Selale in Chatham

78 High St, Chatham ME4 4DS, United Kingdom

★★★★★
(291 reviews)
Categories: Turkish restaurant Mediterranean restaurant

About

Step into a culinary journey that transcends borders and ignites the senses at our Turkish Grill Restaurant. Nestled in the heart of Chatham, our establishment is a haven for food enthusiasts seeking an authentic taste of Turkey.

Website
selalechatham.com
Address
78 High St, Chatham ME4 4DS, United Kingdom
Plus Code
9GMC+C7 Chatham, United Kingdom
Time Zone
Europe/London

Business Hours

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
12–10 PM
Wednesday
12–10 PM
Thursday
12–10 PM
Friday
12–10 PM
Saturday
12–10 PM
Sunday
12–10 PM

Services

Service options
Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Alcohol Beer Coffee Healthy options Late-night food Small plates Spirits Vegan options Vegetarian options Wine
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Dessert
Amenities
Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual Cosy Romantic
Crowd
Groups
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids Kids' menu
Parking
Paid street parking
Pets
Dogs allowed outside

Photos

Reviews

4.7
★★★★★
291 reviews

Most Mentioned

food and service (12) takeaway (11) delivery (10) value (9) mixed grill (9) atmosphere (8) money (8) portion sizes (6) lunch (5) evening (5)
5 stars
225
4 stars
45
3 stars
11
2 stars
6
1 stars
4
★★★★★
December 9, 2024

I booked our team Christmas lunch at Selale and was pleased I did. I was sent a menu to make choices for the 10 of us and the menu looked great. We arrived and were well looked after, the food was really tasty, cooked well and huge portions. Will definitely be back. Thank you

★★★★★
November 14, 2024

Brilliant experience at Selale on a Wednesday evening. Service was great and food was amazing. Will definitely be returning. We were the only ones in the restaurant as it was early and mid week.

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

The size of the portions, the freshness, the taste and the quality of the food are amazing. They delivered to my lorry 6 or 7 times already and I was never disappointed. The staff is very polite,

★★★★
June 9, 2024

Went for a quick meal before going to the movies. Staff was kind enough to let us have dinner as they were already booked for a party. Food was very tasty, cocktails good and great value. Ambience could do with a little upgrade but overall satisfied.

★★★★
March 25, 2024

Quiet Turkish place in Chatham. Meat a bit hard to chew. Bread not too fresh but all in all not bad. Service was great.

★★★★★
October 28, 2023

A very good place to eat and spend time. Cozy restaurant and very good service. I advise you to visit it and you will like it.

★★★★★
September 7, 2021

What a gem of a place. Food was excellent. Service was fantastic. Lovely waiter could not do enough for us.. we had the set menu. Mix cold starters and mix grill for 2. The food was to die for.. would highly recommend.. total cost with 2 pints of coke was £35. Very good value for money

★★★★★
July 1, 2018

This is a great restaurant with amazing food and great staff it deserves to be busier than it is

★★★★★
December 7, 2024

Great food Great hospitality highly recommend Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 21, 2024

Great food, great service. Bread was amazingly good

★★★★★
July 21, 2024

After a mix up with delivery which wasn t there fault the restaurant made my order again in no time very helpful on the phone they even put more food in the order for free and a couple of beers I would recommend this restaurant to anyone great people and fantastic food

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 21, 2024

Excellent!

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 21, 2024

Been quite a few times always great tasting food, friendly staff and good prices

★★★★★
April 21, 2024

Had a very nice lùnch with a bottle of wine with great background music not rushed would Would recommend this reasurant

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 21, 2024

Excellent, fresh, tasty

April 21, 2024

This must be worse place i ever been, the meat was so chewy we couldn t eat. We send the more than half portion back, but they never ask if the food was okay

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 21, 2024

Ordered take out and Omg! Absolutely delishous! Price great and will be getting another one + definitely will visit :)

March 21, 2024

Took out my wife of 4 years on our anniversary to try out this restaurant and got to say thoroughly disappointed. Starter took 45 minutes to be brought out, mains took another hour to be served, despite it not being busy. Overall not a great service, waitress didnt seem to care much. avoid at all costs!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 21, 2024

Very good. Impromptu choice. It was a quiet night. Service good. Food very good. Parking: Traffic warden very active!

