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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

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.

What the community said

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.

7 days ago A la carte: fish restaurant with meat substitution option

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.

24 days ago Breakfast: oatmeal, pastries and cold cuts

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.

24 days ago Raga restaurant: chicken kebabs and chicken curry

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.

24 days ago Bruschettas, stuffed figs and soups

Pizza is served regularly. Recommended desserts include vegan and peanut brownies; other reported options include spicy tomato pasta, chicken salad, roulade, and pickles.

24 days ago Vegan and peanut brownies

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.

6 days ago Fun&Sun Smart

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.

6 days ago Pastry shop

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.

6 days ago Italian restaurant

The snack bar serves grilled salmon, which is highly recommended.

6 days ago Snack bar: grilled salmon

The main buffet features standout dishes including goulash, pilaf, lamb, and mussels — all well-received, with a wide selection overall.

6 days ago Buffet: goulash, pilaf, lamb, mussels

Freshly squeezed orange juice is available in the mornings. The head chef personally walks the dining room to oversee quality.

6 days ago Breakfast: fresh-squeezed juice

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.

6 days ago A la carte: steak wait 1+ hour, poor quality

For early departures, the hotel provides lunch boxes containing a small juice, a mini muffin, and a roll with cheese and sausage.

6 days ago Departure lunch box

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.

6 days ago Late-night snack bar near main restaurant

The snack bar menu can be incomplete: on some evenings pizza and pasta were unavailable, leaving only burgers.

6 days ago Snack bar: menu sometimes limited

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.

6 days ago Simit, pide, doner at breakfast

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.

6 days ago Buffet: tiramisu, pizza, meat dishes