Taksim

Taksim reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Rebecca VIP

   San Francisco12 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   I love Lokma, so I was excited to try this restaurant by the same people, but was very disappointed. We got the tasting menu, and the portions were comically small. The cauliflower dish was 3 little florets, for example. The service was also lacking. They didn’t take our order for 20 mins after being seated. We sat with empty glasses for a long time and they never asked us if we wanted another drink. They didn’t ask us how our food was or describe the dishes. Overall the food was decent but the value is just not there. We paid $240 for 2 people and left hungry.
   

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   stephen VIP

   Washington DC39 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   The food was great. We had the tasting menu, so we tried a wide variety of the dishes. My date and I enjoyed all the different flavors and textures. I had the branzino and she had the kebab. I might mention that i think the tasting menu is a fantastic value, albeit almost too much food!
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Melbourne1 review

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Our meal was fresh and flavourful, the 7 course tasting menu was great to try a variety of Turkish and Mediterranean dishes. Servers were extremely attentive and accomodating, I never had to wait for a water refill or look around for help. The atmosphere was elevated and vibrant, I’ll be back soon!
   

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   Christine

   Baja California4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   We had a thoroughly enjoyable experience! We did the 7-course tasting menu. The portions are small but an excellent value. Before the dessert course we added a side of flower bread and split the cauliflower soup. That topped the meal off perfectly! I would recommend adding bread at the start of the meal in case you’re worried it won’t be enough food. Everything tasted fantastic, it’s too hard to pick a favorite dish. We were seated at the chef counter with a first row seat into the kitchen. We had been walking in the rain so the heat from the oven was extra comforting. I loved the entire food journey and warm atmosphere.
   

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   Osman

   New York City2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Everything was great. The manager always took care of us and the service was very fast
   

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   Paul

   San Francisco3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   The wait staff and maître d' were super friendly, accommodating, and attentive. The food was bursting with flavor and fantastic. We sat at the counter facing the wood oven and next to where all the action was happening. Definitely a great place to see what all the other dishes look like for next time! We're travelled Istanbul and all over Turkye a couple years ago and we missed the food. Definitely did't disappoint. We'll be back again!
   

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   John VIP

   San Francisco26 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Stumbled upon this and it's excellent. I was in Turkey a few months back and this is as good! But please dont get it too crowded so its hard to get in:)
   

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   Srdjan

   Central Coast6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 8 March 2025

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

   Serhat (I hope I’m spelling it correctly was great!, food was amazing, will come back again.
   

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   Tejasvi VIP

   San Francisco12 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 6 March 2025

   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 Francisco6 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 2 March 2025

    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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