The service and the staff are phenomenal! Always friendly and accommodating. My favorite is the mixed grill & liver cubes.

If there were 6 stars I would give it to them. We had stuffed cabbage and Kifta kebebtopped off with baklava- all were perfect. I grew up on lebanuand Greek god and this was outa sight! read more

This was my third time eating here. I introduced my bestie to falafels. He enjoyed the Chicken gyro with Jameson and I enjoyed the falafel and hummus. As always the service was great as well as the food and atmosphere. read more

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I've ordered take out from Deniz several times and have not been disappointed, today is the first time I dined in. We were a party of 12, we called ahead and made a reservation. The place was relatively empty, it being a Thursday afternoon. They have a lunch menu with an appetizer and enter for 11.95. A few of us ordered off the lunch menu and others off the main menu. The service was good, they brought the food out relatively quickly. I had the Lamb Adana Kabab with sale and rice and it was very good. The meat was succulent and the rice pilaf was excellent. Others ordered the lentil soup and were quite happy with it. The ambience is quite nice with some Turkish decor and pictures. The only thing I didn't like is that there were flies around a couple of small flies got in the food. read more

Deniz - Turkish Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Really good Mediterranean spot in Fort Greene near the border of Downtown Brooklyn. Great food and strong drinks. I had a lamb kebab that was absolutely delicious and I look forward to going back to sample more items on their menu. It's a bit pricey, but definitely worth a visit. read more

Ate here last night and had a delightful time. Our server was attentive, the outdoor dining area is large and spacious and the food was delicious. We shared the zucchini pancakes ( could have been a bit crisper) avocado salad, and pink something or other that was beets and yogurt that was also delicious. Good bread too. I had the shrimp kabob and my husband had the salmon kebab. They come with delicious salad and yummy rice. Oh and the strawberry cheesecake comes with real whipped cream read more

My favorite Turkish place by far! My Anatolian great-granny made a similar dish to the vegetable casserole --try it! It's incredible and 100% authentic! I come here a lot and absolutely love it! Also got me through the pandemic -- the team is unbelievably great, kind, and generous. Highly recommend! read more

Never been to this place but I order in from here sometimes. I get the deniz salad-which is always really fresh and delicious but I've tried others' orders and generally wasn't overly impressed. They do make decent hummus here though. Menu options are a bit limited in general, hence why I always just get the salad, but overall this is a decent delivery option. Everything comes with this huge piece of bread. I'm not sure if it's Turkish naan (they call it naan) but it's good so who cares! read more

I decided on a more standard dish, but it was excellent. The waitstaff was extremely accommodating and the prices were right. Great ambiance and I'm looking forward to going back to taste other selections. read more

Deniz - Steak &Eggs - Turkish Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

May 24, 2019: we were down the street so we figured we would give them a shot by doing actual pick up since all our experiences have been through seamless online delivery. When I called the woman said the food would be ready in 15 minutes. We arrived 16 minutes later and she said she was going to get our food so we ordered an Uber to take us home. Had to wait another 10 minutes for the actual food. She was very confrontational and said next time she would exaggerate on a longer wait time to appease us. How do you call this customer service? We gave Deniz a chance to redeem themselves, but clearly this was a loss. Shame on us for trying. When we got home the food was decent. All three dishes were chicken but most dry. Only the the eggplant chicken dish was good. 2018: delivery not as good as it used to be. Food will arrive cold or messed up. Food quality also has gone down hill. 2017 review: I've only ordered takeout from them through Seamless. The Chicken Shish Kebab was good. The Ali Nazik Kebab Chicken was my favorite. I love the eggplant purée, the hot sauce and yogurt they put on the side as well. Can't wait to try the rest of the menu. Also loved the fresh bread! Thanks for the fast delivery too! read more

