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Calis Beach Forum => Calis Bar and Restaurant Questions and Discussions => Topic started by: lance on March 15, 2013, 08:31:40 AM
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Went to shaka wednesday sushi night ,very disappointed once again, i asked for prawn cocktail didn't have any only prawns in garlic sauce ,can i have just have prawns i only like cold prawns ,can i have Marie rose sauce ,er what is that ,i said just tomato ketchup and mayonnaise ,ok fine nice plate of prawns came up with a nice hot Marie rose sauce,i said to waiter what part of cold did you not understand Derr, had a fillet steak 39tl not much bigger than a beef burger steak OK ,they had my favorite sweet, carrot cake that came out hard on the edges where it was in the microwave heating up,i'm sorry but i have never had hot carrot cake ,the bill for 4 of us 255tl not anymore for me and as for the English guy who works in there i think plastic surgery is the only way to put a smile on his face miserable git ,looked more like a bouncer hope he wasn't the owner . :'(
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Lance next time you ask for Marie Rose Sauce as well as the ketchup and mayonnaise, you need some more ingredients which are:
A shake of worcestershire sauce
A couple of drops of tabasco sauce
A good dash of brandy
Now that will make your sauce much nicer...particularly the brandy.. ;)
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I was a chef so i know how to make it ,but just thought that would have been to much for him to understand ,giving him all those extra bits any way it would still have come up hot sauce ,mind you it was better than the one i had at Guvens a couple of years ago ,everything cooked fresh even prawn cocktail hot prawns disgusting . ;D
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It did not know you had been a Chef Lance... I can see it now on Calis Seafront... Lance's Place.
How about it??
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It's hardly a traditional Turkish dish Lance - maybe they'd welcome your chef knowledge greatly if you offered to show them how to make a great prawn cocktail.
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Not worried about that keith ,i just wanted a cold starter.
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I went Shaka Wednesday night as well.
I thought the food was Terrible.
Portions so small it was pitiful.. My dish was suppose to be meat with mushrooms in white sauce.
I got 3 tiny pieces of meat and some mushrooms hard boiled rice and 3 small florets of Brocolli.
I sent the food back.
My friend had Fijjitas. 2 roled pancakes that could not be unfurled.. Replaced them and they were the same.
I didn't wanted to spoil my other friends night out, so I gave them some money towards the bill
And walked..
Get a grip Shaka.
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Lance perhaps, you'd have been better ordering something from the menu as Prawn Cocktail isn't on any of the menu's I have ever seen and maybe the chefs aren't familiar with the recipe or your instructions were lost in translation? ;)
At least they tried to give you what they thought you wanted, most other restaurants wouldn't have even bothered to try!
A fillet steak that is described on the menu as 220gm with a price against it is surely what you got?
I also recall that Weds night was Sushi Night so I'm sure the chefs were very busy on the speciality on offer and personally I would avoid any restaurant holding a speciality night, if I wanted to eat of the menu but that is just my opinion.
Your comments about the owner are, quite frankly, rude and very insulting and not necessary. I'm sure you'd would not be happy if someone came on here and said the same things about you!
Yes I am a fan of this restaurant and Yes I know the owners & family very well and yes if they deserve criticism then say it and I know Osman will try to sort it out, but you post is a bit out of order IMO.
Barry44544 I'm sure Osman is looking into your comments....
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I was in Shaka at 7.45 the Menu I was given never even mentioned Sushi!! Or was it on any of the notices inside the restaurant. There was about maybe 20 people in the, so not rushed of their feet.
They Laughed when I complained about my dish. And I didn't find it funny. And they still took my money.
Bad Service and bad food should not be tolerated by Owners or Custermers.
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I agree and as I said I'm sure your comments will be looked into...
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I speak as i find i have run a la ca-rte restaurants and hotel restaurants for a long time ,for 3 years executive chef for a 8 hotel chain ,i have had criticisms in the past all chefs and owners have them.
The steak i didn't see the weight but when you pay 40 tl you expect something a bit bigger than a double burger ,i ran a large hotel in Canterbury we had every nation under the sun staying there ,and some of the requests we got were very awkward but we always got a thumbs up for effort ,they were not very busy when we went in ,did not see a board about sushi thats probably why we did not two free drinks ,there's another saving for them ,i dont care who you know but a smile does go a long way with the public, my waiter was OK spoke average English been there 2 months the owner saw he was having problems with a couple of tables ,instead of going over to help sort it out he just ignored it,thats okay with me i wont go any more he lost out not me plenty more ,same views same prom,most are a lot cheaper than there
7 tl for beer ,and i think 255 tl for very average food ,dont get me wrong i have been there a lot 10tl coffee and carrot cake very good cold carrot cake that is ,if he was more sociable and more professional he wouldn't have people complaining on here ,how many just pay up and dont go back . I'm sure you your self must complain some times or dont you goodnight.
