Newly opened Efendi’s Turkish Restaurant welcomes diners
CLOSE your eyes and imagine the warmth of the sun on your shoulders. Inhale and savour the crisp, salty air of the Mediterranean Sea in the background. Feel your mouth start to water as the sea air is infused with the scent of aromatic spices and marinated meats being char grilled. Smell the aroma of warm authentic pides and breads being baked to crusty perfection. Toowoomba may be thousands of kilometres from the azure waters of Turkey but you don’t need to travel all that way for great Turkish cuisine; you simply need to visit the newly opened Efendi’s Turkish Restaurant in Bridge Street, Toowoomba. Chef Nazif Gur, his wife Damla Gur and restaurant manager Meral Esenyel have created a haven filled with all the beauty, culture and delicious food Turkey has to offer. Efendi’s Turkish Restaurant has a diverse menu offering set-menu feasts or a-la-carte dining. From traditional Turkish pizza (known as pide) to guvec (clay pot) casseroles served with pilav (rice) to salads and char grills, there is something for everyone. The restaurant also offers delicious vegetarian and children’s options. Their dessert menu is a salute to the flavours and colours of an exotic country. Choose from traditional Turkish delight (known as lokum), baklava, traditional sutlac rice pudding or orange, cranberry and almond cake. Better yet, if the dessert decision is too difficult try Efendi’s Dessert Platter, a selection of sweets chosen by the chef. At Efendi’s they believe in offering the kind of hospitality normally received in a Turkish home. Their motto ‘come to Efendi’s and you’ll be treated like a royal’ is embedded in every aspect of the restaurant. Dine in and experience Turkish food and hospitality for yourself today.