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#26 of 46 Seafood in Side
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Seafood, Mediterranean
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Lunch, Dinner
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Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Serves Alcohol, Table Service, Reservations, Highchairs Available
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Reviewed 20 July 2022 via mobile

We have spent a 2 week holiday in Side - a resort designed to trap tourists in overpriced sea front restaurants. Yet take a step back inland and there are lots of really great - fairly priced - restaurants that the Turks use. Olgun B....is a simple fish counter with restaurant attached which served the best fish dishes we had in Side. No messing around - when it’s ready it’s coming to your table. Well worth a visit.More

Date of visit: July 2022
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Reviewed 4 June 2022

The array of fresh fish was most impressive. The host/owner was helpful, enthusiastic and great with the kids. An array of salads came as standard and were first rate. The fish was perfectly cooked: we had prawns, calamari, whitebait and mullet, all faultless. Even the...bread was great - fresh crusty and delicious. Unpretentious surroundings but clean and with exemplary cooking. Seek this place out: well worth the effort.More

Date of visit: June 2022
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Reviewed 26 October 2020 via mobile

Amazing evening. Absolutely great dinner. Superb red mullet, shrimps and calamari. Lot of aside salads. Real Turkish coffee and tea, tasty halva. We spent great time here, for reasonable price. Staff speaks English, and do everything should be done. Yes, it’s not tablecloth restaurant, but...this is their power. Really worth your visit.More

Date of visit: October 2020
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Reviewed 22 August 2020

Went for an evening meal and was not disappointed. Sea bass and Salmon with various salad, bread and a sizzling shrimp starter with a divine sauce. Price was excellent as well

Date of visit: August 2020
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Reviewed 24 November 2019

Great welcome and service. The person at the front spoke very good English and kindly went through the menu, advising on the available fishes. We chose Calamari for starters on his suggestion and two medium Sea Bass. We asked for them to be extra salty...and spicy and they were. Salad was authentic with bread, lemons, onions, cucumber etc. Really enjoyed our lunch and am glad we went there after the trip. The price was also good at 133TL for the whole meal and drinks. Definitely recommend the place.More

Date of visit: November 2019
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Reviewed 21 November 2019 via mobile

We found this place by suggestion of turkish friend. And we were very satisfied. Kind personal and fast serving, we were 10 persons! But in such a big company i whould suggest to reserve a table because the place is quite busy. Fresh seafood and...very tasty. Interior is not very modern but we were ok with that.More

Date of visit: October 2019
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Reviewed 26 September 2019

What could be better than sea grease fish selected by you , then cooked to your order and served with extremely fresh herbs and raw veg.? Nothing to touch this little gem for value and quality

Date of visit: September 2019
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Reviewed 23 September 2019

Ate here twice whilst away. Proper Turkish fish for a great price. The first time we didn't know what to try so the waiter (who never stops) recommended a starter to share and Sea Bass each for Main. The service was incredible, Quick, brought out...the bread and all the salad, chilies, etc for us and then we waited for the main, watching the chef cook was brilliant he juggles god knows how many fish at once. When it came it did not disappoint. Fell off the bone and was delicious. We had to go back again the second week of our holiday as we wanted to try the Prawns and the Squid rings all these were just delicious you get so much for your money. We then had 2 boneless fish cut into 4 portions. So filling. It is a locals restaurant but so welcoming and it is all fresh fish from the display at the front!! Thank you for such a wonderful experience.More

Date of visit: September 2019
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Reviewed 14 July 2019 via mobile

Fantastic local fish restaurant. Serving fresh fish, all on display. Excellent service from our waiter! Food was amazing and such good value, will definitely be back!

Date of visit: July 2019
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Reviewed 12 July 2019 via mobile

This restaurant looks more like a school canteen but don’t be put off by its appearance. The fish here is excellent. My wife and I had 12 king prawns between us, they were cooked in tomato and garlic and were amazing. The free starters that...are obligatory in restaurants in Side were a meal themselves. We were given bread, lettuce, onion, tomatoes, radish, chillis and yogurt dip. I had a bottle of Efes and my wife had a bottle of mineral water and the final bill was 123TL (£16.5). Unbelievable when we had had 12 massive king prawns. This restaurant doesn’t have sea views or fancy decor but it does have amazing food at unbelievably cheap prices.More

Date of visit: June 2019
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Reviewed 8 June 2019 via mobile

If you want to eat real Turkish style fish without being ripped of this is the restaurant to go. It is not fancy or have a view but it is the most delicious fish you can eat in Side. Salad is complemantary and delicious. Try...small fish if in season. We had red mullet yesterday. And it was sooo good! French fries are real french fries. Cut from a patato, not frozen. Enjoy.More

Date of visit: June 2019
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Reviewed 21 January 2019

We came across this restaurant as we were there at Easter when fewer tourists about, and as some restaurants lay empty this one was busy with locals. The choice of fresh fish is great and if you like chips they done their own hand cut...chips which were delicious. the salads that came with the meal was also fabulous (they believe in filling the table..great!) We both had fish with all the salads and a few beers..i thought it was terrific value..Only downside is all the tacky white plastic furniture, but saying that i wasn't there to eat the chairs :0) see past that, the food is excellent.More

Date of visit: April 2018
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Reviewed 4 November 2018 via mobile

