Illbay in Gateshead

Went on a Saturday night, the service was fantastic and food was exceptionally quick. All the food was really delicious and the meats were cooked on the grill to absolute perfection!

Unplanned night out, couple of drinks and ready for some food, decided to try Ilbay's. What a great decision, the service was friendly and the food was fantastic. Izmir Kofte, roasted lamb meatballs in a special tomato sauce 👍 well worth a visit and they also do takeaway, collection only

I love Ilbays! I go for food here and order their food for deliveries quite often since I first found this place. It is a beautiful restaurant with friendly staff and AMAZING food. I didn’t catch his name but the man who takes orders and serves the dishes is so so welcoming and always has a smile on his face - it is really lovely. The 2/3 course deals are amazing value for money and the food is always brilliant. Compliments to the chef! Thank you Ilbays!!!

Amazing authentic Turkish food. Great atmosphere and extremely attentive staff. Thank you for the best meal we have had in ages.

I booked this restaurant on a TikTok review. It was also our wedding anniversary. We ordered the same food but it was not what was seen in the video. Firstly the starter, the mixed platter for two. Portion sizes were tiny of each item and there were no olives in a bowl as seen. Tasty but left wanting. We then ordered the Ilbays Kebab x 2. It states on the menu that it is a minced kebab on a bed of Turkish bread. It also looked it had a sauce on top in the video. We ordered chips and rice on the side. Only 1 kebab came out. No bread on the plate at all. When we questioned it they took it away and it came back with fried greasy strips of bread on top. We didn’t even ask for the other one as we could see it was not good. Such a shame. But we won’t be back and I would not recommend it.

Wonderful food and atmosphere for our group of 17 last night for my Dad’s birthday. Fantastic, friendly staff and delicious food and drinks. We’ll be back soon! I hear Sunday lunch is delicious as well. 5 stars.

Lovely little hidden gem of a restaurant, the food was superb some of the best Turkish food I’ve ever had. Would definitely recommend and 100% would go back.

The mixed kebab is better than anywhere and Sertac is a good man The service is fantastic lovely atmosphere and lovely food recommend to everyone

Very nice restaurant, excellent service and high quality food. If you want to have a good time with your family that is the restaurant will the best choice.

Food is outstanding along with the excellent service. Staff here go above and beyond to ensure customers have a lovely night. Would highly recommend and will certainly be returning soon.

Do yourself a favor and visit/takeout from this lovely restaurant. The service is unmatched. The staff truly cares about your experience. The food is absolutely amazing – everything we tasted melted in other mouths. Absolutely the best meal we had in a while. Highly recommend!

What an absolutely amazing meal, first time at Ilbays and it was delicious. The hummus and falafel starter was fantastic, we want the recipe please!Main courses were equally as excellent, my girlfriend had the Tavuk Dolma, chicken breast and I had the Ilbays Special Kebab, heaps of lamb with the tomato sauce and chips. Cannot say enough about it, hot, tasty and great value. We were treated to Baklava and ice cream for afters.Thank you for a great evening folks, we will be back.

Our first visit and very impressed. Service was friendly but not pushy. Food very high standard and delicious.