Celal Et

About Celal Et

Celal Et is a kebab and grill restaurant on Çetin Emeç Bulvarı in Balgat, one of the busy dining streets of south-western Çankaya. The restaurant describes itself as a place where flavour meets elegance, with a large, airy dining room, carefully prepared meat dishes served hot, and table settings and service meant to make guests feel at home, whether they come with family, friends or alone. The menu is built around kebabs and meat. House specialities named on its website include its special yaprak kebap (thin, leaf-cut grilled meat), fillet İskender, Ali Nazik made with lamb, aubergine kebab, lamb ribs, sarma beyti, a special yoghurt kebab, "Celal's spicy" kebab, a beyti made from döner meat and a dish it calls Anadolu Füzyon. Starters include sultan ezme, aubergine cooked in a clay pot, cold aubergine and an onion side salad, and there is Diyarbakır tava among the hot dishes. Shepherd's and Gavurdağ salads accompany the grills, and desserts include künefe and semolina helva served with ice cream. Drinks run to yayık ayran (churned yoghurt drink) and hardaliye, the traditional grape and mustard-seed drink of Thrace. The restaurant publishes opening hours of 11:00 to 22:30, Monday to Sunday, and takes reservations by phone.