Ely Turkish Restaurant & Meze Bar in East Cambridgeshire

Excellent food, very authentic & good service. Highly recommend & already can't wait to visit again

We had a fabulous lunch today. We enjoyed the hot meze platter for two and a Greek salad. The food was truly exceptional, cooked with really good quality ingredients. The feta and calamari were the best we have ever tasted. In short, the food was absolutely delicious, with good sized portions and second to none service - all served up in what is clearly a deservedly successful restaurant with great ambiance. Thank you! We will definitely be returning!

really great food and great staff as well And the food is really great and flavourfull. And the food is fresh. Will come back agine.

Excellent food and service. Catered well for gluten free!

Food was amazing! So yummy and plenty of it.

Enjoyed it but next day I suffered. Think the chicken has issues that need to be addressed.

Arrived on a Saturday afternoon family of 4 and seated straightaway. This was our second visit the first was some years ago and the memories of extremely tasty food had not faded. We were greeted and served with a smile. The food was served in good time and well presented and tasted fabulous potions are of a good size to especially if you have indulged in the bread basket and a starter. Prices are a little high but I suppose overheads have increased. Payment is the catch, they prefer at least 15-20% cash if not all so be aware. Will definitely return

Busy place, but looked after well, really enjoyed the food and will definitely return! The only downside was we were not offered a lunchtime menu!

5 Prawn dish,very rich,fatty,with melted cheese on top,very untasty.ordered pint of beer, they completely forgot about it,never again I walk to this restaurant

Food was superb, service excellent, just a shame that we were almost bullied into paying cash, we didn’t, but were asked twice to pay cash before the card machine appeared

The Best Turkish restaurant in Ely

The restaurant wasn’t busy when we rocked-up on a Sunday lunchtime, our waiter was very disinterested when seating us. He mentioned their card machine wasn’t working so we’d have to pay by cash. He even pointed out the nearest ATM … I wonder how long their machine has been out of action? The menu had all the usual Turkish goodies you’d expect to see. My family had a couple of questions on their food choices which they put to our waiter, who was again disinterested in answering our questions to the point of being rude. Our food arrived fairly quickly after ordering and was served by another much more pleasant waiter (green checked shirt). The food was tasty and fulsome, but we all commented on the large amount of grease left on our plates at the end of the meal. I’m annoyed that I didn’t check our bill more carefully in the restaurant as they added a mandatory 10% service charge, which I wouldn’t have paid given the rudeness of our waiter. Disappointing visit.

All Good, We enjoyed our meal. Washed down with a couple of beers. Pleasant polite service. Food well presented in warm clean surroundings.

Fantastic food and a great selection. Staff were friendly and attentive. Would be nice to have had ice served in the water though instead it was just luke warm and not very appealing. Will definitely return though. Highly reccomend booking as they are very busy. The booking is complicated though, you have to book and then they ring and tell you if they have a table, could do with a better system.

Been here several times. Great, tasty food with hearty portion sizes. I usually grab the Veggie Guvech and Humus. Might not sound like a lot, but the former comes with rice and couscous and you'll get free bread and dips, so its pretty darn filling. Someone with a lighter-to-medium appetite will be easily fine with just a main. Price will be roughly £20-30 per person sans alcohol. A good price for what you get in my opinion. The seating is comfortable and atmosphere is nice.

Glad we found this place. Very tasty food and excellent service, especially the young waiter was looking after everyone very well. The only gripe I have got is that the service charge is not optional. Very small print on the menu between lots of other information. We would have left a tip anyway because as I said the service was good, but it still should be optional. I hope the guys on the shopfloor get the money

We had a great cold mezze selection and chicken livers - which were amazing! My mum thoroughly enjoyed her lamb shank and the lamb beyti was great. Service was friendly, wine was good. My only comment would be the Ali Nazik - a traditional smoked aubergine/ lamb dish was swimming in oil and the aubergine was creamy with no hint of smoke. The meat overpowered the dish. Other than that, great.

