The Bosphorus Bistro in Wakefield

2 starters and 2 mains were the best i have had in a long time. Compliments to the chef and staff.

Lovely little place in Pontefract that does lovely food. The host was fantastic as well

Special mix platter, make sure ask chef for it not in menu, Enjoy who ever visit this nice place:)

Absolutely delicious food! The service was great, so friendly. I will definitely go again!

A small place with big prices. These are not prices for such a small town as Pontefract. And my food: the chicken was too dry, and the cutlet was undercooked ( grilled), and you could see raw, uncooked pieces. There are much better places in Pontefract.

Great food! Really glad we booked to come today. Sucak sausage was fantastic! As was lamb kofte

Great atmosphere, great Greek and Turkish food. Kelftico and lamb chops %100 👌🫶

Really enjoyed our food here. It was a last minute decision to try here and we where not disappointed and will go again

Avoid at all costs. Having ignored the food hygiene rating of 1 in the hopes of getting good food, I was bitterly disappointed when my "gyros" arrived cold. The gyros is not a gyros, merely a cold, tortilla wrap with chicken, chips and salad inside. I rang the restaurant in an attempt to rectify their poor food and service, only to be met by them blaming the cold food on Just Eat and their delivery driver. Over priced, poor food. Never will I use this restaurant again.

Avoid at all costs. Having ignored the food hygiene rating of 1 in the hopes of getting good food, I was bitterly disappointed when my "gyros" arrived cold. The gyros is not a gyros, merely a cold, tortilla wrap with chicken, chips and salad inside. I rang the restaurant in an attempt to rectify their poor food and service, only to be met by them blaming the cold food on Just Eat and their delivery driver. Over priced, poor food. Never will I use this restaurant again.

Just seen female member of staff throw her cigarette end on the floor outside the shop. Not sure why a local business would treat our town centre with such contempt. It should go without saying but maybe littering our town isn't the greatest advert for your business.

We returned to this delightful restaurant with family, five in total. Our meal was wonderful as always and service second to none. We all had different dishes and each was delicious. We will be returning again very soon. Thank you Bosphorus for a lovely evening.

Chicken was very overcooked, should come with a steak knife. Overall the food was really disappointing

Excellent food, excellent service - we had a lovely evening. The food was delicious; everything had its own distinct flavour which made it particularly enjoyable. The service was attentive but low key; always there when we needed them but not overbearing. Well done to you all.

Back here after a long break. Me and my friend thought we would check it out. The restaurant was unfortunately empty apart from us on a Thursday night. The food and service was absolutely fantastic, we had mixed dips to start which were wonderfully tasty, I had Bosphorus chicken which was very tasteful and tender, my friend had the lamb and chicken kebabs again cooked to perfection both served with fluffy rice and salad . Such a shame the restaurant is not better frequented. Come on you local people support this independent restaurant if you want it to stay. We will defo be back.

Been to this place several times and usually had a good meal. However on this occasion…. We booked a table weeks ago, confirming our booking a few hours beforehand. On arrival on the arranged date/time was told our table wasn’t ready and to come back in 20 minutes. I gave them my number to call us just in case it was ready any earlier. After 35 minutes we returned to then be told they didn’t know when the table would be ready! The owner wouldn’t even come and speak to us; leaving it to two young girls who were waiting on. No apologies or anything. I found this to be shocking service and probably won’t return. Shame!

Excellent food great polite attentive staff. My only moan is it's always cold in there apart from that excellent

Return visit after a few months away and every bit as delicious as on previous visits! The food, staff and ambiance were as always, brilliant. We will definitely be going again very soon. Highly recommend this restaurant.

First time at this restaurant and the food was beautiful I definitely recommend 👌

Had a great birthday meal here , food lovely and pleasant staff , would definitely go again 😀

We have been here tonight and omg... Food authentic and out of this world. The owner is the chef.. Bloomin eck want pinch his recipes The staff are young however a lot of us oldies would take a leaf out of their book. Amazing absolutely and we can't wait to go back

Booked for three people for a family meal. Two other tables already served, so our order was taken promptly and first of the 'not available' messages. No draft beer. Ordered starters and main courses and waited the customary times - then waiter came to announce that selected starter of calamari was not available. After starter but before main courses were served waiter announced 'cash only' as card machine was not working, which meant one of our party had to go to the cash machine. One main course chosen was subsequently announced as not available. Offered the dessert menu but waiter told us only one item was available or ice cream, but only vanilla. Asked for coffee and told it was not available. Would have been very simple to point out 'cash only' before ordering, and to present menu with a mention of what was not available. More like hard work than enjoyable.

Excellent food and friendly, helpful staff

Four of us dined here for evening meal. The service was great and friendly. The food was absolutely delicious! It is now one of our favourite places to dine in.

