Delicious mezze from falafel to hummus, great selection of drinks too. The babaganush was weird

Amazing food, wonderful staff. They don't have your typical platters and dishes here, so if you know what you like, check the menu before going. I recommend the lamb shish, the meat was so delicious. Mocktails aren't great, stick to soft drink or water.

I am sure that Gallipoli is the best Turkish restaurant in the UK. Perfect. They did their job with perfection.

As soon as I stepped a foot inside it just felt like home, the decor is absolutely beautiful & catchy! We got a Mediterranean breakfast, loads of options, fresh bread & various types of dips. Highly recommend ❤️

What a gorgeous gorgeous place! The decor is incredible, very beautiful and upbeat vibes. The place is very big and spacious with 4 different seating sections, each with a slightly different decor but all lovely. Great for large groups and small both. The menu is huge with a ton of options all across. Food was delish!! So yummy, it’s the best Turkish food I have eaten. I got a chicken dish - very juicy, well marinated and fresh. The hosts & staff are very nice and welcoming as well. Highly recommend!!

the place is unique, the staff very smiling and polite. And the food was top, starting from the appetizers, to the main without any complaints. The music... you just can't stop 💃 🕺 Thank u Gallipoli..

I’ve been going to Gallipoli since 2000. It’s honestly one of my fav restaurants in London. I’ve taken so many people there over the last 22 years however on Monday I took my last visit there. I went for dinner on my own and never even asked for the menu because I get the same thing every time I go. I then got the bill and have never been more shocked and disgusted and how much it was. I had the Iskender, cheese pastry and a coke and the bill was £40. YES FORTY POUNDS. When I looked to check it’s it was right the iskendar was £24 which is bloody LOVELY but it is not worth £24. All it is really is lamb, tomato sauce, cream fresh and pitta bread. The last time I went to Gallipoli (4 month prior) it was £16/17. How on earth does a company justify an increase in £7 for one dish is beyond me. I will never eat in that restaurant again. Which is sad becuase I genuinely would tell everyone about it and to eat there but not anymore.

We had a large booking of 20 people. That's a lot to cater for in one sitting. But they did it well; food was scrummy, all served at the same time so no-one was waiting, service was delightful & they gave us free drinks in honour of my partner's birthday. The restaurant vibe is great for larger groups. Very reasonably priced and incredibly kind staff.

My partner and I wanted some us-time away from the kids so we decided to walk around in the area and this hidden gem caught our eyes! Entrance - Outside looking in, you would assume that it is a small restaurant but once you enter, it’s a completely different ball game! The restaurant is so spacious & beautiful ! Food - We had king prawns and Halloumi as a starter and the 120 Upper Street Special as a main! The starters were lovely, cooked from fresh & they even gave us mini bowls to wash our hands in. The mains looked small but my God it was filling. Again, cooked from fresh, fresh salad and the chilli sauce was amazing !! Drinks - My partner ordered two cocktails and I ordered a bottle of wine! Very nice! Decor - Decor was lovely. Very traditional. It was like being in Turkey. Sevilmi! Cleanliness - Very clean, the toilets were also very clean too. Customer service - Was amazing! All staff were very pleasant and attentive. Overall - Was dining for about an hour. Would I return? Absolutely! Such an amazing experience and a credit to Turkey! Thank you!

It's a bit hot and cold in places, had to move around to get a nice balanced seat. Music was really loud when we arrived but it was due to the belly dancer. Food and drinks eye perfect 🥰 💞

On Saturday we came to this awesome restaurant! Very beautiful and atmosphere place. Restaurant staff were friendly and nice. They offered the best place for us. In 20 min food was ready. It was delicious. For sure I’ll come back soon.

Loved the Turkish theme! Decor was amazing. Food and presentation was incredible. Staff were welcoming and the service was fast. I’ll definitely visit again.

The food is plainly bad. Horrible Tesco salad and pita bread,everything was stale and old. The prices are on the high side (17pounds most main dishes) . But the portions are tiny. Overall ambience is good, but unfortunately you cannot eat ambience. Hence... 1 star.

Attended reunion here. First Time. What a lovely place with an excellent atmosphere. Staff are friendly and I really enjoyed my choices from the menu. My cockwas so good that I cannot remember it's name😀😀😀

Gallipoli is just brisk walk away from the angel station. Place has good vibe and an amazing decor. Servers were helpful and friendly, everyone was smiling. It feels good when you get friendly atmosphere. Food was fresh and good quality. We ordered two full mezze platters one veg and one non veg one. They got our dips pretty quickly but it really long time to get our non veg items from the platter. By the time they came I was almost full from bread and dips. Hence you dont see any non veg items in our photo Also, I did not felt veg full platter was fair deal. As they charged same but instead of three non veg items they just gave two small pieces of halloumi. That was not right. Hence 3 stars.

Im in 2 minds with this restaurant!! Service very good! Food very good BUT it seemed very over priced & nothing was “wow let me eat more”. Turkish food generally isnt hard to get wrong & usually tastes great but some of the dishes here were borderline extortionate. We ordered the mezze sharer platter - very small bits of everything. The lamb stew was really nice. The mains were a mixture of too much rice & barely there meat OR “why am i paying £7 for 2 pieces of halloumi cheese”. I probably wouldnt come back here.

The food is delicious. Also they gave me a bottle of wine when it sold out on Christmas Eve because everyone was depressed when Boris cancelled Christmas. They really saved me, I would have hated to be alone AND sober in lockdown on Christmas. Just eat the whole menu, you literally can't go wrong in this place.

