Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Calis Beach Forum => Calis Bar and Restaurant Questions and Discussions => Topic started by: Christie on May 31, 2015, 15:31:04 PM
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Looked at the menu here today and it looked good, has anyone been there and if so, is it recommended ?
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http://www.calis-beach.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=58313.msg395862#msg395862
Karaokemark visited - see link above - sorry, it was SteveA
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Yeah a week or so ago,nice laid back,stylish atmosphere.Lots of Turkish customers,I had steak the Mrs beef fajitas,couldn't really fault it.A little more expensive than others but nice.The night we were in they had a live band playing,chilled out tunes
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went on Saturday night and can highly recommend it.All of the Turkish mezze's were very tasty and I did not find their prices any higher than similar places .Steaks and chicken main meals nice and well presented.The live music is on Saturdays at the moment but that might change. It was a very nice evening and will be visiting again.( This is just my opinon) ;D
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We went last week and whilst I cannot fault the food, setting or atmosphere the service was rushed
We were given the usual complimentary bread with some lovely olives, garlic butter and ezme. All delicious but they attempted to whisk it away before we had finished as our meal was ready.
I asked them to allow us time to finish but they just brought it out anyway
During this our neighbours arrived with some friends. Same thing again. Only one of them ordered a starter, wrong thing arrived at the same time as his main meal.
It was all very rushed and for me, the lads were just 'too attentive' continually hovering over us
All of that said, we thoroughly enjoyed the food so will try again on our next visit
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We had a a lovely meal here last week, great music & feel about the place too. Will definitely return :)
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The secret for not being rushed is to do what we do only order the starters eat them ,then order your main meal. Also they will keep checking on you if you drink wine or they did with us as when our glasses were empty they topped them back up.
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We did not order starters
They brought us the customery bread and dips
Why bother if the don't allow you time to eat it
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My Motto is don't go.
First time ever if I remember correctly we sent one meal back.
The present Mrs H could not cut the lamb chops and my food was nothing startling either
We paid the bill and that was the end of matter - no good night, no thank you, no come again.
Will not be going again.
PS Waiter offer to take photo which was fine if he didn't think he was David bloody Bailey and took an age.
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Should also said that two house wines, one large water, one chicken schnitzel, one lamb chops (returned) and one mixed ice cream dessert came to 117 to
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Give it a miss
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Thanks for the warning, good enough for me to want to avoid it. Mind you, I've never heard of it so would probably have had no chance of being there anyway.
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Free bread starter meatballs chips rice salad small portions 1 beer cost 38 lira.
Gunisic [ frank cannons ] free bread starter meat balls homemade chips mixed chopped salad BIG portions :) with 1 beer free total 17 LIRA..with brill staff.
ill say no more :P :) :) :) :)
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In a nutshell Ron :)
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we ate there when they first opened last year, not very good, my wives steak supposed to be a fillet, not, was all gristle, ended up we didnt pay for it, took drinkls order and then forgot he took it, had to get the manager to interpret, gaveit a second chance but im afraid never again.
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I cannot be sure but there were two fellows who looked as they may have had something to do with the place sitting at one of the tables near the front. They certainly weren't customers.
However, they were totally disinterested in what was going on around them.
Also in the time we were in there were three very young lads on and there was no sign of a "manager" type or anyone overseeing matters.
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Yesterday I saw one of their front men throw a large stone at a poor magpie/ crow on the beach.
Happy to say he just missed.
I gave him one of my best wtf looks and he laughed and said he was a something in the army can't remember exact what, but not impressed.
I shrugged and gave one of my how sad looks.
No way I'd set foot in there after seeing that.
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Stone the crows, that's cruel.
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By way of contrast last night in a different restaurant.
One steak Diane, one chicken masala, two ice cream cups, one large water and bottle of house wine.
Exact the same price - 117tl.
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For some reason we never fancy sitting in that first restaurant, don't know why that is, but we have never been there, no matter who owned it.
I remember a thread on here quite a few years ago, when this place was under different ownership. The member went there every night for, I think, 17 nights and said he would not trust any other place to give him a good meal... Anyone remember that. I think his name may have been Frank ??
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We walked passed on Tuesday and I spoke to a member of staff and I said we had the best meal last year of our holiday and the fish was excellent, he said things had changed and they were concentrating on steaks , but the fish was ok, I thought it odd and asked if the manager from last year was there and said he was running another place, it hasn't given me any confidence , his attitude was a little off considering I'd paid quite a compliment, if they are specialising in steak, I think I will give it a miss and go to Manchero in Fethiye
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In my opinion they would be better off concentrating on basic standards of cooking and service.
