We had an amazing lunch experience at this small restaurant in Buyukada. We had gone to a different…read moreseafood restaurant yesterday which was on the main waterfront road, rated as #1 for seafood on TripAdvisor where we paid more than twice what we paid here and the food was nowhere near as good (don't believe all reviews I guess!). This restaurant is located on the main inland road, one block away from the waterfront. We first tried the marinated anchovies and a spicy yogurt mezze, both were outstanding! The spicy yogurt had enough of a kick to make it can't-stop-eating delicious (I literally scooped every last bit with my finger because it was that good). The anchovies were also great, with the right amount of vinegar and perfect seasoning. For our main entree we opted for the wild caught levrek (sea bass) grilled to perfection. Needless to say we devoured it! Service was super attentive and friendly, prices were very reasonable. Definitely recommend trying this restaurant for seafood if you're in Buyukada.

Simply a must come place in Buyukada. It's located 5 minutes away from the port station and easy to…read morefind. It has a wide variety of fish and 1 or 2 meats to offer. We went with a grilled sea bass and a grilled salmon. It. Was. Yummy. It even had this smoky flavour. The place itself is neat, even their bathroom (didn't expect it from a place on an island)! The cats are well trained, they won't jump on your table when eating but rather they will wait patiently next to your table in case you decide to feed them. One more thing, both fish plates and 2 glasses of tea ended up costing 80 TL which is less than 10 euro. Crazy.

I ordered donut,chicken and milkrice.Taste is common level and nothing special.Price perfect,that…read morethe reason why I marked four star though it should be 3 star as per my principle.

Alibaba restaurant had excellent food - fish and lamb. The desert was even better. Chef Shami was…read morevery kind. Love it. They also served us free sweets for our birthday. The view is also breathtaking.

Terrible host! We came by to see if they had vegan options! They showed us what they had! We told…read morethem we would be back after our walk to catch the sunset. The host east rude right after. Like a grown man throwing temper tantrums!

The view is breathtaking and the menu has a good selection of Turkish options for breakfast and…read moremain entrees at reasonable prices. I decided upon brunch with menemen and fries and fresh OJ. The menemen's egg were more "wet" than I prefer but overall a pleasant experience. Located at the mid-section of Lunapark. I DO NOT recommend the vendor at the entrance of the restaurant. Groceries are DOUBLE normal prices and not the friendliest clerks toward tourists. If you are driving, stock up. A large parking lot available.

Came here with a friend on a Friday afternoon for lunch. There was no other tables at the…read morerestaurant and we got an outstanding service. My friend is a chef, so before ordering he went to the kitchen and checked out all of the products they had to offer to choose the freshest, most delicious ones. We sat down and enjoyed what they call mezze which "is a selection of small dishes served to accompany alcoholic drinks as a course or as appetizers". As the alcoholic beverage I had to try Raki. From all dishes we tried my favorite was the rice and mussels. Bill came in a little bit higher than I expected, we paid 87 lira for 5 smalls dishes and two Rakis.

Mavi was recommended to me by the owner of the guest house we were staying at, saying that Nigar,…read morethe owner of the restaurant is a wonderful lady and a great cook, and that we'd love it. He didn't promise too much. We arrived on Heybeliada around Noon on Saturday, left for Istanbul on Sunday in the early evening - and managed to visit Mavi no less than three times. That's how tasty the food is, that's how nice Nigar and her crew is. Lunch on Saturday consisted of sauteed zucchini in yoghurt, stuffed wine leaves, a kind of chili cheese paste, their special potatos, and - the highlight - an enormously delicious main course with rice and mussels. The dishes are hard to put names on - simply because they are so unique - as much as they are rooted in Turkish cuisine, most dishes have a very distinct personal note - that of Nigar and her family in the kitchen. The zucchini in yoghurt for example - topped with crushed nuts, it's a simple but wonderful delight. Or the potatos - a kind of warm salad with bell peppers, onions and other fine ingredients, and deliciously spiced with some kind of yellow curry... a surprising and addictive combination. Or the rice and mussels - it's a kind of Turkish paella, with saffron rice, shrimps, vegetables, and mussels, waiting in a giant pot in Nigar's kitchen - I could eat almost endless amounts of this. We returned for dinner the same evening. Wonderful Meze again, including an octopus salad that contained slices of gherkin, which we first found surprising, and then absolutely fitting. And a hot side on top: something they call Karidesli Börek, and which can only be described as something like a Turkish spring roll, filled with shrimps and vegetables - really yummy. As a main course we chose Iskorpit Sote - featuring a local fish, which is, as far as I could find out, the Black Scorpion-Fish. Nice solid white meat, really tasty, and a great dish to go for at Mavi. Lunch on Sunday was a feast too... One new starter: we tried the stuffed artichoke, and loved it. really tender, tasty, and filled with something that was similar to what goes into the stuffed wine leaves. Delicious. One new main course too: grilled kalamar - simply delicios, accompanied by a little bit of soy sauce - just fine. Just as the lovely little Sevgi Böregi, heart shaped pastries with cheese - nothing spectacular, but we loved them too. Just like the family feeling of this restaurant and the great service. Sometimes you have to wait a while longer than you'd wish, but that's simply due to the enormous success and the many happy customers. One of those places you simply have to love. No way around it.