Kalkan: nice but pricey

[kalkan4eva]

No Eniste, I actually meant Boris and the assorted aristocracy Alantj mentions...
I''ve nothing against titled gentry per se, but I''m originally from Liverpool and scousers don''t think to highly of Boris (I''m more than sure the feeling is mutual...but in playground tradition...he started it and it was without provacation.. )

So sadly, it could have been an assortment of peasants with Boris and I would still feel the same...the desire to see him chased UP the hills by that nasty dalmation everone keeps referring to is overwhelming   

NB I think Simon Heffer actually wrote the damning infamous article in the Spectator but it was the editor''s piece and as he was Editor at the time, he had to take the rap...in true playground tradition he had the opportunity to say" it wasn''t me, it was him".

Way off topic...sorry, but I have no axe to grind with restaurant owners and needed to make that clear

BL, you need to name and shame..you sang like a bird when pressed on the airline 

[Enjoy Kalkan]

Please can we make sure we dont drift off topic

Thanks 

[misty]

I think that you have to look at the overall package you get in most of the restaurants. Look at the service quality of food and the total ambiance, fantastic views etc. When I look at that I cant see how people can complain about the price !!!!

I travel the world eating in many varied places and can honestly say that Kalkan is up there with the best of them.

 

[hel66]

If you travel Turkey you will find equally good service, great people,fantastic views and equally good, if not better food all at a much CHEAPER price.
 I think this is the point.   There is no need for restaurateurs to overcharge like they do in Kalkan

[misty]

I understand that but where ever you go you can always say there is some where nicer.

[Blue Lizard]

my response about the prices rising was in answer to the reply blaming things on 10% inflation...in my instance what i witnessed was 100% greed...i don''t for the life of me know where talk of gentry ,boris etc came from! the people being charged over the top were a large party of tourists ..nothing more...naming the restaurant would serve no purpose other than cause like and dislike posts,I love Kalkan with a passion ...it''s people are great as are the turkish in general,i can get ripped off anywhere in the world no more so than at home!!but if i see it then i don''t have to like it or indeed put up with it...myself and mrs lizard can find plenty of places with a warm welcome ,good food and good prices...if i get a nice view with my pudding great..if i don''t i will go and find one afterwards!!

[alantj]

OK I admit it Kalkan''s finest soup kitchen probably wasn''t visited by Boris and asorted, tiara and pearl wearing, aristocratic hangers on,  I clearly will have to be more careful to label any toungue in cheek comment with ***  :laugh:JOKE !!!!

More seriously, I think that where forum members have actually witnessed (rather than just heard about)   rip offs they should name the party concerned, just as they would if recommending them for good service.

In all tourist areas there are restaurants and bars who rely on the rapid turnover of customers to get away with poor service and overcharging, forewarning people about these is probably one of the best services a forum such as this can provide to new or occassional visitors to Kalkan. 

Regards

Alan

[Blue Lizard]

as i have said "naming the restaurant would serve no purpose other than cause like and dislike posts" doubtless many of the forum members are happy with the service this particular restaurant offers..i would hate to spoil the impressions they may have...i gladly "outed" Thomas Cook because they are big enough and ugly enough to look after themselves!!i can still find brilliant food and good prices...and the fresh fruit and veg off the market is second to none...i have been going to kalkan for 20 odd years and am still of an age where i can possibly fit another 20 in!! which god willing i shall...(note to self pack up fags and booze )

[Blue Lizard]

i should also like to point out that i think Bungling Boris would be great in kalkan as he would keep the mosquitos away from everybody else.....if you were a mozzie you just couldn''t resist a little nibble could you?  

[Enişte]

I see your reason for your views on Boris, K4E.  Many of those of us from London simply remember Red Ken and that makes Boris seem quite positive, certainly in my eyes.  Thay said, Pol Pot compares quite well with Ken!

On whether BL should name and shame, I think he should be allowed to maintain a diplomatic silence (or send me a PM).