Went in on a Wednesday night and got seated immediately--we started off with the mixed appetizer plate (unfortunately did not photograph), and that was definitely the favorite of the night. With six different appetizers and bread on the side, it was a great way to get a taste of different sides. We then got the stuffed cabbage and the chicken Adana kebab. The stuffed cabbage was surprisingly really good, the lamb inside was cooked and seasoned really well and the sauce was great. The chicken kebab was a bit disappointing though, was a bit dry but the salad was really good. Definitely recommend if you're wanting to try Mediterranean cuisine. read more

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We had no plan for a Friday evening dinner and therefor the choice ended up being a walk by decision and the group saying "this will work". Deniz offers mainly Turkish cuisine however some out of place American and Italian dishes are also on the menu for some reason (weird). They have a full bar and a ginormous list of specialty cocktails that trend on the sweet side. I wisely stayed away from the overly sweet cocktail list and ordered my own drink. For food we ordered the Mixed Appetizer, the Sigara Boregi and the Yogurtlu Adana. All the food left something to be desired. The Mixed Appetizer was good and a nice way to start the meal especially if you're with a group. The Sigara Boregi were just fried eggrolls that lacked crispiness, they were soft and oily however the filling was flavorful. The Yogurtlu Adana was subpar, the bread salad was bland and made no sense as an accompaniment to the lamb which was overcooked. Deniz was a last minute choice for dinner and I think we all paid the price. The next time I'm in the area I'm coming prepared with dining ideas. If you happen to come across this place while in the neighborhood I would keep on walking. read more

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I have ordered delivery from this location a few times and I haven't been too disappointed with what they had to offer. My most recent delivery order was the Chicken Shish Kebab as a lunch deal. Costed about $10-15, I don't really remember. Pretty much consisted of 5 pieces of chicken, white rice, a choice of a side which I choose house soup and a giant bread. There is another side, I think it was salad, but I can't remember. The meal doesn't really exceed my expectations, just good enough to make me full. read more

After having an incredible dinner here, I am going to raise my rating. We began with the baba ghanoush, which is delicious and creamy and smoky. Then...my friend ordered the Ali Nazik kebab (lamb served over hot baba ghanoush), which was quite good, and I had the Yogurtlu kebab. WOW!!!! The Yogurtlu was amazing. Lots of large chunks of lamb over some croutons, a flavorful tomato sauce, yogurt, a large spicy green pepper (which I placed to the side), and a roasted tomato. The croutons soaked up all of the sauces. Very flavorful dish with a big variety of textures. I have a very large appetite and could only finish around 3/4 of the plate. read more

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I'm really trying to remember how I wound up here in the first place tbh. Oh...yea...it wasn't my choice. I'm not a big fan of Mediterranean food but since I oh so adore lamb I agreed to try this place out. List of items: Calamari- ummm okay nothing too fancy but it was quite edible Eggplant salad- so terrible I had to take it back (I almost never do that) Hummus- good hummus nice substitute for the eggplant Lamb- seasoned well and very juicy Rice- I've had better My date had some mashed potatoes that were tasty and he stated he liked his chicken. Our drinks were very good too! I don't complain much when I MYSELF don't pay for the meal and this food still did it's job. No rush to come back I can do without... read more

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Went out to lunch today with my brother, we both never been and wanted to try something new. The food and ambience were phenomenal. Drinks were just the right amount of strong and flavorful and the entire establishment was clean and kept up. Enjoyed my time, cannot wait to come back and will definitely be referring my friends and family. I had 2 mango margaritas and the chicken gyro for my entree, both delicious! read more

