Rendezvous at Nargile in Aberdeen City

Brilliant Turkish restaurant - wonderful because you know exactly what you are going to get - the menu never changes but it doesn't have to because it ticks all the boxes. Kalamari = 5 star. Steak and Prawn kebab = 5 star. Baclava = 5 star and beyond. And that was just my choices. No-one left unhappy. Great Turkish coffee too btw - strong to the point of drying out your mouth - got to be tried with the tiniest pinch of sugar.

We have been visiting Rendezvous regularly for lunch for many years and it is consistently excellent. The staff are always friendly, the food freshly prepared with many interesting and tasty dishes.

Went as part of Aberdeen Restaurant Week. So enjoyed this resteraunt, great ambiance & decor, food was plentiful & all delicious. Staff were friendly efficient & welcoming. Looking forward to going again hopefully soon.

Lovely meal, food is excellent but portions are quite big. Only downside for me was how noisy it gets inside, the acoustics are not ideal.

everything well prepared, delicious food, good service, calm and nice place, you have to come here and see yourself , you won’t regret it

Hi This is the 2nd time I've eaten here, we are up in Aberdeen on business. We had a nice time with a very chilled and good atmosphere and our food was very good, the service was even better. Our server was called Jessica and her service was a real credit to this lovely little restaurant. Would definitely recommend aaàaaa+++++++

Food was tasty enough but you don't get a lot, portions are way too small. Nice setting and staff were nice but a surprise birthday party was so loud we couldn't hear ourselves speak.

Staying locally for a social event and wanted something a bit different for dinner. Left a booking request on the answering service and was called back within 15 mins with a confirmation. Restaurant is bright and modern. It was fully booked and had a great atmosphere. Plenty of waiting staff so service was efficient but pleasantly engaging. Drinks - good selection and served quickly. Reasonably priced. Food - menu a little paired back from the one on the website but the selection of hot and cold meze was great - we tried 4 and all dishes were good and pretty authentic. Main courses ( Monkfish, Prawns and mixed Kebab all beautifully cooked and presented. Overall, a delicious and well presented meal. Can recommend and will go back.

Fantastic selection of tasty foods. Small but nice selection of wine. A bit loud inside, but adds to the coziness on a cold rainy evening. Turkish coffee is amazing. Make reservatios!

Meze starters for 2 were good but main course was overcooked and not good value for money. The website displays out-of-date menu prices, opening times and displays a festive menu from 2021. No online reservations either. I like Turkish food but don't think I will come back just because it is no longer a good experience. All that aside, the staff and service were excellent.

Food, service, and atmosphere were all great. Street parking right next to the restaurant.

Very good food, friendly place, congratulations to the team.

Because I was just passing by, I was attracted by the atmosphere inside the kitchen window. The staff also arranged a very comfortable location for us despite their busy schedule. The taste of the food, the atmosphere in the store, and the service attitude of the staff are very good and highly recommended.

My daughter and I had a lovely lunch here, she’s coeliac and staff were very knowledgeable on her menu choices making it an enjoyable, rather than worrying, experience. The chicken durum is amazing!! Friendly staff and quick service.

Went for a birthday lunch. Quality of food was good but not nearly enough for the price - starter & main course for three plus tip came to £90 - pretty steep for a lunch. Only 4 thinly cut pieces of lamb & chicken in kebabs. Atmosphere wasn’t particularly welcoming to be honest. Won’t be back.

Saturday evening visit. Food freshly prepared and good quality …but expensive for what it was. Couple of staff members were desperate for us to leave, despite apparent 11pm closure, asked for a liqueur at 10pm and the face said it all !!!! Felt uncomfortable from that moment and happy to drink up and get out !!! On that basis, not sure I’d rush back !!!

Lovely attentive staff. Extensive menu. Fresh tasty food. Nothing not to like, good atmosphere. Would recommend a visit.

