Mangal Döner Heumarkt in Köln

I went to Lukas Podolski's Mangal Döner in Cologne today. Honestly, it was pretty disappointing – the kebab was very small for the price (€8.50), with hardly any meat, and far too little sauce. The taste was okay, but for the price, I expected a lot more. There are definitely better kebab shops in Cologne where you get more for your money.

I specifically got off here at Heumarkt because you can get good doner kebabs, only to see that they can only make one doner kebab in 15 minutes. I ended up having to go home without eating anything because when I asked how long it takes to make a doner kebab, the answer was after the cashier had counted his customers, he told me "we'll see" in bad German -.- since they only finished 1 out of 3 customers, I told them "forget it". It's unacceptable that they employ 3 people and it's just as slow as if it were just one. It's a shame for the shop, even though the food is just about good. If you're planning on ordering something to eat, yes, why not, you can go there, but if it's about getting it before your train leaves, FORGET IT!! Really stupid because you're right next to the train and the shop can't even manage it.

Guys were very friendly with their services, introducing their favourites. Had the classic with the turkish bread (lahmacun).

Potato doner kebab with freshly sliced ​​meat and fresh fries. Very tasty 👍

Absolutely delicious. Prices were affordable and filling

Endless thanks to all the staff, everything was perfect.

The experience, both in the food and in the treatment of the workers, has been very good.

Beautiful huge doner! A lot of meat, spicy, fresh vegetables. The size is impressive. Recommend 🌯👍

Last time I was here, they accepted cards and their Google listing also say they accept cards. Now all of a sudden it's cash only, and the guy at the desk referred me to the ATM machine around the corner where I get charged five euros just to withdraw my own money. I left with an unpaid order and no food.

Super friendly staff, the best kebab, and superb quality ingredients—what more could you want! 🫶

Today, on the last day of our Cologne trip, we visited the flavor factory. Words cannot describe how delicious it was. The staff was friendly and attentive. Anyone who happens to be in this area can visit with peace of mind.

Best kebab around. Fresh salad and great bread. Service was quick and friendly staff Poldi special recommended

Very good Dürüm… Simply delicious

We had the best döner here. The staff were very attentive and kind. I definitely look forward to coming back.

There's nothing better after drinking than this kebab 🤩

Tried a kebab at Mangal's again after ages. Unfortunately, it was a complete disaster, just like last time. It just didn't taste good. The staff were nice, though.

The food is delicious, but you have to stand in front of the snack bar to eat it. It tastes delicious, though!

Really good! Special! And very attentive service! I'd be happy to come back! 👍 Can do more than just Goal of the Month :D

The food was fresh and delicious 😋

You can do it, but you don't have to. It's a completely standard kebab and indistinguishable from any other.

Absolutely slaps. Can someone translate this into German?

The doner kebabs here are getting smaller and more expensive. They're still incredibly delicious, but these days, the doner here isn't filling, and it's already €8.50, making it the most expensive I know of in Cologne. I prefer ordering the Dürüm here for €1 more because it's much bigger. But it's a real shame that Mangal isn't what it used to be.

A real gem in terms of value for money – the food is not only delicious but also of outstanding quality, and the staff impresses with their exceptional warmth

Don't expect a meat döner restaurant like Turkish döner; it's not. However, if it's considered German döner, it's a place that's attentive and attentive to its guests. I recommend it.

A complete disappointment. Bread on the floor, hard as a rock, more onions than anything else, service – utterly ignorant. I remembered everything better.

Most likely the best kebab I've ever had in my life, and the staff super friendly too

Wow, the best branch in Cologne. Every bite was a delight. The staff was very friendly and readily accommodated my special request to grill the meat a little crispier. In some other branches, however, my experience was rather poor. But here, it's almost like night and day. Overall: 9.3 / 10

It was delicious again. Thanks Poldi.

It would be cool if there were rolls here too!

Looking at the rotating blocks, I decided to try chicken instead of meat. I ordered one with bread and the other with a wrap. First, they spread your choice of three different sauces on the base. Then there's the chicken döner and a variety of greens. Finally, more sauces. The bread was delicious, and I liked it. But the filling of the bread was so messy I couldn't quite tell if I was eating döner or not. We paid 18€ for both.

Food was okay. Music was unbearable. Unfriendly.

Smaller joint. But food options in non veg.

The meat of the döner was plentiful and delicious, and the harmony of the meat, bread, and sauce was legendary.

