Konak Leicester is a Turkish restaurant at 136 London Road, part of a busy dining stretch just south of the city centre. Its rustic, welcoming setting is designed for relaxed meals and gatherings rather than quick counter service alone. Current certification and local visitor information confirm the restaurant continues to operate at the supplied premises.
Hot and cold meze provide a natural way to begin or share a meal. The wider menu centres on grilled meat, with lamb and chicken dishes joined by Turkish pide, wraps, fish and steaks. Traditional accompaniments and freshly prepared salads help balance the richer charcoal cooked flavours.
Vegetarian dishes such as falafel and vegetable preparations provide alternatives to the grill, while Turkish tea and baklava offer a familiar finish. Large mixed platters make the restaurant especially practical for families and groups who want to try several items together. Specific allergies and dietary requirements should be discussed with staff before ordering.
Konak is certified by the Halal Monitoring Committee, whose listing records ongoing checks during 2026. That assurance supports diners for whom halal preparation is important, without changing the restaurant’s broad appeal as a Turkish dining room. The combination of meze, grills and generous shared dishes gives Konak a clear place within Leicester’s varied London Road restaurant scene.
Address: 136 London Road, Leicester LE2 1EB, United Kingdom
Konak Leicester Menu
Cold Meze
Cacik
Strained yogurt and finely chopped cucumber with mint, dill and garlic.
Soslu Patlican
Fried aubergines, peppers and tomato sauce
Zeytin
Olives with herbs
Mixed Meze
Vegetarian, humus, ezme, cacik, soslu patlican
Humus
Chickpea puree with tahini, lemon, garlic and olive oil.
Acili Ezme
Chopped tomatoes, red onion, peppers, celery and parsley
Beyaz Peynir
Turkish feta cheese.
Hot Meze
Sigara Boregi (4)
Deep fried filo pastry wrapped with feta cheese and parsley.
Sucuk Izgara (4)
Grilled spicy garlic sausage
Halloumi & Sucuk
Cubes of halloumi and sucuk on skewer, served with rocket and cherry tomatoes
Halloumi (4)
Grilled Cypriot goat cheese
Mixed Hot Meze
Halloumi, sigara boregi, sucuk izgara and falafel.
Kalamari (4)
Deep fried breaded squid.
Garlic Mushroom (8)
Deep fried breaded mushrooms with garlic sauce
Chicken Wings Hot Meze (7)
Marinated grilled chicken wings
Falafel Hot Meze (4)
Deep fried balls made from ground chickpea, onion, celery and parsley served with humus
Crispy king prawn tempura(5)
Soups
Stew of the Day
Served with brown rice or white rice
Lentil Soup
Soup of the Day
Seasoned, rich yogurt infused broth with lamb or chicken.
Salads
Turkish Salad
Chopped tomatoes, cucumber, onion, parsley, feta cheese, olives, olive oil and pomegranate sauce
Konak Salad
Mixed lettuce, rocket, cherry tomatoes, walnut, pomegranate, raisin, Parmesan and pomegranate sauce
Salad
Ceaser Salad
A crisp blend of mixed lettuce, topped with grated parmesan cheese, crunchy croutons, and your choice of tender grilled chicken or grilled halloumi.
Charcoal Grill
Chicken Wings
(7) marinated chicken wings grilled over charcoal, served with rice
Lamb Shawarma
Slow cooked lamb doner, marinated in turkish spices.
Chicken Shish
Cubes of marinated chicken breast grilled over charcoal.
Chicken Beyti
Skewer of minced chicken seasoned with garlic and parsley, grilled over charcoal, served with rice
Mixed Kebab
Lamb shish, chicken shish, adana, served with rice
Lamb Shish
Cubes of marinated lean and tender lamb grilled over charcoal.
Adana
Skewers of minced lamb grilled over charcoal.
Fish
Seabass Whole
Whole sea bass on-the-bone grilled over charcoal, served with rice or chips
Salmon
200g fillet of salmon off-the-bone grilled over charcoal, served with rice or chips
Seabass Fillet
Specials
Ali Nazik
Skewers of choice of meat grilled over charcoal, served on smoked aubergine, garlic yogurt with a drizzle of butter.
Iskender
Sliced lamb doner served with chopped bread, halep sauce, garlic yogurt and a drizzle of butter.
