Leb-i Derya

Very poor experience! I highly advise against it. We went there for New Year's, and we paid 100€/ adult and 75€/ child, including a 5 years old. The menu promised included 4 courses: an appetiser, shrimps with some sauce, a pastry and a main course + New Year's special dessert, and unlimited soft and alcoholic drinks. We got an appetiser with 5 spoons of different dishes, one pastry they put with a claw on each plate, the shrimps were half of baby shrimp for each person and the main course which was a piece of overcooked meat with some bad sauce and a lot of rice. The special desert was a small pastry filled with halva. The unlimited drinks were wine, vodka tonic, gin tonic, still and sparkling water, lipton ice tea, and Sprite. They ran out of tonic, wine, and sparkling water by 11:00 PM and tried to charge us for extra wine and sparkling water. At midnight, they gave us a bottle of proseco for 15 people and tried to charge us 300€ for it, even if it was included. All though there were plenty of English speaking waiters, we got one that couldn't understand one word of English. We gave him a tip of 100 €, and at the end, another waiter who was drunk and had nothing to do with our table came begging for money and cigarettes. For entertainment, there was a belly dancer who wouldn't leave until all the men paid her

*Do not recommend* Would give zero stars if I could. The waiters are completely disinterested. But why would they with a automatic 10% service charge? The hummus was tasteless, and the lamb had the consistency of cardboard and tasted the same. Overpriced, overcooked, underseasoned, this was possibly the worst meal I've had in Istambul. Other than the view, do avoid this place. We were drawn to it from the reviews but failed to check that most were from 5 years ago. Avoid at all costs.

It’s a scam! Run away !! Apparently the restaurant had different owner! The name its not Leb-i Derya anymore its called Endam They tried to scam us by adding more dishes to the bill. be Aware!!!! Most of the items on the menu are not available The only positive thing is the view! Update: 🔴 This is an honest review If you have been operating under Endam then change the name on google map don’t live on someone else legacy !! We didn’t order the smoked salmon though it was add to our bill! They are big scammers check the bill and the quantities of the items .

Really wanted to like this place. Sadly the food was overpriced and bad. I ordered the Seafood Pasta. It was so overcooked the noodles tasted like instant noodles. The prawns were the frozen type and the squid was not fresh at all. I didn't finish my main meal. And what was most upsetting was that there were barely any ingredients in a dish that cost over 400 turkish lira. Furthermore, the cover charge was 95 Lira per pax but the bread served was stale. The service charge was a mandatory 10% even though the service was just okay. They were welcoming and polite but clearly didn't care how poor the quality of the food was. The only thing that was nice was the view. But with a couple smoking right next to the window it was not a great place to sit either. The music - some Turkish dance pop - was way too loud and didn't have the right vibe. They were trying to make it more of a place to drink than eat somehow which doesn't seem right. The building itself was old. To get to the top you need to take the lift / stairs but the lift wasn't working and the lights were off. Imagine going down stairs in darkness. Overall it was a huge disappointment and unfortunately I would not recommend anyone to come here. Save your wallet and stomach the hassle and avoid this place ! You'll feel better for it.

We were excited to eat here but left extremely frustrated and disappointed. The service was so terrible. We didn’t get half of the things we ordered, had to chase the server down multiple times, the workers were very rude and then tried to add 4 entrees onto our bill at the end, which then took forever to chase him down to pay. There were 8 of us and all of the entrees came out at different times. I had to actually get up and get him because one person just didn’t have their food for over 30 minutes while the rest of us already finished. The views were nice by the service completely ruined the experience. It wasn’t even busy and this was still an issue. Definitely do NOT recommend coming here!!!

I went 5 times to this place over the years and yesterday was the last one. It used to be a great restaurant some years ago, always full, and I used to recommend it to my friends. But now the attention is close to zero, they put very loud music in an almost empty place and when you ask gently if it's possible to lower the volume, they answer no,making the place feel more like an empty club than an empty restaurant. There was also some incoherence about the side dish coming with a plate of fish, which ended up as an extra on the bill... And in the other plate the salmon was abut dry and overcooked. And all this for quite an expensive bill.

Absolutely one of the best restaurants we have visited together over the past few years! Incredibly designed place tucked away up a staircase up an elevator and up another staircase. Once you’re to the top you’re surrounded by absolute beauty, a friendly staff, and world class food. Can’t say enough good things about the mushroom/potato appetizer, the grilled sea bass, and the loin/meatball entree...can’t wait to go back

Its a gorgeous setting and we had a great experience. The reason I gave 4 stars is that the food is good but not amazing. Service was very attentive and we had a great table by the edge with incredible views. The food was nice and fresh, but I have had better food in Istanbul. Go for the view for sure. The price is also reasonable. It was $150 USD for 4 of us with lots of food and wine. This restaurant is definitely worth a visit. Make a reservation if you can for the best views.