Tarihi Çeşme Restaurant

We came here for our first dinner while in Istanbul. We spent 10 nights and it was our favourite meal - we came back a 2nd time. The service was fantastic, very friendly, we arrived late one night and they had no issue squeezing us in. All of the food was very reasonably priced - especially for the area. Great variety of food, enjoyed everything we had but all the small plates were fantastic. Did a lamb platter as well which was great. Strong recommend.

The restaurant is a simple one, the food is good and they cook better than in other places. The prices are normal. The service is good and they don’t bother the others with unneccessary chit chats. In other words, in one month in Istanbul, this is the best culinary experience for me among most of the middle class restaurants I visited.

We found this restaurant near our house in Istanbul and it was a real pleasure to go twice here for dinner. Very relaxed atmosphere, 5 star service and very very good dishes from starters to meat and dessert! I totally recommend it!

We came here for our first dinner in Istanbul and it did not disappoint! We loved the Ali Nazik and the apple tea. Wait staff was also great- thank you for your hospitality, Tarik! Would recommend!!

Loved this place. Family run and they all work hard. Food was great!! Service was great. Tea was hot, baclava was awesome. I enjoyed it thoroughly. A safe place for tourists, where you are not getting soaked! Prices all fair and well marked. Dj from Canada

Wonderful place. Totally not about tricking tourists. Quite the contrary: we got decent prices, real freshly made, tasty food. The ambiance and music is really relaxing and soothing. The service is very nice and friendly. Best food experience in Istanbul so far.

Had our first meal here in Istanbul because of the good reviews on google. However the dishes we ordered were quite average and the portion was small. Meat was cold and hard to chew. Overall I wouldn’t recommend this place as there are plenty of restaurants nearby at similar price but provide better food and service.

My favorite little place to eat in Istanbul. Fantastic food with genuinely kind people who work there. Wonderful relaxed atmosphere. I ended up eating here 3 times in 1 week.

The mixed grill is great! It had moist pieces of lamb, chicken and beef. Lentil soup wonderful, very creamy and went well with the fresh bread. Service is good too. I would definitely dine here again. The only downside is the difficulty communicating, as most of the staff does not speak English making it is hard to get much of an explanation about the menu. Having said that, I am in turkey so that maybe my fault. After we asked for the bill we were offered free apple tea, which was delicious. If ur in turkey hit this place up!

Solid. I just had an Aryan and tasted my friends' dishes. Lentil soup and mixed grill. Lentil soup was good. Bread came out piping hot after the soups were finished and was totally cold by the time the entree came... While the bread was great, that's an amateur mistake. My friend also thinks the mixed grill was smaller than last time, but I'm not sure. 3 lira for Aryan ... Meh. Everything was fine.. But not as special as last time. Mixed. I'd go back.

Had the cesme special. It was great. Great deal too. The mixed grill and kefteh was good too.