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Sofra Turkish Cafe Review, Beach Road, Singapore

December 1, 2015 13 Comments

When someone like Joann decides to pack up and head back to where she came from, it calls for a lot of heavy-duty surprise throwing, and eating at new places, and ordering of cupcakes from far away lands (which ended up not happening since the cupcake people told me they need 4 days advance notice. Really? Do I look like someone who knows what I want 4 days from now?).

What did happen was this fun lunch with some people from the team at Sofra Turkish Cafe and Restaurant on Beach Road.

The place was decorated quite nicely and made it seem like a fancier place than it actually would have been–minus the decorations. Ok, that didn’t make any sense. I should stick to talking about the food. 

The menu was not extensive but had enough choices to make you go “I want that.. or maybe that… oh wait, I want this!”

We ordered some sesame bread and hummus for the table. The bread was extremely soft on the top and crusty at the base with tons of sesame seeds sprinkled over the top for a nice crunch. 

The hummus was delicious and with the sesame bread, it made for a very nice start to the meal. 

A few of us got drinks. Here’s my peach juice (was nice as far as peach juices go)…

Joann’s sour cherry juice..

and Anand’s Ayran (tasted a bit like chaas)

My main dish was called Adana Kebab which was basically herbed chicken kebab. It was quite delicious but the attractive part was their presentation.

It came on a mini sword!

Joann got the Beyti kabab which are rolls filled with minced chicken and spices with tomato sauce over it. It was very firm and held its shape while we passed it around on a fork and tasted quite good. Although that serving doesn’t look big, it was apparently very filling. 

Anand’s order – the famous Turkish Mussaka. I had heard a lot about this dish but the taste disappointed me. It had bread and eggplant and tomatoes and some meat and overall, didn’t impress me. Pass. 

A few people got the Chef’s plate which is basically a mix of different breads and kebabs and salads. Yum. 
Erika’s Doner Kebab Rice, nothing to write home about but this was the cheapest thing on the menu (SGD 8.50) so for the price, it was very good, with the most substantial portion of salad. 

There were some stuffed figs being passed around the table and they were.. good. If you like figs maybe you’d enjoy them more. 
I was quite pleased with their decor and their presentation. Each dish was presented beautifully and had a good serving of salad and rice. The portion sizes are just right if you are hungry. 
Average cost per person was about SGD 22-25 depending on what we ordered. Avg. price for main dishes is about SGD 12-14 so if you stick to just that, your meal should be cheaper. 
Sofra Turkish Cafe and Restaurant
100 Beach Road #02-42/43/44
Shaw Tower
Shaw Leisure Gallery 
Singapore 189702
Tel: (65) 6291 1433
http://www.sofra.com.sg/
For Reservation: 
Tel (65) 6291 1433
How to reach there?
By Bus :
SBS 100, 107, 57, TIB 961
By MRT :
Bugis Station (abt 3 mins walk)
City Hall Station (abt 5 mins walk)
Disclaimer: Not a paid review. I went there, ate, paid for my meal, and left. 

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  1. Suhaina

    July 6, 2010 at 3:20 am

    All the dishes looks so good. Yumm.

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  2. Hampers

    June 14, 2010 at 7:24 am

    Loving the kebabs served on a sword – what is a more evocative image than eating a meal like a sword swallower! Great images and detailed posting. Glad you enjoyed the meal.

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  3. Adrienne

    June 11, 2010 at 8:24 am

    it looks like good simple traditional food – a shame they feel the need to make the restaurant look expensive – it isn't really in keeping with the food. How was the Ayran? I used to drink this in Cyprus, and i love it!

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  4. Sakshi

    June 10, 2010 at 6:14 pm

    Ohh I can right away dig at that Hummus. Am a very very hummus person, make it all the time at home and digs into it every few hours. Even after that, you take me to a restaurant and I will again order their Hummus 🙂

    The sword looks killing Kidillan 😉

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  5. Soma

    June 9, 2010 at 10:26 pm

    This is making me hungry. We LOVE Turkish food and the stuff that we mostly order is either the Adana kebab or the shish tavuk or the chicken beyti 🙂 I think i will have to visit the restaurant soon.

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  6. Savithri

    June 9, 2010 at 4:47 pm

    The hummus and bread look so tasty!

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  7. Asha

    June 9, 2010 at 1:11 pm

    Kabab looks yummy, wish I was in Singapore!:)

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  8. Apu

    June 9, 2010 at 12:23 pm

    Nice review. Your post reminds me of Cafe Sofra in London!! They had amazing food.

    Reply
  9. Sukanya Ramkumar

    June 9, 2010 at 8:18 pm

    Yummy looking food….

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  10. Arch

    June 9, 2010 at 12:03 pm

    That sesame bread looks really nice and soft…Is it like pita bread ? looks like a naan…nice pics, nice review..

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  11. Mini

    June 9, 2010 at 10:36 am

    I haven't really gone beyond kaya toast in the way of exploring local food since I came here. Your restaurant reviews are now giving me some ideas on places to visit & foods that I could try. Thanks for posting!

    Reply
  12. Vegetarian Zest

    June 9, 2010 at 8:20 am

    Is this your first restaurant review…btw,enjoy reading whatever you write.I still think about the paneer recipe restaurant style…how true about the cream part.Enjoy girl.

    Reply
  13. Mriganayani

    June 9, 2010 at 6:23 am

    Nice review – I love the hummus the best! You really ordered Peach juice? Why. Oh Why??

    And why would they serve things on a sword? What if someone really didn't like their food? Hmmm…

    Reply

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