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Calis Beach Forum => Calis Bar and Restaurant Questions and Discussions => Topic started by: mercury on July 24, 2012, 21:17:16 PM
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We bought the meal for 2 at he Meeting Point from the Promises Auction. We had garlic bread given free. starters. I had the fillet steak with mushrooms and onions and barrie had the pepper steak. Both were cooked to perfection. A lovely desert each. vodka and tonics and 3 beers which he only charged us 18YL for. Service was excellent. We had tried 3 times to get in there and each time the place was full to bursting and now I Know why. We went this Sunday for the English breakfast and we can honestly say it was the bes we have ever had in all the 5 years of living here. 2 of our friends went yesterday and they said the same. 10TL with 2 large mugs nescafe. Thanks Ahmed, Lovely man.
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hi we ate at the meeting point a few times when we were over in the beginning of july the first time we waited 1hr for our meal but worth waiting for cannot fault the food or the service oooooooooh la la
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Ahmet is the perfect host and it's one of our favourite places for a meal. The food is always good and great value for money too.
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Can only agree this guy goes the extra mile to please one of my favourites
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More than happy to back up all the compliments. Been twice for dinner and did the breakfast this morning to set us up for Water Park ;D
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food is great and Ahmed really is the salt of the earth type of man in this world :)
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Can someone please tell me where the meeting point is?
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It's on the right side as you walk towards the water taxis, before B52 club
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Always a tradition for us Rooneys - 1st and last meal of our holidays is always at the Meeting Point. Saying that there are always meals in between too! Roll on the 10th Aug!
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Stay away from here please, well until we go home next month!
Lovely meal/service and Ali entertained the kids while we waited for our food.
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Always a tradition for us Rooneys - 1st and last meal of our holidays is always at the Meeting Point. Saying that there are always meals in between too! Roll on the 10th Aug!
I'll be there on the 18th!
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It's great to read all of the feedback reviews following the promises auction, we have never eaten at the Meeting Point but will definitely give it a try following Anne's post and we will tell Ahmet what prompted our visit.
I really hope all of the traders who very generously donated a promise get to hear about the good things said here on the forum which will significantly help us when we are asking for their support next year.
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Lovely people, great food & honest as the day is long :)
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Popped into the Meeting Point to chat with Ali.Have known this lovely chap since he was but a mere boy in Adrassan near Antalya.His wife is due their first child in October and they have just found out they are having a girl.I'm sure he will make a wonderful father as he has such a way with children.I told them about all the positive comments on the Forum and both he and Ahmet were so chuffed.Keep doing what you do best boys and you can only succeed.
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We have been here for 2 weeks and eaten here 3 times, fajitas are yum & the service excellent. Will definitely be going back before we go home in 2 weeks time.
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We had a meal there tonight always make a point of going there at least once during our visits very good food good price and good service :D
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We too had a great meal there in July and will definitely be back for more in September. Ahmet and the guys are so genuine and welcoming and totally agree with Grizabella's comments about how excited Ali is about becoming a daddy for the first time. He will be great Im sure. Think Im going to try the fajitas in September as I saw them come out to another table last time and they looked really good :)
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Hı Just been ın Meetıng Poınt. Larg Efes 5ltr. The place must be popular because the place was full. All eatıng food too. :)
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When we were there the other night there were people waiting outside for tables, even though the neighbouring restaurants Were not full! That's how good it is! The food really is 2nd to none, excellent every time & the loveliest people. Nothing is too much trouble. Highly recommended!
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Yep, consistently good and great staff
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Not been but it's now on my list! Where is it exactly?
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Same side as Josephs and Shamrock bars but further down heading towards the beach.
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Not been but it's now on my list! Where is it exactly?
Can I interest you in a Restuarant Guide :)
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Lol - forgot about that! Now where is it???
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Since it's yourself :D
(http://s13.postimage.org/6rpju1xw3/Meeting_Point.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/6rpju1xw3/)
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Had my wives birthday there on 19th August. 20 of us and everyone happy. Thank you Ahmed
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Cheers H!