It's also open on Sunday which a plus point. Tried Durum Kebab and taste really good. Minus one star because one of the staff seems sleepy and he didn't remember my order correctly until I repeated multiple times.

Very good kebab, I recommend it

It's a place we often visit when we go to Germany. But I especially love this place in Cologne because the Turkish chef here hosted us so warmly that I felt like I was back home.

The kebab plate was very good; the meat, fries, and salad were all fresh and clean. The shop is generally tidy and clean. Plus points: the long opening hours for when you get hungry late at night, and they accept card payments, which not every kebab shop offers. I'd be happy to go back.

It was good, but I don't recommend adding too much spiciness. It was very spicy. The garlic sauce was very good. The döner was delicious.

It was very busy, and unfortunately, I didn't understand the people very well. But ultimately, we got everything we wanted.

Unfortunately, one of the worst doner kebabs I've ever eaten. We were there late at night, the skewer was still large, and the line was long. The meat was still very limp and not even close to crispy when cut from the skewer. My choice, a dürüm (whatever they call it in the shop, a special name doesn't make the food any better), was prepared lackluster. The sauces were spread on first and were unevenly distributed. The salad was then thrown on randomly, and the meat was added. And now comes the most disappointing part: The employees don't know how to roll a dürüm to seal it. The dürüm was simply rolled up and then sealed with aluminum foil, so you can't eat the doner without eating the contents of the foil and spilling them all over the place. The doner kebabs in bread are no better. The bread was loaded so heavily that the various salad ingredients were simply stacked on top of each other and weren't even remotely mixed. Like with a Dürüm, the sauce was spread first on the bread, leaving the contents completely sauce-free and with very little flavor. If the doner kebabs are always this bad, and it wasn't just a stressful evening with too many customers, I can't recommend this kebab at all.

We went there for the first time. It was absolutely delicious! You can choose between chicken and veal, or order a mix. We'd love to come back on our next visit to Cologne.

We saw the reviews and wanted to try it. But the meat was really tasteless. It didn't taste like meat. It might be the worst döner I've ever had in Germany :(

Excellent... Especially try the meat döner in bread. They make their own bread. You won't find anything this delicious anywhere, even in Türkiye.

Fun employees and great food. Danke!

We will come here again for this döner and eat meat 😃

Rightly hyped! One of the best kebabs I've had in my life so far. And there were a few 😅

I enjoyed their doner. Nice guys who genuinely cared about providing a good sandwich. They bake fresh bread which is excellent. I would certainly go back!

Incredibly good veal doner kebab, super juicy, and the bread is crispy on the outside and also very tasty. They also serve delicious falafel sandwiches in the same bread. Highly recommended, friendly staff.

Good if you need something quick, meat okay, bread very tasty, well located

Very tasty, even at 1 a.m. when others are no longer as fresh.

I can't recommend it; for €8.50 you get a joke! The bread was left to cook for far too long, rock-hard, and not appetizing. There's hardly any filling in it either, neither meat nor salad. The "staff" must have been wise. When I asked for my order, they started arguing loudly with the employees about how I could eat it like that, saying I didn't know what I was doing... totally unprofessional. I will never eat there again and won't say a good word about this chain again.

It was delicious, it had plenty of filling, and they made their own bread, which was great.

Really friendly team and great food

Great! Great food! Great service!

€11.40 for a cold fries and a vegetarian lahmacun, which was not vegetarian because the sauce contained meat.

I ordered a kebab in bread with mixed meat. I was struck by the extremely friendly service from the staff. The bread was delicious and freshly prepared, although I would have appreciated it being warmed up a bit more. There was a sufficient amount of meat, and the salads were also good. I had all three sauces and was not disappointed. I would go back, but I think the price of €8.50 is a bit too high. I think €7.50, or seven euros, should be sufficient.

If I could, I would give it negative points!! How does such a standard kebab get a rating of 4.6 stars!! Do people have no taste buds left? Simply a standard kebab.

The taste is okay. But: The Dürüm is the diameter of a spring roll... Offering it for €8.50 is outrageous.

A nice review ✌🏼 Really great kebab 🤭 Greetings from Bavaria and I'll leave a big hello too!!

Friendly and fast service. The food was very good, a world away from the newly opened restaurant in Zabrze. The bread was excellent, without any flour aftertaste, the sauces were aromatic, the vegetables were fresh, and the meat wasn't ground meat.

In Cologne, for me personally, the best and most delicious

My daughter requested it. I was impressed by the quality of the dishes.

I have food poisoning because of you. Otherwise, it tasted great.

