"I have gone all over London from the cheapest places to the very top of fine dining and culinary experiences but nothing, I repeat, nothing can beat Alfies! One of the first halal kebab houses in London being open from the 1980s and till today dishing out the best kebabs, donners and cheese burgers in London! The brothers that run this place are second to none knowing every customer by their names and their families (as they have been about for so long). Always dishing out free items to people from a small gesture like a can of coke for a kid to sometimes giving whole meals free to regulars. This guys have actually understood how to run a succesful business. The queues here do not end till late night (1am-ish). I have yet to find a place that even comes close to their fried lamb donner in a pitta. The donner is juicy beyond imagination and is then fried on a grill with onions, peppers, chillis and their legendary chilli sauce. It is then put into a grilled pitta with whatever salad of your liking (salads include the whole bunch: cucumber, lettuce, carrot, gherkins, jalapenos, green chillis, mixed peppers, spanish onions, tomatos and so much more). All that for less than a fiver. You can eat alfies day in day out and not get sick of it as my family and pretty much all of Forest Gate has not since the last 30 years or so. Their tak-a-tak is an amazing creation. Chicken tikka on skewers first grilled on their barbecue style grill then put on their main grill which is then cut into small pieces and cooked with onions, chilli sauce, peppers, chillis and drizzled with lemon. This amazing dish is one of their most expensive item but is still a bargain for the taste and sheer joy it brings. You can eat it in a pitta or in a bun or in a naan (from their sister restaurant abu bakars across the road) or just plain with a fork! Their special cheeseburger is the bomb whilst their original fried chicken burger is enough to make me want to come everyday. I could literally go on all day about alfies and their qualities. A must try for all those wanting to try ultimate London street food."
