Sultan - Exeter

You will struggle to find better Turkish food! Everything is always fresh and perfectly cooked, meat is tender and well seasoned. Portions are good value for money and staff are polite and helpful.

We tried this during lockdown, popped into the grill to see what it looked like and chatted with the owner, who gave us some samples as we were talking. We ordered lentil soup, lamb doner, lamb beyti, and arranged forcollection. When we collected the food, we picked up a huge bag, which apart from the ordered items above had 3 beautiful breads, two salads, and a home cooked rice pudding and all in huge quantities!! So the food- so the lamb doner- this is a homemade doner and was full of lamb flavour, soft, juicy with crispy edges, just amazing, served with rice and vermicelli, all fabulously cooked. The lamb beyti was divine, well flavoured lamb mince wrapped in bread, and toasted over charcoal, which lent it a Smokey flavour, with charcoal grilled tomatoes, lebnah, and rice vermicelli- totally amazing flavours. Also we had a rich chilli tomato and a flavoured Labnah sauce to go with the food. The lentil soup was different to my usual experience, as I think it had added youghurt(? but was packed with flavour, and delicious, eaten with the fluffy, Turkish breads- mmmmm delicious. And finally, the man himself- really friendly, helpful and obviously an amazing chef!! All in all a totally amazing experience, one that we’ll repeat!!

Visited here with my Husband on the off chance six weekend ago and had a superb meal. Visited a further two times since as a result! Food is delicious- fresh, traditional, tasty and plentiful. Service efficient and friendly and atmosphere relaxed an cozy. Really cannot find anything negative to say and really glad Exeter is starting to get more unique independent restaurants like this. No doubt we will be back many more times!! Keep up the good work .

Walked up Sidwell street after cinema looking for somewhere to eat and thought we would give The Sultan a try so glad we did really delicious lamb dishes really large portions of very tender lamb that just melted in the mouth lovely soft Turkish bread served with meal as well as very tasty salad. Very reasonable price we will definitely be back!

My friends and I went there and after finishing are meal we sat outside at the table to have some tea and the chef came after a while and told us to leave rudely for no reason at all