Mevlana Turkish Kitchen (Restaurant) in Southampton

Great place for dining out with your loved ones, pricies are a bit on the higher side so good for special occasions. Portions are decent. Turkish tea in the end is the cherry on top! Recommended to visit if you're in Southampton and craving delicious Turkish kebabs. #Halal

We used to be regular costumers. Visiting the restaurant 3 times a week. Initially the food was amazing and the staff were very punctual and polite. The staff has been changed and perhaps the chef. The food quality has dropped massively and the attitude of the staff changed to the worse unfortunately. I would give a solid one star for the bad experience we have had in the last 3 visits.

Great service and absolutely delicious food.

Absolutely delicious food and great service. Easily the best Turkish I’ve ever had

Delicious food, with complimentary salad and sauces, meat was really tender and the waiters were v polite and free Turkish tea at the end, couldn't have asked for anything more!!

Food is very cold , driver not put in delivery box ,that is the reason food was cold , he delivered by car and keep it in seat

Burger was a bit burnt food was dry overall

Good quality authentic Turkish food Halal

Went here tonight with some friends, very nearly didn't go due to some negative reviews. So glad we did. The food was so tasty and the service was very good. Used to cone here and never had any issues before. So pleased we came tonight. Definitely be back!

The ambiance was nice. But we came for the food, as an Asian who lived half of my life in the Middle East I always crave for a scrumptious meal, specially after a good 3hrs hike, waited to go home to visit the restaurant. We had Lamb shish and Adana kebab. It was okay, but we expected more with the price. The lamb shish was quite chewy and not juicy. The Adana kebab was a bit dry and salty, with herbs missing. I had Queen Berries that had a lot of mint that I needed to scoop out coz with every sip I needed to blow the straw so I can have a drink. It was also so sweet that even after waiting for the ice to melt it was still sweet. The complimentary food (salad,bread&hummus) that was served before our meal was nice though, the bread was freshly baked. Hummus was tasty but needed a bit of olive oil. The salad was fine too. Service was great from the Moroccan waiter who served us. Didn't get his name. Sorry. Husband paid £49 for this meal.

We had a fantastic dining experience in this restaurant! The food is superb.We had the pleasure of being served by Baran and Mohamad, who both exemplified excellent customer service. Their attentiveness and warm smiles truly enhanced our dining experience, and we left feeling fully satisfied and well taken care of. I will not hesitate to recommend the restaurant to family & friends. Looking forward to visiting again soon.Thank you!

Excellent food. Authentic, tasty, enjoyable.

Food was lovely and staff were attentive to dietary requirements and welcoming to us. We loved the experience we had here. What an opportunity to dine here.

The taste of the food is great but the music is louder than normal and it is kinda annoying. Additionally it looks like inflation affects their standard services that already are good yet but last year it was great.

I recently had the pleasure of dining at Mevlana Turkish Kitchen restaurant and it was an outstanding experience! The flavors of the traditional Turkish dishes were authentic and absolutely delicious. The lamb soup was perfect. The warm, inviting atmosphere and the friendly, attentive staff made the evening even more enjoyable. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a true taste of Turkey. They don't serve alcoholic drinks which is a big bonus 👏

This is one of those places that deserves six stars if it were possible. It's the best Turkish restaurant I've been to in the UK, and I want to go back to Southampton just to eat here. The food is excellent, service outstanding and the inside is nicely decorated. I simply have nothing bad to say about this place, it is second to none. You have to eat here.

excellent food, great service & amazing staff. My husband is Turkish & he loves the authentic food served here

Very delicious food it made me felt at an ottoman times ,Exactly recommended.me Jaja special meal we ordered for my family for 4 people very satisfied it was .And very clean restaurant 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

It’s fine. A bit pricey if compared to different Turkish restaurants

A restaurant is always a balance. Price - extremely expensive, I live in London but these prices shook me. £20 per meal which you could buy for £10 in London. Got a meal for 3/4 for £70 which was a decent size but didn’t feel I had any other choice considering the price of the items on the menu. Taste wise it’s decent, nothing mind blowing and definitely not worth the price. If you have no other options then fair play.

We were three friends who shared a meal at the restaurant. They offer NHS discounts and we all are NHS workers. My friend went to pay with showing his NHS card, the guy refused to accept that and he came physically to check the card of each and every one of us. He checked NHS ID and Blue light card. This was very disrespectful and unprofessional from the staff. The food was good though.

