Lamb and chicken shish, adana kofte and wings over lumpwood charcoal

Shish and mixed grill

Lamb shish from the leg, chicken shish from the thigh, adana kofte minced with red pepper and chilli, wings and lamb chops, all on skewers over a long charcoal grill. In a wrap, as a plate with rice and salad, or as the mixed grill.

A mixed grill tray of lamb shish, chicken shish, kofte and chicken wings with grilled pepper and tomato, rice, salad, flatbread and sauces

The grill is a metre and a half of lumpwood charcoal under a steel hood at the back of the shop, lit at half past three. Everything on this page is cooked on it on a skewer: it takes eight minutes rather than three, and that is the difference you can taste from the door.

Lamb shish is leg, cubed and marinated overnight with onion juice, olive oil and pul biber. Chicken shish is thigh, which stays wet over coals in a way breast does not. Adana kofte is lamb minced with red pepper, chilli and tail fat, pressed onto flat skewers by hand. Wings are marinated in yoghurt and paprika. Peppers and tomatoes go on the end skewers and come with every plate.

Have any of them in a wrap with salad and sauce, as a plate with bulgur or rice, salad and bread, or as the mixed grill: lamb shish, chicken shish, a kofte, four wings, rice, salad, bread and two sauces for £15.50, which feeds one very hungry person or two reasonable ones.

What you get

  • Lumpwood charcoal, lit at 3:30pm
  • Lamb leg and chicken thigh, marinated overnight
  • Adana kofte pressed by hand
  • Grilled peppers and tomatoes with every plate
  • The mixed grill for £15.50
  • Allergen codes on every line

What it costs

Chicken shish wrap £8.50, lamb shish £9.50, adana kofte £8.50; plates with rice and salad from £11.50; the mixed grill £15.50. The menu has every price with its allergen codes; the builder prices a wrap, two sauces and chips before you ring.

Questions about shish and mixed grill

How long does a shish take?

About eight minutes on the coals, more at midnight on a Saturday. The website and the phone tell you the wait.

Is the adana spicy?

Medium: red pepper and chilli flakes. Ask for it mild and we use the mild pepper.

Build it, see the price, then ring.

Pitta, wrap, lahmacun or a box; doner, shish, kofte or falafel; two sauces and chips. The builder gives the price before you pick up the phone, and it is the same at 2am as at 4pm.