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In my opinion they would be better off concentrating on basic standards of cooking and service.
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They will do better if they introduced cloth napkins. ;D ;) ;D
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If they are concentrating on serving steak they can even offer silver service and finger bowls, we will not be visiting ;) :o :angel:
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Bet if they called it Antalya Angus you would go. Sorry dodgy keyboard, meant to print Aberdeen. ;) :)
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No, would not bother Des. Eating out and ordering Steak is just boriing for us.
I can remember years ago when I first started going out on dates and a date to Berni Inn with a steak was the thing to do, because menus and food where not that exciting then. Nowadays you get such wonderful menus and great food, restaurants have all moved on. I see no point in ordering steak.
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Ah, Berni Inns. Menu: prawn cocktail; steak, chips and frozen peas (warmed up of course); followed by Black Forest gateaux. Classic! Not the best gift that Bristol ever presented to the world. But Bristol had no restaurants that my family could afford until the The Rummer opened in 1956.
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What about the schooners of sherry. They gave a terrible headache the next morning. ;)
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What about the schooners of sherry. They gave a terrible headache the next morning. ;)
I was merely a lad. My parents didn't allow me a schooner - or even a glass. I can't remember the last time I heard anyone order a schooner or anyone ask for a sherry in a pub for that matter.
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No, would not bother Des. Eating out and ordering Steak is just boriing for us.
I can remember years ago when I first started going out on dates and a date to Berni Inn with a steak was the thing to do, because menus and food where not that exciting then. Nowadays you get such wonderful menus and great food, restaurants have all moved on. I see no point in ordering steak.
that's one thing I agree 100% with you Jacqui, one thing I notice living abroad , its a brits thing, got to have a full English breakfast, and meal at night, steak and chips, was guilty of it myself years ago, then I started to try Turkish cuisine, and started to realise it was not only more healthy for you it was better value, and so much more variety.
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What about the schooners of sherry. They gave a terrible headache the next morning. ;)
I was merely a lad. My parents didn't allow me a schooner - or even a glass. I can't remember the last time I heard anyone order a schooner or anyone ask for a sherry in a pub for that matter.
Colwyn, I am sure they sold them at the Bernie Inn. Can vividly remember them, having difficulty however, remembering anything afterwards until the headache!
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Yes they did Sadler, I always thought a schooner was a boat. But I remember people ordering a schooner of sherry and I may have had one or two myself when I was younger and before I liked wine. :)
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I remember going on a date with a Welsh guy who was older than me. He took me to a Berni Inn in Southport and ordered Prawn Cocktail, Steak and Black Forest Gateau. I was so impressed. I thought he was a real man of the world and rushed home to tell my Mother, who was also equally impressed.
In those days eating out on Steak was thought to be so posh and upmarket. Think I am over that now.
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No, would not bother Des. Eating out and ordering Steak is just boriing for us.
I can remember years ago when I first started going out on dates and a date to Berni Inn with a steak was the thing to do, because menus and food where not that exciting then. Nowadays you get such wonderful menus and great food, restaurants have all moved on. I see no point in ordering steak.
that's one thing I agree 100% with you Jacqui, one thing I notice living abroad , its a brits thing, got to have a full English breakfast, and meal at night, steak and chips, was guilty of it myself years ago, then I started to try Turkish cuisine, and started to realise it was not only more healthy for you it was better value, and so much more variety.
Agree with pretty much all that, plus the obsession with Sunday roast when on holiday. Admittedly it may be different when you live in these places but why do all the restaurants think we must have roast beef and Yorkshire pudding on holiday. I don't!
We went to Gocek last Sunday and had a lovely lunch at one of the restaurants there. The owner started chatting to us and asked where we were from. Yorkshire, we replied.
Ahh, Yorkshire pudding! he says. We have problem with our Yorkshire puddings, what am I doing wrong? Really wanted to tell him not to bother but tried to give him some tips. i.e. Auntie Bessies!
;D ;)
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A local restaurant review appears on CBF. The reviewer usually gives the restaurant a glowing report and the main course choosen by the reviewer is usually 99% of the time steak. (I note a new one on CBF today)
The other side of the coin is, the most popular restaurant around is the Mozaik Bahce and rightly so.. They don't serve steak....this proves there is life and food beyond steak... :) and us Brits can have a night out and eat something other than steak.
