Anatolia Turkish Mez Bar & Restaurant — Restaurant in Carlisle

Growing up eating Persian food at home, I miss having proper and authentic Middle Eastern flavours as they're hard to come by in this area. My boyfriend and I came for Friday date night and everything we had was absolutely delicious. Definitely wanting to come back again. The owner and wait staff were also very friendly, and I really enjoyed it when they started playing Turkish music in the background as it reminded me of visiting home and it really added to the atmosphere. My only thing I wish was different was that I wish on an evening they would dim the lights and have candles on the table to create a romantic atmosphere. The lights are extremely bright which kind of take away the "date night" atmosphere I was hoping for, but honestly the food was delicious and reasonably priced so I'd still...

We came at lunchtime without booking and got a table for two. Had a cup of tea which was served in a cup with a teabag in it and small cartons of milk. Dreadful! Get teapot and proper milk. But we didn't really go for tea, hence 4 stars. The food was delicious, the salad not over dressed, the waiter was attentive without being intrusive. We chicken kebab that was so soft and cooked so well with a pide ( that is how you spell it) with minced lamb and cheese with side salad. Think long thin pizza without basil. Will be having that again. We also had some Turkish black tea and piece of proper Turkish delight. So much better than the normal tea...so that's recommended as well. Immediately opposite by the way is Carlisle castle so go...

I love Turkish food so it is a massive disappointment for me that I will not dine at this restaurant again. The food was not the traditional Turkish food I was hoping for ( I’ve been married to a Turk for 10 years so I know what I’m talking about) I started to wander if the cook is even Turkish? There was a group of 12 who were REALLY loud , we could not hear ourselves nor the music playing . Very annoying, we thought that this group could have been seated upstairs away from everyone else, so that we could all enjoy our evening. The staff were lovely and professional but overall huge disappointment. Will not go again nor do...