@@GreenoEats its really bad quality and I have been in a couple, and the kebabs were greasy like heck. Will never go back and it turned me totally off kebabs. Great review, Greeno!😊
I agree - I am thinking I should visit some of the kebab places I went to when I was at Uni etc. - see if they are as good as the drunken youth Greeno remembers :-)
Well they're certainly expanding there brand so there must be plenty of people using and enjoying GDK. I just thought it was a bit bland compared to other doner kebab places. Thanks for watching - always good to hear a different opinion on a place too !
Ha ha - all been there! I once couldn't find my keys the morning after a big night out. Plunged my hand into my coat pocket to look for them, and fnd the remains of a half eaten pancake roll - that was pretty grim !
Looks like a nice place and your food looked fresh. The bread looked rather nice. I have never had a donner kebab though because my son would go out drinking with his friends then they would order kebabs and then save half of it in the oven. I would have the joy of cleaning the bathroom afterwards. What put me off was a take away place in my town and the kebab was in its burner during the day whilst the takeaway was closed and bluebottles were laying eggs on it. Iceland used to do a pack of Donner meat. The strips were all the same size and looked like Amazon packaging but with the fragrance of marmite. My son loved them but they had the texture of those strips you buy to give your dog a treat. Anyway see you on the next one. 👍
My stepmum has similar horror stories of my kebab eating days of youth ha ha! I have also tried some of those supermarket kebabs, in particular the frozen microwave ones. Absolutely dreadful!
Hi Greeno, I totally agree with you about GDK, one visit was enough for me too. At my local kebab shop you'd have got that for about £7/8, not including the spring rolls. Better luck with your next eatery.
Having worked in sales for about 25 years I do like to try and “overcome objections” or at least try to understand a little more about why certain people react the way they do. But I also have to accept I can’t please all of the people all of the time right 🙂 Wishing you a great day too!
@@GreenoEats a sucker for punishment is our Gary, especially with hot dishes & chillies etc,but he does make me chuckle, it was you’re review with him doing that massive fish & chip shop that brought me to your channel,and very good it is too 👍
I also remember when they used to do the meal you had in gdk and it was called a boss box only used to be a tenner and you would get all the sauces, I find the food is always cold
This "kebab shop" gives us Germans a bad name. Here in Germany, I'm not aware of any large kebab chain. Most restaurants are small family businesses. I would recommend anyone who thinks this "restaurant" is "German" to go to a real kebab shop in Germany. We don't eat the kebab as dry as it is apparently served there. We usually have a garlic sauce or yoghurt sauce on top. Depending on the restaurant, there might also be other sauces.
I’ve not had a kebab on any of my visits to Germany, but generally have found the food to be good on my visits, and as you say, many family owned restaurants. I have spent most time in and around Frankfurt area, and always enjoyed the regional specialties such as Handkaese and Gruene Sosse, delicious!
You need to add the two sauces to the kebab, no one eats a kebab dry IMO! Second review I've seen (Early Eats being the first) where this schoolboy error has happened!
Well actually the kebab meal only comes with 1 sauce, I only got 2 sauces as I also ordered the spring rolls. When doing the review I think it’s important to try with and without though, so you get an idea of the actual flavour of the kebab meat. Later in the video I did add the sauce, which in fairness did help to mask just how bang average the kebab was 😂
Yeah, I wouldn't bother with GDK. But kebabs nowadays are generally a lot better than they were back in my youth I think - find a good, local kebab shop and give it a try !
I just get salad pitta with lovely lemon cabbage, chillis etc which I can't seem to replicate at home the way they do it and then get halloumi put in it. I think the fish and chips shop was a better bet this time. 😅. Come to Bristol and find the hidden gems x
There is a Supreme Doner kebab in Swindon, Wiltshire if you're ever around the area, I thought they were pretty good, it's in the town centre, in Bridge Street, the kebab looked similar to this one in your video
I sometimes visit GDK if I have an offer on the app, the one in Meadowhall is closest to me. I agree it’s nothing special but when an offer is on it’s reasonable.
That's too bad about the kebab, it looked like it would taste nice, but flavourless meat is a no no ina kebab for sure. Hopefully your next place will be more enjoyable. Thank you again for the video.
Not the first bad review I've seen for GDK ill avoid. Although I do prefer a kebab that is placed of rolled into the bread. There is a bad habit when getting a kebab around here to put everything on top of the bread on a plate and you eat it with a knife and fork.
I had a kebab not so long ago, where they cooked the pitta on the grill, sliced it open, then simply put it in the box and piled everything on top of it... I mean why?? Mad. As for GDK, yeah I would have to say it's a red light from me - give it a wide berth.
@@GreenoEatsI’m peckish for a decent kebab now. Haven’t had a proper one in ages. Got one last week but the kebab house beside the football stadium is rough and is only edible after several pints 😀.
Greeno could you do taco bell ?, we have a couple in exeter and one in torquay, also would love too hear you view on popeyes chicken in exeter and kebab revolution in torquay is very nice
I actually took my daughter for a Taco Bell at the weekend and thought to myself "it's about time I filmed here" - got quite a few things lined up for the next 2-3 weeks but will see if I can sort it after that. Popeyes is on the list too - didn't realise there was one in Exeter (although that's still a 90 min drive ha ha!)
@@jonesychatswrestling4841 yes, Popeyes still very much on the list - I tried to get to one when I was in London recently, but it was so rammed I could film there so had to move on elsewhere !
I saw Gary's comments on the German kebab phenomenon. Think he tried it twice and had horrendous experiences each time. Haven't tried it myself, but could it be that the meat in the form you have it is of a kind that somehow appeals to German palates? Given the varieties of wursts, I doubt it, but I did wonder... Great channel, discovered you via Gary. Greetings from Wales - I lived in Winchester very briefly as a student some 30-odd years ago.
