Dem Restaurant is a Turkish and Mediterranean restaurant at 11 Central Hill in Crystal Palace. Drawing on decades of hospitality experience, the team prepares food fresh for each service and combines traditional recipes with a warm, informal dining room suited to lunch, dinner and relaxed family gatherings.
Cold meze includes hummus, cacik, tabbouleh, aubergine ezme, spicy tomato ezme, tarama and spinach with yoghurt. Warm starters and mixed platters allow diners to compare several flavours at once, with fresh salads, bread and vegetable dishes providing a bright contrast to the richer grilled courses.
Meat is marinated before being cooked over charcoal, producing lamb and chicken shish, Adana kebab, chicken beyti, wings, ribs and chops. The Dem special mixed grill brings several of these preparations together for sharing, while yoghurt kebabs add tomato sauce, crisp pide bread and cooling yoghurt to grilled meat.
Seafood choices include fried calamari, grilled salmon, sea bass and king prawn kebabs served with straightforward accompaniments. Turkish rice, grilled vegetables, salads and freshly baked bread complete a generous meal, while vegetarian, vegan, halal and gluten free choices help the restaurant welcome diners with varied requirements.
Address: 11 Central Hill, Crystal Palace, London SE19 1BG, United Kingdom
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- Dem Jumbo Platters Dem Jumbo Platter 1 £55
- Dem Jumbo Platters Dem Jumbo Platter 3 £115
- Charcoal Grill Meat Musakka £18.95
- Cold Starters Cold Mixed Meze £17.95
- Dem Jumbo Platters Dem Jumbo Platter 2 £85
Dem Turkish Mezze & Grill Restaurant Menu
Cold Starters
Hummus
Puréed chickpeas with olive oil, garlic, tahini, and lemon juice
Cacik
Yogurt with chopped cucumbers and fresh mint with garlic
Tabule
Finely chopped parsley, crushed wheat, tomatoes, fresh onions, mint, and olive oil
Aubergine Purée
Aubergine purée mixed with garlic and yogurt
Ezme
Crushed chilies, red onions, tomatoes, mixed herbs, Pomegranate syrup, and olive oil
Tarama Salad Smoked Cod Roe Pate
Spinach Yogurt
Strained yogurt, spinach, olive oil, and garlic
Mixed Olives
Vine Leaves
Spiced Rice, Onions, Vegetable oil, Herbs & Salt
Feta Cheese
Cold Mixed Meze Loved
Spinach with Yogurt, Hummus, Cacik, Tabule, Aubergine Purée, Ezme Salad
Charcoal Grill
Lamb Ribs
Succulent lamb ribs(8) grilled over charcoal served with rice and bulgur wheat.
Lamb Chops
Lamb chops(4) seasoned and grilled served with rice and bulgur wheat.
Chicken & Lamb Shish
1 skewer of Chicken, 1 skewer of lamb served with rice and bulgur wheat.
Mixed Grill
1 skewer of Chicken, 1 skewer of lamb, 1 skewer of kofta served with rice and bulgur wheat.
Dem Special Mixed Kebab
2 pc of Chicken Wings, 1 pc of Lambchop, 1 pc of Lamb Rib, 1 skewer of lamb shish, 1 skewer of Adana & Quail served with rice and bulgur wheat.
Quail
Fresh Quails grilled over charcoal served with rice and bulgur wheat.
Meat Musakka Loved
Oven-cooked layers of aubergine, Minced lamb, potatoes, courgettes, onions, and tomatoes with béchamel sauce, topped with cheese served with rice and bulgur wheat.
Yogurt Grills
Yoghurt Chicken Beyti
Grilled chicken breast prepared with yoghurt & chef’s tomato sauce served on a bed of crispy homemade Turkish pide bread cubes served with rice and bulgur wheat.
Yoghurt Lamb Beyti
Grilled spicy minced lamb seasoned with garlic & parsley prepared with yoghurt & chef’s tomato sauce served on a bed of crispy homemade Turkish pide bread cubes served with rice and bulgur wheat.
Iskender
Grilled Adana kofta with yoghurt and chef’s tomato sauce served on a bed of crispy homemade Turkish pide bread cubes served with rice and bulgur wheat.
Lamb Beyti Sarma
Grilled minced kofta seasoned with garlic & parsley wrapped in lavash flat-bread, with a generous topping of yoghurt, fried mixed peppers, and chef’s tomato sauce.
Seafood
Grilled Salmon
Grilled salmon with salad and chips
Grilled Sea-bass
One of whole sea bass with salad and chips
Grilled King Prawn
Grilled king prawns served with salad and chips
Dem Jumbo Platters
Dem Jumbo Platter 1 Loved
Lamb Adana (1 Skewer), Chicken Wings, Chicken (1 Skewer) & Lamb Shish (1 Skewer), Chips, Rice & Bulgur Wheat
Dem Jumbo Platter 2 Loved
Lamb Adana (1 Skewer), Chicken Beyti (1 Skewer), Chicken (1 Skewer) & Lamb Shish (1 Skewer), Chicken Wings (8), Lamb Ribs (8), Chips (2), Rice & Bulgur Wheat
Dem Jumbo Platter 3 Loved
Lamb Adana (1 Skewer), Chicken Beyti (1 Skewer), Chicken (1 Skewer) & Lamb Shish (1 Skewer), Lamb Ribs (8), Lamb Chops (4), Chicken Wings (8), Hummus, Cacik, 2 Chips, Rice & Bulgur Wheat
Dem Chicken Platter
Chicken Wings (8), Chicken Shish (1 Skewer), Chicken-in-Bone, Chicken Kofta, Chips, Rice & Bulgur Wheat
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