Efes Restaurant (Whitechapel) Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food is delicious as always!"
• "This food is better than most of the restaurants I visited in Istanbul."
• "Good amount of food, good price, excellent taste."
• "Their pickle are Nice."
• "The food was excellent! Fresh and very good quality."
• "Everything I had on my plate was delicious."
• "The food was delicious and authentic! I had the aubergine kebab."

Cons:

• "The meat is stiff and lacks the flavor."
• "Not as good as before, chicken wings and chills that can see half side cooked done but other side still white, tasteless."
• "Lamb shish was a bit chewy and over done."
• "Unfortunately the sauces (flavour profile was lacking)."
• "Poor quality of food."
• "Really bland food. The iskender seemed like the meat had been boiled.... and boiled to mush."
• "Food was very poor, ribs very fatty with no spice or flavour."

Service

Pros:

• "Service is friendly & responsive."
• "Really friendly staff and the service was fantastic - thank you."
• "Staff were brilliant and attentive."
• "The staff were really friendly and welcoming, service was great special thank you secil and can."
• "Service is very nice and food … fresh!"
• "Service was speedy."
• "Good customer service with really nice and attentive waiters."

Cons:

• "Tables are sticks together you can't even talk the next table is 1 inch away."
• "Service was slow but I could forgive them due to how busy it was (looked carnage)."
• "Great food but the worst staff I have experienced in London, unwelcoming, unfriendly and poor service."
• "The waiter was rude and neglecting us."
• "Worst service, waiters have a severe attitude towards customers."
• "As a mother of a baby I was refused a high chair for my baby to eat her meal with us."
• "The staff was rude and did not want to help at all."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Ambience is good."
• "Authentic Turkish restaurant just off Brick Lane."
• "Classy atmosphere and service. A real treat for a classy dinner with friends or couples."
• "The seating and interior/decor is fancy and very pleasant."
• "It has a lovely feel and we were not rushed through our meal."
• "A welcoming Turkish restaurant at a busy location."
• "The decor is open, buzzing and welcoming in most of the restaurant."

Cons:

• "The place feels very crowded. All the chairs and tables are very closed together."
• "Can be terribly loud during peak times."
• "Only downfall is that the seating inside is very tight to relax and eat, also finding a parking spot 😓."
• "The seating is a bit intimate, and it can get a bit noisy in there, but all is worth is for the quality of the food."
• "Everything was very dry and the sauces extra were really expensive."
• "The place and decorations are dusty too."
• "The music they are in the restaurant is very loud, you can barely have a conversation with your family member as they cant hear you."

Value

Pros:

• "The price is great as well."
• "Place is not expansive at you can have a nice meal under the £30 with drinks!"
• "Generous portions and well priced. Generous with the bread and salad provided as well."
• "The price for such a meal in London is really good for such a place."
• "Prices are fair and I would 100% recommend Efes 👍🏼"
• "The prices are very good and I'd certainly recommend to others and I'd come back again."
• "Great food at affordable prices."

Cons:

• "Food was ok but portions was too small compared to price."
• "Portion a little small for a Turkish restaurant, though."
• "Portion was very small considering the price."
• "As tasty as the food was I have to say the portion sizes are too small."
• "The efes1 meal was lacking a sufficient amount of food and was mainly composed of rice not worth the hefty price tag of £50."
• "All in all, it was incredibly well overpriced for food that was substandard."
• "Prices are ridiculous when you consider the food."