Ocakbasi Charcoal Bar

Looking at this place from the outside, you might not want to try! However, the food speaks for itself and it is tasty and well cooked. The charcoal flavours and rice are fragrant and tasty. Worth trying to see if you will be just as addicted as me now.

This quaint little Turkish restaurant sits inconspicuously at the end of a parade of shops situated near the junction of High Street Edgware/​Station Road.
This business started life around six months ago (summer 09) as Clay Plate where they focussed on clay-​oven based dishes like turkish pizza, Pide, Lahmacun and Meze dishes.
They have recently re-​branded as ‘Ocakbasi’, done away with the clay oven and replaced it with a Charcoal Grill. Although I was a big fan of their previous set-​up, the re-​brand is a very welcome change with a focus on grilled meat and kebab dishes.
Décor is quaint, perhaps a little eccentric, with lampshades fashioned from old kitchen utensils, but the atmosphere is pleasant. Waitresses are way above benchmark, and me and my friends all have our favourites!
Prices for an evening meal sit in the £10-£20 range but i’ve never been for dinner. You can usually pick up a decent lunch in here for less than a fiver including a drink.
Definitely recommended for Edgware locals and visitors alike.
Do it.