Izgara

There was not much choice and the flavours and ingredients are generally the same; lamb, chicken, peppers, aubergine. The vegetables were average and slightly bland. The sides of rice felt not needed and was boring. However the lamb is cooked very well, the Incik (lamb shank) melts off the bone and was very very tender. Basically the meat was seasoned well and was very flavourful. Also I recommend the cold starter selection as the dips tasted natural rather than mass produced. And the bread is some of the best starter breads I’ve had and it was homemade as well. The meat and bread are the best, the sides and salad not so much.

Excellent Turkish restaurant.
Great food, service, ambiance and reasonably priced too!
In London for a few days to visit family and friends and was recommended to this restaurant. Would suggest you make a reservation as this place is apparently regularly packed. We only secured a table due to a last minute cancellation and definitely enjoyed our dining experience here.

Food is really nice. I, m not much of a foodie, but this was absolutely class. Simple ingredients, beautifully cooked, friendly staff, what more can I say. I’m only in London for 2 days, and will go back tomorrow.

I have to totally disagree with the other reviewer on their opinion of the Whetstone branch of Izgara. On the negative side the restaurant is quite small and consequently the tables are pretty packed in, however I have to question if this is such an awful restaurant with terrible service then why is it so consistently packed out? Even mid week when many of the other restaurants in Whetstone are sitting virtually empty Izgara is jammed. The reason is they serve simple well cooked delicious food (try the Kuzu Guveç its lovely) and they are very freindly, you are always greeted with a smile unlike the Finchley branch where the proprietors can sometimes come across a little unfriendly. The accusation that it is overpriced is only true when compared to a run of the mill kebab shop but to compare it to that is silly. Basically you can have a starter and a main a couple of beers each and a coffee and 2 of you will be totally stuffed for about £50, to me that is great value. The only thing I would advise avoiding is the mixed veg side which just appears to be boiled frozen mixed veg, hey ho, not everything can be perfect.

Awful restaurant, worst I’ve ever been to! Horrible, overpriced food and terrible service. Many nice restaurants in Whetstone, do not go here!

Izgara is a really famous restaurant. They proudly display all their clipings in front of the restaurant. We lived in this neighbourhood for 6 months before coming here and let me tell you it was really good.
I came in to this place in sporting attire and it is an upscale place and the servers still were extremely polite to me. I order a Mixed Meze dish of a few sides. It was the perfect size for me. The pilaki (beans in Olive oil) was really, really good, the Cacik was also great. Cacik is sort of the Turkish version of Tszaki sauce.
At Izgara, they also do a nice Turkish Apple tea, a real favourite of mine.
This is not an inexpensive place, more of a mid-​range place and I recommend wearing at least smart casual although when I came in shorts this summer, I may have felt out of place (understatement) but I still had a nice meal.