My Wife grew up in Winchester. We went to the Christmas Market as well (a couple of year ago). It was very good. Winchester is still a nice place to visit when we are in the UK.Itś funny I just dont get kebabs, never tastes as good when you are sober.
It's a lovely little Christmas market in the cathedral grounds isn't it! Big enough to have lots to see, small enough that it's not crazy busy the whole time 😀 If you're gonna be visiting back home Winchester isn't a bad place to come back to !
Do you know what Greeno I have never been to one of these albeit tempted but I won’t bother anyway I don’t think. When I do have a Kebab I will be up the local Kebab house or Chippy for me! If you are ever in Worcestershire I will point some places out and join you Greeno! …. Smithy
Same. Meadowhall, first one I had was good, I was quite excited. Had one a couple of weeks ago and it was dire, vowed not to try it again. I'll stick to Barburrito!
Hi @GreanoEats Great video as always. It was very brave of you to have the kebab. The concern I have with kebab is hygiene. They leave the meat on the skewer open to the surrounding air for days on end and reheat it each day until its used up. I can imagine a few flys feasting on it and laying eggs. Yuck!
I don’t know for sure, but I guess they can’t get away with doing that any more these days, as Environmental Health Officers would close them down or give them a very low hygiene rating. Thanks for the kind words about the video
You got any in Bournemouth you can recommend ? I visited a cracking one in Weymouth a while back called Hidden Gem. When I was a youngster Pendik on Ashley Road was our go to place. Still going, but I haven't been in there for maybe 25 years - might have to try it again !
Why mix the meats I always liked donnas only lamb and thats why I dont have them now. Sad that people just except a mix not what it should be. Even if it was a pound or two more I would pay that.
What a bummer when a "specialty" restaurant drops the ball with the thing they are supposed to do best. At least the fries and rolls were nice. But then, they are not what makes the name. Its "German Doner Kebab", not "Fries and Crispy Rolls". Better luck next time, Mr. Greeno.
Lazzat kebab winton decent kebab i do noor for a super clean kebab or next door turkish for a tasty more greasy kebab or ali baba charmister for a charcoal real deal kebab
I always ask for the salad *separate* and assemble my own kebab. You tend to get more donor meat and salad. (I don't understand why most kebab houses don't do tahini sauce)😋
The Doner kebabs hey sell in Turkey is usually in the regular bread, which is a small olad, similar to the bread yor are eating your kebab in. As a meal it seems incredibly expensive seeing that it is fast food. No knives, no plates, no cups to pour you drink in. Did you see Gary Eats review of this place. It was served luke warm and he didn't rate it at all/ I don't think I will try them out. Haven't h\d \ kebab in a long time, well in the UK anyway. You showed a kebab shop called Pendik, this is a town on the Asian side of Istanbul, and I am sure they probably serive better food that GBK. Can't be difficult can it?
Agreed, price a little on the high side, but I wouldn’t have minded paying that if the quality was decent. Can’t grumble about the fries and sauces, they were good, but the supposed star of the show a real letdown. I think I am going to head to Pendik in Poole relatively soon to check if the kebab is as good as I remember!
Although the chain was started in Berlin, the kebabs do not reflect the Donners from the schnellis and street vendors in the city. They are half the size, greasy and the flavour is not representative. Some of the UKs own kebab shops are far better. Keep up the good work Greeno. Honest and subjective review as always.
I need to try me a proper German kebab clearly. Not sure when I will be in Germany next. I am in Austria on Monday, but not heading north from there until I come home !!
I was dreading you doing a review of this chain - fair play to you though, you deserve the Victoria Cross for extreme valour in the face of total gastronomic adversity. Had one of these meals, it was utter crap, unless you like tasteless cardboard and something as dry as a docker's armpit. Fact is, bearing in mind I speak German, have German friends and have been to the country frequently ....... German cuisine absolutely sucks .... the only thing they can cook is a sausage, nice with their well known curry sauce with pommes frites .... so effectively, it's all Death by Sausage - whenever I was there we always went for a Greek or Chinese .... my German friends wouldn't inflict their cuisine on me. Obviously, this German Doner Kebab stuff came from the Turkish influence of same living there .... would be good if they asked same for culinery training.
I've found a couple of regional things in Germany I like - especially around Frankfurt - the Hankkaese mit Musik and the Gruene Sosse - otherwise it's pretty functional (although I did have an amazing chiliwurst at a Wehen Wiesbaden game once!)
GDK is an American chain. If you’re German you’re aggrieved that they use the word German. I had good experiences in the first year when they opened here. Went back a year later and it was shockingly poor.
@@GreenoEats Yes according to a franchise owner here in Canada. They rely on weekly shipments of their meat and bread from the U.S. Seems a little inefficient.
To be fair I've never tried one but from all the reviews on RUclips and friend recommendations they're definitely something to avoid or in today's speak , swerve 🤣 Lamb kebab with a few scoops...win ,win 👍
Those dissenting this kebab taste must be shareholders or something 😂 I found it very interesting, although i dont do kebabs anymore since my younger days
Kebabs were a staple of a boozy night out back in my youth, but I hardly ate one throughout my 30s. Rediscovered in my 40s, although I am generally a little choosier about where I would get them these days!
@@GreenoEats There are a couple in the village. Not my usual takeaway of choice, but if you find a good one locally, it is a result! Same for Indian and Chinese takeaways!
I had GDK once but never again. I think that sums it up, but not only was it tasteless, it also lacks authenticity, so I have to wonder about these places; I mean, they can be either good quality but have a spin on things so as not to be authentic, or be truly authentic and do their best. But when places lack quality and authenticity, why do they even bother?
