Taksim

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   Tejasvi

   VIP

   San Francisco

   12 reviews

   3.0

   12 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   I’ve always had a great experience at Taksim but this time around was not great. A friend and I were dining and she wanted to get the tasting menu for herself. I was interested in the tasting menu as well but the menu didn’t allow for substitutions and I’m vegetarian. So, my only option was ordering a la carte but the server told us the whole table had to order the tasting menu or else none of us could get it and that they wouldn’t accommodate my dietary restriction either. If you’re not going to accommodate dietary restrictions for your tasting menu, then you shouldn’t be mandating the whole table to opt into it.
   

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   Nathan

   San Francisco

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Sensational meal! Everything was delectable, well-executed, creative. The staff was incredibly attentive, made nice suggestions, never let a water glass go empty. Taksim is a new favorite restaurant.
   

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   Reservation4one

   VIP

   San Francisco

   50 reviews

   5.0

   50 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Another lovely evening at Taksim: delicious dishes and great services all around! While we had the tasting menu again which was perfect in every way, sitting at the counter we could not help but noticed other beautiful plates being prepared by the staff. Even with a full stomach we already planned to go back and try more dishes!
   

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   suzie

   San Francisco

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on 28 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   A beautiful and peaceful outdoor space. Food and service both amazing. Recc. 100%.
   

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   Amy

   San Francisco

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on 25 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Rolled the dice having never been here, but trusted the reviews and arranged a business dinner for two executives who are in the California fresh produce industry, happen to be vegetarian and had not been to San Francisco since before the pandemic (no pressure….). Everything about our dinner was truly fabulous. We ordered a wide range of dishes (olives, hummus platter, cauliflower, wheatberry risotto, eggplant) and were blown away. The food and preparation were outstanding, the service was exceptional and the ambiance was warm and welcoming. Will absolutely return for a personal meal and put on the list for work dinners.
   

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   Bill

   VIP

   San Francisco

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on 23 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Amazing Turkish food at Taksim SF on 4th Street/Freelon Alley. Delicious lamb chops, shish kebabs, chickpea fritters, onion seed bread, and pistachio baklava 🇹🇷👏
   

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   pj

   VIP

   San Francisco

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 23 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The tasting menu was fantastic, the service superb, and the atmosphere lovely. 10 out of 10.
   

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   Pamela

   VIP

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 21 February 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   The best salad and shrimp dishes were memorable. I chose it because of its proximity to the Caltrain station. Very pleased it was so good.
   

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   Nahid

   VIP

   San Diego

   53 reviews

   4.0

   53 reviews

   Dined on 18 February 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   It was our first time here. Love Turkish food and we were in town, gave it a try. Most of the stuff we ordered tonight was either completely cold or partially cold. For instance Turkish tea came to our table very cold. I had to ask to change it. The wood fire flower bread was looking good but was doughy! Patlican was completely cold. But, again maybe this is an appetizer that can be eaten warm and cold. Anchovy rice pilaf that came with Branzino was cold and so was the grilled sea beans. The sumac onion that came with shish kebab and looked so gold, was not eatable as it was very cold. Also, there was a slice of tomato with the shish kebab that had grilled marked but fridge temperature cold ☹️ We are not coming back.
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 16 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    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.
    

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