It's a great location, inside it's very nice and clean. The food is excellent. Also the prices are reasonable. I recommend this place 100 percent. read more

Istanbul Bay - This is the back of the restaurant, didn't want want to take the whole area for the privacy of the diners - Turkish Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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First stop in New York! Seriously so amazing. A quiet neighborhood, outside seating, friendly staff and don't get me started on the food!!! So fresh, so delicious. Took me back to my childhood with great great great food! family favorite read more

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We had such a great time at Istanbul Bay today! We were so happy with the quality of the food and the fantastic, courteous service. All the waitstaff were professional and didn't hover over us. Very respectable. The restaurant is clean and immaculate. The portions are quite generous. We had 2 large Adana kebab plates, fries, salad, and an appetizer mix. Then, when we were stuffed and about to leave, they surprised us with two complimentary teas. Thoroughly impressed, from the freshness of the food to the service and generosity. Thank you Istanbul Bay, had a fantastic time! Special thanks to our servers, sorry we couldn't get their names. read more

Istanbul Bay - Turkish Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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This is for TAKE OUT, which I wouldn't recommend. I love this place BUT I know NOW it's best to DINE IN only because you get way more for your money, better presentation and it wasn't packed well (some hummus leaked a bit). I ordered 2 Falafel entrees and a Lamb (small) entree. With a side of Tabuli & Stuffed Grape Leaves. Despite order a size small I had no idea they would be THAT Small! The lamb chops were SO SMALL and dry, I also asked for that dish to have No black pepper and clearly it did. So we were so disappointed in that especially when an Entree should be a bigger satisfying portion and those 2 small dry peppery chops were $15.50! The whole order was under $50. Don't bother with take out/delivery, just dine in. read more

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It's my favorite neighborhood restaurant, reasonable price, fresh made naan , good potions of food.

Amazing Food. You must come and enjoy it. There is lots of meat in one order. Stuff is friendly. Clean location and they are following COVID-19 Rules. Opss also appetizers are really good as well read more

Istanbul Bay - Amazing Food.it is really delicious must try. Make sure to come with crew it is enough for group. Yummy - Turkish Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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So yummy, fresh food, good service. One of my favorite spots in Bay Ridge! I love being able to sit outside. read more

Experienced top-notched hospitality here! I was here with my sister yesterday and was served by Eren. First of all, food was phenomenal. The fluffy bread is complimentary and comes with olive oil and 2 other flavored sauces to go with. My sister had the boneless chicken chop and I had the chicken Adana. It comes with rice and salad (please refer to my attached pictures ). We also ordered the eggplant salad which interesting, it goes well with rice. I asked for Turkish tea and was served with generous amounts. What an incredible and rich flavor! It was so good I asked Eren where to get it and how to make it. He directed me to the grocery store across the street and I bought the Turkish tea and tea set to make it at home. I wanted to drink it at home too! We were treated so well. One of the dessert was on the house and we truly enjoyed it tremendously. There was another gentleman (wish I got his name)who served us and he was so kind to us too! Whatever we asked for was given in abundance. The staff has truly exceeded in service excellence and showed the true representation of top notch hospitality to their guests. Due to this warm hospitality, I'll be recommending this restaurant to my friends and come back again when I'm in the neighborhood. A huge THANK YOU, you made our day with this phenomenal experience!!! read more

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Good food recommended by a friend. Low rating because the rude lady at the cash register. Lady should be fired!!! Must be the owners daughter that thinks she can talk to people anyway she wants. Won't be back. Plenty of places to go without a nasty cashier. Get over yourself I just asked a simple question. Unbelievable! read more

Been here twice in two weeks for outdoor dining dinner. They have a nice setup. There is ample spacing between tables. Nice place for Turkish food. The fried calf liver was pretty good if that's your thing. Their fresh bread is quite yummy. Salads are fresh and their meats are seasoned and grilled well. Definitely a nice local restaurant. Device was average but the food is above average. read more

As many have mentioned, the service here is the worst. Surely they have lost a lot of business over this, but it's not important to them I suppose. The poor service extends beyond just being there, but to deliveries as well. Some say that their food is alright, that's an overstatement. If you value even half decent food, half decent service, you will be grossly disappointed coming here (or ordering from here). read more

