I’ve been becoming increasingly concerned that this blog is getting a little vegetarian. I thought I should try to restore the balance a bit…
That’s an iskender kebab from Woodfired Pizza and Kebab in Chatswood. It’s made up of cut up Lebanese bread, sliced tomatoes, yoghurt, tomato sauce, a bit of parsley, lots and lots of döner meat and the grease that flows out of it. The incurable carnivores out there can be reassured that the tomatoes and parsley really are the sum total of the vegetable matter contained in this meal.
Woodfired Pizza and Kebab does all the staples of Turkish fast food, with an accent on the explicitly mentioned pizzas and kebabs. Piglet – who is sadly restricted to the gluten-free – always chooses an option from their range of baked potatoes. Even though the potatoes are chosen for their guten-free properties, they are no poor relations to the rest of the menu. There’s a large selection of delicious (and optionally meaty) fillings and all the potatoes are topped off with melted cheese and cream – and served with salad, for those with any remaining vego sensibilities.
They have very delicious ayran, a sort of yoghurt drink. It’s definitely worth having ayran whenever the opportunity arises.
There’s a nice little sit-in eating area with tables and chairs decked out with Persian-patterned covers. In winter Piglet puts herself in the best spot, next to the outside wall of the woodfired pizza oven. She’ll often lean right up against the wall to soak in the warmth.
Since Woodfired Pizza and Kebab is essentially a take-away place with a sit-in area, the prices are quite reasonable.
Woodfired Pizza and Kebab
325 Penshurt St
North Willoughby
Ratings (out of 5 snorts)
| Price | 5 snorts |
| Taste | 4 snorts |
| Service | 3 snorts |
| Atmosphere | 4 snorts |
FFichiban
27 February 2009
OOhhh craving a greasy oily meaty meat meat kebab right now haha mmmm meat!
Lorraine @NotQuiteNigella
28 February 2009
Hehe so you’re not turning vegetarian?
If I eat vegetarian a few days in a row, I end up craving meat very badly. The other night I begged my husband to buy some meat on the way home-I felt crazed!
I’m not a big bread person except for a few kinds of bread (Naan and turkish especially) and I really have to stop myself from ordering it as it’s usually a large serve and I end up wanting to eat it all :S
shez
28 February 2009
mmmm! i love having a yoghurty drink with oily foods. somehow i feel a little bit less greasy afterwards
this place looks lovely – especially the decoration on the tables in the photos.
Arwen
6 March 2009
Being limited to potatoes isn’t bad. They’re so cheesy!