★★★★★
March 21, 2024

Ordered a takeaway for the first time from this restaurant and it was amazing! Very fresh and all delicious

★★★★★
March 21, 2024

Great food and polite staff Will be going again for sure Food : 5/5

★★★★★
February 21, 2024

Really friendly staff. Food was lovely and plenty of it. Very clean and bright restaurant setting...great value for money

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 21, 2024

First time here and called in on the off-chance, so pleased we did lovely food friendly helpful staff and as an added bonus there was a live act who was very good. Would not hesitate to go back next time were in the area.

★★★★
Local Guide
January 21, 2024

Found out that under new ownership since October 2023, so recommendations to me were based on friends experience with previous owners. The manager was friendly and very attentive, asking lots of questions, explaining their menu when asked, telling me that the interior will be changed in the near future. Anyway, for starters we chose Calamari, Garlic Mushrooms with Cheese, King Prawns, and Halluomi. We then all helped ourselves to bits and pieces of each. The starters were plentiful in portion size, with all choices being great, especially the garlic mushrooms with cheese. For mains we chose a mixed grill, chicken shish, lamb ribs, and chicken wings and chips for my daughter. The chicken and lamb shish were both tender and full of flavour, and the lamb ribs were great. They all came with slad and bulgur (I can only describe it as a cross between rice and cous-cous).The mixed grill was plentiful in size and looked appetising, but my father in law enjoyed that all to himself , so I can only assume it was good. My daughter enjoyed her chicken wings too We were given bread on the table, which was warm and full of flavour too. We were definitely made to feel welcome, and will definitely return. Good to know that they deliver too. We were at the restaurant early (5pm booking), so were the only people in the restaurant, however, there was a constant stream of delivery drivers collecting orders for delivery. It was my daughters birthday the following day, so tye manager gave her a small dessert on the house as well. Parking: A few parking spaces on the street just a couple of doors down from the restaurant , where you use the RingGo App or good old cash to pay for parking.

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 21, 2024

Loved this place when it was on just eat, doesnt seem to be there anymore which is a shame.

★★
January 21, 2024

Very unhelpful and unapologetic when an issue arose with our delivery. We ordered a delivery around 5.15 and were advised it would be with us within 45 minutes. After almost an hour I rang and was told it was out for delivery but it did not turn up. When I rang again, I was told Id get a call back but I didnt. After almost 1.5 hours I rang again and the lady I spoke to was very dismissive, advising again that it was out for delivery and that it was not their responsibility now. She became very short and was not at all concerned that we did not have our food. However these were their own drivers and we had paid for delivery. The food eventually turned up and was nice but the service was appalling.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Always excellent. 14 years without disappointment.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Great service, good food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Great food and excellent service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Amazing food and people

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Really good food and tasted amazing!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Good value & excellent staff!

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

As ever very good food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

First time visit to this restaurant Great food and really friendly staff. Decor is very basic and no music, but will definitely go back. Food : 5/5

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Excellent, food and service was great! All very reasonably priced too. Highly recommended

★★★★
December 21, 2023

Very good value especially fixed menus.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Best food in Chatham by far and low prices 10 out 10

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

It was good but the seats seemed old but everything else was great Parking: It was free for drop off Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

For what it was, the food was good. Service great. Happy enough with the experience.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

We were the only people inside but no idea why. The food is lovely, staff accommodating and service perfect Recommended Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Nice Turkish food and wine.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Fantastic food and service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Really enjoyed eating here, every dish was wonderfully cooked and presented, recommend the Iiver starter and mixed grill.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Love this place. Great food, service and prices. Perfect for a pre-theatre dinner

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Lovely restaurant lovely staff and delicious and reasonable prized food

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Had lovely meal really nice

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Take away not dine in , ordered a few times from here recentley and wont order anywhere else in medway now just here . Staff on the phone always great .

