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Calis Beach Forum => Calis Bar and Restaurant Questions and Discussions => Topic started by: Jacqui Harvey on September 08, 2015, 22:23:11 PM

Title: Oben Restaurant.
Post by: Jacqui Harvey on September 08, 2015, 22:23:11 PM
Went.to Oben's tonight. Very warm welcome and nice to see Efes the waiter from the Letoon still there, lovely guy.  Free bread and red dip starter.  Main course, me Piri Piri Chicken, would give it 10 out of 10.  Phil had the lamb casserole  he picked out a few lumps of fat so 7 out of 10 from him.  We fed the fat to the kittens that were around the tables. House red wine not good 4 out of 10. 
Owner came around all the tables and spoke to everyone which we thought was really a nice touch.  Plenty of people in there and lots seem to be regulars.
Overall a nice place to eat and we will go back.
No napkins though.
Title: Re: Oben Restaurant.
Post by: Highlander on September 08, 2015, 22:34:10 PM
Very warm welcome and nice to see Efes

Who ! :(
Title: Re: Oben Restaurant.
Post by: Jacqui Harvey on September 08, 2015, 22:47:27 PM
The little guy from Letoon.  This sounds like his name no idea what it is.
Title: Re: Oben Restaurant.
Post by: Highlander on September 08, 2015, 22:51:33 PM
Jacqui - "the little guy from Letoon" is Efehan Kocaman, Efe for short not Efes.
Title: Re: Oben Restaurant.
Post by: Jacqui Harvey on September 08, 2015, 23:08:17 PM
Come on H... I put an s on his name is that so bad Highlanders.... from Jacquis  :) 
Title: Re: Oben Restaurant.
Post by: Jacqui Harvey on September 09, 2015, 08:35:17 AM
I forgot to say this was the cheapest meal we had since being here this week.   Two main courses one G.&.T (normal tonic) one glass of wine two Efes.  total 82 TL.  This was very good value as the main courses are  really big.
Title: Re: Oben Restaurant.
Post by: bells on September 09, 2015, 09:00:31 AM
We have eaten here many times and the food has always been good.
Title: Re: Oben Restaurant.
Post by: Lotty on September 09, 2015, 09:02:51 AM
We've had some lovely food there too, plus we love sitting on the front with our chilled drinks just watching the world walk by.  8)
Title: Re: Oben Restaurant.
Post by: fernando torres on September 09, 2015, 19:03:22 PM
Feeding kittens around the tables, will give it a miss then !!!!
Title: Re: Oben Restaurant.
Post by: Brucat on September 10, 2015, 09:04:22 AM
Surely that is not the fault of the restaurant, but the customers who feed them.
Title: Re: Oben Restaurant.
Post by: Jacqui Harvey on September 10, 2015, 09:38:51 AM
There were two lovely kittens that wandered in when we had nearly finished our meal.  We eat late so about 9.45pm.   They were shy and did not pester any of the guests for food, in fact, the food was put away from the guests in the trees. 
I remember having breakfast at Sugar Beach in Oludeniz and had never seen so many cats, they were crawling all over the seats and begging for food. This, I did not like.
Title: Re: Oben Restaurant.
Post by: fernando torres on September 10, 2015, 09:48:50 AM
I agree with you Brucat
Title: Re: Oben Restaurant.
Post by: DianaJ on September 10, 2015, 19:46:16 PM
On Obens food , try creamy garlic chilli prawns , to die for , and the mezze starter fab
Title: Re: Oben Restaurant.
Post by: suehugh on September 10, 2015, 20:51:30 PM
One of the better , more traditional restaurants in Calis . Oban is a great host.
Some unusual dishes including warm walnut salad, spicy courgette fritters and the best lamb chops in the area.
Also a great place to watch the world go by after dinner if you sit on the old fashioned but comfy chairs that line the pavement.
Title: Re: Oben Restaurant.
Post by: spo6666 on September 24, 2015, 14:04:12 PM
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the food was put away from the guests in the trees

Good job there are no monkeys, otherwise Kittens 0  Monkeys 1  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Oben Restaurant.
Post by: dycedon on September 25, 2015, 06:26:04 AM
I cant get the bit about fed the cat, that is my pet hate, diners feeding animals. If i had my way i would ban all animals from eating places, cats dogs etc. but then again that is just me.
Title: Re: Oben Restaurant.
Post by: Jacqui Harvey on September 25, 2015, 06:44:38 AM
How would you ban animals from restaurants in Calis and Fethiye ?   I have seen cats and dog in most restaurants over the years.  This is due to the strays, but also due to owners who let their animals. and in particular dogs, roam around freely.   Not the restaurants fault, down, in a lot of cases, to the owners.
Title: Re: Oben Restaurant.
Post by: imperialwizard on September 25, 2015, 07:48:02 AM
Our personal favourite in the Calis area.We try others,so as not to be boring,but still end up eating there most nights of our stay.As you say its always the cheapest bill and we think the best food.Used to be a chicken piri piri fan myself but this year they added mamas special chicken to the menu...and it is even better!Roll on October.
Title: Re: Oben Restaurant.
Post by: dycedon on September 25, 2015, 15:58:09 PM
Impossible to ban from eating places but only said if i had my way, Calis has had loose/feral animals for years and it aint going to change but if people stopped feeding them it might help, but then again thats just me again.
Title: Re: Oben Restaurant.
Post by: Jacqui Harvey on September 25, 2015, 16:14:45 PM
Human nature to feel sorry for thin hungry animals.  Think we all are a bit like St.Francis in that respect.
Title: Re: Oben Restaurant.
Post by: Karennina on September 25, 2015, 22:58:55 PM
Dont mean to digress from Obens but i could never not feed a hiungry animal simple as they have nit asked to be born into quite simply a bit of a ****@ life...