One of the best dining experiences! Went there on a Sunday with my mom (on a very snowy day) we had the restaurant to ourselves... the hostess was more than welcoming (hugs and took our coats). The restaurant was very clean and you can tell the owner puts love and care into presentation and decor. The food was OUTSTANDING and like a flavor explosion. Clean, spicy flavors that dance on your palette. Appetizers and Dinner were both phenomenal. I can't wait to bring back my fiancé! Turkish coffee is a must to try! read more

The Bosphorus - Presentation is just as beautiful as they taste! - Mediterranean Near Me - Nutley, New Jersey

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The food was great. The quality of meat was awesome. We had. kids with us and everyone enjoyed. The kanafeh was also on point!

Their salads are amazing and the breakfast is truly a treat. It's probably as close as I'll get to eating Eastern European food, without visiting. The intricate salad display they bring to the table is amazing and so colorful, I had the smoke salmon and the breakfast spread with my dad it was very good and everything was very tasty. read more

The food and presentation was fantastic. I'm not sure if the night I went was an off night, but the service was very slow. I would like to go back and give them another try though. read more

The Bosphorus - Mediterranean Near Me - Nutley, New Jersey

Couldn't help but try this place after seeing all the stars. Was absolutely not disappointed. We usually go to toros in Clifton for Turkish food. This place rocked toros out of the water. We had the Bosphorus salad, the appetizer sampler, the mixed grill, and the baclava and fried ice cream with Turkish coffee. The food preperation, well you'd think you were in manhattan. The food itself amazing. Fresh, tender, flavorful, and cooked to perfection. The decor quaint and beautiful, everything was very clean as far as I could see, that for me is a big deal. The service super friendly and warm. The owner is a real gem. Such a sweet heart and an extremely loving person. I loved it, my wife loved it, and our 4 year old daughter loved it. 5 stars a must try... read more

What a gem! This Mediterranean Place is tucked behind a Main Street and has a speakeasy feel with classy decor and incredible food! Byob, they hit all marks with service, food quality, presentation, value, and authenticity. We had the babaganoush, lentil soup, Bosphorus salad, lamb shish, branzini, and omg, the best baklava I've ever had! We will definitely be back only next time to show off to our nyc friends! read more

This is my favorite place. I love the food. I love the people. I love the atmosphere. I love everything about this place. I have tried almost every single dish in this restaurant and not one time was I disappointed. The food is consistently fresh and made with love and care. You don't even have to taste it yet, and it's obvious from the presentation alone. The people who work here, especially Nora, are the sweetest people I have ever known. Yes, they could get pretty busy, and they are under staffed. I think that's because they want to personally know their customers and tend to them like they are guests in their own home. You just have to be patient. Given the food they make - it's definitely worth the wait. Order for takeout if you're really hungry and don't care to wait inside. Do whatever you can to taste this food. It's incredible. read more

Best food in north jersey Worth the drive I enjoyed the food from appetizer to dessert read more

I couldn't find a reason NOT to give this place 5 stars! Service was excellent and attentive. Norma was so friendly and made us feel like family. The food was so fresh and delicious. We had the Vegetable Sauté and Chicken Shish. Mmmmm mmm. Thank you for accommodating us tonight :). read more

The Bosphorus - Dessert - Mediterranean Near Me - Nutley, New Jersey

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I seldom write reviews but I believe this restaurant deserves one. Went to the restaurant three times for this month alone and I must say their food is consistent. I had lamb shish, lamb chops and chicken adana on separate occasions and they were perfectly done. Well seasoned without overpowering the meat itself. My husband had the branzini and it was superb. The bread they serve before the main course is fresh and the hummus we ordered is definitely delicious. The place is small but the ambiance and the warmth of the head waitress made up for it. This place is really recommended. By the way, they prefer calling ahead for reservations especially on weeknights. read more

First time here and I left a star for a return visit. Very nice people, simple menu and the lamb shish platter I had was great. Very artfully presented, flavorful and a home run. This is a restaurant that clearly tries hard and delivers. read more

