Address: 7 King St, Watford, WD18 0BW, United Kingdom
Phone: +441923227978
Rating: 4.6
based on 328 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"Absolutely delicious food, stunning place and lovely staff."
"The portions are generous (even the calamari came as 4 large rings) and everything was cooked perfectly."
"The food was absolutely delicious and well presented."
"The mixed grill rack was phenomenal and the one that’s for 2 can be more than enough of a sharing plate for 3 hungry people."
"The food was sensational, beautifully presented, and bursting with flavors."
"The food was very tasty, full of flavour and very filling."
"The food is exquisite, there are many options to choose from, the portions are big and price worthy."
Cons:
"The food is standard Turkish, the likes of which one would get anywhere else, but way overpriced."
"Also to mention for the price you pay the portions are quite small. £6.90 FOR 4 PCS OF CALAMARI!!"
"Ordered mixed shish and the lamb shish was medium cooked - raw meat in the middle."
"It seems that the handling of the food was not great hence why we got food poisoning from this place."
"The main course was way too spicy for what they said it would taste like and it left a weird after taste, not sure from what..."
"The kebab skewer tasted of nothing but fire-lighter fuel."
"I ordered spicy lamb sauté, it had no flavour and had no spice at all so I was extremely disappointed."
Service
Pros:
"The staff very attentive without being over the top."
"Lovely greeting, atmosphere easy going and quiet."
"Lovely experience, ambiance and extremely friendly staff, value for money is great."
"Brilliant restaurant. The best in the surrounding area. The restaurant itself is lovely inside and has really good atmosphere."
"The service was impeccable - our glasses were never empty, and each course was timed perfectly."
"The service: friendly and professional, since the moment that we stepped in."
"Firstly the service was impeccable from start to finish, very polite and attentive."
Cons:
"Took ages to place order for the 3 of us."
"We ordered main dishes and WAITED FOR 40 MINUTES!!! No apologies, no update for the delay."
"They delivered kids meal and forgot about our main meal, We expected an apology from the floor manager, Well it didn’t happen."
"The service was quite poor, very slow and un-attentive even though the restaurant was nearly empty."
"The place was overly crowded, and once finally seated, we felt forgotten."
"Terrible service at lunch time! Only a few tables were occupied so the restaurant wasn't busy at all."
"Service was very slow to start. Waited 15 minutes to take our order for food and drinks."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"Good atmosphere."
"The ambiance of the restaurant contributed to the overall enjoyment of our meal, creating a cozy and welcoming atmosphere."
"Ambiance was great."
"Nice atmosphere, very friendly staff and delicious meals."
"The ambience is very happening and excellent for some special occasions."
"The atmosphere/music was great."
"The atmosphere is welcoming with well presented interiors."
Cons:
"The only issue for me is the smell in the restaurant. It's very smelly due to kitchen and food preparation."
"The only thing I really disliked was the staff talking about customers, they sat and ate their lunch behind us and could not stop judging who ordered what."
"The manager decided to give us tables right front of the door and every time door was opened it was freezing."
"All the staff were congregating at the bar and we were rushed to get up and go which felt uncomfortable."
"The only little chip was a quite long waiting time for the mains(restaurant was basically empty) and one of the waiters was speaking so quite, we constantly couldn’t catch what she was saying(was a bit embarrassing 😅)."
"Just a small point to consider - saw several customers resting their feet on chairs and wondered whether there could be signs at the door about this."
"Shockingly, the waitresses behaved disgustingly, ignoring us as if we didn't exist."
Value
Pros:
"£12.90 for two course lunch special, including puffy bread with delicious sauces."
"The cocktails and the desserts are incredible; decently priced too."
"Total price was £98 (which included service) which was very fair for what we had."
"The food was top tier and certainly worth the price."
"This place has a good value 2 course meal for £20.50 with a good selection of starters and mains."
"Not at all pricey for the quality of food and service."
"Quality food at a reasonable price!"
Cons:
"Nice food but very overpriced!"
"Taken aback by the bill. At least twice as expensive than any other Turkish restaurant that I’ve been to before."
"We paid more than £70 and the value of food was not up to standard at all."
"However the pricing was well up there."
"Value for Money : 3 star"
"They also added an optional service change of nearly £5 without asking me. So I didn't see it until I already paid."
"Online it also says they do a lunch menu from Monday - Friday until 5pm for £11.90 but today (Monday) that was not available."