Great food and great service. We will definitely visit again

I didn't know this place was here! Gorgeous food.. Service was outstanding , couldn't ask for more .. just perfect

Fantastic Greek restaurant. I Love Greek food and this place lives up to that. Will certainly be returning to try out more of what they have to offer. They are awaiting an alcohol license (as of 5/4/2018) but were happy to allow people to bring their own in the meantime. They also didn't have a working card machine (again 5/4/2018) so cash only at the moment. Edit: 2022 they do have both an alcohol license and a working card machine now.

The meal was absolutely fantastic, closest thing to actually being in Greece. Everything was fresh, staff were extremely pleasant, service was excellent

Brilliant head of house. Really friendly and capable. Food was amazing! Lots of choice to vegetarians and meat owners!

Booked a table for our 3rd wedding anniversary. When we arrived, we were greeted by the owner, who was really friendly. Once seated, service was quick, the food was absolutely outstanding. The restaurant was spotlessly clean.

We decided that we'd start off our long bank holiday weekend with a trip to The Bosphorus Bistro. We used to go regularly pre-covid, and have had takeaways since, but have fallen out of the habit of going out to restaurants. We've realised that's a mistake. We had a lovely evening. The food was fantastic, just as good as ever, and the service was excellent with that great balance of "just enough" chat and engagement (and great recommendations from the menu). It felt so good to be back eating great food in a lovely place, so much so that we booked in again as we paid the bill. Thank you to all of the team at Bosphorus, looking forward to coming back in a week or so.

We decided that we'd start off our long bank holiday weekend with a trip to The Bosphorus Bistro. We used to go regularly pre-covid, and have had takeaways since, but have fallen out of the habit of going out to restaurants. We've realised that's a mistake. We had a lovely evening. The food was fantastic, just as good as ever, and the service was excellent with that great balance of "just enough" chat and engagement (and great recommendations from the menu). It felt so good to be back eating great food in a lovely place, so much so that we booked in again as we paid the bill. Thank you to all of the team at Bosphorus, looking forward to coming back in a week or so.

We had a lovely meal this evening at the Bosphorus. We were made to feel welcome by the staff. Food was fresh and delicious, great spanakopita! The service from the waiter was friendly and polite. Our little boy really enjoyed himself too! Would recommend ☺️

Amazing food and fantastic service! Lamb, feta and spinach was beautiful!! Such a great hidden gem in the heart of pontefract! Will be back!

Very nice authentic Greek food, olives were especially tasty I had lamb with feta and saute potatoes mi partner had mousaka. Service was was good, from the friendly owner....... Shud have been more people in the restaurant......!!

well i can only describe the worst service ever, said do us meal we wanted that was only for takeaway then didnt do,took 15 mins tell us that,then wouldn't do my child as small portion but did before,it was my mum in laws birthday she didn't get her till ever one had finished then the bloke who work there was shouting at the waitress that bad she was bent down behind the bar crying as took my little girl to the toilet another couple saw this said was so bad he was so mad even give the girls a tip hope he posted on here like no money off the bill or anything they didnt careless!! Check the facebook reviews the girl has posted her slef!!!

Booked here for mums birthday we were made to all pay £10deposit each as they said 13was a big party.we messaged before hand to see if they would do us a couple of giros with they said they would.but when ordering we were told no .the meals came out willy nilly two of which came out 30mins after every ones . during this the manager was shouting at the young waitress es bringing them to tears .this was unexeptional behaviour and another party also witnessed this and left upset .this is the worst restaurant I've ever been to.we never even got an apology don't waste your time or money here

13 of us were booked in for a family meal for my mum's birthday. There were two very helpful young waitresses working and one guy, who I assume was the manager. The food came out in dribs and drabs, everyone had finished eating before mum and dad got theirs. The guy was disgusting, he shouted at the girls, in front of customers and made them cry. What had they done wrong? Nothing. Another couple, on the next table, had a go at him and told him he was in the wrong. The next thing we knew, the girls had gone home, don't know if it was by choice or not. So, although the food was good, I will not be returning and I would not recommend it because nothing can justify how he treat those poor girls.

First time in a Turkish restaurant bit pricey ( maybe we should get out more) but enjoyed the food very much,Tuesday night was very quiet only three of us in will go again later in the week for more atmosphere

Atmosphere really friendly staff well coming food really good .. nothing is too much trouble

You really should pay a visit to this lovely bistro in Pontefract. We were made to feel welcome from the second we entered the room and the service was excellent …… but the food ! Wow ! Fabulous! We can’t recommend highly enough. Many thanks

Well, nice warm welcome and lovely decor and furnishing. Took some time to choose off the menu, but we had a drink served whilst we decided. Starters were delicious, main meals were just perfect, my moussaka was the best I have eaten. My partners mixed...