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

The food at the new & IMPROVED Selale is unbelievably amazing. The quality of the food is unreal, so fresh and beautifully seasoned, you can taste its been carefully sourced. Ive always liked Selale, but its definitely sooooo much better now. Amazing food & the customer service is second to none, honestly cannot rave about this place more. Will definitely be ordering again and visiting soon! Thank you

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

So good! Nice place with excelent deals

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Many thanks for wonderful service. Highly recommended for every Turkish food lovers. Especially Mr. Emrah!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Really nice evening, staff were friendly and helpful. Food was great with huge portions.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

ordered a doner wrap with chips and a drink. perfect food and fast delivery

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Very pleasant. Food was excellent and a good range of drinks and wines. Was a little quiet because public are currently nervous due to Corona virus. Decor was nice, place was just a little cold (heat wise) for me so is 4.5 stars really. Would I recommend it? Definitely

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

Hey, go to Selale Chatham. You wont be disappointed,. Food is amazing and the portion sizes are big. Excellent x

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Decor is a bit drab, needs updating. Most Turkish restaurants Ive been too give free bread at no extra charge, but they didnt.

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

Wow the most amazing food

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

Delicious food. Great service

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Food - 9/10 Service - 7/10 Ambiencie - 5/10 cold Value - 9/10

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Needed something to eat before the Theatre, came across this place. Fantastic tasty authentic Mediterranean food, lovely couple running it, very good service and really reasonable prices.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Terrific food, nice ambience. Will def visit again (and we did )

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Absolutely terrific food. I have coeliac disease so need to be strictly gluten free and the waitstaff were very good letting me know what they can and can t do for me. Highly recommend it (especially the mixed grill)!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

The food is always incredible but they have got a new deal on the menu that means you get the equivalent of 3 extra sides, a cold meze annnnd a main, its a deal for 2 tho for £40 but thats an awesome saving. My starter and main usually come to £19 so for the extra pound I get 3 extra sides. Its amazing!! This place is one of my go to favourite places to dine in Medway, hands down.

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Really enjoyable lunch. Attentive staff. Visited again more recently, found the service had slipped significantly and although the food was still good I remember it being better previously. They were very busy this time so perhaps they struggle to cope with increased demand? A little disappointed

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

Had a home delivery from here tonight, absolutely stunning our new place to eat delicious sufficient and we are left in ore thank you Selale

December 21, 2022

Absultley discuting attuied refused to deliver 3.6 miles away from their shop then the person on the phone had a right attuied when asked why very poor service and for visiting highley avoid

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

Great service fantastic food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Visited for evening meal with friends, staying in Chatham on a short break. Very friendly welcome, not very busy on a Wednesday night. Good service, good food, lots of choice. Would recommend

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

Just popped in as was to lazy to cook. Lovely food and great Service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Amazing value for money. Food yummy and generous portions. Service fabulous and very child friendly. Our go to for family get togethers. Kid-friendliness: Age group 5-9. Treated with the same standard of customer service as the adults in the party.

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

The food here is excellent!! Great service, great price, highly recommended

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

Went in there this lunchtime with husband and daughter. Real lovely meal and very reasonably priced. Recommend ordering more obscure things off menu as absolutely fantastic.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Lovely good priced food and excellent service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Absolutely won over this lovely place! Amazing tasty food with great portions, lovely service and just all round a brilliant place to eat! We will be returning soon! Thank you for a great dining experience.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Very nice lamb, with good portion of rice. Large portion of Greek salad, although a bit surprised by not having olives in a Greek salad? Overall very tasty

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Take away, well packed and ABSOLUTELY delicious! Fresh and tasty. Tzatziki might need a bit improvement but apart from that everything spot on!

