Liman Restaurant — Restaurant in London

Came here on a Sunday with a friend for lunch. I had made a reservation in advance seeing how many reviews this place has got so I assumed it would have been packed on a Sunday but it was literally empty apart from one table outside.

We went with the cold mix mezze as a starter and it was fantastic. It came with 5 types of dips essentially and some seasoned pita bread on the side which was so so delicious. Bread was soft and fluffy and went well with the hummus, baba ghanoush, cacik, tabbouleh and braised aubergine. Then for mains, we went for the lamb skewers with rice and the chicken in yoghurt sauce with croutons. Again, both were super delicious and flavourful. Lamb was cooked to perfection, soft and tender and super well-marinated which went well with the rice. Chicken was juicy and tender also and the tomato and yoghurt sauce was so moreish I kept dipping the lamb into the sauce too. Interesting ingredient choice of croutons in the chicken dish which added more crunchy texture to the dish and made it fun to eat.

Service was good but I won't say outstanding, staff were nice and friendly. I loved the interior design with the modern choice of pink chairs and glasses on wooden tables. It's very stylish yet it feels cosy at the same time. Can see it being a great date location too. Would be happy to...

Visited this restaurant whilst London was in Tier 2, having been unable to secure a booking before. Online reviews give this place a 5 - so the stakes were high. My husband and I travelled to North London and it was the last date night dinner for a while. The food was incredibly mediocre to say the least. We ordered the king prawns and beef sujuk to start, lamb shish for mains. Each dish was doused in salted butter and therefore you couldn't taste much else. Overall - bland and underwhelming. The service on the other hand was good. Waiters/waitresses were attentive (husband complained of female waitress Ellie being a little too attentive - lol). Unfortunately if you're visiting a restaurant with high expectations of the food, no amount of over compensating for service can make up for what the food lacks. We were given some complimentary bakhlava at the end of the meal and asked to leave a review. I'm inclined to believe all of the previous reviewers on here either don't know good food, or are simply and easily swayed by their sweet tooth. If you want good Turkish food, there are much better options on Green lanes, where the food has many more dimensions of flavour and is well cooked. I recommend you save your £££ and steer clear of this establishment - unless you're feeling flush and in need of a...

My husband and I have been visiting Liman for the past couple of years and we have always received excellent service from the lady owner and the food has been amazing! However, in the last couple of visits, we were served by a younger waitress with dark hair who has been incredibly rude to me. The last time we visited, she got my order wrong and quite abrupt and off with me but we decided to go again as perhaps she made a mistake and we love the food.

However, on this occasion, she completely forgot my order yet managed to remember my husband’s food perfectly which makes me think she did this deliberately. She said my food will arrive in a couple of minutes but it took over 10 minutes for the food to arrive and to make matters worse joked by mentioning a different dish (the order she got wrong last time) when she served the food. She was also acting quite flirtatious towards my husband in front of me where she even asked him whether he remembered her and she got offended when he said no, pretending to stab him with the wine glass. She persisted on talking to him and acting as if I was invisible, she also even touched his hand! We were honestly shocked and disgusted by her behaviour and how incredibly rude she was towards me. This really ruined our date night and we will not be...