Giardin İstanbul — Restaurant in Beyoğlu

This must be one of the hidden gems of Italian cuisine in the city of Istanbul. We went with a group of 4 and enjoyed these plates : carpaccio di manzo (best of my life ) shrimp avocado ( absolutely excellent with a unmatched dressing ) insalata burrata (fresh and organic, original burrata di buffala) And the pizzas. We had 2 creations by the house (burrata and pepperoni) which were amazing, napolitanian style pizza. The oven is original style and I suppose it to be between 450-490 degrees hot. The Ambiente is cozing, the staff is professional , the wine is superb. We need to come back for pasta and meat plates. This is not a typical Italian restaurant, it’s a foodie gem inside a jungle. Trust me , I am a...

Service - saying someone looks like LeBron James when they bare no resemblance to him is not a great start! On top of that our order was mixed up and staff were generally inattentive. This was optimised by having cats jump on the table to get fed which is extremely tedious if you just want to enjoy a meal with your partner!

Food - horrible and the shrimp salad seemed like frozen defrosted prawns dumped on a bottle made thousand island dressing. No flavours, no love, no care

Atmosphere- cat invasion aside the setting is nice and I imagine this is what generates the majority of positive reviews for this restaurant. Cooking needs to be...

Legendary Magnum photographer Gueorgui Pinkhassov visited this restaurant with his students. We were grateful for a warm welcome, a very caring service and a delicious pizza and coffee as a gift! Our waiter was very cute and caring. I ordered a salad with Buratta and I liked it. Friends ordered Paste and Risotto. The chef cooks a little more on these dishes: pasta in the paste should be al dente, it was overcooked and rice in risotto also. But we will definitely return to this restaurant, there is a very tasty pizza and salads and a beautiful atmosphere...