This place is not bad, they make their own bread which I love, and the pieces are big. The chicken shish was ok. The meat was not to my liking personally, I like more of a char grilled taste which this did not have. The rice and veggies were good. Not a cheap place, it's about $15 for a small chicken shish and the desserts are about $8 for a piece. But priced the same as other competition nearby. Not somewhere I would personally go again but was good for a first try. I personally prefer another place not too far away from this one, the Shish kebab in my opinion tastes a bit better and not as dry and has that charcoal grilled taste I am looking for. Seating area is separated from the walk-in/cashier which is nice. read more

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I've eaten at this restaurant maybe 8-10 times. They have wooden chairs and tables (nothing fancy), but their service is great, and their dishes are so delicious. My favorite appetizer is the fried calamari. Each piece melts in your mouth. Please be aware, they automatically add a 20% tip on the check. I didn't realize until my last visit, I erroneously gave a generous 40% tip. I've also ordered takeout via Uber Eats. We always order Babaghanoush, Falafel, and our favorite large platters. I normally get my favorite, Chicken Adana, but I tried their Chicken Gyro this time. It was good, but I still like the Adana more. My kid loves the Chicken Shish Kebab. We will be back for more. read more

Aksaray Turkish Cafe Restaurant - We ate our entrees two nights later. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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This place is not cheap, but the food rocks. It's also next to a TJ Maxx w a parking garage. The mixed grill & soup are so good! Thinking about them is making me hungry. read more

Aksaray Turkish Cafe Restaurant - Lentil soup - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

It would not be wrong if i say this restaurant has the best homemade dishes in the whole Brooklyn area. Daily made and daily consumed delicious homemade dishes and soups. However i might also emphasize that their Adana kebab and humus meze by far the best among all Brooklyn Turkish restaurants. Very friendly, hardworking owner and very friendly and hardworking staff. Definitely the best healthy food in whole Brooklyn read more

Absolutely the worst chicken kebab you will ever have in your life. Years ago they were phenomenal but I have no idea what they're putting on that chicken and what brand of chicken they've switched to but it is inedible. And it seems they're competitive right around the corner has also changed up their chicken and ingredients and that was extremely disappointing too. In fact all of them on Kings Highway and near Kings Highway have went downhill big time. I dare any of you to order their chicken kabobs and you tell me for yourself what the hell is going on with the quality of that food. Awful and disgusting is an understatement. And I'm sorry to leave a review like this because the staff is very friendly. read more

Delicious food! We often order from here and are always satisfied! It's one of our favorite places! The staff is also very nice.

Very unassuming looking, hole in a wall café that surprises with great flavors. The prices are very reasonable and portions filling, so you will leave full and not broke. Always a lot of people eating in/getting take out, so you know the food is fresh. Service is respectful. You won't be rushed to finish your meal, even when you're taking a long time to talk with your friends over one bowl of lentil soup. The, Lentil soup $5, by the way, is hearty and a great choice for colder months. Shephard's pie [$5, $7 medium, $10 large] is simple, just tomatoes, cucumbers, and feta, so I'd skip because I can make better myself, but if you're craving a simple salad, this could work. The turkish bread become stale quickly, so I prefer their pitas [complementary for meat dishes]. Calves Liver $10 portion is not big, more to tease your appetite. Pretty well done if you enjoy liver. Babaghanous $5 is delicious--one of the best in all Brooklyn, definitely get it. Mixed grill karisik $24, the most expensive item on the menu, is good to share for two, if you're also getting appetizers in addition. The portion includes rice, cabbage salad, a haljapeno, gyro, adana kebab, and shish kebab. The meats are well prepared, so any meat lover will be happy with this choice. read more

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I'm incredibly disappointed with todays order. They have a modification section that lets you select things to remove off of the sandwich and a notes section as well. I made sure to click their modification to remove tomatoes as well as the extra step of putting it in the note because I have a tomato allergy and they still put it in. Thankfully I saw it before biting it which would have been very dangerous. read more

Aksaray Turkish Cafe Restaurant - Clearly can see where I have no tomato requested in 2 areas. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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We haven't been in here in a while but it was a pleasant surprise. The establishment had made updates and changes and its sitting area increased 2X. The establishment was clean, the staff was extremely polite and friendly. The food as always was fresh and tasty; and right portion. The prices are very reasonable. read more

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Family passes by everyday after the gym, and decided to pick up a take out menu. Glad we did. Ordered a variety of foods, cold appetizer platter, lamb Adana, chicken and lamb gyro, yogurtlu lamb, and rib eye steak, some fries. All of it arrived fresh. Picky kids ate their selections. Prices were excellent. We compared them to Taci Beyti on Coney Island Avenue which is out normal go to Turkish. Food quality and flavor is comparable but the prices are at least 1/3 cheaper. We will order from here again in the future. read more

