Best kebab in dublin

AverageJoe82

Hi just wondering does anyone know or have any suggestions where the best Kebab is sold in dublin, its friday so its take away day and have a kebab in mind and dont mind travelling around dublin to get it.

copacetic

Zaytoons on Camden street is the best by quite a bit.

AverageJoe82

I used to live at top of camden street 10years ago and cant remember the place, as was usually pissed walking up the street after a night out

saintsaltynuts

Iskander's Dame St. for me.

latenia

Passion 4 Food on Clanbrassil St is the best or in the centre Mezza on Parliament St is better than Zaytoon.

starviewadams

Zaytoon besides Cassidy's on Camden Street is my favourite.

nlgbbbblth

Mezza on Parliament St - just up from Zaytoon. Go for chicken shish plate meal.

fatbhoy

Kababish on Clambrasil Street is the best for me. The chicken shish is what I get - looaads of proper chicken. Ask for extra tomato and onion though. This place is good for Pakastani food.

anto9

Zaytoon on Parliment Street for the best Lamb Kebab and pitsa bread .Their Coffie is also good .Will be back in Dublin after a few years soon and looking forward to going there again .

Slydice

saintsaltynuts wrote: »

Iskander's Dame St. for me.

I had a Donner Kebab there the other night after a few pints. Bejaysus but it was dripping in grease. Didn't stop me though especially after the pints

Haven't been to Zaytoons in a good while. Compared to Iskander's, I remember it being less greasey, way bigger but more expensive.

Axolotl

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

Mezza on Parliament St - just up from Zaytoon. Go for chicken shish plate meal.

I always go for Mezze myself- at least as nice as (if not nicer than) Zaytoon, and far cheaper.

Minier81

Zaytoon (Parliament St and Camden St) all the way :-)

Larsso30

iskandeers for me too.

Triangular

2 fridays ago I had a zaytoons. It was absolute dog crap in a kebab. The meat was like rubber, I could hardly eat it becasue my jaw was literally getting sore from chewing. So I left it. I did go in at silly o clock and have since been told that they take out the cheap stuff for the drunks, which in a business sense, makes sense. But i wasn't drunk.

So last friday, I decided to go for Iskanders and it was much better. Although it wasn't exactly michelin star better, the meat was edible and noway near as chewy as zaytoons.

Rhand

Alas, Dublin has no good kebabshops

Must be one of the things I miss most from my homecountry, a proper kebab. I don't get it why they don't use proper bread for kebabs here, seeing as it's mostly Middle Easterners anyway who own the kebabshops so they should be able to produce that.
No, it's always that crappy, spongy shammy look-a-like excuse of bread they use.Halfway through the meal the whole table is covered in bits of meat and lettuce because your "bread" is falling apart.

Or I must have had really bad luck and visited the only places in Dublin and Leixlip where they don't use a proper bread.

Bray Header

Did you try Zaytoon?

They bake the bread to order there, and it's as authentic and tasy

Monday night, I get off the bus from work, and treat myself to a Zaytoon (Sober). The only place in Ireland I'd eat a kebab sober, their Chicken Shish is unbelievable!

Rhand

Bray Header wrote: »

Did you try Zaytoon?

They bake the bread to order there, and it's as authentic and tasy

Monday night, I get off the bus from work, and treat myself to a Zaytoon (Sober). The only place in Ireland I'd eat a kebab sober, their Chicken Shish is unbelievable!

Granted, I haven't. As I see everybody (or almost everybody) recommending this place, I'll give Dublin kebab one last chance

Beefy78

I've got to say that I do like Iskanders. Don't do it very often and I'm on a diet now so will be doing it even less going forward but there's something about their kebabs which I really like.

It never seems too busy in there and you can always grab a seat if you don't want to dive straight into a cab. Both of those are bonuses.

Marty McFly

Rhand wrote: »

Granted, I haven't. As I see everybody (or almost everybody) recommending this place, I'll give Dublin kebab one last chance

Good man , just dont try it in the a.m hours of the night were you will get it full of drunks .

I myself think Zatytoons is number 1 by quite a bit, now I do like Ikanders aswell but its is a step down and a bit more greasy but still has its place.

copacetic

Rhand wrote: »

Granted, I haven't. As I see everybody (or almost everybody) recommending this place, I'll give Dublin kebab one last chance

Zaytoon tends to be busy early evening with Middle Eastern family's which seems like a good sign. I notice that generally the take bread and all the fixings to the table and make them up themselves.

18danielstreet

Well, I have to hand it to Passion4Food on Clanbrassil St.

