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A family-run Turkish diner in Lewisham has beaten some of London's most expensive restaurants to be named one of the capital's favourites - even coming ahead of the Ritz.
Meze Mangal has been one of London's best-kept culinary secrets since opening 12 years ago but that may be about to change after it was ranked higher than the Piccadilly landmark The Ritz, Barrafina, Whits and Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley on website TripAdvisor.
Only six London restaurants rank higher than its 95 per cent approval rating - Gordon Ramsay's flagship diners Petrus and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, Brett Graham's The Ledbury, Michael Roux's La Gavroche, Da Palo's in Charlotte Street and Mayfair's Goodman steakhouse, which between them they hold a small galaxy of Michelin stars.
Sahin Gok, 43, and his brother Ahmet, 45, came to London in the 1980s from their native north Turkey, at first working in a Wimpy in Kingston-upon-Thames.
They opened their own kebab takeaway in Ladywell in 1987, which expanded into a neighbouring cafe nine years later. They took on the premises in Lewisham Way, St John's, in 2000, at first living in a flat above the shop.
Sahin, a father-of-three, said the secret of his success was fresh food, a relaxed atmosphere and service with a smile.
He said: "When we opened there was nowhere like us in the area. Turkish food had a very bad reputation - all doner kebabs dripping with oil - and we wanted to change that and show people what Turkish cooking is really like.
"So we had tablecloths, nice silverware and wine glasses on the tables. Everything to get away from that takeaway image.
"The big difference is that we smile. I love this job. If you don't love it, it doesn't matter how good you are. I sit and chat with the customers, and they always stay for two or three hours. There's no time limit.
"The food can take you only so far."
Lamb, fish and chicken are cooked on skewers over a charcoal grill in the main restaurant, while more elaborate pide dishes are baked in a brick oven at the rear
Main courses clock in at around the £12 mark with mixed mezzes under a tenner. A house white is £10 and, for those who want to splash out, a bottle of Moet and Chandon champagne costs £40 - little more than the supermarket price.
TripAdvisor has been criticised for allowing unverified anonymous reviews - a point not lost on those who ranked below Meze Mangal the online ratings - but Sahin took issue with suggestions that the restaurant was inflating its rating by asking customers to post positive reviews.
He said: "If we'd asked them to put reviews up they wouldn't do it - people never do something if you tell them to. I only found out that we were in the top 10 a couple of months ago when one of the customers told me."
He freely admitted that one couple gave his diner a scathing write-up after catching him sparking up on a bench in the driveway outside.
He said: "We had one bad review a week or so ago. Two ladies came in who weren't regular customers and I guess they didn't like it. But you can't please everyone, and I keep learning."
He added: "If Gordon Ramsay came to Brockley and charged the same prices as he does elsewhere I think he'd have quite a challenge on his hands. I've got a huge amount of respect for him and what he's done, but as long as I do my job properly no-one can touch me.
"The manager of Bentley's in Piccadilly often comes in. He invited me up. It's a lovely place, an amazing ambiance but for me it was just too posh. I couldn't do anything like that here, I'm a simple person myself. I like things a bit more traditional and a bit more friendly."
The biggest online complaint is the fight to get a table, which should be resolved when the 80-cover restaurant expands into the closed-down cafe next door early next year and adds to its eight-strong team.
Waiter Ali Yaliin, 46, even turned down a job at Petrus to work at Mangal.
He said: "They liked my work but I didn't like the ambiance there. There was too much swearing, here it's a much better atmosphere."
Diners last night agreed with the rave online reviews.
Zilah Dennie, who lives in St John's, eats at the restaurant twice a week.
She said: "The food is beautiful and the service is always friendly. I've been to most of the posh restaurants in the West End and I prefer to come here. To have somewhere of this quality on your doorstep is a real little luxury."
Stephen McKinnon, from Newbury, said: "We used to live down here and even though we've moved we still keep coming back. It's just a very good restaurant. The service is good and the food is excellent."
Susan McMahon, who lives in Lewisham, said: "You can go to great restaurants and get very bad food and very average service. It's great just being able to walk round the corner to somewhere with such a good, fresh menu rather than having to trek into the centre of town."
