Turkiye Efes Restaurant in Glasgow City

We unexpectedly went to this place for breakfast and were pleasantly surprised by the portion size. The food was fresh and delicious.

Brilliant food and amazing service !

Just a bit disappointed as i was expecting the food to be a bit better perhaps it is because they only gave us the festive menu even though i asked for a la carte they said no. The festive menu has a very small choice so i do not recommend going whilst they give the festive menu. The lamb shank was soft, tender and nice but it was served cold especially inside the shank, it was not cooked in the sauce, of course it is cooked in advance and heated up but make sure you reheat meat fully. The small dish it comes in makes it difficult to eat with the rice seperate it should be served in one plate like they serve kebabs it would be much easier to eat. The starter was half yes only half an avocado with prawns obviously the prawns were frozen and defrosted which is fine however it was evident they had been defrosted in warm or hot water which "overcooked" them a bit, tell the kitchen to defrost prawns in cold water only. Whilst the baklava was nice enough im not sure how fresh it was as it had a slight after taste though the chopped nuts on top helped. Overall an okay meal however from looking at other reviews i was expecting the food to be really good or even something special which it just was not, so will not be hurrying back,

We ordered lentil soup, which arrived cold. We returned it and they heated it for us. We ordered delicious adana kebab, and a sweet eggplant moussaka. They gave us a salad for free because they were late with food. I recommend eating there. I asked for onions, but what they brought was not what was required.

Family run restaurant, wood panelled interior, busy. We sat outside with the dog, they brought water for him. The lamb arrived with rice and salad, succulent and perfectly flavoured. You'll pay more than you might elsewhere and you'll be happy.

Delicious food, service is excellent, have been here 4 times now and will definitely come back, highly recommend.

Just walked in for a drink but ended up eating the lamb shish. Ordered an Espresso Martini from an Indian bartender, it was amazing. Would definitely come back!

Great service and amazing food. I had the check platter and it was great. The salad was seasoned impeccably. Quite good service. Not much wait time and was constantly looked after. Thanks for a great meal!

Authentic Turkish food in the Heart of Glasgow . The place was buzzing with atmosphere and staff were friendly and attentive. We tried a mix kebab and a chicken skewer type kebab and they were both amazing and fresh. But what makes this place amazing is the accompanying sides that come with Turkish food , like the delicious Turkish salad / cabbage and the balloon bread with garlic butter was so fresh and amazing. Also kids friendly ( chicken nuggets & chips etc ) which was extremely important to us as a lot of authentic places usually do not accommodate. Really impressed with this place and we will definitely be back .

Friendly, prompt service, delicious food and great atmosphere. Also, a complimentary Happy Birthday cake and singalong for my nephew! Recommended.

Great classic Turkish food. Wonderful service and a really good atmosphere. No wonder this place is busy. Thanks Efes.

Very good meal. Would recommend the platter. The wrong order came out and they replaced it so quickly and were so nice about it. It felt homely and I had a great time.

The food, service and overall experience are absolutely excellent. The lamb dishes are out of this world. Ahmet was really attentive, efficient and gave us a great night.

Great service , good food and cozy and warm atmosphere . Waitress was kind enough to recommend a few dishes which were all well flavoured and delicious . Highly recommend Hunkar Begendi.

Great meal with lovely meats bread is amazing

Great atmosphere and food was perfect. Will definitely be back!!

Unbelivable food served by incredibly friendly welcoming staff. I cannot reccommend this place again, we were in literal tears over how delicious the kebabs we had were, don't let the prices scare you off- the quality genuinely justifies it, the iskender kebab, the yoghurt, everything was just beyond belief tasty, we will be back as often as we can.

Great atmosphere, excellent servise, superb food ! We really enjoyed our visit there, everyone was so friendly and professional. Highly recommended everyone to try

If you’re in Glasgow, definitely would recommend this place for Turkish food and cocktail drink as will. Mix grilled definitely recommend Went to this Turkish restaurant when I was in Glasgow for a bit of holiday food tasted really good service was great but it could be better for you to get the fully five star.i’ve had better Turkish food Would I recommend ? Yes definitely

Fantastic food. A really busy place . It's as close to being in turkey without being in Turkey. We will be back.

