Ottoman Kitchen in Southampton

We ordered the mixed meat platter for a group of us for £150. We were reassured by the waiter that there would be sufficient meat to go around for us. It was a glorified 5-6 sachets of Uncle Bens rice with very small portions of meat on the top. Not worth the money would of been better value for the money at the kebab van. However the atmosphere was ok and waiter was attentive.

Quite a pleasant restaurant. More casual than for a special occasion.

The mixed meat £150 platter is NOT worth the money. Dont even think about it. Really its a 4 person platter, even then i wouldn't get it for £150. Your better off choosing something else off the menu, trust me. SO MUCH RICE, you really need to do something about this. The staff were excellent, on there service 👏. The restaurant itself is very nice place and has a good atmosphere

Had an amazing meal and the service was perfect. Thank you all

Food was very nice and tasty, but it was not worth the price. £150 for a mixed grill and we left hungry. Definitely to small portions, more rice and salads than meat.

Fab food that will transport you back to Turkey, only topped by great service from a welcoming and friendly team. Our favourite place to eat in Southampton and thoroughly recommend whether dinner for 2 or a night out with friends or family.

Unfortunately, today was a very bad experience for us. At noon, we called the business and asked if they had tripe soup. They said yes and we went to buy takeaway. My wife waited for about 1 hour to get the soup (it was the first time I saw that it took so long to put a soup in a bowl). When we came home and opened the box, we found a butt resembling a head and a leg in oily water. We came across a ridiculous soup that had nothing to do with it. There wasn't even a single piece of tripe in it. They couldn't bear to throw away the excess fat and meat pieces they had, so they made fun of us. If you don't have that soup on your menu, that soup is on your menu. Say no, don't make fools of people. Should we be upset that we waited for 1 hour or the money we spent? We drank a few spoons because we waited that long and paid money, and we have been suffering from stomach ache for hours. I never give up my rights. If there were 0 points, I would give 0 points 🤦🏼‍♀️

Great food but horrific service! Rude waitress with dark brown hair in pigtails.. wouldn't visit again

Good food but a bit pricey for the amount of food they serve. Aside from that, all good

Everything about this restaurant was absolutely superb! My wife and I walked in without a reservation despite it being quite busy but the Manager was able to accommodate us! I think what separates this from most restaurants is the level of customer service! The staff ensure you are very well looked after! Highly recommend to all!

Me and my friends went there for dinner. Restaurant looks in an outside excellent, staff take care of us straight from the door step, what was nice. Place was very crowded what’s probably impacted the kitchen unfortunately. We’re ordered “Ottoman master chef” and in our opinion for +\- £150 we received massive amount of rice (impossible to eat all) nicely covered with cheap chicken wings, ribs and just few pieces of lamb. Lamb was good but I manage only try from my partner plate. Ribs been very very chewy definitely need more preparing time. Shame cos we all waiting to go there and try something (delicious) Personally I will give them one more chance.

Superb breakfast, average or slightly above lunch.

Desde el momento en que entramos por la puerta el servicio era de primera categoría. Todo el personal atendió a nuestras necesidades de una manera amable y educada sin ser demasiado. Gran ambiente con gente de todas las edades y fiestas de 2 a 20 años. Obviamente es un lugar muy popular. Nuestra comida era muy caliente y muy sabroso. Estaba muy fresco y sabroso cocinado en casa y lleno de sabor. Nuestra primera visita y sin duda no será la última. Puedes ver por qué han ganado tantos premios. Todo estaba en el lugar - en .

My food was quite cold when it got here

Took my Mum for lunch to Ottoman Kitchen which, as always, didn't disappoint. We both had a fab meal and husband insisted I bring him a take out back with me - he loves the food so much. Excellent as always.

Estaba tan decepcionado con este lugar encantador. La carne no estaba lo suficientemente cocida, costillas masticables y cordero. También el precio por lo que realmente obtuvimos era demasiado.

