The comfortable and contemporary Istanbul Meze Bar in Cleveland Street offers diners the various delights of Turkish cuisine. Exotic flavours wafting out of the large charcoal grill laid out at the end of the restaurant whet the appetite with the promise of succulent kebabs.

Enjoy mezze of chickpeas and sesame seed paste, cod roe pate with olive oil, parsley salad, stuffed grape leaves, grilled goat's cheese, fried squid and king prawns with chilli pepper. Then move on to lamb kofte, grilled aubergine stuffed with minced lamb, chef's speciality minced lamb and chicken kebab, chargrilled chicken breast with garlic sauce and chargrilled sea bass fillet. You could also try imam bayildi, aubergine stuffed with tomatoes, onions and peppers and served with rice and yoghurt, or lokma kebab, fillet of lamb mixed with herbs, wrapped in lamb's fat and grilled over charcoal. Choice of baklawa, kunefe, shredded filo pastry with cheese, or Turkish rice pudding with cinnamon ice cream makes for a satisfactory conclusion to the meal. A glass of white or red Turkish wine complements the menu selection.