Zafer'in Yeri Restaurant

IT WAS AMAZING!

It's a beautiful place. The seafood is fantastic.

The atmosphere is fantastic; if you want to eat delicious, clean appetizers and perfectly cooked fish, this is the only place to go.

A lovely restaurant on the Izmir waterfront. It serves traditional Turkish cuisine, especially seafood. The place is clean and easy to find. After lunch, you can stroll around. A lovely restaurant on the Izmir waterfront. It serves traditional Turkish cuisine, especially seafood. The place is clean and easy to find. After lunch, you can stroll around.

Unfortunately, we had a very negative experience at this establishment. We noticed that items we didn't consume were added to our bill, and some items might have been double-counted. When we inquired about the situation, we initially received no clear and satisfactory explanation. After a lengthy discussion, a portion of the bill was refunded. In our case, there was a significant difference of approximately 2,100 TL. Therefore, I advise future guests to carefully check their bills. Experiencing such a situation, especially on an evening with our international guests, was particularly upsetting and ruined the entire evening. At a place where the bill for 4 people was approximately 18,000 TL, we would have expected more transparency and more professional communication with customers. Based on our experience, we do not intend to choose this place again.

The appetizers, salad, and sea bass were all excellent. They were both very fresh and incredibly delicious. You get to choose your appetizers in the kitchen, which clearly shows their confidence. The attentiveness of the staff, and Mr. Zafer's attention to each table, was a nice touch. Highly recommended. (We went again on the second day, and Mr. Zafer transformed into a big brother figure for us. We would come all the way from Istanbul just for these flavors!)

Our brother Zafer, there's nothing else to say.

I was very underwhelmed at this restaurant. The octopus was tough but the sause flavour was ok. For the price it wasn't worth it.

Our brother Zafer is one of a kind! We are big fans of his milk-based fish and tarama (fish roe dip)...