I live in the neighborhood and I was enticed by a sign for a 10$ lunch special consisting of an appetizer and an entree. I stopped in an ordered Kofte (wheat patties stuffed with lamb) for the appetizer and Lamb with okra in a tomato broth for my entree. Then I sat... and waited. And waited. And waited. Finally, after upwards of 20 minutes my lunch was ready. I get home and unwrap it excitedly. The Kofte is delicious, but I'm dumbfounded when I open my main dish. It's 3 minuscule pieces of lamb floating in a sea of mushy okra (picture uploaded). What little lamb there was tasted OK, but the okra was practically inedible and the portion was laughable. After eating all the lamb and rice they gave me, I was still starving. They get one additional star for giving me extra bread due to the wait. If it wasn't for that I'd be hungry enough to order a second lunch from somewhere else. I can't comment on dining in but I recommend avoiding take out from here. There are better options in the neighborhood. read more

Turkish Kitchen - Sad sad lunch special with 3 bitesof lamb - Turkish Near Me - New York, New York

We ordered Turkish Kitchen via Uber Eats for takeout last night and could not have been more impressed with the quality of the food and how it all arrived. Timing was fantastic, packaging was all super secure and well-presented, and they even included a complimentary taste of baklava for dessert! We ordered the Tavuklu Adana Kebab (chicken adana kabob), the Mantarli Tavuk Sis (chicken and mushroom kabob dish) as well as the dip sampler appetizer - all fantastic, fresh and very filling. Loved it and we both agreed it was some of "the best Turkish food ever made by human beings." We'll be returning and would 100% recommend! read more

Extremely nice place. Went as a group of 10 for lunch. Every dish ordered received good positive feedback. Even people that were skeptical about going to Turk restaurant were satisfied. Bread is superb, my friend that rarely tries bread was showing a big finger in no time. I ordered timeless classic Izgara Kofte; every bite of meat was juicy and cooked to perfection. I think this is the first time in a long while that the whole gang ate everything on the plates. Definitely recommend to try eating here. Will come back to try other dishes. read more

Food & Service was excellent. Definitely recommend this establishment. I have been here twice & will return.

Turkish kitchen is a classy Turkish Restraunt. They have a large selection of food to choose from and I recommend eating here if your in the area. Do I recommend you driving out of you're way to eat here probably not. The falafel is very good, excellent!! It comes with tahini and a spicy sauce that just added to the flavor, you could tell the falafel is fresh! The hummus is also a must when you order the falafel they bring you out warm bread and it's very good. We shared the chicken Adana skewers and it wasn't amazing. I thought it was a bit chewy but the flavors were there. They give you a choice between onion and pita or rice. For the price why don't they give both?I asked for a side of there yogurt sauce which was very good, thick, and creamy. The interior decor will win you over its very beautiful inside, white tablecloth, nice relaxing music, upper and lower level seating amazing. The food in general was okay, everything was great maybe next time I would just get something other than the chicken Adana since it didn't win me over. They a have a brunch special on Sunday's where it's all you can eat for $25 dollars, including juices and coffee. Definitely may come back. Real deal Turkish food! read more

My mom visited this restaurant 20 years ago and remembered enjoying the food there so since we were craving Turkish food we decided to give it a go. When we arrived at the restaurant, it was half full. After it took 15 minutes to be seated while we had a reservation, it took at least half an hour for us to get the manager's attention so we can at the very least order our drinks. We almost had to beg him to pay attention to us. He was running around like a chicken without a head, answering phones, taking orders, serving the food. His partner was at the bar serving drinks and trying to also help out. It was a zoo. We were hungry and were about to pick up and go but my parents are elderly and I decided to be patient. When we finally were able to get the manager's attention to take our order, we needed to ask him a few questions regarding the dishes. He barely took the time to answer us. The food was terrible. The smoked eggplant dish tasted like mayo. The dumplings barely had any meat inside. The gyro was served on top of what was supposed to be eggplants but tasted more like weird mashed potatoes. This is a travesty, not turkish food! On top of that, they managed to charge us for an extra glass of liquor which never ended up making it to our table. Wonder why..I wish I had noticed the overcharge before leaving. We ended up spending well over 200$ for a very stressful evening and nasty food. I wish I had read all the negative reviews and never made it there. read more