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Just wondering what people thought of the food at the murder mystery night?
It was advertised as a starter of at least 6 mezes.
In fact it was sliced bread with the red spicy tomato relish, yogurt with mint, hummus, a few green beans and an aubergine dish shared between each table
We had to wait ages for the bread and then most of the 'mezes' came after we'd finished it.
They were very much the items that you get given as an on the house thing at many restaurants before your starter, or as a welcome gesture.
The main was chicken breast, with a choice of sauces, although didn't include the advertised vegetables and the portion of rice was very small. It all looked a bit lost on the huge rectangular plate.
The homemade Shaka cake was dry and tasteless with a tiny bit of ice cream. Some of the cake portions were very small, the one offered to one of the people on our table wasnt really worth making the plate dirty for. When we commented we were offered an extra portion.
The staff were rushed off their feet as there was a lot of people, probably could have done with more staff really, but the service was slow, and not at all friendly.
Didnt plan to say anything about it as I know FIG had a huge job organising it all, and this is not a slur on their event or anything they were responsible for, but as there's a topic open I wonder what others thought?
We might just have been unlucky on our table?
I always feel these events are perfect opportunity to show people what they can provide and encourage people to go back another time.
I've had nice lunches there, but I wasn't at all inspired to go for an evening meal on the basis of what I saw last week.
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Never been to Shakaubit will deffo steer clear now
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I can only say it was great in February, we went about 5 times and were never disappointed, in fact we were thrilled we'd found another fab restaurant.
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We went twice last summer, I have to say the food was superb, expensive, but very small portions. I came home hungry...... The only disappointing dish was the fish burger, looked like fillet o fish from MacDonalds!!
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Nothing wrong with a fillet-o-fish from McDonalds :)
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I noticed that shaka have there own profile on here how come they never reply :-[
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It seems to happen a lot that Restaurants start off with good intentions. Food great. service great and then downhill from there.. I can think of only a handful in the whole area who have been consistently good and continue to give good food. good service and have pleasant staff.....If the manager addresses these issues then its not too late to pull The Shaka back as the position is brilliant.
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I noticed that shaka have there own profile on here how come they never reply :-[
They do actually, although I think the owner has been abroad. Probably for a break from all the whingeing ;)
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I noticed that shaka have there own profile on here how come they never reply :-[
They do actually, although I think the owner has been abroad. Probably for a break from all the whingeing ;)
You need to put a 'like' button on here Keith ;)
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Your right Keith nothing wrong with filet-o-fish In McDonals, just love em, could have had four in McDonalds for the same price in Shaka, and not gone home hungry ;D
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well there wouldnt be much whinging, if the owner was there,making sure the food and service was good,?
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Yes I agree, and as a relatively new venture - as I know only too well - you never find out how your staff act and perform while you are not there, until you are not there.
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I am really disappointed with these recent reviews as we have been looking at the webcam most days and where really looking forward to visiting the Shaka, however, not so keen now. It's strange, as their sister place in Olu always gets fabulous feedback.
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I've lost count of the number of restaurants in the Fethiye area that have opened and have had rave revues, great food, excelent service etc. Only to seemingly loose interest a few months down the line and become either mediocre or just plain awful.
In an area where there is such a plethora of eating establishments the thing you cannot afford to do is to take you eye off the ball, or worse, become complacent...
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I've not visited Shaka for some months now and after reading the comments here, I doubt I'll visit it again any time soon!!! My own favourite eaterie closed about 3 years back and to this day I cannot fathom why it wasn't more popular. I'm referring to Il' Fiore in Paspatur, the food and presentation were both top-notch and while not the cheapest, still presented good value.
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I am really disappointed with these recent reviews as we have been looking at the webcam most days and where really looking forward to visiting the Shaka, however, not so keen now. It's strange, as their sister place in Olu always gets fabulous feedback.
Likwise Jacqui I was going to go over Easter but have been put off.
There is pleanty of good places to go at without risking a dissapointment.
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As I said in my earlier post, we couldn't fault it throughout February. Maybe they've had a blip while the owner is away but I wouldn't let negative comments put me off going again. One mans meat is another mans poison. Why not give them the benefit of the doubt and make your own minds up? If you read back there are far more positive posts about Shaka.
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Hi All,
Golden Rule of hospitality : Customer is allways right !!!
