Lokanta in Sheffield

Delicious food, beautiful presentation, friendly and helpful team. We love this place. They go the extra mile.

I went for the first time evening. It was my favorite place after Pizza Triangle. Everything we ate was delicious, the taste is still on my palate. The staff was very friendly and attentive, I definitely recommend it.

Lovely food, friendly staff. Only thing that let's it down is no parking.

Last week we were in Lokanta restaurant for the first time. Ordered Beefstroganof and lamb cutlet. They were perfect. Well cooked and tasty. The atmosphere was cozy, and very welcoming staff. Strongly recommend.

Visited on a busy Saturday night. Service was good, and although food took some time, it was absolutely worth the wait. Everyone enjoyed starters and main, washed down with a lovely house wine.

Great customer service and friendly staff the place is nice and clean. Great food would definitely recommend.

Our waitress Sami made our experience for our friends leaving party / birthday party incredible. The surprise of a dessert at the end along side some beautifully cooked Turkish meze made our night so enjoyable. The food was quality and reasonably priced for it. Myself and my 3 friends ordered 6 meze between us, the dips, meat and cheese combination left us licking our lips and satisfied. The other dishes around the table were left clean with everyone left satisfied. Thank you to the chefs !

Excellent food, beautifully presented and generous portions. Shared starters accompanied by the most delicious home made bread. Then lamb meatballs on crispy bread pieces with a sauce to die for. Too full for pud. Great staff and service.

Nice enough food. I had mushroom with blue cheese, which I couldn't taste. The salad was really disappointing. Very expensive house wine ( £24 a bottle) overall, I thought it was expensive. No atmosphere, could do with bit of ambient music as we could hear everybody's conversation.

Really expensive for what you get. Food is OK. Had mushroom with blue cheese, no taste of cheese at all. House wine was £24 a bottle! Really disappointed with the salad too. Staff seem uninterested. No atmosphere. Could do with some gentle background music as could hear everybody's conversation!

All round a good evening. Bottles of wine should be opened at the table and not arrive already uncorked.

Really enjoyed eating at Lokanta. We felt welcome and the food was delicious.

What a wonderful meal the four of us had at Lokanta. We shared a cold mezze, a hot mezze and added broccoli and broad beans and chicken wings. Diner dinished off with baklava and apple tea. It was all very delicious and filling. But the staff were the best, most professional and helpful. All with smiles. And it didn't cost the earth. Highly recommend this warm and friendly restaurant. ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

Ate here several times! Each time, excellent food!! Salads and hot mezes were spot on And great customer service! Highly recommend!

Great authentic food. Friendly staff. Highly recommended

Good service. Food was decent, i’ve been to many turkish restaurants in my life time but this was the worst value meal i’ve probably ever had in my life. The portion sizes are abysmal. £25 for a smidge of mixed grill, genuinely incredibly stingy. It’s yummy food but price makes it obsolete sadly.

Great local restaurant. Service and food great. Mezze and baklava recommended.

Another beautiful meal with Faruk and the team. Food amazing, service great and we'll be back again and again. Very special birthday treat from Faruk himself!

This is a super family run restaurant. The waitress who served us was very friendly & gave us 3 Turkish wines to taste as we weren't sure what to choose from their extensive range. The wine we chose didn't disappoint. Myself & my friend chose mezzo so we could try different small plates of food which included seafood, meat & vegetarian options. The breads are pillow soft & we were more than pleased with what we had which was a mixture of 6 dishes from the menu & was more than enough for the 2 of us. They serve a selection of coffees with a small side of something sweet from the dessert menu, such as brownies or Turkish Delight, which is a good idea if you are fairly full up. As we were unable to eat anything else, we took some lovely Turkish Delight home. All in all we had a great evening. I have visited several times before & the food & service is always excellent. I would highly recommend it.

5☆ restaurant excellent food, service and atmosphere. Definitely recommend the meze for sharing. Will certainly return

Food is always good here as is the service.

Food is generally good with a varied menu. What really lets this restaurant down is the terrible service. We were missing a starter, no apology. Same thing happened with a side for the main, felt like we were an inconvenience asking for it. Long delay for main course, when asked on progress waitress rolled her eyes and did not even bother to check. The staff really let the restaurant down. Visit before they calculated the bill wrong than rang a week later to tell us. An honest mistake on both parts. I paid the different (was never sent any proof of this). After speaking to other people it was felt this is actually the restaurants issue and they should not have faced payment. Again no apology. Unless they get new front of house staff wouldn’t return.

