Turpan Restuarant

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<br/ 裝潢不是說很時尚 但是有他樸質的一面<br/ 地點是唯一的缺點<br/ <br/ 我們常點<br/ 大盤雞加麵片（必吃）<br/ 羊肉串<br/ 青菜<br/ 涼拌菜 <br/ 等等<br/ 一個人約30-40左右<br/ 同樣的東西在市中心可能便宜一塊<br/ 但是他們東西味道挺好<br/ 可惜交通不是太方便<br/ <br/ Come back soon<br/ <br/ One of my friends is from this local China's province.<br/ He often brings us here for lovely dinner.<br/ <br/ We normally order<br/ Big plate chicken with flat noodle <br/ Lamb skewer <br/ Stir fry veggie <br/ Some salad <br/ <br/ The same type of restaurant might slightly cheaper in Chinatown but here the flavour is unique and nice <br/ <br/ Location is a big let down if u don't drive and lazy to go outside city <br/ <br/ Will be back soon <br/ <br/

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. <br/ <br/ 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. <br/ <br/ 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 :