Istanbul Restaurant in Hackney

Food took 45 mins to come despite it being quiet. The mod donner was dry also ordered the Sarma chiken beyti which was tasteless and mixed in yogurt that tasted like it was off. The ayran drink had no taste and was mostly water! Least to say it was a bad experience.. Waste of money and waste of time! Will never be coming back!

Dear Istanbul, I've been eating your food for over 20 years. So many happy dinners... .. but today you broke my heart... I waited an hour for a delivery that was soooo bad.... Burned lamb, like charcoal... cold, soggy chips, mean portions, garlic sauce with no garlic in it.... this mixed grill was £23.... it wasn't worth a tenner... When I phoned up to complain, you were nice and all that, said you'd ring back, never did.... WHAT HAPPENED? YOU USED TO BE AMAZING...

Order was never delivered and the money is not refunded yet !!

the food is freezing the meat is disgustingly tough the bread is dry and some of my food has already been eaten

Don’t deliver the rice and is very small portion

The service and food was amazing! I ordered the ottoman platter, authentic Turkish grill - very worth it, definitely recommend. Lots of seating available too, with a beautiful painting of Istanbul night bridge.

I use to love this place but the prices have gotten ridiculous. In the last few years it seems the prices have doubled whilst the portions have halved. It is missing the spark it once had, the food is more plain tasting. Unfortunately, after a very terrible birthday dinner, I now have a new Turkish regular.

the order Benn 3.4 hours late,I called the restaurant to ask about my order ,there I spoke with 3 people,they told me "mate,I have no idea about your food". I'm extremely disappointed about the service,the food arrived cold so I had to bin it. Never again!!!

Our food was a mess and it came incorrectly as I requested some changes on the notes and they weren’t followed

Went on a Saturday afternoon . It was empty. Great food. Very good service. Very good value. Nice extras complimentary

Food is missing I have no salad

Best food I have ever had in ages

Excessive waiting time Cold food Rude staff Under cooked chicken wings Only thing reasonable about this restaurant is the price's are fair

Classic tasty Turkish food 👌👌👌 Bravo guys❤️

not as last time!, soup was so so watery!!.

Absolutely love this restaurant. So friendly and professional. Must add that the service is quick and food taste unreal!! Thank you to everyone❤️

Had a fantastic experience at Istanbul Restaurant Stoke Newington! Everything was well-prepared, fresh and beautifully presented.The staff were attentive and friendly, making sure we had everything we needed. I’d definitely recommend, looking forward to coming back!

Best service always!!!! Great service, delicious food and warming atmosphere. They never disappoint, definitely worth a visit!

the food was cold did not enjoy as it was my birthday I was very disappointed

The best of the best, most amazing food ever!!! Everyone should visit and I promise you wouldn’t be disappointed!!

Seriously the best restaurant in the area! Food is great, staff is pleasant and service is immaculate!!! 100% recommend

Delicious! I will be ordering from here again.

We ordered a 2 orders for 2 people and it took around 45 minutes for very simple dishes and also the food we ordered was not given to our specifications as one of us doesn’t like 2 of the ingredients and the other doesn’t like spice and they still made the food spicy and with the 2 ingredients we asked to be removed , the decor is very minimal and looks honestly very old and the toilets look like the local pubs toilets

Ordered via Uber Eats, food tastes fresh and delicious. They even gave a small baklava on the house which made me very happy. I love these guys, much appreciated!!

I paid for cop sis with rice & season bread salad £17 which l didn’t get no season bread and when you got your Istanbul special for 38!!! which you got everything in but you guys charging £17 for just cop sis and l clearly said season bread which l ended up getting normal

great atmosphere.. sweet and smiling service.. everything was great.. the food was very filling and delicious.. I will definitely come again

He was a lovely delivery person. Very good humoured and respectful.

Great sport, good prices great quality food very friendly staff and it's refreshing to find a restaurant that hasn't been extensively overly modernised it still retains character

Had a great lunch here the other day, I do like a spot just before the rush hour, because the food is at its prime and that donner really was, the meat balls paired really well with the sumak and onions and that milk cake was delicious. The customer service by the gentlemen and chef was great, the humbleness and respect is admirable, they made sure I was full to the brim, come down and try out the lunch time menu.

delicious! I was so full couldnt finish everything

Best restaurant in hackney, amazing fresh food and friendly staff. Certainly worth a visit.

