I had to try it out. This was something unique. It has various spices in it like cinnamon, aniseed, and more. If you like to try something different, then you can try it out, otherwise perhaps the flavour of the spices might feel a bit too strong. The other one was a more classic one - the passion fruit mojito . This wasn't too tangy, but was refreshing. They got us the baba ghanouj to start with. The baba ghanoouj itself was served over an egg-plant. I really liked the taste of the baba ghanouj, but I'm not sure if a lot of people will like the egg-plant itself that it was served over. One of their unique dishes is the hummus . You might wonder what's unique sin...

This is a new gastropub that has started in souk al bahar, and a friend invited me to try out this place.  They have seating indoors as well as outside. The ambience is nice; they have the bar counter in the middle and it has an ancient yet contemporary vibe to it.  We ordered our drinks, and it took about 45 minutes for them to be served.  The citrus twist gin & tonic was quite good. It is a classic with a bit of a citrus twist.  Then we had the Old Fashioned with a twist. This one had some coffee in it along with spiced rum. There was also a kitkat bar in it. We found the alcohol in this to be a bit too much, and it didn't quite suit our tastebuds.  Although the one which we really liked was the lychee gin coupe . It had coconut cream in it, and the cocktail was just superb. It felt smooth and really different than a regular cocktail.  For the food too we had to wait for about half an hour.  There was hummus as well as th...

I am a fan of Arabian food in general and love to try food from around the region. Turkish cuisine is different from the local food in UAE, but does have some similar dishes. I was really looking forward to trying out their food when I was invited here.  They have seating indoor as well as outdoor. They serve shisha outdoors, and also upstairs indoors.  We started with some tulum cheese salad . While it also had lettuce, tomatoes cucumber, and more, the tulum cheese definitely was the most prominent. It is a bit salty and has a nice flavour to it. The salad is also topped with walnuts, of which I'm not a big fan.  Then we moved on to the cold mix platter . This looked tempting when served; it had a few cold appetisers which we popular in this region - hummus , moutabbel , and the baba ghanoush . These tasted fresh and really good. There were also a couple of Turkish speciality appetisers. I really liked the Acili ezme which is made from tomatoes, onion, pepp...