If you have read the other reviews then wait till you read this.

The week before my business trip to Newcastle, I wanted to do some research on where the best turkish restaurant was in the city.

I went on many websites and each time Red Mezze came up with some fab reviews.

However my visit on 19th October 2009 was probably the worst turkish meal I have ever had.

I ordered from the waiter a diet coke for a drink. It was of my opinion that the drink would be served in a tall glass or a tumbler. But to my amazement was served in a red wine glass. Oh and the coke was flat.

For starters I had the houmous and Pitta bread. I found the houmous to be "Watered down and tasteless" and the salad which was served on the side was not fresh. It looked like it was two days old.

Not a very good start to the evening I thought. I had taken my time over my starter say 15 minutes.

My starter plate was cleared and two minutes later my main course was served. it then occurred to me that the main course had been sitting there and had not been made fresh to order, or the chef had got the timing wrong.

For main course i ordered the mixed grill and a feta salad.

The mixed grill came with three bite sized cubes of meat, chicken which were very dry. A child sized portion of rice. There was a lamb chop which was hardly noticeable. There was also this long sausage which tasted hideous.

I never thought "lightning would strike twice" as so to speak but the salad from the houmous starter dish turned up on the mixed grill plate and then to my amazement in the feta salad.

For me the crowning moment was the Feta salad.

Manky salad with grated feta. Can some one tell me where the olives were?

I called the waitress over and complained I said the same salad has appeared three times, I wanted an explanation. I didn't get an answer. They kindly took the feta salad off the bill.

After I had the meal I felt sick. I am not sure what was in that food but to me it was plain awful.

I have ate in many turkish restaurants and this is by far the worst one, I don't even know how they have stayed in business this long.

David - Manchester