Gallipoli Bazaar - Islington

What a wonderful meal we had here. it was a nice warm evening and we were out on a table. we had no reservation, but because it was 7 o'clock on a Friday, we were lucky to have a table. we chose to dress up the mix and after a few minutes was our table full of small dishes with wonderful food. we were full, but the courts no longer came. eating is very genuine and service very friendly and efficient! with beer they expect 20/25£.

It is a very average Turkish joint, so don't expect too much. but the moussaka is very good, well balanced, so do not miss it if they have random hunger in the upper street

We went there with a group of 10 people. We ordered meze and main course. I didn't get to taste every meze but all of them looked ok. I didn't like the bread they brought with the meze it was basically regular bread. A home made hot flat bread would have been nicer. For the main course I had calamari it comes with greens and salad and two different souces. It was ok food. I think if you go there you might wanna eat vegetarian food or the kebabs. The portions was huge. So the food is filling. I would go there for lunch it is so crowded and small for dinner. The main courses are around 8-10 pounds so it is a cheap eat. The service was very quick though. The staff was very friendly as well.

Great value and friendly staff. Broad bean starter and lamb dishes particularly good. Lively atmosphere.

I think quite soon we may die form an overdose of Turkish food, but that is the future and we are enjoying it whilst we can. There are many Turkish restaurants on Upper Street, which are proper restaurants, as we know them rather than the traditional Ocakbasi you may be familiar with in Dalston. Gallipoli is the first in a trio of restaurants that occupies a small part of Upper Street close to St Mary's Church. I've walked past this trio so many times, with it in my mind to sample what they had to offer inside. To say Gallipoli is eclectic inside is an understatement. Lamps, car number plates, bowls all hang from the ceiling. The walls are covered with old and new photos from Turkey. Yes it is a tad tacky, but somehow it does work very well. I felt very comfortable here. At lunchtimes they have a two course menu for £7.50p. A bargain, as a lot of the mains are a tad more than that. So we delved in with some starters and mains. My starter was a simple bean salad, which would have been