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Kebabs are often a food associated with a few drinks on a Saturday night but I have always enjoyed them no matter what the occasion. That is, if you get a quality kebab. Many places don’t do the classic dish justification, so finding a good one can be invaluable.

You can’t miss Hungry Kebab with it’s bright blue sign, located down Davey Road. It is there, rain or shine between 4pm-11pm every day. 

The menu comes with burgers, kebabs, wraps, and chips. Fairly standard for your average kebab van. We decided to go for one of each to get a good idea of what Hungry Kebab was all about.

We ordered the donner kebab, chicken shish, kofte kebab, and a vegetarian burger.

As you can appreciate, it’s hard to get a good photo of the food when it is served in plastic containers but everything looks great. The dishes all came served with a mixed salad of your choosing, lettuce, onions, chilli peppers, cabbage, and cucumber.

Doner kebab

My first thoughts on the doner kebab was the quality of the meat. Kebabs are often associated with being relentlessly greasy but this felt cleaner and lean. It was lighter than your average kebab.👍

The kebab itself was a modest size with the pita bread being slightly smaller than I am used to. I didn’t feel like it was big enough to hold its contents, so I ate it in pieces. With that said, the kebab was enough to fill me up for my meal but wasn’t as big as some of the others I have had, but for £7.50, that is to be expected.

The salad all tasted fresh and the yogurt and mint sauce was really nice. No complaints 👍

Chicken Shish

The chicken shish was lovely. It came with all the same fresh salad as the doner and the chicken itself was nice and succulent, without even the slightest dryness, exactly as chicken should be.

Kofte Kebab

I was a big fan of the kofte kebab, served in chunks rather than thin slices. It made the meal feel more substantial but also offered something different. The meat was also softer, juicier, and easier to eat. My guest really enjoyed it and said that they would order this over a doner in the future. Clearly, it made a good impression!

Vegetarian Burger

I couldn’t get a good shot of the veggie burger but it was well received by my guest. The burger was made from Quorn and came with a seeded bun, which was quite refreshing in a world where everyone has gone brioche crazy. I didn’t get to try this myself but it looks good for a kebab van burger 👍

Conclusion

Everyone thoroughly enjoyed their meal from Hungry Kebab, with no complaints all round. As the meat seems to be slightly less greasier than your average kebab, this would be a good choice for people who eat kebabs frequently as it feels a little healthier.

The £7.50 price tag really surprised me, so I did some research to find out if this was a good deal. Kebab shops like Grill House and Carlos Kebab are selling doner kebabs for £10.40 and £12.50 respectively, other food vans seem to hover around the £7.50 mark. This just goes to show that ordering from a food van can really save you a substantial amount of money but for a food van Hungry Kebabs is about an average price.

Make sure to give them a go and let us know what you think in the Cambridge Foodies  Facebook group.