Wonderful ambiance and food! Lovely hostess/server. Owner is full of life - his belongings across the walls. The walls and ceiling comprise a yurt! read more

What a place! was our first thought. The sealing was decorated with branches and orient fabrics, the tables was so low that you had to sit on the ground, and lamps casted a warm golden light in the room as for the rest was dark and intimate. The plates were Turkish and had beautiful patterns in dark colors. Everything was beautiful, coarse and moody. But then there was the food, which just took away all the extra points from the interior. It felt indifferent, plain and bland. And it is a really bad sign when you hear the microwave go on just before your food is being served. How can a turkish restaurant serve bad hummus? It tasted like one of these you can by on can. Further on, a good restaurants never serves food on iceberg lettuce, I mean, com on, it tastes just as horrible as it's look. Secondly, WHY do we get a portion of these frozen, yellow-white fries that you buy on supermarket? Ottoman has great potential. But they need to improve the food and make it passionately and with elegance as good Middle East food are meant to be. read more

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OMG! That place! LOVED IT! That was definitely one of the most magical moment at a "simple" restaurant! Felt like in Turkey The service was irreproachable: they made us feel like at home. The food is delicious, w different spices and tastes! The ambiance is really relaxing and exotic w nice decorations. read more

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If you are a fan of Turkish food, this is the place you should definitely visit in Bordeaux. The owner called "Huseyin" of this place is a charming, respectful and talented man. Well, if he is not around, you may get a cold meal as I experienced in my second visiting. There are Ottoman figures and marks on the walls, and it has an authentic atmosphere. Sometimes Huseyin plays saz as you can see in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgvLKLH1UUo If you are also interested in tasting Turkish drink called "rakı", just ask them for a bottle or glass of rakı. read more

At first sight a nice place and seemingly attractive for the local crowd. But the food took ages, it all seemed a bit makeshift although reasonably priced it wasnt too much on the plate either..... There are MANY other Arab/Turkish/Maghreb places in this city.... read more

We had a wonderful meal at Ottoman while visiting Bordeaux. Both my partner and I loved our dishes (moussaka and lamb guvec) as well as our experience. The setting is beautiful, and the owner (I think) started playing beautiful music and singing at the end of our meal! Highly recommend. read more

This restaurant is very disappointing and not well managed. We waited for the main course about 45 minutes even though we ordered it at the same time as the entre(which we waited 20min). In the end price doesn't correspond to the quality. I come from a family that owned successful restaurant for 20 years and this is not how you run a business. read more