Turkish Village

Turkey is a country that I've never been to, but have always dreamed of visiting. From time to time I do enjoy traditional Turkish dishes when available (which are not that much different from Lebanese or other Arab dishes). I really enjoy how the meats are prepared and seasoned compared to what I'm used to, and I especially love Doner Kabob. So of course I was excited to finally try the Turkish Village restaurant that opened a year ago in West Dearborn. I've heard multiple opinions about this place from others, so I finally had a chance to have dinner here with my wife who had already experienced it on a previous occasion. First impression of this establishment is that the dining room and atmosphere are terrific. It was busy, but waiting time was barely 10 minutes. We were escorted to a nice spacious booth next to the windows. The restaurant is far from fine dining, but it still felt high end in a way. The menu is quite large with a variety of items to consider. I personally do not like large menus because generally that's a sign that the quality of the food may suffer due to the perceived prioritization of quantity. Being this was my first time I made sure to order something that had a higher chance for satisfaction, so I went with the lamb chops. My wife settled for the cubed lamb meat, and we also shared a salad (arugula topped with other fresh veggies, pistachios and strawberries). I was disappointed in this dish for two reasons. The pomegranate dressing was far too acidic from what I consider enjoyable, and even worse was the sliced strawberries were frozen to the point where I felt like I was biting into ice cubes. Not sure why a good restaurant would need to use frozen strawberries in a salad dish, but I will definitely not get this item again in future visits. My only other major complaint was the "Green Goddess" drink as they call it. It has pieces of green apple in it, but it has little to no sweetness whatsoever and didn't even get a hint of green apple flavor. Truthfully if all I got from this restaurant was the salad and drink I would be very upset, but thankfully the main entrees and dessert saved the day.The meats were all cooked to perfection. They were well seasoned, tender and charred appropriately. The veggies also had a nice grilled taste to them while still maintaining a nice texture. The lamb chops came with a delicious eggplant puree that gave the dish a hint of smokiness. There was quite a bit of food all around so we didn't leave hungry. We initially weren't thinking of getting dessert, but we decided to go with one cheese kunefe to share as well as a pot of tea. Despite the kunefe being small it was more than enough for my wife and I since we were very full from the savory items. The tea was a great way to finish our meal which started off a little rocky and ended on a high note.A few more takeaways. Be careful when you bite into the peppers because they have plenty of seeds in them and can be spicy. My wife unfortunately bit into one thinking it was a mild/sweet pepper only to be unpleasantly surprised. Another thing is this restaurant is a bit pricey, so make sure you get food from here you are familiar with so you don't end up feeling dissatisfied. I also want to give a special shoutout to our waiter that evening, Obaida. He was an excellent employee and really went the extra mile to make sure we enjoyed our dinner. I say this because I see some of the reviews criticizing the wait staff here, but that was not an issue for us on this particular occasion.

Finally had an opportunity to try out the Turkish village !! I have heard about this place a lot than was eagerly waiting to find out the reason behind the popularity.Restaurant is huge, well decorated and located in heart of Dearborn.Planing for the restaurant was so poor that I had to walk 4 min in the cold to pick up my carry out !!No onsite parking with or without pay. You have to cross the street to find a parking spot. There is a parking structure other side of the road which was extremely inconvenient for their customer.Food was great, to be honest I found the high quality ingredients and top notch kebab like Turkish restaurant in Europe.Service was terrible, as other recent reviews described, extremely horrible service experience.For us Garlic sauce is a MUST, when picking up the carry out trays, I reconfirmed if the garlic sauce is there, if not I was willing to pay for two. The girl served me, said it is in the bag. Due to formality I didn't open the combo bags and after driving it back home which was 35 min drive, we didn't find any Garlic Sauce !!It was super disappointing as I also gave her tip on top of expensive platters !!Not returning!!

First time here at Turkish Village.Excellent experience! Mahmood our server was wonderful! Helpful and efficient. The hosts were helpful and adjusted our table to accommodate for our baby. The food was excellent!Beyti kebab was my favorite - tender beef in the crisp bread with a tomato sauce - excellent. The 2-4 person sampler platter was great! A lot of very good food, excellent quality, large portion. The Adana kebab was particularly good. Ambiance is very nice and festive. The wall murals are a very nice touch. Highly recommended and we will return when back in the area.

Fantastic food from Turkish Village and also the restaurant looks very nice and roomy. We went for the kebab and stew/Iskender. both come with yellow rice. Very good, good portion and everything is well season. Flavor is a little bit different than the Lebanese or Yemeni food nearby. There wasn't any problem with anything except maybe the price.