But rival restaurant owners were less impressed.
Dimitri Bellos, manager at double Michelin star-rated Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley, said: "If you ask me as an individual, I don't really use Tripadvisor.
"If I go out in London I know what's going on. For me, two Michelin stars is more trustworthy. But if you're looking for a good kebab, why not?"
Pasquale Cosmai, manager at Michelin-starred Italian restaurant Aspleys, ranked two points places below Meze Mangal and where dinner costs about £60-a-head, said: "My standards of food are high. Other people's standards are probably different. Some people are fine with a burger."
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Worst Cadillac Dealership: South Coasta Cadillac / Nabers Costa Mesa, CA
I have had nothing but bad experiences with the South Coast Cadillac, Costa Mesa, CA dealership, formerly Nabers Cadillac. I thought I had it bad with Chevy when I owned my Z06 (buying a $60k car from a $20k car company tends not to be a good idea). But now I miss my Corvette because this dealership has been nothing but problems.
It started out when I bought my car from them and they pulled the old bait and switch. I negotiated a good deal on a 2008 Cadillac CTS which included a $700 spoiler paid by the dealership. After all the paperwork was done, they said they couldn't do that. Yeah, I ended up buying the car anyways, but still, that was the first instance.
Let me preface the next bad service experiences... I ended up doing a lemon law on the 2008 CTS which GM graciously replaced it with a 2009 without going to court. I appreciate that from GM and will continue to buy their cars because they did put their customer first.
:::Part 1 - 2008 Cadillac CTS:::
Here are my service experiences which got me to the lemon law:
1/08/2008: Steering wheel vibrates at 55 miles
Tires out of balance
Balance 4 tires
[good first time experience, though didn't solve the issue service writer Fred Lockett]
1/22/2008 Owner states at 55-75MPH steering wheel shakes
See file
Operating to specs. on road test..
[service writer couldn't experience it, oh well, sometimes this happens]
3/06/2008 Customer states the steering wheel vibration at 55-80 MPH
Check and advice
Unable to verify owners complaint
No further repairs
[service writer did not care to go further with this one and began to give me an attitude]
4/19/2008 Customer states feels vibration at 55 MPH or greater
Per tech. line case #10251688 Carmen Gemus replace steering gear to repair...
Ordered steering gear.3
[forced service writer to do a road test with me to verify - of course the fix did not work]
5/01/2008 Customer states feels vibration at 55 MPH or greater SOP here
Internal steering problem
Replace steering and reset front TOE
[again did not work - took me 1 hour 30 minutes of continuous calling to figure out where my car was - service manager just brushed this off and apologized I am dealing with a new service writer at this point named Gleason (very nice person)]
5/28/2008 Customer states feels rubbing type when turning all condition
Steering rack on order.spac case
[again did not work, returned the car in worse steering condition]
6/03/2008 Customer states feels rubbing when turning left or right
SOP here
Steering gear internal shutter.
Replace steering gear and re-set TOE.
[steering got even more worse after this fix]
6/20/2008 Customer states when turning left feels vibration
Cust road tested with SVC.MRG.Steve call tech line
Internal power steering pump assist
Replace power steering pump
[service manager tested, took the car home for the night after the fix, claimed he did not feel it anymore, obviously was still there]
I had to get the service manager involved numerous times throughout these requests. He did not seem to follow through very well. After this, I did get a new 2009.
The GM District Vehicle Manager came on hard to the service manager saying it should have never gotten to this point. Of course GM was not happy having to give up a brand new car due to the service manager's lack of dealing with the situation appropriately and notifying GM for a fix.
The service manager's name is Steve Hallen.
:::Part 2 - 2009 Cadillac CTS:::
When picking up my 2009, they delivered it full of scratches and without the spoiler they swore they would have installed before I picked up the car.
I had the car for three days and brought it back to get the spoiler put on and the scratches buffed out. Frank, the service writer, said my car would be ready that Friday night, same day. He never called back to alert me the status. I called finally and he told me it would not be ready and it would be ready Saturday.
