Excellent food! Incredible view! Good service. It's right next to bosphorus so there is nothing…read morebetween you and one of the best scenes of istanbul. It's a real elegant place. No hairy rich contractor bellies, dipped in raki (Rakıya bandırılmış kıllı müteahhit göbeği) . Places by the bosphorus are filled with them, not here. So it's the ideal place for a romantic evening They have awesome fresh tapas. But usually turkish dishes, and tapas' derived from mezes.

This is fabulous!! The view is spectacular and the food and service delightful! I highly recommend.read more

¿ Que Tal - How are you or what's up ? Tapas- A Spanish word…read moreused when talking about small dishes made for sharing. This restaurant claims it's a Spanish Tapas bar. When I heard a few Yelper friends and I were meeting there, I was very excited. To think, I could be eating Chorizo ( a mildly spicy Spanish pork sausage) this very evening! I walked in around 6.45, it was cozy with bricked walls and as it was a small place - probably seats around 20-25 people - it was about half full. Happy hour was on, but it was only for selected cocktails and Sangria. I got a jug of Sangria for 65TL - normally priced at 85TL (definitely not worth it). The jug was a litre in size, half filled with ice and fruit. For the same price I could have got a decent-ish bottle of wine. Anyway I was there for the Chorizo! The menu was on the table when I arrived; my friends had gotten their earlier and were well into their Sangria :) - looking over the menu - I have to say I was underwhelmed. What I saw, and this is typical of most restaurants who advertise themselves as non Turkish, was a bunch of typical Turkish dishes, with a little twist- way way over priced! If the idea behind Tapas, is to get a bunch of dishes to share, not only would you leave hungry, but would also need to be able to burn money! (Personal thought) - I marvel over the way restaurateurs' price their dishes. I honestly can imagine how cheese and mystery meat (processed meat) toasty can be priced at 18 TL (approx. $8 US) - oh and as usual no pork products on the menu! Expect to pay upwards of 100 TL per person (with a jug of Sangria) if you plan to actually leave the place not hungry. Summary - cozy, well decorated place with tiny portions at full portion prices.

Fabulous tapas menu especially robo de toro (oxtail) and patatas bravas.. ambiance is fantastic so…read morecozy their staff is polite , friendly and helpful. They have latin nights on wednesdays and very pleasant environment I would definitely suggest for latin live music too , it is great !! Sangria also fantastic you must try they also give a tester of sangria every single guest :)

Upon walking into the restaurant, you immediately embark upon a open-fire grill. The smoke coming…read morefrom it made me crave the not-yet-ordered grilled meats. For appetizer, my friend and I shared the mezze platter consisting of eight different spreads. It was a great choice because it let us try several different spreads. My favorites are the eggplant spread and the hummus. For grilled meats, we loved both the grilled filet mignon and the grilled chicken skewers. The meats have been aged and seasoned to perfection. It was the best meat we have had in Istanbul. You really can taste the difference between other inferiorly prepared meats. The meats come with grilled flatbread, which was delicious as well. For dessert, I had the best kunefe ever! I was so full at the end of the meal that I almost could not drink their sweet complimentary tea...almost. P.S. Warning: The long pepper that comes with the meats is extremely spicy. Don't say that nobody warned you.

Highly recommend for a traditional Turkish meal that is fresh and clean…read more We started with the mezze platter for two which had an array of different cold dips. Accompanied by fresh baked bread which was mildly crunchy on the outside but light and fluffy inside. Every item was full of wonderful flavors. For the main course we had the Tenderloin which was so soft and tasty.

Went here twice during my week in Istanbul - once with a huge group (50+) that had the first floor…read morereserved, and the second time with a smaller group of about 8 people. Having the word 'tapas' in the name is slightly misleading. Menu is limited and not very dynamic. The only thing I can really remember for small bites were patatas bravas. The main courses were "pasta of the day" (just penne with tomato sauce and that's it), a chicken dish, paella and a couple of other things. Nothing enticed me so I had the bravas both times and they were ok, not bad or good, just something to eat. The group who shared the paella all seemed to like it quite a bit. Service during the big party was alright. Everybody ordered food at different times so it all came out at different times. We were able to order drinks up until a certain point in the evening, and then had to go down to the bar later on. We had the same waitress on the second evening. A very nice person for sure, but not a very good waitress. There's North American service, there's European service, and then there's Turkish service. And then there's this waitress. Absolutely no sense of time or thought about the table/customers. I have been to Europe many times and I appreciate not being checked on and being able to linger, but there's a point when service is non-existent. Not only did it take too long to take our orders after we got the menu (10-15 min), it took forever to bring the bill AFTER we asked for it. This is a very small restaurant. We asked for the cheque and proceeded to watch her hang out at the bar, walk outside, come back in, and stand around at the bar more. Over 15 minutes passed and she was no more than 10 feet from our table. I was tired so I eventually just figured out how much I owed and left it with the rest of the party so I have no idea how long it ended up taking for her to actually bring it. Location on a side street just off of Istikal. There are so many other restaurants in the area that the uninspiring menu combined with the poor service make me give a pass to any future visits.

10/10, absolutely made my day! The fish was exquisite, the meze were plentiful and delicious (so…read moremany eggplant options!), the waiters were attentive and polite, never left us out of sight. Is it the cheapest place to eat? No. Is it worth every coin? YES! We stayed around three hours because that's how comfortable we felt there. Once I go back to Istanbul I will make it a priority to visit and enjoy grilled Levrek again.

Great place, amazing food and even more amazing prices. It is the perfect place to have meze…read moreaccompanied by rakı near Taksim. I don't know how they do it but this is the best food you can find for your buck. The food and the service doesn't feel cheap at all. As a person with Circassian people in my family, I found their chicken spot on. The other meze were amazing such as the pickled fish (lakerda) and cold dishes with olive oil (zeytinyağlılar). The fried zucchini paste (mücver) was done in a shape kind of similar to meatballs (köfte), which is different than the traditional thinner shape and I think it added a lot to the dish.

The secret is out! This restaurant used to be a local favorite and it was a hidden gem. Now the…read moresecret is out. Everyone knows how delicious the potato pancakes and the shish kebabs are. Their sample platter is filled with various samples of the local cuisine and a must try for any traveler. I need to mention the potato leek pancakes again. They were my favorite. Come share in the not-so-secret secret!