Best Turkish Restaurants in Civic Center / Hayes Valley / Van Ness

I have been here twice before and loved it. This time was ho-hum. We dined outside, yet the table next to us was so LOUD that we could barely talk. Wait staff was friendly, but not very attentive. Trout had bones in it (last time I ordered it they had de-boned it) and was very salty. Sea bass was very good. Beet salad was tasty, but a bit small. Wine pours seemed small. Overall okay, but not as good as previous visits.

We had a party of 10 to celebrate my husband’s dinner. Lovely service, delicious food family-style that they coursed out with accompanying changes of clean plates. Great communication about the pacing. I also ordered a cake to be delivered to the restaurant. They were readily accommodating and let me know as soon as I arrived that my cake had been delivered earlier in the afternoon as planned. We sat in a space upstairs where you can see the rest of the restaurant but had some noise separation.

Amazing experience at Kitchen Istanbul. Everything was exceptional - service, wine, food, dessert. It has been a long while since we’ve had a restaurant hit on every note.

The service and food are great! Really kind and special people making fresh, flavorful food.

Delicious! I had the adana kebab and my wife had the beyti kebab. Both were very tasty. The owner was very gracious and friendly. We sampled Greek and Turkish beers and the dinner was finished off with complimentary Turkish delight (best I've ever had!).