Top Chef, 14 Berry Street , Liverpool L1 4JF

I was staying with friends in Liverpool over the weekend and on Sunday we visited the Top Chef for lunch.

This cafe sells a bit of everything including jacket potatoes, roast dinners, a full range of breakfasts and a number of different kebabs  as well as burgers, sandwiches and salads.

I had a special mixed kebab which was served with rice and a pita bread.  the large pitta bread was slightly toasted and it was warm and slightly cooked without being over brittle.

the meat included chicken, lamb and Kofta.  the lam and chicken were quite high quality with the  kofta being a little soft and not quite up to the mark.

The lamb was quite thinly sliced but it was propper meat and not too tough. the chicken was acceptable while not being the highest quality.  The chicken was still quite ok however.

Another of my friends had a liver kebab which was thinly cut pieces of liver in a spicy sauce containing tomatos.    I was tempted by this dish and I believe Another friend had the mexican burger which he said was not the highest quality nmeat but the sauce really made it.

No main meal at this cafe cost more than £6 and most cost around £4.00 so over all the value for money of this  cafe is excelent and the quality is at least at the very high end of average.  Staff were also quite helpful.

Over all I would give this restaurant 6 out of 10 on what I have actually tried there.  This mark could increase if 

Graham Page
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Akbars, Minerva House 16 Greek Street Leeds LS1 5RU

I visited this curry house recently on a trip to Leeds. It was not the
cheapest I have ever been to but the food was excellent.

I started off with 2 starters! Each came with a salad of mixed leaves,
olives, cucumber, peppers, onion, sweet corn and a few chick peas. I had
Liver Tikka and Chicken Shami Kebab.

The liver tikka was chicken livers marinaded in spices including ginger
garlic and coriander and cooked under the grill. It was mouth-wateringly
tender, quite spicy and really flavoursome.
The chicken shami kebabs were burger shaped and fried so they were crispy on
the outside. Again, bursting with flavour and really spicy.

For main I had Lamb Handi with garlic nan. Lamb Handi is slow cooked lamb
in a spicy rich sauce. Bones are included for extra flavour so you need to
be careful but this is what a curry should be. I could identify bits of
spices and there was a proper sauce rather than a pool of grease which is
what too many of the local curry houses in London serve up.

The garlic nan bread was also extremely fresh. It was hung vertically on a
rack placed in the middle of the table hung by its top as though it were
hanging up in a shop! It had plenty of garlic in it and it didn't go soggy
even when it got cold.

I paid about £21 for 2 courses and a beer which is not the cheapest but the
food was of high quality and you pay for what you get! I would have liked
the choice of a large bottle of Cobra perhaps but that's a minor criticism.

More information and menus as well as location of other Akbar restaurants
can be found at
http://www.akbars.co.uk

staff were very helpful and spoke a decent level of English.
I would give this restaurant 9 out of 10 and highly recommend it.