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Good food ,friendly service .

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

The food reminded me of Corfu.... Amazing food, in fact I would go as far to say probably my favourite restaurant in Rochester. Seriously incredibly prepared food, with friendly and caring staff. #thehungryvicar

★★★★
December 21, 2021

Great food, reasonable price.

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Had delivery today . Really quick delivery and lovely food . Fresh and large portions.

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Excellent food and friendly service. Great value for money.

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Absolutely gorgeous food every time . My favourite place in Medway to eat.

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

My first visit this evening and I have to say everything I ate was cooked to perfection... Excellent food and a calm, warm atmosphere.

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Service and food always very good definitely worth a try to anyone who have never tried you wont be be disappointed

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Really enjoyed my meal here, food was lovely. The young waitress was also a pleasure to deal with

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Great food and great value.

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

We went out for a meal on the spur of the moment and really pleased with our choice. The food was excellent and the service impeccable. All in all a very pleasant evening out.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Lovely food and service. Doesnt get the custom it deserves because in dodgy part of town. We love it

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Few of us ate at restaurant the other night, wonderful, so tonight as Stepsons birthday thought instead of usual Chinese or Indian takeaway wed try Selales, not disappointed, it was great, on time, well presented, large portions and above all tasty, thank you. We will return.

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Loved it food beautiful friendly helpful staff

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Great food, great prices. Will be going back again

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Consistently good food and always friendly service,cant fault

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

slightly salty but authentic meal with great taste!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Had the lunchtime meze starter and mixed grill. Excellent food . Would highly reccommend

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Good food great service thanks

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Lovely food great hosts and great company

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Friendly staff, good food at reasonable prices.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Excellent

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Fun night out

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Always nice food, never manage to finish it, friendly staff

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Food is super tasty. Have 3-4 options for vegetarian which are all lovely. Staff are really friendly and portion sizes are huge!! Been here quite a few times and every time Ive been there has been great food and great wine. Only point for improvement would be having music to fit the restaurant a bit more, but other than that I have always enjoyed it here.

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Restaurant quality food, better than most restaurants I ve eaten in. Highly recommend *****

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

The food was absolutely incredible and was so nice to see something a little more traditional from a Turkish restaurant rather than the usual selection of grilled meats and rice. The halep and dolma was especially stand out items and portion sizes were more than enough. Couldn t recommend this restaurant any more highly, a must if you are in the area.

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Had a delivery from here last night and it was fantastic. Huge portions, prepped and cooked very well. Had the meze to share and there was loads of it. Breads and dips were so nice. Well done 5*

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

First time we have ordered from this restaurant and it wont be the last !! The food took us back to the restaurants we know and love in Turkey - authentic cuisine !!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Fantastic service . And great food

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Fantastic place! Great food!

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Fantastic been going there for some time now and never had a bad word to say about the food or the service.

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Excellent restaurant

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Fantastic traditional Turkish cuisine, mixed grill was delicious and the staff was very helpful and friendly.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Great food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Fantastic food and service

★★
December 21, 2020

Slow service. No track and trace measures in place.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Good food and excellent friendly service.

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Big portions, testy food

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Best food for a brilliant price

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Great staff and delicious food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Excellent food and friendly service!

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Very lovely food and great atmosphere!

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Amazing all round! Amazing people, food, service. Cannot reccomend enough!!!

★★★★
December 21, 2020

The food there is great, love the atmosphere, but its a long wait for food

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Top mixed grill, lovely beer

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

Chicken casserole mmmmmh

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Good service and food although a few menu items felt similar being quite a meat based selection ordered.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Lovely

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

The food is generally good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Lovely takeaway, cooked fresh while I waited. Highly recommended!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

From the moment we were greeted by the proprietor I knew this was going to be a good experience - a very warm welcome! I cant remember the names of the dishes we had, other than moussaka, but all looked good, were excellent to taste & very good-sized portions. Just like home cooking! Will definitely be going back. Just a shame more werent there on a Wednesday lunchtime. Get down there & try it yourself! I dont think youll be disappointed.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Loved the food

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

It was great the food was lovely and great service will go again defo when down that way x

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

Great food and service

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

Lovely fresh cooked food meza starter would recommend very good quality and price would have no hesitation in recommending

★★
December 21, 2019

Service extremely slow and not a warm welcome when we arrived but in terms of food, it tasted nice.