I have to agree with you on GDK - over sanitised, lacking in flavour and authenticity. If the best thing about a place is the fries then you know there are problems!!
Hi greeno it says it all when you are unable to tell the difference between the beef and chicken in the spring rolls doesn't it?! Looks poor quality I must say. Thanks for the vids
Quite, it’s strange to me that they use beef rather than lamb, or at least a lamb/beef mix. Lamb has that distinctive flavour I associate with doner meat. Thanks for watching 🙂
A german doner kebap in the UK, sounds not real 😂😂😂 Most of the doner shops here in germany are absolute rubbish, expensive and low low low quality. Ever heard of Lukas Podolski? A formar german soccer player. He owns lots of doner stores in Cologne called Mangal Doener, it has nothing to do with authentic doner, but people buy the shi*** 😂
Podolski is originally from Poland I think, why on earth would he have kebab shops ha ha ! Of course, German has a huge Turkish population, back from the "Gastarbeiter" days in the 50s and 60s - you'd have to guess the Turkish guys make better kebabs than Podolski does!
@@GreenoEats he is from poland, true. I guess he is just a good business man. Pretty sure he has the most doener stores in Cologne, well it is franchise... there are only a handfull good turkish doener stores here, most of them are boring.
@@jessicanippes1730 That's really interesting. Whereas in Germany most of the workers came from Turkey and Yugoslavia, here in the UK we looked to our colonies, and invited folk from India, the West Indies etc. - as a result curry is now probably the most popular food in the UK - interesting that the Turkish folk aren't doing more to give their food a similar profile in Germany.
@@GreenoEats the sad thing is, they cant offer traditionell turkish/ chinese/ Indian meals because people would not like it ( too hot, strange meat, too many spices etc)...
@@GreenoEats but then, isn't it just Turkish Kababs? if it was made with salted pork,I could see the fusion. am I missing something, how is this different than non German kababs? thanks
£11.50 for a Donner and Chips god mine at my takeaway is £3.50. I do think if you do a number of Kebabs you take some scales and weight what you get for the money I did a video from mine and did the weight of meat etc including the container of sauce. For what you are paying the items look a but lost. Have you done a Taco Bell. I tried for the 1st time a £2 one and it was really nice. but they have a meal deal for I think £6.50 For this place I have NOT seen any good review from GDK from every one who has done it.
It’s funny, in my youth you’d never think of having a kebab unless you’d had a belly full of beer. Now I don’t think I can remember the last time I had a kebab when I wasn’t stone cold sober!
Tried GDK once and never again... it wasnt bad.. but the beef doner just doesnt taste right to me.. kind of odd in fact... and i didnt like the super heavy bread either... sorry... but for me a kebab isnt a kebab unless the doner meat is lamb and its either set on a naan or shoved in a pitta bread :P
I'm alright with different kinds of flatbread, but as you say the beef kebab is just a bit weird - need to have at least some lamb in the mix for the flavour!
@@GreenoEats yeah i'd be ok with the bread on its own.. it just seemed to heavy and filling on the stomach to eat alongside a kebab which is already heavy enough for me... i even struggle finishing of the ones in naan..... a pitta bread is my preference because its not so filling and quite light.. and thanks for the quick reply :P appeciated.. i just subbed :)
@@jaynadiah5498 thanks for the sub, much appreciated. One thing I’m not a huge fan of it the recent trend of putting a pitta in the bottom of the tray, and then just piling meat and salad on top… it’s supposed to go inside. At least when they do that with a naan it’s big enough to kind of wrap it.
Donner's use to be good. Know longer. I avoid . Many only have a hygiene rating of 3. When its cash only, then it's very suspicious. What are they hiding.
I think some places are better than the old days but there are still a fair share of ropey ones about. The hygiene rating is a pretty good indicator of which is which!
@@GreenoEats sigh, while french fries are called french, because the americans took the idea from there, there is no such thing as a german or turkish doner. sigh, doner kebab means rolling grilled meat. Its like calling your little tiny a wiener, it´s not. This is a doner, you´lll call it sandwich, while the other is a doner plate. Got it.
Almost every reviewer that I’ve seen that has done the German Donna have all said how bad it is, I’ve commented more than once the Germans need to stop making them and go to what there good at, sausages, particularly bratwurst, kielbasa and other German sausage and leave the kebabs to the Greeks, I’m surprised you didn’t have the same opinion as Gary and many other reviews and just absolutely slate it for being so bad
I think it’s fair to point out the good as well as the bad. The fries and sauces were actually really tasty. But it’s not the German Fries and Sauce - the kebab should be better.
Hi folks - with the Euro's coming up in Germany, how about a German Doner Kebab huh 🙂 Have you ever been to one of these before?
I have to say I don't think I'll be rushing back personally...
Maybe you should bring your money to small shops, no chains. More quality and more love.
@@GreenoEats its really bad quality and I have been in a couple, and the kebabs were greasy like heck. Will never go back and it turned me totally off kebabs. Great review, Greeno!😊
I agree - I am thinking I should visit some of the kebab places I went to when I was at Uni etc. - see if they are as good as the drunken youth Greeno remembers :-)
They are poor, flavourless kebabs. But don't be put off - just find a good local one rather than this corporate mess !
Brilliant channel I can see the subscribers flying soon with great content as usual.
Very kind of you to say so 😀 I'm glad you are enjoying the content!
I've been German doner kebab in Sheffield City centre on high Street I really enjoyed it really good value
Well they're certainly expanding there brand so there must be plenty of people using and enjoying GDK. I just thought it was a bit bland compared to other doner kebab places. Thanks for watching - always good to hear a different opinion on a place too !
