Pera Restaurant (Islington)

• Situated on Upper Street between Angel station and Highbury and Islington Pera is a delightful restaurant
• Mediterranean food is one of my favourite cuisines and after having a peep at the menu and seeing they had such a varied menu I was excited to head down and try it out
• The restaurant is decorated beautifully with it&rsquo
• Craig was set on the lamb cutlets which were glazed in a honey and oregano sauce served with sauté
• When we went to order we were informed that with a tastecard you are only entitled to 2 starters and 2 mains
• Cumberland sausage and Sucuk (Turkish sausage) served with mix leaves and toasted baguette
• The ratatouille and smoked aubergine were the highlights to this dish as they were flavoursome without being too oily
• I have had aubergine before and found it can sometimes repeat on you if there is too much oil
• S lamb cutlets were extremely tender and the honey sauce was sweet and addictive
• We were heading to the cinema after and were pushed for time however when I next go back I will most certainly get dessert
• S worth even just going in to Pera to get a cake which are kept behind a glass counter as you go to pay (good bit of marketing there as I was super tempted just to pick one up for the road)
• Lovely staff and delicious food Pera is extremely reasonable (especially if you have tastecard) and will leave you full and satisfied and most likely coming back again
• That and the fact there were over 5 other tastecard restaurants nearby waiting to take out business if it was a real issue
• We opted for Pera Grill as it was at the closer end of Upper Street
• I went for the king prawns in a tomato sauce with rice and a side salad
• It's a cute space and the staff are friendly enough
• Had the breakfast with their name on it
• If a restaurant puts their name on a dish this is a must order for me
• The Pera breakfast was exactly what we were after on a sunny autumn morning

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