Was lovely food amazing x so was the service will be going back

Food was amazing. Couple of changes to the meze plates as they had run out of sautéed potatoes and they stook white bait on the seafood meze's but the owner was a otal laugh and kept us entertained us all night. Really decent price for...

A little gem of a place. Great service & excellent food with a wide choice. Really enjoyed it.

Had a lovely night here with friends, friendly, welcoming staff, gorgeous food, would highly recommend.

Last time we went was before lockdown, and we hadn't realised that they have done a refurb and had only reopened this week. I loved the old Turkish lights, but the new look is very classy and more modern. Millie and Fatty were absolutely lovely....

Well where do I start? Our first time in this newly refurbished restaurant and it was lovely. The staff are friendly, polite and professional. The food was absolutely delicious and faultless. Atmosphere was spot on. We cannot wait to go again! 5 star review easy!

Oh my. What a place! Amazing! The staff are one of a kind! If you ever want to go somewhere where the staff treat you as old trends the moment you walk through the door this is the place! The food is fantastic too! 😁

Visited 11/12/21 19.30 Bitterly disappointed. We turned up on time to find that they had no booking for a party of 7, despite it being booked weeks ago!! We have been here before pre-covid and gave it a very good review, however after last nights family get together meal I have to retract that review. Lets start with the starter of olives and feta, terrible, the olives were all misshaped with hardly any flesh on them and un-pitted. They looked like they were just leftovers from the crop. You can buy vastly better and cheaper from Aldi. We ordered the meat meze for 2 which is £19 EACH. We got the dips and salad on a rectangle platter and then, 2 small meatballs each, 1 chicken skewer each (dry and over cooked) and three tiny pieces of beef stifado each (think just about the double size of a stock cube) and one small spring roll type of thing with cheese and chicken? Honestly the portions were so small my granddaughter could have polished the lot off and asked for seconds. My brother asked for Kleftico Lamb, but they had no lamb, NO lamb in a Greek restaurant..so he opted for the mixed grill, now I have had the mixed grill before and when the owner brought it out he was laughing and challenged me to finish it, it was a big plate full. Last night? It was the size of a starter, in fact I have had bigger starters so I felt very embarrassed as I had recommended it and even warned him he had better be hungry, when it came out his first comment was "is that it". Overall it was bitterly disappointing and we'll never visit or recommend this place again. I don't know what's gone wrong with this place but they need to have a look at themselves, it's gone from a premier eatery to somewhere to not even think about visiting. Our bill for 7 people with a couple of beers each was £231 which averaged £33 per person with one of our party drinking lemonade as she was driving, it was maybe worth half of that.

Had planned to meet up with an old friend for food elsewhere (as it turned out they weren’t serving food that night) so we hopped in the car and parked up and intended to go to Spoons but thankfully gave that a miss and found...

Really enjoyed the food and atmosphere the waitress guste was especially welcoming We will return again in the near future

Delicious food with friendly and efficient service

Staff friendly , food good ,I like

First time at this restaurant last night, will definitely be visiting again. Staff were friendly and attentive, and the food was amazing. Thoroughly enjoyed our evening out with our two grandsons, reasonably priced for the quality of food we received.

Friendly staffs but food is not very good!! Feta and salad was very nice olives weren't very nice as it had seeds in middle but had to eat round it. Then chicken marmanis was alright but sauce was too watery! price was a little expensive.

Always a pleasure dining here. The food is cooked lovely and the staff are always welcoming, friendly and hospitable.

The starters were OK but the main was beautiful. The staff were friendly and the price was fair. The only thing that let it down was the atmosphere. The restaurant is set out and decorated lovely but the lack of music let it down. Something...

Gorgeous food went for the first time with my family .All cooked fresh and well worth the money. We shall go again .Great service and friendly helpful staff x

Great service. Food was excellent. The staff were very patient with a drunk client and handled the situation very well.

Strange one to judge based on mixed reviews on Trip Advisor, always willing to give somewhere a chance but I feel that some of the sparkling reviews of excellent food can't have been from anyone who has visited the meditteranean. The staff in all fairness...

Very good and taste food. Wonderful service and friendly people 😃

Had a lovely meal with friends,only a small restaurant but food is delicious

Amazing food !! 6 adults & 3 kids and everone enjoyed the food. Mixed dips to start beautiful followed by lamb kleftico! Melted in your mouth. Amazing food lovely service too.

Terrible place, staff very abrupt one of our party had too choose over and over because they didn’t have four starters and some main courses, the food we did have was nice, not fantastic, the wine we picked they didn’t have and only three choices...