This place never fails to deliver. All the food was great - arancini, sausage, chicken wings, humous all fab for starters - then we had a mix of steak, king prawn and mixed kebabs. Everyone enjoyed their meal. Nice and reasonably priced wine. Always good service and a nice atmosphere for lunch. Catered well for dairy allergy which is an important factor for us.

This restaurant never fails to please us............. last Saturday we were in for celebration meal and everyone agreed that the food was excellent.......... Meze followed by kebabs etc. Greek salad perfect! Thank you to Dianne and team, Yvonne M

Amazing food in a relaxed atmosphere with great rest service. Fantastic, highly recommend.

Delicious food, ample portions and pleasant staff. The meal was served at a good pace.

Excellent once again. Superb food and service as well as a nice friendly atmosphere. Prawn dishes are to die for!

A table for ten people mid-week for dinner. The restaurant was busy but the food came out in good time and was full of flavour. Excellent service considering the how busy the restaurant was.

Great locally owned restaurant. Lovely food and welcoming atmosphere.

The restaurant accommodated our table of 6 with ease. The food of delicious quality and served very pleasantly arranged. My group were of diverse appetites and from out of town, and thoroughly enjoyed their dining experience. 5 stars all the way! Many thanks.

Had a fabulous meal at rendezvous. Excellent service from all staff we came into contact with on a busy night. Had the vegetarian mezze which was a mix of hot and cold dishes. So many fabulous flavours. Felt like we were getting very good value for money in a world of mediocre standards. Rendezvous at Nargile is by far one of the top restaurants in Aberdeen.

I highly recommend this place in Aberdeen for epicureans who enjoy their food in a lovely environment. I had a two-course dinner, starting with the Sucuk, which was truly delicious and set the tone for my next meal, the Mixed Kebab. The taste and portion size were both excellent, and the staff was friendly.

Possibly the best veggie kebab I've ever had

Myself and wife dined here for her birthday,very nice place as first time we have been.Food was delicious and staff spot on would highly recommend and hope to visit again at some point.

Lovely place to dine!! Big portions and very tasty. Staff were great too, highly recommend 👍

The food was great. Was impressed by both the quality of the produce and the service.

The food here is amazing! To name but a few… the hummus, the prawns, the Greek salad is absolutely delicious. Steak kebab and rice is something else! Staff are very helpful and friendly. One of my favourite places to eat!!

A lovely little restaurant, food was amazing and attentive service.

This for me is the best, most consistent restaurant in Aberdeen. It has stood the test of time and for over a decade turned out some amazing dishes and flavours time and time again. The menu is relatively simple, which helps with ensuring the food is the star. Sara, Diane, and the team always keep things to a high standard and you know what you are going to get here. Price wise, I think it offers good value for money, the portions are just right, without being either too small or far too big which is a difficult thing to achieve nowadays.. more does not always mean better.. If you are in Aberdeen visiting, or if you live there and have never tried it, I strongly recommend you give it a try, you won't be disappointed.

Nice place for dining 🍽 with your family, lovely staff, excellent food, good quality, and good price . You need to book in advance

Reading all of the fantastic reviews, I was very keen to try this venue and had previously not booked thinking it would be okay but they were unable to accommodate us so, for this trip, I booked well in advance. The venue, service and the quality of the food were very good. The speed of service was good although we were on a 'timer' when we booked as they'd told us they needed the table back in 2 hours. However, the size of the portions left a lot to desired! It was barely adequate but I had expected more. A few days prior to this trip, I had eaten at a small Kurdish cafe and, whilst the quality wasn't the same, it wasn't far off it! The portion size at my cafe was bigger and it cost a quarter of what I paid here. All in all, I've tried here and it was fine but I think I'll try elsewhere for my next trip to Aberdeen.

Lovely steak kebabs, excellent service, thank you

Restauracja na skraju miasta z pysznym jedzeniem, a do tego piwo Efes ze słodką nutą. Polecam, bo niedrogo

The meal was enjoyable and service very good, but it was uncomfortably noisy apparently they have installed more tables but not a good idea as it will only deter people from returning this should be looked into for the sake of your business.

