Falafel Sandwich
Konak Meze

Konak Meze

11 Mount Parade, Harrogate, United Kingdom

Wine • Coffee • Mexican • Turkish


"We had heard good reviews and so were looking forward to dining at Konak but unfortunately my expectations were not met. We arrived to find that there were dining rooms at Konak but there was only one open and felt very like we were dining in our front room, tables were cramped together and we were asked to give the server our coats as so we would not take too much room, decor was like an old fashioned tea room with doilies on the table and when the plates, salt and pepper and candle were on the table there was room for nothing else, and tables were so close together we could easily listen to the next tables conversation. I felt so uncomfortable I really could have and prefer that we had left and went else where without even giving it a try but as we wanted to give it a try we stayed all be it uncomfortable. I chose the Turkish sausages which when they arrived looked like it was one large sausage pre made and sliced into not traditional sausages that I thought it would have been it was not very hot nor tasty nor spicy and for main ordered the lamb meatballs. Because this dish was made and cooked to order there was at leAst a minute wait following the starter and was so hot that it had just came out of the oven that as the table was so small was fairly dangerous to sit with in front of me all I wanted to do was get it eaten and get out. Unfortunately it was not an option to eat fast and get out as it was so hot and so we ended up arguing over the dishes, left most of the main and paid and left. In hind sight I should have gone with first impressions and left the restaurant when they seated me on another couples knees at the start ! I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for an up to date modern style Turkish meal but perhaps for someone looking for an at homely feel very traditional Turkish meal."

The Golden Boat Chinese Takeaway

The Golden Boat Chinese Takeaway

24 Queen St, CA11 7XD, Eden, United Kingdom

Asian • Coffee • Chinese • Fast Food


"Dropped into The Hideout whilst on a few days away in The Lake District, there were four of us and we fancied a quick cuppa but unfortunately there was nothing timely about this place. We chose a table and sat down, previous customers dirty cups still on the table we sat at did not get cleared away.Two lads working behind the counter, two customers already in, one lad working there was busy rushing around not getting much accomplished, the other was busying himself with some Tupperware boxes, even though no customers were being served anything from them. After about twenty five minutes the first of our 2 coffees arrived, the kids were still waiting for their milkshakes which were sitting half-made behind the counter, had I discovered then the amount of bluebottles that infested the place we 'd probably have declined them!After no less than half an hour one of the lads who worked there came rushing back through the café door carrying Oreos and Kinder Buenos from a shop next door, he then proceeded to put these in the blender with the liquid from the half made glasses of milkshake off the counter before bringing them over for the kids, as it turned out, blending milk and biscuits passes as a milkshake, and takes half an hour! As we were on our holidays we didn 't complain but really should have as the time taken to serve us was beyond belief for what needed to be done.Before leaving i decided to quickly nip to the loo, was rather confused when the door named 'toilet ' led me into the kitchen, I then spotted the toilet which was absolutely swarming with bluebottles and a full fly strip of them hanging in the corner. As this room is adjacent to the kitchen I am certain these flies pose a risk to the food also. In a word disgusting, i would not come back in here again. As I was walking away I noted that two new customers were sitting at the table we just vacated, they now had both our dirty cups and the previous punters adorning their space!Aptly named 'The Hideout ' ...I think the owners should be in hiding."

Jordan Valley

Jordan Valley

8 Nicolson Street, EH8 9DH, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

Asian • Vegan • Coffee • Vegetarian


"On my sister 's last day in Edinburgh and on her way to the airport, I took her to visit this tea store this morning at 10:00 sharp. Since it seemed to be not open yet (although the working hours are from 10:00) we lightly knocked on the door to attract the attention of the people inside. What happened next was a very young man with a long hair, obviously a worker of this place, opening the door, blocking our way inside and yelling at us in a disrespectful and unfriendly manner. He screamed something along the lines of don 't you dare touch the door again, we are not open yet and when we asked when will the store be open because we were on our way to the airport and wanted to buy a lot of tea gifts for our friends and family, he started raising his voice again. He continued repeating you can go inside only when I tell you to go inside, don 't touch the door yourselves , nudging us to leave the store 's door front, which we eventually did. We don 't usually leave negative reviews but this was a really unpleasant and embarrassing situation, especially because she was my guest in Edinburgh and her experience was an amazing one before this morning. Prior to this situation I was a very loyal buyer at the Jordan Valley tea shop and I had enjoyed many times the hospitality of an elderly and a very friendly person working there. However, the young man 's behavior this morning was odd to say the least and this is definitely not the way people should be treated where they want to spend their money. For all the reasons mentioned above, I will not buy tea in this store anymore. The purpose of this review was to warn others of how disrespectful unfortunately they are and suggest you go to some other tea shop."