Turquoise

Was with my Greek-​American wife yearning for good Greek food at the beach, we had such high hopes for Turquoise… one look at the dinner menu and those hopes were dashed. Very limited offerings, $ 29 rack of Lamb wasn’t what I was looking for or expecting from this lowkey place located in a strip of businesses. I wanted Souvaklia, Gyros, Avgolemono, but those were offered only on the lunch menu.
The good included a very sweet waitress, pretty decent beer selection, and toasty and warm Spanikopita. My wife got the fried shrimp dinner, not real Greek but the only thing she said sounded good… to be fair, the shrimp (8 – 9 fairly large) was fried lightly and was good. the fries served with it boardwalk style and also tasty.
The not so good? A dark and oddly designed dining room, a really limited and uninspired menu, and food that was just OK. I got the Greek salad with grilled chicken, which was fair. A few Feta crumbles, no olives, no pepperocinis, no life and not Greek inspired. Two others in our party got the chicken with Gnocchi… they said it was just OK… this place is just phoning it in… not going back Kalinikta

This place was absolutely amazing. I never write 5 star reviews but they deserve it. Everything was done perfectly. The waiter was the best I’ve ever had he was extremely attentive and pleasant. The food was phenomenal, from appetizer to entrée to desert. It isn’t cheap but worth the price, my family and I went twice during our stay in Bethany.

This is my first review. Me and my Wife we eat a couple times here. The first time it was nice.
Good Greek menu. The second time it was mediocre. I try to go back many times I like Greek food and the people. I do have a lot Greek friends, and I am very familiar with the food
I’m in Restaurant & Hospitality for many years and always I try to tell my Wife we should give at least tree times.(Sometimes we all have a bad Day/​Nights)
So this time on this weekend/​holiday 4 july, I told my wife please let’s try again Turquoise-​Restaurant, I heared they have new menu and new chef… Oh boy. I eat the «Delmarva Ettuffe» the plate it was hot the food cold, I send back to microwave and I get sick for 3 days. The only Greek Appetizer (Spanakopia) .it was so, so, so… the Crab Cakes was good also the Greek coffe… Well, I should have listened to what my wife said on the second visit… no more «TURQUOISE» for Greek-​Restaurant…
Sorry, we will not be coming back.

Staff friendly, although food bland with no flavor, crab cakes fishy and very overpriced ex: 6 fried shrimp and fries for $ 17. Really

This is one of the best dinners we have had. The food was some of the best prepared and presented as if it was a top notch restaurant. Considering the price of between 20-​$ 25/​entrée, I think it was a great deal. This was a real surprise at the beach since it is in a strip mall and looks like a typical casual restaurant.
Our sever, Nick, couldn’t have been more enthusiastic, helpful or appreciative. He told us all about the owner who is also the chef as well as some of the other people preparing the foods. He was very knowledgeable about everything. Nick said his Mom prepared the desserts and they were also great.
We had the Osso Bucco as well as the Ahi Tuna which were great. We also had the crab bruschetta appetizer which was amazing, very light and tasty.
We cannot recommend this place enough. We were so pleased to come upon it and will definitely go back!

From the outside it doesn’t look like much– its stuck at the end of strip mall and could be a souvenir store or any other beach shop. The inside really doesn’t have much of interest either to be honest– most Greek restaurant try to bring a little Mediterranean feel to them, but Turquoise really didn’t even try.
The best part of the meal was the staff– very friendly and accommodating, even with our large party. The food was mediocre though. I had the gyro platter. The meat didn’t have much flavor, the onions were practically raw, and the couscous was equally bland. The baklava for dessert was on the harder side, and also not very flavorful.
Overall it wasn’t a bad experinece, but not sure if it would ever be worth going back.

Can’t say anything about the food, but I stopped in with my buddy Steve for a quick beer, and the bartenders had character. The beer selection was decent, (though they were out of a few beers) and we sat and enjoyed our pints while chatting with the staff and looking around.
The ceiling was littered with dollar bills, made us look twice. Turn out you can tip by wrapping a quarter and a thumbtack in a dollar and tossing it at the ceiling. It sticks, then watch out for the quarter eventually. There was also a huge Wii screen that looked like fun; a bunch of controllers hanging on the wall. Interesting.
So that’s the bar experience.