5/5 Alma P. 9 months ago on Google
July
2010
It
was
our
wedding
anniversary
-
how
to
celebrate!
Found
this
restaurant
...
booked
a
table.
With
a
feeling
of
anticipation,
we
showered
and
dressed
and
drove
to
Greenpoint.
Not
knowing
exactly
which
side
of
Napier
Street
the
restaurant
is,
we
first
drove
up
the
mountain.
Realised
it’s
the
wrong
way,
turned
around
and
nearly
got
caught
in
a
police
crossfire.
A
white
Golf
was
stopped
by
the
police
and
everyone
was
standing
around,
so
we
swiftly
drove
around
them.
You
enter
the
restaurant
through
big
wooden
doors.
The
décor
is
sumptuous
and
creative.
Persian
rugs
decorate
the
walls.
There
are
2
areas
–
in
the
1
area
the
ceiling
is
decorated
with
fabric
and
a
huge
chandelier
in
the
centre.
All
the
tables
have
tablecloths,
covered
with
big
sheets
of
white
paper.
After
we’ve
ordered
an
Elgin
Vinters
Merlot
2007
with
a
waiter
(he
looked
Turkish),
we
saw
this
signature
in
a
few
frames
on
the
wall
next
to
us.
When
we
asked
the
waiter,
he
explained
it’s
the
seal/signature
of
the
Ottoman
Empire,
Turkey.
Our
waiter
came
to
our
table
with
this
HUGE
wooden
tray.
It’s
probably
about
1m
x
½
m
big.
Filled
with
plates
of
entrées.
Most
of
them
are
cold,
so
you
remove
them
from
the
tray.
A
few
are
hot
and
are
ordered
from
the
kitchen.
Our
choices
were:
Topig(V):
Mashed
potatoes
and
chick
peas
stuffed
with
tahini,
pine
nuts,
cinnamon,
onion
and
dressed
with
chilli
oil.
It
was
divine!
Arnavut
Cigeri(M):
Lamb
livers
tossed
in
spicy
flour,
deep
fried
and
served
with
lemon
and
sumac
dressed
onions.
I
found
it
a
bit
tough,
but
lovely
flavours.
It’s
better
to
have
a
group
of
people
to
sample
all
the
starters.
We
couldn’t
finish
ours.
We
also
had
Paul,
the
octopus
(ha,ha
–
joke),
marinated
in
lemon
juice.
They
have
flat
wooden
boards
for
the
bread.
When
they
arrive
at
the
table
with
the
bread,
they
slice
it
with
a
round
knife
and
slip
the
bread
on
top
of
the
paper
sheet
on
the
table.
Ours
had
garlic
in
and
was
delicious.
For
our
main
course,
we
had
red
peppers
and
cabbage
leaves
stuffed
with
mince
and
drizzled
with
yoghurt.
Absolutely
scrumptious!!!!
I
had
pasta
pockets
filled
with
mince
and
topped
with
tomato
relish
and
yoghurt.
I
will
definitely
order
that
again!
Hein
had
lamb
stew
with
rice.
The
lamb
was
soooooooooooo
flavoursome
and
soft!!!!!
The
restaurant
has
filled
up
by
then
and
the
ambience
was
amazing!
People
chatting,
sampling
food
and
drinking
wine.
A
belly
dancer
entertained
us
for
a
bit.
Although
we
wondered
why
it’s
called
belly
dancing
…
cause
she
uses
every
part
of
her
body,
not
just
her
stomach.
I’ve
Googled
it,
but
they
can’t
give
a
realistic
explanation.
Some
said
it
had
to
do
with
a
dance
for
fertilisation
…
or
dessert,
I
opted
for
Baklava.
Boring,
but
absolutely
delightful.
Hein
chose
the
chocolate
pot
but
I
didn’t
like
it
that
much.
(Quite
a
surprise,
cause
I’m
quite
the
chocoholic!)
It
was
dark
chocolate
at
bottom,
with
white
chocolate
on
top
and
rosewater
&
orange
juice
in
the
centre.
The
table
next
to
us
were
in
ecstasy
over
the
chocolate
pot!!
They
didn’t
want
to
pass
it
on
to
the
others.
With
the
Baklava
I
had
real
Turkish
coffee.
Brought
on
this
copper
dome-tray.
Absolutely
perfect
ending
for
a
sumptuous
meal.
After
we’ve
paid
our
bill,
they
gave
us
some
small
cubes
of
Turkish
Delights
to
nibble
on.