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Had my wives birthday there on 19th August.
Just how many wives do you have Doug? :D
Actually the last time I saw you was in the Meeting Point. You were celebrating a Celtic victory and I was interpreting what you were saying to Cenk ;)
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It was my latest wife Keith ;) Cant remember that cause i dont support celtic. Must of had a few beers that day.
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It is on the right hand side going down the main road from the dolphinless roundabout. Next to Eddies silver shop and very close to B52;s.... If u are intending going after 7.30 p.m. It gets very busy...We went again on Thursday evening with 2 different friends and they really enjoyed their food.
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3 adults and 3 kiddies went the meeting point and enjoyed the curry/rice/chips,the grandkids had spag bol and the turkish dish of sausage and chips,and chix burger delicious :)
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Thank the Lord for the gift of Turkish food, particularly sausage and chips.
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Thank the Lord for the gift of Turkish food, particularly sausage and chips.
:o WHAT!!!!no beans. : :)
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An absolutely brilliant place been eating there for many years since it changed hands and it has been brilliant at least 2 times a year for 7 odd years and we have only had 2 meals that were still good but not special however on both times Ahmed offered us a discount despite us not asking for one and not really minding too much considering they were busy nights with stags stag do and a couple of birthdays.
We had a birthday there trust organised the balloons cake fireworks and even did a Sunday roast on a Wednesday I consider the meeting point the best restaurant by a mile and the staff are brilliant they also have all sports on their TVs and has the wii if you want to get the kids out of your hair
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Congrats to Ali and his wife on the birth of their baby girl, it's sad that Ali couldn't be there for the birth but hey ho that's life.
can't wait to be back next year for more lovely meals and banter with Ahmet and Co.
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We had a wonderful meal in there last night. The steak as always was fantastic.. So tasty.... Alis new baby was born early because it was breech. A girl called Elif. weighing 7 pounds..... I have never heard a bad word about Ahmet which lets face it is a miracle..... People were queueing again last night to get in. As it is pretty quite in Calis at the moment It speaks volume as to how popular it is.
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omg last week had the best mixed grill I have ever had, I have had a mixed grill at two other restaurants in Calis and they were nothing like the Meeting Point one, hubby had spag bol and wished he had had it as well when it rocked up :)
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We were in there Saturday and as it was thier last night and as they were clearing out I had the biggest piece of rump left in the fridge ;D :P
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and did you enjoy it Andy? The Meeting point must have been one of the busiest restaurants in Calis this seasons... It was very difficult to get a seat on many occasions... My friends said that the breakfast was one of the best they have eaten here... Good coffee as well.
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it was bloody lovely Anne and it was fillet not rump! ;)
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I agree the breakfast was fabulous. A well rewarded restaurant too not least by CBF and all the fabulous reviews which is why we went in the first place.
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I think it proves what we all agreed years ago. Do it right, at the right price, at the same price for everyone and you'll see the rewards. Hence the success of the likes of Eren Spot, and the Meeting Point. I'm a little annoyed that it has become so busy, it used to be a secret ;)
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Have just been discussing with Brenda.
So successful that there are people waiting outside for a table. That might suggest the possibility of moving to a bigger location.
Difficulty is where - and would it be the same brrilliant success that it clearly is at it's present location.
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Always a dilemma when you find somewhere so good, you really want to tell everyone, yet . . . Hmmm will you get a table next time!
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And to take it a stage further, would a larger premises be detrimental to the Meeting Point? Bigger doesn't always mean better and can result in worse. I vote they stay where they are :)
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Lotty and scunner - agreed.
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i also agree,i think in the future we may have to pre book. oo la la
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their success deserves pre-booking ;D
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Nooo don't move it keep it where it is, part of it's sucess is defo Ahmed and his staff, he genuinely cares whether you have had a good meal,(though I have never had a bad one) he will adapt things on the menu so you get what you want, the menu's are all clearly priced no ripping off going on there and it is the best place in my opinion in Calis to eat that is away from the prom :)
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If it did move to bigger premises I assume it would be somewhere close by, not in Marmaris, so Ahmed, Ali and co would go with it and presumably maintain the same excellent quality and service.
