Turkish Kitchen Reviews Summary

Category: Turkish restaurant

Address: 21 High St, Swansea, SA1 1LF, United Kingdom

Phone: +441792650444

Rating: 4.4
based on 162 reviews.

Service Quality

Pros:

  • "Every time I've been the service has always been top notch, the staff have always been friendly and enthusiastic."
  • "Honestly so so happy with the food and the customer service."
  • "Service was very quick and very friendly."
  • "Very friendly and polite staff."
  • "The service was on point (all staff polite, courteous and friendly)."
  • "Service was great with very helpful and polite waitresses."
  • "Excellent service, atmosphere and tasty food."
  • "Good service, superb ambience."

Cons:

  • "Service was poor and the waitress had a lot of attitude 😒 not good at all."
  • "Really gone to the dogs.. Guy was too busy serving his mate from the shop next door.."
  • "Very overpriced, terrible service, they forgot to make our food and we waited for over half an hour."
  • "Waited 10 minutes after getting the platter to get plates so we can eat. Manager says 'what can we do?'."
  • "Very rude staff, horrible food and selling out of date food."

Food Quality and Taste

Pros:

  • "The food is a full treat. Every table always gets some freshly baked bread that tastes amazing."
  • "Food was cooked to perfection, some of the most tender meat I have ever tried."
  • "Complimentary starter was outstanding."
  • "Absolutely beautiful food that was so flavourful and cooked to perfection."
  • "Oh my gosh. I can't even tell you how good the food is here!"
  • "Fresh stunning authentic food. Amazing surroundings."
  • "I've never tasted flavours like it, and it really is one of a kind."
  • "Authentic genuine Turkish cooking."

Cons:

  • "Ordered lamb chops... Absolutely shocking state of the lamb chops as you can see on the picture."
  • "Just had a delivery and it was so small 2 chunks kf lamb and a spoonful of rice floting in what I presume to be grease."
  • "The portion sizes were smaller than any other restaurant but cost a hefty bill."
  • "Chicken shish tastes fatty and very dry."
  • "Mixed kebab and chicken kebab was dry and probably leftover was served as it was not edible."

Ambience and Decor

Pros:

  • "Beautiful Turkish restaurant on the high road. Very large and spacious place. Lovely traditional Turkish decor and fixtures."
  • "Pleasantly surprised. Food was excellent and authentic."
  • "Ambience and neatness is above average."
  • "This restaurant does not serve alcohol - unsure if you can bring your own either. Nonetheless, food and venue is fantastic, would recommend."
  • "Very nice ambience. Hosts were very welcoming and kept checking on us to know if everything is alright."
  • "This is just some honest description of my experience there. Disappointing and unpleasant."
  • "The restaurant looks nice, lots of space inside, feels very open and welcoming."
  • "A little bit like an oasis in the desert that is Swansea High Street."

Cons:

  • "The restaurant is full of flies which make you uncomfortable while trying to eat."
  • "No sanitiser available....first course dishes left on table while main course served."
  • "Food was good but flies everywhere completely spoilt the meal."
  • "I was a little put off by the layout and decor of the place. The front is a take away service, which is off putting."
  • "We saw staff walking back and forth the floor with uncooked meat on display, uncooked bloody meat in carrier bags! Dripping everywhere."

Price and Value

Pros:

  • "Platters are worth the price when sharing with people and plenty of food to go around."
  • "Reasonably priced, nice and clean environment with great atmosphere."
  • "Good location in the Swansea area for Turkish food. Food was ok but now up mark."
  • "Food is lovely and large portions for the price."
  • "Great food - so tasty, friendly and supportive staff! Restaurant traditionally decorated, with Turkish lighting, lovely artwork and ornaments!"
  • "Affordable prices. And 20% discount for students on collection orders."
  • "Perfect Halal Authentic turkish restaurant in Swansea. Visited with my wife and 6 months old baby and we loved the food."
  • "We had a wonderful 2 course meal with a Groupon deal for £22. Food and service was outstanding."

Cons:

  • "Absolutely shocking state of the lamb chops as you can see on the picture. The chops were tiny with barely any meat on them."
  • "The portion sizes were smaller than any other restaurant but cost a hefty bill."
  • "The biggest bug bear I have is a 200ml bottle of water was £2.50 you can but a 6 pack of 500ml from the supermarket cheaper."
  • "Ordered takeout, wrap looked like it had been in a car crash. Lamb was tough and gristly."
  • "The portion sizes were smaller than any other restaurant but cost a hefty bill. All the dishes were served lukewarm."

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