Nice place to eat, food is good, staff is polite and will look after their customers, but I am giving three starts only beacuse when we've been asked about the drinks, we asked if they had fresh lemonade, they said no, we had 2 appletiesers, but at the end, when they've made the bill, the lemonade was there even if we never had it. Everything was ok, but please check your bill before leaving, if you don't want to pay money for nothing.

Segunda vez aquí con amigos. Esta es una experiencia completa, fuerte (música en vivo), mojado, gran ambiente con buena comida turca en serio! Yo no sugeriría este restaurante para una cena íntima tranquila, pero si quieres una visita divertida con un montón de comida de buena calidad, servida por un personal amable y súper eficiente, esto debería ocupar un lugar alto en los lugares donde comer en Southampton. Sin duda volveré.

The OTTOMAN cuisine it self gives someone that shiver amazing place historical name with the best traditional beverage you can never go wrong with the Turks🫡

Plentiful food that was super tasty. Food was served quickly.

Had a glass of wine out side looks lovely

I order two sides of olives, only one got it! 😔

Came back to the Ottoman after having great experiences in the past. However this time the visit was far from enjoyable! The food was not to standard of previous years; but the thing which let the experience down was the entertainment in the restaurant! Very disappointing previously a fantastic vocalist Lucy offered a truly exceptional vocal experience which accompanied the food as a truly immersive dining experience! Very disappointing especially to hear from a long standing staff member how Lucy was treated by the ownership during a performance! Overall a very poor experience and will not be returning in the future!

The lahmacuhn is highly recommended.

This is genuinely one of the best restaurants I've been too. Authentic feels all around, the staff are brilliant, the food is perfect. There are plenty of dining options, along side lunchtime deals. Photo of my baklava dessert for attention lol Such a gorgeous endulgence treat

Atmosphere and restaurant fit was fantastic, service was very good in addition, it wasn't that the food wasn't any good just wasn't what we expected

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ La cocina otomana es uno de nuestros lugares favoritos para comer cada vez que salimos de la Isla de Wight. La comida es increíble, y los sabores siempre están presentes. Apostolis proporcionó un servicio amable que hizo nuestra visita aún mejor. Recomiendo encarecidamente este restaurante para una gran comida!

Segunda visita aquí y me impresionó tanto como la primera vez. Maravillosa comida, personal cálido y atractivo y un ambiente fantástico

Very busy place with a great atmosphere and friendly staff.

Very good food, worth the price

Best Turkish restaurant in Southampton. Was quite when we visited at lunch but food from the charcoal grill still the best !

Authentic, delicious, and great service. The atmosphere on a busy night is fun, especially if it is someone's birthday!

Service was very friendly but slightly chaotic. Large and, above all, loud restaurant. Unfortunately, the food was only partially excellent.

All the staff were so lovely and accommodating. Apostolos was the best host and the food was amazing. We are here on a Friday night for my dad’s birthday and they made even more effort to make it special. We have the best nights when we come here!

Super nice meal, huge portions, great staff, atmosphere was fab and their smoking area is top notch, which is very important for smokers (like me) 😎

It's a great Turkish restaurant. They have a nice ambience and great staff. Sufficient seating space. They have veg options too.

Good food but the service was really slow and we had to ask for things multiple times before they were actually brought, even bread for starters. Good atmosphere especially when they brought a birthday cake for us, but it was sooooo hot! Weird that they had a DJ from 1830 so whilst everyone was eating.

