Özlem Karadeniz Pide Kebap Salonu — Restaurant in Fatih

Cozy and welcoming restaurant, close to the grand bazar and sultanhamet area. We immediately got a table and the family that runs the business offered us a good service, answering each of our questions about the dishes in clear English. The location is less touristy than the others in the area, which is clear also from the menu, that presents a variety of traditional turkish dishes, Turkish tea and coffee, a couple desserts and soft drinks. The restaurant doesn't serve any alcoholics. It offers a nice view on a mosque and prices are very cheap in comparison to the restaurants nearby. We paid about 1800 liras for 4 people. The kebab rolled in the aubergine was really good, I'd...

We had such a horrible experience. I ordered a chicken adana and while I was eating I found a long hair inside. I kindly showed him the hair, and asked what is this. He told me to give him the plate back in a rude manner and got me a new one. But one more time, I found a long hair on my chicken!!! I was shocked. One time is okay, but two??? He started shouting at us in a very rude and aggressive way. Saying "no hair no hair" he said it was chicken fat. Obviously it wasn't. I regret not taking a photo. We left very shocked and disappointed about the treatmen given. Worst experience ever! 0 respect for the customer. No smiles, rude manner, food is not...

Skip this place.

Hungry, we stumbled across this place and thought “everything around here must be average right?”. Sadly, we were mistaken, some are worse than others.

To be fair the food wasn’t terrible. It’s just you can do much better, essentially anywhere. We had a meat pide, a mixed egg/meat pide, and a chicken shish. The pides were average and large. The chicken tasted like nothing at all.

The waiter insisting on a tip at the end soured what was already a fairly dismal experience. If you’re considering this place, do yourself a favour and don’t climb...