Shish in Hastings

We had a great dinner at Shish and really special treatment. The mix platter is great, really tasty and staff treated us like King. They're also very reasonably priced. I can not recommend Shish enough. I wish I lived in Hastings.

Welcoming, great atmosphere and fantastic food.

Another day another random seaside town. This time Hastings and we dared to try a Turkish grill and meze joint. And all said and done a pleasant experience it was too. All bar our server who was utterly disinterested and preferred to obsess over his mobile phone. There were only 3 groups dining on a Wednesday lunchtime. This guy had no time for any of us. A shame really because the man behind the grill knew what he was doing!! We started with a meze on the house. A mash up of aubergine garlic and melted cheese. On paper not the most enticing of starters but IRL a yummy appetiser to tantalise the tastebuds. Little one had nuggets and chips. I’m pretty sure the nuggets were made au naturel and by God they were delicious (yes Daddy nicked one whilst the munchkin was looking elsewhere). The chicken and lamb shish were tender and spicy and supplanted you back to Istanbul. Beautifully flavoured rice. Excellent hummus. All in all authentic tastes and reasonable price point. The bathroom was shabby as was the decor but the food shone through. Would I come here again? Yes Should you try this restaurant? Hell yeah.

Amazingly tasty. My husband and I loved it. The chicken beyti was lovely. Vine leaves were yum. The free aubergine and cheese dip it's amazing.

Fantastic place to eat, Great service Excellent food Will definitely come back again

What a great find. Booked yesterday looking for a pre theatre meal and this place is fantastic. Tge food is simply goregeous and great service We will definitely come back 👍👍👍

My partner and I had a shared platter for 2. Really nice food that was great value for money. Would definitely come back!

I always choose this place for eating, chilling and more. The workers are very friendly. They always kind for their costumers. The food and deserts are amazing. Kadir chef and his co-workers are lovely. VISIT THIS PLACE!!!

Delicious food and fabulous presentation of the meals. We enjoyed our evening at Shish. We would highly recommend this restaurant. Thank you

Had lunch there today. It was fabulous. All three of us had something different and we all enjoyed it. Food was excellent and the presentation was truly amazing (carved vegetables). Can highly recommend the restaurant.

Wonderful restaurant! Great atmosphere, amazing food by Chef Kadir, very well presented with large portions.

Absolutely loved the lamb chops! They were cooked to perfection. The platter was a great addition, too, offering a variety of tasty options. And the complimentary aubergine with cheese was a delightful surprise - so creamy and delicious. Highly recommend this place!

We held my mother in laws 90th birthday here, There was 22 of us. The service was excellent as was the food. Mustafa the owner was a great host . We will definitely come back .

Best Turkish restaurant i ever been

An unparalleled meal, very cost-effective

Cheif kadir very good very nice food highly recommended supppperrrr

It was very tasty! There was a lot of food and it was delicious! Also, a dish from the chef was served for free. The service was excellent. We have already recommended it to our friends! Thank you very much!

Ordered the platter for 2. The meat was very tasty, no issues there. Nicely cooked and had some good flavour. It stated the dish came with rice, which it did, but there was hardly any rice at all. May well have not bothered. I’ve tried this dish in 3-4 other Turkish restaurants and this was probably the smallest amount of rice I’d ever been given in an order. Shame really as the rest was good, their bread is amazing. Wouldn’t have said it was good value at nearly 40 quid.

The food and service are very good, friendly staff, thank you for the delicious food 😍 I recommend it to everyone.

I would like to thank Kadir Usta and all his teammates, we went with my family and had a very delicious and enjoyable meal.( Thank you Kadir usta)

Kadir usta thank you very much for your very delicious food

Very good quality, lovely chef and staff, delicious food, definitely I come back

Great experience, staff on point and food really tasty grilled with fresh salad.

The food was absolutely amazing and the staff were so welcoming and friendly. They offered us welcome starters that we didn't ask for. They were friendly and amended the orders when asked and were kind when we needed anything extra. Fast service and with the food being absolutely sublime. Must recommend.

Really delicious food. Was visiting from London would defo eat at Shish again next time. Nice decorative interior.

