The best restaurants serving Mediterranean food in East Midlands

what can l say dont think the Staff understood why we walked out when tables that came in after us got there breakfasts way before us long wait watching them too much talking going on in the kitchen not enough work will not be back

Placed an order this afternoon and safe to say I will not be ordering again. Ordered the Turkish salad and the olives were completely rotten and mouldy inside. Did not make me want to finish my meal. Upon closer inspection it looked like the salad was past its date as all looked on its last legs. Really disappointed as I have ordered here previously and enjoyed it. I called them to inform them of this and all I got back was oh right sorry and pretty much silence, I was then offered another salad but unfortunately I really didn’t fancy eating anymore food from this place especially being 5 months pregnant. Plus we had drove 20 minutes to collect. Emailed restaurant but no response. Unimpressed which is such a shame.

Myself, husband and 7 year old went for tea at Istanbul. We have visited on many occasions and tonight’s experience was excellent as always. Superb food, great drinks and great atmosphere but what sets this apart from the competition is the service. Jan was fantastic as always, and it was lovely to talk to and get to know Tamina who knows exactly how to talk to and look after customers. Thank you both for a lovely evening. Also many congratulations and all the very best to our original favourite waitress who we briefly saw outside. For those who haven’t experienced the restaurant I highly recommend the tribute act nights which are so much fun and are great for special occasions, or just because! Thank you all and will see you soon x

The nicest meal I've had out for quite some time. Really made to feel welcome by all the staff on the evening and actually felt like we were on holiday! Well done, we'll be back soon! Thank you

We dined on Friday and we have been before which was lovely but unfortunately our experience of the place now is disappointing. A man came over to take our order and leaned on our table to do it extremely rude .. we noticed that he did everything and the lovely Lorena who was being shouted at was not allowed to do anything at all this man was very controlling and rude the vibe has gone rotten .. we had also just read the review on here about staff not getting tips well we noticed that first hand when we wanted to leave a cash tip Disgraceful

Good service great food and not a hefty price. Been here twice and I’ll definitely be going again. Food was beautifully presented and tasty. It’s not often you get such consistent service and food in my experience these days. If you haven’t already it’s definitely one to try.

8 of us came here for birthday and anniversary celebrations on a sunday They had a wealth on till 4pm but also our booking at 5 had a variety of chicken of starter and main 2 courses for 20 quid. It was quiet but maybe down do the weather, the food was tasty and staff friendly and helpful. I had the peri peri skewers and you could have rice or chips , the food was tasty and well presented

We live in Uppingham and regularly visit no23 as everything is consistently good. It has the feel of a place more like you would visit in a city . Menu regularly changes and the food is delicious. All the staff are friendly, attentive and very kind to our two year old. Would recommend.

We came to Number 9 for a special post medical treatment treat! The pleasant staff, and attentiveness were much appreciated. The mix between meditteranian with a lovely Greek influence to straight forward English cuisine was well thought out… and delicious. We ate in the outside cubicles,heated and fun. We had a Prawn Cocktail, fresh mussels. For mains, Lasagne which my wife enjoyed, and a fish medley- super! Couldn’t eat a pud… too much in mains! A super evening and thank you so much. Patrick Webb OBE … till next time!!

The food was fresh and tasty. We both had the gyros which were excellent. Great service and yummy cocktails. It was a lovely evening. We will be returning

I have been here several times and have always had good food and the setting makes for a delightful relaxing evening with friends. Having lived and worked in Morocco (many moons ago) I just love being taken back to what was a wonderful country - don't know what it s like now! As soon as you enter the restaurant the aroma takes me straight back there, and the food is authentic, beautifully cooked and served. I guarantee you will find it difficult to eat everything as there is so much food.

A lovely place to enjoy freshly made cocktails & the service is always excellent. A nice place for a group catch up or date night!

Closed, cannabis factory run upstairs by the owners. Dodgy since it became cash only.

Best coffee/bakery in Nottingham, cool retro vibe, excellent drinks, cakes, pastys & paininis. There is plenty of well-informed thought out seating, great staff & in a super location too. Highly recommended & an easy 5 star place to try.

Food excellent but to enjoy it the surroundings have to be clean and warm! Service very slow and parking awful