We thought we’d grab a quick lunch in the neighbourhood before hitting Peter’s of Kensington to scratch that kitchenware itch. Kensington’s long had a reputation for interesting and tasty Asian food, but on this day, a Sunday, it looks like places are still closed because of COVID, are are closed for good, or closed a while ago and I didn’t notice.
朋友是新疆人 他總是帶我們來這一個間道地新疆餐館
裝潢不是說很時尚 但是有他樸質的一面
地點是唯一的缺點
我們常點
大盤雞加麵片（必吃）
羊肉串
青菜
涼拌菜
等等
一個人約30-40左右
同樣的東西在市中心可能便宜一塊
但是他們東西味道挺好
可惜交通不是太方便
Come back soon
One of my friends is from this local China's province.
He often brings us here for lovely dinner.
We normally order
Big plate chicken with flat noodle
Lamb skewer
Stir fry veggie
Some salad
The same type of restaurant might slightly cheaper in Chinatown but here the flavour is unique and nice
Location is a big let down if u don't drive and lazy to go outside city
Will be back soon
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Flavour Explosion. One of the most curious things I found about living in Kensington for several years is that at any one time, young blokes will be guzzling chicken burgers and chips while Turpan sits fairly empty until dinner time.
For those of you willing to look outside the box, you will find in Turpan one of the best possible places to eat meat and noodle dishes, and even moreso for those who don ́t like pork, as it is a Halal restaurant. The fried lamb dumplings here are the best I ́ve had - handmade on site and always deliciously juicy. Another highlight is the Da Pan Ji - a platter dish of chicken, potatoes and handmade noodles soaking in a rich sauce of chillis, szechuan peppers, loads of ginger, plus aniseed and no doubt many spices I ́ve never even heard of. Any meat dish you choose from the menu here will be powerfully spicy and to be perfectly honest I ́ve loved everything I ́ve tried. If you feel the need for a little more plant-based food, the kelp salad is a lovely surprise - soft but substantial, and again, spicy and flavoursome.
Turpan is definitely not the most subtle restaurant, but everything is hearty, filling, and the flavour is turned up to a volume of 11. I never stay away for long and I don ́t think I ever will.
Western chinese food from the uighar muslim minority. Fantastic meat dishes and hand made noodles. Dont come here to hv sweet and sour pork!
Enjoyed the Xinjiang/Uyghur food at Turpan! Delicious 凉面 - called "cold noodles" on the menu but it's chewy handmade noodles with tender roasted cumin lamb, onion and capsicum. With fresh cucumber slivers for good measure. Really good - only thing would be: I wish there was a tad more sauce to flavour the noodles (was amazing when I added more black vinegar at home). The lamb ribs had great flavour (almost identical flavour profile to the first dish - stir-fried with cumin, capsicum and onions) but I do prefer larger and chunkier-cut ribs over the small pieces here (which made them slightly dry/chewy). Overall, though, hearty and satisfying food, and friendly service when we went to pick up :)
Had the craving for xinjiang food and Turpan came up as the closest to us. I really wanted to get lamb skewers but unfortunately they sold out that night. We ended up getting the lamb and chive dumplings and the da panji (big plate chicken) with hand pulled noodles. The lamb dumplings were ok, a slight mutton flavour but the portion size was very generous, 10 in a serving. The dapanji was really good, flavoursome with tender pieces of chop up chicken pieces with the bone in. It does have a tiny bit of spice to it but my little one still loved it.
Will definitely be back to try the lamb skewers.
I’ve been eating here for about a decade and love it. Friendly service and delicious food. Favourites are veg noodle, shredded potato, cucumber salad, veg dumplings all so so yummy!
Fri ~12:15pm 29-May-2021. The food is good but overpriced in my opinion. I tried the shredded potato vegetarian dish, 15.80$ seems a bit too much. See photo. I might consider some homemade noodles or dumplings next time.
Went on a recommendation from a friend and it was very surprising! The food was well cooked and came out all together - it was a pleasant surprise that there are so many dumplings in a single dish! The eggplant dish is delicious with lots of fresh garlic in the sauce and the lamb cumin skewers are a must.
Worked out to be a good meal cost wise too.
The best Uyghur restaurant in the area. Comparing to other Uyghur restaurants, this is reasonably priced, the Goshnan and Legmen are a must try. Will definitely be back for more amazing experiences
Really great dishes - the stand outs are the their unique eggplant, their lamb skewers and their pancakes. Authentic flavours as well - would strongly recommend you to try their specialties rather than going for dishes you see at other Chinese restaurants!
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