Breads are cooked per order, and the veg is always fresh and crisp.



Note to mods. I am not a journalist, just someone who lives around the corner and knows how good their kebabs are. Interesting how clannish you guys are.

Might be worth an article!



retroboy

Gordon

18danielstreet wrote: »

Note to mods. I am not a journalist, just someone who lives around the corner and knows how good their kebabs are. Interesting how clannish you guys are.

Welcome to boards! Not sure why you would have got a message about being a journalist, but we're all happy to have you here

Although I cannot believe that any place is better than Iskanders. No no no, chicken shwarma me any time!

AverageJoe82

I know well!! What have i started with this tread, But for the love of finding the Holy Grail of kebab's I had to do it!

18danielstreet

If it is the Grail you seek, then you should definitely check out Passion4Food.

Yes, I agree with Gordon, Iskander's is good, very consistent.

Zaytoon's can be a bit hit or miss.

But, P4F is actually worth making a visit. (If you can get a seat!)

retroboy

AverageJoe82

18danielstreet wrote: »

If it is the Grail you seek, then you should definitely check out Passion4Food.

Yes, I agree with Gordon, Iskander's is good, very consistent.

Zaytoon's can be a bit hit or miss.

But, P4F is actually worth making a visit. (If you can get a seat!)

retroboy

Yes i think that is my first point of call on saturday evening after the beer festival in the RDS

noddy78779

Passion 4 food on cranbrassil street are the best kebabs ive had thus far in Dublin. The best mixed and Chicken Kebabs are in P4F imo

Portions are nice and big enough to fill a very hungry belly. Prices are good also..

Would never usually touch zaytoon as they are never consistent. Iskanders used to do lovely kebabs but havent been there in a while since they are overpriced for relatively small portions. Never been to Mezza, although they have a good reputation from what I've heard.

If you were to ever trust me on one thing boardsies (if you can :P), give P4F a try, you wont regret it

Rhand

Went last night to Zaytoons, completely full so I decided to go to the new place in Talbot Street (Istanbul or something?). I still regret it, it's crap.

The sauce was so runny, I could drink it no problem. The meat was okay, but the combination of the runny sauce and the crappy bread (its not even bread, its just a wrap of some sorts) made it a bad experience.
And the amount of salt on the fries...

And for those who are tired of my whining, this is the sort of kebab Im used to: http://oi46.tinypic.com/f2t47l.jpg

Passenger

Mezza, next door to Zaytoon on Parliament st. do a very tasty kebab. Well worth trying.

uch

Ishmail's on Baggot st is savage, but I think he only opens at night

melekalikimaka

uch wrote: »

Ishmail's on Baggot st is savage, but I think he only opens at night

under rated big time.

zaytoon man myself, even have a loyalty card.

tried iskanders there again recently, never again, wasnt my cuppa at all, doner was nasty, chicken looked better tho

Warper

Rhand wrote: »

Went last night to Zaytoons, completely full so I decided to go to the new place in Talbot Street (Istanbul or something?). I still regret it, it's crap.

The sauce was so runny, I could drink it no problem. The meat was okay, but the combination of the runny sauce and the crappy bread (its not even bread, its just a wrap of some sorts) made it a bad experience.
And the amount of salt on the fries...

And for those who are tired of my whining, this is the sort of kebab Im used to: http://oi46.tinypic.com/f2t47l.jpg

No offense mate but that kebab looks rank.

Zaytoon is adequate, thats about it.

The Lamb Shish from Iskanders is the best in town, get the plate, u can make 2 kebabs with nice chillis too. It is lovely.

Quality of kebabs in Ireland are bad in general but then again they are in most countries.

Rhand

Warper wrote: »

No offense mate but that kebab looks rank.

This is a proper West-European kebab, as you find them in Belgium and Germany (amongst others).

Good quality bread, lots of veggies, delicious meat and a tasty sauce that doesn't turn the paper bag into something that falls apart if you gently blow at it.
And the size, atleast with this one you're properly filled.

But to be honest, your opinion "looks rank" doesn't mean much as quite honestly most fast food looks quite rank after a 10-minute bicycle ride home.

Taste it, then come back. I doubt you'll still sport the same opinion.

bl123

The Mezza next door to Zaytoon on Parliament Street is the best for kebabs in the city in my opinion.

AverageJoe82

Ok after been eating one kebab a week for the last few, I have to say PSF is the winner

trixyben

I'm not from Dublin myself but was there yesterday, after all the good reports I heard about Zaytoons we went in to the one on Parliament St, it was lunch time and it was pretty busy, i got a lamb and the OH got a chicken kebab, i am a kebab lover and couldnt wait for the fed!!

