We went for dinner post 9 pm. This specific location is at the grand bazaar, which closes at 7 pm. We happen to be there during the day, so when we got there at night it was a completely different sight. The streets were dark, puddles of water and full of trash bags. I couldn't believe that this famous restaurant would be here. The taxi couldn't even make it to the location. Had to drop us a few 100 meters away. Anyways, we saw the sign for Nusret walked into the place it was like entering a new world. Very grand hall with the restaurant placed at the centre with open seating and parts of the restaurant on the second floor. It's more like a food court style seating, not a typical restaurant feel. There are different shops around the hall like a mini mall. The AC system could be better, but that I felt it could be better all around Turkey in general as the summer was hot and humid.

We ordered the blooming onion known as the onion flower and truffle fries as starters. Both were good items as fillers and added an element as the steak portion comes without any sides, just meat and a bit of bread.

For main, we ordered the 2 servings size of the Nusr-Et Special Steak as it sounded good. 600 gm of meat cooked in butter yum right? However to our disappointment, the meat quality was good, but the butter, made the whole experience difficult to eat. The dish comes as a raw log of serlion, which the waiter cuts into slices and asks for the temperature you would like. I got medium rare and the wife got medium. Then they bring a hot pan and pour hot butter and cook it live. All this sounds and feels exciting and delicious. However to our disappointment the butter they used was not premium. You would expect something like Lurpak butter, but this butter had its own flavor like a lamby/ dairy flavor like a Turkish version of desi ghee, which really effected the taste of the meat. At first, I thought it was the meat, so I added more butter from the tray only to realise it got worse. Then I tired a piece without butter, and it was so good, but since the whole steak was cooked in butter, most of the meat was soaked in the butter. We had to work our way through a lamby ish beef steak and no mistake. I love lamb but this was a different flavor and it's beef so just to explain to my best of the experience.

What saved the entire experience was the dessert. Their newly added Magnum Cake was excellent, along with a cup of cappuccino, which was a geart combination. I'm a 100% meat eaters but to say the dessert saved the experience is a lot. we ordered a second Magnum cake to go.

Expensive? Depends on how you're looking at it. In pkr terms everything is expensive but in usd, euro or even aed terms having a steak dinner in what is a highend restaurant with starters, dessert and coffee for under 100 usd per person is exceptional.

If I go to Turkey would I visit Nusr Et again? I had already heard how underwhelming the place was so I didnt go with high expectations. Going viral doesn't always mean being good. However, once I got a bite of the meat without butter, it was good quality, so I may give it another shot and stick to a more traditional steak.