I ve been reading all comments and replies last few days and didint really want to answer as i do not want to create a polemic here, as this is a public forum and read by many people, but now i think both side of the story should be heard, then at least people who reads these positive and negative comments can decide for them selves .
Mr lance we do not have prawn cocktail on the menu nor we know what a marie rose sauce is ??? ( I wonder how often Mr Lance goes to a ala carte restaurant and makes his own menu up ??? )Our menu is mediterranean and we like to stick to what we know, hence we have a very large british clientele but we never do sunday roasts every sunday simply because it will never be the same as the real thing, i hear wine house uzumlu does it very well and i will take my family there one day, but thats beside the point ...
Mr lance sais he has run restaurants and hotels etc ... This means he should know how to do food costing in restaurants, and because he lives in Turkey he should also know how much a good piece of fillet steak costs ( for those of you that dont live here i like to inform you about meat prices in Turkey, 1 Kg of fillet steak is 50 TL and this is wholesale price, this is when you buy the whole fillet, then we need to clean the fillet and cut it in to portions and most of the time we loose another 20 % because of the size of the steaks is not 220 to 240 grams ) Finally when we end up with a decent enough steak a cost per steak is anywhere between 14 to 18 TL. I like to point out that we havent even cooked it yet !!! This is a business that needs to run and make money to survive with high rent and high costs because of its location. There are other restaurants that sell fillet steak for 32 or even 28 TL , but there is also different kinds and quality of meat so this discussion could go on for ever.
We are still sorry Mr Lance that we couldnt look after you well enough !!!
As for the miserable git who needs a plastic surgery, i have no idea who the poor sod is as i ve only just flown back from UK ...
Went to shaka wednesday sushi night ,very disappointed once again, i asked for prawn cocktail didn't have any only prawns in garlic sauce ,can i have just have prawns i only like cold prawns ,can i have Marie rose sauce ,er what is that ,i said just tomato ketchup and mayonnaise ,ok fine nice plate of prawns came up with a nice hot Marie rose sauce,i said to waiter what part of cold did you not understand Derr, had a fillet steak 39tl not much bigger than a beef burger steak OK ,they had my favorite sweet, carrot cake that came out hard on the edges where it was in the microwave heating up,i'm sorry but i have never had hot carrot cake ,the bill for 4 of us 255tl not anymore for me and as for the English guy who works in there i think plastic surgery is the only way to put a smile on his face miserable git ,looked more like a bouncer hope he wasn't the owner . :'(
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Hi Barry,
Once again we would like to tell both sides of the story, so its fair on everyone involved ...
The food Mr Barry had was strips of beef in white sauce with rice and vegetables called hardalli et, our meat is portioned every morning depending on the dish, hardalli et is 180 grams not 3 tiny pieces of meat .
When Mr Barry complained about the dish Yildiray the floor manager didint laugh at him, anybody who knows Yildiray( if any of you reading this forum knows him ) will also know he is the friendliest guy ever, he simply offered to change it and possibly put more meat in the dish ( he is not suppose to do that by the way :) just to make things better ... Barry said no he didint want it, Yildiray also offered him a drink but he once again refused (Yildiray will go out of his way to make things right for anyone that is not happy )
Mr Barry is right about the fajita rolls , I ve looked in to the matter and been told it was overcooked, but was replaced with new ones . At 19.45 we had 48 covers not 20, and also we didint take Mr Barry s money nor gave him the bill , he actually left 50 TL on the table and left. It is a little sad when a small problem becomes a big one for some reason, and here once again its our mistake . I see other people on this forum that has never been here and say that they were looking forward to coming in but now they are not sure anymore, forget about the money side of things i really do feel sad when we get comments like this , where people read something on a forum and suddenly this place is the worst place to go to, I am not talking about just Shaka but all the other restaurants bars cafe s that are in the same boat ... I think everybody has all the right to write about their good and bed experiences of an establishment, Buzz Bar has been running for 24 years now and we still get little complaints here and their, but i do not think any bar, restaurant cafe should be judged by one or two reviews but still the golden rule is Customer is always right !!!
I went Shaka Wednesday night as well.
I thought the food was Terrible.
Portions so small it was pitiful.. My dish was suppose to be meat with mushrooms in white sauce.
I got 3 tiny pieces of meat and some mushrooms hard boiled rice and 3 small florets of Brocolli.
I sent the food back.
My friend had Fijjitas. 2 roled pancakes that could not be unfurled.. Replaced them and they were the same.
I didn't wanted to spoil my other friends night out, so I gave them some money towards the bill
And walked..
Get a grip Shaka.