Turkish Kitchen located on 3rd Ave serves good food. We called ahead to make reservation for a group of 4 but were told to just walk in. A little surprising for a weekend night. On reaching there we realized they have ample seating area upstairs and downstairs. They also have a small Dias in the restaurant - likely they host artists/ performers. The menu has extensive options. We ordered a couple starters and eventually entrees. I ordered the chicken kebab, my friends the lamb pot pie and salmon. The food was delicious. Their dessert selection is very interesting - they bring out a sample platter and let you pick; a unique method I've haven't yet seen at another restaurant. We ordered the almond pudding and it was yummy. Note that the place is a little pricey. Each entree costs upwards of $20. Overall do recommend if you're in for the steep expense. read more

Excellent service- lamb chops were delicious! Turkish wine pretty good. Furthermore, dessert was to die for! read more

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Had a nice lunch here with my parents Friday afternoon. We all ordered from the 2-course pre-fix menu. My falafel platter appetizer was tasty and the chickpea yogurt sauce was delicious. My lamb entree was cooked nicely, with the potatoes and rice serving as nice accompaniments. read more

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Attractive moderately priced restaurant with a moderate noise level, excellent food and service. We started with a grilled octopus appetizer and excellent bread and olive oil (our request). My lamb with mashed eggplant was flavorful, though there was more eggplant than necessary and a few crunchy vegetables would have been nice. That's probably not traditional, just something I would have liked. My companion's whole sea bass was grilled to perfection, moist and not dry. The broccoli and cauliflower with it were perfect. We were stuffed and en route to a performance, so no wine and no dessert, but we'll be back. read more

Absolutely fabulous! My date who is from the Mediterranean loved the food and it is one of the few Mediterranean places in the city he will eat. We had grape leaves and beef sausage as an appetizer. Both were flavor packed! Our entrees were the lamb tinder for me which was the best flipping lamb I've ever had. He had a beef plate and I loved his rice.. Beef was ok. But sautéed veggies were out of this world! The Riesling wine was nothing to write home about but his mixed drink was flavor packed and there was a lot of it. The restaurant was 5 star food at a much lower price. I will return and I highly recommend! read more

I am not the biggest fan of Turkish food, but after coming here I might have changed my mind. The lamb we are was definitely tender, the spices were not too excruciating, and the sauce soaked pita was probably the best part of the meal. I would stick with some lamb meal and rice. The food is definitely over priced, so be ready to drop $18 bucks on one plate. I liked the decor and the neon martini glasses. A tip: make sure you go to the second floor if you have a super loud/drunk friend or are with a loud group of individuals because otherwise the restaurant is not too loud. read more

Turkish Kitchen - Decor is pretty nice - Turkish Near Me - New York, New York

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Authentic turkish food! Absolutely delicious! Great lunch and dinner specials! Love the Shepard's salad, lamb chops, hummus and the turkish sweets are YUM!!! You will not be disappointed. For middle eastern deliciousness, I highly recommend! read more

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We get their, 5 of us, 3 adults and 2 kids, the hostess seated us and put wine list that we didn't ask for on the table, got the menu we ordered, food was decent, service was pushy, we don't drink liquor, we order a couple bottles of sparkling water, one of us didn't drink sparkling, we asked for small bottle of still, we got 2 L bottle of still for one person, we finished, I asked for the check, waitress Handed me the check mumbling, "the Grat is on, i said excuse me, she repeated the Grat is on, said sorry, finally said the gratuity is on. i had worked in the city as a server in finest restaurant in my younger days, never heard of a restaurant put 18% tips on the check, its so ridiculous, i asked why, said we put it on, good enough answer, I didn't wanna make my gust uncomfortable, this waitress was very bad, any business owner who allows a server to do such a thing, should be shamed. read more

Horrible food and horrible service. Falafel was so bad that after 1 hit me I had to send it back. Never coming back read more

I had a wonderful dinner here with a group of seven friends. I can't say enough about the delicious food and the great service. We had many appetizers, char grilled octopus salad, shepard salad, filo scrolls stuff with feta, fried calamari and the Turkish pizza. Entrees we tried were the Sis Kebab (baby lamb chops), Manti (beef dumplings), and Yogurtlu Karisik (grilled lamb and chicken with garlic yogurt and tomato sauce over pita bread). For dessert we sampled the Baklava, Almond Pudding and the baked shredded wheat with pistachio, and of course a couple Turkish coffees! It was nice coming with a big group because you got to taste so many different dishes. Everything was delicious and i can't wait to go back! read more