The Bosphorus - Lamb shish platter - Mediterranean Near Me - Nutley, New Jersey

My husband and I had dinner at The Bosphorus this past weekend and we were both incredibly delighted with our food. We started out with the pita (which comes with olive oil and zatar) and ordered the hummus as an appetizer. It was all incredibly delicious as were our meals. I ordered the doner (served with rice, vegetables, and fries) and my husband ordered the Adana Kebab which was phenomenal! The portion sizes were very generous (we could have even shared a meal) and the service was fantastic! We finished off our meal with Turkish Coffee and Kazan Dibi as our dessert which I highly recommend. Can't wait to return! read more

The Bosphorus - Mediterranean Near Me - Nutley, New Jersey

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This was the best place! The servic was super, they're fast and friendly, the food was amazing! read more

The Bosphorus - Lamb Shish - Mediterranean Near Me - Nutley, New Jersey

Appetizers were great. Hummus was really to die for. Pita was nice and warm as it should be! My boyfriend had a entree w different meat and it was excellent. I had the hullomi salad w salmon filet. I was very happy w the service. Will be going back soon. read more

Hubby can never get tired of Middle Eastern food and while he has gotten take out from the Bosphorus before lwe never dined there. It was a good choice. It's a pretty and comfortable restaurant, white tablecloths and well spaced seating. A basket of delicious warm pita with olives and spices were a complimentary start to our meal. I ordered the Mushroom Saute (mushrooms, tomatoes and veggies) in a nice broth with a white rice, veggies and some really good steak fries. It was all fresh and delicious. Hubby got a small Shepherd Salad plus Chicken Sish and some yogurt dipping sauce. He loved everything he ordered. The service was excellent, friendly and helpful. We were too full for dessert but we will have to try the baklava next time read more

Excellent food. Great service. You can taste the quality ingredients. My new favorite Turkish spot. Treated us like family and valued our opinion. read more

Amazing dining experience. Food was delicious, service was superb. Can't wait to go back. read more

The Bosphorus - Bosphorus Salad - Mediterranean Near Me - Nutley, New Jersey

Wonderful place with very neighborly feel.. Great staff who are not overwhelming. The grilled lamb and octopus are very good. Ask for homemade hot sauce. BYOB read more

I loved this restaurant! My Adana kebab was tender and spicy and they gave me salad and grilled zucchini instead of bulgar and rice no problem! (Both salad and grilled zucchini amazing!) The tzatzicki sauce was spot on. The cold appetizer sampler was so amazing - hummus, baba ganoush, sauced eggplant, and lebne. We were provided not only pita, but plentiful, fresh and crunchy vegetables to dip with (and beautiful presentation!) I wish every restaurant would do this! read more

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Had an absolutely incredible dinner here tonight. Luckily enough the restaurant is open until 11pm on weeknights and decided to go here. My girlfriend and I were brought bread which was delicious and a couple of spreads based on olive oil in as well as some seasoning from Turkey. We ordered an appetizer sampler which consisted of four different choices that we decided on. The best appetizer we had was the eggplant salad which my girlfriend loved. We split the mixed grill which was more than enough food for four people and we took home a lot. The chicken was moist and the steak was delicious. This came with a side of the Tzatziki sauce. Finally we ordered a dessert based on a Turkish delicacy of shredded filo dough as well as feta cheese melted with honey and it was delicious. The service throughout dinner with phenomenal with the owners consistently bringing water and replenishing our drinks. We would come here again in a heartbeat and we recommend this place to anybody looking for a great dinner out. read more

WOW...the food is amazing & the family is sweet, friendly & very hospitable. To begin the puff pastry appetizer melts in your mouth & the fresh baked bread is flaky. The meals were fresh & full of flavor. However the best part was the hug & gratitude I received as we left...WOW this is going to be a my top place to visit!!! read more

