Gökyüzü Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The cuisine was excellent."
• "After tasting the food I see why it's so busy, a good value Turkish food restaurant."
• "The food was delicious and fresh. We loved every bit of it."
• "The food is great and it's reasonably priced."
• "The quality of the meats are great and the service at the restaurant has always been good."
• "The food was amazing, we got the jumbo platter and large mezze and it was more than enough for 5 people."
• "Every meat dish I’ve tasted there was cooked to perfection."

Cons:

• "The chicken is dry, lamb weird taste."
• "Unfortunately, the food did not backup everything else."
• "The food wasn’t of high standard and was quite tasteless."
• "The lamb chops didn't have much flavour to it, was a tad on the bland side."
• "The food quality and portions have gone downhill."
• "The rice is absolutely tasteless, just boiled rice."
• "Chicken doner was a bit bland."

Service

Pros:

• "The army of staff a ready to deal with any request you might have."
• "The manager tried to salvage our experience."
• "Absolutely brilliant experience with this restaurant, the service is top of the world."
• "The staff were extremely friendly. Our waiter Yousuf was an amazing young lad. He took extreme care of us."
• "Staff was very helpful."
• "The waitresses were very hospitable and looked after us well."
• "The staff's attentive service further enhanced the overall dining pleasure, ensuring a seamless and enjoyable evening."

Cons:

• "We didn't feel rushed until one of the waitresses said we had to pay for the entirety of our meal before her shift ended."
• "Lack of any hospitality to the degree that i had to ask for sauces when my meal implies that i would want sauces."
• "The staff need to be polite and have customer skills. They chatting loud even the customer heard them they don’t care."
• "Worst of all is the service from the management, when we complained the manager came and was aggressive and rude."
• "However very poor customer service."
• "We had no one to clear the table before the mains had come."
• "Being accused of not paying when we had is not acceptable, neither is rude staff."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Great for families, especially on nice sunny days with their outdoor seating."
• "Great atmosphere and decor, perfect for big groups of friends and family."
• "The feeling I had was like I was on holiday so beautiful was the outside area."
• "The atmosphere is beautiful and good scene, even a place to pray which is always a bonus."
• "Open space outside for kids to play around."
• "Amazing ambiance inside and outside the restaurant."
• "Lovely atmosphere."

Cons:

• "The place was so noisy."
• "The atmosphere isn't the best all feels a bit rushy and loads of people running around you."
• "The place is so very noisy it’s not a kind of place that you can sit, eat and have a conversation."
• "Next time we will think twice to go to this restaurant as the atmosphere was not welcoming at all."
• "Atmosphere-VERY BUSY but can be nice if less busy."
• "The area was far too noisy, everything echoed, so I couldn't hear what people in my group were saying."
• "Music is too loud, so you can not have a normal conversation."

Value

Pros:

• "A bit pricey for what it is though."
• "Price is also pretty decent for the portion sizes."
• "It's reasonably priced."
• "Price is reasonable."
• "Surprisingly good value for money considering the sizes of portion."
• "The portions are very large and therefore good value."
• "The prices are very reasonable for the quality of food and the ambience."

Cons:

• "I found the menu expensive for what it is."
• "I found the price slightly on the high side."
• "Overall it’s too expensive for decent food and average service."
• "However, the prices have shot up recently."
• "However it was very expensive for what it was. £3.50 for a coke and £22 for a kebab is a tad excessive."
• "Not reasonable price!"
• "The food is well overpriced!!"

Parking & Location

Pros:

• "Lots of parking space."
• "It has its own dedicated parking."
• "There is ample car parking on site and attendants help manage this which was good."
• "Plenty of parking places."
• "Location was stunning."
• "A whole lot of parking, which is a major plus for a London location."
• "Good location and I really like the fact that there is plenty of parking on site."

Cons:

• "Bit of an awkward location as it's off a busy A road."
• "It can however get extremely busy at times and quite noisy which can be a little annoying when you're trying to have a conversation."
• "I think the gents toilets are inadequate for how large the venue is, I had to go up 3-4 times before I got to use the toilet, due to how busy it was."