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One of the best restaurants:)) food was amazing and the desert was fabulous. Super friendly staff Highly recommended. read more

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This longtime champion of Turkish cuisine in NYC is still very popular and very good. Portions are generous and prices are moderate. Grilled meats are a particular strength. Service is ok. The downstairs is quite pretty but quite loud when crowded, which is often. The early bird special is a bargain. The regular menu is extensive. It remains the best Turkish restaurant in the city. read more

Another stop on my tour of Bib Gourmand restaurants in NYC, Turkish Kitchen certainly lived up to expectations. Comforting and cozy environment for dinner (nearly a private dining experience on a Monday night). Recommend passing a few appetizers around the table as the food is quite good (beef dumplings the highlight). One of my favorite Turkish restaurants in the city! read more

Nice looking restaurant with authentic Turkish food and good ambiance. I sampled a lot of different things from here. The mucver (zuchinni pancakes) are very soft and simply excellent. I also tried the doner kebab, cacik (a yogurt soup), hummus and more and they were all very good. I am not a big fan of fish but the char-grilled tilapia was also very juicy. For dessert, the baklava and kadayif are excellent choices with their sweet, honey taste. read more

Good appetizer, but the St. Peter's Tilapia entree didn't impress. I ordered the eggplant with herbs per the suggestions of fellow Yelpers - very flavorful. Do note that it is served cold, but with soft, warmed bread. Despite everyone's suggestion to order their lamb, I went instead for the St. Peter's Tilapia entree - it was overly sour from the lemon juice. The rice was well-flavored and very fragrant though. I probably won't return after last night's visit, but I do want to end on a positive note & say that I really appreciate the pretty smiley face my server drew up for me with the sauce from my entree. read more

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On a miserable rainy/snowy night we wanted to stay closer to home, and this was only a few block hike to venture out in the elements. We arrived (even though no reservations on a Saturday night) around 6:30 ish, and were seating fairly quickly. Our coats were and umbrellas were swept away, as we were guided to our table. The restaurant was already fairly full and seemed quite popular. We started our meal with Essa beer (Turkish beer) and Hummus and some wonderful crunchy on the outside and fluffy warm on the inside bread (oh so good)! My Cousin and I went for the stuffed Cornish Game Hen, stuffed with a rice mixture and served with zucchini pancakes and sliced potatoes. It comes on a huge place but really not too filling and the spices and seasonings really perfect. Cornish Game Hen moist considering it was stuffed when baked, and had a tomatoey gravy....mmmmmmmmm. My husband had a chicken and lamb dish that looked good but honestly I was so absorbed in my own I really didn't pay attention to what he had ordered. For dessert my husband had a Turkish coffee (boring decaf for moi) and we shared their amazing Baklava...OMG....dripping in honey on the bottom, flakey and crisp on top. These were the capper to a really enjoyable meal. The menu had many Lamb and Eggplant dishes for you fans out there, me not so much on either. But the Cornish Game Hen Excellent! read more

Turkish Kitchen - rice stuffed cornish game hen w/zucchini pancakes and potatoes - Turkish Near Me - New York, New York

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Cool place. The crowd here is older, and they don't seat you unless your whole party is here. Also they take reservations. What's cool about this place is they have an early bird special until 6:30pm where you get an appetizer, salad, entrée, and desert for $21.95 I got the lamb here which wasn't a part of the early bird special but it was delicious. I love lamb so my opinion is biased. I would come back, just for the lamb. Their desserts were so so. It was not for me. read more

I ordered for delivery and everything was wrapped perfectly to prevent leakage. (Get your mind out the gutter). The lamb with the eggplant was so beautiful. There was so much flavor...I didnt know what to do with myself. The eggplant was made into a mashed potato consistency. If the menu didn't say eggplant, you would have fooled me in a heart beat. My sister got the kebabs which came with a lot of meat. Loved it. The side of feta...feta oh feta, best cheese eva. The dessert, my turkish friend was so proud, she said this is what is like eating at home. read more

Getting the bildircin izgara---quail. It was pretty good but not the most filling. Don't expect to be fully full here....But everything was well seasoned and delicious. I would consider this a safe choice, not a top one. Also tried the turkish coffee which is a must :) read more

