Alanya Restaurants

Next to the Kizikule, which is an octagonal fortress at the end of the harbour are several small cafe´s. I didn't try the food but it was a great spot to sit and have a cold beer and watch the boats in the harbour.

Favorite Dish: Cold Efes

This looked a lovely restaurant with a good menu but we actually never ate here, but we did stop for a nice cold beer and when you had a thirst like the one i had, then i think this was the best restaurant in the world hahahaha.

This was for me a fantastic little restaurant, the only trouble is i can't remember the bloody name of it hahahaha. I can however remember how easy it was to make friends with the staff, they really made this place very special and the food was mouthwatering and always fresh. There was something happening in this restaurant nearly every night like a disco or a turkish night. All i can remember is it is near the police station down by the waters edge.

Favorite Dish: My favourite dish had to be the mullet*s* AS YOU WILL SEE NEXT.

In a lot of Turkish restaurants the custom is to choose your fish from the tank or refridgerated displays and it is then sold by the kilo, and at this place it was no exeption. If you enlarge the photo you will see a large fish in the right hand corner. Now see what happens to it in the next photo ?

The food at Janus Bar restaurant (during the nighttime also a discotheque) tasted absolutely delecious.

Turkish meals mainly exist of grilled meat warm and cold vegetables, rice and potatoes. Of course you can also pick fish (wich they show to you first, you can make your choice from some fresh fish) or vegetarian food.

We also took a starter but the size of the starter was the same size as the main course.

I was offered coffee and a plate of mixed fruit for free. Abosolutely yummie!

I must say that the food was very good everywhere I ate. unfortunately I can't remember the names of all the restaurants.

Favorite Dish: My favorite dish here was Adana kebab. It was very tasty prepared with lots of herbs.

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It was definitely the best place we visited. Below I describe how the waiters can make a show out of everything, sometimes throwing burning bottles and making food outside in front of people.
That time the waiters (all males) were dressed in similar clothes which was nice. Nice orange shirts towards a tanned brown skin and dark hair looked nice. They were amazing: they might run to welcome you, escort to a table. If you come another day, they may ask the time and reserve a table...you will be surprised! It's not just for that there might be too many people, but in our case they had created an enormously romantic table with roses, rose leaves put everywhere, napkin art, colours, candles - even if it was just another evening. No honeymoon, no wedding or other anniversaries.

I found it very funny, amusing and nice when the guys suddenly started some dance together, standing in a line, holding each other, and those on the ends had a scarf which they moved around. It was Turkish -but not traditional- music that took me immediately: it was Tarkan, one of Turkey's most popular and sold pop singer. I bought his CD afterwards.

Favorite Dish: We ate there so many times that I don't remember...perhaps the steak! They made it on open fire outside, so that everybody could see that. They didn't save ingredients and alcohol when making the portion tasty.

Irish Coffees where bigger than in my country; made from a good Whiskey (Jameson, the Irish one). We saw the bottle as they made also the Irish coffees outside, making a performance out of it pouring liquids from a glass to another or from a bottle to a glass.

If you still want to sit in this nice place after dinner, try their specialty dessert drink: a watermelon first made empty and now filled with a mixture of alcohol. It is drunk with a straw together with your partner or friend. Or why not alone, too.

staff were very helpfull with choosing the menus, food was hot and exellent to the palet we were not rushed and were advised on coffee choice in all great place to eat and sample turkish quisine

Favorite Dish: kebab platter for four or two

There are two McDonalds in Alanya. This one is on the main street (Ataturk road)

See my other tip on McDonalds East side.

The prices are about the same as in any other big city

Favorite Dish: Big Mac is always a Big Mac