Topkapi Turkish Restaurant

Walking toward the restaurant, through the large picture windows, the ambiance seemed inviting. Once seated, we were not disappointed. Fresh roses on each table, beautiful chandeliers, warm rich colours, large comfortable chairs, sigh! Other patrons was a well balanced mix of middle eastern descent and not. It was very quiet with gentle Arabic music playing in the background. Our red lentil soup arrived, absolutely delicious. Such a nice blend of flavours. Paired with freshly homemade bread, similar to pita. So wonderful. Perfect portion, perfect temperature. Then our second appetizer came, a cold plate with a tasty selection of Turkish and middle eastern cheese, spreads and garnishes. Paired once more with their freshly homemade bread. What a treat. Then our entrées arrived. The strip sirloin was cooked to a perfect medium rare, and the lamb shank, Kafta and kabobs were all cooked to perfection, and so beautifully seasoned. Our entrée was garnished with crispy potatoes, rice pilaf with a vegetable medley. Our dessert arrived. We chose coconut pudding. Very authentic. Delicious. The Turkish coffee was sublime. An overwhelmingly pleasurable and romantic meal. Oh, and by the way, we used a Groupon, and we had our choice of the menu! Absolutely no difference in service or quality. Highly recommend this Turkish Delight of a restaurant.

Was our first time there. Nicely decorated and the food is good but quite expensive for what it is. Wait staff should have done a better job of explaining the menu and cuisine to us knowing it was the first time we were there. Belly dancer show was pretty cool though. I wasn't disappointed with our visit but I also wasn't blown away.

After finding out that Topkapi had moved from Preston street and was closer to where we live, we went to give it a try. WOW. All three of us were incredibly impressed by the plates we ordered. The flavours were perfection...everything was seasoned beautifully and presented to match. The service was fantastic, and while the setting was definitely elegant enough for a nice date or business meeting, we didn't feel out of place with our 7 year old. The only criticism (and a minor one at that) that I can think of is that the food did take a bit of time, but not an unreasonable amount for the quality delivered by any means. If you are in Bell's Corners or close enough to drive/bus (it's right off the 118 stop), it is definitely worth a visit.

Do not recommend!! We had to wait 2 hours for our food, we were not offered any bread and butter during our wait and the waiters did not apologize once. When asked about how much longer the wait will be, she replies when it’s ready we’ll bring it out very rudely with zero customer service. I was so disappointed with the food as well. We ordered a dinner for two and the single plates were larger than the dinner for two plate. It is not a good enough portion for two people whatsoever. With such limited options of halal dining, it’s upsetting to have a bad experience at one of the few places we could even enjoy. At that point I’d much rather visit another restaurant. Though the service was horrible, they felt they had the right to include an 18% service fee to our bill. This was not deserved and not expected. It wasn’t even mentioned on the menu that this will be included as a charge. This restaurant needs Chef Ramsey to completely revamp it.