Deniz is one of my favorite Turkish places in Brooklyn ... And by favorite, I mean the only Turkish place I know in Brooklyn, but don't let that stop you from reading! My friend and I- I'll call her Scooby Doo- came here after a crazy indian color fest on a boat, after a fun long shower washing all the color off (alone of course), after friend-zoning a lovably annoying zombie who I never imagined would actually join us in this wonderful meal, and it was certainly everything I dreamed it would be- loud, obnoxious, banging on the table (now now...), Scooby singing sonnets about her star crossed lover after half a drink, me wondering why I couldn't think of any flamboyant love stories AND wondering why the Kadayif had mozzarella (?) cheese in it... Silly BV, Kunefeh is for cultured people! My manti was yummy as always but I couldn't quite finish it- so I decided donate a piece to the center of the table... by accident... Hehe. Then Scooby Doo kept telling us to "try these fries, they're amazing!" Which made all of us suspicious, so I suspect pieces of her dish were secretly dismantled around her... The zombie's lamb dish seemed like a bad choice but he kept chewing and chewing with a big dumb smile and saying "it was great" just to impress me. He is never getting out of the friend zone. The other guy who pretended to be a wine connoisseur, so astute that he could SMELL that they brought him the wrong wine- was so secretive about his dish and what he ordered, that I never could understand his Deniz experience that day. He was eating like that smart kid in math class who always covers his exam so kids like me wouldn't copy him. Fine then, he probably ordered a whole plate of "amazing fries" and was too embarrassed to admit it. He then proceeded to "help me take a picture" of his yummy looking chocolate lava cake and instead started hacking into my phone and looking at all of my sexy pictures. Maybe this was NYC style BFF behavior. Or maybe he was just a douche. Who knows. All in all, I enjoyed watching my cognitive skills skills go downhill just by watching Scooby and co. getting drunkish, which is always entertaining. The waiters were all so friendly and good spirited to put up with our mildly obnoxious behavior, and one was even patient enough to explain each and every item (like 10) on the dessert tray when I decided to test his quick recall. He was even so helpful to alleviate the horrified look on my face when I saw cheese coming out of the kunefe and reminded my redneck self that it was Kadayif that I had been thinking of. "All y'all look alike!" I said ...to the dessert tray. (Hey! I'm brown, a globe jamun if you will.. I have immunity). Thank you for reading. Try this place, it's amazing. read more

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The thing I will remember the most about Deniz is unfortunately the overbearing, slightly condescending service. I recently ate here with a friend during lunch, and we both chose the well-priced ($9.95, definitely a good value) lunch special, which gives you one appetizer and main course. The waiters feigned courtesy when asking us multiple times if we wanted something else to drink or another look at the alcohol list. "No dessert?" How uncivilized we must have looked to them, but when it was clear our bill would not top $20, it seemed that we were dirt to them. The place has only been open a few weeks, and we were one of two dining pairs on this weekday. They had no reason to serve us with such attitude... but insisted on carrying through with it all night. When our total bill of $21.50 or so came, we waited for 5 minutes to receive change from our $30. Finally a girl asked us if we needed change and we said yes. 5 more minutes passed before the head waiter asked us the same question. They had obviously had the time to look at the money and were trying to shame us into a significant tip, of which they were not even deserving. Now that I have that off my chest, I can say that I did enjoy the food. Decent Turkish in north Brooklyn is not easy to come by, and Deniz could really be an asset if they toned down on the faux-fancy snob routine. As stated before, we both fed ourselves from the lunch special menu. Our appetizers were delicious, the tunçilik (eggplant salad) was almost perfect with all the roasted eggplant, red peppers, and garlic. The hummus was also very good, although I would have prefered a homemade pita to the soft doughy bread they served to accompany both appetizers. My main course, the adana kebab (spiced lamb) was terrific, infused with plenty of pepper inside and grilled to tender delight. The corners were slightly charred, which I also enjoyed, while the center would still be medium rare if we were talking steaks or burgers. The accompanying salads and rice were nothing much to speak of, but the meat as a centerpiece was enough to satisfy. I am really not sure if we just picked a bad time, or if budget eaters like us just are not welcome here, but it is a shame that a decent meal gets so sullied by poor treatment. I hope Deniz realizes that it exists in a very laid back neighborhood, and diners are not looking for posh. read more

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This was my first time having Turkish Cuisine. Always curious m. Deniz Turkish Mediterranean Restaurant did not disappoint. The hospitality was awesome, the food was incredible! Most definitely, I will recommend Deniz Turkish Restaurant for a great Turkish atmosphere and cuisine. read more