They are wonderfully Covid aware cleaning Sanitizing Checking our temp Safe Then they cook ! Everything we discover here is delicious One of the best spots in the neighborhood ! : read more

It's I good place? Yes, but the service it's bad. Take too much time to serve. I order bread, and they take 25 minutes after the food arrived. So my food was cold. The lady was nice and kind. The other guys Definitely not... first time here and may be the las read more

Istanbul Bay - Bread and Mixed Appetizers - Turkish Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Istanbul Bay has a hell of a delivery menu. Ordered from these guys because they deliver to my parents' house and because I had an Eat24 coupon. They were quicker than the quoted time and everything arrived hot. Others have mentioned the lahmacun appetizer, but I have to echo their sentiments. It's probably the best deal you'll find around. A bit hard to describe - imagine a flat bread with minced lamb/spices baked into it. Like sauceless pizza that's folded over like a calzone that you can still unfold. Okay, I guess that wasn't so hard to describe. If you're wondering the difference is between a wrap and a sandwich like I was, here it is: the sandwich is a medium-sized pita and the wrap is thinner but longer. They don't roll their pitas up into wrap-like food delivery vessels like some places. The chicken gyro was dark meat and juicy. The doner gyro was stuffed to the brim and a little drier, but nothing the included red and white sauces couldn't fix. The tsatziki was heavy on the dill, and the red sauce had a bit of a kick to it. Portion sizes were gigantic (especially with the appetizer), so definitely plan on having leftovers for the next day. read more

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The cashier is harassing my girlfriend, she went there yesterday to pick up our order and the cashier took her phone number from the order and texted her in the middle of the night. So unprofessional, not coming here again. read more

First time trying this place. Ordered it from their site and from Bensonhurst location which is 7min by car it came in an hr. Food is quite decent although I ask my kofte kebab well done it has a totally burnt taste to it but you can choose the doneness of the meat. Adana kebab is mostly onion, lettuce and tomato Had some free breads, it's free but at least put it in a bag or wrap it up. They have a 12% discount code online which is nice. Even for delivery you can choose to pay cash or card. read more

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Food tasted flavourful, fresh, and authentic. Restaurant is small and narrow, with very accommodating staffs. The table next to me had a wheelchair bound patron, waitstaff moved chairs and tables to settle the customer in. Ordered the Hummus appetizer which comes with this amazing warm fluffy pita bread. The combo Lamb/Chicken Gyro platter comes with rice and salad, was packed with flavor. Lamb boat shaped cheese bread was also really good with its oozing cheese. My Almond pudding dessert was the star of the night, tasted so deliciously clean and rich. Baklava was also good too, although I was still lingering over my almond pudding. All in all wonderful food experience. Will definitely come back. read more

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The babaganosh was amazing with freshly baked Turkish bread the Shepard is excellent I had the Bronzino fillet was very good little dry my wife had beef kabab little dry but delish great seasoning the waiters very attentive read more

DO NOT ORDER FROM ISTANBUL BAY. INCREDIBLY UNPROFESSIONAL THIS IS COMING FROM SOMEONE WHOS BEEN A LOYAL CATERING ORDER CUSTOMER FOR YEARS. Ordered $360 worth of food catering for a birthday party, they forgot to bring half of the order the first time, the food was over/re-fried, falafal hard as a rock, calf's liver was like dog food, meat is incredibly dry, salad was sour. They were closed a day before I ordered due to a gas leak, so I'm sure they gave food out that was leftover and trying to get rid of it. Incredibly hard to reach manager, once they answered, started making up excuses and saying there's nothing they can do, cheap and irresponsible. Lost my business, save your business and go to a place that values their customers. read more

Definitely not my cup of tea. I remember coming here once a couple years back. I wasn't impressed with the cuisine, but I thought I'll give it another try maybe things have changed. So I decided to stop by today and ended up being very disappointed. The staff completely ignored me. I waited for someone to greet and seat me for over 15 minutes. Not one person even said hello. They were all in their own world. They all passed by me a couple of times and didn't even acknowledge me. Even the lady by the front desk was zoned out in her own world. If anything, she should have been the first person to have greeted me. Finally, after waiting for over 15-20 minutes to even be acknowledged, I finally asked to be seated myself. It was beyond ridiculous. Then, the food came. Good thing I ordered small not large. It was nothing special. Definitely not good. Never coming back here again. The staff was very rude unprofessional. This restaurant should definitely train their staff by improving their customer service skills if they expect to keep any customers around. It was unbelievable. read more

