I usually like to stick with "local" cuisine on my travels, so its rather odd I chose Turkish food…read morefor my first meal in New Zealand. The wife and I shared "The Feast", $30NZ for two meat skewers and a good variety of colorful extras I can't name except the hummus. Everything was flavorful and plenty enough food for a light meal for two people sharing. If you need a break from the local NZ cuisine, Miss Istanbul makes delicious flavorful meals.

Tasty, authentic Turkish food that reminded of my time in Istanbul. Great breakfast plate too!read more

Excellent food, a good selection, and great service. The atmosphere evokes Mediterranean ambiance,…read moremaking dining in feel inviting.

When date night comes around, but the weather is too cold I look towards our local area for good…read morefood ! We decided to try this lovely place, i don't think this place has been here long but it seems really busy in terms of takeout. I guess everyone loves a good kebab !! But let's talk about the food, which is what we're here for !! Two things we got, the chicken shish (large) and a little share platter (chicken and beef)- I'm horrible with name so you're going to have to go by my description and photo ! Lols So firstly the chicken shish, the large platter comes with the chicken, rice, hummus, yoghurt with an olive on top. Flavor I will have to say 3/5 it was nice but I felt that it was lacking that kick or punch. Whilst I don't know how real Turkish food taste... I feel like they like their flavors so I feel like the chicken should have a bit more kick in them. The rice was light and fluffy!! The hummus was really nice to have with the chicken and the little green thing on the side (again I AM SORRY !! I am horrible with names!!). Next the platter! It comes with beef and chicken shavings (well that's what I call them cause they gotta shave the meat whilst it goes around and around and around ) The platter comes with Turkish bread, olives, humus and yoghurt like dip and salad. I may have forgotten a few things but that's what's the picture is for !! Lols, overall the platter was like an average platter you would get (i.e. Cheese platter) Overall the place isn't too bad for a kebab stop or for a little Shish or even dessert ! Even though I haven't tried it lols. But with the total bill being nearly 50$ it's a little disappointing! But hey that's my say, I still think y'all should give it a try !! Peace !!

Food on par with all the other Turkish I have tried, but the service is great. The man who works…read morehere warms my heart. Thank you. Also the baklava looks delish. Will be back for that for sure

Not 'special' at all! A 'special' offer lunch consisting of a spoonful of salad and 2 small Falafel…read moreballs wich sauce for almost $10 surely cannot be called 'special'. I felt deceived and taken for a ride. Even though the place is set up as a restaurant, plates were not available. My mini snack was put into an environmentally unfriendly fast food box. What makes business owners that they can get away long term with such bad service? They may have got my dollars that day but lost out on future visits.

Traveling around NZ for the last month and looking for something different. Cafe Midnight Express…read moreoffered us a fantastic meal with great, attentive service. I honestly feel my chicken shish was the best meal I've had since we started the trip! We were told that everything was prepared in house and the flavors were delicious. House wine was a bit of a disappointment but the food more than made up for that.

Had a good dinner here. BF had the kofte and I had the doner kebab. We finished with a slice of…read morechocolate cake. Everything was great! The place was busy, but service was still quite good. Our waiter was seriously multitasking! I'm always appreciative when somebody works that hard so I have a good experience.

I stopped here one night after a night out in New Zealand and glad I did! I asked for extra chicken…read morewhich they were able to provide and the food was seasoned pretty well. The restaurant is located on a busy street so it can be hard to find parking, but overall good food for the price.

Very great food and awesome customer service... Lovely place to eat or take out…read more.................. ................ ..................... M......... .,,......... Love it love it love it..........

Although it's not something that springs to mind when the usual 'what do you fancy for dinner'…read morequestion arises, I love Turkish food. This is a popular place on the Northern end of Ponsonby road and it's usual to see it buzzing. The menu is full of mouth watering temptation and I struggled to narrow down my choice but ended up with a HUGE portion of Moussaka - there was no need to have a starter! I wasn't brave enough to try one of the platters available, but know already that when I return in future I won't have to read the menu further than checking they are still available.

Went there for lunch and had a good experience. Staff were attentive and friendly, menu had a good…read morevariety of food for the '$12 Ponsonby lunch' standard that seems to be the rage with the other local restaurants. I had the donner kebab and it was well presented and tasty. Would definitely return :)

Really nice kebab place, one of the only on the shore to make fresh falafel that I know of (falafel…read moreconnoisseurs will respect the difference). The prices are good and the kebab is hot, fresh, and tasty. They also have a consistent A health grade which is good to see. I would return for the very friendly man who works there alone. He gives off such a good vibe, I just bought a kebab off him but it felt as if I had made a friend. If you want a hot and nutritious meal quickly this is a great establishment. They have a tv on the wall playing Turkish programs which was interesting but I wish it had English subtitles so I could understand the jokes when I wait.

Nice local joint for Kebabs on the shore. Great tasting chicken and their pricing is pretty good…read moreconsidering the portion sizes you get. Great for those quick lunches when on the run. The staff are a big family and so friendly. Really makes the experience even better. Always good consistent food. A regular haunt for me :)

Sometimes you're wanting Turkish food & this is a place in my neighbourhood that I go to. What I…read morelove too is it is a great meal for your kids rather than the macdees or takeaways. You can order chicken/lamb & rice meal for your kids. I've rated a 3 star because it's not the best Turkish food I've tasted but it is good! Ingredients are always fresh & prices are reasonable. I have ordered pasta off its menu but it tasted more like Turkish flavours so haven't ordered pasta again. However the Turkish food is good & the premises are clean. Never have to wait long for your meals.

* Had the vegetarian falafel * It was good, with lots of…read morestuff going on inside * Was only $10, and I was full such that I could snack on chocolate cookies for dinner * Why are the tim tams in NZ always a bit funny by the way, like they have been slightly melted and re-cooled? * I've resorted to the generic brand tim tam knock-offs as they don't have this problem so I suppose it doesn't really matter...

Four of came in for a dinner on a Thursday night…read more I ordered the Moroccan Lamb, a slow roasted lamb shank, carrot, chickpeas, sultanas, couscous, yoghurt, mint gremolata. My spouse ordered the Citron Chicken Tagine, a Ras el hanout, preserved lemon, carrot, chickpeas, apricot, couscous, yoghurt, almonds. Both meals were very yummy. The servers were attentive and polite but the ambience was still to "mall" like for me,even though we were in a mall.

Wanting to continue enjoying the company after a movie, we headed here for some drinks, which…read moremainly consisted of chocolate oriented items. I ordered the calamari because I felt that's a pretty safe item and it can be compared across restaurants. It arrived and I was slightly surprised as it was spiced and lightly sauced, not tempura-ed or breaded or fried. Once I got over that, the taste was good; granted that this was most likely a sharable dish, I'd recommend getting something else to pair with it because eating the entire thing by yourself is not the way to go. Especially when everyone else is enjoying baby churros with shot glasses of melted chocolate. Also, make sure to make your order well known. A lady at our table ordered the same drink three times and hadn't received it until we were about to go. The manager came over and served her personally, explaining that they had some new staff and apologized for the confusion. By this point, she was already over not receiving the drink, but once she sipped it, she was wishing she had received it a lot earlier.