Twice a week for brunch! (Efes Kebab (Warsaw))

Member Name: dangaroo

Product:	Efes Kebab (Warsaw)
Date:	12/10/08 (100 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Delicious food, nice staff, posh surroundings

Disadvantages: A little dearer than most

Efes kebab is not the one featured in the photograph, there are two which go by the same name in Warsaw but are in different parts of the city and have no connection to each other what so ever.

The Efes kebab that I'm reviewing can be found at the following address:

ul. Francuska 1
Praga Poludnie

Taking a left at Rondo Waszyngtona and just a few minutes away from rougher parts of the Praga region of Warsaw, you will find yourself in a completely different world - Saska Kepa, tree-lined narrow streets, low level housing and plenty of shops, the kind of street you would expect to find in a small village in rural Britain or Germany. This area hosts several top notch restaurants which remain relatively unknown outside of the area and is close to expensive housing and a large proportion of the city's embassies.

The majority of kebabs served in the city are both designed to be relatively cheap and also to suit the tastes of locals, considering eating lamb is almost unheard of - that means that chicken is the main kebab meat and is then mixed with a kind of cabbagey mixture, not bad but soon becomes a bit boring for your average foreigner.

This place differs however, it serves up generous portions of lamb meat, with lettuce, tomato and a choice of a spicy or mild sauce, wrapped in deliciously soft Armenian 'lavash' which is also heated up, occaisonally a corner or so will be a little charred and this makes it even more tasty!

The majority of workers in kebab shops in Poland tend to be muslim males coming anywhere from Yemen, Turkey, Afghanistan, Syria or Iran and a fair proportion of them are en-route from Russia or Istanbul to Germany or the UK whilst trying to sort out paperwork or acquiring residence of some kind. Some are family businesses, the exception is the occasional kebab shop with a native working in, who tend to be burly, surly and badly paid women.. but this place wins full points again as it has quite a collection of totty fighting over who will hand you your kebab.

All this luxury of good products and attractive staff, comes at a cost - the lavash version of the kebab costs 11zl (2.40) while the one in cheaper bread costs 9zl (2 quid), about 40% extra than your average kebab in the city but well worth the investment, you'll be pleased when you bite into one of these!

Summary: Well worth it 10/10!