Many a drunken night I've woken up with a kebab for a pillow lol but it got eaten for breakfast the morning after.🤣🤣
Ha ha - all been there! I once couldn't find my keys the morning after a big night out. Plunged my hand into my coat pocket to look for them, and fnd the remains of a half eaten pancake roll - that was pretty grim !
Pulled a cracker 1 night,when she woke up in the morning with a large doner on her boat & hair it was monstrous 😮
I imagine the curry on the fries is because of the traditional curry food you'd get in Berlin at doner shops
Is that so - Been to Berlin a couple of times but never had a kebab there!
Really seems to be the general consensus amongst you food reviewers Greeno. I'll give it a big swerve!
Wise move Kevin !
Looks like a shocker that Greeno! I'll stick to the little family run Turkish and Middle Eastern spots I reckon. 🥙
I've only reviewed one other kebab on the channel, from a little back street place in Weymouth - ten times better than GDK !
Sorry you didn't have a better experience! Im getting the impression that this chain is for a pretty narrow taste range. Better luck next meal!
It wasn't great that's for sure. Hopefully better food experiences are around the corner 😀
Looks like a nice place and your food looked fresh. The bread looked rather nice. I have never had a donner kebab though because my son would go out drinking with his friends then they would order kebabs and then save half of it in the oven. I would have the joy of cleaning the bathroom afterwards. What put me off was a take away place in my town and the kebab was in its burner during the day whilst the takeaway was closed and bluebottles were laying eggs on it. Iceland used to do a pack of Donner meat. The strips were all the same size and looked like Amazon packaging but with the fragrance of marmite. My son loved them but they had the texture of those strips you buy to give your dog a treat. Anyway see you on the next one. 👍
My stepmum has similar horror stories of my kebab eating days of youth ha ha! I have also tried some of those supermarket kebabs, in particular the frozen microwave ones. Absolutely dreadful!
@@GreenoEats 🤣😂😅👍🥙
Hi Greeno, I totally agree with you about GDK, one visit was enough for me too. At my local kebab shop you'd have got that for about £7/8, not including the spring rolls. Better luck with your next eatery.
Yep, the one other kebab I reviewed on the channel was from a little backstreet place in Weymouth and it was 10 times better than the GDK one
Greeno you do a great job and pls don t listen to the few rude comments there not worth even paying time to enjoy your day xx
Having worked in sales for about 25 years I do like to try and “overcome objections” or at least try to understand a little more about why certain people react the way they do. But I also have to accept I can’t please all of the people all of the time right 🙂 Wishing you a great day too!
I’m sure I watched Gary eats do GDK a while back,he was equally disappointed,as so would I.can’t beat your favourite haunts for satisfaction 👍
I remember him doing a kebab comparison video, that was with GDK was it? Well seems I am not alone in being disappointed with it then !
I think Gary tried them twice and they both disappointed
@@peterdashper2251 Twice ? I'll have to have a word with him - he should have learned the first time ha ha !
@@GreenoEats a sucker for punishment is our Gary, especially with hot dishes & chillies etc,but he does make me chuckle, it was you’re review with him doing that massive fish & chip shop that brought me to your channel,and very good it is too 👍
@@markw5779 he's a great guy is Gary. Happy to endure pain for our entertainment 🙂 Thanks for the kind words about my channel !
I also remember when they used to do the meal you had in gdk and it was called a boss box only used to be a tenner and you would get all the sauces, I find the food is always cold
I think they still do that Boss Box, but it's like £13 or £14 if I recall. Not sure I'll be going back to find out any time soon though!
Keep going, Greeno! All good stuff good or bad.
Thanks for your support 🙂
If you go for Boss Box option you might get little bit cheaper and set of sauce
Thanks for the tip :-)
GDK is perfectly fine. It may not be as good as some other places but it fills the hole well enough.
Just didn't have any real flavour
This "kebab shop" gives us Germans a bad name. Here in Germany, I'm not aware of any large kebab chain. Most restaurants are small family businesses. I would recommend anyone who thinks this "restaurant" is "German" to go to a real kebab shop in Germany. We don't eat the kebab as dry as it is apparently served there. We usually have a garlic sauce or yoghurt sauce on top. Depending on the restaurant, there might also be other sauces.
I’ve not had a kebab on any of my visits to Germany, but generally have found the food to be good on my visits, and as you say, many family owned restaurants. I have spent most time in and around Frankfurt area, and always enjoyed the regional specialties such as Handkaese and Gruene Sosse, delicious!
I don't go near kebab meat at all. It's suspect to say the least.
That's fair enough - I guess there is an element of "mystery meat" to it !
Those spring rolls remind me of the curry rolls that you used to be able to get from chip shops years ago.
The chippy I worked in as a youngster had those, but big ones. Great they were at the end of a shift!
You need to add the two sauces to the kebab, no one eats a kebab dry IMO! Second review I've seen (Early Eats being the first) where this schoolboy error has happened!
Well actually the kebab meal only comes with 1 sauce, I only got 2 sauces as I also ordered the spring rolls. When doing the review I think it’s important to try with and without though, so you get an idea of the actual flavour of the kebab meat. Later in the video I did add the sauce, which in fairness did help to mask just how bang average the kebab was 😂
Greeno, he means the sauces INSIDE the kebab. Yours did look very dry do I doubt you had the sauces. They make a lot of difference.
Interesting! I've not had a kebab for about 32 years. I was thinking of trying GDK, but will give it a miss now.
Yeah, I wouldn't bother with GDK. But kebabs nowadays are generally a lot better than they were back in my youth I think - find a good, local kebab shop and give it a try !
