Somine Kebab (Opposite Tansas)
Opposite Tansas on the main Fethiye/Calis road
Fethiye Turkey
We stumbled across this little paradise after finishing our shopping at Tansas. We took our daughter Kylie there as a birthday treat, she's 11 The restaurant is directly across the road from Tansas which itself is on the main Fethiye to Calis Beach road. Somine Kebab has recently opened and has both terrace and inside dining. First impressions would lead you to believe this place is really expensive. No expense has been spared and the whole restaurant is clean and impressive to say the least. Our first visit (we've been a few times now) and the Turkish staff were very friendly and offered us a very warm welcome. We chose to dine outside on the terrace. A nice water fountain clouds any traffic nice from the road nearby. My husband is always one for inspecting kitchens and today was no exception. After his visit to the kitchen, he returned with the owner who also sat with us and explained the restaurant history. By the way, the kitchen according to my hubbie was spotless! Although, this restaurant is newly opened, the owner(s) come from another part of Turkey (Eskisehir). They started their business from Eskisehir in 1984 and it's refreshing to know that the management and 3 chefs all hail from the same area, thereby bringing their wealth and knowledge of real Turkish cooking and preparation to touristy Fethiye. They offer a wide ranging menu catering for all tastes. Steaks, Chicken, Pizzas, Fish, Vegetarian but of course their real speciality is their kebabs. The restaurant layout and decor is more akin to that of a 5 star hotel restaurant so we were more than pleased to see very reasonable menu pricing (and refreshingly, reductions made for childrens orders). For example, Lamb Chops, with all the trimmings 12YTL, Adana Kebab 8YTL, 1/2 Chicken 10YTL, Pepper Steak 18YTL, Garlic Prawns 12YTL I know the prices because we took one of their menus to our apartment in case we wanted to use their paket delivery service. I opted for their steak whilst hubby went for the Doner Kebab with Yoghurt Sauce. The 3 kids had fish fingers & chips, spaghetti bolognaise & chicken wings with chips & baked beans. It's good to see the management have wisely catered for young childrens tastes with good old-fashioned dishes. So many restaurants we've visited and the children are left to plunder through a menu that means nothing to them and the food ordered more often than not just goes to waste. For a lunchtime, early afternoon session, the restaurant was quite busy with a good mix of both Turkish and foreign tourists. Beer and soft drinks were very reasonably priced. Large Efes Beer just 2.5YTL and Cola, Fanta was 2YTL. The bread and pizzas are freshly cooked in a stone/clay oven and I have to say this in my opinion adds that extra class to any Turkish restaurant. So refreshing to see the bread and garlic butter are complimentary. Hubby and I selected a bottle of their house white from a very extensive list of wines ranging in price from 20YTL to 35YTL. Our meals all arrived together (that's not always normal in Turkey) and were very well presented. Considering we had opted for the reduced price childrens portions, they were more than plentiful. Steak was perfectly cooked (medium) but one criticism - no steak knives? It wasn't so important for me as the steak was no prob. (We pointed this out to the owner and since our first visit, he's invested in steak knives). Hubbies doner was the largest plate of food I've seen in a long while, he wasn't complaining though as the meat was delicious and far better than the fast food shops we've tried before. Children were very happy too. Becky (our 8yr old) just loved the chicken wings which were freshly barbecued. The baked beans were a pretty good Heinz copy so watch out Heinz! The head chef joined our table to enquire if everything was ok. A nice touch and we had nothing to complain about - only praise. Nice background music accompanied
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Price Range: inexpensive
Phone: 0252 612 0860
Accepts: bank debit cards, Visa, MasterCard/Eurocard
Smoking: permitted
Alcohol: full bar
Dress: casual
Reservations: large groups only
Parking: own parking lot
Accessibility: completely