Yogurtlu Kebabs
Skewer of meat grilled over charcoal served with chopped bread, halep sauce, garlic yogurt and a drizzle of butter.
Yogurtlu Sarma Beyti
Minced meat seasoned with garlic and grilled over charcoal. Wrapped in tortilla bread with halep sauce and drizzled with butter and garlic yogurt.
Steaks
Lamb Chops
5 tender lamb chops seasoned and grilled over charcoal.
Ribeye Steak
330-350g dry aged black angus ribeye grilled over charcoal.
Sirloin Steak
330-350g dry aged black angus sirloin grilled over charcoal.
To Share
Chicken Platter
1 Chicken shish, 1 chicken wings and 2 chicken beyti.
Special Miх
Lamb shawarma, adana, chicken shish & chicken wings, served with rice
Feast
4 lamb chops, 1 adana, 1 lamb shish, 1 chicken shish and 1 chicken beyti.
Konak Special
Lamb shawarma, 2 adana, 1 chicken shish, 1 chicken wings, 1 lamb shish, 2 chicken beyti and 4 lamb chops (including: humus, ezme, cacik & soslu patlican)
Turkish Pizzas
Kusbasili Pide
Diced lamb, fresh tomato, parsley, peppers and mozzarella cheese
Sucuklu Pide
Spicy garlic sausages, pepper and fresh tomato mozzarella cheese.
Vegetarian Pide
Vegetarian, contains gluten. Baby spinach, peppers, fresh tomatoes and mozzarella cheese
Kasarli Pide
Mozzarella cheese, fresh tomatoes, black olives and peppers
Tavuklu Pide
Diced chicken, fresh tomato, parsley, peppers and mozzarella cheese
Kiymali Pide
Minced lamb, onions and mozzarella cheese
Lahmacun
Thin traditional Turkish flat bread covered with seasoned minced lamb and onions, tomatoes, parsley and red peppers
Vegetarian
Kizartma
Fried aubergines, courgette, green and red peppers, tomato sauce, yogurt
Falafel
Deep fried balls made from ground chickpea, onion, celery, parsley and humus
Wraps
Chicken Beyti Wrap
Minced chicken, wrapped with mixed salad and choice of sauces inside.
Lamb Shawarma Wrap
Slow cooked lamb, wrapped with mixed salad and choice of sauces inside.
Falafel Wrap
Deep fried falafel, wrapped with mixed salad, humus and choice of sauces inside.
Adana Wrap
Minced lamb, wrapped with mixed salad and choice of sauces inside.
Lamb Shish Wrap
Diced lamb, wrapped with mixed salad and choice of sauces inside.
Chicken Shish Wrap
Diced chicken breast, wrapped with mixed salad and choice of sauces inside.
Halloumi Wrap
Grilled halloumi wrapped with mixed salad and choice of sauces inside.
Combos
Chicken Combo
Chicken wings & chicken shish, served with rice
Combo Shish
Skewers of Lamb shish and chicken shish.
Lamb Combo
Skewers of Adana and lamb shish.
Minced Combo
Skewers of Chicken beyti and adana.
Sides
Rice
Vegetarian
Chicken Nuggets & Chips
(6) contains gluten
Bread
In house made fresh Turkish style bread.
Yogurt
Chips
Vegetarian
Bulgur
Halep Sauce
Mushroom Sauce
Chilli Sauce
Garlic Sauce
Tortilla
Desserts
Sutlac
Rich and creamy vanilla rice pudding
Kunefe
In house dessert made from two layers or crispy filo dough filled with mozarella cheese finished with sugar syrup and a sprinkle of pistachio.
Baklava
A rich, sweet pastry made of rolled filo filled with walnuts drenched in sugar syrup.
Classic Baklava
A rich, sweet pastry made of layers of filo filled with chopped pistachio, drenched in sugar syrup
Turkish delight
Kids Menu
Chicken nuggets meal
7 Chicken nuggets served with chips and a fruitshoot
Fish fingers meal
3 Chunky fish fingers served with chips and a fruitshoot.
Mini chicken shish meal
1 skewer of marinated chicken shish served with chips and a fruitshoot.
Cold Drinks
Sparkling Mineral Water
Lemonade
Sprite
Fresh Orange Juice
Fanta
Şalgam
Juice of red carrot pickle, salted, spiced and flavoured with aromatic turnip
Apple Juice
Ayran
Yogurt drink