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01 Ocakbasi

Restaurant Turkish restaurant

A wood-burning barbecue gives the grilled dishes a distinctive flavor at this relaxed Turkish joint. People often mention Turkish, service, good, nicht, sehr, restaurant, Bedienung, Essen, prices, friendly,


Address

Bernerstrasse N 224, 8064 Zürich, Switzerland

Contact

+41 43 321 77 70

Rating on Google Maps

3.90 (320 reviews)

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Frequently mentioned in reviews: Turkish (21) service (15) good (15) nicht (11) sehr (11) restaurant (10) Bedienung (9) Essen (9) prices (8) friendly (8)
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  • 1/5 Helen H. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very unfriendly service. I was there with my Turkish husband and the waitress was talking Turkish. When I (Swiss) told her that my Turkish is not so good, said to me "You've taken a man from us so you have to learn Turkish". Such a cheek !! I can speak 4 languages ​​fluently and have a master's degree in pharmacy and I'm currently learning the 5th language (Turkish). The lady obviously had a problem with the fact that I "took" a compatriot from "her"! Racist is hardly possible! Generally they made us feel unwelcome- Actually a pity, where is the Turkish hospitality? The food was mediocre. As a second negative point: The service gave us the feeling that we had to hurry! Our appetizer was not ready because she wanted to take our plate away. After the main course, she wanted to bring IMMEDIATE tea, although we had not yet finished our Ayrans. As usual in other restaurants, we wanted a little break between the main course and dessert. But because the lady pushed so hard, we took the tea after the third time she asked. The evening was pretty much over. We will go somewhere else in the future. (Original) Sehr unfreundliche Bedienung. Ich war mit meinem türkischen Ehemann dort und die Bedienung redete mich auf türkische an. Als ich (Schweizerin) ihr sagte das mein türkisch noch nicht so gut ist, sagte zu mir "Sie haben ja einen Mann von uns (weg)genommen also müssen Sie türkisch lernen". So eine Unverschämtheit!! Ich kann 4 Sprachen fliessend reden und habe einen Masterabschluss in Pharmazie und bin gerade dabei die 5.Sprache (türkisch) zu lernen. Die Dame hatte ganz offenbar ein Problem damit das ich einen Landsmann von "ihr" "genommen" habe! Rassistischer geht es wohl kaum! Generell gab man uns das Gefühl nicht willkommen zu sein- Eigentlich Schade, wo bleibt die türkische Gastfreundschaft? Das Essen war mittelmässig. Als zweiter negativer Punkt: Die Bedienung gab uns das Gefühl das wir uns beeilen mussten! Unsere Vorspeise war noch nicht fertig da wollte sie uns den Teller wegnehmen. Nach der Hauptspeise wollte sie SOFORT Tee bringen, obwohl wir unsere Ayrans noch nicht ausgetrunken hatten. Wir wollten wie in anderen Restaurants üblich eine kleine Pause zwischen Hauptgang und Dessert. Weil die Dame aber so gedrängt hat, haben wir dann nach dem dritten mal wo sie gefragt hat, den Tee genommen. Der Abend war ziemlich dahin. Wir gehen in Zukunft woanders hin.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Alex E. 5 years ago on Google • 374 reviews
    Good food, a lot of bread portion that make you full and unable to finish your dish.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Amin D. 5 years ago on Google • 170 reviews
    Food was good, although I was expecting a bigger portion which could justify the rather expensive price; so the value for money was not that good. But the more serious problem occurred upon the payment, when they tried to charge us arbitrary prices especially for the dessert as well as summing up the whole bill. So when we complained they were hesitant to return the extra money and attempted to justify by statements such as 'you were willing to give tips, so we count it by ourselved', etc. So, be careful while paying, and for sure you will find better Turkish or halal restaurants in Zurich.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Abu A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The selling alcohol in ramadan !!!! I ask Allah for making your shop !!! ALLAHUMMA AMIN (Original) Die verkaufen alkohol im ramadan!!!! Ich bitte Allah darum das er euren Laden zu macht!!! ALLAHUMMA AMIN
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mohamed S. 1 year ago on Google • 353 reviews
    Lovely food to perfection
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Isabella G. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Haram from the heart of this money at this restaurant I also wanted 1 normal plate for 1 person came a plate with more meat 52fr paid for me alone dan came the service with red hair and the food would take away so very bad never more. That's because of rip off 2men stat 1 never paid again (Original) Haram von herzen dieses geld an diesem resturant ich wollte auch 1normalen teller für 1person kam eine plate mit mehr fleisch habe 52fr für mich alleine bezahlt dan kam die service mit roten haare unf beim essen wolte weg nehmen also sehr schlecht nie mehr.das ist abzockerei wegen 2menü stat 1bezahlt nie wieder