Ate at this place with young family of 4. The restaurant was quiet when we went in on a Tuesday and then it got quite busy. The food we got was mediocre. The platter we got was for 3-4 people which was too much for us but they didn’t have a smaller platter and the single meals were expensive even the kids meal for £10. It was quite cold in the restaurant too as they had the aircon on which spoilt experience for me and the food got cold quite quick. The salad was small portion and so was the bread. The platter was a reasonable size. The staff weren’t that friendly as we left they didn’t even acknowledge us, not a single one said bye. Would we go back there. No

Excellent restaurant with good food. I tried shawarma and mixed grill

Great service and great food. Very generous portions and plenty of seating both inside and out. Food looked and was very appetising.

Ordered the Mix grill platter for 2 , Lamb chop, Kunafe with Ice cream and Hummus. Food was nice and delectable. To begin with, our food was given to the table opposite ours waitress didn’t even apologise to us. In fact,, she apologised to the other table. She should apologised to both of us. However, I am disappointed with the Lamb Chop servings. In the menu it showed 4 pieces of lamb. However, only 3 came. Pointed out to the waiter but was told it was because the meat was thicker and bigger. It wasn’t in the menu that the lamb are sold by weight. Oh by the way, the lamb chop wasn’t even that big and thick to begin with. It is per normal. I think they saw how disappointed we were with their reply and so, they came later and told us that they will give us another 1 lamb chop. Oh how insulted we felt when it came. It was just 1/4 meat of the usual lamb chop. Never again here. We did not beg for food. We paid. Utter disappointed.

Perfect service. Mo was fantastic

I've never had Turkish food before and I'm completely converted now! Absolutely delicious!

Bad attitude from the restaurant owner Small food portions Food was not well cooked. personally, had a non cooked pan prawns Changing order and serving it without getting back to us

The worst Donar wrap I ever had, Greasy, Oily over priced £14.99 not a good test either. I had bad stomach pain after eating this Donar wrap. normally anywhere in town pay for Donar wrap up to £7.50 here is double price. I am not writing reviews unless I have realy bad experience, unfortunately I had bad experience and I hope my review help the business

Great food. Good service. Reasonable prices. A couple of my friends were visiting and we had lunch here, they loved it. This is my 3rd time at Mevlana and there will be more in the future.

The food and portion was good. The restaurant was appealing. The guy that served us was helpful and polite. The only thing my friend I didn’t like and couldn’t understand was we both don’t have a big appetite. She suggested we share 1 breakfast between us and if needs be we order some other items. When we told the waiter this he said we can’t do this. Either we order 2 breakfast or order 1 breakfast and something else as it’s not fair on the restaurant. He went on to explain some people order one breakfast and have 3 or 4 eating it. I understand in that situation it will be unfair but since there 2 of us and both women with little appetite. We couldn’t understand this when we were both happy to share and if we wanted more then we would order accordingly. He said he will let it go/allow on this occasion but not in future. Made us feel awkward and not welcoming. We couldn’t finish this and had to take some home as we anticipated. Anyway, in the end we both decided we won’t be coming here again for breakfast after this treatment/awkwardness.

We ate Iskender kebab, and it was excessively greasy. The tomato sauce had a sweet taste, and the meat was overly spiced, so we couldn't taste the meat itself. Unfortunately, even though we were hungry, we couldn't finish our plates. When we mentioned that we didn't like it, they just said it was supposed to be that way and suggested we try something else next time. I don't think we'll be going back. Honestly, it was a disappointment for us.

Good food but bad service, I ordered a burger and I was waiting for it to be ready when I notice the guy that was making it dropped the bun on the floor then picked it up and put it back on the burger. I had to tell him to put a new one as he was gonna serve it to me like that.

First time we'd been in a while. Lovely new furniture and the place looked good. The complimentary bread and salad was superb, and the mains pretty good. The kleftiko was nice but not much served with it and it looked a bit anaemic, and the Lamb Halep was very tasty and the meat really nice. The only negative was that the "outside" area is actually part of the restaurant with open windows and the smell of cigarette smoke was strong and unpleasant - sadly we wouldn't go back because of that.

Delicious, I love this restaurant, coming and coming back with pleasure,I really recon to everyone, that perfect way to spend your afternoon or evening 😋

Great food taste, Always found very good hygiene. Previously they used to have blue card discounts, But for some reason they were initially very reluctantly applying it, then not accepting it on bank holidays and now discounts are completely taken off. Most of the staff don’t speak English or find it hard to understand. Waiters within the Restaurant are very hospitable and will treat you exceptionally well, they also offer free turkish tea, Great taste but couldn’t sleep that night.

Excellent food and service. Helped out with any questions. Great amount of food. You will leave here feeling full and happy. Decor is nice as well!

