As a travel industry professional I have been dining at this restaurant for the last 30 years, with my own will and as my choice because of the awesome pistachio lamb kebab and at least as impressive baklava (( şöbiyet ( shobiyet) should also be ordered, this is the one with clotted cream in it)) A small lahmacun, icli kofte ( kibbe) , gavurdagi ( infidel's mountain) salad are also among musts. The last 30 years as if they were serving a set meal these are all I have been ordering. In the evening some of the baklava or the other version I mentioned above May finish so while booking your table you may also ask a plate of these to be put aside for you and they're baklava is seriously among the finest in Istanbul. It's can only be this good at places where they don't have baklava left over to the following day as it gets soggy by up to 7% daily if not consumed on the day of the making.

I never worried for any of the other kabobs on the menu, exception, eggplant kebab on the other hand, had been on off among my other choices. At almost any other restaurant the venue excels in some of the dishes they serve some are okay some are mediocre: Their veggie starters are just fine and some good eggplant with yogurt sauce or pepper paste based sauce selections are available but one should save his or her appetite for the particular ones I mentioned above.

For the Whole 30 years I've been visiting this restaurant they had clean tablecloth without an exception. As a travel industry professional Imostly did not have a slow service problem, but I order everything at the very beginning but ask them to be served not altogether with small breaks in between. Yes sometimes the service can be slow and getting the attention of the same Waiters that had been serving you can be a bit difficult during which time getting help from another waiter had been available. This is not a fast food restaurant so people come here possibly to spend about 1 hour for a meal but a quick visit with a single kebab and the baklava within half an hour to 40 minutes can be done I'm telling this because I read some reviews complaining on the slow service also some complaints from Dirty tables, and I think this is rather unfare to say so. Because they changed the tablecloth right after each client. As a glad long-term customer I felt in charge to provide my perspective and advice as well. Hint: on the ground floor the service is much faster it is like their fast food cafeteria, and you may just order a baklava on the ground floor as well.