Saturday came around, I got no call. I called and they said they're working on it. Still no call if it's ready. I called again, the guy said no they are not working on it today because they have nobody to buff out the scratches but the spoiler was on. He told me it would be ready Monday.
I called back Monday because of course they don't keep me up to date with the status. They told me that the guy who does the buffing did not come in that day, it will be ready Tuesday.
I called Tuesday and could not get a hold of anyone. Finally I got a hold of the service manager. He said they are not working on my car because the sales manager had me fill out a paper wrong and I need to come in and fill it out. I was aware of this Friday evening and the sales manager said to fill it out when my car is ready to be picked up. It was a real simple paper that would not have negated the deal in any way. South Coast Cadillac has now had my new 2009 Cadillac CTS longer than I have had it.
I told Steve Hallen, the service manager, that I will sign the paper when my car is ready so I don't have to make two trips in. He again refused to do work on it and told me to come in and sign the paper.
Frustrated, I called the sales manager Steve Hall (yes, confusing). The sales manager said that should not be the case, when to Steve Hallen and told him to finish the car now, and had me come in.
Of course since they didn't start the car, I came in and sat at the dealership for two hours while they buffed out the scratches (scratches were blatant, horrible they would even deliver a car that way, luckily they could be buffed out but there were many and really long ones).
When the car was delivered, it was full of wax residue. It is even inside the doors where it's impossible to reach without taking off the doors. It was already passed closing time and therefore I couldn't ask them to fix it then.
I figured I could wash it off but I'm having a lot of trouble getting it all. There's so much of it everywhere that after each wash I notice a new spot it has this stuff. I called the dealership to please redo the car. Julie Peterson, the customer relations manager, said she would take care of it. It's been four days and no call back. She seems to be a very nice individual. But since I am not being taken care of, I'm guessing she may have been told to not deal with my case anymore.
:::Part 3 - Personalized License Plates:::
And lastly, I had personalized plates on my car that GM was paying for the transfer fee to take from my 2008 to 2009. When I picked up my car. Sal Diable, the finance manager, had me fill out the CA DMV reassignment application and said he would take care of it.
Six weeks later I receive regular plates in the mail. The transfer application was never filed. I called Sal. He got snippy with me and kept talking over me and said I have to pay for it to have this done. I let him know it was covered by GM and faxed him the letter proving it.
I then called GM. GM said the dealership was to report these fees for reimbursement and they did not. So South Coast Cadillac dropped the ball. Since Sal is impossible to work with, and I believe he could care less, I went to AAA myself and GM will be reimbursing me directly. Sal Diable obviously doesn't care because he decided not to file the reassignment application and ignore it. If there was an issue, he should have called me after I picked up my car to let me know there was an issue so we could have resolved it then.
:::Final Notes:::
Mike Marin, the general manager, I think is an unpleasant pompous person. I believe he obviously could care less about my case because he refused to return my calls. My calls to him were about doing the repurchase and where my car was when it was out of service for five days after having it only three days. At least he could have apologized for everything and tried to help me out in order to keep my business. To think, I even sent my friends parents to buy a brand new fully loaded Escalade from them. I wish they got their vehicle elsewhere, as I wish I got mine elsewhere.
I ended up talking to the vehicle district manager because Mike Marin was not cooperative with me. The vehicle district manager is a very good person. I was happy to deal with him and he knew how to take care of customers, something the dealership needs to learn being a luxury car company.
Steve Hallen, after my case, was demoted from service manager to a service writer. I believe Steve Hallen is incompetent and that is why he is no longer the service manager. After being fully aware with my case, he did not handle the service on my repurchase appropriately. You would think he would be head over heels to make this right and not treat me like dirt.
Steve Hall, the sales manager who took care of me, is no longer with the company.
For anyone thinking about doing any sort of business with South Coast Cadillac in Costa Mesa, CA, I highly recommend you go elsewhere. Even my friend, who bought his V8 SRX before my car, will not even go there for free oil changes. He warned me before I bought my car to never get my car serviced there. I should have heeded the warning.
