Taksim Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was amazing as always had the family meal for 5 got some starter hellumi grilled and avocado salad which is amazing."
• "Everything is charcoal grilled so it has that roasted flavour that takes me back home to Nigeria, West Africa."
• "The food was absolutely AMAZING, the best Turkish food we have had in Coventry so far (exactly like the kebabs we ate on our holiday in Turkey)."
• "The flavour was great, smokiness of the grill infused with the meat."
• "The food here is amazing! It’s out of this world, the meat is seasoned well and cooked to perfection."
• "The food is very delicious, I think this is the best Turkish food in Coventry."
• "Food has never disappointed here. Always get quality right."

Cons:

• "The value for money here isn’t great, we were charged £3.99 for a pot of chilli sauce for our maincourses."
• "The naans are heavily overpriced for what they are."
• "Everything was highly processed and frozen."
• "The food that we had was ok, nothing special, the bread was dry and hard when it should be light and fluffy."
• "Foods are so delicious but kunafa and dessert are really really terrible."
• "The mix grill platter that costed us £35... It wasn't worth it, most I'd pay is £20 and that's being generous as it had cheap microwaveable Uncle Ben's rice underneath and was bland to say the least."
• "The food is not turkish kebab."

Service

Pros:

• "The driver was polite and friendly."
• "Loved the atmosphere, the staff are very friendly."
• "The members of staff are so gorgeous and pleasant."
• "The staff was very helpful."
• "Customer service was excellent, went there twice, the food portions were big, especially family mix, good value for money."
• "We were always served with a smile and nothing was too much trouble for them."
• "Staff were friendly and welcoming, always on hand to assist with more orders and fill up on drinks if asked."

Cons:

• "Food delicious but the service TERRIBLE."
• "Manager was quite rude, no apologies for the poor service."
• "The kitchen staff were shouting at each other trying to get orders done, it was shocking to witness the chaos clearly visible to the customers."
• "Waited 3 hours to have food the manager saying it’s on the grill until Kingdom come."
• "Waited nearly 2 hours for a delivery to call once again to be told 10 mins then have to call again."
• "On finishing we asked for the bill, we waited 15 mins no bill arrived."
• "The service is awful. The waiters are always too busy serving the larger groups."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "The decor is beautiful and took me back to Turkey."
• "Loved the atmosphere, the staff are very friendly."
• "Plenty of free parking round the back with an entrance there too."
• "The restaurant's decor effortlessly combines traditional Turkish elements with a modern touch, creating a comfortable and stylish ambiance."
• "The atmosphere there was incredible."
• "Visited Taksim yesterday. Well decorated and pleasant staff."
• "Would highly recommend to all definitely the best Turkish in coventry city."

Cons:

• "The place was horror movie I will never set my foot there again never."
• "Not much to look at from the outside or the inside."
• "The chairs were uncomfortable and the tables had not been cleaned properly."
• "No baby changing area, children's area was not clean."
• "It was our first time here and the staff was unprofessional, looking all the time upset."
• "Food used to be very good at start when opened. The standards have dropped a lot recently."
• "The setting is deceiving as from outside it doesn't look like a big restaurant."

Value & Pricing

Pros:

• "Very reasonably priced for the quantity of food you get."
• "Prices are also very cheap and affordable, and a large area for seating all adds up to a comfortable and great experience."
• "Food still the same good quality at a reasonable price."
• "Customer service was excellent, went there twice, the food portions were big, especially family mix, good value for money."
• "Reasonably priced meals and massive portions! The group platter is a super money saver."
• "The food is amaaazing and the prices are so good."
• "They do not accept card payments so you will have to take cash."

Cons:

• "The value for money here isn’t great, we were charged £3.99 for a pot of chilli sauce for our maincourses."
• "The naans are heavily overpriced for what they are."
• "The mix grill platter that costed us £35... It wasn't worth it, most I'd pay is £20 and that's being generous as it had cheap microwaveable Uncle Ben's rice underneath and was bland to say the least."
• "They charge for sauces n tea even you spend £100 compared to Antalya and Sultans Coventry."
• "I definitely will not be returning since all of a sudden after a while of dinning here it now costs £5 for a small pot of hummus."
• "Having no card reader is a big no no for a restaurant of this standard."
• "Remember to bring cash, they do not take card payments."