Food: my family and I have been here several times now and it's one of our favorites by far! Soner treats us like family each and every time and the food is incredible. Service: On point always and filled with laughter and great conversation. No rush through this dinner service like some places.?Enjoy at your own pace. Ambience: Not a sparkling new space but who cares if the experience is a 10 of 10 each and every time. A MUST VISIT!!! Cya soon Soner and Team. Cheers! read more

We tried a few meals from their menu and everything tasted so good! The mix plate for 2 was perfect for two, lets you try a little bit of everything, and super filling. Nothing was greasy and everything was seasoned well. This was my first time trying lamb and honestly I couldn't even tell which is a huge plus for me (it wasn't gamey at all). I had a piece of their Dubai chocolate and wow, the cake part was super moist and rich! Also tried a little bit of their lentil soup with a warm pita bread, a little bit of ice cream and baklava from my family's plate since I was too full to order my own and everything was perfection. The best part is you don't get that gross feeling after eating because everything was so clean/fresh. Lastly, the owner was super friendly and attentive. We will definitely be coming back! 2/22/26 read more

Istanbul Turkish Mediterranean Cuisine - Mix plate for two - Turkish Near Me - Ormond Beach, Florida

You desperately need a vacation, but have neither the time nor the money to head out. What to do, what to do. My recommendation? Take a long lunch hour at Istanbul, located at 488 S. Yong St. in Ormond Beach. (Across from Mario's.) It will leave you feeling relaxed, nourished, and as though you've been ambling along the banks of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. The food is absolutely delicious, and your host will make you feel very welcome. Also.....DO NOT leave without savoring a plate of their homemade baklava, served with goat's milk ice cream. Some of the best we've had anywhere in the world! As a side note, the pricing is very good. $12.99 will get you a delicious lunch with sides and beverage. Highly recommend. read more

We ordered mixed platter and food was really good. If you are hungry this platter will serve one person only however you can split between 3. Food is tasty and good. The only reason for 4 star is that the sides are very very small. Like the rice portion and fries portion is really small. The meat is in decent quantity but sides portion needs to be more. Other than that good halal place to try. read more

Istanbul Turkish Mediterranean Cuisine - Mix platter - Turkish Near Me - Ormond Beach, Florida

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Came to Daytona for a quick trip from Naples, Fl. We ran into some of the best Turkish food we have had in ages. We tried the lunch specials, the cold dip platter, Shepard salad, and baklava. Wow! Everything was amazing! The goat milk ice cream paired with the baklava and tea at the end were extra amazing! The service was great. read more

Istanbul Turkish Mediterranean Cuisine - Turkish Near Me - Ormond Beach, Florida

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Unexpected and so surprising to have such fresh and delicious alive Turkish cuisine! They do catering and full service in house! Everything made fresh daily. Must must try Istanbul in Ormond Beach. read more

Istanbul Turkish Mediterranean Cuisine - Mixed Mezza Appetizer for 2 - Turkish Near Me - Ormond Beach, Florida

Came here last year and it was delicious. I'm happy to report it still is! Even the picky eater in our group was happy and left very full! Keep up the good work and thank you again!! read more

12.99 lunch specials can not be beat Free drink or soda 2 sizes Good service excellent food Bring the entire family it's a must try read more

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Amazing hole in the wall restaurant. My family and I had different dishes, but believe me when I say that the food is exceptional. The service was phenomenal, he was a very attentive and kind, young man. 10/10 recommend, you will not regret eating here! read more

Istanbul Turkish Mediterranean Cuisine - Traditional Lamb Gyro, Onion salad, Greek (Feta) Fries Small - Turkish Near Me - Ormond Beach, Florida

Amazing hole in the wall place with an attentive owner and food that tastes like grandma is in the back cooking! Highly recommended.

Stopped in Saturday for lunch around noon. It was just us and the owner, Mehmet, on this visit. Turned out Mehmet would serve us and we had the opportunity to have a nice chat with him between courses. We ordered the Lamb skewer, fries and salad, and Adana, rice, and salad $12.99 every day specials that come with a cold beverage (sodas or waters). Portion sizes are appropriate and very reasonably priced. Authentic Istanbul Turkish Mediterranean food. We enjoyed chatting with Mehmet and learning what else he has in store coming up at the restaurant. Very happy we gave this place an opportunity and we look forward to coming back and trying more menu items. Restaurant has been there for a year now and is well worth the ride to give it a try if your looking for a taste of this authentic cuisine. read more

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Where do I begin, service great, the chicken kabobs with seasoned fries and salad, delicious, lamb kabobs with Greek fries (out of this world) Greek salad so good and then Turkish coffee and bakalava (no words) absolutely delicious from start to finish. Definitely will be back!! Thank you!! read more

Great food, fun service and mild ambiance. Order the Turkish coffee and baklava, you won't be disappointed.

