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[Get Real!]

Most GC's wouldn't even step a foot into a place that is TC/Turkish owned. Well done mate.

I can't agree with that... if there's one thing we have no qualms about it’s your cuisine.

I'd happily step into any Turkish, Syrian, Lebanese, or Egyptian restaurant. East Med. cuisine is the best in the world!

[MR-from-NG]

Most GC's wouldn't even step a foot into a place that is TC/Turkish owned. Well done mate.

I can't agree with that... if there's one thing we have no qualms about it’s your cuisine.

I'd happily step into any Turkish, Syrian, Lebanese, or Egyptian restaurant. East Med. cuisine is the best in the world!

That's good to hear M. All the more reason for us TC's to be part of your Cypriot community, at least we can offer you decent food You always go on about the simplest solution to the Cyprus problem being our repatriation, well just think what lovely, delicious food you'd be missing out on

[B25]

Was up in Queensland recently once again for a couple of days. But rather than stay in Brisbane which is a fine city, this time I went a little further than Gold Beach, Marcoola, and Sunshine Coast. I stayed for 3 days in a place called Noosa.

Now Noosa was a most incredible place. I wish I could just stay there and do nothing but trek through the National Parks and just be an out and out beach bum vegetable. But my son and daughter were up, so I took them to Warner Bros Movie World and Seaworld on the Gold Coast. Bloody expensive but the twins really had a ball, and so did I aside from the exhaustion which was taking its toll.

Anyway, last night, I was driving around the Gold Coast, around Mermaid Beach looking for a restaurant to eat out and came across a fine Turkish Restaurant. Being an inquisitive type of person, I look up their website and read their menu and notice that they have a number of Cypriot Dishes. So I do a U Turn and back I go to the restaurant.

Turns out that the owners were Cypriots (TCs) from Limniti. I order meals for myself and the children - a Banquet Meze and a nice Australian Wine.

Began some chats with the owner and eventually invited him over to my table and we broke bread together and drank some more wine.

Really nice family and the food was fantastic, especially the Sheftali and Grilled Halloumi was divine. The food just kept coming.

The highlight was the Paklava and Cream Kataifi with candles to celebrate my twins birthday. So glad I managed to be with them on their 4th.

This evening, the twins were on a QANTAS flight back to Adelaide. Yes they do travel on their own (they are only 4) and they are clocking the frequent flyer miles.

I did my bit for peace and reconciliation. But seriously, the restaurant was FANTASTIC, food was very CYPRIOT, GREEK and TURKISH, and the nice TC family (parents and son) were very classy and distinguished people as far as I was concerned and we had a great little parea going.

Love Turkish food.

I wonder how many times they gobbed in your food when they realised you were a rum.

[MR-from-NG]

Was up in Queensland recently once again for a couple of days. But rather than stay in Brisbane which is a fine city, this time I went a little further than Gold Beach, Marcoola, and Sunshine Coast. I stayed for 3 days in a place called Noosa.

Now Noosa was a most incredible place. I wish I could just stay there and do nothing but trek through the National Parks and just be an out and out beach bum vegetable. But my son and daughter were up, so I took them to Warner Bros Movie World and Seaworld on the Gold Coast. Bloody expensive but the twins really had a ball, and so did I aside from the exhaustion which was taking its toll.

Anyway, last night, I was driving around the Gold Coast, around Mermaid Beach looking for a restaurant to eat out and came across a fine Turkish Restaurant. Being an inquisitive type of person, I look up their website and read their menu and notice that they have a number of Cypriot Dishes. So I do a U Turn and back I go to the restaurant.

Turns out that the owners were Cypriots (TCs) from Limniti. I order meals for myself and the children - a Banquet Meze and a nice Australian Wine.

Began some chats with the owner and eventually invited him over to my table and we broke bread together and drank some more wine.

Really nice family and the food was fantastic, especially the Sheftali and Grilled Halloumi was divine. The food just kept coming.

The highlight was the Paklava and Cream Kataifi with candles to celebrate my twins birthday. So glad I managed to be with them on their 4th.

This evening, the twins were on a QANTAS flight back to Adelaide. Yes they do travel on their own (they are only 4) and they are clocking the frequent flyer miles.

I did my bit for peace and reconciliation. But seriously, the restaurant was FANTASTIC, food was very CYPRIOT, GREEK and TURKISH, and the nice TC family (parents and son) were very classy and distinguished people as far as I was concerned and we had a great little parea going.

Love Turkish food.

I wonder how many times they gobbed in your food when they realised you were a rum.

Is that what they do to us when we visit Greek/GC restaurants? One of my favourite restaurants is Vrisaki. I am very close to the owner and his waiters. I have been eating there since the early 90's, am I now to suspect they have been doing this all along? Would you spit in anyones food? How warped and sick one must be to do that to anyone regardless of their race, colour religion? Come on B25, you cant be that bad, can you?

