Grande. Eats : 330. Sofra Turkish Cafe & Restaurant

Sunday, October 11, 2009

330. Sofra Turkish Cafe & Restaurant

Sesame Bread @$3.80

Ka-bom....the bread seemed like it was blasted. Topped with sesame seeds, the sesame bread was served warm and even without any hummus, it was still good.

Vine Leave Roll @$4.40

Bro got puzzled and thought the vine leaves could not be eaten. Hey, how could it be? If the vine leaves are to be unwrapped from the measly bits of glutinous rice and pine nuts, what is left to 'nibble' on? We are not hamsters eh. The vine leaves looked sturdy like the lotus leaf but no, it was actually very soft. It was like eating fresh seaweed wrapped with glutinous rice.

Sofra Fish @$14.60

It wasn't dory fish as stated on the menu but tilapia. Drenched in the tomato base, fats from the tilapia fish made the sauce oily. Lemon was added and I felt it was a tad too sourish.

Beyti Kebap @$16.50

We opted for chicken fillings. Again, tomato sauce was drizzled over the kebap but less the sourness. A highly recommended dish by the waitress but disappointment set in after having a bite. Somewhat I felt the taste of the kebap would have been more evident without the tomato sauce. Where's my mayonnaise?

Doner Kebap Rice @$8.50

The chicken had a nice smoky flavour that complemented with the slightly sticky rice. To balance the meal, a generous portion of the chunky bits of salsa accompanied the chicken kebap.

We also ordered Turkish iced apple tea @$2.80 each which tasted a tad too sweet and we had to add water to make it not-so-sweet. Overall bill was about $68+ for 5 pax. We shared 3 mains. It seemed like Turkish food used a considerable amount of tomatoes. As much as it is a healthy green, having too much of it at a go will just dampen the desire for more tastes.