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Thanks Yelp for helping us find this gem!! Our take: amazingly delicious.... We ordered the falafel platter which was enough for two and split the calamari, which by the way was very good. Two thumbs up all the way. read more

Cannot say enough about this place. Good was amazing and the service was impeccable. Never had someone gone to such lengths to make you feel welcome and truly like having dinner with family. Nina I believe her name was, was more than accommodating. Even when we were a little lost, she came out to meet us to better direct us to the restaurant- Hugs and all! ****FYI the restaurant is in the rear of 226 franklin Ave.*** it faces the parking lot side. Not street side. We are recommending this place to everyone !! read more

Excellent food-delicious Turkish food, one of the best in the area. Try doner kebab, iskender or adana. The meats are flavorful and delicious mezes. The owners are lovely people, and always great service. The presentation is always lovely. There is also outdoor seating. read more

I came here with a party of 10 around 12:30 on a Monday. The restaurant (which probably seats around 40-50) was totally empty except for our party but I've heard that the restaurant gets fairly packed for dinner. The service, which has been written about before in multiple Yelp reviews, is very caring. The owners themselves run the whole restaurant and make sure you're never in need of anything. Before I talk about the quality of the food, I have to talk about the presentation. Each dish is prepared immaculately and carefully and is always presented beautifully at the table. For appetizers, we got a trio of cold appetizers which included hummus, baba ganoush, grape leaves and red beans- all which were solid. The free Turkish bread they give you and the hummus is an unbeatable combo! The grape leaves are also incredibly authentic and filled with veggies. We also do the fried puff pastry with feta cheese which was AWESOME! Highly recommend it to everyone. For main course, the table ordered a combination of lamb chops, lamb shawarma, chicken shawarma & rib eye steak. The lamb shawarma was amazing!! The meal comes with 2 kinds of rice, yogurt sauce, and fried potatoes. Everything on my plate was absolutely delicious and I can't say enough about how tender and flavorful the lamb was. For desert, we ordered tiramisu which had ice cream mixed in with it and the baklava which was very good. An all in all affordable and delicious Turkish feast that I would recommend to anyone! read more

HOLY MOLEY! I absolutely recommend stopping by this little place. The lentil soup is to die for!!! So good and a great sized portion. The killer on this menu tho was the whole fish served with lemons/ potatoes? I wish I could remember what it was called but if you look on the menu you will see its beautiful profile pic smack dab in the center!!! Get you some right now. The only down side is there isn't any booze :( but with food like this, I can overlook this! read more

We love this place. We always take my out-of-town guests and everyone was satisfied with the food and service. My favorite is Kunefe!!

A lot of effort into presentation and not much effort into quality of food, inflating prices for what was pre-pandemic atmosphere and glamour. I have had better hummus just about everywhere else. I ordered grilled chicken just to see if they could deliver something simple. It was not good or interesting. Dry. Regret ordering from here. Maybe they do good lamb? For $80, I expect a MUCH better meal. read more

The experience was five stars from the atmosphere, quality of service, the freshness of the food. The presentation and flavors were excellent. It was the best way to celebrate my birthday. read more

The Bosphorus - Bosphorus salad - Mediterranean Near Me - Nutley, New Jersey

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This place is difficult to find if you don't know the area. The address given is Franklin Ave, but to get into the restaurant, you need to go around to the back of the building. It's actually more convenient, since there's a large municipal parking lot there. So if you're not familiar with the area, set your GPS to the address, and head east (left if coming from the north, right if coming from the south) on Centre St and you'll see the parking lot on your left. Service was good and food was pretty good. They gave fresh bread. Ordered the hummus and Sheperd's salad. Salad was quite good and generous on portions. Hummus was good as well. Asked for some more bread and wasn't fresh the second time around. I almost feel like they lumped everyone's leftovers, toasted it lightly, and threw it in a basket. I've always been paranoid about recycled coleslaw, but maybe bread now.... Anyway, the chicken adana was mediocre. Too much reliance on spices but wasn't cooked well. They actually overcooked it the first time that I had to send it back. It was literally burned that I needed to cut away the burnt parts until I gave up and sent it back. The gyro doner was good. It wasn't salty like the typical gyro platters that you might find. This was a pleasant surprise. It was served with rice, steak fries, and something else (another grain type thing which was good). Overall, the gyro dish gets 4 stars, but the chicken adana gets 2. I'm giving this place 4 stars, giving them the benefit of the doubt since the chicken adana was the only thing that was bad. read more

