Pisi Kahvalti Kas — Restaurant in Kaş

EDIT: The owner’s response only reinforces my point. Instead of addressing specifics (e.g. why menus are not left with customers, why bills aren’t itemised, why guests are watched over when pouring tea), they dismiss my account as “exaggerated” and “biased”, and essentially gaslighting. Readers can decide for themselves whether my detailed examples sound like invention or lived experience - take a look at the several reviews re menus and suspect behaviour of the tall chap with grey hair. It’s called a theme buddy, so address it!

Hospitality is not just about serving food. It’s about respect, transparency, and consistency. None of these were shown to us. Denying or downplaying doesn’t change what happened at our table.

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The food at Pişi Kahvaltı is good, shame it’s tainted by the passive-aggressive, conniving behaviour of the owner (tall chap, greying hair, white t-shirt).

From the outset, his sarcasm set the tone. When we struggled to find the cafe, he emerged rolling his eyes and mocked us with exaggerated gestures at the signage. Once seated, he dictated to us what to order (full breakfast), as though menus were a confidential document. When we insisted, he reluctantly produced one with a frown. Perhaps this explains why you’ll find no menu photos online, it’s guarded like state secrets. They prefer you order a full breakfast hoping you don’t eat all of it.

The “bottomless” çay should have been a perk, but instead came with surveillance, as if each refill was siphoning from his personal stash. At the end, the bill never came, so I went over to the owner who annotated the receipt in front of me smoking a cigarette like some gangster ledger. He sneakily added 50TL (which I couldn’t be bothered arguing over) and then finalised the bill with no smile, or even a basic ‘thank you’.

My friend insisted on eating there again. I solo-shopped and joined later. The courtesy shown to her evaporated the moment I arrived. The same suspicious stares, the same controlling attitude, right down to insisting on pouring my tea (can a man not dilute his own cay?). This time the bill was accurate, only because we pre-empted the trick by demanding the menu upfront. Which the polite waiter seemed to be rebuked for by the owner.

The contrast in treatment was staggering when an Australian couple sat nearby and ordered only drinks, he bent over backwards to accommodate them. Even setting up a fan and an extension lead so they could work in comfort. We, on the other hand, were met with disdain at every movement.

The upshot here is that the food is enjoyable, but the atmosphere is poisoned by an owner who polices and manipulates instead of welcoming. Eat here if you must, but don’t expect...

Cute garden like feel to the place. Great breakfast and chill vibes.

The place was hard to find even with Google maps. You had to look into the seating area of another restaurant at the street to see a sign for Pisi. But as you navigate the way there it’s very peaceful being hidden away from the street noise.

We enjoyed the breakfast and fried bread along with the dips. It’s not a crazy amount of food but just enough for a hungry group of 4. The additional tea we got was nice and you just go refill it yourself. Not sure if it’s the best breakfast but it’s pretty affordable and good with a private atmosphere. I think we paid around 350...

It’s a lovely place, from every side you are surrounded by different plants, flowers and lemon trees, there are powerful fans, which is salvation in the hot summer day. And there is a Lycian tomb just next to it! The owners are very nice and attentive. I think there is only one option in breakfast (we didn’t see a menu), that is big Turkish breakfast for two (230lr) , with various jams and some mezes, in a very nice serving. We were at 2 p.m. and the breakfast was still available. Nice quite cool garden atmosphere,...