It certainly wasn't your ordinary kebab house

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Since moving to Cheltenham a month ago, I've walked past German Doner Kebab a few times and thought, "is there such thing as a posh kebab?"

Usually I'd associate a kebab with a drunk end to a night out when I'm craving some greasy food.

Rather than a doner eaten as you walk home, dripping garlic mayonnaise down your shirt and grease splattering your shoes, this is one to sit down and enjoy in a restaurant.

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From the outside, the glass fronted kebab-joint looks really smart and trendy, and inside is no different.

The first thing I noticed upon entry was how clean the restaurant was - it wasn't your typical kebab house.

I had a quick browse of the menu and opted for the Doner Box with Fries and Salad, costing a reasonable £5.99.

The rest of the menu is what you'd expect from a kebab restaurant - it included a selection of burgers and wraps.

Whilst waiting for your food, you can see into the open-air kitchen where the chefs are busily preparing your food.

My food took just over five minutes to arrive and was presented on a tray with three different dips and an orange plastic fork.

I took a seat in one of the sofa booths and cracked open the full kebab box.

The box was divided into two main layers - on the top was salad and below was a mix of crispy chips and juicy kebab meat.

After giving the box a quick rummage to merge the layers, I took my first bite and sat back.

The salad - consisting of lettuce, red cabbage, tomato and onion - was really fresh and crunchy.

I think this is a feature of a kebab that you can really appreciate when you're sober, as opposed to after a few pints in the after dark hours.

Then I hit the strips of doner meat - smothered in a strong sauce - which gave a satisfying yet slightly nauseating taste.

It was at this point that I concluded that kebabs should just be eaten as a last-ditch attempt to soak up the alcohol that preceded it - rather than a sat down meal at a restaurant.

As for the chips, they were great - crispy on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside.

In terms of value for money, I could have little complaints either. The box was filled with chips and meat and I was left very full without actually finishing.

I also think it's fair to say that there's very little comparison in quality between German Doner Kebab and the scran you get heading home from a night out, with the former reigning far superior.

However, I'm just not convinced that a doner kebab is a viable option for an eat-out dinner - a kebab is a kebab and should remain the king of drunken food!

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