Good red lentil soup. Shawarma salt.( Need more white sauce ) Clean please. Good Turkish tea read more

Aksaray Turkish Cafe Restaurant - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

The place was unorganized and wasn't managed to handle orders. I was not able to get their attention to order and waited a while then had the staff question which food order I was waiting for. I ordered dinner to go, the lentil soup and mix gyro platter. Delicate slices of chicken and lamb in the mix gyro was tender, moist and flavorful. Lamb better than chicken if I had to choose.The platter came with a thin delicate white sauce and hot sauce, will probably need extra in each order. The lentil soup was on the grainy side but tasty with a fresh squeeze of lemon. Their to go packaging could really use some improvement. My bread, napkins and utensils were all in one bag. It was not that convenient to eat neatly and right away. It'd be nice if their packaging was easier to heat up in the microwave. Can only resort to oven with their aluminum containers. The rice and meat would've definitely tasted better hot and the salad would've tasted better cold. I hope I'll be able to enjoy this within minutes next time. read more

Just received my order. Big disappointment. They didn't put salad (tomatoes onions parsley cabbage, lemon) which goes to lahmacun and when I called they refused to bring it and offered free salad next time :) Thank you but no. Also ketchup packs were dirty with ketchup and sugar from baklava. I tried to eat lahmacun without salad and it was not eatable at all. Pitas for babaganush and haydari were not fresh. Chicken sandwich also had weird taste. This order will definitely turn me off Turkish food for a while:/ Update. Just tried baklava. I hope at least this would be good! But no! It tastes like it boiled and row instead of backed and crispy!! Wow! Just wow! All order. Literally all order went to the garbage read more

Aksaray Turkish Cafe Restaurant - Dry/not fresh? absolutely disgusting lahmacun without salad which they forgot to put in my order - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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This spot stays open 24/7!!!! They also have a lunch special during the day! Their bread is amazing! I love their lentil soup!!! I've tried other dishes but my go to is their lentil soup! The staff are always pleasant! read more

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Chicken Soup: B+ Slightly tangy, almost like Avgolemono. Very slightly spicy. Made from chicken breast and rice. It's almost a creamy soup. Reminds me of Avgolemono without lemon. read more

Aksaray Turkish Cafe Restaurant - Chicken Soup [B+]: Reminds me of Avgolemono without lemon. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Disgusting. Came recently for takeout since I don't eat in restaurants anymore. Noticed the cooks don't wear gloves or mask. They cook and pick up the phone and then resume cooking without washing their hands when they fill in for the cashier who is bringing food to the tables. They also touch the inside of the plates they are about to fill for dine in orders. It makes me question the rest of their level of clean here. They took forever cooking my single platter order because they didn't start on it until they started orders from the dining room placed after mine. They have signs right before the dining area regarding wearing masks and checking vaccines but they don't enforce any of it. Went home and microwaved the entire order before attempting to eat any of it, just to be extra careful after seeing them touch everything. The bread was definitely more doughy than I remember. The shish kebab was mediocre and had a lot of charred bits like they didn't clean the grill. Definitely a last for me. read more

I am a regular here at Aksaray. I always order food to go and sit down here to eat, so I'm very familiar with how their operations work. A few years ago, I considered this to be a place where you get the best value of food without breaking the bank. But now, they raised their price to about $16 a plate, which to me, is extremely pricey. I always get the lamb and chicken gyro which is served with rice, and a side of Israeli salad which is diced cucumber, tomatoes, cilantro, and their vinigrette, which are always a safe good option. All orders come with loaves of bread, sometimes comes with 2 if you order 2 items. Servers are always attentive. And the food is always great. Chicken soup is also a regular thing I always get, which is delicious every time. Their lentil is also very delicious. Aksaray is open 24/7 which is very convenient. I do recommend their food and business, however, I wished they lowered their prices to what they used to be. read more

This is one of my go-to Turkish places in Brooklyn (the other being Taci's Beyti) because of its easy accessibility and delicious homemade pide. Aksaray is conveniently located by the Kings Highway (B/Q) station, open 24/7, and has free delivery with a $20 minimum. I usually swing by for takeout but have come for sit-down service as well. The servers are friendly and can communicate essentials despite a language barrier. If you're looking for a sandwich, get it with their fresh Turkish bread. It's my favorite thing from their restaurant, especially warm and fluffy from the oven (which it almost always is). Their bread is also served with other entrées too. I love the lamb adana kebab (ground lamb on skewers) and the Iskender kebab (lamb gyro with a spicy tomato and butter sauce). read more

34 hours fresh and delicious. Authentic and polite. I live the lentil soup, grape leave and chicken and lamb combo with rice and salad. read more

