Cute little late lunch spot after our flight in from Istanbul. We ordered a meatball plate, shish…read morekebab, and some drinks. Very good seeing that we were hungry. Owner was very nice and also brought out some fruits and nuts. Very attentive and a great breeze passing by on a hot July afternoon. Kids liked the potatoes and we were able to take home the left overs. Would recommend.

Two stars because the place is cute with the lights and our server was very nice. Deducted 3 stars…read morebecause of the food. The smile burger was actually very good and I wish I had ordered it too. We went when it wasn't busy and we were the only ones inside. I ordered the New York steak and it was cooked well (medium rare), however, it was absolutely inedible. It was super chewy and tough that I had to stop eating after 2 thinly cut pieces. The fries on my board were decent. We ended up going to eat elsewhere after because I was hungry. I'm not sure if the steak quality was bad because it wasn't a busy night and maybe the meat was just sitting there for too long. I'm not sure because the reviews for the place that I read prior to coming seemed good.

Its a cosy, calm and warm place where you can eat your dinner. Hüseyin the owner is a unique…read morecharacter. He is also the chef of the restaurant. I came here after watching chilling but wonderful sunset in kızılkuyu. It was very warming eating near the fireplace with wonderful local red wine. Steak with black pepper souce is nice.

From the owner: Mediterranean cuisine. Tenderloin with black pepper sauce.read more

Nice place to have a large variety of meat and grill. There is local food as well. There are mire…read morethan 20 selections of white and red meat. The food looks pretty fancy. Price is a little more than average.

The Orient is a fantastic high end dining experience in Göreme about 300 meters from the hectic…read morecenter. The restaurant has outstanding service, nicely decorated, and the food is excellent. Only drawback is that as you would expect the meals are expensive. I had the 3 course marble steak which was very tasty and included vegetables, mixed appetizers, and dessert.

We visited this restaurant for lunch on our first day in Göreme. We were the only two guests there…read moreso service was pretty quick. We opted for the 4 course menu which at 60TL per person, seemed totally reasonable. We got a lentil soup and kidney beans in olive oil to start. Both were actually pretty tasty so we were hopeful for a good meal. Unfortunately everything after that was less than memorable. The rice stuffing the grape vines was so dry, not good at all. The feta cheese böreği were actually good but then again how can a fried dish be screwed up. For mains we had the musakka (stuffed eggplant with minced meat) and the güveç (vegetable stew with meat). The meat in the musakka was under salted. The güveç was better but not great. Dessert was also a downer. They were out of rice pudding so we opted for ice cream and baklava instead. Turkish ice cream is not my favorite and especially the vanilla flavor isn't real vanilla, it's too sweet. The baklava was dry and pure sugar. Overall the value would be great if the food was better, unfortunately it isn't. Also our server was pretty apathetic, which isn't a good thing for the restaurant when business is slow.

We came to this restaurant for dinner craving sliced döner, more specifically meat on a stick…read moresliced off a horizontal spit. We sat down and immediately after we got a bunch of complimentary mezes and bread brought out to our table. The yogurt meze and the tomato salad were actually pretty good. We started off with two different skewers, one beef and one lamb. Both ok, but I wish there had been more lamb, we literally got a 9 pieces of lamb on one single stick. There was plenty of beef skewers though, 7 to be exact. We also decided to get the lamb pide which was ok, but lahmacun is definitely better. Service was pretty good and attentive, except for our server who forgot to put our order in for the pide and didn't remember who had requested that dish until we mentioned it. Prices were reasonable.

I had one of the best meals of my trip here. Get the Büyük Adana Kebap and a lamb dish (with…read morecheese wrapped up in bread). It was delicious! Also, get the gul katmer for dessert. It was highly recommended by the waiter and worth the hype!