My boyfriend had a food poison for two days after eating in this restaurant.. probably because of contaminated or unfresh chicken... This is the email I sent to the restaurant but I didn't get any reply : "Dear Ely Turkish restaurant Management, I hope this message finds you well. My boyfriend and I dined at your establishment earlier today, and unfortunately, our experience was marred by an incident of food poisoning. I have attached a copy of our receipt for your reference. Regrettably, my boyfriend fell ill shortly after consuming the chicken dish we ordered. This has led us to believe that the chicken may not have been fresh, which is deeply concerning. While we acknowledge the positive reviews your restaurant has received, we are now questioning the standards of food hygiene in your kitchen. Given the severity of the situation, we kindly request a refund for the meal in question. Additionally, we urge you to thoroughly review your food handling processes to prevent such incidents from occurring in the future. We believe it is crucial to prioritize the safety and well-being of your customers. Furthermore, we are considering reporting this matter to the local environmental health department for their investigation. However, we sincerely hope that we can resolve this issue amicably and without further escalation. We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter and look forward to your response. Best regards" I don't recommend that restaurant.

Fantastic food and friendly and efficient service. The king prawns were amazing as was the cacik. The lamb shank was very soft and the lamb chops were well cooked. Would highly recommend

I came for a romantic meal with my partner, very attentive host, a great variety of food to choose from the menu. We felt relaxed in the welcoming atmosphere’s and the appetiser’s came quickly and were delicious. Our food was cooked to perfection and the baklava was the best we had. Can’t wait to book again

Efficient service , good food , always seems to be busy which says it all . Enjoyed the mixed hot starter platter . Good prices !

Fantastic place, love going there

I Came ELY Related To Work From BEDFORDSHIRE & i Do Restaurant Business in BEDFORDSHIRE I Visited ELY TURKISH RESTAURANT & Ordered Mixed Shish Couple Of Days Ago Food Was Fine Satisfactory NOT TOO GOOD But They Charging Too Much it’s Not 5 Star Restaurant They Charged Me 3 Pounds Something For A Can Of Drink And Service Charges As Well Money is Not The Problem But They Don’t Deserve it.Service Wasn’t Much Good One Person Can Eat A Small Meal For 25-30 Pounds Too Much Expensive.if You Charging 4 Pounds For A Can Of Drink Which is For 1 Pounds You Don’t Need To Charge Service Charges.Prices Are Already High There Are Many Other Indian Cuisines in Ely I Recommend All To Visit That. I Gave 100 Percent Honest Review And I’m Recommended Any Body.If 1 Person Going There Spare Atleast 6 7 Pounds For Charges.

All very good but prefer not to be near the front door on a cold evening !!

Highly recommended! Lovely friendly staff, the food is fantastic 10 out of 10. The lamb chops are amazing cannot fault anything. We have been here lots of times over the year and is lovely every time👍🏻

It was so good , I would definitely recommend

Everything I ate was delicious. The portions are really too big for me. Stuff were caring and friendly.thank you for everything 😊

The food was fantastic with so many options to choose from. The service was equally good. The restaurant is clean and very comfortable.

Wonderful attentive staff , food to die for , I am a Coeliac and they put me at ease straight away with the knowledge of what I could and could not eat . Food was delicious will definitely be visiting again soon 👍

Really good food and service, we’ll go again! It was really busy, so definitely need to book . The prawn starter was delicious, very large portions, so no room for dessert

I have eaten here several times and have never been disappointed, certainly not since the new owners took over. If you like Turkish food, then this still remains one of the best Turkish Kebab restaurants in Cambridge. I'm from North London, so believe me I know! Food is always extremely tasty and very plentiful. Service is excellent, professional and first rate. Please don't relate this restaurant to your "run of the mill" cheap kebab take-a-ways. Here, you pay for what you get and that's a lot more authentic than others. Judge for yourself, I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

What a fabulous restaurant Food, service & atmosphere were excellent, cannot fault it.

