Dunya Restaurant Turkish Cuisine Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Beautiful, freshly cooked food in abundance."
• "Delicious food very tasty you should try it."
• "Food was delicious! The homemade bread was lovely."
• "The riblets and chicken wings were succulent and tender."
• "The food was amazing and the workers were so kind!"
• "I also went for the Mediterranean beer which again was really good."
• "Food cooked to order, good portions, quality ingredients."
• "The food was excellent on all courses. I really enjoyed it."

Cons:

• "The worst Turkish food I’ve ever had. Worse than what you get at those kebab shops."
• "Just finished eating here and I'm really disappointed to say that the food is extremely bland without flavour."
• "My only down side was we felt very rushed."
• "On my latest visit I had Dunya mixed grill which had lamb ribs, which were tough and chewy I would not have this dish again."
• "Had high hopes reading reviews. Ordered a mixed shish. Totally disappointed."
• "Unfortunately, not my type of restaurant. Just way too loud and busy... the main meal was undercooked - the pork rib was raw."
• "Some food was ok, don’t know why a kleftico was covered in tomato sauce."
• "The food was mediocre but even worse was the staff rushing us to order."

Service

Pros:

• "With a great atmosphere and excellent service, we just couldn’t wish for more."
• "Excellent portion sizes, good quality food and service."
• "Need I say that the staff are all amazing, courteous and respectful, excellent customer service."
• "Excellent food, Excellent service, Good value sharing platter not rushed."
• "I had a really enjoyable experience here. The rice here was incredible and had lots of flavour."
• "The food was wonderful and waiters/waitresses were amazing."
• "The food was fantastic, the staff and waiters were so friendly, knowledgable and efficient."
• "Fantastic spur of the moment decision to Come here, they managed to squeeze us in."

Cons:

• "I booked a table for 6 at least 6-8 weeks ago but when we arrived 10 minutes early the blonde girl at the door said that our table wasn't quite ready yet."
• "The cocktail was delicious, I had a pina colada it was so frothy and creamy."
• "They gave the wrong order and claimed to be right wouldn’t recommend anyone to go there unless they don’t mind being treated rudely."
• "Just way too loud and busy... waiters and waitresses rushing from table to table, they don't have the time to listen or pay attention."
• "Rubbish experience including a blatant attempt to overcharge."
• "Very quick service and very friendly, food portions were a good size."
• "The manager is very rude and aggressive, customer service in Turkish restaurants is normally amazing - this guy literally felt like he just wanted to fight."
• "Arrived for a birthday party which was booked well in advance and we were told we would have to wait for our table as someone else was on it."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Atmosphere is clean and beautiful. I celebrated my graduation there."
• "Favourite restaurant in Plymouth. Never disappoints been coming for years!"
• "The Turkish coffee has to be tried to be truly appreciated."
• "Dunya offers a cosy, modern setting with a comfortable mixture of padded booths and chairs."
• "The interiors were really nice and so was atmosphere."
• "The restaurant has a spotlessly clean look to it and even though every table was occupied it did not feel cramped."
• "The whole ambience is perfect."
• "The restraint it self is such a nice environment, but I had the chicken casserole."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately, the night I arrived, there was a large group of Chavs having a 25th birthday. It was very loud and annoying."
• "It was good inside decor just when I was having my meal in a dress that shows my cleavage I dont want to be bothered every 5 seconds."
• "The atmosphere was nice but felt rushed to finish our meal."
• "Unfortunately, not my type of restaurant. Just way too loud and busy."
• "Very disappointed, food was mediocre but even worse was the staff rushing us to order, trying to take away our food before we had finished."
• "The 3 star rating would been a 2 or 1 if it had not been for the extremely hard working chef who delivered some quite amazing food under such pressure created by being overbooked."
• "We ordered the food and I happened to double check my order as it was an item I struggled to pronounce."
• "But apart from that.....AMAZING! Great atmosphere, lush food in huge portions!"