Topkapi Palace Reviews Summary

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Good central location, fast service and pretty good value for money."
• "We were surprised how little the food cost. £12 for a starter and main."
• "Prices very reasonable and the two course lunch before 4.30pm great value at £9.95."
• "Wonderful and authentic food with really good value for money when you consider the quality and the location."

Cons:

• "Very poor value for money.mince kebab meal --kebab,rice,salad meal just under £19."
• "Food was average, lamb is nice but portions were ridiculously small for the price."
• "Average Turkish food, decent food quality for quite an extortion of money though!"
• "While the food was reasonable, the prices were not!"
• "Food was average and very expensive for what it was and the drinks more so."
• "Compared to all other Turkish restaurants in UK, the portions are measly, especially as the prices are at their peak."
• "However food is on the mediocre side, portions are small and prices are expensive."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "Really friendly service and approachable helpful staff."
• "Excellent service with a smile throughout, staff always checking up and bringing anything you needed."
• "Service was friendly and prompt."
• "Service was fantastic and the food was delicious (we had the set menu) and the portion size were perfect."
• "More thumbs up for friendly staff who were attentive and helpful."
• "Wonderful friendly service and we didn't feel rushed out after our meal either."
• "The waiting staff were really friendly to us and judging by the banter between them, enjoyed working together."

Cons:

• "It was all rushed, with fake smiles, no one checked on our table to see how we enjoyed the food."
• "Small restaurant where we felt service was lacking."
• "The quality of service was very poor."
• "The service was extremely bad, we weren’t welcomed at first, and after being friendly with them, they gave us a table but the waiters were very impatient and was giving us attitude."
• "The serving staff completely ignored us so that after 30 minutes of waiting I had to go and ask to see the bill myself."
• "Service was awful, price was ridiculous and all together a poor experience."
• "The same female server was extremely rude, aggressive and hostile."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Awesome food here."
• "The food was fresh and portion sizes were large."
• "Food was excellent, I had felafel to start followed by the lamb sizzler both of which I would have again."
• "The food here is authentic and hearty! Very good portion sizes."
• "Food is very tasty lots of meat on the menu not a place for veggies."
• "Nothing less than exceptional! Excellent service and THE BEST food."
• "The food is lovely, the portion sizes are huge and the prices are more than reasonable."

Cons:

• "This restaurant uses Turkish name, but the food is not Turkish at all."
• "The lamb and aubergine dishes were bland and drowned in sauce."
• "The soup and the adana were both a disaster! The soup tasted like it was a week old and the meat tasted like rubber."
• "The food tastes very bad we couldn’t even eat it. It feels like it was rotten and the meat smells very bad in the doner dish."
• "The food is microwaved... The microwave food is not new it’s a week old heating again for in the microwave."
• "The meat ie chicken and some processed skewer was dry under the limited amount of their tomato based sauce."
• "The izgara was horrible. It was too greasy and cooked to eat."

Ambience and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Wow what a beautiful relaxing place to go."
• "I love this place. Beautiful, full of history! There are some museums as well."
• "The ambience is lovely - very Turkish decor."
• "The general mood and ambience was very relaxing."
• "Great cozy atmosphere too."
• "A small place with a great atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere lovely."

Cons:

• "The atmosphere was not very good maybe because of no Air conditioning or fans although the weather was very hot."
• "No atmosphere."
• "Ambience of the restaurant is a bit lacking."
• "Music was too loud for me, but it's ok, since Topkapi palace is a bar, not a restaurant."