What isn't there to love about this place. Everything from the ambience to the food is simply amazing!!! The deserts were yummy. The entrees were to die for. I drive over an hour to get there and it's well worth it. I look forward to going back again soon read more

Istanbul Bay - Turkish Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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I'm very picky with Turkish food and know it very well. Place is clean 5 stars Place is nice 5 stars Servers and staff is excellent 5 stars Food is ok to good quality 4 stars Portions are price appropriate Food is bland is that simple Adanna kabob, lamb kabob, lamb gyro chicken gyro, ect all dry and on the blender side even if not dry Salad is garbage Rice is ok not real Turkish rice maybe it's uncle Bens I'm used to getting my plate with a nice Sheppard salad. Try memos shish kabob on kings hwy or Turkish cafe on east 17th there's a few places other there that are excellent Bay ridge or bensonhurst will never have a good Turkish restaurant Better off with Lebanese or Syrian food in this neighborhood even morrican read more

My friend and I went to have lunch, to started we order humus and it comes with a fresh and hot bake bread on the side, delicious! My buddy had the mix combination grill and I had the grill chicken chops both came with side salad and rice, the portion was big enough that we didn't even have space to try some dessert. We enjoyed our lunch and the place with their own music and the glass walls with the view to the street. The only thing we notice is they serve a lot of rice, of course we didn't eat it all ;) read more

Istanbul Bay - Grill Chicken Chops - Turkish Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

This place is a consistent banger but to be honest all I've tried is their chicken gyro wraps because when I'm in that area, I'm usually passing thru and short on time. The Flavor and seasoning is on point and unlike other places the wrap is big and loaded with chicken so your left feeling full. read more

My friend and I ordered the medium cold appetizer sampler (must try) and it comes with this bread which we didn't know of. We also ordered the salmon kabab with a side salad. We finished everything and it was filling! Oh and the waiter gave us baklava; which we finished. First time having the dessert and it was actually good. Even though it was busy; we didn't have to wait long because they set up a last minute table for us. The service was great because the waiter answered our questions about the menu, refilled our water and checked on us during our meal. I can't wait to come back and try their other dishes read more

Well what can I say about Istanbul Bay? The reason why they have people waiting for tables isn't only because the place isn't that big; it's because the food is SO delicious. First comes that amazing Turkish bread, fresh out of the oven & so light & airy, along with these fabulous green pitted olives in olive oil with garlic & spices. I had the adana (ground lamb) kebab which was cooked to perfection. I tasted my husband's lentil soup (wonderful) as well as a bite of his grape leaves, bit of hummus & bite of lahmacun (an amazing meat pie). Everything was bursting with great flavors. For dessert I highly recommend the almond pudding- another hit. Istanbul Bay is one of my new favorites & not just in Bay Ridge but all around. 4-1/2 stars well deserved read more

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The food here is so good. Little restaurant on a corner in the heart of Bay Ridge. Upon arriving we were immediately greeted and told that we can sit anywhere. As soon as we sat down the server brought us a big piece of bread and water. I ordered a small Shepherds Salad, Babaganoush, Falafel and Hummus and the Mixed Grill plate. The meat was flavorful and not dry, the spices on the chicken was to die for. Everything was delicious. The price was reasonable as well. I would definitely come back here again and try another dish. If you're ever in Bay Ridge and in the mood for Turkish food, come to this restaurant. You won't be let down. read more

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The food here is delicious. I don't get chance to eat here often because my husband and daughter are very picky and prefer to eat junk food versus authentic freshly made food. I still drag them with me occasionally (hey,happy wife happy life) and they like the food as well. One of my favs is the large bread. Omg, i don't know if that's the actual name but it's amazing. It's freshly made and you can dip it into any of the spreads or the olive oil dip they give you when you're first seated. All the meats they offer are nicely seasoned however, the chickpea white rice is a little bland. It's ok because you can add the sauce for additional flavoring. As for desserts, I've only had the baklava here and it is the best one I've ever had. I love sweets but don't like my dessert that just taste like sugar. The baklava was just perfect. The waiters are pleasant and accommodating. read more

Amazing food with great prices and extraordinary customer service! 2 thumbs up for sure!

