Mersin Tantuni Dalston Restaurant

This place has a 4.9-star rating on Google, which initially caught my attention. That said, I’m a bit confused by the overwhelmingly high rating, as my experience with the food didn’t quite align. I made a trip after seeing it recently featured on social media and was hopeful, especially as someone who really enjoys Turkish cuisine. Unfortunately, based on what I ordered, I came away disappointed. Every dish we tried was noticeably over-salted and, aside from the chicken wrap and chips, quite oily. The mushroom tantuni and chicken wrap were both meant to come with pickles according to the menu, but none were included. When I asked, I was given what turned out to be mostly pickled peppers, not the cucumber pickles pictured on the menu. The chicken wrap had some extremely salty bites and was on the dry side. There was no sauce in it (perhaps you need to request it), but either way, it lacked depth of flavour. The Turkish tea was nice and strong and I enjoyed the accompanying flatbread with the kavurma. The meal came to £40 with no service charge. While that’s not unreasonable for London, the food didn’t deliver for me.

Wow wow wow absolutely everything we tried was absolutely delicious and fresh. This place deserves the 5 star review and more. I would recommend it to anyone visiting London and also probably will be back soon

Really cute restaurant serving some great tantuni. The meat was juicy and alongside the pickles, it made for a great meal. But the showstopper was definitely the Kunefe. They keep the front door open so the place can get a little chilly. I’d say this place is great value for money.

First time trying this place. Had the chicken tantuni with yoghurt and it was very light and tasty. Only two desserts, but they were both really nice. Staff were really friendly. Would definitely come back to try something else off the menu.

Unbelievable wee spot—wonderful atmosphere with Turkish radio playing, local Turkish artwork, and very clean. Food incredible—hummus and warm, fluffy bread, sigara boregi, and the lamb tantuni was so flavorful I actually had to get some to takeaway for my lunch tomorrow! Lovely staff on top of it all!

Incredible food at very good prices. Everything we ate was delicious but the stand outs were the lamb tantuni and the aubergine dip. Service was also great, very friendly and accommodating, would definitely recommend and look forward to visiting again.

Authentic food, amazing service! Girls are lovelyyy!! A true hidden gem—delicious, flavorful dishes and staff that make you feel right at home. Highly recommended!

Wow! I am not usually a dessert person, so would never have thought to get this, but I was very glad my friend suggested it. Unbelievably good. Our tantuni was delicious and lovely staff as well. Highly recommend