E. Mono Restaurant Kentish Town

I love chicken wings, but wings in London’s shops are usually deep fried in lots of batter which make them oily but flesh dry; or require a lot of sauce (BBQ, etc,) to enhance their flavour. I deliberately asked this shop not to add any sauce so that I could enjoy the flavour and crispy skins of grilled wings, plain. I was very satisfied. See the photo - the set which included bread, rice, salad and seven wings made a satisfying full meal for lunch. (Staff are very friendly)

Had fod here thursday night before a concert. Food was good l i had donar wrap husband had donar plate. Huge portions. Only down side was I asked for extra sauce as I don't like dry food but the donor wrap was dry think he might have missed understood me an thought I said no sauce. However it was tasty. Bread basket was very welcoming while you wait.

Amazing food! We dined at E. Mono for the first time a few years back and it was memorable enough that we came again! The staff is very nice and welcoming. I went for the Adana Kofte Iskender which was fabulous! It looks spicy but isn’t (although I’m a huge fan of spice!). It was very savory and felt like comfort food. Thank you and we will be back!! ❤️

Amazing experience from start to finish. The food was spot on, hot, fresh, and full of flavour. Portions are big and worth every penny. Service was fast and polite, with a great atmosphere as well. One of my favourite spots now.

One of the best for doner in London! You can tell the meat is real and of good quality. The guys are always super friendly too. Always a treat to pop by for a takeaway

Tasty Turkish at E Mono in Kentish town. We opted for lamb chops & ribs. Both were nicely cooked. Average size portions. Honestly it was good but didn’t have a wow like its reputation had made out to be.

It was my first night in London and I had the best experience at E. Mono! The food was amazing and not like any Turkish food I have had in America. The service was phenomenal and I would come back every day if I could!

We came after a show in Kentish Town and it sorted our dinner quickly! We tried the kebab and was nice, meat was tender. Fries could be better but portion is huge. When we came in I tried asking something to the staff and at first they were talking to each other and ignored me which wasn't nice, but they were friendly afterwards.

I'm American, used to burritos, staying with a local who recommended E Mono. I'm a vegetarian so I got the mixed falafel wrap with humus. It was delicious! Crunchy, filling. I came back for another days later. These guys would steal a lot of the burrito business in California if they relocated.

I feel a little pressured to give this place 5 stars, given that all of the previous Yelpers have also rated this place so highly...alright, lemme succumb - it's worth five stars! I actually heard about this place, because of Samir S, a fellow Yelper. Samir sent me a compliment the other day, in which he urged me to try E Mono. Having followed his reviews for quite a while, I knew that I was onto something and in less than 24 hours I was at E Mono ordering a Turkish burrito or döner wrap...with me were three police officers from the nearby police station - all of whom seem to be regulars here. This is what I like about this place: - I received the warmest welcome. I don't think I've ever walked into a kebab/döner shop where someone greeted me with a smile! Amazing experience... - I love the simplicity of the menu: chicken, lamb, köfte, or shawarma in a wrap or in pita wrap. That's it - no endless studying of the menu. - The taste of the food...I ordered the chicken wrap and it was delightful. Juicy and tender meat, with fresh salads. - It's clean and the design of the store is very simple. Really - just a wonderful experience and recommendation!

This place is BOMB. It's a little shop-looking thing that has open windows in the front and welcoming people on the inside. You can see everything they're making right in front of you, and you can even customise your wraps with the toppings that you want. The food is fresh inexpensive and just plain good. I'm not here in the UK for very long, but I definitely see myself eating here many many times before I go back home to the States. This is a group of Turkish guys serving real good food, and I applaud them for how well they do it! Delicious!!

E. Mono is a quality Turkish restaurant in Kentish Town serving up delicious meats. The restaurant interior is quite large with lots of space for dining in, but it appears they do mostly takeaway business. I got a mixed shawarma wrap for takeaway, and it was scrumptious and HUGE (even though I only ordered the medium!). I felt bloated after finishing it all, but it was so tasty. I appreciate that you can pick the specific veggies and sauces which you want in the wrap (I didn't know what each one was, but just pointed to the various pickled veggies that looked appealing). I might have to come back for one of the platters for dine-in, though if the wrap was any indication of portion sizes, I should come very hungry!

That was AM-A-ZING, I'm in a £3.99 Lamb Doner food coma. Why haven't I found you before, with your fresh spiced juicy lamb doner kebabs, your free range chicken, your rocket infused salads, your chilli sauce, your minimalist menu, your copper panelling and your wonderful custom printed packaging. I need to have more E Mono food comas...other kebab food comas mean nothing now and open 11am to 11.30pm there are few excuses for my heart to wander. (love)

To put it simply... you MUST try E. Mono! We are so glad we found this place! The food was made perfectly and was made fresh. The portions are very filling. Definitely would go back!

These guys do the best lamb wraps I've ever had. If you've got a spare £5 on you and looking for something filling and made from quality ingredients then look no further.

The kind of kebabs I've been waiting for. I don't want to speak on behalf of all of London here, but I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that they're also the kind of kebabs MOST of London has been waiting for... Because they're really, really good. I'm definitely not an authority on kebabs. At all. I've eaten shish kebabs before, and kofte kebabs but that E. Mono doner I just ate was only the second I've had, in my life. Ever. It was also the best. Perfectly spicy, dripping with yummy juices, with delicious tender and flavoursome FREE-RANGE chicken (I KNOW!) and super fresh vegetables, (I think I spotted some rocket! Rocket! In a kebab! What on earth is going on!), all neatly wrapped in a flat-bread. Plus, according to my boy (who picked them up) the guys in there are really friendly and lovely. And the shop front and endearing (and quite frankly, cool) preservation of the original sign, frontage and name, has made lot's of people very, very happy (including Giles Corren, who is also a huge fan of the food). It was a kebab. That was nothing like any kebab I've ever had in England. In the best way possible. From a kebab shop with the best sign ever. Oh yeah? And they're huge and cheap, you can get a chicken doner, lamb doner, lamb kofte, chicken shish or lamb shish, for £3.99. I just five starred a kebab shop...