Amazing authentic food and felt like we were back in Turkey! Highly recommend a visit and will definitely be back.

Great atmosphere, delicious food and staff are very friendly. 🌟🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟

Outstanding venue for atmosphere and great food.. staff cannot do enough for you.. a real gem of a place

Brilliant authentic food and a great atmosphere!

We all had an amazing evening. Service was amazing and food exceptional!! Highly recommended.

I recently dined at Efes and it was an exceptional experience from start to finish. The staff were incredibly friendly and inviting, guiding us through the menu and offering great recommendations. Nothing was too much trouble. It is a lovely venue and the food was UNBELIEVABLE! If you are looking for some delicious Turkish food I would highly recommend dining at Efes.

The restaurant is made up of two floors. Unfortunately, it was crowded and noisy. The food was good but not excellent. The service was excellent, especially the employee, Victoria.

By far the loudest rowdiest restaurant I’ve ever been to! The tables are super small and all tucked up together so it’s really hard to even hear or speak to the person next to you :( The starters were REALLY good (hummus and baba ganoush needed a pinch of salt and some lemon), pink lady was our favorite Main dishes were a disappointment, we had the vegetarian mousakka and the grilled salmon and they were tasteless :( Adana kebab was average. The staff were super sweet and accommodating especially our server Victoria!! They made the experience worthwhile. I would probably come back just for the mezze and maybe for lunch because the volume at dinner was unbearable.

We came for a staff night out. Amazing food and top service! Thank you to all the team, we had an amazing eve!

Great food ,service . It was my first time at Efes but will be back

went here for our anniversary but wish we hadn't! The food was NOT great! I've been to way better places than this!! We ordered a mixed grill along with a couple of sides and it all tasted very bland. The sauces given with it were awful! The portions were also very small! Service was also poor. Kitchen was closed after we placed our order and we were unable to order more food although other people sitting beside us were yet still able to order desserts? Special treatment for others eh? This was our first and last visit!

Something very different in centre of Glasgow. Food amazing . Service and atmosphere excellent. Belly dancer adds to that . Would definitately recommend.

Came here for a late lunch and it was fantastic. Everything we ordered was delicious and flavourful. Service was great and the wine was excellent. The only downside is that the table was too small for the number of dishes we ordered but…that’s on us. I’ll be back!

The best Turkish food in town so tasteful. I came here more than once and never disappoint. The service is very good and such a nice experience. The whole staff are so friendly and kind. Definitely would recommend it.

Nice Turkish restaurant in Glasgow City Center. Great food and excellent service. Definitely worth a visit.

Went on Saturday night for a dinner with work colleagues and it was fantastic. The food was delicious and the staff were so friendly. Think the belly dancers on a Saturday night were my highlight and made a great talking point at work for the days to come. Will deffo be back

Terrible service, would not recommend. I called ahead to check if the kitchen was still open, and the person on the phone confirmed it was but mentioned it wouldn't be for long. After asking where I was coming from (Sauchiehall Street), he reassured me that it was fine and they'd see me when I arrived. I left immediately, but when I got to Efes, I was told the kitchen had just closed. I explained that I was told we'd have a table, but he dismissed me, saying we were 3 minutes late. His attitude was almost laughable. There are plenty of other Turkish restaurants in Glasgow with much better service. Avoid this place!

Very impressed with this place the food is exceptional, and staff friendly and polite. I’ll definitely be back. We ordered the cold meze and the hot meze boards to share between two of us, we were blown away with the taste.

Excellent service and food. We ordered pide and içli köfte. Pide was full of cheese and the ingredients were so rich. İçli köfte made me feel like i m in Turkey :) Portions and prices were decent 👌 Thanks for Kamil abi, the waiter works there for welcoming me and my friends. Strongly recommended.

Fab night, amazing good great atmosphere. Would love to go again next time we are in Scotland

Amazing kebab!! Really tasty charcoal grilled chicken! Nice atmosphere and great service!! Ordered also mushrooms and rice and it was delicious!

Great restaurant, staff was very attentive, food was coming out fast considering it was fully booked.

Fantastic night with family in restaurant. Great atmosphere and food, highly recommend. Great place to take the family. Very friendly staff as well.