This is my second visit, and the experience was excellent. The service/staff are pleasant and polite. The food is fresh tasting, seasoned beautifully. The menu options are vast, catering for meat and vegan eaters alike. Highly recommended.

Expensive, poor quality, minimal portions, and food not seasoned , and therefore bland tasting. Of the many Turkish restaurants these days in Sheffield, any rate higher than Lakanta at Broomhill.

Perfect family birthday celebration. Really delicious food, loved by steak-eaters and vegetarians alike. Thanks Lokanta

Service is excellent as is the food and the wine list. Large menu so lots of choice, something for everyone. Good vegetarian and vegan options.

Very nice and good people are working here. All the food is perfectly prepared. The Turkish Merlot wine is also good. I can really advise to go here and have an enjoyable time.

We ended up there by chance. The place was quiet and we ate 2 burgers. Correct.

Amazing food, staff and atmosphere! The portions for a main meal where tiny. One skewar of chicken and 6 calamari rings with no rice salad or anything else to accompany it. Left there still hungry and 40 quid lighter

Ordered take away Saturday night (£138) via deliveroo! Was unsure whether it would be delivered or collection. Called restaurant to clarify and they confirmed it would be delivered. 1.5 hrs later no food so called restaurant who then said it was for collection, by this point we had a few drinks so couldn’t collect, no delivery was offered, tried to cancel but couldn’t, the manger said my mother who called the restaurant lied about getting clarification re: delivery. I then said I would collect the food via taxi as it was a lot of money, the manager then said I would have to pay again. Absolutely disgusted by the treatment of this business, my mum was a regular at the restaurant but shall not be going any more. This was a special occasion, I was visiting from Scotland and my mum did nothing but praise the food here, hence the big order. Absolutely devastated by the loss of money and the fact that a manager could have so little morals. I will be taking this to the bank as fraud, money taken out of my account and no goods. Please don’t go to this restaurant, they don’t deserve good peoples custom!

Lovely little Turkish restaurant. Good place to drink Raki and eat some meze. Kebabs are tasty and fresh.

Visited for a friends birthday and was not disappointed. Great menu selection and friendly staff. We had the Turkish sparkling wine and it was lovely! I had the pastrami rolls, chicken and halloumi kebab and baklava

Visited for a friends birthday and was not disappointed. Great menu selection and friendly staff. We had the Turkish sparkling wine and it was lovely! I had the pastrami rolls, chicken and halloumi kebab and baklava

Really disappointed. I had heard poor reviews already but wanted to give it a chance... in hindsight I wish I had stayed clear. Possibly one of the stingiest restaurants I have been to. The portions are insulting. It's not fine dining food - so you can't be charging £8 for the tiniest mezze dish which looks like something Wetherspoons would cook up. You charge £18 for a mezze plate which has got zero presentation and looks like it had the least effort possible going into it. The chicken shish was flavourless and the lamb kofte was really dry. Very disappointed at the quality and quantity at the price paid.

Love Turkish, not the first Turkish restaurant. But I have to say they don't disappoint. Good food and good service. Would definitely recommend it.

Great place, great food, lovely atmosphere. Been a few times and would always go again. Highly recommend 👍

Absolutely fantastic food. Myself had chicken and hallomi. My wife had the oven baked prawns off the classics. Brilliant service. Would highly recommend

Good service, we had the best dinner ever.

The food wasn't bad at all - lovely mezze - but it's just so expensive for what you get, so you don't leave feeling like you've had the best experience. We also didn't get half the things listed on the menu on our plates and were checked on after we finished, so there's that as well. Maybe they didn't have everything in that night, but it only takes a second to mention that when you're ordering? I probably wouldn't go again, just based on how much they're charging for the dishes versus the quality of them. If it was small, expensive portions, but the quality was out of this world, I'd completely get it and be happy to pay, but it's pretty average, so when the bill comes, you just wince a bit.

Food is okay, but underwhelming portions/quality for the prices.

Excellent meal this evening. Really recommend this restaurant.