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This place is not as used to be. Was over there for lunch. Just terrible!! The servers do not know what they are doing, the dishes were extremely tasteless. Ordered tilapia casserole, it was under cooked!! Ordered shepherd's salad, the pieces were not evenly cut, some pieces super small, some tomatoes were like a giant. There was no seasoning whatsoever. Also cacik, what was that!!! It was watered down yogurt and again where is the mint, garlic. I didnt know what i was eating. Then the lunch special comes with a dessert, i got no dessert and the server brought the check. I had to ask for it. Never again!! read more

Went here for lunch based on the high Zagat rating for Turkish food (of course there isn't that much competition when it comes to Turkish food). I had the prix fixe lunch menu ordering the following: - Manti - Cacik - Doner Kebab - Baklava - Turkish coffee The Manti was exceptionally good with a wonderful balance of aromatic spices and seasoning. A full entree version of the dish would have been very good. Unfortunately, my entree was the Doner Kebab which was a bit oily and had a very unexceptional presentation -- street food on a plate. The Cacik was strong and flavorful. The Baklava was good and a bit of a delight not have had any for some time. Finally the coffee was a very nice finish. The fact that all of this was included for $16.95 was a steal. I am surprised the place wasn't filled with college students. So while I missed on the one entree, I can reconcile that it was the outlier in an otherwise nice lunch. read more

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Prefix dinner was good and gave a variety of choices at a good price. However, Skip the heavy yogurt salad. It is literally drenched in tahini sauce with shreds of cucumber. The Turkish coffee and dessert were a nice touch. Definitely want to come back to try their brunch read more

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I have passed this place several time and always wanted to try it since it looks so inviting. When a friend suggested meeting here, I jumped at the opportunity to try it. I am glad I did. The ambience is lovely and the food is pretty good. We decided to order a combination of appetizers so we can try different items on the menu than order a big entree for each of us. I am so glad we chose that route since we got to taste more than one dish. Between us, we got dolma, Mucver (zucchini pancakes), falafel, and and order of feta and tomatoes. Personally, I loved the Mucver but the falafel was only so-so in my book. I like a falafel that is more coarse than reconstituted cookie cutter variety. I look forward to going back to lunch sometime. My friend who suggested the place thinks the early bird special is a steal for a 4-course meal. read more

I came here for a casual dinner gathering with my classmates. To be honest, the food was good but not so impressive. I believe I had better before. But my Turkish friend took us here and she said this is her favorite place. So, maybe it's just that my taste is different. But most of all, one thing really made me feel uncomfortable here was their service. The staffs here may be relatively attentive, but above all, weird. Simply weird. I can't even really clearly explain, but everybody acted awkward. I also noticed that the manager-look guy's attitude to all the employees was far from something good and that made the ambiance even worse. If the service were different here, I would give 3.5-4 stars. I might come back here if I have to. At least they seem to have a good Sunday brunch special. read more

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Try the Tavuk Pirzola and Revani! I must mention that this place is a bit tricky to find even if you are following Google Maps. So keep looking around especially a little higher as the restaurant sign board is placed at a height. DECOR: The restaurant has a bit upscale crowd though the dressing is casuals. I liked their interior specially their bar area which has done neon decorations. FOOD: We ordered the Tavuk Pirzola and it was an interesting dish. I never had Turkish food before so I don't know if it was authentic. So basically this dish is char grilled chicken stuffed with tomatoes and capsicum. For desserts we had Revani which is similar to Knafa (Mediterranean dessert). The portions served are small do make sure one person order one whole dish. SERVICE: The waiter was polite and dressy. I suggest you wear nice clothes and go if you want better attention. The food was served within 25 minutes from the time ordered. PRICE: It's pricey! $$$ definitely! I am giving 4 stars for the ambience, quality of the food and the neatness of this restaurant. read more

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If you know turkish food this place is one of the best in town. They changed their interior: don't like it but as long as they keep the same chef it's fine by me. Have to say: get more turkish staff please. Latin nationalities are just killing the service. Slow and lazy. Ukrainian server Inna was good but all alone when needed help. Food is good though. Very good. read more

Will make this quick - get the Iskander Kebab. A mixture of pita, tomato, garlic, and lamb in an amazing mixture of goodness. Tastes great, and the lunch special is totally reasonable at 2 items for $12.95 or 4 items for $14.95. I'd also like to call out the service for being excellent - someone in our party was 40 minutes late to a reservation. The restaurant wasn't crowded since it was 1pm on a Friday, but they didn't hassle us or anything of the sort. Good food, value and service? Sold. read more