Was visiting the city. Recommend this restaurant so we tried it out. The bread is unique and very tasty and fresh. Salad portion is smaller side compared to other Turkish restaurant. Staff are pleasant. Food was decent but the chips were not, definitely avoid the chips. Lamb Beyti is definitely a good choice.

Great service, lovely food and a welcoming environment 😀

Excellent food quality and price at breakfast time

Ok, so I'm not one to leave a bad review unless it was a really bad experience. The staff and the atmosphere were good. On the other hand, we ordered a variety of different meats and a 1/4 pounder with chips (and dessert). My partner didn't eat the 1/4 pounder, she just had the meats, rice, bread etc. I had the 1/4 pounder and about 3.5 hours later, I had a bad stomach ache and I spewed it all out. Not sure if it was food poisoning, old patties, I dunno but it definitely was caused by the burger as that was all I had to eat that day Maybe just dont order their burgers lol

Staff was friendly and food was good.

Lots of tasty choices when it comes to food, however we didnt get our drinks for the next 35 minutes after we received our food, even tho we asked the waiters several times- disappointing as it shouldnt take place in this type of restaurant. The atmosphere was quite good too.

I have visited this place with a large family, the service is bad the staff very sleepy they don’t know what the customer wants they keep forgetting you when you ask for same thing also food get to the table very late , and prices expensive I don’t think I will go back there again 👎

Ordered a Chicken shish kebab to takeaway for a quick bite, chicken was dry and bread was stale.

We were a table of four - took our order- I had a kleftico for something different- my family had chicken shish and ribs etc. their food came out and I said for them to start as I didn’t want their food to be cold- they clearly forgot mine - once I pointed this out it came within 6/7 minutes- my family had basically finished their food. I had to ask to speak to the manager as my order was obviously been put in the microwave- the top was nice and hot however the base including the terrible mash potatoes were freezing cold. They then had 2/4 people not knowing what they were doing trying to clear our table offering tea etc. They said sorry in a sort of way and charged me for my inconvenience. Will not be going back

I ordered a kyimali pide, which is supposed to be a Turkish bread filled with mince, well the whole of the pastry was black, non edible, the chefs special which clearly states that comes with rice and salad, came with no rice and salad was just olives and lemons… unsure what you can eat those with. Over £40 order. Phoned to complain and asked for at least half of refund and for them to have their food back, but refused and told me to place a new order and they will resend the other food too….

The food is great, it's best to go with a team and order the 2+ set

Food was amazing... completely ruined by the fact that they allowed smoking inside🤢

Old mutton instead of lamb and 'fresh' pomegranate juice fermented for at least 2-3 days. Avoid!

We had the terrible experience at this place. The food was awful and nothing was fresh. It was extremely expensive where it doesn’t worth a penny. Small portions tasteless food. Don’t recommend.

Very tasty food and generous portions. I especially recommend the tripe soup, but it might not be to everyone's liking. More widely known Turkish dishes are plenty available and just as delicious!

Great food and service. Highly recommended.

Very nice food, pleasant service, 3 course lunch was very good value

There is no need to explain Turkish cuisine. The experiences are always great. It is clean and hygienic. The ventilation is excellent. There is no smell of food inside. The employees are very successful as a team. Thank you for your service. İlian Latinov

A 3 course lunch for £15? Not bad at all price wise. Taste wise the mozzarella sticks were amazing, loved the bits of pepperoni in them, the main dish 'Chicken delight' was packed with flavour, slightly too salty but I'll let it pass. Tiramisu was too sweet for me tasted good nonetheless. Great ambience to the place and free parking available in the streets at the back. Would highly recommend this place.

Good presentation of food and salads. The food was good but expensive. Good service and the complimentary tea given at the end of the meal was refreshing.

Had a delivery and for £19.95 I was mortified. Food was lovely can’t fault it but feel very ripped off

This is not restaurant, is other kind of fast food.

Good quality platter. Though the chops had more fat than actual meat on them and the lamb was chewy and not tender and we were charged £3 for just some extra sauce which is not ideal. Also the Turkish pizza was £6.50 we found it be under cooked not as crispy as it should be with less mice meat and more sauce. No Turkish tea was offered and the manager or senior staff said that they have had not complaint about the chops but I did mention it the last time we were there.

Just awesome. Really good food and very friendly service. Would definitely recommend 😃 PS: I don't know the prices because I got invited. Maybe check before going 😅

Southampton is the only true representative of Turkish cuisine.

This restaurant is stunning. The food was amazing (veggie moussaka and pepperoni pizza). The baklava was a bit dry, but the pistachio cake was delicious. Everything is spotlessly clean, and everyone is friendly and polite. I hope the business will always be good, as we want this open forever. I will definitely come back with friends and family on many occasions to enjoy an exquisite place and delicious food and to support a business that likes to offer more than others. Thank you.

