Istanbul Cafe & Bistro Reviews Summary

Location

Pros:

• "Right above the great port land street station."
• "Lovely hidden cafe near Great Portland Street station."
• "Location is excellent next to station."
• "Located right near the Great Portland Street Station entrance, this restaurant is modern and a bit more upscale than your average fast food restaurant."
• "Located literally right next to Great Portland Street Underground Station."
• "Right outside Great Portland Street station. Warren Street and Regents Park tube stations both less than 5 min walk away."
• "Best part is the location which is just besides the entrance of underground station."

Cons:

• "Location is a little odd in the middle of a roundabout but the interior decor is nicely done."

Service

Pros:

• "I cannot overstate how much the staff is willing to go above and beyond, to ensure you have an exceptional experience."
• "The staff are consistently welcoming and happy, the food is the best Turkish cuisine I have tried."
• "Staff were very friendly and very attentive."
• "Staff was very courteous and professional."
• "Staff were attentive and friendly, yet they left diners to enjoy their meals in peace."
• "The service is quick, the waiters are friendly and attentive."
• "Friendly staff; booking advised, although walk-ins possible unless they're really busy."

Cons:

• "She was abrupt to the point of being rude when the place was empty."
• "The waitress was actually rude."
• "The service was very poor there staff almost had disappeared."
• "The ‘owner’ had come up to us shouting that we were making his restaurant look bad by eating there."
• "The waiter made a mistake with three of our orders and had to take 3 plates back to replace them."
• "The professionalism of the employees have to change 100%."
• "Fine food, nice location but the staff treated us 'kind of' rude 🤷🏻‍♀️."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "If you want to have a proper Turkish coffee made on hot sand, this is the best place to have one."
• "The food is delicious and the service is good."
• "The food was very tasty and the amount was more than enough."
• "The lamb kebab and lamb skewers were simply outstanding - perfectly cooked and bursting with flavor."
• "Food is piping hot, freshly made."
• "The lamb practically melted in my mouth and chicken was nicely grilled but still juicy."
• "From starters to main menu and desserts, we enjoyed every item ordered."

Cons:

• "The place was filthy the tables were not wiped you check my photos I posted the filth."
• "Cold baked potato? They'd put some margarine on the potato before the filling and it hadn't melted at all."
• "My sandwich consisted of cheap thin white bread, 2 pieces of overcooked bacon and some sort of margarine/ veg oil instead of butter."
• "Unfortunately the food looks better than it tastes, it lacked flavour and the chicken was rubbery in some parts."
• "Food was adequate but nothing to write home about, and even at £13 a little overpriced."
• "Nothing is Freshly made."
• "Disgusting restaurant, I ordered a burger and it was all pink and raw on the inside… terrible especially since they knew I was pregnant."