Maira

Maira is a traditional Turkish restaurant that sells a variety of kebabs, pizza, fish, salads and Mezze.
The interior is okay, they’ve got lovely wooden tables and cushioned benches, a lovely chandelier, drapes and pictures but you can’t help but see beyond the decoration to the to the lifeless ceiling, walls and glass counter like in a kebab shop.
The menu is very meat orientated, they did have two fish dishes and some salads but it’s not great for vegetarians and if you’re vegan I seriously wouldn’t bother.
It was a hard choice but my companion and I settled on a lamb Shish and yogurt dish and a salad to share. We also both ordered a traditional Turkish drink called Ayran which is basically yogurt, water and salt served over ice. It was a little strange at first as I’m used to sweet yogurt but it was really refreshing and complimented the food.
We were also given complimentary breads, hummus and yogurt dip while we waited for our food.
The salad was fresh and lightly dressed. The lamb dish was amazing, it had a layer of cubed bread, lamb Shish, a tomatoey sauce and yogurt on top. They also brought out rice. We only shared a main and salad which was more than enough for two people and the best bit was the bill was only £15!
We were so shocked at how cheap it was we ended up leaving a £5 tip!
We’ll definitely be going back soon!