Shish Bedford

+44 1234 340300

88 Midland Rd, Bedford MK40 1QH United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Quick Facts About Shish Bedford

Shish Bedford Place has received mostly positive comments, with customers praising the amazing food and friendly staff. Customers appreciate that everything is cooked fresh, including the homemade bread. There is also a mention of being able to watch the food being prepared, which adds to the dining experience.

One customer highly recommends the sarma lamb beyti and the yogurtulu mix, stating it is the best Turkish takeaway in Bedford. Another customer highly recommends ordering the Shish Chef's Special for 3 People, mentioning that it provides plenty of food for two people and the quality of the meat and marination is excellent. They compare it to top Turkish kebab restaurants in west London.

In response to a few negative reviews, one customer believes that a rating of 1 star is undeserving and that the food was enjoyable. They also point out that Shish Bedford Place has a good rating on Just-Eat with over 300 reviews at 5.3 out of 6. They appreciate the courteous and polite staff and express their gratitude for bringing good food to Bedford.

Another customer mentions that Shish Bedford Place is a welcome addition to the food scene in Bedford. They ordered the Platter for 3 and found the meat to be of good quality, although the rice and salad were not as impressive. They do mention that the yogurt dip was amazing overall.

A positive review from another customer indicates that the Shish family special was delicious and freshly made, with enough food leftover for lunch the next day. They highly recommend it to anyone.

On the other hand, one customer has a negative experience and claims it to be the worst Turkish food they've ever eaten. They find it overpriced, cold, and tasteless. They also dislike having peas and sweetcorn in their rice, and find the chips to be cheap and vile. They feel like they were cheated with the portion size and cold food, stating it's daylight robbery. They also mention their dissatisfaction with the bread.

While most reviews are positive, there is one extremely negative review where a customer claimed to have contracted severe food poisoning after ordering a platter from Shish Bedford Place. They experienced symptoms such as severe diarrhea, cold sweats, vomiting, and a high temperature. Although they did not seek medical attention, they express concern for elderly individuals who may not have been able to handle such a situation. This negative experience has led them to vow never to eat Turkish food again and to never purchase from Shish Bedford Place.

Despite the negative review, the majority of the comments praise the food and staff at Shish Bedford Place. The strengths mentioned include the amazing food, friendly staff, fresh ingredients, and the ability to watch the food being prepared. However, there are weaknesses mentioned such as the inconsistency of the food quality, issues with portion sizes, and the negative experience of food poisoning mentioned in one review.

Best TL Reviews

Food here is always amazing and the staff are really friendly!!

Everything is cooked fresh including the bread which is homemade and cooked fresh.. amazing!!!

You can watch them prepare your food.

I highly recommend the sarma lamb beyti or the yogurtulu mix.. omg!!!

Best Turkish take away in bedford by far!!!!

Excellent and delicious authentic and traditional Turkish cuisine and kebabs. I have ordered several times from here, and highly recommend you try the Shish Chef's Special for 3 People (£29.50), just for my partner and I, it lasts us two days as there is plenty of sides with it too and the sauces are something else! When I first ordered I thought (and said to the chef) a bit expensive for Bedford (although there are too many cheap and tasteless options on Midland Road), but when I tasted the food I was thrilled and pleasantly surprised, as was my lady. As the saying goes "You get what you pay for". You can see and taste that the meat and the marination used is of the finest quality by a genuine Turkish chef. I am very familiar and frequent some of the top Turkish kebab restaurants in west London and I must say, this is up there amongst them in quality and taste. My partner and I now take turns in treating each other every other week to the Chef's Special.

I also feel compelled to leave a comment as regards the few and unfair couple of 1 star reviews posted on here; which I feel go too far, very underserving (maybe 3 or 4 stars would have been more appropriate and honest), but 1 star, I must say is making a "meal out of it" (pun intended), as I am sure they also ate and very much enjoyed the food, as have many others on here. I noticed they are doing very well on Just-Eat with 300+ plus reviews at 5.3 out of 6, keep up the good work.

Lastly, I want to thank the staff and especially the chef, who I have found to be very courteous and polite at all times, for bringing such good food to Bedford and I have been and will continue to recommend you highly to all my friends and family. Apologies for such a long post in appreciation of your food and service, but I felt strongly that I had to give credit, where credit is rightly due.

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Shish is a welcome addition to the food scene in Bedford. Ordered the Platter for 3, which is adequate for 3 ppl to eat. Pricing wise you paying prices expected if you having a sit down meal, for a takeout. The meat was of a good quality, rice and salad let the meal down abit. The yogurt dip was amazing. Overall a decent meal.

Again tonight we go the 'Shish family special' delivered.Everything was delicious and freshly made including the bread and sauces. We are a family of 4 and there is always enough for lunch the next day. I would recommend to anyone!

Worst Turkish food I’ve ever eaten. And I come from a Turkish family. It’s Over priced, cold and tasteless. I don’t wish to have peas and sweetcorn in my rice. The chips are vile and cheap. I don’t mind paying money for meat but when you get 3 bits of lamb and 1 kofte for £13.50 and it’s bone cold it’s nothing but daylight robbery. Bread- no comment. Never again

Just ordered a mixed platter for 3 which was absolutely delicious. Portion size was great and the sauces were the best we've had. After moving to Bedford and struggling to find a decent Turkish restaurant I'm so glad this has opened. Will definitely be our go to place from now on.

I've ordered from Shish 3 times. The first two times were pretty good. The third time was awful, we ordered the platter and I had severe food poisoning. I have never been so sick in my life. I had severe diarrhoea, cold sweats, temperature and vomiting. In hindsight I should have gone to the hospital and this case would have been reported, I wouldn't wish what happened to me to anyone. The restaurant are lucky I am young and healthy... if this happened to an elderly person I genuinely don't think they would have made it. Would never purchase again and I don't think I can eat Turkish food ever again :(

Absolutely brilliant. Friendly, helpful and great food. Wasn't sure what to have but the lady was very helpful, even adding a bit of spice. Thank you.

Would of put this on trip adviser but the address does not come up! Could be be I'm an old boy ????