Excellent food, excellent service and a superb place to enjoy Turkish food with family and friends.

I went for Turkish breakfast staff was so friendly and the food was decent enough. It was £15 pp and if you want menemen it charge £5. Definitely would come here to try more food.

The mezze menu was fantastic, offering a delicious variety of flavors. Every dish we tried was delightful, and we left with our tummies happily full. Staff kindly sung happy birthday and helped with cake and candles for the birthday celebration.

I have been in Turkey multiple times and I have to admit that Gallipoli exceeds all expectations about food taste. Service is very kind and caring, will definitely visit again. Would recommend their home baked cream dessert.

Lovely place overall! The food was lovely, the atmosphere was brilliant! Nice ambience. They have a good variety of food but not so much on the drinks side but aside from that, it's been fantastic! I do recommend this place! 👌

The food itself was delicious and the place was also uplifting. It felt like a night that you would hang with friends after work. Even one of the staff name Elif was very sweet, charming and heartwarming. She brings joy to the customers.

This restaurant is very cosy, has super tasty food and the staff is very friendly.

Surprisingly good. Food is just delicious, at the point I'll probably be back to try other dishes. Although they could improve the selection of wines which was a bit limited and not specially good The service was perfect and everyone was kind and thoughtful.

Great atmosphere, very friendly staff. The food was ok.

I visited Gallipoli with 13 friends for a birthday celebration. The staff were extremely accommodating and friendly! Also understanding, especially because we had some cancellations on the day meaning the booking was for less people than expected. Everyone loved the food and chilled out environment, I would strongly recommend an afternoon of food and drinks here, I can not sing their praises enough!

Ok...first of all we liked this place....we moved Islington in Dec 2020 and in the last couple of months as we slowly come out the Covid lock down have vowed not to go to chain restaurant, going only to independents on Upper Street and not going back until we have done them all, unless we are sharing with friends....so onward. This goes on for ever, the back open to the stars with a lovely warm low light and super med feel. The FOH team were attentive and charming. The great choice of food is served quickly and was incredibly tasty. We finished with brandy coffee for The Lady and baklava with Turkish coffee for me....a super fab combo. We both felt we had the essence of Turkey on a warm summers eve. We loved it but not five star loved it.. having said that go it, will make your week and you will leave with a happy smily glow.

Amazing service and wonderful atmosphere. Would definately come again

Great little spot, always good service and good food. Have had the quite a lot in the menu and everything has been good. If you have a sweet tooth the Turkish Delight hot chocolate is delicious

Good food and service. the meze was great and filling. the wine was great too

I like Gallipoli. I usually enjoy their food and the atmosphere, however they have merged the Thai restaurant, that was next door, and on this occasion I did not enjoy the Thai green curry. I ate it because I was really hungry but it was not a traditional Thai recipe. It was bright green an looked like it had food colouring in it. Maybe they need a Thai chef in their if they're going to serve Thai food.

A rip off, the portions are far too small. A “main course” is 6 pieces of calamari and some salad or 4 tiny boreks, they were more like starters. We left hungry and £120 lighter for some bread, salad, fish and wine for 3. Avoid

Had my birthday here. They make a big deal for your birthday! They have dancing and music for your birthday and the entire restaurant starts clapping. Makes you feel so special. The food was great. I had the seafood stir fry which tasted amazing. Will be back

Great place. We love the atmosphere and the food is pretty good. Sometimes gets a little bit noisy and it's challenging to speak with people. The staff is great as well.

Loveley small restaurant with charming interior and friendly staff. I just had a few cocktails but the food looked and smelled great.

They offered affordable menus, delicious taste, authentic Turkish interior with a lot of Turkish or Morrocan lamps, old photographs and ornaments. You also can enjoy by reading several old books (they have old Lassie book) whilst waiting for your order prepared. If you want some relax chat with friends and colleagues, you may choose this small restaurant. 🤩

Everything About This Place Was Perfect

We brought a friend here for an impromptu dinner and were very disappointed with the experience. My husband and I used to come here, or one of the other two restaurants pretty frequently in the early 2000’s, and always enjoyed the authentic food, great atmosphere and service. Tonight it felt like an entirely different restaurant. The service felt hurried and impersonal. For the price of the food I would expect better - not for the waitress to lean right across me to deliver drinks on the opposite side of the table. The food itself was very overpriced; £19.95 for an extremely small vegetarian moussaka, with a tiny side salad. My companion’s meals were also pretty small. We all agreed the taste was fine, but nothing that special or worth the money. On the plus side we didn’t have long to wait before the food arrived. We all ordered the baklava for dessert - mainly because we were still so hungry - which was reasonably priced at £6.95 with ice cream. We just started to tuck in when this ear-piercingly loud music started playing, and we could no longer hear each other to have a conversation. Then a less than scantily clad belly dancer entered and made the rounds of the tables, enticing people to dance with her. Some people did and seemed to enjoy it, but I just felt it was rather inappropriate. We live in different times now and this type of entertainment seems somewhat old-fashioned and sexist. I felt pretty uncomfortable the entire time, not so much from the dancer, but seeing the way men were looking at her. However you feel about it, the music made it impossible to have a conversation for at least 15minutes. We ended up hurrying our desserts and leaving as quickly as possible, which wasn’t how we wanted to finish our meal. It’s a real shame that this will be my last memory of the place as I’m definitely never going back.