Deniz - My fiancée is having a cocktail and I am having some Hennessy Cognac.. - Turkish Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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I just had the WORST experience at this place with a server called Tuigo (a girl) I was picking up a take away order and she was extremely rude didn't want to provide an ETA on mg order and asked me even to step outside while no ETA was provided this is the WORST service I've seen in the area. read more

Tried this place as it was close to BAM. Very cozy ambience inside-it also has outdoor seating. Serving Turkish food which was delicious! We had a warm grilled calamari salad-very different & tasty; I had lamb gyro platter served with basmati rice and salad.meat was fresh and deliciously seasoned. Friends has tilapia served with mashed potato & lamb Adana .all food really enjoyed.Service was excellent-attentive without being overbearing. Very clean. Will definitely return read more

The food here is so good, I couldn't even wait to finish my dinner to write this review. I have ordered from Deniz since the first day I moved to Brooklyn, and they haven't failed me to this point. Every meal and delivery has been phenomenal, satisfying all the key criteria I value in ordering takeout for dinner. - they ALWAYS have prompt delivery - the packaging is crisp and always intact - five star delivery employees - food CONSISTENTLY insatiable - flavors are always mind blowing - they remember to pay attention to accommodating for special comments. I am a restaurateur and I have very high standards for Mediterranean, it's a hit! Hardly ever leave reviews. #NotAnAd read more

Had brunch today - enjoyed the lamb gyro and eggs with spinach tarator. They have a brunch menu with some standards (chicken and waffles looked good at another table) and also many Mediterranean options, and will also serve off the dinner menu if you ask. Cool and pleasant inside on a hot day. Good service. Second visit (first was for dinner a few weeks ago) and will return. Convenient to BAM, and near the subway. read more

Adorable place! The drink options...oh so many delicious drink options! Came here with coworkers the Friday after the first week of school and had a lovely time! The staff was very accommodating. Lots of food I've love to try too...but the extensive drink menu steals the show! read more

Randomly stopped by here after an event in the neighborhood. I had the Grilled Calamari Salad (YUM at $9) and tried the Spinach Tarator (jizz in my pants good) and the Seafood Stuffed Mushroom (double jizz in my pants great). The calamari was grilled to perfection and tasted as fresh as can be. We were seated outdoors on a beautiful Saturday evening, dined with the noises of a street fair by nearby. The wait staff were friendly, humorous, and extremely attentive. The crowd ranged from families with toddlers to elderly couples to small groups of twenty-somethings. read more

Deniz - Calamari Salad - Turkish Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

A great friendly spot right here in fort greene. They have some great food no doubt, like the grilled shrimp platter, the whole branzino, the chicken gyro (M-th) only and the kebabs. The zucchini pancake rocks and the lentil soup is always our go to favorite. read more

I love this place! I have not ever had a bad experience here (maybe it's because my fiancé and I were some of their first customers). Anyway, we do not eat meat but love seafood so we usually order their Akdeniz Levregi or Cipura. It's a deliciously seasoned fish (Sea Bass, I believe) served with salad and bread. IT IS DELICIOUS! I have been to more expensive restaurants and have yet to taste fish that's so foodgasmic. I work not too far from Deniz and when I'm craving a good meal, I place an order and walk over to pick it up... Their food is reasonably priced and their waiters have always been polite and aim to please. The only not so great thing is that I ordered their chocolate cake which was suppose contain a WARM, THICK MOLTEN chocolate on the inside... I ordered something similar from another restaurant and enjoyed it so I thought Deniz's would be similar... to my surprise it was not. The "THICK MOLTEN CHOCOLATE" was more like watery hot chocolate. As soon as I stuck my fork into the cake the liquid flooded my plate. It did not slowly ooze out with grace but instead quickly poured out with a vengeance... I did NOT enjoy it. My fiancé on the other hand ordered something else from the desert menu and it was DELICIOUS. I cannot recall what it was but I ended up sharing his desert plate. Overall Deniz is a great place with great food but you might occasionally have an item you might not enjoy. (Hey, like people, not every restaurant will be perfect.) read more