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 F C. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Wanted only a little more meat, paid for an Adana dish finally CHF 42.00, the double price. In addition, I was charged a drink that I did not order. CHF 10.00 was refunded to me after the visit, after repeated complaining. Service was very rude and claimed to have noticed later that was miscalculated (previously this was vehemently denied). Maybe that's why it's not that busy. Guess everyone from visiting this "restaurant". The food itself was average. (Original) Wollte nur etwas mehr Fleisch, bezahlte für einen Adana-Teller schlussendlich CHF 42.00, den doppelten Preis. Zusätzlich wurde mir ein Getränk verrechnet, dass ich nicht bestellt habe. CHF 10.00 wurden mir nach dem Besuch, nach mehrmaligem Beschweren zurückerstattet. Bedienung war sehr unfreundlich und behauptete, erst später bemerkt zu haben, dass falsch verrechnet wurde (vorher wurde dies vehement verneint). Vielleicht ist es deshalb nicht so gut besucht. Rate allen davon ab, dieses "Restaurant" zu besuchen. Das Essen selbst war durchschnittlich.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Swiss T. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Food was good, but far too long to wait for everything. Operation leaves much to be desired (Original) Essen war gut, aber viel zu lange auf alles warten müssen. Bedienung lässt zu wünschen übrig
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Cals F. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very unfriendly service. You do not feel welcome and the food is mediocre to poor. (Original) Sehr unfreundliche Bedienung. Man fühlt sich nicht willkommen und das Essen ist mittelmässig bis schlecht.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Abla Y. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Çok iyi yemekler Traditional Turkish restaurant is open at night Until the last week the taste was excellent and the service excellent You can have a meal for 25 Swiss francs if you are on a hurry Variety, including baklava and sutlach rice with milk (Original) Çok iyi yemekler مطعم تركي تقليدي مفتوح في ساعات الليل حتى اخر الاسبوع طعم ممتاز وخدمة ممتازة ويمكن تناول وجبة بمبلغ 25فرنك سويسري اذا كنت على عجالة متنوع وفيه البقلاوة والسوتلاتش الرز بحليب
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 okan f. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) New face with customer satisfaction, nice food accompanied by nice music and updated new budget prices that are very friendly staff "recommended" (Original) Yeni yüzüyle müşteri memnuniyeti güzel yemekler eşliğinde güzel müzikler ve güncellenmiş yeni bütçeye hitap edebilecek fiyatlar gayet güler yüzlü personel "önerilir"
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alper T. 6 years ago on Google
    Top Turkish fine food, almost like in Istanbul
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 KURDISHPRIDE 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) if I look at some reviews ... I still can not understand the negative reviews .. criticism should be appropriate .. especially our fellow countrymen, please approach the owner if there is need for improvement but matter of fact;) (Original) wenn ich mir einige bewertungen ansehe... kann ich immer noch nicht die negativen bewertungen nachvollziehen.. kritik sollte angemessen sein.. vorallem unsere landsleute, geht doch bitte auf den inhaber zu wenn es verbesserungsbedarf geben sollte aber sachlich ;)
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Hakan K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Bad service, until you can order something you have to wait 30 minutes !! Waitress very unfriendly and incompetent! The order was taken wrong, although we had to recite it 3 times. Got wrong food, taste has no price performance! Not recommended !!! (Original) Schlechte bedienung, bis man etwas bestellen kann muss man 30 min warten!! Kellnerin sehr unfreundlich und unkompetent! Die Bestellung wurde falsch aufgenommen, obwohl wir es 3 mal aufsagen mussten. Falsches essen bekommen, Geschmack hat keine Preisleistung! Nicht empfehlenswert !!!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Peter E. 7 years ago on Google
    Great, authentic turkish food. Too bad they only offer one vegetarian meal.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Seden D. 7 years ago on Google
    Good food but unnecessary expensive. Very rude and arrogant restaurant owner. No welcome and no goodbye. We have been warned that it would be expensive before we order, we did not understand why. We should have apologised for disturbing!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Reza P. 5 years ago on Google • 119 reviews
    Very disappointed by the quality and the reception of the owner! The restaurant atmosphere is nice, some of the food are also good. But the grills were dry and the most unfortunate thing was how the owner treated us when we were paying. Rounding things up himself, being absolutely non-transparent about the price of a dessert which was not on the menu (he charged us more than twice compared to a similar item in menu) and being angry when we told him that he has miscalculated the bill!!! Not a positive experience at all!!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Hanghang L. 2 years ago on Google • 26 reviews
    Very authentic and tasty Turkish food. Their Turkish coffee and tea are very delicious too. Our waitress was helpful and tried to explain us dishes in English.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Zara M. 4 years ago on Google • 25 reviews
    They charge too much for their at best mediocre food. Which would be fine if the service was good but it wasn't. Reserved beforehand and made a request for a specific area of the restaurant and upon arrival they claimed we didn't reserve and made us sit at some random table. Refused to warn a group of 15 people about their extreme noise levels because "they pay more" than me and my friend. TLDR: disappointing + too expensive for what you get