Tbh it was a real let down, the lamb meat was not nice at all, the chilli sauce was as watery and the portion sizes arent that big either, the bread was nearly uneatable it was so hard and chewy, when yer man was putting on the salad he put a little sprinkle of lettuce and red cabbage and before he put on the sauce i asked for more salad and he give me a dirtiest look ever!

So no I would defo not go back to it again might try that Isklanders next time or even the place next door to Zaytoons

ft9

No mention for Babylon? Crazy!

Neeson

ft9 wrote: »

No mention for Babylon? Crazy!

Just what I thought.

UrbanSea

I was just coming on to start this thread.

Had Zaytoon's for the first time last week. It was ok, won't be rushing back.

Iskanders wins every time for me, had the mixed kebab last night for the first time. The addition of tomatoes are a real beauty.

Must try Babylon, a certain poster here keeps recommending it.

Eggonyerface

UrbanSea wrote: »

I was just coming on to start this thread.

Had Zaytoon's for the first time last week. It was ok, won't be rushing back.

Iskanders wins every time for me, had the mixed kebab last night for the first time. The addition of tomatoes are a real beauty.

Must try Babylon, a certain poster here keeps recommending it.

Where is babylon? I had a lamb donner from passion for food a while ago after reading this thread and it was a bit of a let down. I had to take half the meat back out of my mouth because it was too fatty. If i go back I'll stick to the chicken

yoginindublin

would you know if any of these restaurants deliver? or are there any lebanese that delivers to the dublin 4 area?

Neeson

Eggonyerface wrote: »

Where is babylon? I had a lamb donner from passion for food a while ago after reading this thread and it was a bit of a let down. I had to take half the meat back out of my mouth because it was too fatty. If i go back I'll stick to the chicken

Wexford St.

Noffles

You are joking... even the worst kebab in a Holyhead kebab house can piss from a great height on any kebab served in the whole of Ireland!

Get a grip...

liffeylite

Dont agree with that at all! Most kebabs are much of a muchness wherever you go. But i have friends from the uk that love the kebabs in dublin because there are so many varieties here, not just your basic greasy hard donor meat common in most uk places.

liffeylite

yoginindublin wrote: »

would you know if any of these restaurants deliver? or are there any lebanese that delivers to the dublin 4 area?

There are quite a few places that do lebanese food. Search by cuisine on menupages.ie. As far as kebabs go, alot of people rate mezza in temple bar above zaytoon. Think its pretty much next door if you havent tried :-)

Eggonyerface

Neeson wrote: »

Eggonyerface wrote: »

Where is babylon? I had a lamb donner from passion for food a while ago after reading this thread and it was a bit of a let down. I had to take half the meat back out of my mouth because it was too fatty. If i go back I'll stick to the chicken

Wexford St.

Cheers. I can't picture it, is it new-ish? I might give it a go this afternoon!

waxon-waxoff

Zaytoon is good but expensive. Tasty Grill in Portobello do a good chicken shish. If yer heading for Zaytoon Camden St id recommend giving it a try.
Have not been to P4F or Mezza but after reading this ill gonna have to take a detour some day.

Worst kebab must be Ismael on Baggot St, even after a nights drinking the doner was inedible.

Scruffy Sandra

Noffles wrote: »

You are joking... even the worst kebab in a Holyhead kebab house can piss from a great height on any kebab served in the whole of Ireland!

Get a grip...

I've lived in the UK for four years now, many different places.

Zaytoon kebabs are the nicest I've tasted.

Second place was a kebab from a turkish place in Auckland, NZ, where they were smoking those yokes outside. But even that wasn't as nice as a Zaytoon kebab.

Neeson

Eggonyerface wrote: »

Cheers. I can't picture it, is it new-ish? I might give it a go this afternoon!

Tbh I don't know. I went there once and had a taco chip, not a kebab!

The Rotana Cafe on South Richmond Street in Portobello is the best I have had. Usually go to Zaytoons once a week but this place is far better albeit its pricier. You get what you pay for.

http://rotanacafe.ie/

pm1977x

Have been to Zaytoon on Parliament St. 3 or 4 times (due to convenience and so many great reviews from friends) but have yet to have a good kebab so gave up, they were consistently poor and seemed expensive for what I got - must give Mezza a go next time to compare

decob

Agree with Musa Quick Maple - Rotana Cafe is a quality spot - certainly if you want a nice kebab while sober.