This is one of our favorite spots for takeout. Today we ordered through seamless and literally got the order at our front door in less than 10 minutes. Amazing! read more

I went here with my friend last Friday. I am Turkish, my friend is American.. I really liked the food there and I wanted to show my friend what Turkish culture is. Unfortunately what he experienced was Turkish people lie, cheat and treat you like an idiot to cover up their own mistake. This is what happened - We were having a very pleasant dinner. In the middle of our dinner we went out for a smoke. When we returned, what remained from the half a bottle of raki, which is $40, was gone and we had two pitchers of water. Somehow, the waiter ended up right there as I was pouring myself a drink, but realized it is all water. The waiter claimed we finished our drink , we are confused and suddenly the pitcher which had raki before , had always water in it and even kept on going with an irrational chemistry lesson and talk us down. When I insisted, the waiter grabbed a waitress whom we have never seen before, hasn't served our table at all, to explain. She too kept on claiming the pitcher never had alcohol in it, that it was water all along and we are confused. It was unbelievable. My friend, very rightfully, got very aggravated for being clearly lied to his face and being treated like an idiot. But the waitress got so upset, and me wanting to prevent this ugliness going any further, ended up calming the waitress down , who most likely poured our alcohol by mistake and instead of admitting her mistake cried about how she is not a thief, and kept claiming that we are confused. Nobody was claiming anyone with theft. Knowing they are in the wrong, they never came close to our table again, and I had to get up and go to them to ask for our bill. Because we are bigger than these two people who think they are clever, we still payed for the whole thing and even tipped these lying waiters. But our evening was ruined. I spent the rest of my evening apologizing to my friend for this unacceptable ugliest turn of events and being completely ashamed of my people and my culture. What happened is unbelievable! I worked in the restaurant industry in New York for years, I worked at the James Beard Foundation. Besides I very well know when I am lied to my face. The fact that they accused us that we were confused was just so incredibly disappointing and dishonest. All they had to do was to admit they've made a mistake and serve us the amount of raki that we know we had left when we stepped out of our table. I still would like to think that it was a mistake and not some cheap trick. But the damage is done. I for once will never eat or order from this place again which I was doing quite often, and I will warn anyone who want to visit this restaurant and advice them to take their chances in another Turkish restaurant. What a shame... what a shame... P.S. they immediately deleted my post on their Facebook page. read more

Very fast delivery on FREEzing cold night.... The food came hot and packaged very well. The Deniz Salad is huge, all of the veggies were very fresh and the dressing was simple and yummy. The "feta cheese" though was actually just a very finely shredded cheese that tasted more like cojita. The lentil soup was good, but tasted a little heavy. The ingredients on the menu just say "puréed red lentils topped with crushed red pepper and mint." I couldn't taste the red pepper or mint.... Just really lentils and some kind of cream. I wound up calling and asking what was in it... They told me it was vegetarian but had dairy, and when I asked what kind of dairy he said "butter." Umm gross. I won't be ordering the soup again. But that won't stop me from trying some more salads. And the best part, it came with two huge pieces of warm Turkish bread. Yum! read more

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Lamb gyro was amazing and huge portion. Rest of platter so-so but worth just for the lamb

The food here was ok. I was really looking forward to some really delicious Turkish food but the appetizers seemed a bit too Americanized. We ordered fried shrimp and Tatar sauce which tasted like they bought it from BJs and kept ready on hand to put in a toaster oven. The chicken fingers were just eh and the spinach and cheese rolls were extremely salty. For my main course I got the Adana platter. I felt like I was eating a very bland hamburger with no seasoning what's so ever. The staff was very friendly so that was a plus but I really didn't care for the food. Maybe I just got it on an off day. read more

