Istanbul Cafe and Restaurant
| Address: | 1378 Main Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011, USA |
| Phone: | +1 862-238-8888 |
| Site: | istanbulcafeandrestaurant.com |
| Rating: | 4.3 |
| Working: | 8AM–10PM 8AM–10PM 8AM–10PM 8AM–10PM 8AM–10PM 8AM–10PM 8AM–10PM |
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Akif Guney
As a Turk, I mostly do not like Turkish Restaurants in foreign countries. I was right again. I think it was below average compared to a Turkish restaurant in Turkey. Ayran (yogurt drink) and Kazandibi ( a Turkish dessert) were really good. And let me add the salad with walnut and sour pomegranate juice, it was really good. The problem is main courses which are unique Turkish kebaps. Iskender kebap was bad. Its texture was a bit more of minced meats, it was getting easily taken apart. Lahmacun (pida with minced meat) was not very good either. You can feel the intense tomato or pepper paste taste. And the bread could have been more crispy. Lastly, chicken grill didnt taste like a Turkish chicken grill, maybe due to the chicken itself. It was hard and a bit too fibrous. I am not sure all of these deserve the money that you give..not cheap at all.
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Esra Cinar-Kurt
I hosted my daughters first birthday here and we all had a great time. The food was incredible, all our guests were talking about how delicious everything was and how stuffed they felt! We had mezze platters, shephards salad, and mixed platter of grilled kebabs/meats and veggies. The owner was great to work with, great menu suggestions, placement of tables, party decorations etc and worked hard to make sure the party went smoothly. In fact the entire staff was amazing! Everyone was so sweet, quick to take care of any requests we have...just top notch service. You must also try the bakery! We had our birthday cake made by them, a huge unicorn cake, which everyone loved :). We were so happy to have had our event here, between the great food, awesome service, and beautiful atmosphere it was an easy choice.
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Melody Soriano
Was very quiet on a Saturday just before noon. My mom and I were just stopping for a quick breakfast and wanted to try the place out and we were supper surprised. The waitress was very helpful giving recommendations when we werent sure what to get. For the appetizer platter we got baba ganoush, hummus and eggplant with tomato sauce, which came with soft, warm bread that had an almost sourdough quality to it. The baba ganoush was by far my favorite part of the appetizers. For the main breakfast we got one spinach and one ground beef gozleme which we split. Both were delicious, but I preferred the spinach myself. Very happy with the service and food all together; the waitress even let us take the leftover bread home :D
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Amayra Prieto
I was very disappointed when I visited this restaurant yesterday. I ordered takeout and had a very long wait to end up with cold fries and a lukewarm wrap. I addressed the issue with a female staff member. She then states now you have fresh fries after another long wait and they were the same fires just warm and full of grease. Very disappointing because the platter was not inexpensive. Additionally, I felt she made a mistake about another part of the order and wanted to charge me extra for sauce. Just disappointed, I will not return there again.....
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Ashfaq Ahmad
We were there on our Wedding Anniversary. Great Looking building, as we got there my wife said, "it looks very expensive", but when we paid, it was very very reasonable price. We were Welcome with a Turk Traditional Way of Hospitality. Every one of them was very helpful and the waitress helped us to make the Choise of Food. So many choices, but we had Goat Chops and Chicken Kebab Dishes. Food quality and quantity were very reasonable and prices affordable. And we carried out some Lahmacun, it was Thinner, but it was really great taste.
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vasilya turan fakhlulova
I gave a star than the exception because I come once the third this restaurant and bisey I did in the first, but the third time I said, not in so ever but never waiters beautiful ilgilenmiyo for 10min I expect more nearly it would not ultimately I am a customer and do not hold this up to my bildigim and tops the $ 11 type cakiyo on but inevitably we have to oder hakiyl that they do not charge a bane according to type ... I gelirmiy this restaurant ever again ???? If my income barely barely barely red snow
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Amir abdul wali
This is by far one of the most amazing restaurants Ive been to. Its cozy, clean, affordable and the staff are super friendly. Oh and the food is absolutely fantastic. One thing that really stood it was the fact that they were paying enough attention that each time I finished my glass of water, our waitress made her way back to refill with icy cold water. The food is halal and the restaurant is cozy enough to make it the perfect spot for any event, whether it be a romantic night, or for a small party they can accommodate.
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Jean Martin
I wish I can give zero star , was so disappointed as loyal customer they over charged me for Kenfa when I spoked to the manager he said that more extra to some tea spoon of cream and he was so rude to me unprofessional greedy in the recite they dose not show the list and price of food as you order theyre food and desserts under average and expensive , Im done with this restaurant I rather spend my money in good quality food and nice polite service elsewhere
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Kenan Kilic
Servis cok guzel, yemekler cok guzel, fiyatlari cok iyi, tuvaletler cok temiz, masalar cok rahat atmosfer cok guzel duvardaki resimler kendisini turkiyedeymis gibi hissettiriyor insana, herkese tavsiye ederim.
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nihat uddin
Sad to say had a bad experience. Drove an hour on a Saturday for lunch with my family. Seated in a corner booth, rarely saw our waitress, in fact a waitress from a prior visit who recognized us, came to check on us a couple times. Even waited forever to pay. Water was not refilled and the Adana kebab did not taste right. Could be an issue of understaffing, but they lost a customer.
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behzod qurbonov
I loved it. Its a halal place. Cant miss for muslims. Ayran(yogurt), french fries, a decent sized lentil soup and sac tava(a pan of small cut beef cubes sauté with onion, pepper, etc) cost me 25$. This is a bargain for real. Place is clean, calm. There are tables outside too btw.
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technoid technoidus
My brother got food poisoned last weekend! Not only food is disgusting, but also they have no idea on how to cook! Whoever gave more than a star is obvious either owner or owners friend/relative! This place has nothing to do with restaurant business! Terrible! !!
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Ali Cetrefli
Türkiyeden uzakta istanbul tadı bulabileceğiniz güzel bir yer. All are really delicious and price is really good.
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ahmed boudehri
excellent restaurant familial. service irréprochable, et le personnel très courtois
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Al P
Ok folks, this place is freakin amazing. Come with your appetite roaring and order the mixed meat platter (26$). It feeds two hungry people. The food is fresh and cooked to perfection.
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kerim
location is in good place,parking was big,inside was nice and neat but food was under avarege..they need to change chief asap..compare to other turkish restuarnats food was not tasty
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Collin Leckliter
The food was delicious. This was my first time eating this kind of food. I was in the area for business and we decided to try something authentic, and we were not disappointed.
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ozden seker
Very nice and clean place. The food is so good. Thé service is excellent. Love it. Great work guys. Keep it up. They have a new owner now. So thats why is getting better.
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Gurkan Kose
Is it ethical and/or legal to charge a customer with tip against his will? I crossed out the tip on the bill, but still, they charged me. Very unprofessional business.
