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La Turka Bistro

La Turka Bistro

168 Monton Road, Salford, United Kingdom

Turkish • European • Vegetarian • Mediterranean


"My partner and I visited La Turka last night for his birthday meal we had never been to Monton before and the restaurant was recommended to us by a friend, but sadly we wished we’d have gone else where. When we entered, the guy...at the door pointed to a table for us to go and sit at (initial red flag as ideally he should’ve walked us over with menus, but not a huge deal) it then took a good minutes for someone to bring menus over. We arrived at so the restaurant wasn’t busy at this point. We both ordered cocktails, which I hate to say were possibly the worst cocktails we’ve ever had. I had a mojito and my partner had a Singapore Sling. My mojito had about cubes of ice in it this should ideally have been packed with crushed ice. The drink was actually quite warm (room temp) and was sooo sweet it tasted like sugar water. I couldn’t drink it, which is a shame because we would’ve ordered a few cocktails! Our untouched cocktails sat on the table for a good mins with no check backs made, so my partner flagged over a waiter and asked for them to take his cocktail away and he ordered a beer instead. The waitress didn’t ask if my cocktail was ok, nor did she offer another drink so I just stuck to water. The staff did remove the cocktails from our bill in the end, but I think it may be useful to get some easy to follow bar specs or training manuals made, just to make sure that each drink going out is of a good standard. Food wise we ordered a sharing platter to start, which was ok to pick at, but nothing special. It was bland, dry and looked like no love had gone into it. For mains I had the Adana Kofte, which was nice. However, my partner had the garlic and chilli King Prawns which were served with SPROUTS?!? We were confused, a Turkish menu with seasonal veg consisting of broccoli, carrots and sprouts? It just doesn’t go. Maybe with the prawn dish roasted peppers/onion etc might be better? I’m not sure if this was left over veg from Christmas or if this is the norm, but it seems the menus identity is a tad lost and could perhaps benefit from being reduced slightly. Service overall wasn’t the best though the main waitress we had was lovely. We found that we were waiting a long time with empty plates on both courses before the plates were cleared, yet the majority of the staff were stood around the front door area leaning and chatting to one another. No check backs were made whilst we were eating, this is a small detail that goes a long way as well as asking if we wanted any more drinks etc. We didn’t fancy sticking around for dessert or more drinks so we got the bill and went to find a bar further down the road. I really am disappointed by this visit as it was a special occasion and our first visit to Monton, but I do feel like these issues can be easily resolved with a bit of staff training and honing in on the steps of service."

Clays Of Broseley

Clays Of Broseley

67 High Street, TF12 5EX, Shropshire, United Kingdom

Soup • Fish • Seafood • Fast Food


"we wanted to visit the midlands and family for the first time since Christmas and in the frame of the visit I decided that we would take my mother for a nice Sunday dinner. she lives in telford and I am not familiar with the contrary so that I am on tripadvisor for ideas. I mean, I was looking for restaurants in Telford and sorted by rating; clays of broseley was the best from the list and that was what I booked. it is about a minute drive from my mother place through a beautiful shropshire landscape. we arrived in broseley a little early and found a parking space right in front of the restaurant. we were invited to take place on the terrace while they opened and had some drinks. I had a fantastic homemade limonade with glittering water, my mother had a Rhabarb juice that was so delicious that we were strolling home with us and my wife had a very nice pot tee. we had booked a table that had been placed in the restaurant for us, but we were offered the table on the terrace for lunch, which we liked to accept as the weather was perfect. we all ordered from the midday card, which for two courses and for three courses was a fantastic bargain. I ordered salmon and hake meatcakes with delicate brokolli, spargas and a white wine sauce and my wife and mother both ordered the beef Sirloin roast dinner. I was so impressed with eating. honestly, this restaurant lives up to all reviews. the ingredients were fresh and tasty and not refined as they get some places. to dessert my mother and I both had the rhubarb and custard' and playful plate that rhubarb compott, gelee, vanilla cream and small mygues combined crazy. the perfect end for every afternoon. during the meal were the employees (I'm sorry to say that I didn't get their names) attentive and friendly. our month old sohn, henry, has a stinking cold and has teethed, so was not on his best behavior, but the staff was fantastic with him. They even went so far that they broke out one of their dogs, a beautiful, huge dog called barney, for henry's entertainment. to cover everything, and this is great for parents of small children, they had a full baby change unit, complete with diapers, wipes and unhappy bags! I can honestly say I've never seen this before. all in all, for three nets, two desserts and drinks, the bill came less than unnecessary to say, I intend to visit again when we are close. I really can't wait."