Doy Doy

[Alex]

Hi all,

Just returned from our third holiday in a row to Kalkan, absolutely love the place, and as the title says "Doy Doy", well, my wife and i went there on our first and second visits to Kalkan and were really impressed by their fillet steaks and general service, but this year, oh dear, sorry to say but it got the lowest marks for food and service by us compared to the other restuarants that we ate in, we had no sooner sat down to enjoy the free starter that you get, and  within about 5 mins, if that, they were bringing our main course which was fillet steaks, now i dont know that much about cooking steaks, but from the time they took our order till it was being served wasnt long at all, the steaks were cooked ok, but were much much smaller than before, also the staff were too busy chatting up the young girls that were passing instead of being more attentive to their paying guests, i had to call on one of the waiters on more than one occassion to order some drinks, all in all very disappointed with Doy Doy and wouldn't go back.

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[IssyG]

I agree with you - we went into Doy Doy last year and really couldn't see what all the fuss was about.  Poor service, dirty tables and very mediocre food.  As you say the staff are just not interested.

[Christina]

Sorry to say I had much the same experience in May this year.  Ordered Lamb with Apricots - which arrived barely warm -and was cloyingly sweet and 'puddingy'. Meatballs were also lacklustre. Prices were inflated, and again, staff inattentive and couldn't care less: whilst I was dining, a local intoxicated Turkish woman blazed up at my table and started to pick a fight with me in front of all the other diners. I ignored her but she wouldn't leave and was causing a scene.  I motioned to one of the waiters to take some action, but he just shrugged and walked away. Pity, because it's one of the best locations in Kalkan. I won't be returning.

[Roxie]

Hi,
Our party thought it was poor last year. Have not heard a good report this year. Shame as it was one of our favourites. Old staff seem to be doing their own thing all over Kalkan and the reviews of those restaurants seem to be very good!!
Rx

[Enişte]

Check on TripAdvisor for plenty of good reviews.  It's busy every night so they must be doing something right.  Also good to see that the lads that have moved on are doing well too.

[deepasforever1]

We had a wonderful evening at Doy Doy for our silver wedding anniversary this summer (Aug 2nd).  They couldn't do enough to make it special for us.  The restaurant was crowded and hectic and people kept coming in off the street trying to sit at reserved tables so the staff had their work cut out for them.  It is a night I will remember all my life - for the right reasons.
I have tried writing a number of reviews for trip advisor this summer and they have all gone missing. I've also written on here on the restaurant reports section but it went uncommented on.  I'm not paranoid but.....
So my advice is to try it - especially if you have a special occasion.