Very good service and very tasty food.Especially chicken shish.Chef has very good cooking.🧑‍🍳

I ate a istanbul special it was a very tasty food.i felt like I was in Turkey. A very big thank you to the chef making such tasty food.

I ate a chicken döner. It was a very good meal and I liked the chicken’s taste.Thank you to the chef

best Adana Kebab ever i have ever eaten. i ordered take away and that was the best. all the chefs and stuffs helped me.

Everything was amazing. Quality and service from all staff members

superb quality as usual. thank you

I ordered the food and hasn’t been delivered how this is possible without the delivery I have called the restaurant to ask for my order and their phone is busy very bad customer service

Very poor service! Everytime I phone to order for collection they always get my order wrong then I have to wait a further 15 mins for them to cook the right order on arrival. Met with very frosty and poor atmosphere and service. When asked if I could have an extra bread or sauce due to the mistake that was made I’m told no very sternly. I informed them that I will not be back again as there’s only so much I can take with the constant wrong orders. Also the bread was horrendous this time and the chicken was cold as it had yo wait for my second meal to be cooked again due to taking down the wrong order over the phone again. Never again.

There was a staple in my food, a metal one. Mental.

The food was very dry and for the money it wasn’t worth it expensive for what you get wouldn’t order from this restaurant again had no taste the sauce pots were so small nothing to dip your bread in was looking forward to my takeaway but very disappointed salad was very dry Had to throw most of it in the bin 4/10 :(

The food here is horrible, the meat is super bad, I just had a wrap and some chips from that Turkish place through delivery, the truth is that it has no flavor, nothing that resembles a well-made one, but the problem is that they work with low-quality food and it can't turn out well, stop robbing people, if you can give something decent, close the place. Very unpleasant food.

I ordered wings kebab and received lamb sis instead (very nice taste though). I also ordered the lamb shank which is not in the delivery bag at all. No call in case it ran out. The soups I ordered are nice. Disappointed my order was half mixed up.

Entró después de un concierto en la Tierra. Tomé falafel y una ensalada griega. Muy sabroso. Gran relación calidad-precio también con pan de cortesía, chapuzones, ensalada, desierto y una guarnición de berenjena que el chef solo quería que probáramos. Además de té de cortesía al final. Gran servicio de Zerbin también.

I have been living in London since 2005.This was really difficult for me at the beginning to put up with cultural differences.I was very scared particularly regarding on food quality and variety as I am very conservative about it.One of my Italian friend took me to the area years ago and He said this is Turkish restaurant and very traditional.I went there 2006 for the first time.And since then ,I have been coming here and having specially home made soups.I also tried almost every dishes on the menu. To be honest,Every single dishes are so tasty and lovely.I highly recommend this place to everyone.They deserve the best honestly. I admire them

Excellent customer service by Maria, we were all pleased with the quality of service and the food. I highly recommend

I absolutely the food from this place!!

The chicken soup was poorly packaged and spilled all over the bag and the pita bread was not fresh on the other hand the meat was delicious.

The meat was very dry i wss disappointed.

Brought some stew here today , not nice meat had a lot of fat and gristle and not enough meat and very tactless , not worth the money tbh and the bread was dry and hard , it seemed like old bread and I dident appreciate it, won’t be going here again, poor quality food and overpriced for what you get :

Please do not rip off your customers by trying to be clever with your portions. I came for takeaway and asked for the Large Lamb Doner box. This is universally a box of lamb donner with some bread and maybe rice separate. I saw the staff have a quiet little word and team talk about how to do my order before actually making it. Maybe because it is late at a Saturday night when people are more likely to be drunk so you can take advantage and cut corners. When you are paying £14 takeaway a large lamb donner box is NOT a pile of rice with a tiny portion of lamb donner sprinkled on top of it. The amount of donner meat there in relation to all the bread and rice you gave me was a pure rip off considering the price and that I ordered a large. Treat your customers better.

