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Restaurant Mesken

Restaurant Cafe Bar Cafeteria Lounge Turkish restaurant

👍 Highly recommended by our Uber driver. My 1st time having Turkish food. The Grilled Chicken was seasoned and grilled to perfection. Others on my party enjoyed the chicken wings. People often mention buffet, good, Turkish, open,


Address

Sumatrastraat 35, 37, 1094 LN Amsterdam, Netherlands

Website

restaurantmesken.nl

Contact

+31 20 694 0277

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.10 (864 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Friday: 12 PM to 3 AM
  • Saturday: 9 AM to 3 AM
  • Sunday: 9 AM to 1 AM
  • Monday: 12 PM to 1 AM
  • Tuesday: 12 PM to 1 AM
  • Wednesday: 12 PM to 1 AM
  • Thursday: 12 PM to 1 AM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: buffet (12) good (8) Turkish (8) open (6)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 3/5 Aleksey P. 3 years ago on Google • 55 reviews
    The staff is good. The food on the buffet on the other hand is mostly cheap. You don't have a big choice of food and there are no free drinks. Also you have only 2 desserts to choose form. So for the price of €16 it's not really worth.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Keith W. 10 months ago on Google • 45 reviews
    Highly recommended by our Uber driver. My 1st time having Turkish food. The Grilled Chicken was seasoned and grilled to perfection. Others on my party enjoyed the chicken wings.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Salma Karim (. 6 years ago on Google • 175 reviews
    Interesting concept, I think the food is alright sadly there is not much choice of food for my taste in the all you can eat sector. They were super friendly though and the place is quite cute and tidy.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dj G. 3 years ago on Google • 127 reviews
    Very kind service. Great food for nice prices. Also the buffet was nice, with a lot of options.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Miklo S. 2 years ago on Google
    When in Amsterdam Oost go to Mesken. Authentic Oriental turkish food. Get the mixed grill Platter. Dont get scared by the price its definitly worth it. For example you are 4-5 persons order mixed grill for 3 persons that will be enough for all of you. You'll get rice,fries, bread and salad served to all the meat. I know 22+€ p.P. is a lot, but order for 3 and then divide the Bill by 4-5 persons and you'll get same prices you would pay in city centre. Here you get quality Helal food! Service good, Location clean, Food very good! They even got all you can eat Buffet. The next time I'll try the Buffet.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 R S. 10 months ago on Google
    Food was not extraordinary tasteful, just average. But service was really too short coming. No service anymore after first drinks. Waiters are not showing up anymore until I've asked for the check. I've been in much better Turkish restaurant before in greater Amsterdam. One of my favorite is Bir Tat at the Bos en Lommer area. Service is fast and always waiters available around you!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Jo J. 7 months ago on Google
    We paid 22 euro for the smallest shawmas in the world....they were tasty but I would NEVER order from them again, how can you justify this price for bread and meat??? 100% greed
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Ashiek 4 years ago on Google
    It's okay.. Food: food wise it is good, good taste. No problems there. Open buffet: don't expect too much, not like other open buffet. The amount of choice of food/food they offer in open buffet is really minimal. Wish they had more choices for open buffet. I'm sure the Turkish kitchen has much more to offer. Tips from a customer: for this price per person, include the drinks please looking at the choice of food. And a tip for kids: please include the ice cream in the open buffet.. Personnel: they are quite friendly. I don't know what other people are yapping about.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Ifanomezana R. 6 months ago on Google • 120 reviews
    Wonderful Turkish restaurant with a Turkish atmosphere. Staff was kind, and speaks English. I tasted the open buffet, which was tasty. Their French fries or chips were perfectly crispy and not hard at all. One of the best fries I have ever ate. Would gladly come back.

  • 3/5 Munaza B. 1 month ago on Google • 33 reviews New
    I tried the buffet on weekend with friends. The food wasn't tasty and had limited options. Taste wasn't great. It wasn't worth the money we paid per head.

  • 5/5 Nina K. 6 months ago on Google • 25 reviews
    My happy place on Sunday! They offer great value and quality, even amazing options for vegan and vegetarian if you check with the staff. They are always so nice and accommodating.

  • 4/5 Pierre P. 1 year ago on Google
    Friendly good service. Grilled food I had excelled..! Good, good 👍

  • 5/5 marius p. 1 year ago on Google
    Verry good food! Nice ambiance.

  • 4/5 Ivan M. 1 year ago on Google
    Generous meals, authentic, family friendly. Would go again if I had more time.

  • 5/5 Haydar L. 1 year ago on Google
    Good to eat and drink

  • 5/5 Abdelsalam B. 7 months ago on Google
    Very nice place , delicious food fresh ingredients , we had open buffet with only 22 Euros per person, more than 30 different dishes were there all are delicious 😋, I am highly recommend you to visit this restaurant.

  • 4/5 Mel A. 3 years ago on Google
    Authentic Turkish food. As we travel on a limited budget, we look for places that offer buffets at reasonable prices. This is difficult to find in cities such a Amsterdam. Restaurant Mesken was the only place we located. It was necessary for us to take the tram into the Turkish quarter and then walk a short distance. The visit to the quarter was in itself a pleasant experience, giving us another view of the multiple societies within the European Communities. All of the other guests of the restaurant while we were there appeared to be locals of Turkish descent, so we determined that the food must be authentic to the community. I rated the restaurant less than 5 stars because the buffet was scant, compared to the usual offerings. The food was not especially to our liking, but that was our problem not theirs. It seemed to be entirely vegetarian or at least vegetation. Weekday appeared to be sauteed meats were most likely tofu or its equivalent. The highlight of the buffet was a soup, similar in appearance to tomato bisque, with a minty taste upon first spoonful, graduating into a combination of vegetable flavors that were distinct and flavorful.

  • 4/5 Giuseppe M. 1 year ago on Google
    Good and fresh food. Great atmosphere and the waiters are very friendly and helpfoul. If you are in Amsterdam, you should try their food

  • 2/5 Max S. 3 months ago on Google • 22 reviews New
    24-12-2023 food should be more better then all day's was very simple food for the price, we never go again.

  • 5/5 Shaun G. 1 year ago on Google
    Always quick and fresh delicious food!


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ All you can eat
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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