Location: Cirali
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Where to Eat in Cirali: The Best Restaurants and Bars
The biggest attraction here are the flames coming out of vents in the mountainside. According to legend, the monster Chimera, which had three fire-spewing heads, was chased by the Lycian hero Bellerophon on his winged horse Pegasus. He killed the monster, but the fire-spewing heads fell on the mountain where they still burn.
Things to do in Cirali
1. Chill House Lounge
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 133 reviews
Reviewed By wunderkerze - Passau, Germany
The Chill House is really close to the beach. In the evening you can see the sun go down, illuminating one of the Mountains by the sea which looks really nice. The music is really nice and chilled.
Food is good, the prices are totally fair. Service is ok, waiters could be a bit nicer, but it was still ok!
2. Oleandro
Overall Ratings
4 based on 168 reviews
Reviewed By DangelaBarry - Ross-on-Wye, United Kingdom
Having had pretty much average food in a number of Cirali restaurants we found this restaurant ,just off the beaten track and behind the beach .Hopes were higher because at least it had a proper wooden floor.
We chose two mezze but fried courgette was cold and limp served by a pretty miserable waiter.
The flat bread was excellent but the fillet steaks?? ordered, although not expensive, were tasteless. The accompanying tomato and rice and...one chip!! very bland.
My wife also doubted the alcoholic content of her mojito.
Dissapointing
3. Arikanda River Garden Restaurant
Overall Ratings
5 based on 155 reviews
Reviewed By DesertVampire - UK
The Arikanda River Garden Restaurant is the restaurant attached to the hotel of the same name, located on the river at Adrasan Bay. We concluded that it's probably the best of the restaurants along this river after trying a number of them during our stay.
The situation of the restaurant is lovely, on top of decking that is over the river, surrounded by lots of greenery and visited by a lot of ducks. The staff are incredibly friendly and seem well organised and attentive during meal times.
The food is Turkish with a bit of European choices thrown in; particularly memorable was the Adana kebab and also the ali nazik kebab, but I suspect anything you order will be good. The mezze platter is also really nice. The portions are large, so be aware that it's easy to over order.
The prices seemed slightly higher than some of the other restaurants along the river in Adrasan, but this is matched by the quality of both the food and service.
Overall- highly recommended.
4. Paradise Cafe
Overall Ratings
5 based on 74 reviews
The Paradise Café is owned and run by the owners Jill and Fikret, we are a small hotel having 4 rooms and very personal service. We also have a restaurant serving a la carte food. Our tables are set in the river bed shaded by beautiful plane trees. We aim to give the best service we can and hope that you visit us when we will do everything in our power to make your holiday memorable.
Reviewed By ua12 - Colombia
A friend recommended this restaurant and we headed there without any idea of what to expect. This place is a dream, a total dream!! The setting of the tables on the river, with the ducks swimming right next to you is incredible. The food was absolutely delicious but the atmosphere of this place was totally magical. A great experience not to be missed once you are in Adrasan or near by.
5. Simge Restaurant & Bar
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 369 reviews
Reviewed By Peterwilliamhumphrey - Crawley, United Kingdom
This restaurant gets high praise on TripAdvisor and is located in a strategic location within the town and has a contemporary feel to it which ensures it gets constant business from young families through the bohemian Turkish set to older clients.That said It is primarily a pizza restaurant with a wood burning oven. Stupidly I did not opt for a pizza which on further consideration having seen a few served to other tables look impressive and assembled with good combinations of toppings. Anyway my hamburger with French fries had a good bun and the fries although not triple cooked or as hot as I would like were good. The meat was well seasoned and included pickles and the salad I ordered to compliment the burger was generous and the ingredients varied including sweet corn in a tart dressing with little oil that was excellent.
Service was slow and I suppose the waiters are a little jaded due to the popularity of the place. There is a good selection of beers and the bar tender is in his element mixing cocktails and the wines on offer looked comprehensive with red wine served in large suitably sized glasses to aerate the wine to maximise enjoyment.
In conclusion a good restaurant, especially for pizzas, that justifies a good reputation but needs to be better run to garner a higher rating.
6. Lemon Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 223 reviews
Reviewed By Ken D - Basingstoke, United Kingdom
I have come to the conclusion that you cannot get a "nice" meal in the centre of Çirali. It is not that their food, or service or position is poor, just that it is nothing more or less than any of their neighbouring restaurants offer. They all, more or less, offer the same menu. Nothing special, the same list day after day (indeed, year after year) and served with chips whether you want them or not. Here the menu displays pictures of the promised fare which is something you may or may not like. They make an effort to be a little nicer than others with linen table cloths but to protect them, cover them with a thick plastic sheet which is remarkably unpleasant to the touch. Cutlery and tableware is nice quality too but the food tastes just the same as it would 20 yards to the left or right.
If you want to eat in the centre then Lemon Restaurant is as good as any. I would, however, recommend walking through to the beachfront restaurants for a better range of menus, lovely views and little difference in cost.
7. Aida Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 96 reviews
Reviewed By SciRad - Brighton, United Kingdom
Popped in for a light lunch of Pide and salad. All lovely but what really made this place a bit special was the man baking the bread in the wood fired oven - some sort of genius, who turned out huge puffy, crispy foot-long flatbreads. You get them once you order and they were almost worth the cost of lunch alone.
They have sun loungers in front too which are free if you're staying at the hotel and probably also free if you buy drinks or food too.
8. Karakus Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 56 reviews
Reviewed By immie47 - Exeter, United Kingdom
This restaurant is on the beach and looks fantastic. The food was mediocre but the service was nothing short of disgusting. Our waiter took our order and then completely ignored us. He forgot our drinks and we had to ask three times for our bill . They were not busy so there was no excuse.
The final straw was that he muttered something in Turkish as we left which quite obviously was an insult to us. We did not deserve this treatment as we were polite and quiet and did not complain at all. Will never go there again.
9. Botanik Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 138 reviews
Reviewed By malholme - Lewes, United Kingdom
The restaurant is in a river valley at Ulupinar. Open air tables are set amongst. the trees and alongside the river, with abundant waterfowl. It is a delightful peaceful setting. Service is rapid and friendly.Fresh baked bread is served with three sauces, followed by a mixed salad. There is a choice of main course.,..chicken meatballs, vegetarian, and best of all FRESH BAKED TROUT. The later was cooked to perfection....succulent and flavoursome, simply served with a slice of lemon and grilled tomato,....absolutely delicious..but they do have their own trout farms. The dessert was a plate of pomegranate seeds.
10. Yoruk Restaurant and Cafe
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 352 reviews
Reviewed By Vlad G - Prague, Czech Republic
Not a bad place, with a typical, semi-fast food collection of mezes, ready-made Turkish standards and various pides, but there is nothing much to recommend it either, the food is of average quality for a country of a very high gastronomic standard even in simple establishments like Turkey, and there are a few much better authentic Turkish places close by, especially up on the main road and in Ulupinar.