The food is absolutely delicious and I really recommend it! The waitress very nice and the restaurant is very pleasant!

Great food and service. Came with family and had a meal before a gig Generous portions and attentive service. Thank you Jessica x

The food was stunning the location was stunning, the service was perfect thank you so much

Really good food,affordable prices. Good overall service. Recommended to everyone

Their food is as good as the ones in Turkey. It is very delicious and delicious. We ordered half lamb and half chicken skewers. They serve it with salad, yoghurt, rice and well-baked pita bread with butter beforehand. Thank you.

That was delicious, we eat shish lamp and chicken comes with rice, salad and hot pita bread and butter. 😋 after along time without Turkish cuisine, this comes refreshing to us.

Nice place with extremely delicious food and helpful staff

Really nice food, we had the lunch time soecial

Love this place! Been 4-5 times now and it’s never disappointed. Great food and good drinks selection too.

Really nice food. Was busy but service was good.

We went to EFES to celebrate my fiancée birthday. We really enjoyed a platter for two and starters. The food and service were great! They have surprised my fiancé with piece of cake with candles in it, which was lovely. Thank you again!

very tasty food. excellent option for two is turkiye plate 1. fresh products, perfectly grilled. also recommend lahmacun and turkish borek, perfect for a starter. very nice service.

Just had my first visit, food was great, this won’t be my last

Great food, and the kids loved it. Very attentive service. We were seated upstairs, quieter, but suited us with the kids on a busy Sat. Loved it overall.

Excellent food , good value lovely staff - throughly recommend . Complementary ballon bread and hummus

Great place to celebrate another zombie skelping!

My first time trying Turkish cuisine properly. Most of the Staff here were from Turkey and many Turkish locals come to eat here. The staff were very friendly, attentive and professional. The interior of the restaurant is very pleasant and fitting for the Turkish theme. The baba ghanoush and hummus to start was delicious and came with complimentary garlic bread. For main course we had the mixed Turkish grill for two. The meats were all cooked perfectly, very tender and amazing flavour. For dessert I tried the cheesecake of the day, which was honeycomb and a Turkish coffee which were perfect. They also have their own lager, Efe’s, which washed the meal down nicely. 100% will be coming back here, probably for the belly dancing which is on every Saturday night.

Delicious food, fabulous service and staff. Definetly be back. Its a winner from us.

We usually have lunch/dinner here and food has always been tasteful. They never disappoint. This is the first time we try their Sunday breakfast served until 12:00. It sure won’t be the last. Great atmosphere, friendly service, accommodating staff and the best food.

This restaurant is giving 😀, I loved the food it was amazing, the service was very good and staff were friendly. It was a lovely night out.

What a super place to enjoy fab food - and the Turkish coffee to die for!!!

Food is always great, friendly staff, nice atmosphere.

the food was very average, the lentis soup was completely tasteless. Food without Turkish real taste and dry I don't recommend it

Delicious food. We ordered a lot of vegetarian sharing plates and they were all delicious. Great spot!

The restaurant is nice. They have a six-star menu. It is actually sweet enough for one person and acceptable. The service in general is excellent. But you must find someone with bad service, but it does not affect the general public

The best Turkish restaurant and the best service. The staff’s treatment is excellent and the order is quickly executed. An excellent restaurant and I recommend visiting it. The food and dishes served by the restaurant are delicious.

Late night with my wife and cousins while visiting Glasgow. Appetizer was good, the freshly made bread was definitely a good appetizer but it was served with garlic margarine rather than garlic butter. Dinner was OK, we had a mix of chicken shish, lamb kebab and lamb chops. They only served us 2 salads for the whole table although the menu clearly states each plate is served with salad and rice. (We ordered 4 plates). The really frustrating part was that we asked them for 3 turkish teas and we were served English orange pekoe. At this point I was irritated and questioned the server why I was given orange pekoe tea and he acted surprised and started asking me where I had it before and then telling me that he is Turkish and it's from his homeland. My point wasn't to insult him, but I've been to turkish restaurants in the UK and Canada, not a single one of their turkish teas tasted like orange pekoe. My cousin and wife also agreed on the bitterness coming from orange pekoe. The server was kind enough to serve me another glass insisting it was turkish tea, this time it was darker in color and tasted even more strongly of orange pekoe. I let him know I disagree. I expected better.

