Turkish restaurants seem to get more popular in recent times in the Bay area and quite close by Esnaf has opened a few months ago in San Carlos. The menu looks promising and our first visit didn’t disappoint with very good renditions of Turkish dishes, lively, yet relaxed atmosphere and good service.
Pide - fresh baked and often replenished
Kopoglu - oven-roasted eggplant and peppers, garlic yoghurt, tomato sauce
Lahmacun - angus ground beef, tomatoes, peppers, parsley and sumac onions
Crispy manti - oven-baked beef dumplings, garlic yoghurt, tomato sauce, mint
Kofte - angus ground beef patties, buttered rice, coban salad
Kebab trio for two - beef tenderloin, chicken thighs, kofte, buttered rice, coban salad, lahmacun
Turkish coffee mousse - ground turkish coffee, chocolate, pomegranate seeds
Katmer - pistachio cream-filled filo pastry, served with pistachio gelato