What a pity for our Poldi's name! That's completely unacceptable! They make someone stand in line for 20 minutes and then, in a truly rude manner, point out that payment is cash only! Please put your sign in front of the queue, rather than sticking an A4 sign written in felt-tip pen to the counter and then cheekily pointing it out after you've waited. Why does a store bearing our Lukas's name still insist on cash? Truly difficult, unfriendly, and outdated.

No card payments, that's pretty crazy in 2025 - I wonder what the tax office will say about that!?

I ordered a veal dürüm. Then, in the middle, there was raw, sloppy chicken. I went straight to the store to inform the employees. I was refunded, but the comment afterwards, asking why I ate half of it, was rude. I work for the city of Cologne and will contact the health department. Playing with the health of paying customers is completely unacceptable. I hope I don't get salmonella...

The döner is really great, the employees are very friendly, we thank them all.

Excellent, thank you Mr. Mehmet, good work.

They only accept cash, and the staff were rude and behaved inappropriately. Very disappointed with the service.

Very small portion, or rather, very little meat, even with extra meat. Very small portion for a hefty price. Poldi, don't be so stingy. Lukas didn't eat so much meat, didn't eat at all.

Good kebab in pita Mix sos is finally spicy

The food is good, 2 of us ordered double meat and one of us regular. The regular had more meat then the double meat, they are cheating which is not ethical and also people working there talk in their own language and saying smart comments when you asking for sauces or extra lettuce , not very professional . I hope the manager get this issues taken care of, or we would never go back again , the person talking shit is the one giving us the food and that’s double meat on the videos which was more like lots of veggies and bread smh

In Cologne, döner with many ingredients and nice sauces is very successful

Really great food, great staff, and sometimes even a few gifts 11/10

Best kebab I've ever eaten!!! Great service and very friendly staff.

Ready super quickly and delicious

Very good döner Apo best man gave me and my friends 2 fries and the döner was very awesome

I'd been looking forward to finally trying Lukas Podolski's Mangal Döner at the Heumarkt in Cologne for a long time – especially since so many people had spoken positively about it. Unfortunately, my visit last night was rather disappointing. The kebab tasted extremely vinegary, which completely overshadowed the whole experience. The meat was unfortunately quite bland and couldn't keep up with the flavor. It's a real shame, because the bread was excellent – ​​fresh, fluffy, and truly delicious. Unfortunately, this positive aspect was almost completely overshadowed by the pungent vinegar taste. Maybe I was just having a bad day, because the concept itself is promising.

The doner meat tastes like Arabic martadella, with lots of spices. I was hungry, and it gets a 6 out of 10. The staff were very unfriendly. I ordered a lahmacun, but he didn't even know how to close it. The main thing is quick, quick, nothing mine, without love, without heart.

Friendly staff, but unfortunately the kebab doesn't convince me!

The mice run in and out...incredibly disgusting, but treat yourself😅and the guy makes good money🤣

Excellent, we traveled all the way from Mainz

Extremely friendly staff and the kebab was also great, highly recommended 👌🏼

Best kebabs, even better than Haus des Döners!

The doner was unfortunately cold

The doner kebab is something different, but it tastes good. A bit overhyped, but worth it.

There was about two cups of oil in my doner, it was delicious!👌👌👌

Meat is not freshly cut but is left there for 10 minutes. When asked about freshly cut meat, they always react in a totally sulky manner.

Very tasty, service very friendly, always happy to go back from Karlsruhe, made a small detour to try it

Very Nice taste really amazing food delicious and very lovely staff all things are fresh

Super delicious, with lots of meat. Friendly staff.

Well, the kebab there isn't that good; I've seen better Mangal kebabs. The salespeople are very nice.

I just picked up two kebabs and I have to say the quality has deteriorated so much that I threw them away after three bites. Aren't you ashamed to offer customers such poor quality? It used to taste good, but never again! Shame on you, Poldi!

Very tasty chicken doner. Good selection of sauces. Very friendly staff.

The food was great. My biggest problem! Poldi didn't serve me personally and didn't shave my meat. Cheeky! Too much salad, too little meat.

Very nice food, the sandwich was on point and the guys were really nice!

Food was disappointing, just plain pressed meat döner.

Great food. Definitely reserve a meal here. Hüseyin abi and the rest of the team are great. Thanks to all of their hard work.

Standard kebab, nothing special. The staff aren't particularly friendly either.

I have rarely eaten anything worse in my life. We went there after seeing the good reviews but it was really bad. The staff were friendly but let's be fair, there was no place to sit.