Cafe Istanbul
Cafe Istanbul
Combination of hummus, babaganoush, stuffed grape leaves, ezme, tabuli, pinto beans, labne and eggplant with sauce.
Pureed chickpeas flavored with a hint of garlic, tahini, fresh lemon juice and olive oil. Vegetarian. Gluten free.
Finely chopped tomatoes, onions and hot peppers and walnuts mixed in olive oil and herbs. Vegetarian. Gluten free.
Smoked eggplant puree flavored with tahini, olive oil and garlic. Vegetarian. Gluten free.
Grape leaves stuffed with rice, pine nuts, raisins and flavorfull herbs. Vegetarian. Gluten free.
Cracked wheat tossed with tomatoes, sweet onions, fresh peppers and parsley. Dressed with olive with and lemon juice. Vegetarian.
Cubes of lightly fried eggplant combined with fresh red peppers, onions and garlic in our housemade tomato sauce. Vegetarian. Gluten free.
Pinto beans with carrots, green pepper and diced potatoes, seasoned with a light tomato olive oil sauce. Vegetarian. Gluten free.
A large side of our freshly made yogurt seasoned with minced cucumbers, dill and a touch of garlic. Vegetarian. Gluten free.
Thickened housemade yogurt with fresh dill, mint, garlic and walnuts. Vegetarian. Gluten free.
A flavorful blend of feta cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, roasted peppers, crushed red peppers, and olive oil, creating a rich and spicy blend.
Fried rings of baby calamari lightly breaded with flour and served with our special taratora sauce.
Croquette of chickpeas flavored with garlic, parsley and cilantro. Served with a special tahini sauce and hummus. Vegetarian.
Hot flaky phyllo pastries filled with feta cheese, fresh basil, dill and parsley. Vegetarian.
Cubes of tender calf liver sauteed with assorted herbs and spices. Served with sweet red onions, topped with parsley and sumac.
Mixture of zucchini, feta dill, flour and eggs seasoned with spices and served with garlic yogurt. Vegetarian.
Red lentils combined with pureed garlic, celery, carrots and onions.
Diced chicken in a broth with carrots, garlic and mushrooms.
Diced roma tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, bell peppers and parsley. Tossed with red vinegar and olive oil. Vegetarian. Gluten free.
Fresh assorted field greens, crumbled feta cheese, tossed with olive oil and fresh lemon juice. Vegetarian. Gluten free.
Fresh seasonal lettuce with tomatoes, sweet onions, fresh peppers, sliced olives and feta cheese. Dressed with olive oil and fresh lemon juice. Vegetarian. Gluten free.
Arugula mixed with field greens, dried cranberries, walnuts and crumbled feta cheese. Dressed with olive oil and fresh orange juice. Vegetarian. Gluten free.
Fresh seasonal lettuce with toasted almonds, dried apricots, dried cranberries, tomatoes and honey mustard dressing. Vegetarian. Gluten free.
Turkish - style pizza 3 pieces. Thin crust dough topped with ground lamb and chopped garden vegetables.
Housemade flat bread topped with feta cheese. Vegetarian.
Housemade flat bread topped with mozzarella and Turkish pepperoni.
Housemade flat bread stuffed with mozzarella, onions, tomatoes and ground lamb.
Housemade flat bread topped with mozzarella and gyro meat.
Housemade flat bread topped with mozzarella, fresh spinach and tomatoes.
Housemade flat bread topped with mozzarella, tomatoes, mushrooms and grilled chicken.
Tender cubes of lamb marinated in our special house sauce and chargrilled over open flame. Gluten free.
Patties of freshly ground beef and lamb lightly seasoned and chargrilled over open flame.
Cubes of chicken marinated in our special sauce and chargrilled over open flame. Gluten free.
Turkish-style gyro. Hand carved marinated ground lamb and beef, grilled on a large vertical rotiskserie. Gluten free.
Seasoned ground lamb flavored with crusted red peppers, chargrilled on flat skewers overs flame. Gluten free.
Seasoned ground chicken flavored with crusted red peppers and chargrilled on flat skewers over open flame. Gluten free.
Tender cubes of ribeye marinated in our special house sauce and chargrilled over open flame. Gluten free.
Choose any 2 half portions of our kebabs except mixed grill and and lamb chops. Gluten free.
Sliced of doner kebab over garlic toasted bread served with yogurt and tomato sauce.
Half portions of chicken, doner, shish and adana kebas. Gluten free.
Delicately marinated and chargrilled baby lamb chops topped with oregano leaves. Gluten free.
