Nice Uyghur restaurant with lovely atmosphere in central London.
The leghmen (hand-pulled noodle) was good. My husband ordered lamb pilaf and happy about it.
The service was fast and friendly.
The atmosphere in the restaurant is nice, good for chit-chatting with friends as it is not noisy.
All the food is halal.
Interesting place. Had the traditional tea, noodles, soups, lamb skewers, mung bean, the medium chicken dish etc. The waiter seemed alarmed when I smiled at him. He forgot about three items we ordered but gave us free rice pudding without asking. The other diners seemed like regulars, I certainly want to come again. Cosy, flavoured, not too spicy food, with a decent portion size for this day and age. An excellent meal.
Turpan a small Uyghur spot a few min walk from Covent Garden.
Excellent affordable food and portions very generous.
Try the leghmen noodles, so flavourful and hand pulled noodles. Ask for medium heat.
Fully halal with no cross contamination. (No pork or Alcohol)
Service is nice and accept card payment. No service fee.
It's been a long wait to eat here & I was not disappointed. Having lived in Urumqi for over 4 years I can confirm the food is authentic tasting Xinjiang cuisine. I had the polo, rice had great flavour with loads of carrot, a delicious side salad, & accompanied with 2 lamb kebabs, generously seasoned with cumin/chilli, & washed down with complimentary Xinjiang tea. I will definitely be back on my next visit to London 👍
Just entered here for a small bite. It is a very simple place, perfect for a quick visit. Staff is friendly, the place in clean (including the toilet). You can also sit in front the the place outside.
I ordered a very simple noodle with chicken and some vegetables dish. It was great! The spices on the chicken were amazing, the noodles tasty as they should be.
Prices are very friendly for such a nice location in the center of London.
A good solid no-frills restaurant. Uyghur food is so interesting - a bit Chinese, a bit spiced, and very moreish.
The cold jelly noodles were a bit of a miss - too soft and a bit tasteless - but the chicken leghmen was delicious, with long chewy noodles. And the rice with eggplant was an absolute dream.
It’s great value, especially for the area. Will go back and try their big plate chicken, which I’ve heard so much about!
Nice little restaurant near Tottenham Court Road Station. Good quality food, reasonable priced. Food portions are very good. Service was quick. Halal (meat and chicken) and vegetarian options on menu
Finally found place where I can get one of my favourite foods which I can't make myself 😅
Food is amazing except kebabs, meat was a bit dry, but lagman is perfect.
Would recommend.
The best big plate chicken I’ve ever had! It’s such a big portion. Not so many noodles and potatoes, but a lot of checken legs. The quality and taste is super. Highly recommend.
We got the laghman, kung pak chicken and lamb kebab skeweres. Food was pretty decent but I was expecting it to be a bit spicy and it was a bit bland. We still enjoyed it! The lamb skewers were really good! I wanted to get some dumplings as well but unfortunately they didn’t have any that day. Next time I would like to try the dry noodles and some dumplings if they have any. We were also given a complimentary rice pudding which was really nice!
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Had lunch here with a friend on a rainy Sunday afternoon and the place was almost empty so it was perfect for us to chat and not felt rushed.
We ordered 2 lamb skewers, the Goshnan pie and the Pilaf. We both really enjoyed the skewers, they were so nicely spiced and marinated and went very well with the Pilaf rice. The lamb on top of the Pilaf was rather bland as we had expected it to have been sautéed prior so were slightly disappointed but ofc we totally understand if this is the traditional/ the Uyghur usual way of eating. The salad on the side was very refreshing, a pleasant addition to the Pilaf. The Goshnan pie was absolutely amazing, we really liked how juicy the lamb meat was inside that it was basically dripping in meat juice so it wasn't dry and super easy to eat. Even though you can tell the crust is oily it somehow didn't feel heavy when eating and my friend had a second slice even when she was already full.
To wrap up the meal, the owner gave us chicken gizzards which were on the house and asked us to try.. He told us it's a new addition to the menu so he was curious about what we thought. I personally am not a fan of organs in general so I couldn't bring myself to swallow it because it tasted pretty gamey but my friend really enjoyed the texture.
Overall, I had a good experience at this restaurant and can see why it's got such a high rating. I am happy to come back to try other things on the menu soon.
Walking out of British museum looking for a halaal restaurant, we chanced upon this small restaurant. Turned out to be a family run place serving turkish and uyghur food. We tried the samosa ,the beef Tongue and the leghmen with beef. The beef tongue was served cold.They were nice hot soupy noodles with a hearty helping of beef and vegetables. Most dishes they had chicken or vegetables options too.
I was in Bloomsbury for a hot minute and took time out for a Western Chinese feast: long noodles, short chopped noodles, meat sticks, and a complimentary rice pud for afters. Will definitely be back for the big plate chicken, inter alia—this joint is super-convenient and an oasis of calm.
I booked last minute and was able to get a reservation. all the food is halal certified which is sometimes hard to find in London. Upon entering, the waiter was really friendly and welcoming. He recognised I was fasting due to Ramadan and gave me the biggest and sweetest dates I've ever eaten in my whole life. I ordered the leghmen and my friend got the Uyghur kewap which we both thoroughly enjoyed. The waiter was also easy to flag down even though he was the only one in the front which made me feel prioritised. would defo recommend and can't wait to go again!!
A delightfully modest restaurant serving delicious dishes. Refreshing to have found this haven of quality food at reasonable prices in the centre of London. 10/10
We came here after visiting the British Museum. It was exactly what we wanted. My husband got the Pilaf and I got the vegetarian Leghmen, the noodles were excellent!
Service was quick and with a smile. The man helping us was very nice. I would definitely eat here again!
If you are coming during meal times it might be a good idea to make a reservation, we saw several (most) tables reserved for dinner, but lucky for us we had lunch around 2/3pm so there was room for us.
I have been to many restaurants in the UK, and I am absolutely positive that this one was by miles far the best! The food is awesome, very delicious and exquisite cuisine representing the Turkic world of food.
The staff here are so kind, I was talking about rice pudding with my mum, and the host overheard me and offered us all free complimentary rice pudding. They're also multilingual and can speak more than just English and Uyghur. They also understand and speak Turkish. Absolutely top of their game when it comes to customer service and care.
The place itself is very clean, and really beautifully decorated.
I'm not into tipping culture and I rarely tip, however these guys have really earned it.
I will definitely be coming back here whenever I'm in London.
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