Well Ive been going there (Bay Ridge location)quite often but the last three times I've been there it was pretty bad. I had the lamb on bread. There was barely any meat in there and the bread was stale..and all this was the last three times I've been with same issue. I mean literally no meat! SMH They used the be good in the bayridge location but not anymore I guess. The one on 86th street is still good though. read more

I've been wanting to try this place for so long because I always see they have a lot of people outdoor dining. We tried the chicken gyro platter and the calamari and I was super unimpressed. The calamari had no flavor at all and the chicken was also very bland even with the hot and white sauce. And as for the sauce itself, I wasn't a fan of the flavor. I did enjoy the bread that came with the meal, but wasn't expecting a free included side to carry the whole meal. I'll give an extra star for the bread but I probably wouldn't order from here again. But if you're reading this I would try the restaurant for yourself because a lot of people do seem to enjoy this spot. I just didn't. read more

Free pillow bread and marinated olives in EVOO. Hummus tasted a bit starchy but was still good. The lamb kebab was over cooked and dry but the adena ground lamb was really good. Both plates came with flavorful rice and salad. I just learned that you can't order "small" size platters after 4pm. After the meal, you get a complimentary Turkish tea to soothe all the food you just ate. read more

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OUTSTANDING!! The mixed appetizer salads are amazing.... huge portion for "small" is $13! Lamb chops divine! Bread made while you wait. All the food is perfect and delicious and super abundant! We catered from here for our Christmas Eve party and they did not disappoint! Everything was beautifully presented and with on time delivery. Prices are great for top-notch fresh food and service! If this place was in Manhattan, they would be able to charge double the amount for their menu options! Highly recommend it! It gets very busy so there may be a wait... read more

I walked by this place for so many years and never even thought about going in for dinner. But one night, after looking through Yelp, I decided we should go. Imagine how I felt when I loved it and was disappointed that I had never gone there before! The bread, the chicken, the salad/appetizers, the dessert---all so delicious. I loved it so much I went back again two weeks later. Two weeks later I was a little less in love. The falafel my friend got were so hard she could barely cut them with a knife. They went to bring us tea and never came back with it. Sometimes they're so busy it's a nuthouse in there. But I still enjoyed my food so much that I will definitely be back---just not for falafel. read more

Had dinner here with a group of 6 people. The food is good! Service is good! Overall, not a bad experience. Fresh kabob platters, good portions. The combos are a better deal. It was my moms birthday so that brought out the cake we got, and the entire restaurant sang, which was nice! read more

Istanbul Bay - Shish kebab - Turkish Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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We had been to Istanbul a few times before the pandemic but had not been back since. They have a nice outdoor seating area. I can say it's just a good as before. The baked pita bread they bring out is always amazing. Their humus is delicious. We had the lamb chops and they are cooked perfectly. The food is delicious and if you are in the neighborhood it's a must!! read more

I found a hair in my salad. I let the waiters know, and instead of apologizing, he told me it could've been anyone's hair including mine. It was a short piece of hair and my party and I have extremely long hair. I did not appreciate that at all. He did end up replacing the food and it was good. read more

The food is excellent and quickly delivered. Reasonable prices for the area. Turkish pop music during dinner is great for atmosphere. The servers were hustling on Friday night and it was a struggle to get their attention as they seemed to be trying to take care of new arrivals more than anything else. Our server said they were short staffed. That is a restaurant problem in 2021, so I don't blame him. It's Bay Ridge, so parking is difficult. We will come back soon. read more

2016 Grand opening super fantastic!!!!!! Sit in many great times . Quality has declined since 2021 for take out . Street tables are often bit shabby. Marie, read more

I have been coming to Istanbul for years. They have a professional staff and great cuisine. I personally love the lamb shawarma plate. They are fair with their portions. Before Covid-19, I dined here once a month. Their service was terrific. They provide you with complimentary bread and olives which are fantastic. One of the best places to eat in Bay Ridge. Definitely the best Turkish food you can find. Prepare to open up your wallet for the plates. The prices for the pita sandwiches are reasonable. read more