Oven East

Had a lovely evening at Oven East on a cold Sunday evening!. Visited Oven East with the family and our eldest (3 years old) had a blast cooking with Jay (Owner and Chef) at Oven East making own Mince Pide. We tried something new Içli Köfte (Turkish Stuffed Meatball) OMG so tasty, really nice and the accompanying homemade Garlic and chilli sauces were delicious. We had Iskender which was beautiful and not coated in huge amounts of butter, just lovely. Buttery rice - yum the kids loved that including the Pide, they also tucked into the Iskender. All the bread was homemade and tasty. We got lucky and were offered complimentary dessert of Revani which is beautiful semolina cake with almonds sugar syrup and shredded coconut garnished on top. We also got to try a slice of Pistachio cheesecake - yum. Felt very spoilt, great atmosphere, seriously recommend, will be going back for sure. Thanks for your hospitality Jay. Azi/Zulfi and the kids!

Oven East is quickly becoming somewhat of a Leytonstone institution. Top quality and innovative dishes (the owner Jay likes to do things a bit differently) differentiate this from your standard kebab shop. On the times I've visited the service has been top notch and owner Jay puts his heart and soul into his work and food meaning the standards haven't slipped. On one visit I brought my mum who is vegan - Jay dished out some of the best falafels she's ever tasted (her words) - for a vegan of 40+ years that is quite an achievement - kudos! Not much else left to say apart from support local and get down there.