Had a nice afternoon with family, good food and pleasant staff

Went on my 56th birthday highly recommend going again on my 28th wedding anniversary on the 13th January

Well what an amazing dinner! The food was fantastic, the service impeccable. We had the halloumi fries & borek to start with, this was lovely & hot also came with fresh hot bread & dips which were a lovely surprise. For mains we had veggie guvech in oven & imam bayildi these were super hot and delicious, which was lovely, came with a a super fresh salad, cous cous & rice. I will definitely be coming back! Best birthday dinner!

Great place. Great service. Excellent food. We're not local but will be back when we're in Ely 2023- revisited after Christmas. Had the shared platter this time. Lovely, did not disappoint. Service and food excellent

Lovely food,lovely staff, great vegetarian options

Having never been here before, this will now be one of our regular ‘go to’ restaurants. Service was very attentive and food was excellent. Thankyou.

What a wonderful meal, unfortunately too much to clear my plate.Very friendly hardworking staff who didn't stop smiling Value for money. Will visit again .

Had walked passed earlier in the day and had noticed how busy it was having already seen reviews. Really positive welcome from the staff even when the table wasn't quite ready. The food was delicious, even the free dips and bread were thoroughly enjoyed. We had a shared cold meze which was again excellent. Of the main courses we really enjoyed the lamb chunks with yoghurt to the point where my wife was digging into my meal.... The chicken kebab she was was also lovely and large enough to mean we took some home with us. The only downside is we were so full we couldn't manage to even look at the dessert menu. Thank you so much.

As always, great food and service. We were there for a joint birthday celebration; we shared cold meze for starters and then had individual main courses and loved it all. And as always the staff were funny and charming and there’s a great atmosphere. It’s not the first time we’ve been there and it certainly won’t be the last.

Great location. The staff were very friendly but polite. The food was well prepared and served. We had starters and mains all of which were very tasty and enjoyable, they even gave us a break between courses at our request. The cost was reasonable and we shall certainly be going there again.

First Class Experience. We have dined in Turkey many times and the food in here is every bit as good as over there.

We are so lucky to live close to this amazing restaurant. Whether we come as a family or for business the food and service is always fantastic and great value. We have the platter which was amazing

I have dined here twice and both experiences have been exceptional. The service is incredibly friendly and you feel well cared for. The food is absolutely amazing and very good for value. You don’t really need a starter as you are served a basket of bread, dips and olives while you wait. The food tastes very fresh and delicious with quite a big portion. The menu has a lot of variety and a lot of vegetarian options. The best Turkish food I have had! Will definitely return again and would recommend 👍

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what a brilliant experience met at the door by exceedingly friendly and helpful staff with a great sense of humour then came the food starting with turkish bread and dips wow a shared mains of chefs special of kebabs with salad rice and cuscus was...

Ely Turkish was an amazing discovery for my lunch break today! I arrived just before the lunch rush, and the friendly server welcomed me in. The restaurant is elegantly decorated without being pretentious, and the ambiance is just right for a relaxed lunch with friends...

Great Turkish, the tastiest chicken kebab I've had. Shame the restaurant lacked a bit of atmosphere, in and out very quickly and the door opening make the place freezing could do with an inner door or something

A group of us met up for a very nice meal.

Absolutely delicious food. The service was brilliant and great value for money. We can’t wait to come back.

Food was delicious and huge portions, very well priced. Flavours and food was really impressive, will definitely go back. Service was great. On the negative side, the temperature was all over the place. Needed some music to drown out the conversations.

The food is nice but very expensive for what it is, the whole thing is let down but the staff who are not personable and almost make you feel like they do not want you to be there. Abrupt, insincere, not welcoming and borderline arrogant/aggressive....

My friend and I had a wonderful meal at Ely Turkish. The staff went out of their way to accommodate us, and hosted us with charming good humour and good speed! The food was utterly delicious.