Lovely food great staff worth a visit

Excellent service, excellent food. Member of staff entertained us with a few tricks. Will definitely go again

Having spent a lot of my life holidaying in Greece I was excited to hear of this restaurant. This food was about as Greek as a packet of haribo. We ordered from the menu however when we arrived to pay he charged us for 2x...

Amazing food, lovely staff, quick service. We will definatly be returning!

Food and drink Over priced I personally wouldn't go there again Needs to freshen the place up

Magnificent fresh food and friendly service. Outstanding.

Absolutely fantastic food, freshly cooked to order, very tasty, something different, good service, great dinning surroundings It's a must for ppl to try this little gem of a place, tucked away in Pontefract

Brilliant place, the staff were all fantastic and the food was exceptional. Definitely recommend a visit here if you get chance 👌

Absolutely love this place. Turkey 🇹🇷 home from home 🏡

This place is terrible, grossly overpriced, atmosphere horrendous, restaurant empty but full of chavs shouting and laughing behind the counter, got charged £4 for some chilli sauce that should’ve been on my meal in the first place. And miraculously the card machine didn’t work …...

Good food and very attentive staff!

, Amazing! couldn't have been better. In particular a young woman by the name Milly. Ever so kind over the phone. Highly recommend.

Atmosphere is like a cubicle and not good at all food is fresh from the freezer and not seasoned correctly left a bad taste in my mouth not happy

Very disappointed with the food we received tonight. Chicken gyros with salad and chips for just under £7. One wrap with the chicken, some salad and a few chips within the wrap. Not very good value for money. The additional order of chicken wings was also disappointing. The order arrived an hour late and the food was cold - order placed gh just eat so not sure who is to blame for this. Sadly we won't be ordering again.

Ordered take away 2 gyros special, very disappointed, very cold and certainly not worth £6.99 each.

Loved the food, we had vegetarian moussaka and mixed grill while stopped in Pontefract for a quick dinner. Staff was very friendly and welcoming.

Exceptional place. Really pleased with everything. The food was authentic, tasted delicious, and puts a smile on your face. Very tasty but very healthy. Staff were relaxed and friendly. The best Greek Turkish food I've had outside of Greece and Turkey. And in little old Pontefract. Highly recommended. The Bosphorus will now become my regular restaurant

Beautiful meal, good service thanks

Once again an amazing time. Great food, attentive staff great ambiance. What will I eat next time, because it won’t be long before I’m back

Absolutely beautiful food, great atmosphere and lovely staff. We had the starter and main for £15 deal and its across the whole menu. Very good deal. Pics show king prawn and calamari with chilli garlic and vegetables, and lamb kleftiko with sautéed potatoes, both of which were sublime 👌. We will definitely be going again 😋

We are a group of 6, we all went for the £15 any starter and main deal and it was delicious. The pics show king prawn with chilli and garlic and lamb kleftiko. Superb. The staff are lovely and we really enjoyed it .

Went for my birthday food was great staff was helpful and friendly wil be be returning great value wine was lovely

Bert Turkish food in the area! 😍😍😍

Amazing food and excellent staff - cld not ask for more

A catch up with family in a covid savvy restaurant. Never tried authentic Turkish food before but I have to say it was gorgeous and I'll be going back before long. Plenty of choice and it's not often I leave anything but the mains beat...

Really nice food. All that was missing was the warm greek air and music.

Ordered a take away meal via JustEat after reading and hearing some positive reviews of this place. Order turned up 15 minutes late which wasn’t a problem except that the food was flat cold. The food was poorly wrapped and the packaging inadequate for keeping...

First time at this bistro but will go again. Food could not fault and plenty of it .staff very friendly and helpful.

We all had to taste a bit of each others meals ( ×4). All food was well cooked and tasty Manager was attentive and very amusing. Cant wait to go back.

Amazing! Early afternoon meal. The service and the food was superb. A real hidden gem of wonderfulness. Support your local business, in this case they totally deserve it

Midweek birthday treat and the food was fabulous and the service matched. 5 starts and we will be back !

NOT RECOMMEND! I ORERED GYROS AND I GOT CHICKEN WITH HAIR AND SKIN ON! ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING! HOW CAN YOU FEED PEOPLE LIKE THAT ?!

As always a great atmosphere Made to feel part of the family Food gorgeous Stay safe ❤️ Definitely need to visit

I recently placed an order with you for a dinner party of 8 people for delivery at 6-30pm. We received our food at 7pm. We ordered 7 Giros, 3 0f them didn't have chips in them and kofta was under cooked, we put in a...

AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE A terrible experience. Our order was £70 and was cold and missing items. I was lied to on 3 occasions as to when the food was due to arrive, and then when it did arrive the food was cold, sloppy and...