Elite Restoran — Restaurant in Alanya

We came here twice already within a week and it won't be the last time ! This restaurant is a beautiful beachfront establishment with live music in the evening. And the musicians are good ! The service is excellent. The maître d' may look funny with his face shield, but make no mistake, he's not just pretending, he's very attentive. You can call him through eye contact or with the slightest finger movement - 3* classic European restaurant style. Very impressive. The cocktails are great : beautifully presented, not too weak, great tasting ! The food was very good as well. The portions are large, American size. Beautifully plated dishes with a small salad and veggies or other sides. The Chinese style chicken was delicious, very savory with soy sauce and a little chili I asked for in a thick, slightly sweet sauce. The T-Bone steak didn't meet our expectations as the tenderloin was perfect but the other side much too firm. It was immediately replaced with a tenderloin (free of charge). I noticed the Turkish beef quality on general, for grilled steaks, seems too lean. It looks like French beef with practically no intramuscular fat. Tenderloin (filet) will be the only cut worth ordering under these circumstances. The tenderloin we had here at Elite was absolutely perfect, cooked to the requested medium rare and with a nice char on the outside. Never tried the desserts. The only main we ever managed to finish was the fish of the day, a medium sized, oven grilled seabass or similar fish our maître d' prepared...

I rarely leave negative reviews, but our experience at this restaurant was so dreadful that I feel compelled to warn others. We ordered both beef and chicken, but the béarnaise sauce was absolutely horrendous. It had to be old or spoiled—it reeked of something off and had an unusual dark yellow/grey color. The taste was rancid and moldy. We tried to inform the staff, but the bartender couldn’t have cared less. Instead of addressing our concerns, he started slicing the meat, insisting everything was fine, which it clearly wasn’t. The beef was overly fatty, with large chunks of gristle that made it nearly inedible. As the waiter removed the food, he shook his head in disapproval and loudly scolded us as he walked away, making sure everyone around could hear it

As if the food wasn't bad enough, the cocktails were equally disappointing. While they looked pretty, they tasted awful. They were made with raki or some other excessively strong alcohol that completely overpowered the drink, leaving a terrible aftertaste. When we pointed this out, we were told that this was just how they make drinks at this restaurant—no apologies, no adjustments.

To top it all off, both of us ended up with severe stomach pains the next day after eating the béarnaise sauce. This restaurant was a complete letdown, especially compared to all the other fantastic places we’ve dined at. Save yourself the trouble and avoid this place...

What a place - wow! It was just around the corner of our hotel, the place seemed full most of the time so we went to try it out. And I am not the one to go the same place all the time, but we went there for dinner or drinks majority of the evenings that we stayed in Alanya. The food was delicious, great quality and well presented. Elite pizza was one of the nicest pizzas I had in a long time and the desserts omg - a must try, not overly too sweet & just right, presented beautifully. Prices were great, cocktails & beer reasonably priced and well presented & good🙌 Service was superb, everybody was very friendly with kind smiles and the dance they do in the evening is fantastic!! Overall - great atmosphere, fantastic food & drinks & if we are ever back in Alanya, we will definately visit again...