We had the most fantastic time in Ottomans Kitchen today, our waiter Apostolos was really polite and alert. We got complimentary hors d’oeuvres a few minutes after ordering. Our mains were excellent beyond measure and we have no complaints on the food. Lovely background music, clean cutlery, nice decor and a good atmosphere ,Fast-paced cooks, Good portions and really appropriate prices aswell. We met the owner and he was really friendly and polite, offered us complimentary turkish tea after the meal. Definitely a must-visit if you’re in town. 10/10

Clean big restorant , friendly staff especially apostolos , complementary starter and salad provided, beef eskanker is delicious & creamy garlic chicken is marvelous. We meet the owner mr. Ali . Good gentleman. At the end Turkish tea on the house. Definitely will come again .

visited here on the weekend for our friends birthday after a recommendation, The starters was amazing so had really high hopes for the rest of the meal but we were truly disappointed with what we received for our mains, I have had better turkish food from a keebab van, Also the singer that was on was far to loud for the restaurant so you couldn't have a conversation with anybody as you couldn't hear each other.

Very lively, great food, not to be missed

The best food in town. The staff is very kind and friendly and the food is very good. The atmosphere is amazing 🤩 strongly recommend

Very disappointed with choice of dishes, have had better food whilst on holiday in Turkey, also very noisy atmosphere couldn't hear what friends were saying.

Food was ok but it was quite costly. Situated in a nice place and looks good from outside.

Went for son's birthday. Lovely food, lovely venue, lovely staff

Food was delicious we had family mix grilled big plates enough for easy 5 people staff was polite and friendly they kept checking we need anything all was good 👍

Food was very disappointing. Very dry and tasteless

Great location. Great decor. Brilliant staff. Award winning kitchen. Food quality is outstanding. In one word. .wow!

Asked us to leave if we don't order more as they "need the table", we had already ordered an expensive dinner and was just there for a little over half an hour. We ordered dessert, just to stay a bit more. Bad experience really

Gorgeous food, excellent, friendly service

Both soup and breakfast were great. The mixed breakfast is not as extravagant as we wanted, but it is satisfying. We loved the pita bread. If you are tired of eating dry food and sandwiches while traveling, like me, you should definitely try chicken soup. We liked the place very much. The kitchen was in the middle and spotlessly clean. The staff are very friendly and sincere. I would like to thank each and every one of them for their interest.

Our First time, the atmosphere is very nice, music not loud perfect for a diner with family. The service is impeccable, replace plate just after the starter and give drinks straight once order. The food was a disappoint as I was expecting such a good portion with an amazing taste for such a place rating at 4.2 but you can find so much better somewhere else at that price!!!!!!

Amazing and beautiful food i appreciate it

Nice surroundings and great attentive staff. For me the food just didn't cut it I asked for recommendations. The prawns were hard and sauce was just plain tomato affair lacked any punch or spice. Arrived very fast so assume if wasn't made fresh. Mixed grill again didn't have any distinct flavour, adana was chewy and had sinew in the meat. Chicken was grilled and tasty.

We arrived at the restaurant for our lunch reservation and was greeted by the owner along with staff. Felt very welcome. We were shown to our table. Nothing was too much trouble and the service and food was impeccable. Would definitely recommend to others and will definitely be visiting again. Customer service, ambience and food at its best. Well done

What an amazing place, first visit and blown away amazing decor great service and just awesome food at fair prices will definitely be going back

Nice place, courteous staff however the food was just ok. We had lamb chops and ribs. The meat was not tender and juicy enough as it is at comparable places.

Absolutely delicious will definitely be ordering again,thank you 😋

Great food friendly staff and brilliant atmosphere 👌

I went here with a few friends on a Friday night. It's a plesent place but seems to get busier then they can cope with. We arrived and waited around 25/30 mins before a drinks order was taken. Then another 10 before food. Staff are very friendly, if a little rushed. The place is also very clean. The food is ok, nothing to shout about really. I have had much better kebabs in much cheaper places. Everything everything is a little over priced for what you get. Although I can recommend the hummous and mixed kebab. I find it really hard to recommend this place with the wait we had between everything (even when we asked to pay).

Mediocre, I wouldn't recommend it. The nerves in the lamb skewer were not removed, we left Adana completely on the table.

