Went here twice during my week in Istanbul — once with a huge group(50+) that had the first floor reserved, and the second time with a smaller group of about 8 people. Having the word ‘tapas’ in the name is slightly misleading. Menu is limited and not very dynamic. The only thing I can really remember for small bites were patatas bravas. The main courses were«pasta of the day»(just penne with tomato sauce and that’s it), a chicken dish, paella and a couple of other things. Nothing enticed me so I had the bravas both times and they were ok, not bad or good, just something to eat. The group who shared the paella all seemed to like it quite a bit. Service during the big party was alright. Everybody ordered food at different times so it all came out at different times. We were able to order drinks up until a certain point in the evening, and then had to go down to the bar later on. We had the same waitress on the second evening. A very nice person for sure, but not a very good waitress. There’s North American service, there’s European service, and then there’s Turkish service. And then there’s this waitress. Absolutely no sense of time or thought about the table/customers. I have been to Europe many times and I appreciate not being checked on and being able to linger, but there’s a point when service is non-existent. Not only did it take too long to take our orders after we got the menu(10 – 15 min), it took forever to bring the bill AFTER we asked for it. This is a very small restaurant. We asked for the cheque and proceeded to watch her hang out at the bar, walk outside, come back in, and stand around at the bar more. Over 15 minutes passed and she was no more than 10 feet from our table. I was tired so I eventually just figured out how much I owed and left it with the rest of the party so I have no idea how long it ended up taking for her to actually bring it. Location on a side street just off of Istikal. There are so many other restaurants in the area that the uninspiring menu combined with the poor service make me give a pass to any future visits.
