Kobeda Palace
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About Kobeda Palace
On Oxford Rd in Reading, Kobeda Palace is a walk-in restaurant with a menu of ten dishes built around small plates and grilled mains. Starters include hummus, mixed salad, and chilli pickle, alongside green olives and cucumber yoghurt. Chicken wings appear as a starting option too. The kobeda comes served with rice, topped with raisins and carrot strips. The chapli kebab, a spiced lamb patty, arrives on house made naan. A whole chicken with rice can be ordered ahead by phone rather than chosen on the spot. Seating is walk-in with no reservations taken.
Good to know
- AccessibilityHas wheelchair-accessible entrance · Has wheelchair-accessible seating · Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
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Menu & Prices
10 dishes · mains £5–14- Hummus£4.50
- Mixed Salad£5.95
- Chicken Wings£5.95
- Chilli Pickle£4.95
- Green Olives£4.95
- Cucumber Yoghurt£4.95
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention chapli kebab, spiced rice with raisins, kobeda and house made naan.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention chapli kebab, spiced rice with raisins, kobeda and house made naan.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers praise the spice-scented rice with raisins and carrots, served with kobeda that one diner calls juicy and another did not enjoy. One favours the chapli kebab on fluffy house made naan, and another cites generous portions. Complaints centre on chicken: one reviewer describes a pickup order running far past its promised time, and another found the whole chicken dry, tough and seemingly reheated, and binned it.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers praise the spice-scented rice with raisins and carrots, served with kobeda that one diner calls juicy and another did not enjoy. One favours the chapli kebab on fluffy house made naan, and another cites generous portions. Complaints centre on chicken: one reviewer describes a pickup order running far past its promised time, and another found the whole chicken dry, tough and seemingly reheated, and binned it.
Featured reviews
- Gary Wise
“Interesting place at 10pm. Staff was super helpful in choosing something to eat. The Chapli Kebab is definitely the way to go. Spiced lamb crispy (at first I thought it was overdone, but no) patty on top of fluffy house made naan. Nice side salad with olives. Lamb? Kobeda was not so much to my taste/liking but the spice-scented rice with raisins and carrot strips was really good. Price point was really good, inexpensive. However I would rather pay more and get better meat. Again, Chapli is way to go. Cheap eats delivering on value and flavour.”
- Victoria Anderson
“Had a really great meal here! The food was absolutely delicious, full of amazing flavours, and you can tell everything is freshly made. The portions are generous, so it's definitely great value for money. Everyone was so welcoming and …”
- julie n
“Really disappointed with the whole chicken. The meat was extremely dry, tough and tasted like it had been sitting for a long time or reheated rather than freshly cooked. Parts under the skin had a strange yellow, dried-out texture which made it very unappetising. Overall the quality did not feel fresh at all and it all ended up in the bin.”
- Jay
“Very disappointing experience. I called ahead to place an order for two chickens and rice, and I was told it would be ready in 10 minutes. After waiting the 10 minutes, I arrived at the shop expecting my order to be prepared, but I was then made to wait another 40 minutes. During this time, there was only one other customer in the shop, so it wasn’t a case of them being overwhelmed or extremely busy. Waiting almost an hour in total for a simple order that was promised in 10 minutes is completely unacceptable. The lack of urgency and poor service was disappointing, and I would expect much better time management and customer service.”
- IZ Q
“I had the kobeda with rice and a bottle of water, roughly £10. The kobeda is very delicious (juicy). I loved it! The rice is really nice with lots of kishmish and carrots. …”
Amenities
- Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
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- Accessibility· 2
- Has wheelchair-accessible seating
- Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
Location
Restaurants near Kobeda Palace
- Avilah Foods4.11990.2 mi£20–30Wheelchair accessibleGood for kidsReservations
jollof rice, suya, egusi soup
- Harvester Mansion House Reading4.33,4500.8 mi£10–20Outdoor seatingVegan optionsVegetarian options
mareks' service, salad cart, harvester chain
- Kebab Corner3.61690.9 mi
doner kebab with naan, chicken and lamb kebab, chilli garlic mayo
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobeda Palace | 4.1785 | — | — | chapli kebab, spiced rice with raisins, kobeda |
| Avilah FoodsWheelchair accessible · Good for kids · Reservations | 4.1199 | 0.2 mi | £20–30 | jollof rice, suya, egusi soup |
| Harvester Mansion House ReadingOutdoor seating · Vegan options · Vegetarian options | 4.33,450 | 0.8 mi | £10–20 | mareks' service, salad cart, harvester chain |
| Kebab Corner | 3.6169 | 0.9 mi | — | doner kebab with naan, chicken and lamb kebab, chilli garlic mayo |
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