Three of us for dinner First the good The server was fantastic and attentive. Now the rest. Food was good. Not bad , not great, just good. wish there had been more of it for the price. We had the dip Platter , mixed Meat platter and veggies patties. Also the Greek fries. The amount of gyro meat on the mixed platter really was sad. 2 beers $124. Total. Hmmm. Been here , done that. No need to return read more

Food was good and my order was quick , staff were pleasant. Hummus is really good and inexpensive. I have gone here twice ...and I was satisfied each time. read more

Everything was amazing!! We enjoyed the Shakshuka appetizer and the mix plate for two. All the food was freshly prepared and had great flavor. We finished off the meal with the baklava with a side Turkish ice cream which was phenomenal. I'll definitely be back just for the ice cream. Service was great as well. Thank you for a wonderful lunch and a nostalgic meal! read more

New favorite gyro spot. Great flavors on everything from drinks to food. Very friendly service that cares about what they are making. The shop is small and cozy. I will be coming back for as long as I live here. read more

Food and service were amazing! A bottle of cabernet $15 plenty for 3 people. The lamb chops were perfectly seasoned and tender. The presentation is spectacular. Don't let the plain surroundings turn you away. Everything else is terrific! read more

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Ordered the dip platter takeout. Restaurant was kind enough to switch out one of the dips for another hummus. Quality was excellent. I like how they use separate containers for each dip. Every other place I've ordered this from, put all the dips in one take out container. Lots of pita bread. Order was ready when they said it would be. Clean nice restaurant. Friendly dude at the restaurant. In the two mins I was there I saw one other person pick up a large order so I'm guessing they stay busy. That's a good sign. Thanks Istanbul!! read more

Great Personal Service and Great Food! Little hole in the wall Gem, Worth the drive. Brought my Family back as soon as I could. read more

Always a delightful and authentic experience. The dishes here are an amazingly fresh and flavorful journey to the Mediterranean!

My sister couldn't stop saying enough good about everything at this little restaurant. She was so excited over the Turkish delight and loved the customer service and wanted to take me here to experience it when I came into town. This time we went and the normal server was not there. The server that we had was nice but everything just seemed so slow and completely unenthusiastic. The food was delicious but they were out of the box of Turkish delight that I specifically came for. It's just frustrating to have inconsistency. Would easily give a five star if the other guy had been there because his customer service was tops! read more

I love this place. This is my go to Mediterranean spot it's my favorite Turkish place. The owner is always super nice and sweet and fun to talk to. He tells me a bunch of stuff about the food that we're eating and about the culture. It's very cozy in there and a good place to study but also eat delicious food. read more

My husband and I found this place last month and it is one of our new favorites. The owner is incredibly friendly and the food is fabulous.

Excellent restaurant. The atmosphere/ambiance is very, very casual and nothing to speak of but the booths are comfortable and actually have some lumbar support which is appreciated. The service was impeccable. Really friendly and helpful as this was our first time here. They provided us with a free hot cup of tea and a small piece of Turkish delight at the end of our meal. This was a surprise and very much appreciated. The food was delicious and fresh. I got the lamb kabobs and my husband the chicken kabobs. They come with 2 kebabs, some pita bread and a choice of 3 sides. We both got the cup of lentil soup as one of our sides (a small up-charge), the salad and rice. The lamb was very tender and flavorful. My husband loved his chicken as well. We felt the prices were reasonable for the quality of the food. The restaurant looks very unassuming from the outside but we were pleasantly surprised by the service and our meal. We will absolutely be returning. read more

Istanbul Turkish Mediterranean Cuisine - Hot cup of tea and Turkish delight. - Turkish Near Me - Ormond Beach, Florida

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In Daytona for bike week and was riding looking for a different something to eat. Rode by Isanbul Turkish restaurant and made a U-Turn. Boy I am glad i did.!! Came in and was greeted by the owner Soner. Young Turkish guy who was super polite and excited to feed me!! He made some amazing suggestions so I followed. I stated with the Lentil Soup. What a fabulous dish!! It was so earthy and flavorful.. a must get. Soner then suggested the Adana Skewers. I am a sucker for a lamb skewer so I was all in. They came with a charred Tomato and a charred green chilli. The skewers were moist and were absolutely great. They also came with Greek fries. Crispy with Feta cheese on top.tasty again. I also tried the Gyro meat and a lamb chop. Cooked perfectly and again moist and tasty. This place is a must stop!! Don't pass it by!! read more

Great find, we were driving to Winter Park for a good Turkish place to eat. Everything was excellent , the presentation, the food and the service. Do yourself a favor. It's great. FYI I've been to 87 countries, I know good food. ( I think ) . Enjoy. The price is right also. read more

Istanbul Turkish Mediterranean Cuisine - The outside sign on Ridgewood, Holly Hill - Turkish Near Me - Ormond Beach, Florida

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Good quality and the prices are reasonable somewhat. The staff were very nice and helpful.

