Great place for special occasions such as date nights , birthdays, office events. The best way to…read moreget to Balikci Abdullah from the European side is to take the restaurants boat from the pier at Istinye (the boat trip to and from the restaurant is complementary). Crossing the Bosphorus is a great way to start a nice date night or any event really. Once there the restaurant has a lovely view. You must make reservations beforehand as it gets very busy especially on Fridays an weekends. We were first seated at a bad table despite making clear during the reservation that it was a special occasion. We had to wait until a better table opened up. The food is delicious and well prepared. The service is as professional and as pleasant as it gets, not to mention fast. We had a selection of cold entrées (borulce, tomato salad, aubergine and a few other things that I don't exactly remember) all of the cold entrées werevery good. We then moved to hot entrées: shrimp with butter and garlic, and octopus. I especially recommend the octopus. Eventually we were so full that we skipped mains and ordered dessert. I can never resist a chocolate soufflée and if you like them as much as I do, here is a good place to eat them. We payed 380 Liras for all the food mentioned above plus 2 glasses of raki. I recommend this place to anyone wanting to try a nice fish restaurant in Istanbul.

We've been coming to this spot ever since it's opened up. Apo (the owner) always greets us at the…read moreentrance and always offers the best ingredients whether it's salad, appetizers or main dishes. We were just there a few days ago and indulged in mainly a variety of appetizers. The marinated levrek with pesto sauce, marinated izmarit, chef salad, caviar spread were sooooo delicious. What we didn't like was the fried calamari - which was undercooked, the shrimp casserole and the pan fried symi shrimps. These were the only dishes we didn't like for the first time at this restaurant, whi

Lahmacun ve urfa super tavsiye ederim. Calisanlar ve muessese sahibi guler yuzlu candan insanlar.read more

Very special and nice place. Good meat and plenty of good service. But the last but not the least a…read morevery quite place in such a crowded city.

People definitely come here for the view. It's at the top of a hill and overlooks the European side…read moreof Istanbul. They serve hookah, so if you don't want hookah, it is somewhat hard to escape the smell. The prices are a bit expensive compared to similar items in other places; I assume the uptick is for the view. Lots of seating. Great for groups.

Well, a kinda late dinner but it wad good. Try fish barbeque instead of fry.. at leadt what I…read moreliked

this is my absolute favourite place to eat in İstanbul, but it is so good that you canb't go every…read moreday or you'd get tired of it. When you go, tell the waiter you want the mezes. I wouldn't fill up on soup- it's good but it's better to save room for the mezes! they have yummy corn bread, and their çoban (shepherd's) salad is good- but again: save room. They will start bringing you mezes immediately. My favourite is the one with eggplant but I can never remember what fish is used. Also I love the black sea salmon with onion and soya sauce! At first, one spoonful doesnt seem like enough, but they will come around at least 5 times giving you helpings of different fish based mezes. Usually after 5 helpings they ask if you'd like more, or if it's enough (it's usually enough- especially if you ate some of the corn bread). After dinner, you can have their yummy desert which is a volcano brownie, icecream and helva. We usually share the desert between two people with tea. The service here is ALWAYS phenomenal, and I have never left unhappy. The only problem is that Tuzla is a little far to drive to! Thank goodness, or else I would probably go twice a week!

Don't give any review if you aren't trying the restaurant. There food, place and service are…read moreamazing can't describe how they were excellent. We order pizza, sald and 2 kind of pasta were delicious.

I have been shopping here for over a year but my recent experience has turned me off. I actually…read moredoubt I will return. I have always bought my deli meats here and whatever other incidentals I need. However yesterday I went and I purchased 10 slices of turkey, 10 slices or roast beef, 2 packages of crackers, a can of beans and a 100 gram package of beef bacon. The total was 83 lira! I thought this has to be a mistake but my Turkish is poor so I had my husband call from home. No receipt was offered by the way. Aside from the crackers being outlandishly overpriced, the beef bacon it turns out was over 25 lira. At macro center (costly as it is) the price is 14.90. I like the butcher at Milano, he's a helpful guy. But I can no longer continue to shop at a place that blatantly rips off it's customers.

I ate here about 5 years ago while working in a cruise ship that was docked overnight in Istanbul…read more The food was delish and I still tell people about my dining experience years later. The restaurant owner still sends Christmas cards to my home in Vermont every year. Absolutely love them, I would go back!

We dined here tonight at the recommendation of Food Blogger Katie Parla. Glad we did. Best food…read morewe've had in Istanbul. Best service we've had at any restaurant in a long time. It was quiet tonight and romantic for our second honeymoon trip, off a back road from the main Istikal Caddisi. Not crammed full of tourists with generic menus like many places. If we're lucky enough to come back to Istanbul, we will surely come back to this establishment!!!