Eyva Turkish Grill and Meze Bar

We ordered the grill meal. The food is nice and reasonably priced.
Mar 23rd, 2023

Ozan is a very good waiter he blew me away he was so kind.definitely recommend
Apr 19th, 2023

Overall a great experience that I would have otherwise given a 5 star if it weren't for a few small things. The restaurant is easy to get to, being only minutes away Goodmayes railway station. There is also sufficient parking nearby and you can also park at Tesco for up to 3 hours if you ask the restaurant. We made a reservation for a group of 7. Once we arrived, we were seated by the staff. We had to get the attention of the waitress to ask for the menu. There were some miscommunication between the waitresses as when we asked for the menu, the waitress then asked one of the other waitresses, who then asked the original waitress we asked for the menu. After about minute we then got our menus. As the waitress was passing around the menus, they skipped out on one of us getting a menu. A small nuisance but resolvable since we could just look at a menu between us when sitting next to each other. I do think this could have been avoided if the menu was provided when we arrived/sat down, moreso because a reservation was made. We had another small issue with one of our orders, however the waitress hastily solved the issue without much fuss. From here on out I would say that the experience was much smoother and went without any problems. Our meals came with the service that you can expect with any Turkish restaurants where they serve you Turkish flatbread with salad, and dipping sauce, something we jokingly say is dangerous because it's easy to get full from just eating this. The flatbread came out hot and fresh with pillowy texture and chewy in every bite. It was nothing short of delicious. This, along with our meals, were much enjoyed by everyone. As full as we were, we decided to end our meals with Turkish tea and dessert and ordered Baklava, Kunefe, and Sutlac. The baklava is the baseline turkish dessert and you can't go wrong with baklava. For me, however, the highlight of the day was their kunefe, a Turkish cheese pastry, which might be the best I've had! The pastry came out piping hot, right out the oven. It was crispy with a soft, melted, chewy center, and had the perfect balance of sweetness and savouriness. One of my friends who isn't a fan of cheese mostly because of the taste and texture had no problems with eating kunefe. Kunefe is something not meant to be eaten by a single person and is best shared as it might be too much for a single person. Sutlac, a Turkish rice pudding with cinnamon powder on top, while appetizing, I think the downside was there being a bit too much cinnamon when taking a bite of the rice pudding, however my friends absolutely loved it and would rate it as their number 1 dessert as it was something they would be able to eat more of compared to the Kunefe, which I can agree with. In hindsight, I would suggest mixing the cinnamon powder and the rice pudding before consuming so that you get an even amount of cinnamon per bite. Our total bill, amounted to roughly 21 per person for food, drinks and dessert and honestly this almost seemed like a steal for the amount of food you're getting and what you're paying for. As we went as a group of 7, service charge wasn't included. Based on our experience that night, we felt it would have been an injustice to not include the service charge after they were able to pick up following the orders made. If you want something filling and something at the low/medium price point, and at a place that can accommodate many people, I would recommend Eyva. And if you love your desserts, you should at least try their Kunefe and Sutlac. To further add, I would also suggest making a reservation if you will be going as a group. We made a reservation for 7pm which was quite empty at the time, however as time passed, the restaurant ended up being packed and filled with people waiting in line. With it also being Ramadan might have also affected the restaurant being not as busy when we arrived so I would suggest taking this into consideration when you decide to dine here.
Apr 15th, 2023

Food : 5/5 | Service : 5/5 | Atmosphere : 5/5 Recommended dishes Chicken Shish More
Apr 13th, 2023

Booked a table for iftar and thoroughly enjoyed our meal. Staff were assertive and seated us quickly and took our orders, food came very quick and was lovely. Mixed shish was delicious, lamachun and filo pastry starter was gorg.. we enjoyed this gem of a restaraunt and will be returning with family soon..
Apr 2nd, 2023