Great place on Emmons serving authentic Turkish cuisine with a Mediterranean twist. As a connoisseur of fine dining experiences, I recently visited Opera to indulge in their renowned offerings. This was not my first time so I knew the food there was delicious. That's why I went there with my friends. The place itself is very lively, there are usually always a lot of visitors and noisy. Therefore, if you are looking for a more peaceful and quiet place, it is better to look elsewhere. I often like to order fish, so I decided to try it here too. I can say that my branzino was very appetizing. read more

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The place is located next to the canal on Sheepshead Bay. The Turkish restaurant is spacious with many tables inside and outside patio during summer. The staff is friendly and gives time to take orders, no rash. The place has a full bar with signature cocktails, but you can order almost anything. I recommend liver as an appetizer if you are into it; it was very tender and juicy. We had octopus salad from a special menu, and the meat was cooked well: tender, mildly sweet, and smooth. Our company also ordered their spread variety, and everything was perfect especially hummus vegetables, and there was red spicy paste. We also tried loaded baked potato, but it was more like mashed potato loaded with olives, sour cream, peas, beans, etc. Theaah was a little over, so it got that chewy consistency. For the main course, we shared a meat sample platter, and the meat was incredible. The downside of the restaurant was uncontrollable kids by their parents, not a restaurant falt. read more

Opera Cafe Lounge - Turkish Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Opera cafe was a good experience. They have a huge menu with lots of options. They had delicious drinks with a punch to them! After a long deliberation process I decided to get the shrimp with pasta and white wine sauce. It was delicious. Hot and fresh! We also enjoyed a lemon drop and side of signature cognac. Service was good. The wait staff was attentive and moved quickly to ensure that we were taken care of. The place was huge with lots of patrons on a Friday night. Overall a nice time. read more

Opera Cafe Lounge - Beef platter only available on weekends - Turkish Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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We came during off hours assuming it would be less busy. but damn!! tables were still filled at odd hours. This is a very busy place and that shows a lot in how much customers trust this place. It is also very large. every 20 min, a bday song comes on! It seems like a happening bday spot. The food is very solid. Two hostesses to cover the front due to volume. Then the wait staff can get so busy- expect some delays even for water or cutleries. Christmas set up in front for photo ops, very smart! They have the space! read more

I come here, at least once a week, sometimes on the weekends, it takes forever to get your drinks. But the food is amazing. They have a large option of food, and the hummus is to die for amazing. read more

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Sausage omelet. This is one of the most pitiful dishes I've ever been serve. It's almost insulting to have to pay for this. It's scrambled egs with hot dogs and a few pieces of cold potatoes. Do not order this dish read more

Opera Cafe Lounge - Pitiful dish. Hot dogs, scrambled eggs and cold potatoes - Turkish Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

We thoroughly enjoyed our Sunday breakfast at the Opera Cafe. Highly recommend. Great friendly service! read more

Opera Cafe Lounge - Nicely decorated for Halloween! - Turkish Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

We order lunch today everything was excellent chicken ceaser salad , chicken chops , chicken sheskibab, cheese burger and fries . Everything was fresh and tasty . Rice was so good definitely I will recommend this restaurant to all my friends. read more

I love Opera everyone is very kind here the food is delicious portions are great and the service is prompt everythinh is very fresh the lentil soup is top notch. Big place alot of seats and you can always move if youre unconfirtwble read more

Food is good, quick service....maybe too quick.....:) Good place to eat your lunch or diner read more

No matter when I go to this place food, service , and staff is amazing . Outdoor sitting is pet friendly and they care for your pet also. The indoor set up is very colorful. read more

I got the inegol Meatballs which is a bit sausage like. It comes with a bean salad, rice, and pita bread. I liked it enough and the texture was nice but would like to try the other options here. I also Turkish tea for $2 which was black tea - I liked the flavor enough. read more

Opera Cafe Lounge - Inegol meatballs - Turkish Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Great atmosphere, service, and good food. I've been going for years, with only one disappointed visit (my lamb tasted a little funky). I typically get Mixed Grill, Lamb Chops, Chicken Shish Kebab, or Adana Kebab. The cocktails are on point as well. Whether an early lunch or late dinner and I'm in the area, this is my go-to. A must try for Turkish food! FYI - parking can be tough, all street parking. But if you wait a little (10-15mins), you'll definitely get something! read more

