Best Mangal 1996 is a family run Turkish restaurant on North End Road in West Kensington, founded with the aim of sharing the food and hospitality of Turkey with London. The open charcoal grill is central to the experience, filling the room with the aroma of marinated meat cooking over fire. Warm service, late daily hours and generous portions have helped it become a longstanding local destination.
Meals can begin with cold mezze, freshly made bread and hot starters such as falafel, grilled halloumi, sucuk, calamari, muska borek and sigara borek. Lahmacun offers a thin, crisp Turkish flatbread topped with seasoned minced lamb, onions, tomato, parsley and peppers. Sharing selections bring several starters together so that groups can sample contrasting flavours without choosing only one plate.
The grill covers chicken and lamb shish, Adana kebab, chicken beyti, lamb ribs, chops, wings, liver, quail and slowly cooked doner. Each grill box is served over rice with homemade bread, salad and Anatolian sauces, while mixed grills combine several cuts in one substantial meal. The Mangal Special adds quail and doner to a selection of chops, ribs, wings and skewers for diners with a larger appetite.
Wraps tuck grilled meats, salad, garlic sauce and chilli sauce into homemade lavash, providing a more compact way to enjoy the same charcoal flavours. Large platters layer lamb shish, chicken shish, Adana, ribs, wings and mixed doner over rice for two or four people. Seafood, vegetarian dishes, salads and traditional desserts broaden the offering beyond meat and make the restaurant well suited to varied groups.
Address: 66 North End Road, West Kensington, London W14 9EP, United Kingdom
Best Mangal 1996 Menu
Cold Starters
Served with our deliciously homemade bread
Humus
Crushed chickpeas mixed with tahini, lemon & garlic
Cacik
Yogurt mixed with chopped cucumbers, garlic, salt, olive oil & mint
Aubergine Ezme
Aubergine pure mixed with lemon juice, olive oil & garlic in creamy yogurt with tahini
Tabule
Parsley salad with crushed wheat, tomato, peppers & spring onions with olive oil dressing
Aubergine Soslu
Fried aubergine mixed with green & red peppers in a special tomato sauce
Kisir
Crushed wheat mixed with tomato, spring onions, peppers & fresh herbs topped with olive oil & lemon juice dressing
Mixed Olives
Pitted green olives & black olives
Hot Starters
Served with our deliciously homemade bread
Soup Of the Day
Ranges from Lentil Soup to Traditional Turkish yoghurt soup (Yayla). Please call and ask a member of staff.
Sigara Borek
Deep fried filo pastry filled with feta cheese & herbs
Humus Kavurama
Succulent morsels of lamb pan fried with pine nuts, served on top of humus
Falafel
Deep fried chickpeas with herbs, rissoles, served with humus (crispy on the outside however tender in the middle)
Muska Borek
Deep fried filo pastry filled with feta cheese, parsley & herbs
Wraps
Chicken Beyti Wrap
Minced breast of chicken seasoned with herbs & garlic barbequed on skewers
Falafel Wrap
Deep fried chickpeas with herbs, rissoles, served with humus (crispy on the outside however tender in the middle)
Liver Shish Wrap
Diced lamb’s liver seasoned with sumak & cumin grilled over charcoal
Platters
Platter for 4 (inc Cold & Hot for 4)
Includes: Cold & Hot Starters for 4 as well as Lamb Shish, Chicken Shish, Adana Kebab, Lamb Ribs, Chicken Wings, on top of mixed rice and mixed Doner. All platters are served with our deliciously homemade bread, salad, rice & Anatolian sauces. Enough for 4 people.
Vegetarian Mains
Aubergine Salad
Finely chopped barbequed aubergine mixed with peppers, tomatoes, garlic and herbs, dressed with olive oil
Falafel Main
Deep fried chickpeas with herbs & rissoles, (crispy on the outside however tender in the middle) served as a main course
Charcoaled Aubergine
Charcoaled aubergine with grilled tomatoes & green peppers dressed with olive oil
Halloumi Kebab
Grilled halloumi cheese served as a main course
1996 Specialities
House specials served by our crew
Lamb Sarma Beyti
Seasoned minced lamb with garlic & parsley wrapped in lavash bread, topped with special tomato sauce, drizzled with butter & served with yogurt
Chicken Sarma Beyti
Minced breast of chicken seasoned with herbs & garlic wrapped in lavash bread, topped with special tomato sauce, drizzled with butter & served with yogurt
Fresh Salad
Turkish Salad
Shepherd’s salad topped with feta cheese & olive oil
Ezme Salad
Finely chopped tomatoes, onions & parsley dressed with olive oil
Sheperd’s Salad
Diced tomato, cucumber, onion, parsley with olive oil dressing
Green Salad
Seasonal green salad
Side Orders
French Fries
crispy golden fries lightly salted
Grilled Mushrooms
A portion of grilled mushrooms drizzled with Turkish herbs, pomegranate molasses and Turkish turnip juice.
Chilli Sauce
A pot of Chilli Sauce
Extra Bread
Our fresh Homemade bread
Pickled Peppers (Tursu)
A portion of pickled peppers
Grilled Tomatoes
A portion of grilled tomatoes
Yogurt
A portion of Yogurt
Grilled Onions
A portion of Grilled onions drizzled with Turkish herbs, pomegranate molasses and Turkish turnip juice.
Pickled Gherkins
A portion of Pickled Gherkins
Side Salad
Mixed vegetable salad
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- Falafel wrap Typical in London: £9.90 £14.45
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