Visited Lokanta for the first time yesterday evening. Had a wonderful meal,staff were lovely and attentive,will definitely be back ❤️

Food was nice but not excellent. Service not very good. 3 young girls trying to do everything. Had to ask to order drinks. And when we were ready to order. We never got a smile(u should never be too busy for a smile) asked for bill and they forgot. It was a saturday night and not enough staff .

Excellent food, really tasty and fresh. Good service. Would recommend.

Lovely environment. Nonetheless the food was burnt and we had to wait about an hour.

I arrived at 20:35 on 9th of April. We were asked by the waitress how many people we are. We have said 4 persons and after she talks with the chef she said sorry but we are closed now. I find it outrageous, she could have said it from the beginning. I hope to receive an answer to my complaint from the management team

Food was good, although the service not so much....... Some chicken was raw and, after finally getting the waiter's attention, I made her politely aware. There was no apology, no replacement, just had to "leave it" (nothing struck off the bill or additional food either). The chef didn't come out either, and actually shouted "WHAT" across the restaurant when I got his attention to ask for the bill. The food I ate was fantastic, although some was raw, some of which I unfortunately ate.

Food was good, although the service not so much....... Some chicken was raw and, after finally getting the waiter's attention, I made her politely aware. There was no apology, no replacement, just had to "leave it" (nothing struck off the bill or additional food either). The chef didn't come out either, and actually shouted "WHAT" across the restaurant when I got his attention to ask for the bill. The food I ate was fantastic, although some was raw, some of which I unfortunately ate.

We had a lovely meal here. We ordered the vegetarian set menu for two so that we could have a nice sample of plates as it was our first time eating here. The food was delicious. Lovely fresh flavours. The staff were friendly and attentive and we were promptly served. The food was brought out quickly. A really nice atmosphere but not too busy. We will definitely be returning.

Staff was very attentive and tried hard to make us comfortable. The food was great. We got a meze sampler which provided a nice variety of everything. Wine from single glasses to bottles was affordable. I'd return without hesitation.

The food is freshly cooked to order! The saute potatoes are herbly delcious! When you eat fresh food nothing compares. Highly reccommend! - i'll be returting to lonkonta for the fresh salsa and lamb and aubergibe for maby years to come!!!

We were in the middle of ordering when the manager interrupted the.poor waitress and said to us that they were too busy, ‘what do you want’ in a breathtakingly rude and most unpleasant manner, we had an awful experience. Avoid, I should stress.

We really enjoyed our meal here tonight- well cooked tasty food. Friendly and efficient staff. Thanks 😊

Great restaurant, friendly staff and nice atmosphere. I’ve never had a poor meal here and we’ve been loads of times. Great for gluten free meals. Lokanta meatballs from the classics section is my favourite.

First visit to Lokanta and had a great experience, although the wine was average the food and dessert was beautiful. I had the mixed grill the wife had seabass couldn't have asked for anything more. Will definitely frequent this place as it's now our local ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The sirloin was like a cheap beefsteak didn’t enjoy one bit and won’t return.Not cheap as well,overpriced cafe food.

Not the same as it used to be sadly. Not a warm welcome from the owner or other staff, restaurant more than half empty but food took 40 mins + to arrive. No complimentary bread or salsa/garlic butter on arrival anymore, meze dishes much more expensive than previously and much much smaller portions in general which i suppose is in part due to the cost of living crisis... Calamari was soggy, vine leaves tasteless, mushrooms tiny with barely any cheese and meat cold. Courgette fritters lovely though!! Really disappointed as this has always been a favourite place of mine and my family and friends. I've always recommended it to everyone and anyone but don't think I will anymore. Money is so tight these days that going out for a meal should be a great experience but it seems like lokanta has given up a bit.

We went there as a large group, the portion sizes were very small and very little bread was added to the table. Food was nothing special and very overpriced. We paid 32 pounds each for humous, bread and a few small meat dishes. It felt like more if a starter and sadly most of us left hungry. Would not go again total waste of money!

I have been here twice now with large groups, doing a platter deal. Utterly dreadful both times. £32 for hardly any food, just masses of dips. They didn't even give us that much bread. We paid for our drinks separately too. left still hungry, everyone in agreement. I could not speak to an experience for 1-2 people but based on visiting twice, never again

We went there as a large group, the portion sizes were very small and very little bread was added to the table. Food was nothing special and very overpriced. We paid 32 pounds each for humous, bread and a few small meat dishes. It felt like more if a starter and sadly most of us left hungry. Would not go again total waste of money!