★★★★
December 21, 2019

Very good service... Very good food... but the mixed grill platter is weak...

★★★★
December 21, 2019

Loved the food

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

Excellent restaurant and takeaway! Good service and fantastic food with good value for money, definitely recommend!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Excellent food, great menu and drink selection

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Good food and friendly staff

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Worked my way through the menu - great food. Every time.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Amazing food, Great service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Good service and food.

★★★
December 21, 2019

Just had the worst take away been to the restaurant many times been N busy so decide on a takeaway .food 1/2 hour late on arrival stone cold takeaway cost 30 .00 not happy said they would resend in an hour not happy 30.00 wasted wont be ordering again

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

Lovely cold mezzi for 2 and fresh salad and liver dish

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

Best Turk in town. Owner friendly, food portion for the price was good. Worth a try if youve never been. The free Turk bread is a must

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Very friendly atmosphere. Gentleman helped me with the vegan options. Lovely filling and scrummy food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Good food lovely atmosphere

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Superb food and value for money

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Really nice food, friendly staff

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Fantastic fresh Mediterranean food. Lovely, friendly service too.

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

Have eaten in this restaurant before a few times and always excellent. Ordered home delivery for the first time tonight (Gillingham) and was still just as good !!. I ordered the steak (medium rare) and was perfectly cooked. The chicken was excellent as well and the bread etc never lets you down. To get the food at home as good as in the restaurant and hot and perfectly cooked is brilliant. Thank you WILL be ordering again .... did order again tonight and honestly was even better .. the steak cooked to perfection, the lamb kofte and shish had amazing flavour and was all delivered hot. Cracking food and WILL be ordering again lolol.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Can highly recommend this turkish/greek restaurant. Mix grill was probably best Ive had. Great food and very reasonable 3 mains 3 drinks and bread humus to start...... £40.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Still one of the best local restaurants. Good food at reasonable prices

★★★★★
December 21, 2018

Beautiful food. Amazing people

★★★★★
December 21, 2018

Excellent food. Friendly welcome highly recommended.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Simply lovely!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Good Turkish restaurant would recommend

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Great food,well recommended

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

I ve ordered takeaway twice from this restaurant in the past 2 weeks and the food is fantastic. The flavours are authentic and beautiful, food perfectly cooked, still hot on arrival and delivered promptly. They also give you some additional free bits like bread and salad which is a nice touch. Give it a go. It s excellent and deserves some recognition.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Really nice friendly staff and brilliant menu and food too. What a fantastic restaurant.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Good food and very friendly

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

A bit of a disappointment really. The service was outstanding, but the food quality left a lot to wish for :(

★★★★★
December 21, 2018

Really good food and friendly service.

★★★★
December 21, 2018

May not look great but food is excellent

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Deligient and accommodating staff, I am especially thankfull as I was provided a space to observe maghrib in the basement, nice place to go out with friends as they serve a number of intercontinental dishes.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Great food and service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Wonderful food and helpful staff

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Nice food, excellent service always making me & my family coming back for more!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Ive both eaten in and ordered take away from here, its always been fantastic and I will continue to eat food from here on a regular basis.

★★★★★
December 21, 2018

Great food at great prices.

★★★★
December 21, 2018

This is a place we have been visiting for years now. Food is always up to expectations. Service is good. Prices are very acceptable and portions are big. Always welcomed with warm bread. Four stars as only on one occasion the Kleftiko did not leave to expectations and was disappointing.

★★★★
December 21, 2018

Nice atmosphere, nearby parking, good food just a little bit salty