Came here for a lunch date. Service was excellent; very friendly and fast paced staffs. For drinks, we both ordered the Moscow Mule(sorry no pics). Cocktail tasted refreshing. We shared the mixed meze platter for the appetizer. Loads of flavorful dips to choose from to pair with fresh soft baked bread. For our entree, I ordered the grilled salmon with asparagus and house salad and he ordered the chicken doner gyro wrap. The frilled salmon was grilled to perfection! Flaky and loads of flavor. The house salad was simplistic and tasty! I'd recommend this place to eat! Can't wait to come back next time! read more

Opera Cafe Lounge - Mixed Meze Platter - Turkish Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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The place is huge and decorated very nicely! The staff is attentive! The salads are amazing and the chicken is very thin which is a huge plus! The cigar rolls were also fresh and crispy! Very happy with my experience here! read more

The restaurant itself is decorated nicely with the Turkish lamps and decor. I liked the indoor/outdoor motif but the food was mediocre and the service abysmal. Went with a group of friends only had our water refilled once. The waiter came by a total of two times the entire meal. We had to ask a bus boy for a check because he disappeared. The worst part was my friend ordered a falafel wrap they came out with 6 falafel balls and when she told them she ordered the wrap the server/food runner told her "there's nothing we can do" she was even willing to pay extra or make the wrap herself if they brought the lettuce and tomato on the side. Awful service.... Crazy thing it was an early afternoon do it wasn't even busy. read more

A go-to place for breakfast lunch and dinner. Both eat in and delivery. Great ambiance read more

my friends and i came here and my friend got RAW chicken. when we sent it back and called a manager over, they refused to do anything about it. they charged us full price and said there was nothing they can do?? my friend feel sick now and i told them this is very dangerous and they did not seem to care and just made jokes. we are never coming back here again. read more

After a long time, I finally made a visit to Opera Cafe in Brooklyn. I decided to try something new from the menu and opted for the Octopus Salad. It was a delightful surprise and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Loved it, it's so delicious!! read more

Our 1st visit to Opera Cafe & Lounge which is located In Sheepshead Bay. The Restaurant faces the water. They do have outdoor seating for the warmer weather. The inside of the restaurant is huge. The hostess was very nice & accommodated us right away. The menu has plenty of options to choose from. They serve Breakfast to Dinner. We all ordered Lunches. The Caesar Salad was huge & delicious. We had the Chicken Fingers which was plentiful. I would definitely recommend this place. read more

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Food here is always fresh and delicious. The outdoor seating when the weather is nice cannot be beat. The prices are a little high but that's expected for a water front restaurant I guess. read more

Made a reservation for Monday around 6:45Pm since we have two dogs we ask if we can eat outside at the patio. Outside patio is very nice in case it rain there a thing to close. There were big tables to sit more 10 people which is nice. We order Hummus, Buffalo Chicken wings (mild and spicy), Falafel Plate and Mozarella stick. This is for appetizers. For the main course we order different type of foods. I order the mixed grill. Which is very tasty. I actually finish all the foods. The staff is very friendly and they are very helpful when we ask question about a certain foods. The service is good too. I would definitely come back here again to try other foods. read more

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Food is always amazing and staff is always on target with service. Best sitting and lighting you can ask for, very nice atmosphere.

Came on a Saturday night for dinner, had a very short wait. Food was fine, service was okay (a little inattentive). They played the happy birthday song literally 17 times while we were there--I started keeping count at 3. We were there for under two hours. I would never, ever come back. Happy birthday will haunt me in my dreams. read more

Came for tea on a Friday night. It's packed. No tables. You'll likely have to wait. Their menu is huge and the food looks good. Service was very slow but I guess it's because it was a peak time for them. I had a pot of their crime of passion tea and it was delicious. Boyfriend had the chocolate mousse dessert which he enjoyed as well. read more

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Great ambience. After a walk across the street by the Bayside, Come to this Cafe with the outside decorated by a plant tunnel dressed in lights. The restaurant is very big and they play instrumental downtempo music. The food is a great balance between healthy and taste. Very reasonable pricing. ​ read more

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Great food, courteous staff and relaxed ambience! Ps: You must try their mussels in white sauce!! read more

