The Charcoal Grill — Restaurant in London

I've been going to this place on and off for nearly 3 years since I moved to Winchmore Hill. It's been my go to place for a quick greasy tasty kebab. I've had one or two minor negative experiences but overall a decent place.

I'm afraid after this evening's experience I will likely never return. Ordered a takeaway lamb doner and the guy turned on only one of the 4 heating bars on the spit. I was going to ask him if he was going to turn on all 4 to cook or at least heat up the meat sufficiently but i gave him the benefit of the doubt as I generally don't like to tell people their jobs. I waited for 3 or 4 mins as only a small part of the meat was heated. The kebab was served. The meat unsurprisingly was cold. I was feeling ill and dashing for the bathroom within 15 minutes of eating it. This was an acute and immediate reaction to eating their food.

Not sure if they're trying to save a few pennies by not heating their food properly but there simply is no excuse for making your punters ill.

They get 2 stars due to their past performance but I can't justify going back there again. As a small business owner myself I am reluctant to give scathing reviews but I'm afraid they've...

The owner is a Turkish man. He said he makes the doner kebab differently from all the other people here in London. So I had to try.

I ordered doner kebab and salad, with a cup of coffee.

It was served, really quickly. I had to leave immediately, as someone was waiting for me. I asked the guy to keep my food aside and that I will come back in 30 minutes and eat in. He agreed.

When I came back, my food was served again. Just that he forgot about my coffee, it was cold.

I have not had any kebab with so much relish. Fresh salad on the plate. I could eat that kebab everyday.

I don't know much about kebabs but yes, the owner is right. He has put in hard work to make it delicious.

Do go and try the kebab, thank me later.

Oh yeah, the sitting area is also nice and cosy. Lots of tables to sit inside and enjoy the...

My daughter and I wanted to eat Turkish food on the last night before lockdown. We were out all day shopping and left things very late. We went to three different Turkish restaurants that refused us to sit down because of the cut off time. Our last try was a place that we had never tried before. They were very welcoming and seated us very quickly, took our order and had our food ready in no time. The meal was very tasty with large portions, cosy atmosphere and very friendly staff. We were the last customers of the night. We really appreciated the great food and hospitality at such a grim time in our country. We were very pleased that fate...