Beautifully presented Beyti Sarma takes centre stage at OTTO Kitchen, accompanied by rice, colourful salad, grilled vegetables and rich tomato sauce.
At OTTO Kitchen, The Beyti Sarma Steals The Show
At OTTO Kitchen in Leamington Spa, generous Beyti Sarma, colourful meze and friendly service meet chandeliers and industrial detailing, creating a welcoming setting for a Turkish dinner on Regent Street.
Exposed ducts run across the dark ceiling at OTTO Kitchen. Chandeliers hang below them. At my table, the Beyti sarma struck a similar balance between the practical and the elaborate. Each slice of wrapped kebab was cut to a mouthful, then arranged in a careful arc around the rice.
Highlights
- Generously portioned Beyti Sarma with rice, salad and grilled vegetables.
- Five-part meze selection served with crisp bread.
- Industrial details offset by chandeliers and comfortable upholstered seating.
- Friendly service, with no wait reported during this visit.
A room of contrasts
The long, narrow ground-floor dining room combines a dark ceiling and metallic ductwork with blue upholstered chairs, marble-effect tabletops and warm timber flooring. Chandeliers bring sparkle; wall lights cast geometric patterns across textured surfaces, while table lamps soften the mood closer to the food. It is a more dressed-up backdrop than the meal’s straightforward kebab-and-rice foundations might suggest.
The lighting was comfortable and the music pleasant. The wide chairs made it easy to settle in. Across the room, copper-toned pendants lit the timber front of the open bar.
The Beyti sarma is the dish I’d come back for.”
Following the recommendation
I had no wait. When I asked what to order, the staff suggested the Beyti sarma and some meze. There were two meat options for the kebab, and chicken was their recommendation.
Tomato sauce ran over the sliced flatbread. On the other side of the rice sat shredded carrot, purple cabbage and lettuce, with a grilled tomato, a long pepper and a wedge of lemon.
“The arrangement creates the impression of a complete meal rather than simply a kebab with a modest garnish.”
Plenty to look at
What I liked about the arrangement was how much room the kitchen gave the accompaniments. The kebab occupied one side of the plate. There was a forkful of something different at almost every point around the other.
The cold meze came with crisp bread. Five little bowls lined the tray, with hummus at one end and yoghurt at the other. The vivid pink beetroot meze, scattered with chopped nuts, was easy to pick out from across the table.
“Friendly service, with no wait reported during this visit.”
The value question
Pricing is described favourably, and the generous main course gives that judgement an understandable basis. Yet neither dish prices nor a final bill are supplied, so a firm value-for-money verdict would go further than the evidence allows.
The Beyti sarma is the dish I’d come back for. I ordered it on the staff’s advice, and what stays with me is the whole plate, down to the long grilled pepper tucked beside the rice.
Stars
★★★★★
Reviewer’s rating: 5 / 5