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Doubt if they will move. They tried larger premises on the front when it was named The Berk, Better to have a small place always full than a large place half empty. He also like to give the personal r
touch which would be lost if he moved again.
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How did we get to them moving? Thats how rumours start methinks. I think you Scunner, may have to accept some responsibility for it always being busy. To be honest, we've by passed it for the last 3 years and only tried it for the first time in September this year! And we tried it because of the good reviews bossman has been giving it on the forum. So it's not a wee secret anymore thankfully, or we'd have missed out on a couple of smashing meals.
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Doubt if they will move. They tried larger premises on the front when it was named The Berk, Better to have a small place always full than a large place half empty. He also like to give the personal r
touch which would be lost if he moved again.
When it was the Berk, on the prom, Ahmed was employed as the "front man", it was not his establishment. The Meeting Point is his first solo ventute.
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Ken ,it was the Nil that he was with for quite a long time.
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Correct Ron but he moved from Nil to the Berk before getting the meeting point. In fact when he started at the Meeting Point he had Berk crockery because, at the same time, Berk became Bostans.
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The Berk belonged to Ahmed and his brother did the cooking there as well. He rented the Berk. As someone said he was frontman and head waiter at The Nil Bar. He was the first waiter we ever met here and we have been friends ever since. He is a truly lovely bloke...
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The Berk belonged to Ahmed and his brother did the cooking there as well. He rented the Berk. As someone said he was frontman and head waiter at The Nil Bar. He was the first waiter we ever met here and we have been friends ever since. He is a truly lovely bloke...
If he rented Berk how could it belong to him? It belonged to Berk Hotel.
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Ahmed rented the restauraunt from the Berk Hotel but it was his restaurant he wasn't employed as a front man he plays front man anyway as he still does sometimes at the Meeting Point
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Sitting here in cold dreary, rainy London reading this and wishing I could turn the clock back to July/August and take a nice stroll to Meeting Point for a lovely meal and a chat with wonderful people and have that breakfast again before departing for the airport! :( Roll on next July and please please please let it be as good 2013 :)
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Closed today as we went passed
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We love the Meeting Point. It is our favourite :D
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We ate at Meeting Point when we were out in April. Good food and service. Ahmed is a lovely man. Goes a long way to please his customers.
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Well Ahmet is open again...and he knows that he won the best restaurant.. He also knows that he was going to get a plaque but???
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There was mention of a framed certificate which could have happened if I had not run out of time :)
I'll look into the possibility.
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Thanks Boss. It would mean a lot too him.. He is thrilled to bits to win and said will I put a Big big thank you on here for everybody who voted for The Meeting Point... He promises it will be even better this year...
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We enjoyed the food there too and will be paying it another visit shortly. He is indeed a lovely man, and not at all pushy
:)
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We saw him when we were out (but not to eat there) and he was indeed chuffed at his victory - he mentioned it to me, not the other way round.
I have no problems providing a framed certificate - it's also great for the forum to mean so much to the local businesses - and I'd like to do it every year.
The problem I have is that I can't find a certificate template that is of sufficient quality, but I'll keep looking. Plaques/awards are difficult to find as one-offs but I'll sort something.
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Just a thought but does the certificate have to be "a certificate template that is of sufficient quality".
If memory serves, and in my opinion, the Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence (?) is not the greatest design I have every seen. But is prized.
This Forum and Calis itself is about fun so how about a fun/quirky "Best Restaurant" certificate.
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Why not use the CBF logo as a watermark background and then choose a certificate template from powerpoint - as Highlander says, it's the recognition that counts.
Also, the simplest of designs can look really special in a fancy frame.
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"Also, the simplest of designs can look really special in a fancy frame."
Like Samantha Fox ? ;)
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Scunner, I often see blank trophies, plaques etc., at Auctions. Give Loves in Perth a ring and ask do they have any.. They are not the best sellers so often remain unsold..