Having looked at the menu on their website online I ordered a Chef's Special for two costing £27.95 over the phone to collect. When collecting it they said it was £29.95 as they had put the prices up, despite me pointing out the website price they would not honour it at all. It was only the next day did the website prices go up. The staff I dealt with were surly and rude as well, which I had not experienced before in many visits there. With the apparent downturn in customer service and not honouring published prices a return visit will not be happening. Before this I had recommended a visit to all, not now.

Really fantastic, delicious food and such good value. Everything was amazing and the service was friendly and welcoming

The food was out of this world. Amazing flavours. Will visit again next time we are in Ely

Great variety of menu items and they're all delicious! May be a bit expensive compared to other places, but it's definitely worth the price! The service is excellent, and the shop itself is nice and much bigger than what it looks from the outside. Definitely worth a visit, and I promise you won't regret it!

Visited with family including our 7 month old. I was a bit stressed about bringing a baby but the staff were amazing, a lovely baby friendly atmosphere. Amazing food as ever, service was excellent. Totally recommend!

Went for a lunch with my family and had a lovely meal. Staff all very friendly. Couldn't ask for more

From the moment we arrived, Safak was an excellent host. Friendly and with a great sense of humour, he made sure that we were well looked after. Excellent food and service, we had a memorable lunch and would highly recommend.

Muy buena variedad y platos con sabor asombroso. Muy recomendable.

I've visited the Ely Turkish Restaruant with a group of friends and I liked that the menu was very accessible, it was good to be able to try food that isn't normally available in England and we were given a table that was very well decorated. The prices weren't bad at all and I'd love to visit next time with my partner.

This is one of my personal favourites. The food is always incredible, very moreish, and could never be referred to as a stingy portion. Child friendly and happy to help with food sensitivities and fussy eaters by making suggestions or adaptions where possible. Fully deserves 5 🌟. I recommend all the dishes.

Lamb was very succulent. Would have been nice if the kid's menu had lamb shish too. Nice to have beer on tap rather than just Efes Draught which comes in a bottle.

Went for the first time and did not disappoint. Staff were friendly and well organised. It is not a large restaurant, so I would recommend booking online via their website. The food did not disappoint either. Complimentary bread and dips are brought to the table. My husband and I decided to share some olives as a starter, thinking it would be a light start to our meal. We were given a large bowl of very delicious olives. Our main courses were adana kofte and a mixed shish of chicken and lamb perfectly cooked moist and tasty. Finished off by some baklava, which we couldn't and brought home the rest in a box. Will definitely be returning.

Worked hard to accommodate our group of 4 who didn't have a booking on a busy Saturday night. Great food in a lively environment. Certain to return.

We enjoyed our meal! The servers were all very responsive and eager to help. They were very kind and gave us recommendations!

Me and my uncle attended the other day and the food,the ambience and the service were all top tier. Can’t ask for more 🤝

Lovely friendly place service excellent food Fantastic and to top it they brought me a cake with a lit candle and sang Happy Birthday to me, How nice. We definitely go back. Thank you Ely Turkish Restaurant 😘

Booked for 8pm, we were running a few minutes late. Arrived about ten past, to the relief of the staff. This place is so popular, we still had to wait another 5 minutes while they got a table ready. Not a problem. Watched the waiting...

Enjoyed a very good meal with friends on a busy Saturday night. The food quality is very good and the portion sizes large. For couples with a smaller appetite it would probably be wise to choose a starter each and share a main which normally...

Very good food and service - slight confusion with regards our reservation time but they dealt with it swiftly and without undue fuss. Nice place to order a variety of dishes and share as all the food is very tasty and worth a try. The...

Excellent service and the food was delicious! Really good value for money. Lots choice on the menu. Thank you!

Always come back here if there is a chance excellent food ever

We were in Ely for an event at the cathedral and booked on spec. Really good menu with friendly staff. Food was plentiful and served quickly all at a very reasonable price. Will definitely return next time we are in Ely.

