Author Topic: Which restaurants are the best ? (Read 34728 times)

Kim · « **Reply #20 on:** May 12, 2007, 11:59:53 AM »

Tommo, I think you will be really pleased with the Elixir. Our apartment is near here and is perfect for strolling into Kalkan on an evening. You also have a few quiet garden bars to pass on the way back! You will also find Kalkan very romantic - perfect for you honeymoon! Aubergine on the harbour is our favourite and when we were there in April, we ate there 5 out of 10 nights. No more expensive than most, especially the wine, and the service and food is fantastiv.

lord durno · « **Reply #21 on:** May 20, 2007, 03:49:41 PM »

best restuarants in kalkan atlantis tomato sofra depending on your mood Bora has opened a new place down by the harbour 2 up from gem at genuine fakes. i now think kalkan has more restaurants than the centre of paris. food is normally high standard but also should be as charging full wack.
andrew

teke · « **Reply #22 on:** May 20, 2007, 08:33:27 PM »

Omars Kitchen(Mommas cooking here) always good quality at very reasonable prices,a great host too.
Not sure where he is now.Used to be were Kaya is now and last year turned up by the harbour.I read he is now by the Nur hotel, is this correct?

Charlie · « **Reply #23 on:** May 20, 2007, 10:22:09 PM »

Yes Teke beside the Nur. I was talking to his father when we were there at Easter and he was hoping to open the following week.

Cosetta · « **Reply #24 on:** May 22, 2007, 09:29:15 AM »

Have to agree with jofoss:

Daphnes [great view of the bay and the mosque]
Sofra [fantastic romantic ambience, great classical guitarist]
Kosk [some of the best steak dishes]
Korsan [great fish]
Aubergine [in the harbour]
Doy Doy [just good food]

+ Zeytinlik (the Olive Garden) above the Merkez cafe
+ Ramazan's trout restaurant in Islamlar

vicksen · « **Reply #25 on:** May 30, 2007, 09:37:46 AM »

Islamlar restaurants - we always found Mahmoud's to be much more expensive than the others, and no better.
The DeÃƒâ€žÃ…Â¸irmen is good; they do excellent yaprak dolmasi, stuffed vine leaves, picked from their own vines & stuffed by the chap's wife, quite unlike the dismal canned things the Kalkan restaurants tend to dish up.
The PÃƒâ€žÃ‚Â±nar is also good.

Kalkan's very expensive compared to other towns on the coast, but neither the food nor the service is any better.
Ali Baba is where the locals eat, because it's reasonably priced; and, because they have a high turnover, the food is fresh.
Ibo's we like, good selection of interesting starters; clean; and pleasant staff.
Zeki's is bearable but not great; we found the food a bit bland and uninteresting, pleasant staff though, and it's clean.
Aubergine & Daphne we disliked, the food was dry and overpriced, and we were very dubious about the provenance of the wild boar.
Atlantis okay if you like steak.
Personal opinion of course.

sally · « **Reply #26 on:** May 30, 2007, 11:02:16 AM »

We returned from Kalkan about a week ago

There may be 150 + restraurants in Kalkan but there are not 150 good cooks.
Vicksen, I would agree with you about Zeki's. A very bland meal.
Doy Doy was recommended to us & I had one of the worst meals I've ever had in Kalkan there - borek that were soggy & a chicken dish that was tough.
We've always loved the Odak - but they seemed to have no cooks & Ferdy was doing the cooking himself as well as waiting at the tables & it was disappointing.
Kosk was excellent as was the Korsan Marina & we loved the Korsan Kebap - especially the lhamajun (sp).
Had some lovely lunches at Kalamar beach club & I see that they do evening meals there but didn't try it in the evening.

Blue Lizard · « **Reply #27 on:** May 30, 2007, 11:15:51 AM »

has any one seen zeyno?somebody said the restaurant was closed a while ago...there was talk she was thinking of a break..i do hope not..pureley for selfish reasons...good food..wicked pavlova!!we have tried to phone her(mobile)...but the line is dead......i do hope they are o.k...any news would be gratefully recieved...ta muchly

bankieken · « **Reply #28 on:** May 30, 2007, 12:57:50 PM »

Have to mention the Marina Restaurant down by the harbour. Its located at the bottom of the old Pirat Hotel. have been going there on a regular basis for about the last 18 months and its just keeps getting better.

They recently employed a new chef and revamped the menu - food is absolutely excellent and George and Mario can't do enough for you.