Great restaurant with good cuisine and friendly service.very large portions

Amazing food, quiet atmosphere and good looking place. We only managed to take a picture of the complimentary starter. The food was devoured too fast. Food amount for the money spent as well.

Had a takeaway from here a few times, quality of the kebabs is excellent, meat tasty, generous portions, would prefer some pickles of some kind to go with the kebabs but apart from that, yummy!

fantastic experience, the food was delicious, the restaurant had a lovely warm atmosphere and our server isabella was incredibly attentive. will be visiting again!

the food was absolutely incredible and we had lovely service from isabella, who was very welcoming, attentive and friendly. thanks !

Great food. But turned up at about 7.45pm and felt like they couldn't wait to get us out. Main turned up before we hadn't even finished the starter.

Small restaurant with excellent, attentive service, freshly prepared, tasty food that is well presented. Of particular note is that their platter for 4 is inclusive of hot and cold mezze and dessert which is not something we have seen anywhere else in the UK to date.

Superb food superb service superb atmosphere as some one that doesn't usually eat Turkish food this place is amazing will be doing a return visit when in area

Went yesterday, very good food Waitress Maria very pleasant and so good with my little girl. Thanks

My fellow dinner companions and I wandered into this place, unknown. Hungry. And maybe a little skeptical. But it was warm, charming and completely welcoming. From the complimentary garlic oil cheese dip, to the divine vegetable moussaka and shish kebabs, to the sweet and attentive food and wait staff. A truly memorable meal and dining experience. Highly recommended!

Great food and great service. Isabella really looked after us. Stunning place too.

10* food delicious. Amazing service wonderful wonderful wonderful delicious food. Wow

Tasty, authentic Turkish food.Excellent variety and service

Best Turkish food I’ve had in a long time. The platter for two was amazing. Will definitely make the trip back to Hastings just for dinner here again!

Amazing place! Great food! And very welcoming staff! Top class !!

We ordered platter for 2. It was quite enough for 2 people but they may add more salads. Before the dinner they served us a melted cheese called Kuymak without charge. Also they served turkish tea after the dinner without charge. Overall, it is a nice place to eat.

Even though we arrived late, service and presentation were not spared. The food was delicious 😊

We had a new starter taking our order who was amazing. She took time, corrected any miscommunication and was very attentive. The food was very nice, we ordered the mixed platter for 2. The stand out was how the food was presented which was a nice surprise! We will come back to try some of the other dishes.

A wonderful, small, independent restaurant. The food was delicious and the service was great. We'll definitely go again.

A wonderful experience - super friendly service, a very generous sharing platter for two and delicious flavours. A brilliant lunch had by all thank you. Will be back very soon. Highly recommend to all.

Fantastic Turkish food, atmosphere, and attentive service. Highly recommended 👌

Great recommendation all of them!

We had such a delicious vegetarian lunch here. The crushed salad was a total surprise - heavenly. Gorgeous borek - and as for the baklava! Very friendly staff and we were given a very tasty starter of griddled aubergine and cheese. Must be some of the best food in Hastings.

Amazing food with a good atmosphere

We chose here after reading reviews, we weren’t disappointed. We were greeted, seated and served in a timely manner. Shortly after drinks came a aubergine in garlic oil and butter with a cheese topping and bread arrived as an appetiser on the house….. absolutely lovely, although I’m sure who ever you talk to the next day will disagree…😀 We had the chicken shish and a mixed shish…. The sides of rice and bulgar wheat were great but the stars were the meat…both were soo tender and tasty, the lamb I haven’t had a shish this good in a long time and I live near London. Sooo worth a visit. The food is delivered in a timely manor so if you was a relax you would never to let them know. To the manger, I would have liked the roasted pepper/tomatoes hot. To the servers, please don’t assume the over payment is your tip, for us please offer the charge back.

Tbh - We’re not huge fans of Turkish 🇹🇷 food, and after this evening meal, we have been completely converted. The food at Shish this evening was out standing, one of the best meals we’ve had in a long time, staff was amazing, super friendly, perfect start to finish and a good price for the food and service provided 🙏 Highly recommended!