I just get salad pitta with lovely lemon cabbage, chillis etc which I can't seem to replicate at home the way they do it and then get halloumi put in it. I think the fish and chips shop was a better bet this time. 😅. Come to Bristol and find the hidden gems x
I really do like the Turkish / Middle Eastern flavours - this I felt was sadly lacking in them. You're right - should have gone to the chippy !
If I got that I would swap drink for sparkling fizzy water. Looks like 7 of 10 and hope that you enjoy. Reason for swap is to avoid sugar spike.
sugar spike in coke ZERO ?🤣🤣🤣
I had Coke Zero, so no sugar there (probably all sorts of other nasties in it though!)
@@GreenoEats Yes and replaced by sweeteners which I do Not trust.
There is a Supreme Doner kebab in Swindon, Wiltshire if you're ever around the area, I thought they were pretty good, it's in the town centre, in Bridge Street, the kebab looked similar to this one in your video
I wish I had known this yesterday - I actually drove past Swindon 😂
I sometimes visit GDK if I have an offer on the app, the one in Meadowhall is closest to me. I agree it’s nothing special but when an offer is on it’s reasonable.
I just found it to be lacking in taste (apart from the fries which were actually good!)
There's a nice little pub in Winchester called The Bakers Arms. They don't do food, but the beers reasonably priced.
Pubs that don’t do food are a rare treat these days!
That's too bad about the kebab, it looked like it would taste nice, but flavourless meat is a no no ina kebab for sure. Hopefully your next place will be more enjoyable. Thank you again for the video.
Yeah, it was very disappointing. Fingers crossed for better things to review around the corner!!
Not the first bad review I've seen for GDK ill avoid. Although I do prefer a kebab that is placed of rolled into the bread. There is a bad habit when getting a kebab around here to put everything on top of the bread on a plate and you eat it with a knife and fork.
I had a kebab not so long ago, where they cooked the pitta on the grill, sliced it open, then simply put it in the box and piled everything on top of it... I mean why?? Mad.
As for GDK, yeah I would have to say it's a red light from me - give it a wide berth.
@@GreenoEatsI’m peckish for a decent kebab now. Haven’t had a proper one in ages. Got one last week but the kebab house beside the football stadium is rough and is only edible after several pints 😀.
@@Kiangaf good excuse to have a few pints I reckon!
Don't think I've ever had a kebab while sober
I hadn't until about 10 or 12 years ago - but they are surprisingly good (well the good ones are ha ha!)
Greeno could you do taco bell ?, we have a couple in exeter and one in torquay, also would love too hear you view on popeyes chicken in exeter and kebab revolution in torquay is very nice
I actually took my daughter for a Taco Bell at the weekend and thought to myself "it's about time I filmed here" - got quite a few things lined up for the next 2-3 weeks but will see if I can sort it after that. Popeyes is on the list too - didn't realise there was one in Exeter (although that's still a 90 min drive ha ha!)
@@GreenoEats would be good to see you do the above especially popeyes thats quite an interesting branch as very mixed reviews
@@jonesychatswrestling4841 yes, Popeyes still very much on the list - I tried to get to one when I was in London recently, but it was so rammed I could film there so had to move on elsewhere !
The only time i've ever had a shart when not ill is next day after a doner kebab (Twice)
Twice ? You didn't learn after the first time huh 😂😂😂
I saw Gary's comments on the German kebab phenomenon. Think he tried it twice and had horrendous experiences each time. Haven't tried it myself, but could it be that the meat in the form you have it is of a kind that somehow appeals to German palates? Given the varieties of wursts, I doubt it, but I did wonder... Great channel, discovered you via Gary. Greetings from Wales - I lived in Winchester very briefly as a student some 30-odd years ago.
Welcome to my channel 🙂 Whereabouts in Wales are you? I used to live in South Wales for about 12 years, in Magor, Cardiff, Newport and Caerphilly.
@@GreenoEats Cwm Tyleri, near Abertyleri - Abertillery if preferred. Obviouskly know Cardiff and Newport well. Caerphilly not far off either.
My Wife grew up in Winchester. We went to the Christmas Market as well (a couple of year ago). It was very good. Winchester is still a nice place to visit when we are in the UK.Itś funny I just dont get kebabs, never tastes as good when you are sober.
It's a lovely little Christmas market in the cathedral grounds isn't it! Big enough to have lots to see, small enough that it's not crazy busy the whole time 😀 If you're gonna be visiting back home Winchester isn't a bad place to come back to !
Multiple people I've spoken to didn't like this one but loved the Newcastle one (Only one I've used and I love it)
That's interesting - maybe I just picked a poor branch to visit then?
What a disappointment, haven’t had a kebab in ages, loving the channel keep up the good work
Yeah it wasn’t great but at least now you and I both know not to bother with GDK 🙂 Thanks for the kind words.
I had dorito donna in Huddersfield like i said never again
Seems like a lot of people have tried it, and now want to steer clear of
Do you know what Greeno I have never been to one of these albeit tempted but I won’t bother anyway I don’t think. When I do have a Kebab I will be up the local Kebab house or Chippy for me! If you are ever in Worcestershire I will point some places out and join you Greeno! …. Smithy
Yep, support your local Smithy, it’ll be money better spent that way!
The English kebabs aka dirty kebabs looks away nicer from what I can remember
Thanks for sharing and see you next time 🤗🙏🍀
Back in the day there's no way you'd ever eat one sober though - probably the days before the Food Hygiene ratings were introduced!
@@GreenoEats that's why the main word sober 🤣🤣
I tried this at Meadowhall and must agree Greeno, chips are nice but kebab very sickly, weird after taste, not enjoyable!
Same. Meadowhall, first one I had was good, I was quite excited. Had one a couple of weeks ago and it was dire, vowed not to try it again. I'll stick to Barburrito!