Great food and service. Staff is friendly and an atmosphere is authentic👍

A fall from grace! It really seems to be hit or miss unfortunately. I’ve had good evenings and bad evenings. Advisable not to go mid week as the staff are disorganised and flustered , even though it’s quiet there. I got served the wrong drink, then the wrong meal. I was there over an hour and had to leave in the end as it was pretty poor and I wasn’t getting anywhere, never got my food. Disappointed as this used to be my go to spot… I won’t be returning unfortunately.

The food in the plates was too much. Lovely service!

Really Good Evening. Very nice and Freindly Staff. The place is different, and I like the disco lights that was moving around the ceiling and side and even on the chairs and yourself. Everything was top notch I have to say. The starters was delightful and these different humous and yoghort was really nice. The slices of bread were really good with it. Sac Kavurma was nice and had flavour to it. Meat was tender. And was nice in a iron plate as it was different. Next time if i have a chance to go again, I would have the adama with Yoghurt as that looked really good. Desserts 🍨 different ones, and nice chocolate ice cream something light to finish it off. Might go with the cheesecake or something next time. Thanks for having us guys, and see you soon..

Fantastic food and service would recommend this place every time 👌👌

Turkish classics prepared with both taste for your mouth and your eyes 🤩

Excellent service. The place has a great atmosphere. There is quite loud popular music played and light effects but we didn't mind. The portions are large. If we hadn't skipped lunch we could have shared a main

We went here for dinner twice in the evening. The food was excellent and the service excellent. We didn't have a reservation either time and got a table. One evening we were outside in nice weather and there was great live music. I can't imagine there are many other restaurants in Southampton with this excellent quality.

Authentic Turkish food in Southampton. Friendly service and very welcoming🤩

always amazing, best turkish food outside of north london!!

Lovely Turkish restaurant in the city, nice atmosphere , best service

The order arrived with 2 lots of side salad instead of the 2 side orders that we paid for. Also the food was warm, at best.

Will definitely return. Thank you for the fantastic service and delicious food

Fantastic food and service. The staff were all super friendly, I had only planned to have a quick dinner but ended up staying the evening.

It was not really good. The 3 meals we ordered were awful. The beer was not cold at all.

Always my go to place for a lovely evening 😊 lovely food. Live background singer 👌🏽. It's mine and my daughters little escape ❤ It's such a lovely environment ♥

The Ottoman Kitchen is a true gem for lovers of authentic cuisine. From the moment you walk in, the warm and inviting ambiance sets the stage for a memorable dining experience. The décor beautifully reflects the rich heritage, creating a cozy and elegant atmosphere. The star of the show is undoubtedly the kababs. Each kabab is expertly prepared, with the perfect balance of spices and flavors that delight the palate. The meat is tender, juicy, and cooked to perfection, showcasing the skill and passion of the chefs. Accompanied by fresh sides and sauces, every dish is a culinary masterpiece. The staff is friendly and attentive, ensuring that your dining experience is enjoyable from start to finish. Whether you're a fan of traditional dishes or new to this type of cuisine, The Ottoman Kitchen offers something for everyone. Highly recommend for an unforgettable meal!

Meat was good but lamb shish was quite fatty. Rice was very generic and bland. Bread was also good. Very expensive drinks. Also, why are they trading as Ottoman Empire but calling themselves ottoman kitchen?

What an experience Turkish breakfast with friendly staff in opulent decor. The plates kept coming such good value and beautifuly presented dishes.

Visuals where terrific. Service impecable. The food was ok good portions came quickly but I felt like the food was lacking in flavor in my opinion. I can recommend the smoked menu as I feel there is more flavor in the meat from the smoking

We visited this place before , and we always left happy and satisfied. Last Saturday this restaurant was busy and hectic. The staff were running around, all looking stressed and not paying attention to customers . My partners meal was dry , and pita bread was burnt and hard, and so was the chicken. When we asked for more beers we it took 30min to get it. We asked 3 different waiters if they could bring us more beers, until one of the waiters came over and brought us bottled beer instead of the draft one, it was clearly sitting opened for some time at the bar and he refused to bring us draft beer which we originally asked for. It felt like there was no structure when it came to service. Lots of waiters were running stressed. However, customers were not being looked after. After paying over £70 for 2 people we felt overwhelmed with poor service ,bellow average food and overpriced menu. They need to work on a better service , maybe stay calmer as it all looked like a circus out there.

