The food is yummy all the time and almost for everything they serve. The ambiance is great with the…read morelights reflecting on the sea view of İzmir. They're clean of course and the crew is experienced and polite. Prices are high and this is the only disadvantage of the place.

The location of this restaurant is terrific. It is located next to the fairies. Beautiful big…read moredining room with great views. We are Americans, and went there for dinner. We are two ladies, middle-aged, and maybe that was why they weren't very friendly to us. We don't know. But the service was not welcoming. We wanted to order lots of things, but for whatever reason they did not pay much attention to us. We did go over to the fresh sea food counter which was quite impressive. And we ordered Seabass and shrimp, but out of all the places we've eaten in turkey, five or six other restaurants, the food here was only marginal. So because of the food, and the service, I'm only giving us a three star review. For the same price - which is low all over İzmir- I'd recommend YYengec and Deniz - Both of those restaurants far surpass this one with food excellence and extremely incredible service. And both of the locations rival this restaurant as they are both on the water.

Just a quick shot on the ferry from Karsiyaka and within walking distance of the ferry, Sipari…read moreBalik is a great place to have a family fish and meze dinner or a meze and grilled meats dinner. Their specialty is the steak, but we went the seafood meze and cold meze route - which being on the Aegean this rarely is a bad choice. It's all of very good quality. Nothing that will knock your socks off, but you won't be disappointed if you just want to come out for a change of scenery. There is also a full bar and since I don't do raki (I know...shame on me. I'm a retired raki drinker) is a big plus. They kept my gin and sodas flowing. In the summer, there is seating right by the Levent Marina - which is a great spot to take in the sea and daydream about that boat you've always wanted.

Excellent fast and fresh seafood. Whether you like it grilled or fried they do it well. Calamari…read moreare lightly breaded, not too heavy. Grilled shrimp is perfectly done on a shish with grilled peppers and lemon---this is a must order! Everything is served with a signature yogurt dill sauce that is fresh and delicious. Of course, what great Turkish restaurant would be complete without a yummy complimentary salad? Theirs is a rocket salad with pickled cabbage, onion, tomato and cucumber. The ambience and decor is lovely whether inside or outside. Also, the prices are very reasonable. A must when shopping in downtown Izmir.

We came to this restaurant for lunch, had a few mezzes, some manti (Turkish ravioli) and a grilled…read moreseabass to share. The fish was fresh and the mezzes were good but the highlight was the shrimp manti, even though they're not homemade. They get the manti from a local company that processes and exports several different frozen seafood items. Unless they told me I wouldn't have known that the shrimp manti were previously frozen because they were really good and tasted better than some other 'homemade' fried manti we had elsewhere. Service was very attentive.,

This place is where hospitality and great service meet delicious food. 10/10. Highly recommended.read more