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Came to Aksaray with a friend who recommended it for dinner. It was an interesting layout where you can order take out once you walk in, and the dine-in portion is on the right side. It looks fairly clean and we were to sit down to any open table. They don't have a cup of water, so don't be surprised when they give you a bottle of water and charge you for it. We ordered hummus and Turkish eggplant for our appetizer and a order of chicken kabab and a order of lamb kabab. The hummus and eggplants were good as we dipped our bread in the spread (which they provide after you order). Once our entrees came out, the chicken was flavorful and juicy. Having rice and the onions was a good touch to have with the chicken and their lamd kabab was really good too. The lamb wasn't gamey and was not dry. Been to a handful a places where you can smell the gameyness and served the lamb dry, but Aksaray did a good was the opposite. Overall, the food was great! Think it's a nice find since it kind of hidden away from the main street. Their service was alright, but the worst but not the best either. Would come back again to Aksaray and try other dishes on their menu. read more

Like I said before I would never come back here again one time they overcharged me and thought I didn't realize it and then the last time i was there the waitress was very rude and disrespectful as if she didn't know what i was talking about after the incidents i definitely wouldn't recommend this place to anyone sorry but not sorry they lost a loyal customer for good read more

Horrendously rude girl at the counter. Perhaps she hates her life and is taking it out on the world. She threw a receipt onto the counter and said "SIGN" and walked away. No pen. I ordered a large appetizer plate, a hummus, two lunches, and 3 gyro sandwiches for $68. I received 3 breads when it's supposed to be 5. I also only received 4 yogurts and 4 red sauces. When I asked nicely for a few more sauces, she REFUSED as she said she'd given me more than enough. The food is nowhere near as good as Taci's Beyti or several other Turkish joints in the area. The red sauce is literally watered down. If you let it settle for a minute, you'll see some red at the bottom and a layer of water on top. The food is thin on meat and heavy on rice and the meat itself tasted stale even though I got it at 2PM (yesterday's leavings likely). Next. read more

Used to be one of my favorite places to go as they're open 24/7. However, in recent months the overall quality of their food (at least at night time, say from 10PM) dropped significantly. I received stale, lukewarm/cold food. The waitress had an attitude our entire time there. We were billed two tip amounts, the first being hidden when the waitress came over without a receipt and just the total sum on the screen, and the second when the option to tip again after we paid came up on the screen. We were told the first tip is for the restaurant and the second for the staff, but there's no way to verify that. Especially with how sneaky the waitress was being about it. The coffee she made two of my friends who were with me was filled with ground coffee grind at the bottom. The espresso was THICK and very lacking. Ultimately, after buying a $13 gyro plate, a diet coke, and splitting a $7 or $8 appetizer, our individual bills, after tipping a second time (which I agree, we could have refused, but the situation was tense and awkward enough not to), came out to $28. So in effect, we spent $28 for what should have been no more than $20 with tax and tip. That's an 1 appetizer each we could have had for that extra money, and the food wasn't even good...at all, excepting the bread which admittedly was. I'm giving this place two stars, an extra star more than I would if I was rating just off my experience alone, because 1. I did enjoy the bread, and 2. the restaurant is a nostalgic place for me with good memories that sadly took a very wrong turn somewhere and at sometime. If management is reading this, please regulate your employees at night time so the service is more friendly, the food isn't dry and cold, and so they're at least up front about the double tipping instead of trying to sneak around it. I wish you could bring your standard/quality back up to what it was roughly 2 years ago. I almost never see the owner at the restaurant anymore...maybe that's why its quality has shifted so much. read more

Did a take out for 2 chicken gyro plates* barely any chicken literally barely* I was so upset* why so stingy and cheap, Otherwise memos and ankara around the corner* way better read more

Food is good. But customer service is terrible especially the lady at the counter. I have been to this place many times and have never had a problem with the servers. She has terrible manners, even after being tipped for the meal i ordered she came up to me and said i cannot not eat the meal at the table because it was take out. I offered to pay the difference as i was not aware of this policy. she has an attitude problem and is very unprofessional. read more

For me, I dont find turkish gyro anything special. Chicken tastes like chicken and rice tastes like rice. But I anticipated some special sauces and flavors. Through, I would say this place a little better than those from sheepsheadbay (anatolian gyro). Price is at the similar range as competitors. I would chose this turkish restaurants over other turkish restaurants, but it isn't my favorite type of food. read more

Aksaray Turkish Cafe Restaurant - Chicken gyro over turkish bread - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

This is one of our favorite Turkish restaurants in all of New York. Aksaray is a gem - no frills, fast and friendly service, great prices, and just authentic and delicious Turkish cuisine. I love getting their soups - the tripe soup is as legit as it gets. Portions are huge - the Iskender kebab is enough for two people, and the Adana kebab was so rich and juicy. Also, we love the fresh bread that they serve on the side. Credit card accepted. Highly recommend if you're seeking authentic Turkish food! read more

