Is the food at Antalya all-inclusive hotel restaurants any good, and what should I watch out for?
Based on 2 discussions with 6 participants · Last activity: 3 days ago
Based on 2 discussions with 6 participants · Last activity: 3 days ago
TL;DR
Food at Antalya all-inclusive hotels is generally decent — enough meat and fish — but a la carte restaurants can disappoint, and chipped plates happen even at 5-star places. Street-side mussel cafes are hit or miss, so compare a couple of spots before ordering.
Food at the hotel was fine overall; chipped plates happen even at 5-star hotels, so that's not a real red flag. The resort itself is a bit dull and far from the center, manageable if you have a car.
Poolside sunbeds were always available, and the restaurant food was solid — plenty of meat, decent fish. The chef is personally in the restaurant, cooking eggs in the morning and grilling shashlik in the evening while overseeing everything. Waiters clear dirty dishes quickly.
The a la carte restaurant at this hotel was a big letdown — instead of proper meze they got crispy potato bits, waited an hour, then received soup from a shared pot, a mediocre roll, and bland mashed potato with a couple pieces of meat. They ended up going to the main buffet restaurant instead.
There was a bad smell on the restaurant terrace and in the room hallways on the second-to-last morning of the trip, likely from cleaning — it was fine the rest of the day.
This hotel has multiple restaurants and bars open late, including a night restaurant. Cocktails like the Lunca Land and Pina Colada were great, and the entertainment program was strong too. The vibe is adult and party-oriented, with very few kids around.
A popular street cafe serving mussels by the bucket is always packed, but the mussels tasted like they'd been ground up and stuffed back into the shells — not great. The Dos Bros cafe around the corner was tastier.