Halal Reviews for Ishtar Marylebone

A warm and friendly welcome from Niko. Seated with a great window table. Niko provided great recommendations - which didn't disappoint. I ordered the lunch special of 3 courses. And in addition I was brought olives plus hummus and warm toast bread - the perfect start to a great Turkish meal. My entrée were the king prawn skewers - delicious with a ginger and garlic marinade. For main course I ordered the lamb with prune, pear, apricot and couscous - yummy. And I was so happy with my two dishes and full that I got the baklava to takeaway. A brilliant Turkish restaurant and massive thanks to Niko for professional, attentive service.

What a night. Me and my sister wanted to celebrate our birthday 🎂🎉🎈at this restaurant. Glad we picked this restaurant 😁! From the beginning our waiter Niko made sure we were served all our food ( including our birthday cake) he was very lovely. The atmosphere was amazing. They had a belly dancer, cabaret act and an amazing DJ. Would 100% come back. I would recommend this restaurant. The birthday cake tasted absolutely amazing 🤩!

We recently dined at Ishtar and had a pleasant overall experience. I had reserved a table for myself and two friends over the phone. Upon arrival, we were greeted warmly by a lovely waitress, which set a positive tone for the evening. We were served complimentary bread and hummus, the hummus, in particular, was delicious. For our mains, we ordered Incik, a Mixed Grill, and sides of Jasmine Rice. The food was full of flavour, I especially enjoyed the Chicken Kofta, which was the highlight of the meal for me. We also ordered drinks including green and red mocktails, as well as still water. To finish, we tried a few desserts.. Chocolate Cake, Firinda Sutlac, and Künefe. The desserts were decent, not overly impressive but certainly nothing to complain about. The atmosphere was quite nice and added to the overall experience. However, one minor drawback was the lack of attentiveness from the staff after our mains were served. No one came over to check if we needed anything further or if we were ready for desserts, so we had to call someone over and wait. Despite this small issue, I was overall satisfied with the visit. I’d recommend trying Ishtar at least once, it’s not necessarily an everyday restaurant, but definitely worth a visit. Best wishes to the team!

Lovely service, not too pushy, food was great. Maybe I would like to see more Turkish traditional food. I was hoping for Imam Bayildi but it wasn't on the menu. Nonetheless I enjoyed it and would be back.

Great Turkish food and superb friendly service. Service was quite fast when we went on a Saturday evening. Very convenient location to public transport