The taste could be better. It's quite pricey and not really worth it. Ambience and service are good though

Lahmacun was quite good. Only the ambient music didn't make me aroused, otherwise the cleanliness and service were very good. Thanks

Delicious food, great service, reasonable price. We will definitely come back

very tasty food, large portions, the bread is unique. there isn't any alcohol, but that doesn't detract from the nice atmosphere.

Amazing experience, great food,polite staff. Well recommend!!! 😊 🥰😍

Excellent on all aspects, well done.

Best Turkish restaurant in Southampton. Ambience very clean and tidy. Staff was friendly and every tasted great. Generous portion. Kunafah was top notch.

Quite nice and friendly staff, amazing Turkish dishes, especially the Lamb Beyti Kebab, which is fabulous. Thank you for your great hospitality and making us feel like home

Ordered a minced meat pide and doner in lahmacun and both was plain horrible. Tasted awful and nothing like a Türkish pide or do er or lahmacun. How the meat looked on the dough was even weird. I couldn't eat anything. Doner inn lahmacun crambled and the döner inside was cold. I paid over 40 pounds for this. Never again. Beware.

Arrived on time. Delivered by a friendly driver. Large portion of well cooked and tasty food. Will certainly order again. 5 stars! 🌟

We always have a great time here and this meal with our family in Christmas week was no exception. Our Korean guest who loves to try different cuisines really enjoyed it.

amazing food and starters!! definitely coming back here

The food is very rich and abundant. The atmosphere was pleasant and the service was outstanding, everyone was very friendly.

Server didn't know anything about their menu. She insisted, rather rudely, that it hadn't changed. Despite the fact when I last ate here before they had way more vegan options. But this iteration has egg listed as an ingredient in hummus!

Very good food at solid prices. Definitely worth a stop.

I am spending Christmas on my own this year and I ordered something that feels a little closer to home. I did not expect the food to arrive with so many additions and taste so good, and all be so warm! By far the best meal I've had. The pita to my soup was amazing too.

We were a group of 12 (3 families) in last night and really enjoyed Mevlana. Food was great and the service was brilliant with the guys really helping the kids to choose. Excellent place.

Beautiful restaurant and the food just kept coming!! The bread loaves are to die for however don’t eat to much because the mixed kebabs to share are plentiful ! Service was wonderful and nothing was to much to!!

We've had takeaway a couple of times. Planning to eat in next time. Amazing food 😋

The food is ok but I had better Turkish food and I find it over priced for what it is.

Missing an item and the phone number does not seem to work.

Very cozy place. The meals are very delicios.

Very filling portions, shish kebap was so tender and excellent lahmacun with ayran.

Excellent baclava, rice pudding and iced coffees. Comfortable and clean. Good service. Hope to come again to try the kebabs!

Food and decor was excellent, good value for money, no alcohol though

Huge delicious menu. Clean and warm. Friendly staff

Excellent food and service from friendly staff.

3 calamari rings for £10!!! Are you joking? Hot food greasy, expensive and small portions. Bread and dips ok. Very disappointing and expensive takeaway. Will not buy again ☹️

Lovely food, my kids love the menu, and there is a great selection for Vegetarian dietary requirements as well.

Delicious authentic Turkish food

lovely little restaurant, food is great

Absolutely delicious food and friendly service fair price I will be back thanks

Very nice and fresh food. Everything was very delicious and the place so clean!! Highly recommend 🌸

Order £94 of food for lads on night shift. Half the order didn’t arrive. Phoned the restaurant and the woman said your food is here but we can’t send it to you and I can’t pick it up. Such a shame as used this often and now won’t get it again. The lads that got there food said it was disgusting and wouldn’t go there in the future. Used to be a good place, turned into a bang average chewy kebab shop. DO NOT ORDER FROM HERE

Excellent food and value. Really enjoyed our visit. Had the 3 course lunch menu, 12-15 £14.95, that cannot be faulted. Worthy addition to the highstreet and hope it all success.

Now, this is a venue that was well thought through and put together - what a wonderful little gem! I've gone passed this venue more times than I can count. I've always thought of it as a bit oddly placed in comparison to its neighbours. I am so pleased I made the time to stop by for a meal today. I think it's the most eye-catching establishment on the high street. However, I learned today that it's not just a pretty face... the staff are so welcoming and the food is tasty too. The ambience is also so warm and relaxing - just what I needed after a very stressful work day. Thank you for the warm welcome and I shall be back again 😊!

Food arrived luke warm rather than hot