The Fat Turk - Brentwood Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Absolutely loved the food, cocktails and wine."
• "Food was fresh, tasty and generous and the atmosphere was lively and simply elegant."
• "The food was very nice and place was welcoming."
• "Food was amazingly delicious."
• "Both the Chicken and the Lamb Kofte were spot on.... definitely on my list to revisit!"
• "All the dishes I've tried so far have been delicious, lamb meat balls are the ultimate starter for me."
• "The food was delicious and beautifully presented."

Cons:

• "Wine was disgusting and majorly overpriced."
• "Came here for a surprise 60th birthday beautiful looking place, staff friendly, just a shame about the food not nice, no flavour meat lamb/ chicken dry & chewy."
• "Once the food came, meat was over cooked cause it was rushed."
• "Would not recommended. There was hair in my food and staff weren’t at all apologetic."
• "Meat wasn't cooked how I asked as I wanted it well done came still pink in middle so count eat the full chop."
• "Although the food is still very tasty, the place has become very expensive. Half portions for 50% higher price tag."
• "Wrong starters cocktails weren't right and when ordered a cocktail I actually like it came different everything."

Service

Pros:

• "Fabulous decor, great service and excellent food! Really great place to eat and socialise."
• "The staff were exceptionally helpful and polite and nothing was too much trouble."
• "The staff were very friendly."
• "The service was fantastic! They were attentive, polite, calm and in sync for the entire night."
• "Staff are helpful, pleasant and friendly."
• "Staff are extremely attentive, knowledgable and friendly ensuring your experience matches the luxurious surroundings."
• "Service was perfectly paced and warm without being overly familiar."

Cons:

• "The service was HORRIBLE the women threw cutlery on the table when asking for more!"
• "Felt like they wanted to rush us out of the door."
• "Very expensive and I don’t expect to have my night ruined."
• "More disappointing was the treatment we had from the owner who came and tried to argue with us."
• "Service was good however, the food was disappointing considering all the good reviews."
• "The service was very slow, despite there being only two other tables served."
• "The waiter support was lacklustre and staff were rude, the food was rushed out and we were promptly served the bill."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Beautiful restaurant."
• "This place has such a modern and elegant Turkish feel."
• "The Fat Turk is a nice venue with even nicer food!"
• "Great venue for lunch or dinner with a champagne bar upstairs for those special occasions."
• "The decor very modern and stylish making you feel like you are dining out but in a relaxed environment."
• "Atmosphere was amazing and luxurious surroundings."
• "The ambiance was modern and inviting."

Cons:

• "Yes the decor is nice but that's not what you are eating."
• "It's very pretentious In there, not for the down to earth people, it's more of a TOWIE Wanabe place."
• "The place is just an expensive kebab restaurant."
• "Tried to get some chatting time in upstairs in the bar but it was very overcrowded and loud."
• "Everything was great until a man came and asked me to take my cap off, I found it rather odd."
• "Has the atmosphere of an airport departure lounge waiting to go to the Towie morgue."
• "Not a great restaurant … no atmosphere …"

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Portions are a very good size, no tummy will be left flat or unsatisfied."
• "Food simply delicious and generous portions at reasonable prices."
• "The prices here are very reasonable with our meal for two with a bottle of wine under £120 including the tip."
• "Great restaurant and value for money for the quality of food you get."
• "Food and drinks were delicious, staff were very kind, helpful and thoughtful."
• "Delicious meze, great shish, fantastic service."
• "Food a little over-priced but very very good."

Cons:

• "Very extortionate prices for what you are getting, nine pound bottle of wine is charged at almost forty pounds, ten pounds for a Gin and Tonic."
• "I think the place is totally overrated."
• "It's been awhile because of Corona virus, but every time I have been here it's been great."
• "Tiny portions and overpriced for what you’re getting."
• "The price of the food here is unreal! Very dear for average quality."
• "£30 for a bottle of £10 procceco!!!! £8 for a Swiss roll desert on a plate, I'm sure they where laughing when they made these prices up!"
• "Additionally, the prices were very high for the quality of the food and the service."

Accessibility

Pros:

• "Wheelchair access available also."
• "Nice big carpark with ample space and wheel chair friendly."
• "The waiter serving us was really nice we had a wheelchair user with us and he very quickly opened the access door."

Cons:

• "My only critique is making sense having disabled access at the rear of the entrance rather than a fire exit type door at the front and having to wheel my mum up the hill to the front."
• "To my surprise, it is the first restaurant that refused me entry with a child."
• "I’m a regular here and one of my favourite places to visit in Brentwood but on my first visit with my 8 month old baby I was greeted outside and told no babies are allowed and turned away!"