The service was fast( very pleasant waitress Maria) , food elegantly garnished and the atmosphere was warm and welcoming- highly recommend this place

We enjoyed our dinner Thank you

Food to die for, one of the best restaurants I’ve been to in the Sussex area ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Great food and service, the restraunt itself is quite small and cozy which is great for those that don't like big crowds! Had the chicken Shish and the flavours were amazing! Would definitely come back again

Best restaurant in Hastings! Great service, nice food, and cosy atmosphere 👌

Disgusting Management, Worst experience, shocking treatment by staff and management. Food cold, cold shish, cold rice. Brought this to staff attention. They told the management . He couldn't even come over with an apology or replacement instead offered me baklava at the end . I left my meal upset at my treatment and unprofessional behaviour. Food poisoning the next day. NEVER should this man be in a management position. He shared this with staff who then lined up and stared at us . The worst experience ever.. please avoid at all costs. They charged me for a meal I didn't eat. Appalling response from a manager/owner no integrity at all. Absolute rubbish, I had no meal as explained in my review perhaps read it properly! I NEVER asked for anyone to take the meal off the bill, I expected you to do the right thing. Dishonest and shocking. It took you 2 months for a response thats how much you care about customer service.. To make accusations of cheating and lying is disgusting and basically what your response is.

Please don’t throw away your money at this place 🤮I have been so sick after eating chicken Shish undercooked meat. I would never recommend this restaurant. You should be shut down . Retrain your chef on food hygiene.

This was my first visit to Shish, we came as a family of five and I was very pleased with the food and service. The restaurant, on a Saturday night had a busy, buzzy atmosphere and I will certainly return for another visit 😀

Very disappointed. We are Turkish food lovers but it’s the first time that we were very disappointed. It wasn’t tasty at all, very oily and when we explained our concerns to the waitress, the manager didn’t come to apologies. Beautiful outside and inside but not on the plate… 🤷‍♀️

I've only been here at quiet times, but have always enjoyed it and got decent friendly service. The grills are great, very well cooked, still juicy and spiced very nicely, and the bread is fresh and tasty. The adana was excellent. I don't go for the starters here generally, save myself for the mains. We got a sizzling hot aubergine and melted cheese starter on the house, and some baqlawa. The Turkish tea here is nice and strong too!

Terrible! Turkish food, visiting here with a group of friends we were not impressed with the food. The meat was not cooked half cooked lamb is not acceptable . Having observed the chef he uses gloves handling raw meat and cooked. We wont be returning.

Great Turkish food and a busy lively atmosphere.

We've dined at Shish several times, we always eat far too much as the food is too yummy to resist! Lovely staff, very friendly and attentive

Fantastic restaurant, delicious food! 5 starts out of 5

Angenehmes Ambiente, freundliche und flinke Bedienung...

My husband and I had a lovely meal, food was fresh, hot and delicious, have definitely found a gem here, will definitely come back when we are next in Hastings, thank you for a lovely evening

Best Turkish restaurant in Hastings, lovely staff and cozy atmosphere,thank you Shish🙌👍👍

Great food, really nice atmosphere in the restaurant watching the chef on the coal grill

Great little find. Food was superb and staff were very friendly and very attentive. Would recommend

Fabulous food, great service. Welcoming and friendly. A* ...highly recommend

Thought I’d try this restaurant. Absolutely fantastic food and very nice staff. The best Turkish food experience Iv had l. Will definitely become a regular customer.

Great value, excellent food and service every time we visit. Thank you

Utterly wonderful food. Even something as simple the rice was incredibly flavoursome. Just amazed by the work being done here.

Finding myself peckish at lunch time, I was attracted by the charming Turkish lighting from outside. I was enticed in by the menu at the door. I was received by a smiling host who showed me to my table. Cut to the chase! Oh my gosh! I began with the best humous I have tasted served with an amazing toasted flat bread oozing with unctiousness. La piece de la resistance... The very best lamb dish, Ali Nazik, UTTER FOOD HEAVEN. Even more, it was so beautifully and carefully presented on the plate. This culinary delight was accompanied by a well rounded Turkish red wine. Thank you Shish.

One of the best BBQ I’ve ever had so far. The meat are very well seasoned and grilled. The toasts are crunchy and the sauce is delicious. The service is also the best.

