Samed
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Led by the enormous amount of great reviews, we decided to give this restaurant a try.
Although one might feel like you're very likely to get mugged anytime on the way to the restaurant in the shady and dark alleys, as soon as you step into the restaurant, the amazing ambience takes over. It is kept somewhat traditional, more South-Eastern Turkish and full of cute little lights.
The menu is very vast. There are many dishes and there are translations for non-Turkish speakers. I especially loved the Turkish 101 list of vocabularies and sentences for everyday life on the last page. One might want to rewrite the written pronunciation, though.
The food was absolutely delicious. I loved how it didn't seem rushy, as the delivery took some time. But all our dishes arrived at the same time (which is an absolute MUST for any good restaurant so everyone can start together) and were put in front of us in a very nice and inviting way. All of us were very happy with our choices. The dishes were very filling and they didn't jew around. What I found to be a bit annoying was that the "big" water bottle only contained 0,75 l.
Other than that, we also liked the cute little shop which had souvenirs, alcoholic drinks, olive oil and much more.
The prices are, as mentioned in many other reviews, extraordinarily high. No doubt about that. If they had only offered a çay one the house afterwards instead of charging that too, it would've been perfect. Would have also fit the Turkish culture.
Not a restaurant I'd go everyday to, as it is way too expensive for that, but one I'd have on my list of restaurants to go for at least one dinner.