Chanak Restaurant - Bourne End Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The staff is friendly, kind and attentive."
• "Lovely and friendly service."
• "Staff are very attentive and lovely."
• "Service excellent and wine first class."
• "Service is nice and friendly."
• "Very accommodating staff."
• "Really friendly staff."
• "Staff made us so welcome."
• "The staff are just lovely."
• "Our waitress was attentive, friendly and professional."
• "The staff are super friendly and always try to accommodate us."
• "Friendly staff that are very welcoming."
• "Waiters were really attentive but not intrusive."
• "Fantastic service friendly helpful staff."
• "The staff are always friendly and pleasant."
• "The staff where very friendly and kept checking up on us for more drinks!"
• "Lovely place for a Sunday lunch and stroll."
• "Both food and service always great."
• "Amazing food and amazing service."
• "Fantastic service friendly helpful staff."
• "Excellent service, very friendly staff."
• "Fantastic service friendly helpful staff."

Cons:

• "Waited nearly an hour for my food."
• "Staff were generally ok other than the one who kept hovering round my table while we were eating."
• "Constantly rushed in an aggressive manner."
• "Watched all the time, no sooner had you put the last bit of food in your mouth and before you had time to chew, the plate was whisked away."
• "Service was incredible from the moment we walked in, all the staff were very friendly. We had to wait a little while for food."
• "Service was ok, just felt rushed to eat and go."
• "Service was poor / slow."
• "We were also surprised to find when we received our bill that there was a meal and bottle of wine charged for that we never had."
• "The service was very good, food was very good, good size portion but make sure your hungry would go back again recommend trying thanks."
• "Service is so painfully slow it's unreal."
• "The food took a little while but when it came it was lovely and loads of it."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is beautifully presented and delicious."
• "Delicious food and reasonably priced."
• "Food and service were great then and the service is still great."
• "The food was exceptional."
• "Very good quality food cooked whenever I've been."
• "The food tasted nice, but the portions were small."
• "Their meze platter was lush."
• "We enjoyed Chanak Restaurant so much the other day."
• "The hummus was authentically delicious, our mains were lovely."
• "The food is exquisite in every way."
• "Very good it's Turkish restaurant."
• "Food is cooked to perfection."
• "Lovely food, fantastic service."
• "Visited last night with friends to see the Belly dancer Tina & she was great!! I was really impressed with the food."
• "The food is incredible and the service is wonderful too."
• "Loved the food."
• "Food was excellent if a little pricey."
• "Food was terrific, the atmosphere was great."
• "Great food, good value and OK service."
• "Excellent service and fantastic food."
• "The food was excellent."
• "Food was good."

Cons:

• "The portions were small and we (2 ppl) left hungry having spent over £70 at the restaurant."
• "The portion of rice that came with the main was also offensively small."
• "Food wasn't great."
• "Food was average."
• "The meat was well cooked and seasoned nicely - however the salad is from a bag, and the rice was microwaved and under seasoned."
• "Unfortunately, and I rarely leave poor reviews. But the food just was not nice."
• "The prices for takeaway at this restaurants make you expect at least a bit of a treat. This was cold, tasteless, really horrible experience."
• "Awful food."
• "Food was average. The meat was well cooked and seasoned nicely - however the salad is from a bag, and the rice was microwaved and under seasoned."
• "If I could give it a 0 star I would."
• "Paid full a Salmon Salad what I got was not worth the price."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Very spacious interior and it's lovely sitting in the outer area during good weather."
• "We sat outside on a warm evening which was pleasant."
• "Great atmosphere, staff made us so welcome especially the young girl who gave us a taster of Turkish delight."
• "The restaurant itself with the open air section is welcoming and relaxed."
• "The conservatory at the front is dog friendly too which makes life easier for us as a family."
• "Great atmosphere especially when they are celebrating a customer's birthday."
• "Food was very good atmosphere was good."
• "Fantastic food, brilliant staff brilliant setting thank you!!"
• "They look after my little daughter so well she’s only 5 and loves going there for dinner."
• "The best most authentic Turkish restaurant with the most yummiest food ever."
• "The only reason this does not get 5 stars is because it is not sitting on a cliff with the most drop dead gorgeous view."
• "The restaurant was busy with no empty tables so there was a general hubbub of conversation."
• "Great family birthday meal."
• "Fantastic food all be it a little on the expensive side, but hey quality costs these days."
• "The works are very friendly."

Cons:

• "The only downside was the overly loud music, which caused everyone to talk in raised voices, making the restaurant very noisy."
• "The food took a little while but when it came it was lovely and loads of it, we would recommend it to anyone not in a hurry, it was a not expensive."
• "Clean restaurant but really noisy, i don't plan on returning."
• "We couldn't fault the presentation or service."
• "Our bill eventually came to a little less than £80, including a bottle of wine and a couple of glasses of prosecco."
• "I would have given five stars, however the slightly rough around the edges service."
• "The visual ambience was a little sterile and in some ways reminded me of a school dining room, however this was only really noticeable when I made a point of looking around instead of concentrating my attention on the company or the food."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The prices are on the higher side, but it’s worth every penny."
• "Delicious food and reasonably priced."
• "Food was delicious and worth every penny."
• "Not cheap but top top class."
• "Prices are decent."
• "Very good it's Turkish restaurant."
• "Service was faster than other restaurants and very important things the car parking is very cheap compared with London you can't even imagine 80p for 1 hour."
• "Food is cooked to perfection, staff are attentive, choice of food is not too much and not too little."
• "The best most authentic Turkish restaurant with the most yummiest food ever."
• "The food is the yummiest and freshly made."
• "Great food, good value and OK service."
• "Great food, lovely service."

Cons:

• "The portions were small and we (2 ppl) left hungry having spent over £70 at the restaurant."
• "The portion of rice that came with the main was also offensively small."
• "Food wasn't great."
• "Food was average."
• "The meat was well cooked and seasoned nicely - however the salad is from a bag, and the rice was microwaved and under seasoned."
• "Unfortunately, and I rarely leave poor reviews. But the food just was not nice."
• "The prices for takeaway at this restaurants make you expect at least a bit of a treat. This was cold, tasteless, really horrible experience."
• "Awful food."
• "Food was average. The meat was well cooked and seasoned nicely - however the salad is from a bag, and the rice was microwaved and under seasoned."
• "If I could give it a 0 star I would."
• "Paid full a Salmon Salad what I got was not worth the price."