Tas (The Cut)

went here for a christmas do with work colleagues and was quite impressed. it makes a changes from the traditional roast and christmas pud. the christmassy element was lacking (crap crackers was all we got) but it is a turkish after all.

we had the christmas menu and all the little dishes were all very varied and interesting although would have benefitted from a note explaining what each one was or at least what was and wasnt vegetarian.

would have also been better to have the variety of dishes closer together- as we were on a long table of 20 or so people i missed out on trying some dishes as i couldnt stretch over to taste them.

the house wine is pretty awful (red and white) but the selection of other drinks from the bar were good and the cocktails very tasty.

overall it was an excellent experience and apart from the waiters spilling two glasses of wine and dropping food on a colleague, everything went really well.

recommend the samosas. couldnt tell you what was in it though!!
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
Thursday, December 20, 2007

Thought that I ought to explain a little about the strange smell that sometimes emits from the toilet area of TAS. The whole area of The Cut was actually a canal built out of marsh land, which is why the road leads onto a road called Lower Marsh , and then leads to the Thames.

Thames Water are putting finishing touches to renewing all the drains around here.This is a long standing problem for all of the businesses,but ,hopefully,we'll all be smelling a lot fresher soon (I live opposite!).

Well,this doesn't put me off my enjoyment of TAS,it's the place where I always take friends and family ,or to it's sister restaurant EV, which is about a hundred paces away and is a delight.
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roger - View all reviews by this user
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Sunday, November 04, 2007

This is an excellent restaurant. I have been there are few times....

It is a good place and it is the kind of place you can take a few friends and the time will pass on by.

This is a place I go when I want to eat well and the food is wholesome. I am a vegetarian, so there is good choice. But for non-vegetarians there is a good choice of chick and lamb dishes etc....

You are advised to book especially during peak times!

I managed to spend £12 a head if you order carefully (excluding drinks).

Decor is great.. though the toilets could do with a makeover.
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R K
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Went here last Sunday as had been twice before and enjoyed the food/atmosphere. The borek is very good and quite filling. I had the moussaka and was VERY disappointed. Very very salty, so much so that my lips and tongue were almost numb after only having half a plate full. Disappointing. They also added 12.5% to our bill which I refused to pay as we had never paid this on a visit before and had not noticed it on the menu. I can't stand restaurants that slip these charges on to the end of the bill then expect you to cough up! Bad, bad, bad.....
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Andrea
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Food 6 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 5
Friday, March 02, 2007

Regular customer at both the branch on the cut and the london bridge branch... however... i went last night with my lovely other half.. I have always ordered a shish and instead of cous cous being the british that i am i usually get fries instead... so on this occassion i ordered and asked for chips instead but got refused! i explained i am a regular and have always done so but the waiter refused and would not even accomodate my request!!! given that i am a regular for at least 3 years i was not impressed.. i had a salad in the end... not impressed. Tas- if you are reading this sort it out!!
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sel - View all reviews by this user
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Food 10 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Great place to come with a group or as a couple. I love the food, especially the yogurt with broad beans and the Borek. Great price, too.
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Emma Faran Molaei
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Saturday, July 22, 2006

I am at a loss to understand why there are so many good reviews of this restaurant on this website. We went last night and I would say it was, at best, an average experience.

I ordered the chicken kebab; it consisted of 5 walnut sized pieces of chicken and approximately 1/2 a cup of couscous. This was priced at £8.95. Not at all good value for money. This dish lacked any flavour and was only set off by the ludicrously hot sauce they served with it. When we enquired of the waiter whether, given the lack of food, this was a main course he simply smirked.

The rest of my party described their food as 'nothing special'.

To top this off, the service was slow.

If you want a restaurant resting on its laurels then by all means go to Tas. Given that there are many more restaurants around in this price bracket that are superior, why bother?
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Food 2 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 2
Thursday, July 20, 2006

Been here a couple of times now. Food and service excellent allthough I would recomend being seated on the ground level as downstairs lacks atmosphere. Definetely worth pre booking particularly at weekends.
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Sara
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Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Really outstanding in what is, of course, a really hot street for restaurants. Excellent food, interesting menu, decent wine, a terrific 'package' - sorry a wrong and jargon word, this is a very good restaurant.
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Richard Coltart
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Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, May 17, 2006

I've been here many times. Food and service is invariably good, house wine OK. Not a vegetarian, but selection of vegetarian dishes contrary to earlier reviewer's comments. Atmospheric, can be a little too loud upstairs. Overall definitely recommended.
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Maria
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Tuesday, April 25, 2006