Pricey. Not good quality. Never again

Fabulous meal here last night. Customer service was excellent and the food superb. We’ve been several times before and will return again

Delicious food and good value early bird evening set meze with plenty of choice

UPDATE: The portion sizes here used to be out of this world and you would eat yourself happily into oblivion. But perhaps 2 or 3 years ago they scaled back the portion sizes, probably for financial reasons which is understandable, but it totally ruined the restaurant. The meals now just lack the organic magic they had and feel a bit too controlled. It's still really excellent food but the real magic that it had has gone sadly. ORIGINAL REVIEW: This is the 3rd time I've been to Lokanta.. Tonight my girlfriend and I chatted extensively before the food arrived, the atmosphere is very good here so it's easy to relax and get into a good dialogue.. Once the food arrived the conversation stopped.. This was the first time I have ever shaken my head in disbelief whilst eating at a restaurant.. Silent disbelief that I was eating something that literally rendered me and my tastebuds dumbfounded with pleasure.. If I were to use the word exquisite I would be doing the food a disservice.. If you haven't eaten here yet then you will die with regret.. I have nothing more to add..

Brilliant. Can't believe we've only just found this place. Update: Been twice now, service and food excellent again.

We had a fabulous dinner for 8. The food was delicious - portions were generous. There was plenty of choice for vegetarians. The chef/proprietor ensured that all the dishes came out at the same time. We were delightfully served by Alice. We'd like to return....

Service very good, friendly staff and very good food, high quality. We always enjoy our visit here. Their Seabass either Meze or main dish has the best flavour of anywhere.

Absolutely delightful restaurant. The staff were lovely and very accommodating. We thoroughly enjoyed the food and spent ages chatting after our food as the atmosphere was jist soo relaxing. Definitely recommend the restaurant and will visit again.

Had spotted this restaurant in previous trips to Sheffield and thought it looked very nice so this year we gave it a try. We weren't sure how much we could eat so sadly we didn't try any of the mezze dishes, just had a main course each. I had the halloumi, red pepper and courgette shish and the halloumi was the nicest cooked halloumi I've ever had, and I've eaten a lot of halloumi! They have the option of coffee with a small dessert which I like as I often want something sweet but don't always have room for a big dessert. I had the baklava and it was delicious. Great restaurant, would highly recommend.

Visited for an evening meal in March 2022. The staff were friendly and the food came quickly. Extensive menu, and top quality food. Well recommend.

Lovely restaurant and amazing food as always. Only problem this time- I called ahead to check if we could order off the main menu and not the set menu as I am on a special meal plan. They said that was fine. When we arrived...

Fantastic little Turkish meze spot with the best falafel. The Albanian lambs liver and oven baked prawns are a favourite. Also some authentic drinks on offer such Efes lager, and Turkish coffee, tea and spirits.

Ordered the mixed grill, cost around £26 via delivery company, very disappointed with the amount for the money. Will not be ordering again that’s for sure.

A quiet evening for dinner, despite there being a large party in for dinner swift service, good food, well worth a visit if your in the area. Great quality meat, well cooked

Haven’t been to Lokanta in years but the memory I had of it was good so when we spotted they were available on Deliveroo whilst looking for a weekend takeaway we decided to give it a go. Really enjoyed the food - well flavoured and...

Friendly staff, well spaced tables, COVID-secure, oh yes, and excellent food too. A good selection of dishes but not overpowering choice. I regret I didn’t leave a tip because I paid by card and didn’t have any cash. Sorry!

The takeaway meals for 2 are excellent value. Across 4 people, we had one meat and one vegetable based option, which was more than enough. A wide and varied selection of dishes, meaning there is something for everyone. Food is full of flavour and I can't wait until my wife and I move to the area so that we can enjoy it more often.

Would highly recommend this place - great atmosphere, friendly staff, great food from a wide selection on the menu and interesting drinks. Great place to have a night out with friends

This is an excellent restaurant, great ambience, friendly staff, great food and an interesting selection of drinks. A perfect place for a night out with friends

Excellent meze as always in classy surroundings, Effes on draught is a nice addition. Always too full and happy when you leave.

