ISTANBUL KEBAB — Restaurant in Geneva

About 6-7 years ago, I saved up my three scholarships and went to Lyon to volunteer on a farm for two weeks. On a freezing winter day, I took a day trip to Geneva, and that’s when I came across this place, like a miracle. Just as I was praying, “God, please help me,” I saw Istanbul Kebab. I was so overjoyed, it was almost overwhelming. Feeling a bit shy and hesitant, I asked the chef about the owner. I didn’t have much money on me, and my phone battery had suddenly dropped to 10% because of the cold. I had little chance of using my phone because I didn’t have a power bank, a charger, or the money to buy any of those things.

I went inside hoping just to charge my phone for 20-25 minutes. Anyway, our kind, fatherly brother came over with a warm smile. I barely had to say a word, and he immediately understood my situation. We sat down together at a table, chatted, and out of nowhere, two plates of food appeared. We started eating, and then he brought baklava, followed by tea. What can I say? Thank goodness for good-hearted people like you. That day could’ve gone so badly—I might have even missed my bus. But luckily, a fellow Turk arrived just like an angel in time.

I don’t remember his name—sorry about that—it’s been a long time, but he truly left a lasting impression. Thank you so much, brother. You’re a great guy. Also, I was so stressed that I almost forgot about CERN while in Geneva. Thankfully, this kind brother reminded me that there was such a place here, gave me directions, and then sent me on my way. So, all I’m saying is, the food was amazing, and I’m grateful for the hospitality, but even more so for the warmth...

Ate here on a number of occasions, always end up going for the chicken kebab. Food is good and fairly priced. Place coudnt be more central. Dont expect a highclass top end restaurant. This is a middle class place with good value for money and honest food. What you see is what you get. These are turkish style kebabs which you can have in two different types of breads (Döner or Pita). They will ask you what you want inside and you can choose from an array of ingredients visible inside a glass protected display. The kebab meat is on large rotating skewers, being grilled as it rotates. This place uses actualy pieces of meat as opposed to other places that use a kind of ground beef. The difference in texture is that when the groundbeef gets cut it ends up on long strands/strips, the other kind falls apart into smaller "real" pieces of meat. I couldnt determine why the negative review and would happily...

What a shameful place! They steal your money by asking for another currency! I also found out later that the food was ~30% more expensive than quite a few kebab places just two blocks further way from the train station.

I ordered two wraps that totaled 25 CHF. I wanted to pay by credit card because I didn’t have local currency, the waiter pointed me to a paper saying that they only accept cash because payment machine didn’t work. That’s such a stupid excuse because the paper with the message looked at least a month old! I was asked to pay either Euros or US dollars: according to them 1 Euro=1 CHF (Swiss Franc), and 1 USD=0.9 CHF! That means that I need to pay 10% extra by using Euros or dollars!!!

The more ridiculous thing was when I gave 30 Euros for my 25 CHF bill, i got 5 CHF back, which is only 4.3 Euros! They insisted that they only give back CHF :( What an...