Saray Cuisine — Restaurant in Cliffside Park

A most delightful Foodie’s family Turkish dinner in northeastern NJ😊😊😊😊, marred by a most terrible service.

👎 the principal waiter failed to bring ice even after two requests , then disappeared

👎👎👎 a second waiter (busboy?) collected empty dishes, which a minute later, crashed onto the table!!!!—— it seems he hasn’t heard of a tray or a cart!?!?!#

The menu is shortish and easily navigable.

😊 a lovely selection of Cold Starters, which could be ordered as a Meze

The EGGPLANT SALAD is outstanding 👏👏👏👏👏.The smoky flavor from the roasted eggplant (aubergine) comes out. It’s chunky. Very well balanced seasoning.

The EZME is a lovely “caviar” or tapenade of mixed vegetables. It’s uniquely Turkish 👏👏👏👏👏.

The LEBNI is a very cooling and so very flavorful yogurt dip👍👍👍.

🤩🤩🤩 Pacanca Boregi, a uniquely Turkish savory phyllo roll of meats and cheese.

🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 The MIXED GRILL is a large platter of grilled meats seasoned Turkish spices. Lamb, chicken, doner and beef.

It is served with Bulgur, very flavorful wheat berries, and fresh pickled onions.

There’s also grilled chilies and tomatoes.

👏👏👏👏👏 The ISKENDER, a delightful large serving of layers of doner gyros and strips of lamb… it’s grilled and sautéed (?)… absolutely flavorful and textural. It comes with house yogurt that amps up flavors.

The restaurant is very spacious and very well lit, very conducive to dining.

SERVICR HOWEVER IS ATROCIOUS. 👎👎👎 The first waiter didn’t bother to bring ice despite at least two requests and then disappeared.

👎👎👎👎👎 The second waiter (busboy?) gathers empty plates, which are of various shapes, all at once by hand. THEN CRASHES IT ALL ONTO TO TABLE… this is a very avoidable event, IF AND ONLY IF, a tray or...

I was extremely disappointed with my experience at this restaurant.

First, the pricing was outrageously high. For four people, our total came to $161.52, and they automatically added an 18% gratuity to the bill—something I wasn’t expecting. We ate 4 soups and then shared a salad, lahmacun and a meat dish.

We ordered a Shepherd’s salad, which was supposed to include cheese, yet we were charged an additional $3 for it making it almost a $22 salad.

The Lahmacun was extremely greasy—we had to blot each piece with napkins to soak up the excess oil. On top of that, the meat tasted like it was very low quality.

We also ordered babaganoush, but it was a major letdown. The portion was incredibly small, and what they served didn’t even resemble babaganoush. It neither looked nor tasted like eggplant, leaving us confused about what we were actually eating.

Another issue was the lack of tap water. We were forced to purchase a large bottle of water for $6, which felt unnecessary and overpriced.

Overall, I went in with high expectations but left feeling completely let down. I won’t be returning, and I’d recommend trying one of the other Turkish restaurants in the...

I dont know why Yelp puts my review in the non recomended section and so does it with my husbands review because this restaurant is truly amazing! So i decided to write one here too. I have tried their food for the first time when one of our friends invited us for dinner and they had take out food from this restaurant. We had 3 different kind of kebabs, rice, bulgur, hamsii, different kind of mezze and everything was delicious! We decided to come for brunch As well with my husband and friends. We had a breakfast platter, menemen, kuymak (reaaaly good!) manti and iskembe soup (which was one of the best i have ever tried!) and a coconut and a fig dessert to go. And of course turkish tea :) We have tried half of the menu i think and we were satisfied. I also love the interior, simple with subtile turkish design. Highly recommending! I am from Virginia Beach amd whenever we go to New Jersey we can’t wait to eat here. Try the Cyprus dessert, it is...