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After a long hard days work and a lot of chauffeuring, I was rewarded by being treated to dinner. What man in his right mind would say no? My boss recommended I take our esteemed guest to a nice Turkish dinner. I learned to never argue with the boss. So we head off to the "Deniz Turkish Restaurant." A quick walk from the job, we were their in a flash. When entering the restaurant you see the true beauty of the place. It had a charm about it that made you feel comfortable. We were offered a seat by the window (in Brooklyn that's prime real-estate) and we took it. It was a nice view of the restaurant and a outside view onto Brooklyn's developing landscape. The waiter was very nice and on point. We never asked for anything. He put bread on the table and served us cold water. The people I was with complimented the place and told the waiter this place came highly recommended. He was flattered and definitely gave us more attention after. Once we ordered our meals it was a short wait. But nothing, I mean nothing could have prepared me for what happened next. I tried something new! That's right, I got the pasta stuffed with lamb and I am not lying when I say I almost walked to the back to kiss the Chef. That was delicious. How delicious you ask? Look how many stars I gave the blasted place! It was that good. I never tried this item before and I feel like I can't continue life without it. It was a masterpiece. Even better, the portions are huge. One of my guests couldn't finish so she offered me some of her chicken (it would be rude to say no to a lady.) and I took it. I didn't realize they had awesome on the menu! That's how good the chicken was. It was juicy and tender with a nice flavor to it. I will definitely be returning. This is the place to be in Brooklyn. If you go, just don't touch the seat by the window, that seat is reserved for me and my appetite. read more

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Nope!! Neither would recommend this place , nor I will come back ! Their kebabs have horrible taste.. not marinated I guess! Chewy, kinda disgusting!! House salad was delicious, decor was beautiful and service was good ! But oh my god our main dish .. what a waste of money! read more

Great catering option... delivery is quick and easy. The prices also arent bad so i would definitely recommend. The food wasnt bad but wasnt great. The chicken was a little dry and lacked much flavor. The hummus was pretty good. The falafel were browned a little too much which made a hard exterior and dry inside. Overall, this is a serviceable option if you are looking for some turkish food but you wont be wow-ed. read more

I came with my mother and we both ordered the lunch special. She started with the sheppards salad and I had the chicken soup. Both were deliious - really amazing. The soup was light AND creamy - no idea how they did that. The vegetables in the salad were very fresh and crunchy. We both chose the hummus as the appetizer and it was very average. We also both ordered thew chicken for our main course. It was very moist and well seasoned. It came with a little salad that had great dressing. For desert we ordered the milk pudding and were blown away. It seemed to be flan without the caramel. We went on a very hot summer day and the AC was an added bonus. I would come back here for another lunch special. It was good but it wasn't life changing food. I feel like I could get/have gotten better Turkish food elsewhere at the same price point. We didn't have any drinks but they had a full bar. read more

I ordered dinner from Deniz this evening through Seamless. The delivery was quick: 20 minutes after I placed the order, my food was in my hands! I got the falafel appetizer and the lentil soup. The falafel was good and came with three different dipping sauces (one was hummus). I didn't like the lentil soup much because there weren't any lentils in the soup and it was more of a broth. My order also came with two different types of bread which I didn't expect but it was a nice touch. read more

Excellent chicken kebab mostly. Yogurt appetizer is disgusting. Interesting prices, not really worth it.

I live locally and love to drop by regularly for dinner and drinks after work. I think I've tried the full menu and never tire of what is available. The chicken shish kebab and all the fish dishes are especially excellent. I have engaged all the staff and everyone is polite and very helpful. They gladly describe the dishes and how they are cooked. Maya the bartender makes exceptional cocktails which are very reasonably priced and they will send you on your merry way :-)) Great location in the summer for chilling out when sitting outside and watching the world go by. Prices are very good for the serving you get, you will be fueled and happy when you leave. Drink prices are great especially the cocktails. No Turkish dancing, however a couple of rusty nails and you'll be dancing the night away ;-).....check it out read more

The food here is fresh and delicious. Great customer service. No complaints. I will definitely be going back to try more of their menu.