What is the food like at an all-inclusive hotel in Turkey — buffet, snack bar, and a la carte restaurant?
Based on 1 discussion with 7 participants · Last activity: 6 days ago
Based on 1 discussion with 7 participants · Last activity: 6 days ago
TL;DR
The buffet offers a wide variety including meat, pizza, pastries, and desserts. A late-night snack bar operates near the main restaurant. The a la carte restaurant is disappointing — long waits and poor quality.
Guests note the a la carte restaurant is primarily fish-focused, but when booking a table you can request some dishes be swapped for meat (e.g., a 50/50 order). Baked leg of lamb and sea bass were both highly praised.
Breakfast choices can be limited: there may be few pastries, with cheese and cold cuts sharing one table. Guests reported only oatmeal among the porridges, served in a chafing dish.
At the Raga restaurant, chicken kebabs and chicken curry were praised at lunch and dinner. Dish labels can be unclear, so it may help to check the prepared food before choosing.
The general dining selection has received strong feedback for zucchini-and-eggplant bruschettas with sauce, stuffed figs, apricots, soups, and desserts. Reviews rate both the variety and taste very highly.
Pizza is served regularly. Recommended desserts include vegan and peanut brownies; other reported options include spicy tomato pasta, chicken salad, roulade, and pickles.
The a la carte dinner is not in the main building but on an outdoor lawn at the neighboring Fun&Sun Smart hotel, near the beer bar. Guests pre-select only the main course; the rest is a fixed setup of cucumber-tomato salad, olives, and two sauces. Reports say the food and drinks are otherwise the same as the regular dinner and bar offerings, so it is more about a change of setting than a distinct menu.
The pastry shop has a limited selection and mostly repeats what is already served in the main restaurant: usually about 4–5 kinds of pastries plus a few baked snacks.
Reviews of the Italian restaurant are mildly positive: for lunch, guests praised the chicken salad, smoked trout salad, and pizzas, while the carbonara got mixed reactions. At dinner, the trout steak was singled out as tasty; desserts included tiramisu, panna cotta, and ice cream.
The snack bar serves grilled salmon, which is highly recommended.
The main buffet features standout dishes including goulash, pilaf, lamb, and mussels — all well-received, with a wide selection overall.
Freshly squeezed orange juice is available in the mornings. The head chef personally walks the dining room to oversee quality.
The a la carte restaurant was a major disappointment: the table starter included bread, a cheese plate with dried fruits and nuts, and a couple of broccoli florets. The steak took over an hour to arrive and came out burnt, tough, and tasteless. The meal ended without dessert — guests simply left. Not recommended.
For early departures, the hotel provides lunch boxes containing a small juice, a mini muffin, and a roll with cheese and sausage.
A late-night snack bar operates next to the main restaurant, typically offering soup, burgers, small cutlets, sausages, a few sauces, salads, and cheese. The menu varies — some items may not always be available.
The snack bar menu can be incomplete: on some evenings pizza and pasta were unavailable, leaving only burgers.
The hotel bakery is a highlight — simit (sesame bread rings) are especially praised. The buffet also includes pizza, doner, pide, sliced ham, and chicken sausages. Overall quality is budget-level rather than five-star.
The main buffet offers a good variety: plenty of meat dishes, side dishes, pizza, flatbreads, and fast food options. Desserts are abundant and include items like tiramisu.