La’De is a small Mediterranean restaurant chain that has an outlet in Woodley. It’s unique selling point is how friendly an atmosphere it can provide, making it a perfect location for large groups, smaller groups, and families. Their commitment to Mediterranean cuisine is ideal for this too, as choosing mezze plates allows for a table filled with many different foods for everyone to share, contrast, and compare between, creating a joint experience that fuels conversation as much as it does the body.
The restaurant describes itself as Mediterranean, because it serves cuisine from all across the sea’s bordering nations, however it specializes in what they refer to as Anatolian cuisine (Anatolia being the peninsula that is formed largely of modern day Turkey). You can expect all your very favourite Turkish dishes here, served in the La’De style, of course, whether that be a cold mezze dish, as they put it, possibly hummus or stuffed vine leaves. Hot mezze like fresh falafel, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, or pan seared scallops, buttery flavours with a nice soft chewiness that almost resembles a godly marshmallow. Of course, as soon as we mentioned Turkish food a kebab was one of the first things to come to your mind, wasn’t it? Well that certainly is an option here, you can select from a wide list of shish kebabs and other charcoaled meats, but don’t expect a late-night kebab shop after a session of drinking style kebab, this will be good meat spiced and served to be enjoyed for its flavour rather than as a remedy for over drinking.
You can order a pizza, or an Anatolian style pizza too. There is a child menu available as well as options for vegans. La’De aims to be as accommodating to as many people as possible, providing a warm environment and warm food.