2/10/18 - We three middle aged well travelled guys were in Side for three days. We found all the restaurants in the Antik town too pricey, especially as we are recent vegetarians/pescatarians (we do not like being charged £4 for a bowl of vegetables or...£6 for a plate of veggie spaghetti. I looked up TA for an evening meal and found the highly rated Mexican place Seranade, a short walk out of town near the roundabout, from the free bus terminal. We got to the area around the roundabout and needed to raid an ATM, buy some (much cheaper outside the wall) tonic water and light provisions in Carrefour and a simple supermarket. On our way we passed this fish restaurant and the usual beckoning from the owner/waiter. We saw the prices and fish display in this quite busy big and open restaurant on the dual carriageway just after Mucky Dees and Burger K. We took note that it was cheaper than in the old town, certainly for fish. We did our shopping and I decided to check the Seranade out, a 600m round trip further on round from McD's. The 'Mexican' was in fact a normal restaurant, quite busy with tourists, with about eight Mexican options, no Mole or ceviche (we have been to Mexico five times and Burrito is actually an American - TexMex - invention). As we looked at the streetside menu a waiter assailed us with the usual banter. At the end he asked if we knew TA and I said yes and they were #3 so obviously good. We were not impressed by the veggie, fish options or banter so returned to this basic fish restaurant. On our return the restaurant had only one couple of ladies left dining but they had only just started so we took a table by the street and were presented with the menus by the same young man who obviously had the spiel. He recommended we try the Bonito (transverse steaks in the picture) as it was a fresh catch and he had already served six boxes of it that day. I was interested in the mackeral though and returned to the fish fridge to show him I wanted quite a big one. He showed me the mackeral type fish and showed me the bright blood red gills and he said he would do a 400g fillet for me but pointed at the steaks saying they were bonito and the same as the fish I wanted. I was confused. He also said the sea bream was farmed so not as good. I could see the eyes were not as bright as the 'mackerals'' eyes. I returned to the table to discuss with my friends and he continued the spiel about the bonito coming from the less salty Black sea (where he and the crew were from) and that the mackeral were small. He was quite pushy about the bonito (trying to clear the stock I expect) and said we would get five pieces each and the bread and salad for free for 35tl. We all caved in as we were getting nowhere with alternatives and all chose the bonito steaks. Usually we try three different dishes to compare but it was late, we were hungry and the place was practically empty so we just resigned ourselves to his (albeit selfish) recommendation. We were relieved to see the Efes beers were 'only' 15tl each and I checked that they were actually large half litre bottles, he said they were. We ordered three and they came quickly with glasses. By the kitchen was a fish tank with exotic fish in. I made a joke of approaching the main waiter as he ate his own meal, saying I had changed my mind sand wanted two of those goldfish instead. He took the joke but was not working now, having done his day of hard selling and was obviously jaded by then. It was apparent that the restaurant was staffed by young guys and a few women at the back of the open kitchen, preparing the fish for the chef. A young boy was busy doing menial jobs. There was a flurry of activity at our table as a variety of fresh vegetables, salads and bread filled the space. We were grateful for these nibbles so we started them with our beers. We got through some big radishes, ripe tomatoes, spring onions, hot red onion, mild chillis, flat leaved parsley and half a lemon each. We chatted a bit more to the head waiter and he explained they were all from around Giresun on Black Sea (760km NE of Side nearer Georgia which we had visited a couple of years ago on our southern Black Sea coast trip between Bulgaria and Tibilisi). They had obviously been very busy that day and relaxed as only us three and the two women were there. The staff relaxed and playing jokes on each other culminating in one guy chasing boy around. A jolly crew!! In good time a large round plate completely covered in fifteen fried steaks appeared. It was solid flesh, probably 1500g wet weight before cooking. We tucked in and yes it was delicious! Perfectly cooked succulent and crispy too. Our host asked us a couple of times if we liked it and we agreed. His recommendation was correct and our fears were allayed. As we ate it was apparent that it was too much food but we battled on, squeezing the lemon over it as recommended by the waiter, to refresh the tastebuds. As we ate locals collected whole fish, cleaned and gutted by kitchen hand. Other packages were prepared and dispatched by motorcycle so they obviously had a delivery and takeaway service. We struck up a cheeky conversation with the two women as they passed us for a smoke in the non draughty far roadside corner (and were told off by the waiter). They were German, regulars and had had enough so offered us their remaining salad as we agreed it was not good to throw good food away. As we were the only five people there we were not embarrassed so I, especially, had an extra vitamin fix. One local diner arrived quite late at 22:30 and was served quickly, he was probably a regular taxi driver. We asked for bill but shown a calculator with the correctly estimated amount of 150 so no quibbling there. We added another 15 as a tip for the hard working crew making it £23.42 in all. As we left I asked the chef (now packing up) about his cooking style and he showed me a unique heavy frying pan (not teflon he insisted), only made in his region of the Black Sea, which was on a powerful industrial superwok gas hob (probably about 5kW) cooking two whole fish (probably for staff). He said he used no oil, only salt, as when the fish is fresh one did not need any flavouring or spices. He was right! We left, well sated and happy at around 22:45, budding farewell to the staff and the two women (not smoking) in the corner. It was our most expensive meal of the holiday so far (including beers which ramps up the cost) but well worth it!More

Date of visit: November 2018
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Reviewed 30 October 2018

What a gem of a fish restaurant we had a beautiful meal of 5different fish,salads,dips and bread ,everything was explained before the food arrived,the place is always busy and this is why the food is lovely and the staff are very helpful..would definitely go back...here againMore

Date of visit: October 2018
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Reviewed 15 October 2018

What a wonderful idea-a fish mongers and restaurant in one. Excellent choice of fish, beautifully cooked and brilliant service. When we visited it was full of a mixture of locals and tourists eating. I wish there was a place like this back home.

Date of visit: October 2018
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