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Agora at the regional semi finals of Best Kebab in Britain
The News, Portsmouth
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06/01/2025
Agora at the regional semi finals of Best Kebab in Britain
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00:00
So my name is Berfin and I'm a part-time waitress at Agora Restaurant and I'm also my dad's daughter.
00:07
Hello, my name is Yilmaz, I'm owner of the restaurant and also I head chef on the restaurant since we are opening.
00:15
My name is Dilan and I am the manager and a partner with my dad in the business which is Agora Restaurant.
00:20
I was running the takeaway in the Portsmouth 23 years ago, before 23 years ago
00:27
and I noticed it's not any like the proper restaurant due to proper Turkish food in this city
00:35
and I think I have to make me to open the restaurant in the Portsmouth
00:42
and since there I didn't try to do my best to do my good quality food and fresh food and serve it up.
00:54
Last week I heard we got nominated for the British Kebab Awards
01:02
and yeah that was really it's a massive honor for us isn't it to be nominated in the category of the best regional restaurant
01:10
and that's it puts so much pride to our name as a family to be nominated by our amazing customers
01:16
and just be recognized for all our hard work.
01:18
You are actually, I'm very proud of my team, everyone, my wife and unfortunately she couldn't be here today.
01:25
Very grateful team and everyone do the best for themselves that's why we did get this award.
01:31
Thank you very much for who's decided to us make this nice feelings nice to us.
01:38
Yeah I think all of us we take a lot of pride in everything that we do.
01:42
I think I've been working here since I was 16 years old so it's been 12 years
01:46
and continuously like my dad my mom they're improving the dishes making sure that everything's fresh for our customers
01:53
and we're always putting so much effort and so much love into everything that we do here
01:57
and I think that reflects in the food and the service that's given to our customers.
02:01
So that's why like you said a lot of our customers are regular they always come back just for that family kind of environment.
02:07
That's why we're so us and the team are just so thankful to be nominated for best regional restaurant
02:12
because we think it's something that we've worked really hard for as a family.
02:16
Definitely and I think the relationship we've built with our customers over the years is what's made us get to this position.
02:22
So at the end of the day we are so grateful and thankful for them because without them always coming back
02:27
and appreciating our hard work with the food the service.
02:31
To be chosen as the regional restaurant overall for everything that we entail is an amazing achievement
02:37
and as you can see on the list as well there's so many big amazing restaurants which are in the same category
02:42
so to be chosen to be in the semi-final is a major achievement for us and we're so grateful.
02:48
So even being in this position we're just so proud.
02:51
Yeah it's brilliant and the way you can vote for us I guess.
02:55
Exactly.
02:56
What we'll do is I think we're going to put we'll put some QR codes around the restaurant
03:00
so our customers that are here could essentially scan the QR code and vote for us if they want to.
03:05
You'll probably share it on social media.
03:07
Yeah we'll share it on social media so they can follow a link on our pages
03:10
and they can go and vote directly for Aurora which is great so they leave their name, their email
03:14
and also a little message on why they've chosen us which is really nice as well.
03:19
That feedback would be lovely to hear.
03:21
For me as I said before when I do some job I want to do my best.
03:29
When I do my best and I notice that my customers notice that that makes me more motivated for the future.
03:39
I promise our customers I will do much more better work on the past
03:45
before saying thank you very much on the end but they decided for us to be in the restaurant.
03:50
Yeah it definitely just pushes us to want to be better.
03:53
Every vote counts obviously.
03:56
So please please do take it takes like 30 seconds.
04:00
Please do vote for us because that one little vote will make such a big difference
04:04
because like I said there's so many amazing restaurants in the category we're in
04:08
and to be in the semi-final come this far it would just feel amazing to actually just go all the way now
04:13
and get an award and put Portsmouth on the map for us.
04:17
Yeah and we're going to be more motivated to do our best.
04:24
Please do vote.
04:25
Please do vote. Every vote counts isn't it.
04:27
Yeah we really much appreciate it.
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