Turquoise Kitchen Bar & Grill — Restaurant in Chelmsford

We were looking around Chelmsford for a place to have lunch, and where we could sit down, with a comfortable atmosphere, but there don't seem to be that many options, or maybe we were looking in the wrong locations?

As we walked past the Turquoise we noticed the poster for the £15 (per person) lunch menu and decided that it seemed like a good deal. First impressions when we walked in were very good as it has a laid back and cozy atmosphere, with velvet seating and pretty looking lights and you're greeted with some laid back lounge music as well as a member of staff.

It was raining outside and the floor is very shiny, so I nearly slipped, so I think that it might be a good idea to get a bigger rug for the entrance area.

The lunch menu seemed to offer a good choice, so we ordered Borek rolls with feta cheese, mushrooms with a garlic cream sauce as a starter, and moussaka and a chicken shish as a main. The borek rolls were a little bit soft and could've probably been a bit crispier and the side salad was a little dissapointing too, and no vinaigrette, but the rolls tasted really nice anyway and we were impressed by the sweet chili sauce that came with the borek rolls, as it was really nicely sweet but also had an extra chili kick to it, but the star of the show were definitely the creamy mushrooms. Really delicious sauce and it might be tough to recreate but we'll give it a try : )

We then had the main dishes and it looked very appealing at first glance, I was only disappointed that I didn't check if there was an option where you could choose your sides, as I received Couscous, which I'm actually not a big fan of. So I suppose, it's probably best for everyone to check what the side dish is to the shish. But anyway, the chicken was very nice and tender and the moussaka tasted really nice and freshly made as well. I'm not sure if it was, but you can tell that it had proper minced beef in it. The portion sizes were adequate, and we were told that the portions are bigger if you order from the main menu, but to be honest, I don't think the portions need to be any bigger.

The service was also excellent and friendly and we promised to mention our new friend Ismail from Turkmenistan, who certainly is an amazing asset to the team and restaurant ; ) But seriously, it was a really nice stay and very friendly staff at the Turquoise and the overall experience was very laid back, nice lounge music, good relaxed atmosphere and great food. What more can you ask for. The price for the meal was also good value for money, maybe with a slightly updated salad option, but I guess it's often just garnish anyway. This and the slightly less crispy borek led me to only giving four stars instead of five for the food.

But yes, overall we...

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Finishing the dinner with complimentary Turkish Tea which is perfect in the cold weather.

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