Just surprising how bland the kebab was, cos the fries and the sauces had plenty of flavour!
Hi @GreanoEats Great video as always. It was very brave of you to have the kebab. The concern I have with kebab is hygiene. They leave the meat on the skewer open to the surrounding air for days on end and reheat it each day until its used up. I can imagine a few flys feasting on it and laying eggs. Yuck!
I don’t know for sure, but I guess they can’t get away with doing that any more these days, as Environmental Health Officers would close them down or give them a very low hygiene rating. Thanks for the kind words about the video
I would hope so. Ive seen it happern alot in Eastbourne.
@@NickT6630 mental note, don’t eat the kebabs in Eastbourne!
Is it only me that's never eaten a Kebab? 😁
Never? Wow. I guess they had a bad reputation back in the day, so lots of people stear clear even now.
I've never had one either just doesn't appeal to me
@@DebbieBartlett-si1zz Well over the years I probably ate enough for the pair of us - so you're good 🙂
That kebab bread is just odd. This video has definitely not inspired me to try a GDK.
It's like a kind of waffle - a little unusual, but I didn't mind it. Just wish they'd put something better in it !
That first peace you held up looked like plasic see through it doesn't look great to me i love a kebab and from Bournemouth have a few gems locally
You got any in Bournemouth you can recommend ? I visited a cracking one in Weymouth a while back called Hidden Gem. When I was a youngster Pendik on Ashley Road was our go to place. Still going, but I haven't been in there for maybe 25 years - might have to try it again !
I like kebabs but I had one in the German kebab restaurant in Portsmouth and did not like it either.
Average at best aren’t they. Just bland.
Used to be a great one in Fratton zportsmouth, used to do a lunch with chips for about 8 quid....few years ago though
The chain must have gone downhill since those days !
Wanted to try there but sm ppl say they had a bad experience
I would save your money and spend on a better kebab from a proper kebab shop 🙂
Yourself and Gary, whom i saw review it, also says it's disappointing, i know now to give that place a wide berth.
Better to spend the money on a tasty kebab from your local in my opinion!
Definitely agree.
Why mix the meats I always liked donnas only lamb and thats why I dont have them now. Sad that people just except a mix not what it should be. Even if it was a pound or two more I would pay that.
I just wanted the opportunity to try both meats without ordering 2 kebabs ha ha!
That looks like what we call a gyro here in the states. I like the traditional lamb meat.
Yes, much tastier with lamd
What a bummer when a "specialty" restaurant drops the ball with the thing they are supposed to do best. At least the fries and rolls were nice. But then, they are not what makes the name. Its "German Doner Kebab", not "Fries and Crispy Rolls". Better luck next time, Mr. Greeno.
Yep - if you're gonna specialise in one thing, you better make sure that one thing is good right !
Lazzat kebab winton decent kebab i do noor for a super clean kebab or next door turkish for a tasty more greasy kebab or ali baba charmister for a charcoal real deal kebab
Awesome, thanks for the tips !
Go back and try the plant based,it's like chewing elastic bands, still got jaw lock and I eat it 4 months ago, but the chips are nice 👍
Based on that assessment I think I will give it a miss ha ha!
@@GreenoEats 🤣
I always ask for the salad *separate* and assemble my own kebab.
You tend to get more donor meat and salad.
(I don't understand why most kebab houses don't do tahini sauce)😋
That’s a good tip. Very rarely see a tahini sauce in my experience.
I will not go again
I think I also have to agree with you there
I been to GDK sadly not going back again
A lot of people saying the same - not sure they're gonna be here for the long haul if they don't up their game!
I believe the spring rolls are not alright but half left!
But what if I swap them round, they’ll have been all right some of the time.
The Doner kebabs hey sell in Turkey is usually in the regular bread, which is a small olad, similar to the bread yor are eating your kebab in. As a meal it seems incredibly expensive seeing that it is fast food. No knives, no plates, no cups to pour you drink in.
Did you see Gary Eats review of this place. It was served luke warm and he didn't rate it at all/
I don't think I will try them out. Haven't h\d \ kebab in a long time, well in the UK anyway.
You showed a kebab shop called Pendik, this is a town on the Asian side of Istanbul, and I am sure they probably serive better food that GBK. Can't be difficult can it?
Agreed, price a little on the high side, but I wouldn’t have minded paying that if the quality was decent. Can’t grumble about the fries and sauces, they were good, but the supposed star of the show a real letdown.
I think I am going to head to Pendik in Poole relatively soon to check if the kebab is as good as I remember!
Although the chain was started in Berlin, the kebabs do not reflect the Donners from the schnellis and street vendors in the city. They are half the size, greasy and the flavour is not representative. Some of the UKs own kebab shops are far better. Keep up the good work Greeno. Honest and subjective review as always.
I need to try me a proper German kebab clearly. Not sure when I will be in Germany next. I am in Austria on Monday, but not heading north from there until I come home !!
@@GreenoEats The best that I've personally had are in Berlin. Enjoy Austria and hope that it's to review food. 😊
@@fingers3239 thanks!
I was dreading you doing a review of this chain - fair play to you though, you deserve the Victoria Cross for extreme valour in the face of total gastronomic adversity.
Had one of these meals, it was utter crap, unless you like tasteless cardboard and something as dry as a docker's armpit.
Fact is, bearing in mind I speak German, have German friends and have been to the country frequently ....... German cuisine absolutely sucks .... the only thing they can cook is a sausage, nice with their well known curry sauce with pommes frites .... so effectively, it's all Death by Sausage - whenever I was there we always went for a Greek or Chinese .... my German friends wouldn't inflict their cuisine on me.
Obviously, this German Doner Kebab stuff came from the Turkish influence of same living there .... would be good if they asked same for culinery training.
