As far as a Turkish kebab shop goes (and not one of those restaurants in Auburn), Istanbul on King is very good! The prices are reasonable and the quality is unquestionable. Service may not always be the warmest but certainly improves if you drop a phrase in Turkish here or there and if you're warm yourself. In any case, the service is impeccable and the boys at Istanbul on King do things and do it well. The availability of EFTPOS and Paypass are most welcome but no doubt this may have something to do with this being on the busy King Street in pub-laden Newtown. Ambience is the main, unfortunate shortcoming of Istanbul on King; however, the restaurant is only yea large and those are the brea...
As far as a Turkish kebab shop goes (and not one of those restaurants in Auburn), Istanbul on King is very good! The prices are reasonable and the quality is unquestionable. Service may not always be the warmest but certainly improves if you drop a phrase in Turkish here or there and if you're warm yourself. In any case, the service is impeccable and the boys at Istanbul on King do things and do it well. The availability of EFTPOS and Paypass are most welcome but no doubt this may have something to do with this being on the busy King Street in pub-laden Newtown. Ambience is the main, unfortunate shortcoming of Istanbul on King; however, the restaurant is only yea large and those are the brea...
Decent Turkish food, but nothing too special. The main reason why it is full of people is purely the location. It is the recipient of intoxicated USYD college students and headless youngsters lingering around Newtown late at night after the nanny-state lockout laws pushed them out of the CBD. The snack packs aren't bad, but an improved meat-to-chips ratio and cheese as standard would be welcome. The pides are a good alternative, despite being a bit too oily at times. The place can get extremely hot inside at times - I like to think the intention is to mimic the humidity of Istanbul. However, none of that matters, as the majority of customers are simply not in an appropriate state to care.
Decent Turkish food, but nothing too special. The main reason why it is full of people is purely the location. It is the recipient of intoxicated usyd college students and headless teenagers, which after Nanny-State-Lockout laws late near the Nanny-State-Lockout laws that pushed them from the CBD. The snack packs are not bad, but an improved meat-to-chip ratio and cheese is welcome by default. The pides are a good alternative, though sometimes a bit too greasy. The place can sometimes be extremely hot - I believe the intention is to imitate the humidity of Istanbul. No, none of these matters, as the majority of customers are simply not in a reasonable state to ensure themselves.
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Best pide I have ever had. Recently I got delivery from this place. Karsik pide, serve of chips and grill platter.
Pide was awesome. Cooked very well. But unfortunately I can't say same thing on grill platter. The using processed chicken which is u can buy from any market frozen stick chicken and the lamb was like gum, it was really so hard to eat. Kofte and rice was good.
Terrible service. Went to use the washroom right after I ordered and didn't recognise me and wouldn't let me back in.
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Aw, was really looking forward to garlic sauce and cheese on my snack pack. Instead received tzatziki and no cheese in sight. Maybe next time :(
Snack packs are okay, but not really great as they don't put chicken salt on the chips! The staff there are really chill and friendly at least.
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Been here a few times and the food is quite nice Our favourite is lamb shish.
Istanbul offers the best chicken burgers with chilli sauce I have ever had.
Chicken Meat Snack Pack Combo
Istanbul House Special Pide
Can Of Soft Drink ( 250Ml )
Lamb Meat Snack Pack Combo
Mix Meat Snack Pack Combo
