Mevlana Turkish Kitchen in Southampton

I must have walked past this place 100 times and never thought to go in. My mum and I decided to try it and we were not disappointed. The restaurant itself is gorgeous, the staff were so lovely and I can honestly say that was the best lamb donner I've ever had. My mum ordered chicken as she doesn't like lamb donner from the takeaway but she tried some of mine and wants to go back again to get more lamb! Really casual dining in a beautiful restaurant

My husband & I visited on Tuesday 13th Aug for an early dinner. We had Lahmacun, Sucuk, Mixed Lamb & Chicken Shish. Everythinf we ordered was delicious and plenty of it, fifnished with a Turkish Tea. We will def be back.

I have dined at this establishment on numerous occasions in the past, and the food has always been excellent. However, during my most recent visit, the manager displayed a shocking level of bluntness and rudeness for no apparent reason other than his inability to comprehend orders correctly. The food was served with significant delays, with each person receiving their meal at least 5 minutes apart. The waiting staff seemed disorganized, as one person's meal was completely incorrect, resulting in a 25-minute wait while watching others eat. After a long delay, we were offered complimentary tea as an apology for the mistake, but it never arrived. It is truly disappointing to see a once great restaurant being negatively impacted by an incompetent manager and untrained staff. New management and staff training are urgently needed.

Terrible Cold food - kleftico- a supposed speciality- was microwaved- hot on top cold below charged full price too - avoid

Very reasonable lunch. Food was delicious and very good value at £15 for a 3 course meal also included flatbread, salad and Turkish tea

came for dinner with my friend to Mevlana and the food was really lovely. I ordered a mixed Adana &chicken kebab with bulgur rice and roasted vegetables. I also had a blue Hawaiian mocktail which was absolutely delicious. The staff there were really nice and polite. The place is a perfect spot for dinner. The restaurant is also family friendly.

I went for a romantic meal for 2 at the Mevlana in Southampton. The food was amazing and the service was first class. The serving staff were polite, kind and they could not do enough to help. They were able to meet our dietary requirements with no fuss at all. The food was hot , very tasty and was plentiful .

Had a great meal here on a Friday evening. Food was wonderful. Very well cooked and very tasty. The Turkish tea at the end was very very nice as well. Staff were superb, very friendly and attentive. We felt it was really good value for money as well. Overall we really enjoyed our evening and food and will be returning.

All the food we had was fresh, rich in flavour, tasty and simply delicious! I have no negatives to talk about for this place, it was all lovely! The meat platter offers brilliant value for money and it’s stacked pile high full of freshly cooked meat! The bread was delicious and the salad was also fresh and crunchy! The falafel wrap is a great plant based option and is really tasty! The kinder bueno milkshake was just as perfect: thick, creamy, and chocolatey! Although they don’t serve alcohol, it really doesn’t matter when the food is really tasty! I can only recommend!

The customer service is the worst and the food too expensive for what it taste like. I had to wait more than 30 minutes for one scoop of ice cream for my daughter

Pasta was rubbish and tasteless. Other tables got free bread but not me dining alone. Waitress didn't even know the menu that well. All in all just plain rubbish and very expensive

We had a delicious breakfast at Mevlana this morning. We shared a meze and had coffee and tea. Everything was fresh, beautifully cooked and and presented. Excellent value and service. We will definitely go back for more!

We had the worst customer service experience in a restaurant we could have possibly imagined. Our specific waiter was extremely rude from the very beginning, giving us dirty looks and replying in a terrible manner, we asked to change a drink someone was allergic too as it did not have the ingredients on the menu and it all went down hill from there . We did not get a great response after that. All in all me and my family will not be returning and would not recommended for anyone else to go.

I've been here on several occasions. Had mixed doner today. I wasn't very impressed. Had chips rather than rice. They were average....not crispy enough for my taste. The kebab meat wasn't good either. I thought the whole meal was average. I've had lamb shish kebab here before which was 4/5. The staff are very affable. Service good. Had dips as starter before....with bread very good. Portions are decent. I'd say try it for yourself. For me I have tended to leave a little disappointed. Think their offering is a bit over-priced.

What a lovely restaurant. Really friendly and helpful staff. Lovely decorations with an extensive menu. The food took me straight back to turkey. We live locally and will be back again soon. We would totally recommend coming here.

Visited the restaurant this evening with my family. Absolutely exceptional food and service. Goran, the manager was very attentive. The restaurant was spotlessly clean and to see the chefs cooking the food was great. Would definitely recommend Mevlana Kitchen and we will definitely be going back again. Thank you Goran, you made us feel really welcome 😊

We sat down and the first waitress tries to take the order, we asked for EXPLANATION ON APPETIZERS, but the WAITRESS did not understand English, a lady arrives I think she was the Manager and told us that the girl did not speak English, however we ordered, and we had asked to get the food all together, UNFORTUNALY was not done as we asked. Very cold place, eating and service to be scared, it is not the first time I visit this place, previous visit was bad ,we been treated has second class customers , if you know the staff they will treat VIP customer, if not, forget about , services should be all the same . Total flop!!

I've been there 3 or 4 times now. The staff are lovely, the food is great, and the portions are very generous. Recommended!