Lovely place for a romantic date. It's tucked a bit away from all the hustle and bustle of town. The ambiance here is very fancy and romantic. The employees here are so lovely. The food is delicious and the menu has a lot to offer. The portions are sized to perfection - you will not leave feeling like you're in a good coma, but still feel satisfied at the same time. The food here is just extremely tasteful. I would definitely come back here again for date night. Absolutely loved this place. read more

Great presentation. Chef truly knows what he is doing. Time and again food is cooked to perfection. Salads are a work of art and if other restaurants knew of these salads. They would take the salads off of their own menus. Every meat dish I ordered has been cooked to perfection. All being moist, succulent and cooked to order. A little dated in their approach at the table with a very scripted introduction of oil and organic pomegranate oil. Every time it's the same words delivered in a monotone manner. But the meals are fantastic. There are always lots of small parties when we have been there. BOYB helps You will be surprised by the food. Outstanding. Enjoy. read more

This would get way more stars if my entree had been better. It was gyro smothered in tomato sauce even though there wasn't a mention of the sauce on the menu. Turkish coffee is on point, and so was their bosphorous salad! read more

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Although in order to dine at this restaurant there's an unnecessary and inconvenient parking meter fee even for the lots, I would definitely dine here again! The food was absolutely phenomenal, from the fresh bread served pre-meal,to the grape leaves, to the chicken shish and lamb shish, everything was absolutely scrumptious. The wait time for the actual entrees was pretty long seeing as the restaurant was pretty empty for the typical lunch hour, but it was most definitely worth the wait! read more

The Bosphorus - Chicken and lamb shish - Mediterranean Near Me - Nutley, New Jersey

Great fresh cooked from scratched food and the service was amazing to the point that my gf and I got a hug on the way out. I definitely recommend this place again. read more

First time going this past Friday and i must say super friendly staff, i was greeted with a nice warm hug as soon as i walked in, food came out promptly. Ordered the calamari as an appetizer & the Bosphorus salad for the entree, such a beautiful salad to look at & even more delicious to eat! A for presentation! Will most definitely be returning and trying a more traditional turkish plate. Oh & most importantly its BYOB ! read more

The Bosphorus - So pretty - Mediterranean Near Me - Nutley, New Jersey

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This place was really great. We had baba ganoush- very nice and garlicky Shepard salad- this was made perfectly. Not a lot of places chop the cucumber and tomato small enough and most places don't add sumac. But this salad was seasoned and prepared perfect. Adana kabob- this is the long strip of grilled ground beef, it was very delicious. Moist and well seasoned. Lamb gyro wrap- this is the reason I took one star off. The meat was tasty but they chopped parsley up and sprinkled it all over the sandwich. It didn't mention that in the description and I'm not a fan or parsley. Also it wasn't in a pita wrap but a tortilla wrap which I found kind of weird. I would skip this one. The service was great and you could tell it was family owned. The food tastes home made but in great way. Also the presentation of the food was very cute. If you're in the area and want some great Turkish give them a try! read more

Way Overpriced, extremely small portions and poor service! We will never go there again!

The best food in town! The owner's are so so nice and make you feel like family. If I could eat there every night I would! Everyone should try this place out, it is an absolute gem! read more

There are restaurants that serve good food and lots of it and then there are restaurants that serve mediocre food in small portions. The Bosphorus is the latter. Some dishes were not very authentic like labneh. If you are not familiar with Turkish cuisine you might like it more than if it is your native cuisine... read more