Bordo Eski Dostlar Restaurant — Restaurant in Beşiktaş

Food is not bad. I got take away, but slapped with service charge? A total of +33% surcharge over food price lol.

I have eaten in thousands of restaurants on this planet, this is first time I got service charge for take away. Short male waiter also doesn’t speak English, if you are worried about inflation, don’t pass on the cost to tourists, have a conversation with your president.

Suggestion is to replace short male with someone taller, speaks English, know what a service charge is, and better looking. Men from villages are most suited...

I visited this restaurant with my long time university friend by coincidence as it was right next to my hotel. It was a few months ago. I found the food, ambiance and service to be very pleasant and enjoyable. We arrived around 7pm and left after 2am😊 Totally recommended.

I hope they never change and keep it as is, reasonably priced, unique, boutique, friendly and with surprising twists on Turkish cuisine.

Lütfen. Değişmeyin...

We were charged mandatory 10% couvert charge and additional 10% service charge at this restaurant without any warnings in advance. When we challenged staff, they insisted this was legal despite official articles online stating the opposite. One of water bottles (which turns out we paid for as part of our couvert charge) was taken away from us as well. Many smokers inside the restaurant which isnt great for non-smokers (our clothes smelled long after we left the place!)

Bu restoranda herhangi bir uyarı yapılmadan ek zorunlu 10% kuver ve 10% servis ücreti talep ediliyor. Personele itiraz ettiğimizde, resmi makalelerin aksini belirtmesine rağmen bunun yasal olduğunu söylediler. Su şişelerinden biri (ki bunun için ek kuver ücretimizin bir parçası olarak ödeme yaptığımız ortaya çıktı) da bizden alındı. Restoranın içinde çok sayıda sigara içen var ve sigara içmeyenler için pek iyi değil (giysilerimiz mekandan ayrıldıktan uzun süre sonra...