If there were more Turkish Restaurants like the Bahce, would us Brits give steak a break for the two weeks of our holidays ? or would we need a fix ;D ;) :angel:
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Well bearing in mind I rarely order steak at home it wouldn't bother me! ;)
This brings to mind a holiday we had to Majorca many years ago. There was a large party of us of varying ages. One couple, a bit older than us, were struggling to find something they liked to eat in the hotel so tried a meal out. When they got back we asked if they'd enjoyed their meal (something and chips!) they replied - oh no, it was awful, it was cooked in that Spanish fat! : :) ???
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A local restaurant review appears on CBF. The reviewer usually gives the restaurant a glowing report and the main course choosen by the reviewer is usually 99% of the time steak. (I note a new one on CBF today)
Jacqui, I have given a few reviews over the years and never mentioned steak. Do you have a problem with people enjoying a steak supper? :) ;) :o :angel:
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You are the 1% Frances.
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You know Jacqui, I thought I would have a name to fame one day! ;D
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Sorry, prescriptive text, that should read "claim to fame"!
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Decided to try it for ourselves this evening. Never got as far as dining there.
We had just ordered two G&T's when another waiter appeared and began pouring water from a large bottle. OH asked if this was complimentary to which the waiter responded, "no, you don't want?" If we had wanted water we would have asked so were a bit miffed at this.
When the G&T arrived my husband asked how much we were being charged for them - (which is totally out of character for him but he had smelled a rat) - 15TL each apparently, half as much again as everywhere else we had visited this week.
We decided not to bother with this place as despite it being obvious we weren't happy, nobody approached to see what the problem was and we felt quite pee'd off with it by then.
So, can't comment either way on the food as we paid for the over-priced drinks and left - certainly won't be bothering again. >:(
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Well done Bluwise - we were charged 15tl for a white wine but only realised when the bill came. :(
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Just thinking here, how much is the usual charge for a glass of wine in Calis and Fethiye? Neither of us can recall. I know over in the U.K. 15 TL (less than £4.00) would be cheap, but then the quality of wine is much better.
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You can get a glass of house anywhere between 8tl and 10tl Jacqui
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9tl at Letoon :)
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It isn't a case of how cheap it is, we've worked that one out - it's the small matter of charging half as much again as most other places.
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Agreed Sue.
Daylight robbery!
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Will need to start looking at wine prices. I suppose because we are on holiday and the restaurant bills seem to be so reasonable, we don't note the drink prices. However, will do so in future...well maybe. :)
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7TL last year for a glass of wine, 8TL this year on average.
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Another off the list then
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Joins my list of Motto, Curry Palace, Mangal, Aroma. hope there are no more.
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A glass of wine at Istanbul in Kaya is 15tl., just a normal size glass.
A bottle of Angora was 55tl, not much of a saving, but nice wine.
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Will need to start looking at wine prices. I suppose because we are on holiday and the restaurant bills seem to be so reasonable, we don't note the drink prices. However, will do so in future...well maybe. :)
If you suspected someone was taking the micky would you then check prices / your bill Jacqui? We are fortunate enough not to have to count the pennies on holiday too (just like you) but as I said, when goods are served we haven't ordered, we do tend to be more cautious. We are enjoying great value for money over here and what's a few quid here and there - not a big deal. Being taken advantage of is another matter.
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I noticed every body keeps saying the average glass of house wine is 8tl can I please ask where? Most of the places I go to are 12tl and up.
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Not everybody ! - Kayakebab, Toky and myself all stated locations.
I cannot help but observe that you did not say where you pay 12tl.
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A glass of wine is 7tl in Frank Cannons. :)
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They will probably be all increasing thier prices this week as the goverment has just raised the tax (again!) on alcohol.,, :(
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I recall that Frank Cannon's wine was O.K. but some of the wine offered is like Vinegar. I would not mind paying extra if the wine was drinkable.
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Sarsons is only 10 lira in the pork shops Jacqui, far tastier than that Kavak and Dickums crap they call wine here. ;) :)
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They will probably be all increasing thier prices this week as the goverment has just raised the tax (again!) on alcohol.,, :(
It was announced in January that tax on alcohol and tobacco would be raised every six months, so expect another increase next January. The small dictator has made his stance widely known:
“A Muslim can have nothing to do with drugs, alcohol or gambling. I consider smoking in the same way too”
Link (http://www.todayszaman.com/national_erdogan-slams-so-called-scientists-over-smoking-alcohol-habits_392825.html)
JF
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Absolute power is pretty addictive.! Will he ban that too.?
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Not everybody ! - Kayakebab, Toky and myself all stated locations.
I cannot help but observe that you did not say where you pay 12tl.
Thats because I know were that is my question was to find the cheaper places.
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Since you are asking other people for locations do you not think that it might be helpful to other members if you said where a glass of wine is 12tl or upwards.