I, too, will not even go back for a free oil change. Since I would rather pay $80 - $100 for a synthetic oil change than get it for free, that should say something about how miserable of a dealership South Coast Cadillac of Costa Mesa, CA is.
Re: Worst Cadillac Dealership: South Coasta Cadillac / Nabers Costa Mesa, CA
Here's the company information if you're curious to who they are:
South Coast Cadillac
2600 Harbor Blvd
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone: (714) 444-5200
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Re: Worst Cadillac Dealership: South Coasta Cadillac / Nabers Costa Mesa, CA
I'm new to the group as of today...Was looking for the Naber's website and found the link to this forum.
We are brothers in the pain that Naber's has caused us. My '03 Deville has been there for five days now after taking it down for a "free" oil change.
Without getting into a long story about it, the short version and message is this; DO NOT, under any circumstances, take your vehicle to "Naber's/South Coast/Whatever their name is this week" for service. Since they aren't selling cars, they are trying to make up revenue through their bogus "service" department.
Now, I'm in a fight with them to fix my vehicle that looks to get really ugly.
I have dealt with every one of their service "advisers" over the years and every service manager. They want you to think they're doing a good job, but they really aren't. Complaining about it does no good and no one there really cares anything about you, except of course, your wallet and credit cards.
Incidentally, this dealership recently lost their "Approved" status as an authorized repair station for the Auto Club? It's true. Yet they still have the sign hanging up on the building. It's just one indication of what a poorly run, indiscriminant, and dishonest type of business they truly are.
From now on, I will take my car to Jiffy Lube for a $35 oil change that gets done in 10 minutes without any hassles.
Know any good, independent Cadillac mechanics in the North OC????
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Re: Worst Cadillac Dealership: South Coasta Cadillac / Nabers Costa Mesa, CA
My name is Jim Sarvey and just wanted you and everyone else on Cadillac Forums that South Coast Auto Plaza is no more!
The Suburban Collection (www.suburbancollection.com/) out of Troy Michigan just purchased the dealership from the prior ownership. The dealership is now under the name Orange Coast Cadillac and none of the prior management from South Coast are employed - there is a fresh start and the beginning of a renaissance for this location - from Service, Parts and Sales and most importantly - client care.
If anyone has comments feel free to ask us ... we are committed to straight talk and answers, flawless client care and the very highest
We look forward to meeting Cadillac Forum participants, friends and Cadillac patrons.
Very truly yours,
Jim Sarvey
General Manager
Orange Coast Cadillac
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Export VFD to host annual Light Up Export Night on Friday
The Export Volunteer Fire Department will host Light Up Export Night on Friday at 7 p.m. at the firefighter's pavilion.
The event will feature a bonfire, treats for children and a visit from Santa.
Deck-Out Delmont
The Delmont Public Library will host the second annual Deck-Out Delmont contest.
Entry is $2 per house and is only open to residents of Delmont and those with a Delmont mailing address.
Lights, music, inflatables, live animals and other decorations are permitted.
Displays must be completed by Wednesday and judging will take place Dec. 13 through 15.
Eight categories are available.
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Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services will host a Christmas tour Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
The event includes tours of five Murrysville homes: 4463 Bulltown Road, which has 18 Tuscan stone columns; 3968 Sardis Road, known as the Rugh house; 3935 Sardis Road, which features Brazillian teak hardwood floors and cathedral ceilings; 3926 Sardis Road, which features a curved staircase and modern decorations; and 3743 Windover Road, a 1950s-style ranch house decorated with tinsel trees, radio flyers and vintage dolls.
Tickets are $20 and available at the real estate office along Reed Boulevard, or at any of the homes. Tickets also include a reception at Integral Ballroom.
For more information, call 724-327-0123.
"A Christmas Carol" presentation
Newlonsburg Presbyterian Church will present an adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" Sunday at 7 p.m. Tickets are free.
"A Christmas Carol" tells the story of how Ebenezer Scrooge learns to keep the spirit of Christmas alive in his heart.
