Medeniyetler Sofrası - Al Madina Restaurant İstanbul (Aksaray/Fatih)
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This place has quite a good reputation especially among middle easterners due to the famous chef with his spectacular food preparations & presentations on various social media platforms. Large number of local and arabic celebrities visited this restaurant and you can find Fotos of them everywhere in the restaurant. Not only that but they also keep showing short videos of those visits. They have three branches and we visited the one in the Fatih district. I ordered Kabsah which is basically spicy rice with extremely tender lamb shanks. This dish was great. We also tried their grill platter which was unfortunately largely average. We also had a starter platter and to be fair it was good. We were lucky enough to watch a food presentation of grilled chicken covered with salt. Ambiance wasn’t really that good as it was outdated. Staff was attentive and present at all times. Now let’s talk about prices. In comparable places offering similar local cuisine you would definitely get a more reasonable billing. We payed around 285 TL.
Mamoun Ibrahim
20
If you are very curious about Turkish food and continously watching food making videos of chef Burak, you must have a chance to eat here. The Restaurant is good, the food is excellent, serving is satisfying, you can find an English speaking waiter as well. The restaurant has gained a markable fame on social media that's why all restaurant walls are decorated with pictures of celebrities who visited here including the Turkish President Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. A notable number of other Google Local Guides pointing about too high prices. Yes its true, they invoice you very high, but I think you pay for the experience to have meal at one of the famous restaurants of the city. It's also an alarming situation for restaurant management that bad ratings on Google Maps and other social media may effect their business, so they should review their prices.
Tauseef Ahmad
20
This was on my list for quite some time as it's a well known restaurant that was meant to be a world renowned experience. Left a little disappointed. The menu was good, a little more basic than expected but still had a good choice of Turkish and surrounding food with decent pricing. Interior of the restaurant wasn't anything special with an outdated style of golf and cream giving it a cheap feel compared to another restaurant we visited the night before. The staff were great at service, but when we ordered they had bought a selection of small starters which we didn't know we were paying for, we chose a random three and found out at the end that it was charged. Food didn't take too long to come. And the main I ordered was mostly good with the meat cooked to my liking. I started questioning the pricing however since it did seem overpriced for what we had. Plus they charge a high service charge! Overall not recommended for the food.
Vilbun D'souza
20
It way my first restaurant to try in Istanbul @ my first day arrival! What a friendly & helpful the guys their, the service is excellent! The atmosphere is really sparking as I was having my meal there were 2 occasions where the staff served a specific meal for some customers along with chanting & song which is really cool! I like to be careful & really take care about hygiene especially in this time & this restaurant was within your expectation in this matter. As a tourist, I find the meals cost kinda fair. I would recommend it & I would give it 4.5 stars.
NazAr
20
Yöresel yemeklere düşkün olanlar, ya da özel misafirlerini ağırlamak isteyenlerin tercih ettiiği oldukça popüler bir restaurant. Konum olarak Aksaray Merkeze açılan sokakların bir tanesinin başında. Çevresinde yine özellikle doğu kültürüne has kebapçılar, lokantalar bulunmakta. Duvarlarda ki resimlere bakılırsa buraya uğramamış meşhur bir sanatçı yok dersiniz. Müşteriler genelde Doğu ve Güney Doğu Anadolu İnsanı. Bununla birlikte çok sayıda; Suriye, Irak, İran, Arap, müşterilerini de ağırlamakta. Kalabalık gruplar genelde çocuklu. Asyalı aileler. Hafta içi günü akşam saat 22 de dışarıya doğru 44 kişi saydım ki, masa boşalmasını bekliyorlardı. Fotoğraflara bakıldığında bu konu da yeterli fikir edinebilirsiniz. Keza Avrupalı turistler de sıkça ziyaret ediyorlar. Grup müşterilere yöresel pişirme usulleri ile masa başında ateşle kebapların son sunumu show halinde sunulmakta. Böylesine kalabalığa böyle lezzetleri sürekli olarak sunmak marifet ve tecrübe ister. Olağanüstü bir organizasyon. Bana açılan servis peçetesinin yanık olmasından bundan kaynaklı ufak kazaların yaşandığını düşünüyorum. Fiyatları uygun buldum. Kalabalıktan kaynaklı servis biraz uzun sürebiliyor. Ama yemek ve mezelerde ki lezzet bunu unutturuyor. Tatlı çeşitleri ve lezzeti ziyadesiyle memnun edici. Çok çok yakınında kapalı yer altı otoparkı olması ciddi bir avantaj. Bahçe, kapalı alan, ve üst teras kısmıda var. Not: Yorum ve gözlemlerimi faydalı bulduysanız lütfen beğeni yapınız. 😌👍
Mustafa Rüstem (İstanbul & İzmir)
50
The place is known because of chef Kzn Burak. I went there twice with friends. First time ordered the mixed BBQ grill for 2 and it was amazingggg .. second time ordered mixed gril for 1 person and chicken with melted cheese in over (which i did not really like). Of course you have to end it with a traditional Turkish Tea. It is pricey a bit for sure but the food worth it. If you lucky enough yu might take a photo with Chef Burak after he delivers one of his shows
Wissam Shmait
20
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attractions: Fatih Mosque, Laleli Mosque, Siirt Şeref Buryan1892, Sarachane Park, Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque, Sur Ocakbaşı, Column of Marcian, Fatih Memorial Park, Murat Pasha Mosque, Aksaray, Ottoman's Life Hotel Deluxe, restaurants: Vefa Bozacisi, Lotiz Lounge & Hookah, Hadramout Yemeni Restaurant, Şırdancı Mehmet, Grand Manar Restaurant - مطعم جراند منار, Hasanpaşa Konağı, Akdeniz Hatay Sofrası, Roof Panorama İstanbul, Haskral Hatay Sofrası, Karadeniz Pide Vefa
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