The obvious choice for a snack, post life-affirming, nourishment-for-the-soul yoga class, is a kebab. Obviously. So my friend and I, both big fast-food aficionados since our university days, set off for E. Mono. I had previously read the glowing reviews on here and elsewhere and was expecting great things. Now, I'm not sure if it was the yoga turning my head, or the fact that I've just got back from Istanbul where I gorged myself on delicious kebab-y treats of a far higher calibre, but this really didn't live up to the billing. My lamb wasn't really that tender, and the whole thing was just a bit too dry and dare I say it tasteless. Not enough sauce perhaps? I'm just not sure. Put it this way though, I won't be rushing back.

So, I'm one of the many that's delved into this kebab place thanks to Giles Coren's article. Took my wife and kids there last week. She's French and very particular about her food. Her recommendation - 'it's like the kebab's I remember from my childhood'. You can interpret that to be very good indeed. Worth trekking across town for - it's close to the northern line, and thameslink. Overgrounds not too far either. Edit- in recent visits they've opened up more of a space to sit down, but the food appears to have lost in the process. Not quite as good kebabs anymore

Eat a kebab sober... you wouldn't normally do this unless you were in a proper Turkish restaurant, but this place does the business. They've expanded from their original single shop and have taken over the store next door, breaking through the wall to create a seating area. In terms of what I've eaten there, it's always been about the doner wrap, that spit roasted meat that you always see in kebab shop windows. The difference here is that they make theirs out of marinated strips of meat, not the minced 'stuff' that you see in normal takeaways. What you get is a hefty wrap that's stuffed with meat, salad, chili sauce and garlic sauce. Take a bunch of tissues, unwrap and eat. The tissues come in handy at the end as the juices from the meat and the sauces will collect at the bottom making those last few bites a little wet (but totally tasty). Go for it, you will love it, it's honestly food for before the night starts, during the night on your way to the next bar, or at the end of the evening.

This place does it right: They focus on a small amount of meats, and you eat them in wraps. That's it. And guess wut playa? They do it right. 3.99 for a kick ass wrap with a great blend of cabbage, chili, etc... it's just great. I have absolutely no complaints about the food served, just wish dining in was a little less like takeaway, but that's not the focus of the place. I love this place.

Value for money, delicious juicy fatty tender meat and all in a flatbread wrap with fresh salad and a gorgeous garlic yogurt sauce ( and of course chilli for those who like it too!). God this kebab is good. £3.99 for any of the kebabs on the menu- shwarma, shish, chicken kofte- you name it. I like a place with a simple menu because it often means what they do cook, they do well! This place definitely lives us to that! I discovered it only last weekend and have now been back twice! A testiment to how good it is. And as the reviewer below mentions it's Giles Coran's local and he loves it! That can only be a good thing! Long live E Mono- we need more like you in Kentish Town!

This is everything a kebab shop should be. Do your self a favour and stop by - you won't regret it. This place is not fancy by any means but it is great food at a great value. The staff is incredibly warm and friendly - I was greeted a soon as I walked in the door. They have a few mismatched tables so I chose to dine in and there's no extra charge. The portions are more then generous and the food was top notch.

Finally I'm back to eating normal food after being a Vegan for 7 weeks until Pascha last Sunday. When we entered just after they had opened at lunch time on Sunday, the tables were dirty - food bits, grease marks, mayo smudges, etc. We ordered large Lamb Shish and they were grilled to perfection, but the meat was over salted and majority were sinewy. Salad was small and the pitta bread was burnt in places. Other diners near us ordered chips which were frozen variety and overcooked. Would we go back? Not sure.

Went here with the boyfriend for a celebratory meal -- and left on a high. Just down the road, it's been on our list for a while. Glad to have a special occasion! E.Mono takes the humble kebab and makes it something wonderful, the warm fresh wrap adding an extra layer of yummy. Tremendously friendly place, too.

Easy enough to rate this one. Friendly, efficient staff, clean interior, fantastic food, reasonable prices. Doesn't hurt that it's directly across the street from my flat. Still, I pick up takeaway here 2-3 times a week, and it's fantastic every time. Go.

One of the best spots in Kentish Town. The lamb schwarma is great. Mouth is watering thinking about it. Definitely recommend

Fantastic service and attentive staff behind the counter. The prices are super reasonable and the food is excellent. Try the chicken and lamb - its to die for.

There must be something in the chicken schwarma kebab that is utterly addictive. Since discovering it a month ago we are constantly going back for it! They use the best freshest, organic ingredients, wrap it up in extremely stylish packaging (liberal use of a garlic sauce that is simply OUT of this world) and elevate this simple dish into something that is ridiculously delicious. We have been forced to restrict it to once a week! Its amazing, really really amazing and its five minutes away, lucky us! If we moved right across London its so good we'd still be hiking back for it. It is really that good.

The best the absolute most best perfect kebab you will ever possibly have in Britain. Friendly staff fresh food home-made warm hot cheap perfect.