Went in and instead of welcoming me and my family, the guy was you should book before coming bear in mind the restaurant was empty. And they were taking a long time to take my order so I just walked out ( I literally felt...

Some of the kindest and most friendly staff I’be ever interacted with. The lamb shank is amazing!

As usual we ate too much - on a 24 hour deflation programme now...aside from that - Great!

I have been going to this restaurant since its Turkish evolution, staff and food always well above par, my last few visits the general attitude of the male staff was borderline offensive, unnecessary abrupt when asking for the basics, a drink, the menu. On previous...

What a great meal, it's the best we've had in years absolutely superb, we are in Ely for 3 days and will call again, 10/10

Very friendly staff and very helpful.

Great food, very friendly staff, and complimentary Turkish delight Enthusiastically recommended

Amazing food must try the lamb Shiah tastes amazing! All food seems to come with lots of bread slices with dips and a salad so plenty of food for your money not overpriced at all in my opinion. Come on a weekday if you want to eat in quite setting.

Second visit to this restaurant. Fantastic food, polite friendly staff, spotlessly clean tableware. Difficult to find any fault, this place gets it just right.

Had a great meal. Good houmous and great lamb shanks with mash. Good service and very reasonably priced. Ideal for a quick lunch

Great food, friendly staff, relaxed atmosphere . . . and Safak even did some impressive detective work and returned my phone to me when I left it in the restaurant! We'll definitely be back.

This is a fantastic place to go for lunch or dinner. Amazing food and great service. We are both vegetarian and had a great choice. All the dishes were so tasty. Definitely a place to go back to for special occasions or just because you're...

We had the lunch time special today and the flavours were delicious! Great service , delicious food and reasonable prices. Will definitely visit again! Thanks guys x

Very good Turkish Restaurant. Good food, and very friendly staff. We were offered lovely 'nibbles' as well as Starters. We then had main courses, but no room for dessert! (I think I am getting old!). Good variety of dishes. My wife had excellent sea bass,...

We are regular visitors to this restaurant. The staff are always helpful and cheerful. We have never had a bad meal here. Plenty to choose from from the extensive menu. Our food today was excellent as always. We would not hesitate to recommend this eatery...

Excellent meal for 7 of us before a concert in the cathedral. Excellent food and great service. Mezes lovely, good options for the two vegetarians in our group, and the meat eaters enjoyed the Ely Special platter! Buzzing atmosphere, even early in the evening when...

We came here after a long week working in Ely, and we are SO glad we did. From the moment the staff came to check on us as we were reading the menu on the window (and entice us in with some Turkish Delight), they...

5 meals and all where fantastic. Staff where friendly, helpful and attentive. We have spent the last 2 weeks feeling a bit disappointed with the quality / value for money at a variety of restaurants, so this was great. Authentic. Turkish chefs and staff. Well...

Don't go here! The service was terrible. The staff were rude and made us feel like they didn't want us to be there. The food was expensive and extremely mediocre. I won't waste my money here again.

Booked a table for 7pm and was called the next day as that time was no longer available. Moved our booking to 6.15pm which was still fine. On the day, we received another phone call and we confirmed our arrival. We arrived on time and...

Fantastic food, great service! We love it and we will be back, fresh food, amazing, absolute must to visit here, had prawns to start and Adana for main , very much recommend

This is a real gem . Have had lunch here a few times now .Lovely relaxed atmosphere. The food is delicious and the set lunch menu is incredibly good value . We are working our way through the menu . Will visit again and again.

We had the lunchtime special . The staff were polite and the food was amazing . We had started and main and they were presented well and full of flavour . We would highly recommend

Had a day in Ely visiting the Cathedral so decided to pop in for a meal before our train home after reading reviews.....we were not disappointed. Warmly greeted by a young man and shown to a table....the restaurant was empty at this time but very...