Black Axe Mangal (Islington)

• Black Axe Mangal is a tiny kebab shop (sort of) on Highbury Corner
• Black Axe Mangal is a rowdly little spot on Highbury Corner which needs a bit of back story
• So you could tackle the whole thing easily with a group of four
• Especially the signature Lamb Offal bread which is a filthy work of foodporn art
• The other must order dish is the Bakken special a comforting bowl of slow smoked lamb shoulder
• 6 cocktails created with bartender of the moment Mr
• Bao and the rest and while it's great that these places exist (and are clearly excellent by most standard measures)
• Re asked to knock out you best dick pic with a pen (true)
• The Turkish oven is stencilled with KISS motifs
• Unless certain things are too similar or are on the common side of food in the restaurant
• The drinks menu is a small selection of cocktails
• Course it was meant to be photogenic but there was not much taste to the actual flatbread and luckily for the smoked mackarel otherwise
• I love it but other foodies felt this was slightly out of place in the whole concept
• Buttermilk fried quail with mission spice £
• Knowing that it was quail it did not have much meat on and so for someone who loves gnawing on bones
• Just by looking at those thick asparagus I thought it was going to be bitter and woody but oh wow
• The cod roe butter was rich but not too oily
• I was worried that the pork looked undercooked but it was just perfect
• Was so crunchy and made me wonder how did they get the perfect crunchy crackling with the meat so moist and juicy
• The salad with scallop and chilli was good but with that extra dash of fish sauce was just clever
• The lentils were tasty but it felt like it was another dish on it's own
• A few dishes that were over the £
• 15.00 price was a little pricey for their portion sizes
• On the other hand when you take into account how the meats were precisely cooked and how wholesome the flavours were
• Black Axe Mangal is what it is
• I would not say that it was Turkish food but it was Turkish style food smartly paired with Oriental ingredients
• The first thing that hits you as you walk through the door is the noisy rock and heavy metal music
• The flatbreads are amazing and deffo go for the oxtail
• The main courses are just as good especially lamb
• Black Axe Mangal marries metal music with modern Turkish inspired food for something really quite unique in London
• His wife and business partner Kate Mullinger Tiernan are the brains behind Black Axe Mangal and have created something that doesn&rsquo
• Black Axe Mangal is a relatively new kid on the block
• A Thursday night drink and food session is always welcome

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