Achelya - DOCKLANDS

This was our place for a casual meetup with some friends. Despite the bad ratings, we did hit the place up anyways as one of my friends stated that he did have a good experience. A very spacious area and nice ambience to cster any crowd. They do also set up tables outside upon requirement.<br/ <br/ My friends got the Doner kebab and I got the kavurma. The main reason we hit this place up was sicne the portions were famously large.<br/ <br/ However this wasn't the case here, yet the meats were quite delicious. Was very impressed by the Doner kebab which wasn't too oily and still tasty. The kavurma was a chicken Lamb stir fry which was close to a Chinese Szechuan flavour.<br/ Both were quite good and tasty though I'd go for the Doner next time.<br/ <br/ All comes with a rice, some salad and a tasty chutney on the side. Too pricey though it was a good experience. I'd definitely go for the mixed grill the next time I'm there to fill myself up. I'd recommend it to for a nice family outing/catch up if you're in the vicinity.

My friend and I tried the metre long kebab which is a selection of mixed grilled meats on a long tray which comes with rice and salad. Everything was freshly cooked and tasted so good our Turkish cravings were definitely met and then some. The dips were really good but the bread was divine! Also the baklava was super moist. This place is really good, I’ll be back for sure!

Nice atmosphere being located along the water and quite a bit of flavour going on too. But a huge wtf moment to a chicken parma being on the menu since when did the humble parm form part of Turkish cuisine? I had the Iskender which was enjoyable if a tad oily. This can sometimes be the case with this dish. The prices were pretty reasonable given the location and there’s live entertainment of a weekend which gives you a bit more bang for your buck. The metre kebab meal sounds like a fun little novelty option too if you’ve got a hungry dining companion.

Visited with some friends on groupon voucher, was a bit sceptical at first as reviews were not positive, however was glad that we gave it a go. The restaurant was not busy on a midweek evening, understandable due to its location, tucked away on a quiet laneway in Docklands. Large dining space, serving array of Middle Eastern/ Turkish food, and has a shisha section. We had an assortment of dips, mixed seafood and grilled meat. Overall was a nice dining experience, we did enjoy the food, service was warm and friendly too. Though food wasn't exceptionally outstanding, definitely wasn't bad at all.

Not sure why there are so many negative reviews but I found it quite okay. Not busy for a Sunday lunch service, the ambience was quiet and serene. We had the trio of dips that came with a huge basket of bread and a seafood set. The seafood set came with two calamari rings, a small basket of chips, a small plate of mussels/scallops/prawns (2 of each) with bell peppers, two pieces of grilled basa fillets, as well as a bowl of rice and salad to share. I must say that the amount of food was substantial enough, especially after having the bread and dips on top of it all. I don't understand why other people said the portions were small because it was definitely enough for us. I liked the calamari ring a lot but unfortunately there was only one each, the mussels/scallops/prawns were not fresh and tasted frozen, and the fish was alright though not outstanding. On the whole the entire dining experience was fairly nice. Service was friendly, cheerful and prompt and the dining room was spacious with plenty of natural light shining in.