Bahce Turkish Restaurant G/F 19 Mui Wo Centre 3 Ngan Wan Road Mui Wo, Lantau Tel 2984 0222
Grub: Turkish and Mediterranean. The menu includes a lot of snacks, or mezze, both hot and cold, kebabs, Turkish stew and grilled chicken. There are plenty of vegetarian dishes.
Vibe: Bright and laidback with friendly staff. Colourful carpets and climbing plants decorate the walls. The seats are wooden and hard but there are plenty of cushions.
Who to bring: The hiking party. This place is quite close to the ferry pier and makes a great stop after a day's hiking on Lantau.
What's hot: Mezze are common in all Middle Eastern cuisines. They are small dishes which can be enjoyed as snacks on their own or as starters. There's a good selection of hot and cold varieties on the menu. Popular ones include hummus, a chick pea dip served with pitta bread, and dolma, which are vine leaves stuffed with herbed rice, pine nuts and raisins. A particularly intriguing one is My Father's Eggplant Recipe, pureed eggplant and green vegetables served with pitta bread.
You can rest assured that neither Cigarette Borek or Turkish Cigars contain any tobacco at all. In fact they are more like spring rolls. The former contain homemade feta cheese and parsley and are served with a mild tomato and chilli dip. The latter are stuffed with minced lamb and pine nuts and served with a mint yoghurt dip.