Food was good but having tried the more traditional versions of the dishes at the other Nargile in the city, these ones felt a bit bland. The setting was good and service excellent. But we missed the dishes we have tried and admired at the other restaurant.

The food is excellent. We choose the banquet and that is enough. Some recent reviews say that the portions are small. That is not our experience. Either the restaurant enlarged them or the other reviewers are used to enormous portions. Recommended!

Wow. We went on the recommendation that it was good, but we did not expect it to be T H A T good. Worth going for the banquet, taste all the wonderful dishes, there wasn’t one that wasn’t great!

Absolutely fantastic meal there last night. Truly one of the best meals I’ve ever had. We opted for the Mez and there wasn’t a single bit that wasn’t delicious. Highly recommend

Food was great but the Ottoman banquet meze is no longer worth getting as expensive for what it is.

We had the set menu, the range of cold and hot starters then main courses was phenomenal. Main courses were excellent including the lamb dish. Then topped off with selection of small sweets (which are very sweet!)

Das Essen war super, der Service ebenso. Ganz kleines Minus, andere Gäste waren sehr laut.

My partner and I live locally and decided on a whim to try Rendezvous. We have visited the Nargile in the city centre a few times and really like it, so had high hopes for this place. On arrival, it was busy and buzzy, we were promptly taken to our seats and coats hung-up. You can choose from hot and cold meze and a range of mains, or there is a set menu where things just get brought out to you. We decided to share three meze and share two mains. The hummus from both Nargile restaurants is the best hummus I have ever tasted. I have been to so many Mediterranean restaurants in various cities and nothing no other hummus comes close! All the dishes, were delicious and the meat on the main courses were cooked to perfection - top marks. Service was good, some servers were better than others. There were a few younger girls, who I didn't really think were on the ball compared to the staff - just lacked a bit of attention to detail and remembering our requests - a minor gripe really. Overall, I throughly recommend this place.

Excellent food. Reasonably priced. Great service. Lovely ambience!

This was our first experience in a Turkish restaurant and we were looking forward to it. The staff couldn't be nicer and more attentive, so top score for the service. Being the first experience it sounded good to go for the banquet which promised a variety of tasting starters, mains and desserts. Every sharing plate was flavourful and fresh, but as a whole the banquet feels overpriced per person, as the plates are really small, and when it comes to the desserts they present one of each miniatures that are almost impossible to share. We will definitely give Turkish food another chance but probably not here.

Living local to the Rendezvous at Nargile you can take it for granted and having eaten there a few times over the last 6 months it is only fair to leave a review. The food is absolutely lovely, I have never had a bad meal, for all the years we have been going the consistency remains every time. The only thing is the ‘window’ of time you have to enjoy your meal before the next sitting. If you are not last in, then service can feel rushed but otherwise, it remains an Aberdeen favourite. Compliments to the chefs and all the team. See you soon.

Love the meze here, but really disappointing to see how much the quantity on each plate has reduced! The quality's still great, but wow, have the portions shrunk! Service and atmosphere as great as ever. Been going here since they opened (10+ years), but first time I felt we sparingly 'spread' the dishes on the bread as opposed to 'topped'.

There’s nothing to dislike about this place! The staff are very helpful and friendly and the food is delicious! The durums and steak kebabs are my favourite! Looking forward to my next visit soon!

Had a good meal here for three at a decent price point. The flavors in every small dish were well constructed and complemented each other. A fantastic and unexpected find.

The food was good but the staff were very busy and neglected us for a long time. The restaurant was very busy and we waited too long for the food.

The food was okay rather over priced and it took quite some time to arrive. The atmosphere was pleasant and there was definitely a lot of people so it seems very popular

Nice food, small portions good atmosphere

Lovely place, nice staff and really nice food. This is a nice little place not a huge amount of seating so book in advance from Thursday to Sunday. It's a simple menu but it has the classics and it's really tasty. The portions are not huge so I do recommend a starter + salad and main or main + pudding.