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The food was amazing and fresh!! The service was very nice as well. The staff members were accommodating. The restaurant was clean. It definitely felt like a mom and pop type of ambiance. I will definitely come again!! read more

You should always check the bread if you planning to pick up food from this place. Lately it has been burned as you see on the picture. read more

Aksaray Turkish Cafe Restaurant - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Convenient middle eastern restaurant. I was surprised to find this as one of the only places serving middle eastern food late at night. Apparently the locals know this well because the restaurant was packed after midnight. We kept it simple and ordered hummus, Sheppard salad, and a chicken shawarma platter. Every was good and flavorful. Hummus was tahini heavy and on the less viscose side. Sheppard salad was tasty too. The chicken shawarma was delicious and crispy. read more

One of my favorite turkish restaurants Its 24hrs and amazing Food is super fresh Family run Place is really clean Prices are great portions are great Real turkish food Portions are awesome Its a trek for me but worth it read more

This restaurant has the tastiest Turkish food in New York City. I've been to numerous spots in the city and Brooklyn and this definitely tops it all. Not only are the generous with the proportions but the meat and rice are so flavorful. The bread and sauce that they serve prior to the entree are fresh and delicious. I've come here numerous times with my wife and every single time we've absolutely loved it! read more

This place was so dirty. I couldn't understand that how health department let them serve any food here. I think stay away!!

One of the worst Turkish food I have ever tried. They even don't know how to make salad. I Don't recommend this place at all.

Been here twice and the food was amazing both times! This time, we got the mixed lamb and chicken adana platter and the mixed chicken shish kebab and chicken adana platter. The chicken shish kebab was our favorite. Incredibly juicy and flavorful! The rest of the items we ordered were also great. Would've given this place five stars but we found out that the 15% gratuity that is automatically charged to our bill wasn't a tip for the server. We had to tip the server separately. Please be aware of this and tip! read more

Aksaray Turkish Cafe Restaurant - Was automatically charged 15% gratuity but had to pay an additional tip - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

A to Z this place is disappointment. Such a unprofessional staff. If you wanna talk about the food it is a big waste.

Best Turkish food in NYC. Very authentic. Bread is chewy and crusty and I always ask for extra. Well-priced and super authentic. This is the epitome of Turkish Brooklyn food, beats Memo. They have a great iskembe (Turkish tripe soup), always my favorite and super delicious, flavorful and authentic. A rare find for sure. Rice pudding is phenomenal. read more

I don't believe all those ratings in the restaurant windows rating I think most of them are fake. This restaurant is totally disgusting outside and inside yet has a letter grade A in the window. Yeah right. Greeting- yes Vibe- another filthy Brooklyn shawarma hole in the wall Price- $6 pita shawarma BR- didn't want to look Parking- challenging street meters Service- friendly Food Chicken pita good size but tastes like it came from a street cart. This place is so disgusting i don't know how it is in business. Owners have no self respect WIGB? No read more

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I dont even know where to start this place is really good! First of all this is 24/7 and food is deliciouuus!!! So i been here like a lot lately i'll just gonna write the review about my last visit! We were out partyin hard with my friends, of course when party ends at 4 in the mornin you usually kinda hungry but instead of goin to some kinda diners i suggested Aksaray! So let me tell you about this great authentic turkish place! Tiny space, right next to the entrance they have marinated meat already on skewers you just need to choose what u want so the chef will put it on grill right away! The have just 4 tables (so tops all together they could serve like 12 people, and may i have your attention pls just 1 table was available so we were not the only crazy ones who decided to have some turkish food at 4 am! We got in so i ordered some haydari and babaganoush (u can see the pic of it bellow) for the appetizers and asked to server bring us a lots of bread lol for entrees we got: Adana kebab - 1 Chicken shish kebab - 1 Lamb shish kebab - 1 Everything to share of course and every kebab was served with rice (turkish style with orzu) and house salad! I'm so sorry i didnt took a picture for you cause as soon we got i even forgot about everything around lol They dont serve alcohol and this is not BYOB place but its not a big deal! My friends got Ayran in bottle i got Tamek's (brand) Sour Cherry juice in can! Everything was delicious, stuff super friendly, doesnt matter what we asked them we got it literally in the next second! I just wanna say this place is not for dates and not super fancy this is just really good spot to get some kebab in the middle of the night! So when we asked the check everything in total was $40!!! So u can see prices are also really good!! They also deliver at the daytime!!! read more

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This is our second time eating here. The first time the food was delicious. Second time around was not so good. First course, chicken soup was delicious. But when the main course came out with a shepherd salad the vegetables were completely rotten. Then being served baklava that was also spoiled. You know it's bad when the Filo dough is starting to gel. Never again. There was no apology at all. Terrible customer service. read more