Denis Turkish & Mediterranean Restaurant — Restaurant in Cherwell District

Nice restaurant. Food is all very well presented and fresh. The homemade bread and hummus for the table is wonderful and something to nibble on before starters. The Turkish Meze Platter is a good quality starter for two. Most of the starters were fresh and flavourful. The only slight disappointment within was the calamari which was small and lacking taste. The lamb was extremely well presented and had ample meat on the bone, more than we could handle with a starter. The Chicken Guvec was slightly disappointing, lacking a little bit of flavour and overpowered by tomato. In contrast, the desserts were full of flavour and promptly delivered after the main. Staff very friendly, helpful and attentive.

Word of warning, do not park on the single or double yellow lines on the high street outside the restaurant. The street IS attended at night and we see about 10 parking tickets being handed out whilst walking too and from the restaurant. Be warned. The Pioneer Square car park is run by Sainsbury’s and limited to two hours parking. It is maned by ANPR and gives you an exit time on entry. We parked along the Victoria Road Car Park, a street round the back of the high street, which only a few minutes walk to the restaurant. At the time of writing this review, Victoria Road parking was...

Visited on an unplanned overnight stop as I had read good reviews, easy to find on the main pedestrianised street in bicester town centre , traditional Turkish dishes and decor , not disappointed, quality of food was of a high standard and well presented, my starter of grilled haloumi was nice and meaty and perfectly cooked ,my mixed grill main had a good mixture of well cooked meals with a very good tomato dip , nicely cooked white rice and vegetable salad accompaniment , Was on point and really hit the spot , The yellow blobs in the photo is the mustard I added ! Don't usually bother with desserts but decided to try the baklava and was absolutely to die for, Pastry rolls were Lovely and crispy on the outside and soft in the middle , Nearly ordered another! Service was friendly and attentive but not overbearing, dishes were served in quick time considering restaurant was fairly busy for a Sunday night , bill came to £36.00 with 2x bottled beers , ( 1 person) , Only slight gripe was no draught beers and only 2 bottled ( efes or cider ) to choose from, could really do with a better selection , Overall a very enjoyable meal , would definitely visit again if in the area , Highly...

Summary: highly recommend if you are in the area and looking for a high calibre and reasonably priced meal. You won't be disappointed.

We stumbled upon this lovely restaurant after writing off the hotel bar for dinner. The place was on the busy side for a Sunday dinner service when the town was absolutely still. We were warmly greeted by the staff. The menu was swiftly delivered but it took a while for us to get their attention to place the order. Meze platter was full of various flavours, a fresh and delightful start. Mains followed swiftly. The mixed grill was excellent. Each type of meat was of a good cut, charred on the outside and cooked just right. Moussaka had creamy bechamel and delicious lamb ragu. Everything tasted homemade. Unfortunately another table ordered the last baklava and so we ordered the apple tart instead. Gentle tartness of the apple soothed with vanilla ice cream, cinnamon and crispy flaky pastry base. My friend had the house red which she said was very easy to drink. Great experience. Would 100% visit again next time we are...