Very expensive and absolutely not worth it.

Without doubt the best Turkish restaurant I have ever been to! The Turkish borek was perfect, the chicken shish was delightful & the complimentary balloon bread with the garlic butter was just exquisite! Quick service, friendly staff & the restaurant itself was beautiful. The toilets were very clean. I would give it ten stars if I could, will definitely be back!!

A very high quality restaurant. Magnificent meats and kebabs. We ordered mixed Turkish kebab for 2 people. The waiters Victoria and Serkan are wonderfully friendly. Prices are very reasonable. Between 15 and 25 pounds, you can fill your stomach with very high quality. A restaurant that is as good as Turkey with its meat cooking quality. For the first time in Britain, a restaurant did not add a service charge. Of course we did. But it is very polite of them not to make it compulsory. Congratulations

Traditional Turkish food and of course coffee. The food was delicious, ordered a portion for 4 people to enjoy a variety and we could not finish it! Service was amazing in all ways and look forward to going back again.

Cracking spontaneous post work meal at the suggestion of a colleague. I had the Chicken Shish Iskender which was superb - the chicken was perfectly cooked.

A Turkish restaurant, the food was delicious, and the restaurant was family-friendly. They offered you hospitality at the beginning. The garlic butter and bread were delicious. We tried the muftah, it was good. The chicken shish tawook was delicious, and a Qashqaswan pie with my hand. The chickpea lentil soup was normal once. The restaurant is worth a visit. It may require that you book during busy times because it asks if you have a reservation or not. But we came at a time when it was crowded

The portions are quite large and satisfying. The prices are reasonable... The taste is top 10... You wouldn't want to go to Glasgow and not eat here. However, I recommend that you make a reservation in advance, sit inside and eat accompanied by belly dancers and music that appear on some evenings. Especially in the evening, if you go without a reservation, you can sit outside as there is no room.

Very overpriced for what it is. The rice is not nice at all and the food caters to Western crowd rather than sticking to their roots and having authentic Turkish food. Service was good and the meats were nice however. Very loud in the restaurant.

Tables are too near to each other. Otherwise good service. Baklava and kunefe were amazing.

What a great meal! I think the balloon bread comes complimentary at every table. We got the 2 person platter, this had lamb shish, chicken shish, lamb mince skewers, chicken wings, lamb chops, lamb ribs, chicken thighs. All on a bed of rice, so all that meat juice is not wasted. Of course some red cabbage salad to even it out. Don't skip out on the baklava for dessert! See our full video review on our experience under The Olive Tree Family on all social media platforms.

Big portions and the food was nice, but the drinks were overpriced and the service too fast to make the meal enjoyable. There's a 1hr 45min limit on the table, which means food arrives very quickly and there's only time for a drink or 2 before you're asked to vacate. Just not my favourite way to eat a meal, especially in a big group!

A wee lunch date, food was lovely, staff were so friendly, nothing was too much bother. Will be back for the platter another time.

Loved our visit! We sat outside and had such a good feed. So tasty and good quality ingredients

The food was delicious, the service was fast, the employees were attentive. Thank you to all the employees for their efforts.

Another wonderful meal, the lamb platter was amazing, and I'm not even that keen on lamb

Decent restaurant but very noisy. I'm not sure about it being the best Turkish in Scotland

The best Turkish restaurant and stuff in Scotland. Very amazing hospitality and food

The best Turkish restaurant ever in Glasgow

Ok overall. Food tasted good what we had however even if you order something don't expect a full serving. For example the cold/hot mezze platter which costs about £20 does NOT come with any bread. They give you the basic bread for the table which everyone gets and is nowhere near enough for the mezze platter so you literally get given about 5 dips plus olives but that is all! Pretty terrible tbh as I would expect pitta as is standard in Turkiye. Update. The manager has just come out and told me that he feels it is enough what we have been served. So regardless of my suggestion to add pitta to the meze platter ( I didn't demand it I just said it was potentially something to add for future as is standard in Turkiye) he wasn't interested and basically stated I was wrong. Despite me having just come home from Turkiye. Really not a great experience. It was a constructive opinion but apparently not important.

