Istanbul Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The best falafel I have ever tried. So moist and full of flavour."
• "Great lamb shish, noticeably different to the usual meat you get from Turkish grills."
• "The food was tasty and cooked well."
• "The best in taste and quality meat you will find."
• "The food is first class and the desserts are fabulous."
• "The tastiest chicken shish and kofte...full of flavour and tender."
• "Excellent quality of food. The meat was cooked perfectly."

Cons:

• "The food we did have wasn't great."
• "The lamb Kebab was very salty."
• "Food is not fresh or even microwaved correctly."
• "Prawns were truly awful - frozen and cooked to mush."
• "The shared platter we ordered the chicken was dry it just wasn't as succulent as before."
• "The meat wasn’t fresh, overcooked and very dry."
• "The food that did arrive was cold."

Service

Pros:

• "This is a great restaurant with a lovely atmosphere."
• "Service was quick and efficient."
• "Excellent service and great atmosphere."
• "customer service was fabulous never experienced such service from another restaurant."
• "Amazed with the service."
• "Really nice décor, friendly service."
• "The staff also provide a very good service."

Cons:

• "I don't recommend."
• "I would not return."
• "The guy who served us seemed tired, fed up and very unfriendly."
• "The waiters were literally standing over us, seemingly watching us throughout."
• "Not somewhere we would return!"
• "Miserable, unfriendly, rude staff."
• "The waiters were cleaning their menus and other stuff just 2 tables away from us which was so unprofessional."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Definitely a restaurant for a decent night out. Highly recommended."
• "We got a lovely table outdoors during the heatwave which was great!"
• "The room that looks cosy and welcoming."
• "Good atmosphere on Saturday night. Starters were ok but main course overcooked."
• "The music and decor were really authentic and welcoming."
• "Amazed with the service and the decoration, the lighting is so good."
• "Nice layout and lovely buzzy atmosphere, as it was quite busy."

Cons:

• "The amount of food is so small also is very very expensive since they changed their menu."
• "By the time we got our drink the waiter told us we have to order the starter and main course together because they close the kitchen at 10.30."
• "I'm not sure if there is any heating, maybe I'm wrong but was quite cold."
• "It's a bit cold, and is not helped by people going in and out of the back door."
• "Unfortunately we had a birthday party near us and the ear-splittingly loud 'happy birthday' music ruined the atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere was good although was quite cold at the beginning."
• "It's a big restaurant - give us some space and privacy!"

Value

Pros:

• "Main courses reasonably priced."
• "Good and plentiful food reasonably priced."
• "Perfect sized portions, friendly staff and a fair price."
• "Generous servings and fair prices for London."
• "The prices are quite fair."
• "Superb value."
• "Great value for money on the set menu."

Cons:

• "food was delicious but unfortunately they charged us 11.27 for service charge."
• "Prices a little high but it’s for the quality!"
• "Poor value for money."
• "Just that their food is a bit expensive!"
• "The food price is not value for money."
• "Istanbul restaurant is extremely overpriced for the quality of food."
• "Food is good, shame they are stinging you with a £15 service charge."