Really tasty authentic Turkish food and lots of choice for Vegans! We had a lovely waitress serve us :)

Amazing food every single time. The service is brilliant and the staff are always friendly and smiling (under their masks) 😆

always love coming here. foods always beaut, staff are lovely. will be back!!

Brilliant meal at Lokanta, so nice to be able to visit with friends again. Usual excellent level of service and beautiful food. Thanks for a great night.

Been here a few times now and it’s always been a pleasure. The mezzes and main courses are always delicious and very well presented. The wine goes down very well. Definitely worth a visit

Excellent meal . Hadn’t been to this restaurant for some years but definitely will be coming back . Food was so tasty and fresh , lovely mezzo and mixed grill . Wine too was excellent . Great service and helpful friendly staff . A winner

Over the course of the last 12 years I have been going here a lot but it definitely seems different in the last couple of years...Went as 4 here on a busy Saturday night but had pre-booked so no waiting around. Food was beautiful and...

Totally recommend the mixed grill, it goes very well with a side of mixed vegetables.

This is one of our current favourite places to eat - lovely food, fairly restrained decor, and it's usually possible to get a table (admittedly we avoided eating there on Monday Tuesday and Wednesdays during Eat Out to Help Out season). Personally I always go...

It was a sit down meal. Smallish venue with nil social distancing as the evening went on. There was no real registration process for the track and trace thingy This is supposed to be a Turkish restaurant and I have been to a few -...

Lovely food. Would like to go again.

We came into the restaurant and it looked nice so we thought we were going to have a good dinner at the start the service was normal but then when we got the food we asked for a well-done steak and we got a medium-rare steak and the chips were mushed up and was a bit raw.then we told the manager about and for some reason he started shouting at us and didn't even apologise or give us a discount.same with the meatballs aswell.overall not good

I ordered a steak well done and when I cut through it it was so pink- basically rare. My friends also ordered a well done steak hers was just ridiculously rare. On top of that the chips underneath my steak were so raw that I...

Tasty food, friendly welcome & good service

Had a wonderful meal last night at Lokanta. It was our first visit. The menu was really interesting with vegan and gluten free options clearly marked. Calamari and houmous starters were delicious, as was the Sultan's mixed grill and the falafel. Potatoes were a particular...

As ever a warm welcome and great food

Booked up as it was an eat out to help out night, very straight forward and glad we booked as it was fully booked. Starters arrived and thought they were great, the Calamari was super soft, perfect I thought. The Turkish bread was lovely with the prawn starter. For mains we shared a meat platter, more than enough food and already came with rice and potatoes, the sausage was amazing along with the lamb chop, the chicken was a little dry however everything else was fab. The lady we had serve our table was lovely also and attentive. Would definitely go back.

We ate here on Wednesday evening, everything from start to finish was superb! The safety precautions set up very reassuring, without it ruining the atmosphere. There were 6 of us, all chose different meals and everyone said it was so tasty! Excellent service, will highly...

Decidí llevar a mi familia a este restaurante, gasté 50 en comida para llevar un par de días antes y me encantó la comida, así que pensé en asistir y comer en persona a pesar de las preocupaciones de COVID. Cuando llegamos, nos sentamos en la parte trasera del restaurante más cercano a la cocina. Naturalmente, los camareros pasaban muy cerca de la mesa, lo que nos hizo sentir incómodos. El restaurante parecía vacío y había mesas que tenían la cantidad correcta de asientos, así que pedimos respetuosamente que nos sentaran en otro lugar. La respuesta fue más que impactante y totalmente inaceptable. Agujas para decir que decidimos irnos como nos dijeron si no te gusta irnos. Si esta respuesta fuera de un camarero, desdeñaría esta actitud, pero este era el propietario real. No se dio ninguna explicación razonable por el rechazo de nuestra solicitud y la agresión mostrada a los clientes que pagaron fue vergonzosa.La comida es excelente, sí, pero intente igualar este nivel con modales y gratitud a los clientes que desean apoyar a las empresas locales.Gerente grosero, inconformista y mendigo arrogante. Nunca volveremos a asistir, pero no creo que a ÉL le importe de todos modos. Su personal parecía estar bastante avergonzado por toda la situación y no puedo decir que los culpe.

Great food, very fresh, especially the lamb cutlets and the salsa type dip.