The GALLIARD — Restaurant in Sarıyer

Went on a date at Galliard to enjoy an amazing meal in Vadi Istanbul. For drinks, we ordered the Virgin Bloody Mary and Mojito. The bloody mary was spicy and fresh. The mojito was zesty. For starters, we ordered Crispy Manti, Turkish meat dumplings pan-fried topped with tomato sauce, and yogurt. The Manti was exquisite and soft. The tomato sauce gave it an amazing touch. I recommend it. For the main dishes, we ordered the Seafood Risotto and Rib Eye Steak. The seafood risotto had jumbo shrimp, mussels, and squids. It was creamy, and light, and the tomato give it Umami. The steak was cooked to medium done, it was tender and juicy. Came with mushrooms, fries, and Demi-glace sauce. For dessert, we ordered the San Sebastian cheesecake, it was custardy and light. Served with chocolate sauce. And it finish our dinner we ordered Turkish coffee, it was okay. The staff were friendly, fast and spoke English. The whole experience was pleasant and pretty close...

For a supposedly decent restaurant the service was unacceptable. Servers were astonished that we wanted a couple wedges of lemon and were huffing and puffing about it and then they charged for each lemon wedge. Charged for every single quarter of a wedge. Cost almost 200 for a couple wedges. The stinginess of a supposedly upscale restaurant was astounding. My mother was on her phone when one of the waiters was quite literally about to break his neck trying look over her shoulder and at the screen. Not to mention when being seated the hostess told us the table we wanted was “reserved” and that the only table available was at the back of the restaurant….the restaurant was completely empty save for 2 tables and during our 2 hour meal course not a single person claimed any of the tables we pointed out in...

Servings are generous and more importantly, even though I did not personally enjoy every dish I've tried the 5 times I've been here, the standard of food here is consistently high. MOST importantly, absolutely hands down the best san sebastian cheesecake I've had in Istanbul by far - better than Viyana, better than anywhere else I've tried having lived in Istanbul for a year trying restaurants and cafes everywhere. The chocolate sauce is rich, bittersweet and just the right texture, unlike the cloyingly sticky and sweet milk chocolate sauce you get elsewhere.

The photographs I shared are the ones I liked the most - the french onion soup, salmon ceviche-like starter, the beef tenderloin which came with an AMAZING sauce and lovely bitter roasted greens and of course, the...