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Ottoman

Turkish restaurant on Cuza Vodă, with a revamped menu and vegan dishes

4.3 · 1139 reviews· Chișinău
RecommendedModerate200-800 leiIn Chișinău
Also worth it for

Lahmacun with cheese, lamb skewers and kunefe, the dishes recommended explicitly in reviews

Why it’s worth visiting

Worth it for the Turkish cooking, above all since the menu was revamped. Bring cash too: one guest says card payment did not work.

The story

Turkish restaurant on Cuza Vodă street, open daily from 11:00 until 1:00 at night, with a terrace and free parking. The recent reviews are better than the older ones: a guest who had not been impressed the first time says the menu has been revamped, that everything was very good and that vegan dishes have appeared, useful for a friend who previously found only chips. The aubergine salad, the lahmacun with cheese, the lamb skewers, the sea buckthorn tea and the kunefe are recommended explicitly, and the Turkish coffee and the baklava are called excellent. One guest notes that the food is halal and appreciates the colourful salad that comes with every meat dish. There are complaints too. A two-star review faults the service: wrong dishes brought, guests ignored, fish that was not quite fresh and burnt, plus freezing washrooms. Another guest warns that card payment did not work and they had to pay cash, and another mentions the place was under renovation, with waiters under pressure and waits of up to ten minutes.

What to expect
ReservationTakes reservations
Good for
With friendsWith familyLarge groupTraditional food
What people love
  • The revamped menu, appreciated by a guest who had not been impressed the first time
  • Vegan dishes introduced, useful for mixed groups
  • The aubergine salad, lahmacun with cheese, lamb skewers, sea buckthorn tea and kunefe, recommended explicitly
  • The Turkish coffee and the baklava, called excellent
  • Halal food, noted by one guest
  • The colourful salad that comes with every meat dish
  • Separate areas: tables, booths and spaces for hookah
Photo moments
  • The lahmacun brought to the table
  • Kunefe with sea buckthorn tea
Ambiance
Family-friendlyGroup-friendlyOutdoor seatingReservation neededParkingCards OK
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What visitors wrote
  • “It was my second time there. I wasn’t a big fan of the food the first time but this time around they have revamped the menu. The food was absolutely delicious. Every item was made to perfection. They have introduced vegan items on the menu and it was so good since one of our friend was vegan and last time we went there it was just French fries for her.”

    - Shins Sibin
  • “Not-a-bad place… atmosphere is good! Yet service is just terrible. You order a dish, you get a different one. You want to order something, you are ignored… The fish arrives the table unfresh, and in a burnt situation… The washrooms are frozen… etc… lahmacun was absolutely tasty! Almost the same taste of that in Türkiye, despite the modifications…”

    - Dr. Bee, Ph.Dee.
  • “The meal is good. Clean place. But take care. Our bank card did not come thru the system, so, we had to pay cash. It was a great surprizeHave some additional cash money, in case your credit card will not work.”

    - Adelina S
Good to know
  • A two-star review faults wrong dishes being brought and guests being ignored
  • Fish that was not quite fresh and burnt, in the same review
  • Freezing washrooms, in the same review
  • Card payment did not work for one guest, who had to pay cash
  • The place was under renovation, with waiters under pressure and waits of up to ten minutes, per one review
  • One guest would have wanted more meat on the large platter
Where & when
Hours
Mon11:00 - 01:00
Tue11:00 - 01:00
Wed11:00 - 01:00
Thu11:00 - 01:00
Fri11:00 - 01:00
Sat11:00 - 01:00
Sun11:00 - 01:00
Contact
AddressStrada Cuza Vodă 3, Chișinău, Moldova
Phone+373 686 33 633
Websitefacebook.com
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