Likya Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Friendly and very attentive staff."
• "The staff are professional and friendly."
• "Service, ambience and friendliness of waiters were truly admirable."
• "Great atmosphere, attentive staff, couldn't really ask for much more."
• "Generous portion sizes and good service."
• "The staff have always been friendly and attentive during my visits."
• "Very attentive waiter."

Cons:

• "Everyone working there seems so miserable and unhelpful."
• "It has middle aged, probably poorly paid and dressed waiters who can’t speak English properly nor take orders and quality service being something that’s not on offer."
• "Very unprofessional staff. I was waiting for almost 10 mins while no one even looked at me."
• "We wasn't made to feel welcome at all, we felt like an inconvenience."
• "The manger and staff are not welcoming at all, they command the customer what to order!"
• "The staff aren’t attentive and frankly look miserable!"
• "The staff keep you waiting for a long time before seating you, even though there are plenty of free tables."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The freshest of meat and salad. Perfect lamb chops are my favourite."
• "The food is excellent with large servings."
• "The food is excellent, and I can say I tried the whole menu."
• "Food is phenomenal. I had the spicy chicken Kaboob and it was fantastic!"
• "The food at Likya was quite good, with a variety of flavorful dishes that left me satisfied."
• "Really gorgeous food, tasted delicious."
• "The food is so incredibly good. The portions are massive and the quality is outstanding."

Cons:

• "The plate is more empty than food."
• "As i understood the language owners keep swearing at customers and as a habit, wow! I was shocked and left without eating the overrated food."
• "I didn’t like my food and I asked to change it but the waitress told me that I will be charged?"
• "The food arrived cold and absolutely overpriced for what we have got!"
• "Aside from being ridiculously overpriced for tiny portions of food, this restaurant is run like a typical tourist trap in Istanbul where they offload bread and salad and minimise the portion of meat whilst up selling the decor and location of the restaurant."
• "The grilled tomato I ordered turned out to be a fresh tomato, which was a bit disappointing."
• "The only reason I didn’t give it 5 star is because, when I ordered the mix grill, the lamb rib and lamb chop was so thin and was overcooked."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "The bill for 4 was very reasonable."
• "Great food, good service and very cheap, we had a mix grill for 2 bottle of wine, dessert (baclava) and Turkish tea for around 50 pound."
• "They have a decent price and I would definitely recommend it to anyone."
• "The prices were pretty affordable."
• "The prices are also excellent and affordable to most."
• "One of our family faves. Consistently great food. Reasonable prices."
• "We have been regulars at Likya for a couple years now. This place is superb and wonderful value for money."

Cons:

• "Sadly today (5th Jan 2023) went to eat and prices have gone up by 40% plus added service now. Also no pepper or cooked tomato on plate."
• "Too expensive, food was average, not any better than any average Turkish restaurant."
• "Food portions got very small compared to pre-pandemic! The presentation is terrible!!!"
• "A bit more expensive than before but I guess the new look and ambience make up for it."
• "Prices have gone up by 40% plus added service now."
• "For 4 people the price came out to well over £100, and we did not even have any special or alcoholic drinks."
• "3x coke cans cost £5.85 which is taking the piss."

Ambience and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere, outside seating, schwarma wraps and overall, one of the best places to visit."
• "This always my go-to place for Turkish food when I am in the area and even when I am not in the area, I have been known to drive from quite some distance to eat at Likya! The atmosphere is great, the music not overly loud, but a quiet weaving in and out to create a calming effect."
• "This is one of the busiest restaurants in NW London."
• "Atmosphere was lively and service friendly."
• "The restaurant is very authentic and offers a cozy, fast paced restaurant that offers amazing Turkish food."
• "So the ambience is great, the staff is courteous and there is massive selection."
• "The atmosphere inside was relaxing with a traditional and beautifully decorated interior."

Cons:

• "They have a ridiculous rule that everyone must order at least one main dish, regardless of whether they spend more money on starters, sides, or drinks!"
• "They didn’t let us in because we had a baby in a buggy."
• "The restaurant is looking really great and the decor though not finished looks so good."
• "In the other hand at the entrance can feel smell of body odour of the cookers easily!"
• "The floor was so greasy and slippy that im glad i didn't break my legs."
• "It's big enough to accommodate large groups and features a bustling but informal atmosphere."
• "Restaurant had a nice buzz about it."