Turkish Kitchen - Iskander kebab...very good - Turkish Near Me - New York, New York

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This dining experience was really good considering the price point of the menu. Everything my table ordered was amazing along with the almond pudding and baklava desserts. I had the dish that had beef and lamb over a pita bread garnished in garlic yogurt sauce and it was really good. The restaurant was really classy and the only thing I can critique is the waitress leaving us unattended for so long after eating when we wanted the check. I believe that the check issue was a cultural expectation from my experience so this experience still remains five stars. read more

Turkish Kitchen - Beef and Lamb over a pita garnished in garlic yogurt sauce - Turkish Near Me - New York, New York

Literally The best Turkish Restaurant in United States. It was 21 years ago I visited first time and it was tremendous that time as well. It is a perfect aample of deep culture and hospitality . Please keep up wonderfull work. Thanks a lot ! I highly recommend and we will definetly come back every time we visit New York. read more

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Eh, I really hate to say I did not enjoy this meal. It kills me that for what I got, and didn't enjoy, we ended up pretty much throwing away $100 of our money. It's not often we take a trip to the big Apple, so we like to try and make it special. I prefer to wander around and randomly choose somewhere to eat. To me the food was on the bland side. The bread did not seem so fresh. Service was fairly friendly, yet there were soooo many employees that were huddled in the near back staring in our direction talking amongst themselves. My back was to them but my fiancé was in full view and he was very uncomfortable. I could even feel the eyes and turned around a few times to try and give a hint. I'm sure they were just keeping an eye to make sure everything was ok, but a large group doing so is unnecessary. read more

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Amazing take out, friendly staff. Not a bad item on the menu., especially the Doner Kabob..Highly recommend!! read more

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Turkish Kitchen has been around for ages, even almost a decade ago when I lived in the Murray Hill area. Much of the nabe has changed, but this place has remained as authentic as ever. It's truly ethnic Turkish, almost with perhaps a....Russian/Balkan influence? No "clean" Mediterranean ish here. Came here at 630 but ended up eating aroudn 7pm waiting for a friend, there was a table ready for us but surprisingly, a lot of people made reservations. I do feel like they try to make this spot a bit fancier than it is - service is very formal - which is appreciated for sure but a bit unnecessary (there's a coat rack). We started out with yummy Manti beef dumplings in a decadent yogurt sauce (only found out at authentic Lebanese or Turkish places), and an order of hummus. They give you white bread loaf instead of pita to dip. For dinner, I had the chicken adana kebab. Great flavor, very meaty and filling (large chunks), but the dish was overall a bit salty (and I like salt). Perhaps I should have gotten it with rice to soften that up, but I instead got onion and pita (came with grilled tomato) They did kindly bring out yogurt sauce to cut the salt. My friend got an authentic and delish looking doner kebab - shaved lamb? Beef? I think beef over sticky white rice. We skipped dessert (they bring out a platter wrapped in plastic) -very old school but they looked like good baklava, etc al. As we left, they pushed us for a Sunday brunch buffet which looks good and something I'd want to hit up in the future for sure. Great service, good food, and very decent prices (high teens) so definitely try it. The menu is also big and varied. read more

Came here for New Year's Eve. I was so glad they were not doing a NYE special. Those NYE specials are usually over priced and not even good. We came here with a stroller and thought we were in trouble because there were steps to get in the restaurant. The staff was so nice that they came out to help bring the stroller down. The staff throughout the whole night was super nice and attentive. So we were already happy from the moment we walked in. The appetizers we ordered were really good. The hummus was great and so was the salad. We then got our entrees and we were blown away. The food was so good. I loved my chicken kabobs and the Iskender kabob! We eat a lot of Turkish food and the meat here and was cooked or grilled to perfection!! Another person in our party got the lamb shank which was also amazing!! We were not a fan of the rice but that comes down to preference. We would rather of had plain white rice instead of the rice mixed with spices. The ambiance was nice, the pictures are very accurate. Price was great for both quantity and quality!! Will come back here again! read more

So sad to see their lunch specials are no more. This was one of my favorite lunch spots but I will not be going back to pay more than twice for the same thing. Hopefully they will reconsider the decision. read more