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Can I say thank you for all the advice and offers of help - both in this topic and privately.
I have a rather satisfactory design for this year's, and an offer of transport to get them over which I am grateful for and will arrange. They'll need to get their own frame if they want it framed though, this is someone else's baggage allowance ;)
Also a great offer for a more professional design in future.
Many thanks!
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My dad loves the Meeting Point and often goes there for baklava and cay when he's over.
He loves the chicken soup in Seckin but then discovered its even nicer at the meeting point.
We've been with Dad for 2 meals there whiles he's been over, and I have to say both were spot on.
I had the chefs own pasta, it was cooked to perfection, with pieces of tender filet steak, chicken, tomato, mushroom and a cream sauce. Exceptional value at 15tl.
Probably the nicest meal I've ever had over here apart from the calamari at Oztuklu!
Today we went for lunch and I had fish fingers,chips and beans as I never get the chance to have fish fingers normally as John hates them.
They were like mini breaded fish portions, 6 of them, homemade and delicious and just 7tl.
John had madras curry and said it was the best he's had in Calis,and his mixed omelette today was exceptional.
I had their full English once and it was perfect.
This place really deserves its award.
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Meant to say too... He has a laminated a4 sheet on the wall from a travel company singing his praises and it's proudly displayed on a pillar.
I don't think he will expect anything framed, he will display it proudly whatever.
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love the meeting point looks like we may have to book a table this year
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Meant to say too... He has a laminated a4 sheet on the wall from a travel company singing his praises and it's proudly displayed on a pillar.
I don't think he will expect anything framed, he will display it proudly whatever.
Another well deserved accolade :) Well done Ahmet & staff, Oo la la ;D
Best wishes for the season, not, that I think you need them, you already earned them :)
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Just at to add to this thread to sing Ahmet praise again ,not only for his food but for his genuine concern when a friend I was with was taken unwell at his restaurant 3 weeks back .Luckily my friend is fine but at the time it is was quite alarming.The following day I returned to show our gratitude to Ahmet not only to him but also to the waiters and the jeweler next door who showed their concerns Ahmet is a true gentleman. :-* Long may he reign ;D
I would also like to thank the medic who was there at the time with his wife and took charge of the incident and calmed the situation. 8) :angel:
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Ahmet is the salt of the earth in our opinion never rips us off great food and nice friendly waiters and is genuinely interested to know if you have enjoyd your meal nothing is too much hassle for him ...
So glad your friend is ok, Eddie the jeweller next door is also a really nice guy :)
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We love this place, everything is spot on. We came home last week , imagine it gets very busy later in the season.
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Couldn't get in last 2 nights. It's had a facelift this year andirons great. Best be early or later on in evening if you want to eat there, otherwise-book
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Sorry to be ignorant, but where is Meeting Point?
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Many apologies, just re read first few pages of this post, could be old-age?!!
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Up until a couple of weeks ago, I was quite possibly the only member of CBF to have not eaten here! :o
However, as they won best restaurant I decided we'd better give it a try this year and we loved it. The first time we went we both had the fish of the day, which was excellent (and hubby is very fussy about his fish so this is quite some compliment). Second time he had the fish again and I had a chicken fillet in a sauce served on sliced potatoes with garlic, and proper vegetables (carrots, broccoli, green beans). It was delicious. The place was just about full both times we went and seemed the same every time we passed it.
I can understand why this was voted top restaurant, the food and service is excellent and prices very reasonable.
Definitely on the list for next year!
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Had bad experience at meeting point last October, nobodies fault, but we had a 30 min.power cut, the place was full, we waited an hour for our food, nobody apologised or explained, we were virtually ignored as there were several large parties in the place who were given free drinks etc. but as we are two middle aged ladies we were obviously not classed as important enough to be classed as future customers. Going back to calis next week, will try again!
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had the pleasure of once again having a meal in the meeting point tonight. service and attention first class. well done ahmett and staff. meal and presentation excellent. well worth a visit.