I like to go here alone because the food is that good and I can focus on appreciating it!I go here when I'm in a celebratory mood and I also go here for comfort-Everything is always amazing and I love the people that work here!Today I had the spinach pide, walnut salad, Turkish iced coffee and I took home a 6-in-1 kunefe for my family (and I ate half of it because you can't stop eating it!!!)I can walk here from work and could choose from so many restaurants in the area but I always come back here!

Really nice interior at the restaurant, food was not bad, but the service was something else. I visited mid-June, so hopefully the service has improved since, but I won't be coming back to find out. I'll start with the filthy menu. Aside from them being sticky and gross overall, one of the menus had a huge chocolate smear on it. (I'm not exaggerating, look at the photo!) They're laminated.... clean them!The spicy sausage pide was also pretty good. I was planning on eating the last of it when our waiter put the menu on top of it! Yes, that filthy menu I mentioned earlier, right on top of the food. Who does that?!The strawberry mojito wasn't bad, but it just tasted like sparkling soda. Nothing special about it. The kunafa was great, crispy, tasty and fresh. The highlight of our meal, for sure. The beef doner... this is where it gets good. Let me preface by saying I don't like lamb, and neither does my friend. Now, I know Turkish food is big on lamb, so I asked if there was lamb in the beef doner. After the waiter said no, I specifically asked if they add lamb fat to the beef, because a lot of places do, and again, he said no. He told me they actually have a beef doner, and a lamb doner, which are separate. Great, I ordered the beef doner. I didn't even have to taste it to know there was lamb in it as I brought it to my face and the smell hit me immediately. I took a bite anyway. It tasted like lamb, too! (big surprise) So they gave me the wrong protein, not a big deal. I'll just have them remake the order. When the waiter came back, I told him they must have accidentally gave me lamb instead of beef and he said, no it's beef, but it's like 10% lamb, too. WHAT?! I swear me and my friend looked at each other just flabbergasted. He said they use lamb fat to add flavor. When I reminded him I specifially asked this question before ordering, he simply said, "Honestly, I didn't think you would notice." What in the actual heck?! So you lied to me? I wasn't even sure what to say at that point. Why would you lie, after I asked such a specific question? God forbid I was allergic to something. DO NOT EAT HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY ALLERGIES! Anyway, he ended up getting us a chicken doner instead, but that also had a gamey taste. I was over it at this point. After a bite, I just asked for a box and took it to-go for my mom. Aside from that, service was also just slow. I wouldn't have even minded if I wasn't irritated by the fact that I was LIED to. Yeah, I wouldn't recommend.

Absolutely loved the ambiance, food and service. I had heard so much about this restaurant and it lived up to its hype for sure. The food was delicious and portions were pretty generous. I would like to rate it 10/5 stars- that's how much I was impressed with Turkish Village. A must visit!

Very clean and spacious.Food was okay. I would probably come back for desserts or breakfast instead of lunch or dinner.Service was mediocre..no one checked on us until 25 mins later after getting all our food. Probably won't come again unless I have no options but worth a visit.

There are many restaurants in Dearborn serving Mediterranean-style food and Turkish Village is our favorite!Rawan was a very kind and attentive waitress and explained all the different dessert options. We tried the cold baklava with milk and it was a delightful change from the standard baklava.The rest of our meal was so flavorful that we ate it before we managed to get a photo. Please accept this French fry heart as our full endorsement of the chicken diner.

Wanted to/ might've loved Turkish Village, if not for some hiccups in our pickup order. This first one might've been an error on my part: the cold starters (Soguk Mezeler) we ordered did not come with bread. We got the BABA GHANOUJ (smoked pureed eggplant) and PEMBE SULTAN (beets, garlic and labneh yogurt). Both were amazing, but did not come with any bread or dip-able items. Looks like their hummus comes with lavash bread, but I didn't see any other places on the menu to order bread as a side. Not sure if it was forgotten? Or if this is to be expected for these starters?We also ordered two beef doner. I ordered a salad with mine instead of fries, but both ended up with fries. This wasn't a total tragedy, since we then had something to dip in our starters. Sadly for $15, the doner was mostly mediocre fries and the wrap itself was pretty small.Unfortunately, we live nearly 40 minutes away from Dearborn so these mishaps couldn't be fixed. If we're ever in the area, I might try dining in. Otherwise, I would just check your pickup order before you drive away.