Istanbul - Oslo

Very good turkish food. The iskender is definitely recommended. I have been a customer for years. It's definitely a restaurant that you should try if you are in the area. The only bad thing is that the prices have gone up, and it is now a little bit expensive.

Good Halal Turkish Restaurant in Oslo’s Center. They have a variety of dishes (mix grills, donner, kebabs and Turkish Pastries. The place is big but crowded and noisy. Dishes taste average but portion is good.

Good place for Turkish food. Ordered beef curry (Kiremitte sis) with rice, salad, and cola. The price was 259+42 (301) NOK, which is in the upper range for the dish. But as for the price standard of Oslo I think it is justified. The environment was cozy and good. Service was a bit delayed maybe due to the dish I ordered. It was freshly made and served. The amount of the food was quite sufficient for a person. Reason that I went to this place was to have some rest as I was tired after a long day.

So the hubs and I have ate the occasional falafel and kebab in the states but haven 't ate any since moving to Norway. We didn 't want to grab our first kebab on a fast food joint so we did a bit of research and found Instanbul has some great reviews. It was packed when we went Saturday evening, it was around 8pm. We were quickly acknowledged and sat at a table for two. We ordered lahmacun (49kr) which they described as a Turkish pizza of sorts, it was ok, I wouldn 't get it again. For our entrees we ordered beyti kebab (144kr) and the mix grill (149kr). Both of these were really good, especially the mix grill which included chicken, lamb and beef. They beyti kebab sort of looked like a burrito, my husband said it was really good, I didn 't get a chance to try it before he gulped it up. Great food, service was good, the place appeared nice and clean, so I definitely would go back in the future!

If you eat Oslo kebabs too often, you'd think of frozen diced meat that gets burnt sitting on a hot plate for hours. But! Luckily, there are places like Istanbul that reminds us that kebab is a wonderful dish when freshly prepared. Istanbul is a great outlet for typical Turkish kebabs beef, lamb, chicken etc along with other interesting Turkish menu items like rice and meat dishes, lahmacun, lentil soups etc. For vegetarians there are falafels. It's cheap enough to be a quick late night doner takeaway (69kr), but also nice enough for dining in and enjoying a complete meal. I was very satisfied with the 3 skewer sis kebab (160kr), a generous portion complete with bulgur, grilled peppers, yoghurt, salad and free bread. The beef may be a touch too chewy, but that's kinda given for the price. Probably doesn't get better value than this in Oslo.