Ordered lamb shish. The lamb was dry, tasteless and tough. The rice bland, the salad tasted as if it had been left out for a few hours. The double vodka was a single at best! The service mediocre but friendly. Conclusion: a takeaway at best but only if all the other restaurants are closed! - One * so could post review. PS: food critics could be coming a restaurant near you...

Thank you for accommodating and providing excellent customer service, food and drinks to our last minute party of 18 people last night. Everyone enjoyed the food and was left full and satisfied . We recommend your establishment

This restaurant has become one of my favourites, the value of food/portion size for money is amazing the meat is succulent and very fresh. Very authentic and tasty Turkish food with lots of flavour. The manager is one of kindest and thoughtful people I’ve met, so down to earth and generous with us, I had left my bag at the restaurant and he came out of the restaurant to come find us just in time before we left (it was very cold outside). I can say the food and service is amazing I highly recommend this place to everyone.

The menu offers a wide variety of traditional Turkish dishes, each prepared with the freshest ingredients and bursting with flavor. I started with the family platter, which was a delightful assortment of dips, olives, and fresh bread. Every bite was a taste of Turkish tradition.

Came in to eat. Waited half hour for food not to arrive the people that came in a lot later and got served before us. The old man with glasses is very rude

THIS IS THE LAST TIME I ORDER THROUGH JUST EAT!!!!!! SECOND TIME IN ONE MONTH THAT MY FOOD HASNT BEEN DELIVERED BUT YOUR DRIVERS MARK IT AS DELIVERED!!!!!!

Finally a restaurant listened and prepared the food like i wanted . Thanks . Eyvallah...

Not such a lunchtime menu treat . Portions are half the size of mains (not that they tell you) . I rate the service I had by 2 young gals & a young man, the food however was under par, portions aside , my Adana was over cooked , looking old & tasted of salt . Had a shish which was fine . Good atmospherics inside . Over cooked salty food chef moody & unhelpful as I entered the restaurant. Would I dine there again………. just a drink , bread & dips perhaps. Which menu are you referring to, the 2ft x 1ft poster at your entrance or the in house menu given once seated? I have a picture of the poster menu “lunch” , I do not see those words there which was my first piece of Istanbul info & I note you make no reference to the “over cooked salty meat’ in your response focusing on the inedible.

To be honest…. Turkish foods are one of the best… You have huge selections to taste and you practically would love everything

They always send cold food. Taste was not good. Chicken taste like they made it 3 days ago. Totally bad.

Went for a weekend breakfast with all siblings and kids as a big group. Even though we didn’t book, they quickly made us a big table so everyone could sit at the same table. Breakfast was really nice and fresh. Staff were friendly. Prices were reasonable. Definitely recommended for a lovely Turkish breakfast! THERE WAS NO PARKING!

Restaurant down the road!. Zero star. Pide never ever is like what came a burnt overcooked cold rubbish with hardly any filling. They must have known but still sent it!! I specified to bring hot food. Plus boregi never ever as cheap and nasty. Even cake was just shoved in box first bit disintegrating .. all for 31gbp plus bag charge. Never ever again. If complain to Just Eat they dont care either.

Nice little restaurant, not too expensive and good. In the top

Went here for first time to eat and the food didn’t disappoint. I had the mixed doner which came nicely presented with rice along with the additional salad, bread and dips. We also got give a free dessert on the house. Great service from the waiting staff and nice atmosphere. All reasonably priced, would definitely return.

best chicken shish I've ever had, nice bread and lamacun. avoid the chips.

Unfortunately the food was not good at all and special the salad was disgusting and the rice was not cooked well

Amazing food, excellent family platter tasting menu, amazing service from waitresses and waiters & chef cooked lovely Türkiye bread and mix salads red cabbage rocket salad tomato lemon carrots, with amazing tomatoes and mint sauce and yoghurt cucumber meze, Lahmacun perfect soft, The platter consists of, Adana kebab, lamb & chicken kebabs, Sheme kebabs, chicken wings, chicken kofte, lamb kofte, chicken lamb donner rice, Turkish bread, sticky rice, chilli peppers. So so tender cooked to perfection reminded me of my holiday in Türkiye My baby had chicken nuggets and chips came first, suggested by the waitress who was amazing Everyone had soft drinks, With the bill came this amazing pistachio sprinkle desert Baklava for the family on a skewer. Delicious well done Istanbul kingsland road….! Easy to travel to the restaurant as is a short walk away from Dalston Junction Station, and many bus routes, 243, 76, 149,

Food was gorgeous, generous portions and absolutely faultless service. Kader was the most friendly, helpful and simply perfect host.