Love this restaurant. Come here with my friends and family often. I do have to say that if you're a person that eats a lot you might have to order more than one plate read more

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The food was horrible. Lamb was tough & dry. Lamb doner was also very dry & bland. The Vegetables are frozen and simply warmed up, Branzino fish was extremely oily (not grilled) & bloody on the inside. Hummus was very salty and watered down with no true hummus or tahini flavors. Very bad experience. The only positive rating is service. I do not recommend this place whatsoever! read more

The opera cafe was so good, the music is not too loud. clean and yummy, food was so good and the service as well

Pictured: Mixed Grill Platter, Chicken Shish Platter, Fried Calamari Opera Cafe is one of those restaurants where you go when it starts to get warmer out so you can truly enjoy sitting across the water in Brooklyn. Menu is very similar to Rocca cafe and the service was quite attentive! Now this restaurant is not quite ON the water but close enough. Food is great all around, despite being a bit on the pricier end. Heard great things about their breakfast menu and will be sure to check that out next time! Unique to Opera cafe, they do offer a price fixe menu all year. For $70 a person it includes hot/cold appetizers, main course consisting of mixed grill, along with dessert and drinks. Minumum of 10 people in your party. Food page on Instagram: @foodiemahmoodie read more

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This place is perfect especially for large groups. They have so much on their menus but I mostly come here for breakfast. Highly recommend their oven bakes potatoe, omelets and Turkish breakfast . They're very friendly and if you want to surprise your friends or loved ones with specialized birthday song they will gladly help. I appreciate them so much read more

I received a salad full of bugs from this place. WASH YOUR LETTUCE before you serve it to your customers. SEVERAL BUGS. one was even MOVING. you all are disgusting read more

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Amazing service. All of the waiters are super friendly and very accommodating. Go here all the time and only ever had one bad experience with the staff (maybe just had a bad day). Food is okay, nothing incredible. Highly recommend their soups and chicken fingers appetizer! Interior is very spacious and nicely decorated. Good place for casual lunch during the day time or a nice dinner out in the evening. read more

This place get so crowded. Come early. They have outdoors and inside seating. Food is ok. Service was great. The seafood linguini was a bit bland but falafel and mozzarella salad were ok. read more

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I came to Opera 3x, and although I cannot recall my first two visits- my last one was pleasant. My Aunt wanted to come here for her birthday so we made reservations for 4 earlier in the day I believer. When we arrived we were offered outdoor heated seating but my party declined so we had to wait about 15 minutes or so to be seated. I didn't really care for the wait because it was weird just standing by the front door. But moving on from that, it took about 15 minutes after we were seated for a waiter to even come by to greet and take drink orders. I'm not going to lie, this also was annoying to me because I felt like we weren't valued. I mean I think that is a pretty universal feeling- that when you get seated and no one comes to even greet you it's like "why am I here?" Nonetheless the waiter that did take care of us was very nice and the food was very good and that is why I decided to give 4 stars because quality food and service for me is very important. I ordered the grilled salmon which came with salad .. wow it was grilled perfectly ! My dad ordered some type of stuffed baked potato. It looked good. They scooped out the potato and mashed/mixed it with cheese then added it back into the skin and topped it with like a Shepard salad. My dad didn't like the cold salad on top of the potato but he did enjoy it once separated. My aunts food came about 15 minutes after we all were served which is not pleasant considering everyone is already served and starting to eat but once she did get her food she was very happy with it. I think she got like a sizzling beef stew of some sort. They sang happy birthday to her upon request and that was a nice ending to a good dinner. So again even though there were some points of the evening that were displeasing to me the server and the food were both good quality. read more

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This place is great for big groups, huge indoor & outdoor sitting. The food is mid at best but it's reasonably priced and good service. Okay local restaurant. read more

Service was amazing! Food was delicious. I ordered the falafel wrap and Olivier salad and loved it. The fresh oj is perfect too. The homemade hot sauce isn't overly spicy but has an amazing flavor too. Also probably the most beautiful cappuccino I've ever seen! read more

Opera is delicious and it has a very relaxed vibe. The food is great and the service is quick.

I always enjoy the food here! Great service, servers are always attentive, fish is always fresh along with all the other foods here - you can really taste the culture in the food read more

Opera Cafe Lounge - Chicken Adana Plate - Turkish Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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