Etci Mehmet 

Based a short walk from Oxford Road Station, Etci Mehmet is a classic sit-down Turkish restaurant, hugely popular with students and city workers alike. What you’ll find beneath the red verandas is, primarily, beef. Excellent beef, served Turkish style. It’s not for nothing that Etci Mehmet has been rated the UK’s number one Turkish steakhouse. 

But it’s not all red meat, the wide-ranging menu covers everything your party might want to sample, from dips and starters through to some absolutely colossal mains. The highest priority here is the Etci Special Steak – thinly sliced medallions of grass-fed, high-quality, organic beef cooked in clarified butter and served with a subtle helping of bread and cheese. However, you also need to check out the ‘Gold’ section. And we’re talking literal gold. The steaks and burgers are genuinely covered in 24-carat gold. No surprise that they’re a wildly popular choice for couples on date nights. 

If lamb is more your thing, you can get a full rack of chargrilled spring lamb, or a few delicate chops. Then there’s the grilled salmon and the spicy giant meatball to try. Everything here is big, bold and memorable. They don’t do things by halves down at Etci Mehmet.

The popular steakhouse has more than earned its keep on Oxford Road, attracting people from miles around due to its delicious food and flamboyant service. If you’re looking for a grill to remember, make it Etci.