Any restaurant reviews for 2011?

[chrissy1]

Hello Kalkan lovers who have returned or still visiting it would be lovely to hear some of your views so far for the restaurant experiences this year good bad or indifferent and to hear how the prices are compared to last. I for one cannot wait and already have a long list of where we want to try this year bit would be good to hear some reviews so far.

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[Roxie]

Hi,
We spent 2 weeks in Kalkan at the beginning of the month. We were really impressed with Gironda, having not been a great fan, in the past. Jimmy is now in charge and the head waiter is Gin, from the Samira. Went to both Moussakas and Pisces, all excellent,very good organic vegetables from the family garden. Kosk and Bosphorous, the Samira outlets, were as usual very good. The Nar steak was lovely and Foto's lunch time pizza was excellent. Food in Kalamaki was excellent, but a long wait. Not as good in Akin as previously, small King Prawns and vegetables poor. Got a lot more to try in June.
RX

[HolmfirthNicky]

We also fancy trying Pisces when we're there in a couple of weeks(yaaaayyyyy!!!), it gets such good mentions.

[tortoise lady]

Keep the reviews coming.   Also very close to my next visit and with restaurants often changing hands or moving it is good know of any changes in food or service.   Like HomefirthNicky I have not yet tried Pisces (must put it on the ever growing list)  and good to hear from Roxie that some of my old favourites like Kosk continue to be very good.

Would be good to know now that the season is getting under way if reservations are proving necessary.   In the past it has seemed essential at some restaurants  and certainly if you have a favourite table.

[chrissy1]

Yeah keep them coming so we can all get plans in place for where to eat, already planning to visit Gironda as Coast was probably our favourite place last year, would love to hear from anyone that has tried the new Coast down the harbour yet. Glad Kosk still doing well for the money they were bang on last year - is Joseph still out front? Only 3 weeks to go for us yippeeee so hoping to hear from more of you with your thoughts and yes good points about reservations tortoise lady

[Roxie]

Hi,
Gironda under new management and a new chef (from the Bosphorous).
Friends out this week have had great meals in Baharat and Ramis. You won't be stuck for somewhere to eat.  Oh, the beer is 4 lira in Fotos.
Rx

[onelove]

Me and the OH ate at Coast (on the harbour) last night.............well where do I start..... Fantastic food, the steak was to die for, deaf the best meal we have had on this holiday and we have eaten out every night (8 so far). Fantastic service from all staff but special praise must go to Billy & Esra who make you feel like you are a King ! Very highly reccomended indeed 

[fidimax]

Any news about the " Soup Kitchen " Ali babas,I heard they have had major refurb ?

[onelove]

We had lunch in Ali Babas this afternoon. Still wonderful food at sensible prices.   To be honest cant really see what they did during the refurb      Chicken soup ahhhhhhh just wonderful, more (white) chicken in it than a KFC 

[fidimax]

Thanks KD,glad they didnt spoil the place,its like my second home in Kalkan 

[IssyG]

Where is Pisces - went to a great fish restaurant last year which I think was newly opened just past taxi rank on the left hand side on the first floor - hope this makes sense?  Anyone have any idea of what it is called - is this Pisces?

Thanks for all the reviews - these have been a great help.

[chrissy1]

Thanx for all these, found it so helpful to plan our eats out great news KD about Coast at the harbour it is deff going to be one of our stops now as we loved the old Coast too, We also met some people last year who raved about Pisces ( I think you are correct IssyG that's where I understood it to be) so may give that a go too. keep the reviews coming

[Enişte]

We had lunch in Ali Babas this afternoon. Still wonderful food at sensible prices.   To be honest cant really see what they did during the refurb      Chicken soup ahhhhhhh just wonderful, more (white) chicken in it than a KFC 

KD - forgive me but can I suggest that your visit to Ali Baba's was not the first stop of the evening!?  Just joking but the refurb was pretty major, with the kitchen totally redone and reduced slightly in size, new slightly larger loos built more in the corner, new paint job, lighting, a large TV and new furniture.  Otherwise, same good food and prices!

[Blue Lizard]

Yep you right about Pisces location.....
 
Eniste....did Ali Babas get his fans fixed in the refurb?...

[maryharvie]

Hi Eveveryone, have not posted on EK for a while, but thought I had write about the Restruants. One in particular springs to mind and that is Coast down by the Harbour.(Lush last year).

We ate there a couple of nights ago and must say how fantastic it was. The staff, Billy Esra and Omar where very attentive and couldnt have looked after us any better than they did.
The service was 10 out of 10 and the food.......... well what can I say EXCELLENT...... we truly felt like royalty. It really made our night and we will of course be going back there in the near future.
It is a MUST to go here when in Kalkan......... ENJOY.

[Enişte]

Like your beloved Blues, I think they are still waiting for their fans to arrive!

[Leigh]

What sort of price are you paying for a meal at Coast down at the Harbour?  We are out in 2 weeks time for 11 nights. 

[maryharvie]

Hi Eniste,  Yeah I see what you mean, but honest, it was just for lunch......... have eaten there loads of times, but I have never used the toilets      did not notice the kitchen / paint job or TV, tables seemed just the same    See what happens when you are in Kalkan, switch off BIG time 

Hi Leigh,  Two of us had starters, main meal's, 2 beers, a bottle of Angora and Irish coffee's... all for the pricely sum of 151TL / £60ish...........bl**dy good value given the standard of servive, food and location, dont you think 

Just for the record, I have no tie's to either restaurant, just speaking as I find it. 

[onelove]

Sorry was using someone elses laptop I did not know they were also logged into EK  .........the post above was by me 

[IssyG]

That seems very cheap for Coast - I though it was much more expensive.
 
My daughter had a meal there last night and thought it was average and quite highly priced. She's off back to Kosk tonight to see how that goes.

Restaurants in Kalkan seem to vary from year to year, over the past 7 years the only restaurant I found to be consistently excellent was Daphne's sadly now no longer.  It's now Chapter 1 which I tried last year and wasn't impressed but I know others (my daughter among them) who thought it was great.

Eating out in Kalkan is a matter of personal taste and budget - you can't please everyone all of the time!