I Took my husband for dinner as part of his birthday weekend and we were not disappointed. The halloumi and sucuk was an absolute triumph and the plates were cleared. The kitchen forgot our mains but we weren't in any hurry so after receiving a free drink for the error we were presented with our food, Traditional lamb casserole and Lamb shish iskender. Both were hot and delicious. Finally, we shared the baklava which was beautiful and surprisingly light. We will be back to, hopefully add that extra star provided the kitchen send our food.

excellent food and service. will definitely be back. great location and atmosphere. servers were polite and attentive.

Love this restaurant, food is always delicious, fresh and good quality. Great value for money and friendly, helpful staff.

First time at the restaurant definitely will be back. Staff were brilliant and the food was amazing !! Thanks to Klaudia and Mohamed :) it was a real taste of turkiye

I came here for a Wedding Anniversary date with my husband. The meal was amazing. Very good quality and value for money. We both loved our table, the buzzy atmosphere and they tasty food. I'll definitely be back. :)

Over in Glasgow for the weekend to visit friends from Belfast they suggested we try Efes, brilliant choice, food was excellent, so tasty and delicious also the staff were very friendly and helpful, can't wait to go back we had the chops and ribs combo, and our friends had the mix grill to share and sides of Turkish bread and the Liverpool it was unreal, Can't wait to go back, Fantastic.

Came here as highly recommended by friends. My husband and I came for lunch. We had the 3 course menu. The food was absolutely delicious. Falafel for me, sucuck for hubby to start. Veg moussaka for me and chicken shish for hubby, lastly kadiyif for me and baclava for hubby. The food was very tasty and plentiful. All washed down by a couple of efes and cocktails. The staff were lovely, very attentive. We look forward to our next visit 😋

Very good family lunch. Thoroughly enjoyable food and reasonably priced. Efes beer excellent.

Good quality of food and services, We like Meat pie with cheese adna kebab and salad, only have 2two negative points - a lot of oil on the food such of shish and adna kabab. And the among of rice was almost 100 grams. Otherwise everything was delicious. Recommended to visit again and again.

Stunning food and great service so can't fault it on that front. The belly dancers and loud music was a bit of an assault on the senses though - couldn't hear the people I went out to dinner with. Will definitely be back for the food but just midweek to avoid the weekend madness!

Had an absolutely terrible experience here on Saturday. My friends came here to get food after the Pride march. When they arrived, they were seated outside, despite the inside being practically empty. Due to the way the canopy was set up, my friends who had their young baby with them had to sit their pram in the rain. I came to join them and ordered my food (I had the only vegan option on the menu and it was dry and bland, nowhere near worth the amount they are charging). They also served me a non vegan starter and seemed annoyed that I didn’t want it. Another party left and said they had been trying to pay their bill for ages so that we could have their table and get the baby out of the rain. We started to move our things over when an incredibly rude woman appeared from nowhere and started screaming at us, calling us disrespectful and telling us to have some consideration (they didn’t have any consideration for the fact a baby was sat out in the rain). I asked her to calm down and she stormed away and we moved back to our original table. By this time, the baby was crying and my friend had to try and calm her down. After about 10 mins, a waiter came out and asked if she wanted a seat. The party who did get the table we had tried to move to were horrified and did actually offer us their table but by this point we felt extremely uncomfortable. I wasn’t given any cutlery so I had to use my friend’s spoon to eat until I could get a hold of someone to get me cutlery. It made the whole atmosphere in the restaurant really uncomfortable and ruined an otherwise great day. My friend went elsewhere to feed the baby who was now very upset and we quickly settled up and left. This is no way to treat customers, if we had been asked nicely not to move tables that would have been fine but we were screamed at like we were children. The waiter who was serving us apologised for the (I assume) manager being rude but we didn’t see her again. I could tell he also felt really uncomfortable and he also lost out on a tip because of her. I would have appreciated something to be knocked off the bill or for the rude woman to come and apologise but we weren’t compensated in anyway. I also can’t shake that there may have been a homophobic element to this as anyone else wearing rainbow colours were also seated outside. Absolutely disgusting establishment and I would not recommend anyone to go here. My friends did enjoy their food but none of us will be back and would encourage anyone else not to go.