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We when last night, for the first time, after recommendations here. We enjoyed lovely meals, no rice chips etc, but broccoli, cauliflower and green beans and mashed potato with my chicken dish and Phil's Mexican dish was wolfed down. First meal this time under 100 lira. So two meals, two G & T's one water, two efes and also two ice creams, total 86 lira. Great value, good food and really nice staff. We will be back. :D
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Jacqui - you mentioned previously that you were 135 lira in Bambu was that for a similar order.
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That's pretty good for £15 each :)
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Yes, H, forgot two coffees at Meeting Point, however, we had two Irish Coffees ar Bambu, a small starter and no dessert.
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Thanks Jacqui - I confess to having been worried if the 135 lira have been just for a main and a couple of drinks. :o
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The English breakfast at The Meeting Point is the best in the whole area...comes with a large mug of Nescafe...
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we went to the meeting point with the 3 grandchildren and had cola x2, 7upx2,tangox2, 1lge coke and 2 lge efes
3 spag bol
1 chix curry
1 beef kebab
all for 78 ytl
great food and service ,kids loved it
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It's been the best value and quality meal we've had this holiday. One of the very few places that are busy in the evening.
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Winner of The Best Calis Restaurant 2012/13.. and well deserved.. He is even getting a plaque sometime this season. lol. xxx
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We actually ate here 3 times this holiday. It's had a makeover, new tiled terrace, new sliding glass doors and new lighting. The staff are very attentative and the service is first class.
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Allways good and well recomended
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We have eaten there twice now, very impressed with food and service, down side is just had to look in the silver shop next door. Up side is, the silver was remarkably well priced, think he would sell a lot more if he put some priced on things. Got a lovely necklace as a present for my D I L. As he had no changed he asked us to return with the balance the next night..
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I would also like like to add my praises about the meeting point. Ahmed is a great host and a great wit he speaks perfect english and his food/menu is one of the best in calis, his fillet steak even beats mamma bellas his staff are also brill,
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o la la
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Just got back from Calis this morning and for a change from our Turkish breakfast we treated ourselves to a Meeting Point fry up,we'll worth a try,brilliant.
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Can only reiterate comments made all ready.
Very good food and service.
I do have to say however that if Ahmet had said "Ooo la la" one more time, I may have had to give him a slap. ;).
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Ha-ha-ha!
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;D yes H, I think I know what you mean!
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Just eat there! Fantastic meal we had the fillet steak, my son reckoned it was the best steak he's eaten! Thanks CFB for steering us here. Loving Calis :-)
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Been using The Meeting Point on every holiday for the past four years. Love this restaurant, the staff, the food, the prices are all of very high standards... So much so that I wouldn't consider eating anywhere else. over the course of my holidays I've eaten my way through the menu. A truly relaxed and friendly place, Ahmet and staff (mostly family) are great company ;)
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You eat at the Meeting Point every lunchtime and every evening when you are on holiday? You aren't particularly adventurous really are you :D
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Scunner, this is a wind up, why would anyone want to eat at the same place everyday when there are so many places to choose from. The only people I every knew to do this where my Mum and Dad who were set in their ways and frightened of change, which is why I knew exactly what they would be eating on any day of the week, they had a set menu for each day, can even remember now. ;D ;)
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The best restaurant, in the opinion of someone who has only ever tried one, is entirely worthless.
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In response to previous comments.. Yes I eat at the meeting point every morning and evening whilst I am away.This is not a wind up or a promotional post.My holiday I eat where I feel comfortable. My first visit I tried various restaurants, but enjoyed the meeting point. So now I do not eat anywhere else except maybe at my apartment! Maybe you find this strange but my holiday, I pay, so my choice. ..
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The neon sign above the entrance now has a looping message which reads "The Best Restaurant 2012 and 2013" but fails to mention CBF.
Perhaps someone who is going over can have a word :)
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Ooh la la, we can't have that.
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I shall do my CBF inspection in a couple of weeks :) :) :)