Adana Sofrasi Şamdanli Sahne — Restaurant in Stuttgart

Update, you absolutely need to order the liver. Upgrading to 5/5 after my second trip.

May 11th, 2023

This tale begins with my friend, who's name when translated is Spring Fortune, and I walking back to work from a quick break. We were hailed by another colleague who invited us to dinner. Spring Fortune, living just a few blocks from Adana Sofrasi and having walked by it every day, finally decided that it was time to stop being teased by the alluring aromas and hunger inducing sights of the meats.

Spring Fortune was disappointed that the menu was largely based on lamb, this is due to his genetic inability to tolerate this protein. For me, however, I always love the opportunity to add this animal to my diet.

We ordered a large spread of appetizers. Most of which were just ok and nothing special. The salad was entirely lackluster, which the other two chided me for expecting something of higher quality and viewed the salad as serving no other purpose than providing fiber. I would argue that every dish served should be of the same quality as the main dishes. Furthermore, the humus was a bit dry and pasty, I would've preferred it to be more creamy. It was also served warm, which I found to be a bit odd. The aubergine yogurt had entirely not enough aubergine in it and needed some extra seasoning, despite that it was still tasty. The bread served with the average appetizers transported me to a heavenly world where I lounged on billowy clouds. For that was the texture of the interior, yet the outside was perfectly crispy. The contrast made a mouth-watering match.

Next came some sort of small pizza thing with crumbled meat on top (suspected to be lamb). The bottom had a very nice char to it, but I found it lacking. Pity me for my ignorance, the pizza thing was actually a taco thing and came with several accoutrements to pile on. The additional fresh flavors of onions, coriander, tomato, and lemon danced a beautiful ballet with the savory meat and charred crust. I daresay it was nearly tear inducing to realize that I ate the first taco thing without the fresh garnish. 😓

Recounting this experience with my friend Ines the next day, she told me the proper name of the taco thing. Naturally, I have since forgotten it and it appears that I either didn't write it down or I have lost my note.

The main dish, a most rustic platter of various meats (mostly lamb), was more than sufficient to cause salivation. The lamb, while cooked well done, still possessed exceptional taste and texture. The chicken was also perfectly tender which was a surprise since it was cooked on a grill. The pepper that came with the platter is not so spicy, so don't be afraid. The only negative critique I have for the platter is that the rice was sub par and I would've preferred the heavenly bread served with the appetizers over the plain and simple pita bread.

The experience as a whole was decadent and left me with proper meat sweats. My final rating is, "I would certainly return to purposely over indulge in the selection of meats. After my second return, I'm upgrading to five stars for superbly grilled meats."

P.S. There was no soap in the bathroom, even after I had told the waiter. Luckily there was hand sanitizer in the lobby I was able to use or this certainly would've impacted the rating greatly. Even so, please put soap in the bathroom when a customer asks for it…

P.P.S. I noticed a lot of negative reviews about the service and food being cold. Let it be known that I went on a very unbusy day, perhaps there were only two or three other tables...

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