I do not agree 😂 We have a lot of delish meals. But, like everywhere, it depends where you eat it and who cooked it ❤
I've found a couple of regional things in Germany I like - especially around Frankfurt - the Hankkaese mit Musik and the Gruene Sosse - otherwise it's pretty functional (although I did have an amazing chiliwurst at a Wehen Wiesbaden game once!)
@@jessicanippes1730 I disagree with you ..... tasteless rubbish.
@@GreenoEats Ahhhh ..... a sausage then, as per what I said lol !!
@@rogerjakko poor you, where did you eat?!
We have a GDK place in Plymouth but it never seems to be very busy
This one in Winchester was pretty quiet too, although it was mid afternoon.
GDK is the only kebab i can eat sober
I'm not even sure I would enjoy it if I was drunk haha :-)
Gary eats didn’t have a good experience at GDK either! X
So I believe, and I completely understand why!!
Southampton Kebab, London Rd Southampton 👍.
Duly noted 🙂
GDK is an American chain. If you’re German you’re aggrieved that they use the word German. I had good experiences in the first year when they opened here. Went back a year later and it was shockingly poor.
Are they really American? I didn't realise that!
@@GreenoEats Yes according to a franchise owner here in Canada. They rely on weekly shipments of their meat and bread from the U.S. Seems a little inefficient.
To be fair I've never tried one but from all the reviews on RUclips and friend recommendations they're definitely something to avoid or in today's speak , swerve 🤣
Lamb kebab with a few scoops...win ,win 👍
Yep, few pints and a proper kebab, that’s what it’s all about 🙂
Those dissenting this kebab taste must be shareholders or something 😂
I found it very interesting, although i dont do kebabs anymore since my younger days
Kebabs were a staple of a boozy night out back in my youth, but I hardly ate one throughout my 30s. Rediscovered in my 40s, although I am generally a little choosier about where I would get them these days!
I've never fancied GDK. It always looks too clinical. I'd much rather support my local independent kebab shop.
You got a good one near you Tim ?
@@GreenoEats There are a couple in the village. Not my usual takeaway of choice, but if you find a good one locally, it is a result! Same for Indian and Chinese takeaways!
@@timspencer3348 agreed!
I had GDK once but never again. I think that sums it up, but not only was it tasteless, it also lacks authenticity, so I have to wonder about these places; I mean, they can be either good quality but have a spin on things so as not to be authentic, or be truly authentic and do their best. But when places lack quality and authenticity, why do they even bother?
I have to agree with you on GDK - over sanitised, lacking in flavour and authenticity. If the best thing about a place is the fries then you know there are problems!!
Gave GDK up a while ago. So disappointing. New subscriber.
Hi Paul, welcome to the channel! It was my first time trying GDK, I won’t be rushing back!
Thank you for the welcome, Greeno. Your collaboration video with Gary Eats brought me here. I gave GDK a second chance, haven't been back since.
Hi greeno it says it all when you are unable to tell the difference between the beef and chicken in the spring rolls doesn't it?! Looks poor quality I must say. Thanks for the vids
Quite, it’s strange to me that they use beef rather than lamb, or at least a lamb/beef mix. Lamb has that distinctive flavour I associate with doner meat. Thanks for watching 🙂
I've been not good g.d.k
Agreed - the chips and the sauces were the best things - the kebab the worst.
GDK is if Mcdonalds made kebabs
That's not a bad comparison... (although the GDK fries were better!)
A german doner kebap in the UK, sounds not real 😂😂😂 Most of the doner shops here in germany are absolute rubbish, expensive and low low low quality. Ever heard of Lukas Podolski? A formar german soccer player. He owns lots of doner stores in Cologne called Mangal Doener, it has nothing to do with authentic doner, but people buy the shi*** 😂
Podolski is originally from Poland I think, why on earth would he have kebab shops ha ha ! Of course, German has a huge Turkish population, back from the "Gastarbeiter" days in the 50s and 60s - you'd have to guess the Turkish guys make better kebabs than Podolski does!
@@GreenoEats he is from poland, true. I guess he is just a good business man. Pretty sure he has the most doener stores in Cologne, well it is franchise... there are only a handfull good turkish doener stores here, most of them are boring.
@@jessicanippes1730 That's really interesting. Whereas in Germany most of the workers came from Turkey and Yugoslavia, here in the UK we looked to our colonies, and invited folk from India, the West Indies etc. - as a result curry is now probably the most popular food in the UK - interesting that the Turkish folk aren't doing more to give their food a similar profile in Germany.
@@GreenoEats the sad thing is, they cant offer traditionell turkish/ chinese/ Indian meals because people would not like it ( too hot, strange meat, too many spices etc)...
Lukas Podolski…. Switched on though he knows people will buy from them with it being his franchise
i always thought german food was dumplings, spetzle, schnitzel and hamburgers. i didn't know kebabas were German.
I guess it’s because Germany has such a large Turkish population
@@GreenoEats but then, isn't it just Turkish Kababs? if it was made with salted pork,I could see the fusion. am I missing something, how is this different than non German kababs? thanks
@@Seriousgreeen yeah I don't know really - what I do know is it was pretty bland and I don't think I'll be bothering again!!
For me gdk absolute garbage and tiny portions. Amazed there’s so many popping up tbh
And what’s that bread all about
People must be using them, and enjoying them as they clearly have money to invest - can't see the attraction myself.
Actually the bread was decent - not sure it's a traditional Turkish style bread or not - my guess is not ?
I said to my mum can we have a kebab doner and she said call me my proper name, i replied i lamb sorry!
Father Christmas had a doner kebab once, Blitzen and the other reindeer were furious.