Some of the best lamb iskander I've had outside of Turkeiye

Guys. I'm begging you. Go. Here. Hands down the best meal I've had (apart from my mother's cooking, of course). Photos really don't do this justice. Just go. What are you waiting for???!! Thank me later (or rather, thank the chef later).

Brilliant eatery loved it! Even better if possible.

Delicious food, great value for your money and the staff are so friendly! Would highly recommend a visit!

Really good food with friendly service. We had a large group and enjoyed our dinner very much.

Superb Turkish restaurant with great service and excellent food.

One of the Best Meals I've had.

Great food and nice size portions. Would go again.

Omg what a discovery. I loved every plate from the banquet. Aubergine and hummus delicious.

The food was god. But we couldn’t enjoy a tranquil, enjoyable meal due to the amount of noise

Highly recommended their Ottoman banquet... So many great dishes, delicious

Great Turkish food, friendly staff.

Fantastic. The Banquet was extraordinary full of mixed flavours. So filling. See you soon.

Disappointed Food great as always, had a selection of delicious meze, very enjoyable as always. However service was really very poor. Almost empty restaurant on arrival, but staff were quite nippy, and muttered about whether or not they could manage a party of two. There were approximately 8 occupied and 25 empty seats when we arrived; some 45 rather uncomfortable minutes later when we left, there was no change to this. Frosty service - we were not at all impressed. Will likely go back at some point because the food is tasty and it's easy to park close by - but not for a while.

Delicious food great atmosphere and a very warm friendly place to visit.

Lovely meal. Warm welcome from staff. Lovely ambiance.

Staff was very kind and professional (offering to take our jackets as we stepped in the door). Everything looked lovely. Food was tasty. It was a little loud due to the small environment and large amount of customers

Great food & wine. Ambience was good and yhe servicewas good too! We'll be back! My son's birthday, and he's a foodie - he liked it too!

Amazing food, bouquet was great value for money and staff friendly and great service

Good stuff! Very good food and a nice place to spend time with friends.

But disappointed with the restricted menu, due to the lack of gas supply. The restaurant was not very warm. There was no apology from the owner is was left for the staff, not what I would expect for a very busy restaurant. Not sure if I will be back.

Great food and service. Staff were friendly and helpful to find dining options for people with food allergies. Would vist again

Fantastic food and service. Great place for a good value lunch.

Fantastic food. Most enjoyable night

Really enjoyed the food banquet tonight. Great food, excellent service and friendly staff!

Wow what can I say. Service was great. Food was spectacular. Waiters and waitresses were very attentive and explained all the plates and dishes. Will certainly return.

Superb service from lovely staff and excellent food.

Thoroughly enjoyed my delicious meal. Friendly, efficient staff who made our party very welcome.

Great as usual, be perfect when the full menu is back

We enjoyed an excellent mixed meze with good service. Would recommend.

Lovely food and friendly staff.Spent time chatting to us about the history of Rendezvous and the building.

Lovely meal friendly staff and good location off city centre

Amazing food! Quiet and relaxed atmosphere.

We enjoyed good food and good service here recently. Worth a visit.

Great service , platter was awesome, perfect weather outside to boot.

Birthday treat from the takeaway menu. Absolutely fabulous- same quality as sitting in. Arancini balls were best ever and the Iskender was delicious. Big thank you to the staff for all their hard work.

Several times ive had takeaway during 2020/2021 lockdown periods, every time the food has been excellent. Staff are super helpful & the selection is lovely. The collection set up runs very smoothly. Looking forward to visiting when we can.

Superb service, food and distancing in restaurant. Could not have expected more.

Beautiful food, staff are lovely and such a lovely atmosphere.

Delicious food and always impressed with the service.

Good food and excellent service.

Amazing restaurant. Good atmosphere servuce and food. The highlight of our trip to Aberdeen.

We had a takeaway tonight from the Rendezvous and it was fantastic. It was our 26th wedding anniversary during lockdown and the food was great. A perfect way to celebrate.