Little Istanbul Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "All the grills were very delicious and the bread was specially tasty."
• "The Chicken shish at £15 is dry and maybe you can see this from the pictures."
• "The food is lovely, I can't say it's the same level of food like in Turkey, but it's still great for the UK standard."
• "The garlic mushrooms were amazeballs, in fact, EVERYTHING was amazeballs. The food is to die for!"
• "The food is amazing here, Best Turkish food I've ever had!"
• "The food itself was gorgous and so were the desserts."

Cons:

• "The ribs at £17 are bland and dry."
• "Food was scrumptious and freshly cooked, but some dishes were too oily."
• "My opinion is it's charging the rate of the best Turkish restaurants in London but the food is at the level you can get at most average Turkish take aways."
• "The Chicken shish at £15 is dry."
• "My brothers drink had 5 died ants floating."
• "The Chicken sama beyti was also lovely, but the starter size are on the small side."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "The service is very friendly too, Ibrahim had a smile on his face all evening and nothing was too much trouble for him."
• "The people who work there were always top notch. Specially the waitress Jas who was both very cheerful and very professional."
• "The staff serving us were friendly and nothing is too much trouble."
• "Very warm, friendly and generous staff, especially our server Ibrahim."
• "Good service, food arrived on time which tasted very nice."
• "Staff are attentive and ensured that everyone is as catered to."

Cons:

• "Slow service, so naturally refused to pay service charge."
• "The only reason they haven’t got a 1 star is because the owner at the end was quite nice realising that they’ve made a mistake and was trying to rectify it but unfortunately it was too late at that point."
• "The service is decent also in particular Indian lady who very attentive and was always checking up on us."
• "We came in the evening and the staff seemed a bit tired, we weren’t asked if we needed anything else at any time."
• "The Chicken shish at £15 is dry and maybe you can see this from the pictures."
• "We had to remind them twice to bring us plates."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "Amazing place with great atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere was very relaxing and the food was excellent."
• "Good decor and ambience and service was also decent."
• "Delicious, reasonably priced food. Lovely, spacious environment."
• "Its quite a big place with lots of seating and a separate area for functions. The interior decor and atmosphere is amazing."
• "The indoor decor - greens, stunning lighting, ceilings are very charming based on a traditional turkish style."

Cons:

• "Felt like a waiter i think you should know the basics."
• "Food was not as good as the look of the restaurant."
• "Sadly, one time visit which is a shame as I’m local. Back to North London for for better quality Turkish foods and cheaper!!!"
• "It was quite disappointing. The wings were undercooked with no flavour whatsoever, and the kebab was overcooked and rubbery."
• "Just simply a fantastic restaurant with a wonderful ambience, lovely decor, friendly and welcoming staff and most importantly mouthwatering food...."
• "The service could do with some work and the music volume kept fluctuating which was a mood killer."