@@GreenoEats Did you hear about when father christmas said to his wife the sky looks grey and think we are due reindeer?!
£11.50 for a Donner and Chips god mine at my takeaway is £3.50.
I do think if you do a number of Kebabs you take some scales and weight what you get for the money
I did a video from mine and did the weight of meat etc including the container of sauce.
For what you are paying the items look a but lost.
Have you done a Taco Bell. I tried for the 1st time a £2 one and it was really nice. but they have a meal deal for I think £6.50
For this place I have NOT seen any good review from GDK from every one who has done it.
Your local takeaway is £3.50 for kebab and chips - blimey that's good !
I haven't done Taco Bell yet - I will get round to it :-)
That was a big thumbs down for the main event when you held the meat up you could almost see through it not good
It's clearly a new concept, translucent meat 😂
@@GreenoEats less calories I guess
I have seen a few reviews of GDK, and none particular good. I would stick to drunken kebabs.
It’s funny, in my youth you’d never think of having a kebab unless you’d had a belly full of beer. Now I don’t think I can remember the last time I had a kebab when I wasn’t stone cold sober!
@@GreenoEats Get drunk and then try GDK, for a comprehensive review .....lol
@@keithwatkins7908 ha ha, might be a slightly more sweary review!
Tried GDK once and never again... it wasnt bad.. but the beef doner just doesnt taste right to me.. kind of odd in fact... and i didnt like the super heavy bread either... sorry... but for me a kebab isnt a kebab unless the doner meat is lamb and its either set on a naan or shoved in a pitta bread :P
I'm alright with different kinds of flatbread, but as you say the beef kebab is just a bit weird - need to have at least some lamb in the mix for the flavour!
@@GreenoEats yeah i'd be ok with the bread on its own.. it just seemed to heavy and filling on the stomach to eat alongside a kebab which is already heavy enough for me... i even struggle finishing of the ones in naan..... a pitta bread is my preference because its not so filling and quite light.. and thanks for the quick reply :P appeciated.. i just subbed :)
@@jaynadiah5498 thanks for the sub, much appreciated. One thing I’m not a huge fan of it the recent trend of putting a pitta in the bottom of the tray, and then just piling meat and salad on top… it’s supposed to go inside. At least when they do that with a naan it’s big enough to kind of wrap it.
@@GreenoEats i havent come across that yet... but yes thats just wrong lol must go inside lol!!
Looks crap I got a mixed kebab from local place was lovely and only 599 no Chip 😊
£5.99, sounds like a good deal to me!
I've tried GDK before and it's so expensive very bland
Yep, bland is absolutely right, very disappointing
For the money you are paying you would think they would put some effort in food presentation!
And spices in the meat!
Its the worst i ever had. Never ever ever again
I just found it very bland, oversanitised for a kebab place. The fries were decent, but it’s not called German Fries is it 🤣
Donner's use to be good. Know longer. I avoid . Many only have a hygiene rating of 3. When its cash only, then it's very suspicious. What are they hiding.
I think some places are better than the old days but there are still a fair share of ropey ones about. The hygiene rating is a pretty good indicator of which is which!
Does not look very appetising to me. It's the meat I would enjoy normally. Thanks for the review. Could be halal meat which can lack flavour i find.
It was all a bit bland certainly!
Shame about the kebab. I thought it looked good initially. 😞
Don't judge a book by it's cover haha 😂
Shite food. Thanks Greeno. 👍
Ha ha, a very concise review 🙂
It´s made in the uk, so it´s not a german doner kebab.
Are all French fries made in France then?
@@GreenoEats sigh, while french fries are called french, because the americans took the idea from there, there is no such thing as a german or turkish doner. sigh, doner kebab means rolling grilled meat. Its like calling your little tiny a wiener, it´s not. This is a doner, you´lll call it sandwich, while the other is a doner plate. Got it.
Got 1 near me,never been in cos I can’t be dealing with that waffle nonsense
Ha ha, waffle nonsense, love it!
Nothing German about kebab!!
No, but there is a very large Turkish population there.
Let's (not) give it a go. 🤢
Wise words !
The company is owned by Athif and Asim Sarwar, sons of former Glasgow MP Mohammed, brothers of Scottish Labour leader Anas.
Interesting, maybe the kebabs they had in Glasgow growing up weren’t great, and they used that as a frame of reference!
@@GreenoEats If I were being controversial I would say that - like most politicians- they promise more than they deliver…
🤔
@@rosemarymee I’m not sure there’s anything controversial in that comment, seems 💯 accurate to me!
U put a huge letdown were u a pitta gutted?!
I was keb-absolutely devastated!
@@GreenoEats Shame you were keb-absolutely devastated that is not the chicken breast!
Had it once. Never again. Overrated in my opinion
It was just bland
You like fish and chips murgatroyds at Yeadon the best fish and chips ask Gary eats
It’s on the list, just a long drive from Dorset - will get there eventually!
@@GreenoEats it's about 8 miles for me
@@craiggough3272 nice, is it a place you visit often then? I heard their large fish and chips is enormous!
@GreenoEats yes it near leeds bradford Airport
Not the best kebabs. Would not recommend it to anyone
100% agree !
We weren't impressed with it at all
I can completely understand why!
Almost every reviewer that I’ve seen that has done the German Donna have all said how bad it is, I’ve commented more than once the Germans need to stop making them and go to what there good at, sausages, particularly bratwurst, kielbasa and other German sausage and leave the kebabs to the Greeks, I’m surprised you didn’t have the same opinion as Gary and many other reviews and just absolutely slate it for being so bad
I think it’s fair to point out the good as well as the bad. The fries and sauces were actually really tasty. But it’s not the German Fries and Sauce - the kebab should be better.
🤢 junk food
It wasn't great that's for sure !