Food was amazing. We are regulars visitors to the restaurant for many many years and thought we would get a takeaway and it was great. Will defo order again. x

The service was okay and the portion sizes were also fine, but the food itself was just very poor quality. Overall just very bland and lacking in any flavour or texture. Some dishes were totally unrecognisable from what they were meant to be. Won’t be coming back.

Decent service but the food wasn’t that great.

Hair in salad found, hair in lamachan,had to get taken off bill..... need to tell chefs to wear hair nets!!!

The wraps had no meat inside. Rip off

The food was never delivered!!

Dochka was very nice The service was perfect 👌🏾 She recommended us the lunch menu it was nice

We went to istanbul restaurant to celebrate our eid day, we ordered istanbul special platter, food was delicious, environment was nice and service was quick

Really oily and the sauce spilt out

Below average food with not a great service I am afraid…

Tasty meat, good portions, great service. Kids were happy. We really enjoyed it here.

Delicious food and wonderful service.

Delicious food and wonderful service. Went here with my wife and family and had an Ottoman Platter, as well as some Turkish sausages, Calamari and liver. We also had some bread, garlic sauce, chilli sauce and salad to go along with our meal. Everything we ate was delicious and at the end our waiter recommend some sweet pastries with cream. We never would have known to order these but they were also fantastic. Thank you so much for such a wonderful meal! Would 100% recommend!

The food was awful no flavour what so ever. Food and money went to waste

I regularly come for lunch and the service and hospitality is the best that I have experienced in dalston. In particular Dochka’s warm welcome and service makes me pleased to have this as a local spot to eat. Would recommend highly.

A girl named Dochka made the whole service and the enjoyment of food great ,,,friendly kind and sweet. Bless her

Great service! Quality of food was not as good as it used to be.

Terrible! If i could give 0⭐️,I would..I went there on Friday night with couple of friends! I could sense the staff were not happy to see us 🤷‍♀️, they were not bothered to give us some attention! The old waiter was very rude and miserable! We just stand up and left! Guys,close your business if you can’t offer the most important thing-customer service

Terrible ! I went there on Friday night with couple of friends! I could sense the staff were not happy to see us 🤷‍♀️, they were not bothered to give us some attention! The old waiter was very rude and miserable! We just stand up and left! Guys,close your business if you can’t offer the most important thing-customer service

For the price thought there would be sauce included. Dry, cold shish with cold and half cooked rice was horrible. Waste of money.

NEVER AGAIN! PORTIONS ARE ABYSMAL FOR £20+ MENU OPTIONS

Good arrived cold, and they even not bothered to see the notes

Mouth watering food served by the excellent Dochka always with a smile. Always welcoming and friendly service. Highly recommended

Good food, good prices and good portions

The food was amazing and so the service. Thank you iskender

Thank you guys for delicious food))) We warm it again and eat it. It was very nice. Thanks a lot.

I get only one thing from this restaurant which is doner kebab. They have real lamb doner, made with bits of meat, not the preformed mechanically recovered meat stuff that everyone else has. I trust them much more. So if I want doner, I come all the way here for my take away.

Change of ownership, so gone down in my estimation. Long wait time, too expensive & very small portions. Would not go again

We went there today for my niece's b'day lunch service was good, food very nice , they gave her cake with a candle nice touch & a glass of wine the staff came over to our table & we all sang happy b'day which was very nice & unexpected.

There are products of Turkish cuisine. A restaurant that captures the taste of fresh and natural products. They offered tea and dessert after meals. perfect environment and perfectly delicious food.

The food was good for the price but not wow. The disappointment was at the end when everyone was served with sweet treat and free tea and my cousin offered to pay for the tea when she paid the bill.. and we stayed 10 mins afterwards to wait for tea and then we gave up. That was very rude especially that we asked for it and we offered to pay and the waitress said that is not needed. The bill was also about £60