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Salem Crossroads celebrates 40 years
Christmas in Salem Crossroads will host its 40th anniversary celebration Dec. 8 and 9 at Shields Farm along East Pittsburgh Street in Delmont.
The walking journey through the past includes vignettes of scenes from the first Christmas. Several local churches also will host displays during the event.
Parking is permitted at St. John de la Salle Church, Faith United Methodist Church and Delmont Presbyterian Church.
Adult tickets are $6 on Saturdays, $5 on Sundays. Children's tickets for those age 3 to 12 are $3 on Saturdays, $2 on Sundays.
For more information, see www.christmasinsalemcrossroads.org. Reservations are required and can be made between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. by calling 724-468-4003.
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Adult tickets are $7, tickets for children age 2 to 10 are $4 and children 2 and younger are free.
Participating children will enjoy breakfast, make a craft and visit with Santa.
Parents are encouraged to bring a camera.
Contact Melanie at 724-864-1611 or email@example.com for more information.
Catechism at MOS
Mother of Sorrows Church will host "Sister's Christmas Catechism" by Maripat Donovan on Dec. 14 at 7 p.m.
The event will benefit MOS youth ministry programs.
Tickets are $35 for adults and $25 for children younger than 12 and can be purchased by calling Joanne at 724-327-2659 or Gwen at 734-733-7655.
For more information, see www.moslatenite.org.
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The Kiski Valley Community Band will kick off Christ's Lutheran Church's "Songs from the Sanctuary" series Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m.
"The Many Sounds of Christmas" is a free concert. A free will offering will benefit the Plum Food Pantry.
The church is located along Route 286 at Logans Ferry Road.
For more information, call 412-795-1212.
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my baby is almost 8 months old and i am starting to think about creating a nighttime ritual for him.
dad usually gets home from work anytime between 8:30 and 9:30. we are bed-sharing and my son nurses to sleep. until recently, he would take his last evening nap at around 7 or 8, and then go to sleep for the night around 9:45 or 10. this was working really well because it gave him and dad a chance to see each other before bed, and we would be able to eat dinner together. i would go to sleep with the baby since i would inevitably fall asleep while nursing.
now, baby is starting to have total meltdowns at around 9:30, and it's taking me nursing plus bouncing/walking, plus nursing again to get him to sleep - i know this is because he is getting tired earlier & we're keeping him up too late. right now i am uncomfortable leaving him alone after he's fallen asleep (we have an arm's reach cosleeper set up, but now he can pull up/climb out of it/roll over/crawl, and it's not safe. it will be another week or two until we are able to get a crib from ikea), so i'm still going to bed with him. however, i am longing for the day that we are able to get a crib and put him down, at least for the first stretch of the night, in it! i'd like to spend the next week or two until we can get a crib creating a bedtime ritual, to help make the transition a little smoother, but with dad coming home right in the middle of whatever routine we'd set up, i'm having a hard time figuring out what to do. we usually do baths earlier in the evening, since i want to make dinner later, to still be warm at 9ish for dad. is a simple "special" diaper change routine enough, do you think? nighttime diaper, pjs, maybe a face wash and a book in the bedroom before nursing?
for the record, up until now, he has always taken a majority of his naps on me - he would nurse to sleep and wake up EVERY TIME i moved him. and not "awake and will fall back to sleep with some help" - AWAKE AWAKE. we are working on that issue right now and i've been having success with moving him from nursing to napping alone on a mat on the floor (again, no crib yet). i'm hoping that getting him better at napping will help with the nighttime transition. i will not let him cry it out. i WILL let him fuss and complain and be angry for 5, 10, 15 minutes, but once it turns into true distress i come to his aid.
anyway, i'm sure i'm overthinking this because this is the first time in his life that things have "stopped working" for all of us - as much as i'd LOVE to continue full-time bedsharing, we only have a full size bed, putting it on the floor is not an option, and honestly all three of us are craving more space. plus i am super excited about taking advantage of an earlier bedtime to have mom-and-dad time after the kid goes to sleep. i guess i'm just asking for advice on transitioning to the crib & if anyone has had experience with creating a bedtime routine with a disruption of dad coming home right in the middle of it.
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