Restaurant · Newcastle upon Tyne
Cheap, fast and unfussy — the kind of place that works when you've got hungry children and no patience left. Wraps are made in front of you from fresh dough and cooked in the oven, which buys you a few minutes of small-child entertainment, and the food comes out quickly. Portions are generous for the money: lamb shawarma with chips and a drink lands around £4.50, and a mixed shawarma meal is under a tenner. There's a kids' menu and high chairs, and plenty of seating, though it fills up fast at busy times and you may not get a table. It's close to St James', so match days will be lively. Card payments need a £5 minimum. Service can be brisk rather than warm, and one parent called the chicken kebab "plenty of flavour".
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