Sutton-in-AshfieldNG17 4BGKirkby-in-AshfieldMansfieldNottinghamshire
2 November 2026 · 3 min readA beginner's guide to Turkish meze
Meze are small dishes for sharing, and they're the best way to start a Turkish meal. Order a few for the table, tear some bread and dip in.
Cold meze
- Hummus (£5): chickpeas blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon and garlic.
- Cacik (£4.50): cucumber, mint and a hint of garlic in yoghurt, cooling next to grilled meat.
- Saksuka (£5.50): grilled aubergine, peppers and potato in a garlicky tomato sauce.
- Vine leaves (£5): stuffed with rice and pine kernels.
- Mixed cold meze (£13): hummus, cacik, saksuka and olives together.
Hot meze
- Sigara boregi (£6): crisp pastry rolls filled with feta and spinach.
- Halloumi (£7) and falafel (£5.50, served with hummus).
- Sucuk (£7): Turkish garlic sausage, and lamb liver (£6.50) for the adventurous.
- Mixed hot meze (£22): halloumi, sigara boregi, falafel, sucuk and chips.
Vegetarian? Meze is a good place to start
Many of the meze are vegetarian, and EFES also has vegetarian mains: a grilled vegetable kebab, musakka, falafel and a halloumi kebab. Please tell us about any allergy before you order.
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Where to get it
Looking for charcoal-grilled Turkish food near Sutton-in-Ashfield, Kirkby or Mansfield? EFES is at 91 Outram Street, NG17 4BG, open seven days, and worth the short drive from Nottingham for a sit-down meal.
- Address: 91 Outram Street, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire NG17 4BG · Get directions
- Opening hours: Sunday to Thursday 12:00–22:00, Friday and Saturday 12:00–23:00
- Delivery: NG15 to NG20 postcodes, including Sutton-in-Ashfield, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Huthwaite, Mansfield, Mansfield Woodhouse, Hucknall and Selston. Check your postcode
- Phone: 01623 442222