Tas Pide

Went on a Saturday evening.

The best thing was the live guitarist who was excellent although best heard in the toilets because it's very noisy. Like most restaurants the tables are crammed together back to back, shoulder to shoulder. If you dont mind this you might like the buzzy atmosphere.

I like the decor - erzazt Turkish but quite well done and looks more Turkish than places I have been to in Turkey.

Starters were OK -generous portions but a bit unimaginative. Mains were quite good. Sweet was dreadful (Katmer - I think) Wine was also dreadful and not particularly cheap.

Service was pretty good considering how busy they were - plenty of staff.

I have been before and remember a similar experience.

We would have gone elsewhere but it's handy for the Globe Theatre, the weather was awful and the place we really wanted to go to turned out to be closed.

I would go somewhere else next time.
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Food 5 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 6
Monday, September 08, 2008

Only complaint was the furniture: Chairs were low to the ground and the table wobbled so much we thought we would spill our drinks. However our meals and the service were spot on! The Friday pre-theatre rush made it busy but servers were attentive and brought us free bread, a yummy yoghurt-dill dip, and olives. My husband asked for more and they brought more right away (again no charge). We didn't order wine so can't comment on that but would recommend trying the pides. Ingredients were fresh with lots of flavour and tasty seasonings. The restrooms were very clean and surprisingly posh. If you like a quiet dining experience with lots of elbow room, this isn't the place. But we enjoyed the atmosphere, lively and a bit loud. We plan to go back.
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Wil
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
Wednesday, June 04, 2008

This is a lively restaurant and the service was fine as was the complimentary bread, after that it was all downhill. I'm vegetarian and had a dish of green peas.

This appeared to be tinned peas with 2 very soft small boiled potatoes , half a can of tomatoes , oil and 2 slices of spring onion. It tasted of very little apart from tinned peas and I cannot believe they serve this up.

My companion had lamb with cous cous. It would barely have fed a child. He said the cous cous - which was orange was not very nice and the lamb was average.

The house red was bareable - no body and a bit of a rough kick but ok.

Wouldn't eat here again.
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Cat
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Food 2 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 3
Sunday, April 27, 2008

This place is supberb! Went for the first time today and, as a veggie was pleased by the wide range of veggie friendly meals. The food was superb, the service excellent and the ambience gorgeous. I can't understand why anyone could have a bad word to say about this place. I will definitely go again and would certainly recommend it to anyone without reservation. Even with service included it was reasonably priced considering its location. Marvellous!
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John Abbey
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Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Saturday, April 12, 2008

i visited as part of a large group. the complimentary bread was stone cold. disappointing start. starters of felafel was okay, though a teeny bit under salted. my main of steak was requested medium rare. it turned up very well done which peed me right off. the fries were unsalted and most likely from the freezer judging by their cut and texture.

the 'fresh' orange juice was anything but.
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Food 2 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 1
Sunday, April 06, 2008

Five old school friends met for a reunion at Tas Pide on the recommendation of one. We travelled various distances and I had read a poor review on the internet before leaving North Wales and was a little apprehensive.

BUT ..... the food was superb, the service was excellent and very good humoured. Decor and general atmospher very good.

The price was very reasonable considering the location.

ABSOLUTELY RECOMMENDED.
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Ray McGowan
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Sunday, February 03, 2008

Three of us went there yesterday at 5pm after my wife and a friend had seen a play at the Globe Theatre just around the corner. No problem getting a table as long as we were out by 6.30pm (we hadn't booked). Complimentary bowl of excellent soup followed my a meze-type meal. House white was fine, house red was truly awful (Gamay). The place was clean, the staff attentive and the food excellent. We shall definitely go again. Our first experience of Turkish food.

PS I cannot understand the previous bad revues. All I can say is that when we left, the restaurant was packed with very happy looking customers.
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Paul - View all reviews by this user
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Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Saturday, August 25, 2007

I had read about this place on a Blog about resturants that were friendly

to folks with problems with gluten. We loved the place, location, prices,

food, it was great. The waitress/hostess was extremely helpful with helping

my husband pick his foods and double checking with the kitchen. Both of

our meals were wonderful. I would highly reccomend this to anyone!
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Thursday, August 16, 2007

My boyfriend and I went here for a meal and we really pleased. The food was absolutely fantastic. So many fresh flavours - I can't understand what the reviews below are talking about !??

The starters were delicous, fantastic artichoke and falfafel - wonderful humous. The pide's were filling and satsfiying, so many different flavours at the same time it was wonderful.

The service isn't great, we waited quite a while to order drinks and get the bill. However the food was so satisfying that I wouldn't let that stop me returning. It was one of the meals you woke up thinking about the next day! The wine list was also good.
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Siobhan_faye - View all reviews by this user
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Food 9 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Wednesday, March 21, 2007

I agree with the reviewer below. One of the worst places I've been too. It was recommended to me when I asked someone working in the Tate bookshop where was a good place to eat. Not impressed. Will not trust a book seller again! I have had better Turkish food from the cheapo places on Kilburn high rood. I'm no cook but even I can make better food than this. No seasoning, no flavour. Inedible. I wrote a letter to the manager but still haven't heard back in three weeks. They obviously do not give a fig.
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John Kepler
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Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Tuesday, January 16, 2007