Really delicious food. Lots of vegetarian options, and all fresh and healthy. The extra salads were a nice touch too.

Amazing atmosphere !Amazing food and drinks as well !I will definitely be back again with my family .Apostolos made our experience unique!

Good service and amazing food, will definitely be going again

We had a good time. Food was fresh and tasty. We have been looked after. I would certainly recommend this place

The initial impression was rather underwhelming. The service staff appeared to be quite disorganized and chaotic in their movements. The food, considering the price, was average at best, with some dishes being dry and tough. Unfortunately, some item from our order were missing, and despite our attempts to inform the waiters, they seemed inattentive to our concerns. The highlight of the experience was the prompt removal of our drink glasses after we finished, but we were not offered any further refreshments. We found ourselves sitting at an empty table for approximately half an hour before deciding to take the initiative and request the bill ourselves. Even then, we had to wait an additional 15 minutes for the payment terminal to be brought to our table. The overall situation left us feeling quite trapped and uncomfortable. Regrettably, I cannot recommend this establishment based on our experience.

Sui generis. Thank you to the staff and the chef. Blessed.

Amazing experience. Recommended 💯 %

Since moving to the New Forest we have struggled to find a decent restaurant. We had dinner here on Saturday 15th June. As soon as we walked in we were warmly greeted - even the chef in the open cooking area waved at us which was nice. The restaurant has scented candles so smells very nice. The food was really well cooked and very tasty. The staff are very polite and very attentive. We were som impressed with our first visit here that we asked to speak with the Owner and Niyazi came over to speak with us. We provided feedback to him on our experience in his restaurant and he was very friendly and gave us some background on the restaurant. It is a very popular restaurant I suggest you book in advance. We are already looking forward to going back. Steve & Anne

Amazing food and even better service. We were served by Mete and Apostolis, they made us feel very welcomed. Terry also took good care of our table and was very attentive. Thank you so much to all, we will will definitely be back soon!

Best baclava ive had. Great service.

A Turkish restaurant worth trying! The atmosphere and service are excellent. If you go for dinner, you can eat until late. The restaurant is conveniently located on a central street in the city, making it easily accessible. The grilled lamb and beef are delicious. I plan to try the roasted lamb leg for next time.

My partner and I went on a Friday night around 8.15ish hadn’t booked but we managed to get a table, the place was full. The food was amazing 🤩 service was fantastic and the staff were very friendly, I’d highly recommend this place to anyone, when we’re back in Southampton we will definitely return.

Just wanted to say a huge thank you to all the staff for a lovely lunch on Saturday. We had booked and sat inside - the weather was lovely out but it was full out there and the booking was for inside so that was fine. My friends and i thoroughly enjoyed the meal. The staff were super friendly and efficient and the food was really tasty. We will be back! One thing i would say is perhaps try and get more than 1 ladies toilet in as the queue was about 10 deep at one point.

Excellent food and lovely outdoor seating. We had the feta salad and hallomi wrap which was very tasty. Very nice cocktails

Lovely meal and friendly staff. Will visit again.

Lovely food and very friendly staff. The cocktails were really nice. Was nice to be able to sit outside in the sunshine. Will be visiting again.

Ottoman kitchen, is my favourite restaurant in Southampton. Why? Because they have got what it takes, to make customers feel comfortable, while waiting to be served their food. I strongly recommend this place if you are around in our beautiful Maritime city 🏙️

The average we ordered chicken and lamb chops, chicken was awful, salad uneatable and the kids food was below average. We liked lamb chops. The atmosphere was ok too The staff looked a bit lost in their roles.