Mustafa and his wonderful team provided the most incredible food for a birthday celebration. It was beautifully presented and everybody thought it was absolutely delicious. Excellent value too. I couldn't recommend them highly enough and will definitely use them again. Thank you so much for making the party a complete success.

interesting place . 9worth visiting

Excellent Turkish Meze restaurant in Hastings. While it's not cheap, the food was excellent, service friendly and efficient and overall great meal with the family.

Had a family birthday meal here last night and it was fantastic! The staff are so kind and helpful, the service was fast and the food was absolutely delicious! Couldn’t recommend more! I’ll definitely be back!

As a coach driver I stopped in this restaurant and all what I can say is that it was delicious, thank you 👍🏻

The food is absalutly amazing staff are so friendly and occomodating would 100% reccomend 😀

Not really sure where to start... we came here for the first time to celebrate our anniversary, we are not from hastings so wasn't sure if this was a good place or not but we like to try new places and make our own opinion. On arrival we were told to sit anywhere, the place wasn't busy at all, whilst eating our starters, a customer at another table had got up and started yelling at the staff saying he had found broken glass in his hummus, the staff just told his to shh and be quiet,, they offered him more food. He declined,, they bought over a whole hot platter for him and his guess and they refused the food. And stated they were finishing drinks and leaving. Our main course came, very dry meat, rice was hard, red cabbage tasted off and very malt vinegary, and red onion thinly sliced with corriander, disgusting. No very Turkish.. The only bit of food we enjoyed was the pitta bread. When we wanted to pay our bill, all 3 waitresses were sitting down together at a table eating all the food, the couple had left after finding glass in they're food.. my partner had to call them over twice, once for the bill, then to pay the bill.. they had no customer service skills about them at all.. the food was not Turkish in anyway I've ever experienced . Please do not waste your time or money trying this place..

Lunch time meal on a Sunday only diners for a short while until another couple arrived. So there was no atmosphere judge. Waitress was attentive and extremely friendly. Food served was of the highest standard. Will definitely return if I find myself in the area again

Had a wonderful and delicious platter dinner 😋 thank you SHISH....

Fantastic 10 out of 10 !! Amazing food good value and really homely feel. Will definitely be back... often x

The food here was amazing. We ordered the sharing platter and everything was so nice. It was all cooked on hot coals in view of the restaurant. The atmosphere was chilled. We will definitely be going back.

Weltklasse, alles perfekt. Komme gerne wieder. Tolles Ambiente, super Service und perfektes Essen!

Food was delicious well presented was cosy and comfortable to sit in

The lamb was all fat and inedible

Great food and service, quite quiet the few times I've been midweek, but I keep going back so it must be good

Brilliant place to eat. We ate mid afternoon so quiet, but fantastic Hot Mezza and shepherds salad. Perfect Turkish coffee and cakes. Delicious and super service.

Superb, tradtional decor and ambience - grill kitchen open to see. Food taste and quality really good recomend the sharing platters Price point fair ....except the bought in desserts which are way over priced ! But all in all a really good & enjoyable (for us - family ) meal . Thank you

Yet again excelled themselves in this fantastic restaurant. By far my favourite place to eat. Great staff, great food and a great atmosphere.

Had a really wonderful time having turkish cuisine with friends here. Everything was really good except for the waiting time though it was worth waiting for but it took a bit too long to get the order apart from which everything else was great food, taste, ambience.

Lovely food, friendly staff..free starter💖 Thank you. Will definitely re visit when in Hastings again x

It's the second time we have been , it was even better this time, the food was absolutely superb. I wished I took a photo!. The staff were very friendly and very polite. Thanks .We love this restaurant we are booking up in September for 8 of us for a birthday dinner . Can't wait 😊

We only had a takeaway and it was amazing! Definitely will be dining in soon.

SUCH lovely staff, amazing food and generous portions. Nothing is too much trouble. The perfect place for a celebration or just a delightful evening out.

The staff were lovely, we were provided with lovely complementary bread and a side dish of roasted aubergine with cheese and butter. The grilled lamb and Adana was to die for. This is one of the best Turkish restaurants I've had. I'd highly recommend it. Food is also all halal.