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Shame people are influenced by a few bad reviews and do not go and make up their own minds (and that is referring to ANY restaurant)...There are more good reviews overall than bad and sometimes all businesses have a blip.
Is there any restaurant in Fethiye that hasn't had a bad review at some point in time.. I think not!
The good reviews and repeat customers speak volumes, so why not try for yourselves then make a decision...
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It's good that the owner has come and put his side of the story. May give it a go for lunch when we are over and take it from there.
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I agree it is good that the owner has come onto the forum to answer these complaints. We went to the Shaka twice in September and enjoyed the meal and whole ambience of the place. We are intending to go back in June - but agree it does put you off when you get negative reviews. Although personally I would not have asked for a prawn cocktail when it wasn't on the menu - but i do realise that restaurants will try to provide you with something that might not be on the menu. Have to say we liked the menu that was offered in September. I am not a particularly big eater so the size of the fillet was spot on for me.
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Agree with Firo on this. We have put Shaka on our list for June. We have tried a few restaurants after reading reviews, some we have returned to, others not. Simples really.
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Shaka how can you say forget about money thing ,some of us have worked bloody for our savings or are just living off of our pensions ,and some of the prices you charge way over the top ,your a seafront restaurant the same ,the same as many others alone there same view same chairs tables outside ,
oh you have a fire indoors ,i'm sorry it looks like you are trying make it a top notch a-la-carte , from a bog standard place ,pretty food on a plate dont fill bellies ,increase the portion size that would help.
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Lance, I don't think he is saying that at all, he simply said how much it costs and that he is running a business.
As for portion size, this is customer choice ultimately...if they want bigger portions they can go elsewhere if Shaka's approach does not meet there requirements. No different to many restaurants approach in the uk.
I thought his comments were fair and honest. I admit being a Shaka fan as we liked the fact it was different....different surroundings, different approach to service, different approach to food but of course that will not suit everyone. I don't mind paying for something different if I feel it is good for us....we are also a fan of Bella Mamas.
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"Pretty food that don't fill bellies" is about the most expensive food you can get in UK restaurants! There was such a place near Leighton Buzzard - all Porsches and Ferrari's in the car park and a mini lamb cutlet next to a cucumber carved into a rose shape for £40 - later you would often see the same sports cars stopping for chips on the way through town..!
I'm with Steve (although I am not a fan, I've never been but certainly will and make up my own mind) - if it's large portions or full plates you want, you can get that already. Anyone offering style over quantity isn't necessarily a bad thing. It obviously isn't for you this one :)
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;)Sorry Alex (Polizzi) does'nt look like we need you just now....but!!!!!
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Bella Mamas good food good portions very professional .my no 1
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Apologies - I had no idea this topic was locked. And no idea why. I am working quite a bit on my phone so I could have hit the wrong button.
Anyway, it's open again and the discussion can continue if required.
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We have been a couple of times to Shakas - we particularly enjoy the smoothies - I can highly recommend them. If you are having a stroll into Fethiye, do stop off for one - you won't regret it.
As far as food is concerned, I think it is absolutely lovely and portion size is always just right for me. However, husband moans there isn't enough so we always just add an extra portion of chips for him. I often feel totally overwhelmed with large portions and frustrated when I can't eat them so this always seems like a good compromise for both of us.
As long as I'm not cooking and washing up, I'm happy!
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"Pretty food that don't fill bellies" is about the most expensive food you can get in UK restaurants! There was such a place near Leighton Buzzard - all Porsches and Ferrari's in the car park"
Surely not, can there be another Leighton Buzzard somewhere, where is this establishment Scunner?? ;)
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Probably a bit posh for you luv ;)
The King's Head in Ivinghoe
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I very pleased mr Shaka has had his right of reply.
But I do still disagree with what he has said.
The portion size is not the same... My friend had the same dish and hers was twice as big,
Mine was now way 180gms. And mine was 3 strips of meat. I do not lie.
You can't serve two people the same dish and have them so vastly different that your friends comment about it.
I was offered some more, but through anger, and my friends already half way through there's I
Didn't want it.
I don't remember being offered a drink.. I don't drink!!! When I arrived I asked for a large coke...
And got a small bottle.
Things do go wrong.... Especially when the owner is not there.
I know you are defending your business, but as you said, I am the customer.
And I didn't want to make a fuss.
There were five of us there sharing the bill.... I gave my friends 50tl. (Not put on the table) My friend is away on holiday,
I didn't see the final bill.
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ooh there's posh, mind you we were more used to the Stag in Mentmore, lah de dah, ain't we
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Too good for this forum
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Is there webcam not working?
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sorry should be their
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Yes its working? Pouring with rain in Fethiye today.