Start off with an appetizer samplerMain Dish: Shish, Chicken, Doner, Adana, and Lamb Chops over rice under a dome of bread.
Start off with an appetizer samplerMain Dish: Shish, Chicken, Doner, Adana, and Lamb Chops over rice under a dome of bread.
Bronzini (mediterranean seabass) grilled over an open flame, served with mixed green salad - tossed with olives oil and lemon dressing.
Succulent jumbo shrimp, skewered and grilled with a garlic sauce. Served with rice pilaf and mixed green salad. Gluten free.
Jumbo shrimp sauteed with garlic and mushrooms. The Shrimp is topped with parsley, cream sauce and served with rice pilaf. Gluten free.
Jumbo shrimp baked with baby spinach and cream sauce, topped with mozzarella cheese and served with rice pilaf.
Grilled fresh fillet of salmon topped with a feta dill sauce, served with mixed green salad and rice pilaf. Gluten free.
Tilapia baked n homemade sauce of mushrooms, zucchini, bell peppers, garlic, onion, parsley and dill. Served with mixed green salad and rice pilaf. Gluten free.
Marinated cubes of swordfish chargrilled on flat skewers over an open flame, served with mixed green salad and rice pilaf.
Fresh okra cooked with onions and garlic in a tomato sauce served with rice pilaf.
Layer of eggplant potato, carrot, zucchini, red and green pepper and onion, topped with a bechamel sauce and finished with mozzarella cheese and fresh tomato sauce. Served with rice pilaf.
Grilled sweet peppers, eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes mushrooms and sweet onions. Served with rice pilaf with your choice of tomato sauce or yogurt.
Assorted fresh garden vegetables cooked in a fresh tomato sauce and served with rice pilaf.
Stuffed eggplant. Oven-roasted eggplant stuffed with seasoned ground beef and lamb with chopped tomatoes, green peppers and herbs. Served with rice pilaf.
Oven baked tender minced beef and lamb layered between slices of eggplant and topped with a bechamel sauce. Finished with mozzarella cheese and fresh tomato sauce. Served with rice pilaf.
Mashed smoked eggplant topped with thinly sliced doner kebab and served with fresh tomato sauce.
Mashed smoked eggplant topped with chicken and served with fresh tomato sauce.
Stuffed cabbage. Cabbage leaves stuffed with rice, ground lamb and beef, mixed with herbs, served with fresh tomato sauce and yogurt.
Mashed smoked eggplant topped with marinated lamb and served with tomato sauce.
Lamb sauteed with garlic, onions, mushroom, peppers tomatoes and special herbs, served with rice pilaf. Gluten free.
Cubes of chicken sauteed with tomatoes, onions, garlic and red and green peppers, served with rice pilaf.
Cubes of lamb sauteed with tomatoes, onions, garlic and red and green peppers. Served with ice pilaf.
Cubes of ribeye sauteed with tomatoes, onions, garlic and red and green peppers. Served with rice pilaf.
Cubes of chicken sauteed with mushroom in curry sauce and served with rice pilaf. Gluten free.
A traditional Turkish dessert. Sheets of phyllo dough stuffed with crushed pistachios.
Milk custard. Our homemade milk custard topped with cream and grape sauce.
Our homemade recipe for a classic rice pudding dessert topped with cinnamon.
Our homemade almond pudding topped with almonds and cream.
Appetizer Sampler
Lamb Chops
Chicken Saute
Outdoor seating
Mixed Grill Kebab
Cafe is very strong and good for dinner after
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Steak Kebab. Amazingly tender!
Payio Dining
Inside/ out Decor
Chicken kabobs so good!
Calamari
a group of people enjoying a meal
Grilled Whole Fish
a cocktail and a plate of cookies
Family Plate
a cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows
Grilled Whole Fish
Bread, olive oil dip and baba ghanoush
Gyro Pide
ramen and noodles, food
Jessica M.
Jan 26, 2025
My new favorite restaurant in Dublin!! The food is literally perfect. Simple food cooked extremely well. The bread with tomato oil is absolutely delicious. We ordered the shish kebabs and the doner kebab and it was fabulous. I am picky about lamb and it was out of this world yummy. The service was wonderful too with very attentive staff. The ambience is 10/10; we sat by their fireplace and because im always cold, this was wonderful. Perfect spot for a date night or a casual lunch, and there is a decent amount of parking available.
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paul s.
Dec 19, 2024
I love this place when I come to NODA!Get the fried peppers and the Stugotz Cheese steak. You can't go wrong with this combo. Always feels like home. Great location easy to get into in a slow night
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Minji K.
