Cuisine:

• Others
• Turkish

Saray Restaurant Description:
With its blond hardwood floors and sunny paint job, Saray in Allston provides an informal yet pretty setting in which to begin an exploration of intriguing byways of Turkish cookery. Newbies might start with the generous salads, which recombine Mediterranean staples in various forms. Coban salatasi centers on diced cucumbers, while piyaz features white beans dusted with sourish sumac, a dried ground berry. Ezogelin corbasi, a puréed soup of red lentils and bulgur served with slices of thick Turkish pita, is likewise simple and comforting. Middle Eastern favorites are given a Turkish twist, as with cigara borek, feta-stuffed fried phyllo crêpes. The highlight of any visit here is unquestionably the kebabs: gently charred, juicy and smoky, like hunkar begendi, medium-rare lamb chunks on eggplant purée, and tavuk kebab, marinated cubes of chicken breast piled on buttery rice. The desserts include kadayif, a texturally interesting variant on baklava, and kazandibi, a featherweight caramelized milk pudding. Hyper-caffeinated Turkish coffee and complimentary black tea provide a finishing kick. The friendly service is very accommodating to neophytes.


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