If you're going to open a Turkish restaurant in Cockfosters, it had better be good – the north London 'burbs around here are rich with second and third generation Turkish families. The food at Deraliye certainly looks authentic enough to keep them satisfied.
The look, a little less so. Expect a fusion of Moorish, Baroque and contemporary, with a bit of Georgian styling thrown in too. Aromas from a long ocakbasi grill should keep diners in mind of the food on offer – Turkish all the way.
That means meze such as cacik, kisir, sucik, lahmacun and kofte alongside shish kebabs, lamb ribs, chicken beyti, kulbasti, pide, iskender, imam bayildi and ayva domasi – a dish of oven-baked quince stuffed with lamb, rice, pine nuts and currants. Baklava features to finish, too.