Dec 6, 2024
I was so excited to try Cafe Istanbul but sadly don't know if I'll try it again. They specialize in Turkish and middle eastern cuisine, and the restaurant was nicely decorated. The food itself was great- the lamb was tender with a char grilled flavor and the combo plate came with a huge assortment of grilled meat. However the service missed the mark because right after we were seated, our waiter disappeared and we were left waiting for over 30 minutes. When we finally flagged someone down, they did apologize the the service picked back up, but it was a very disappointing experience. The bread was one of my favorite parts of the meal. It looked like a bagel but had a softer texture and came with a flavored oil that was so good. The baba ganoush paired well with it too and I liked how it came with fresh veggies. They had a wide selection of drinks and the Turkish wine was perfect as someone who likes dry wine. I am glad I was finally able to try the restaurant as I had been eyeing it for a while and it is in such a scenic spot.
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Barb H.
Feb 16, 2025
We had a large party with separate checks. Our waiter got everything right. I ordered the stuffed eggplant which was delicious. We also were served nice warm bread with a lovely oil and pepper dip. Pleasant ambience.
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Amanda D.
Aug 12, 2024
My family is Lebanese so I was alittle hesitant to try this because all families seem to make their heritage food alittle differently. I was afraid I wouldn't like any of it. We went with my aunt, who says it's amazing so we thought we would give it a try. The patio was amazing! The set up and the decor and the flowers. The view of the river. The weather was amazing. They had fans for airflow. It was beautiful. There were only 3 of us but we ordered enough food for an army! We wanted to try everything. Honestly everything was delicious. The service was great. The drinks were unique and delicious. The bread and tomato oil stuff they give you to start was really good. The hummus was delicious. The Sigara Borek were really good. Very crispy. Every dish we got was delicious. The meat was cooked perfectly, the rice was the best rice ever. I don't know what the flavor was, but it wasn't just plain white rice. The steak saute was one of my favorite things. The pistachio baklava was absolutely delicious. Best baklava I've ever had. We will definitely be back.
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Jeffrey B.
Aug 15, 2024
Great attentive service with no rush attitude. Easy to fall in love with this place. Warm and welcoming. The staff is top notch. The ambiance is there to create a romantic experience. But the food never disappoints. I ordered the shepherds casserole. Wow!I'm one that has learned to finish your plate but there was no way that was going to happen. A must try is the 7 Hills cocktail. It's a Turkish delight which is a candy in vodka. I would highly recommend the Bovin Chardonnay. This place has easily become my second favorite place. They have earned their 5 stars. Keep up the great work staff!My compliments to the staff and chef.
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Navapat K.
Jul 14, 2024
We ordered calamari, fish kebab and chicken sautéMy calamari was pretty sticky, my chicken also hard to chew, though when it saute will be soft.But the kebab was great! maybe I should get kebab next time. Also, the bread and tomato dipping sauce is AMAZING, so good!The view was very beautiful, good for a party for sure!
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Sathya A.
Oct 20, 2024
I heard there's a stunning view of the cliff here, but unfortunately, we arrived too late to catch it. I highly recommend getting there before sunset to fully appreciate it! The area is quite spacious, with plenty of outdoor heaters that make it warmer than the indoor seating, so choose based on your preference. As for the food, the table bread (focaccia, I think) paired with a sun-dried tomato-flavored sauce was fantastic! My friend loved the stuffed eggplant with beef, and I found the vegetable moussaka to have a pizza-like flavor--though I wasn't sure if the rice was a good match. My friend also enjoyed the orange beer, and the Turkish coffee was strong and robust. A note on the stuffed grape leaves: though they're vegetarian, they're unexpectedly sweet. Service was quick, and the staff made sure our water glasses were always full and that we had everything we needed.
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Luciana E.
May 27, 2024
First time trying this restaurant after so many good recommendations. The view from the river is just amazing and makes the perfect ambiance for a great meal with family or friends. The menu has many Turkish plates with fresh ingredients and making it hard for you to choose what to try first. We had the appetizer sampler so we could try all the cold options to start our dinner and the hummus is perfectly made, with velvety texture and slight acidic taste. Labneh is always my favorite and paring with hot bread served just after we set was a perfect match. For entree each of us ordered something different but the Shrimp Spinach Casserole was our favorite. The lamb casserole was a little overcooked but everything else was on point and we can't wait to be back to try everything else.Service couldn't be better making it great night.
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Adrian L.
Feb 28, 2025
Food is great and service awesome! Not pricey, a Gem in Dublin, OH! Love the Beef liver, outside is crispy, inside is soft and not dry. Shish Kebab lamb is great! Very tender lamb
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