How does à la carte restaurant reservation work at Turkish all-inclusive hotels?

You can book the fish restaurant without waiting in line by showing up at 10am and paying on the spot.

À la carte restaurants are available; for stays longer than a week you get one free visit, book in advance at reception. The seafood restaurant ('Morskoy') is on the beach, but the regular buffet is considered tastier and more varied.

Fish is served for dinner at the main buffet only two or three times per week of stay.

There's a separate à la carte restaurant with a choice of fish or meat menu, available once per stay, plus a free 15-minute massage.

Out of three à la carte restaurants, the seafood one was the best; the other two had very slow service.

The hotel added extra staff about a week ago, and restaurant service noticeably improved afterward.

On fish day the selection is generous and lines are manageable; the shrimp and rolls weren't great, but everything else was decent and the white wine was solid.

The seafood restaurant only operates 3 days a week with limited tables; booking from 10pm the night before makes the visit free. The menu is similar to the main buffet, but the fish and presentation are noticeably better.