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Fener Restaurant

Telli Odalar Sokak. No:5, Istanbul 34400, Turkey
00902125164002
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Ranked #53 of 6,632 restaurants in Istanbul
4.5 of 5 stars 82 Reviews
Price range: S$38 - S$64
Good for: Romantic, Local cuisine, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours, Dessert
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Good for: Romantic, Local cuisine, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours, Dessert
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Olivos
Senior Contributor
25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Good restaurant, a bit touristy but not as much as the ones in the main street”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 May 2012 NEW

The fish was good and fresh. The service was very good. There were live musisian which we were not interested in. Prices a bit expensive. Next time I might go to the ones right on the shore.

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mustafa yelgen, Owner at Fener Restaurant, responded to this review
1 June 2012

On behalf of our entire Restaurant team we thank you for your kind Review and sincerely look forward to welcoming you back to the our lovely restaurant again! Mustafa Yelgen Owner More

New York City, New York
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
“Fresh seafood and good service”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012

This place particularly caters to tourists, making them feel at home. The meal was delicious and I heartily recommend it.

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mustafa yelgen, Owner at Fener Restaurant, responded to this review
29 May 2012

Dear Guest Thank you for posting a review of your recent dining at Fener Restaurant. On behalf of our entire team we thank you for your kind review and sincerely look forward to welcoming you back to our lovely restaurant again Mustafa Yelgen Owner More

Ingatestone, United Kingdom
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
“Good service and nice atmosphere, but ...”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

Located just very slight off the main touristy drag, which is what we normally like, we were warmly greeted on arrival. Meze was shown to us and immediately noticed we were in a touristy place - use of vegatable oil instead of the more expensive olive oil in some of the starters, crab sticks instead of real crab, just little... More

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mustafa yelgen, Owner at Fener Restaurant, responded to this review
29 May 2012

Dear Guest I would like to thank you for taking time to write a review about your most recent dining in our restaurant. I would like to clarify the negatives part of the your review firstly. About olive oil that you could call vegetable oil; We will get our olive oil from the Aydın where is famous city (Southwestern Turkey)for... More

London
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80 reviews 80 reviews
Reviews in 71 cities Reviews in 71 cities
73 helpful votes 73 helpful votes
“Pretty good”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012

We ate here on our first night in Istanbul, and we were pretty happy with it. It's in a really touristy area, and only tourists were eating there, but the food was good anyway. We resisted the upsell on the mezze, and just had a fish dish each. The food took a while to come, but when it did, it... More

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mustafa yelgen, Owner at Fener Restaurant, responded to this review
29 May 2012

Dear Guest. Thank you for your kind accolades. We will always continue to provide the best possible service with a good value to all our guests We are looking forward to host you in our restaurant for your future trips. Best Regards More

Limpsfield
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20 reviews 20 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
“Great atmosphere”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012

A good choice in an enclave of Istanbul with a huge number of fish restaurants. Make sure you get an outside table. The most expensive meal of our trip as we drank wine with the meal, but good valve.

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Widnau, Switzerland
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
“Fantastic food & shuttle service”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2012

We spent a fantastic evening in the Fener Restaurant with dellicious seafood (sea barsh), Meze and Raki drinks. The service is very friendly and also answers questions to Istanbul, turkish traditions, nearby trips etc. A free drop-off hotel shuttle service is also available! We really enjoyed our evening!

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mustafa yelgen, Owner at Fener Restaurant, responded to this review
16 April 2012

Dear Guest. Thank you for your kind accolades. We will always continue to provide the best possible service with a good value to all our guests We are looking forward to host you in our restaurant for your future trips. Best Regards More

Copenhagen, Denmark
1 review
“Delicious food, good service and a birthday cake”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2012

I was with a party of 15 and we had made a reservation beforehand. We had a nice evening with excellent food - the have really good fish dishes and their grilled shrimps in garlic are perfect. My friend had birthday and the owners made her a birthday cake free of charge. Our last round of beer was free as... More

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mustafa yelgen, Owner at Fener Restaurant, responded to this review
16 April 2012

Dear Guest. Thank you for your kind accolades. We will always continue to provide the best possible service with a good value to all our guests We are looking forward to host you in our restaurant for your future trips. Best Regards More

New York
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Great fish restaurant”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2012

Unpretentious and friendly, the Fener offers the best of fresh fish at reasonable prices. For starters (meze), one selects from a tray of offerings, including fresh shrimp sauteed with tomato and hot pepper, which is a speciality. We also loved the spinach with onions. For the main course we had whole sea bass and dorade, and both were excellent. Looking... More

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mustafa yelgen, Owner at Fener Restaurant, responded to this review
20 March 2012

Dear Valued Guest Thank you for taking the time to post a Review on Trip Advisor and we appreciate you sharing your experience with our online community. We truly appreciate and thank you for all of your very kind comments regarding our lovely Restaurant. Our primary concern is for our guests' overall experience and we pride ourselves on quality service... More

birmingham
1 review
“Real taste of Turkish seafood! Fantastic!!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 February 2012

This restaurant was recommended by our hotel. The atmosphere was unpretentious , food was fresh and delicious. We had spicy tomato, spinach, aubergine purée and fried calamari for starters. The seabass in tomato sauce, grilled seabass and grilled chapura fish were excellent! The fruit platter on the house was a kind gesture.

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mustafa yelgen, Owner at Fener Restaurant, responded to this review
22 February 2012

Dear Valued Guest , I would like to thank you for taking the time to write a review about your most recent stay at our restaurant. I am happy to be acknowledged that you had a very good timw with us and you appreciate your experience. I have also shared your very kind comments with my staff in order to... More

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“First night in Istanbul”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 February 2012

We went to Fener on our 1st night in Istanbul. Sumptuous food, very friendly staff.

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mustafa yelgen, Owner at Fener Restaurant, responded to this review
22 February 2012

Dear Valued Guest , I would like to thank you for taking the time to write a review about your most recent stay at our restaurant. I am happy to be acknowledged that you had a very good timw with us and you appreciate your experience. I have also shared your very kind comments with my staff in order to... More

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