Open all year round and a favourite with the locals too.

holidayfever · « **Reply #29 on:** May 30, 2007, 04:15:05 PM »

What is the restraunt called

If you walk past the moonlight and take the top road to the end then turn down its up a back street long flight of steps up to it very old but had 2 years ago good food, you always got free starters ,sometimes free fruit if you didnt order a desert, and always a shot with turkish delight at the end free it good views. Guess if you were at Begums kitchen you would walk up. What does anyone think of Begums Kitchen now, when we went the food was just ok, drinks shocking price, but I loved sitting on the coushions watching the stars on the roof. Also what is the restraunt called down past moonlight next to the jewlery shop and the main waiter is called Norman looks like Norman wisdom, been to loads and loads but cant remember any names.

felicity · « **Reply #30 on:** May 30, 2007, 04:36:21 PM »

Holidayfever - do you mean the IBO - with the MOST AMAZING toilets and one of my personal favs - note the word personal coz what one person likes - can be another persons poison..!!

I know you get free desert and turkish brandy etc if you visit there..not sure it that is the place you mean - but it is well known by its toilets...LOL!

Charlie · « **Reply #31 on:** May 30, 2007, 05:02:22 PM »

The restaurant with Norman (just past Infinity jewellers) is Arena. It is owned by the Samira Deluxe apart/hotel (the one that sits on the hillside) not the Samira in town.

Kim · « **Reply #32 on:** May 30, 2007, 06:43:26 PM »

Hi Blue Lizard,

I am afraid Zeyno is now back in her home town and won't be opening back in Kalkan. We have been friends for over 10 years and she knew that 2006 was likely to be her last year and told us she wasn't going to come back. When we went out at Easter, the restaurant was closed and had been taken over by someone selling motor cycles! (probably just temporarily). We heard some stories about her business partner, which would be unappropriate of me to post here, but I guess it is true to say that Zeynos won't be around any more. I have been in touch with Zeyno by text regularly and she is well and spending time between her family in Mersin and in Istanbul. We are planning on visiting her in Istanbul this winter if all goes well. She will be a big miss for us in Kalkan. We became good friends and spent many times with her celebrating birthdays, anniversaries etc and always felt like home to us. Very sad.

Kim

Blue Lizard · « **Reply #33 on:** May 30, 2007, 07:07:24 PM »

thanks for the update kim..we will miss her and her loveley grub..but we are glad she is o.k...at least we have a choice of other eateries to choose from...

holidayfever · « **Reply #34 on:** May 30, 2007, 07:18:53 PM »

No no it wasnt the Ibo but thanks for the try felicity, wow arent the IBO toilets fab everyone must stop there to go to the loo. I said I wanted a job giving toilets a score, most kalkan ones would score high but how would you score Ibo 100/10. And yes that other one was right it is called the Arena, just so I know when you are all talking about them. Cheers.

Linda · « **Reply #35 on:** June 02, 2007, 09:13:22 PM »

Just sitting with a cold Efes looking forward to our holidays next week whe we got to talking about what we miss, like you do.
My husband misses everything about his country, and just wants to smell the air, see nature, talk his language, see his family,

We then got talking about foood, and what we miss most, he cooks Turkish food at home most of the time anyway, but we both agreed we miss the chicken shish / lahmacun and pide at Oz Adana Restaurant. For those who haven't been it's near Sevil market on the other side of the road, typical Turkish lokanta, fresher food you can't find. They were only in Yesilkoy until last year.
It's more of a day time place, not a candles of the table roof terrace, but we love it. We order over the phone and they bring the food to our pool on the moped too!
That will be my lunch next Friday.

Happy Holidays everybody,

Regards

Linda

Chucky · « **Reply #36 on:** June 02, 2007, 10:25:33 PM »

I agree Linda, we only found it near the end of our holiday in October,but will definitely be having meals there. The food is fresh, plentiful and very reasonably priced. Not the greatest spot but you can't have everything.

EssexCapricorn · « **Reply #37 on:** June 04, 2007, 09:31:24 AM »

I would recommend people pay Ilyada a visit this summer. I ate there a few times during my recent holiday in Kalkan. It's in the harbour area next door to the Yacht Point bar. Bora (ex Meldi, Tekinberk, Kulube hotels) is now running it and he and the rest of the staff make you very welcome. The food which is italian influenced and the service were both excellent. The bar there is also really nice, the mojitos are well worth trying!