I have often found that the more modest a place looks on both the outside and inside, the better the food they serve. So pulling up to what appears to be a small house converted into a restaurant then walking into a sparse, unassuming interior were good signs that we were in for a treat. Probably the best indication though, was that this place came highly recommended by a Turkish friend. The menu here is provided on tablets and is easy to navigate with photos (for us Turkish cuisine neophytes). The lunch entrees come with a choice of beef, chicken or lamb plus rice and salad. Dinner portions are larger, of course, and include a side of pita bread. Sandwiches are also available using the same meats wrapped in pita bread along with fries. The dishes are composed of such fresh and simple ingredients that they taste practically guilt free, which we took full advantage of by ordering the baklava sampler for dessert. Just when we thought this excellent meal couldn't get any better, my husband got a Turkish coffee before leaving that he described as one of the best cups of coffee he had ever had. I wish he had told me that before he finished his cup as I would have liked to have tried a sip! The owner was warm, welcoming and impressively very hands-on. She took our orders, brought us our food and checked on us throughout our meal while doing the same for the other diners. read more

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Would have drove right past this place if it wasn't for picking up an uber eats order! Went in today for lunch and it was So delicious! So wholesome and tasty and perfect. Will be back again soon. Thank you read more

I was looking for something healthy, but still flavorful, and I stumbled upon this place. It looks like it is a mom and pop restaurant not full of glitz and glamour, but very homey feeling. I ordered the zucchini fritters and lamb from the lunch special. For me, the zucchini fritters (made with yellow zucchini/squash), were OK you get three of them for $7.99 I'll personally wouldn't order them again because they didn't have much flavor (lacked salt) and they had a bit too much grease for me which started to make my stomach turn a little bit. The lamb for the lunch came with jasmine rice and a salad. This was delicious. The rice was perfectly cooked, perfectly seasoned. It also had a few of the "burnt" /crispy pieces in the rice, which I love. The ground lamb was seasoned well and looks to be prepared on a grill based upon the GrillMarx this meal, I believe was $11.99. The service was great and the restaurant was clean. I would return again, but I would definitely try a different appetizer because the fritters just didn't do it for me, but the rest of the meal was good including the housemaid salad and I believe there were pickled radishes on the salad as well. read more

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Great food and friendly service. No frills simple kinda place but the yummy food keeps us coming back.

This is a small family owned restaurant. The service is super friendly and efficient. The restaurant itself is a tad small but the food makes up for it. My fave is the beyti kebab, although so far anything I've tried has been delicious. The meat is well cooked and sides are good portions overall. When in need of Turkish cuisine this is the place to visit in Daytona/Ormond. read more

Istanbul Turkish Mediterranean Cuisine - Beyti kebab - Turkish Near Me - Ormond Beach, Florida

Absolutely epic and authentic... will frequent here a lot ... Best Greek salad in town. The service is amazing and ambiance so warm

Complex flavors. Fantastic spices. Yumminess at its best. I LOVE Middle Eastern cuisine and this place did not disappoint. We have been in Istanbul on multiple occasions and you can save a lot of money on airfare and hotels by eating here! The appetizer platter (meze) was a hit with all 7 of us. The falafel was perfect, the kebabs (both chicken and lamb) seasoned and grilled but not dry. All served in delightful array. All 7 of us said it was the best venue for a birthday lunch party. The owner/server/host is an amazing young man (Sone). Accommodating, generous, kind, thorough, and thoughtful. You may not think the venue 'appears' as upscale as you want--but once inside you will be treated like an Arabian princess!! We will DEFINITELY be back! read more

The food was delicious( some rice, lettuce and some tomatoes, rice,beef,falafel and some sauce). I really enjoin the meal. I sug for a family or friends here. read more

Food was amazing. Everything was so fresh and tasted homemade. Service was fantastic! read more

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First time wasn't the best. Bummer that the pita was burnt. May or may not try again.

Family owned and operated. The food is delicious. You will be helped by the owner and enjoy traditional music while in. This is not a fancy place or big but it is worth it. read more

I ate here with a few longtime customers who were surprised that this place is under new ownership. Because of that the menu has changed, There is also no beer and wine until next month. There is a new chef. The food was mostly delicious. My cohorts gave a few feedbacks that were met with happy thanks. The proteins were good and not dry, just the rice (not pilaf) was plain, as was the salad. Dessert is limited to non house made baklava right now. Service is slower now, but my friends were not sure if it was because they were busier than usual on a Tuesday. I got the gyro meat with pita underneath and red sauce on top. It was great, very flavorful. I tasted the chicken and it was moist and well seasoned. No bulgar pilaf, no beet salad. My friends said the portions were a bit larger. Also they were asked how they wanted their lamb cooked, which was not an option before the change of ownership. The new owners are also part owners of Troy in Austin, TX. (The proprietor said) P.S. She also said they are going to remodel. All in all, I expect to be updating this to 4 or 5 stars soon! read more