[zan]

Can't remember the name of the shop but there is a GC butchers in green lanes (haven't been there for a long while) does the best bulgur koftes ever.

[MR-from-NG]

Can't remember the name of the shop but there is a GC butchers in green lanes (haven't been there for a long while) does the best bulgur koftes ever.

Hi Zan,

Long time no see no speak. Try Aroma in Green Lanes Palmers Green. The lady is called Nitsa or Litsa. You have to order in advance and ask them to make the kofte with lamb, otherwise it will be pork. Not that I don't eat pork but lamb is so much better. Enjoy.

[zan]

Can't remember the name of the shop but there is a GC butchers in green lanes (haven't been there for a long while) does the best bulgur koftes ever.

Hi Zan,

Long time no see no speak. Try Aroma in Green Lanes Palmers Green. The lady is called Nitsa or Litsa. You have to order in advance and ask them to make the kofte with lamb, otherwise it will be pork. Not that I don't eat pork but lamb is so much better. Enjoy.

Thanks mate. Will give it a go. My mum used to make excellent ones as well but too much work for her now. Tried having her just instruct me but you know what mums are like. Hope you are well mate.

[DT.]

Can't remember the name of the shop but there is a GC butchers in green lanes (haven't been there for a long while) does the best bulgur koftes ever.

Opposite Demos supermarket!! I remember that place. Have an uncle in Chingford and we'd always stop there to buy the meat for souvla on the way to his house. His order was priceless...."re Andrea, 3Kg lamb for souvla, make sure its female" and Andreas would reply.."re Costi? You gonna fuck it or cook it?"

[Maximus]

Was up in Queensland recently once again for a couple of days. But rather than stay in Brisbane which is a fine city, this time I went a little further than Gold Beach, Marcoola, and Sunshine Coast. I stayed for 3 days in a place called Noosa.

Now Noosa was a most incredible place. I wish I could just stay there and do nothing but trek through the National Parks and just be an out and out beach bum vegetable. But my son and daughter were up, so I took them to Warner Bros Movie World and Seaworld on the Gold Coast. Bloody expensive but the twins really had a ball, and so did I aside from the exhaustion which was taking its toll.

Anyway, last night, I was driving around the Gold Coast, around Mermaid Beach looking for a restaurant to eat out and came across a fine Turkish Restaurant. Being an inquisitive type of person, I look up their website and read their menu and notice that they have a number of Cypriot Dishes. So I do a U Turn and back I go to the restaurant.

Turns out that the owners were Cypriots (TCs) from Limniti. I order meals for myself and the children - a Banquet Meze and a nice Australian Wine.

Began some chats with the owner and eventually invited him over to my table and we broke bread together and drank some more wine.

Really nice family and the food was fantastic, especially the Sheftali and Grilled Halloumi was divine. The food just kept coming.

The highlight was the Paklava and Cream Kataifi with candles to celebrate my twins birthday. So glad I managed to be with them on their 4th.

This evening, the twins were on a QANTAS flight back to Adelaide. Yes they do travel on their own (they are only 4) and they are clocking the frequent flyer miles.

I did my bit for peace and reconciliation. But seriously, the restaurant was FANTASTIC, food was very CYPRIOT, GREEK and TURKISH, and the nice TC family (parents and son) were very classy and distinguished people as far as I was concerned and we had a great little parea going.

Love Turkish food.

I wonder how many times they gobbed in your food when they realised you were a rum.

Is that what they do to us when we visit Greek/GC restaurants? One of my favourite restaurants is Vrisaki. I am very close to the owner and his waiters. I have been eating there since the early 90's, am I now to suspect they have been doing this all along? Would you spit in anyones food? How warped and sick one must be to do that to anyone regardless of their race, colour religion? Come on B25, you cant be that bad, can you?

How bad is spitting in someone's food compared to the demand for apartheid and then ethnically cleansing, evicting GC's from the northern third of their country and stealing their business' and property because of their race/colour/religion or whatever? How warped and sick one must be to do that?

If the TC's can do that, lie and believe that they are justified and right in their criminal backwards behavior occupying Cyprus, they can spit in your food without a second thought.

Shame really I think this, because I like Turkish food too and it is a thought that keeps me away from dining or being parted with my money to a Turk, full stop.

[zan]

Can't remember the name of the shop but there is a GC butchers in green lanes (haven't been there for a long while) does the best bulgur koftes ever.

Opposite Demos supermarket!! I remember that place. Have an uncle in Chingford and we'd always stop there to buy the meat for souvla on the way to his house. His order was priceless...."re Andrea, 3Kg lamb for souvla, make sure its female" and Andreas would reply.."re Costi? You gonna fuck it or cook it?"

Sounds very much like the place DT. Last time I went was with my GC mate. I invited him over for a barbecue and the bastard took over and made me go GC. I do remember we got a lot for our money also.