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Enis I. 2 years ago on Google • 10 reviews
    The place is way too expensive for what they are ready to offer. We have ordered mix grill plate with additional adana. They charged adana as a full portion. Appetizers for 4 person incredibly bad
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 CEM P. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) nice place but prices are very expensive (Original) guzel bi yer ama fiyatlari çok pahallı
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ismail A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very good food in your hands (Original) Cok guzel yemekleriniz ellerinize saglik
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Elke R. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) beauty (Original) güzell
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Khairzada K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Boiled Adnan kebabs in Switzerland (Original) Besäte Adnan Kebabs in der Schweiz
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Gabriel Fernandez G. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I can't understand all the bad reviews! We were served very friendly and the food was served very quickly to our table. We also liked the food. We have nothing to complain about and recommend everyone who wants to try an oriental Turkish cuisine to this place! (Original) Ich kann die ganzen schlechten Bewertungen nicht verstehen! Wir wurden sehr freundlich bedient und das essen wurde auch sehr schnell an unseren Tisch serviert. Das essen schmeckte uns auch. Wir haben nichts zu beanstanden und empfehlen jedem der eine orientalische türkischeküche ausprobieren möchte diesen ort!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Aynur D. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I spent a wonderful evening THANKS (Original) Harika bir akşam geçirdim TEŞEKKÜRLER
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Talha S. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice restaurant with good environment. Food was delicious and serving was also good. But the loud music doesn't allow guest to talk conveniently. However later sweet dishes were very tasty.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mustafa Y. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Highly recommendable very tasty (Original) Tavsiye ederim çok lezzetli
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Turan E. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) On the menu quite rich and tasty (Original) In menu assez riche et savoureux
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 hasan s. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I recommend the food to everyone, with excellent ambient temperature and great interest (Original) Yemekleri mükemmel ortam sıcaklığı ve ilgi gayet çok güzel herkese tavsiye ediyorum
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Gül B. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) very cheap & delicious! (Original) sehr günstig & leker!!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Simon Andy V. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very friendly service, freshly prepared food at fair prices. Even as a vegetarian I was quite satisfied ☺️ I would love to come back again! When sitting outside you can hear the highway quite well, but sounds almost a bit like the sea Meer (Original) Sehr freundliche Bedienung, frisch zubereitetes Essen zu fairen Preisen. Auch als Vegetarier wurde ich durchaus satt ☺️komme sehr gerne wieder mal vorbei! Beim draussen sitzen hört man die Autobahn recht gut, klingt aber fast ein bisschen wie das Meer 😉
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Habibe S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Food very fine portions adequate keep both full, price-performance ratio is right. I found the atmosphere and decoration very gloomy, i.e. everything is out of date and it is not clean so one star less but very nice and fast condition. (Original) Essen sehr fein Portionen angemessen wahren beide Satt, Preis Leistung Stimmt. Atmosphäre und Dekoration fand ich sehr düster sprich es ist alles veraltet und es nicht sauber daher ein Stern weniger aber Sehr nette und schnelle Bedingung.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Selen B. 7 years ago on Google
    Real turkish experience. Great food, live music on Fridays and Saturdays
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mohammed A. 5 years ago on Google
    Best Turkish restaurant in Zurich.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alp T. 7 years ago on Google
    Great Turkish food, friendly service and authentic atmosphere. The Turks go there so something's gotta be right
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dilovar D. 7 months ago on Google • 21 reviews
    Foods were very good and services was amazing,prices are affordable,

  • 4/5 Aslihan C. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Taking orders and service is very good. Calisan female friends are really good. The prices are very high alone. I paid but I did not look at what I paid, I wonder how much pita and mixed grill. (Original) Sipariş alma ve servis gayet iyi.calisan bayan arkadaşlar gerçek anlamda çok iyiler.yalniz fiyatlar çok yüksek.ben ödeme yaptım ama neye ne kadar ödedim bakmadım pide ve karışık ızgara ne kadar merak ediyorum.bir de içecekler.

  • 5/5 Mohammed A. 5 years ago on Google
    Great Turkish cuisine! Delightful staff. The Raki there is one of the best.

  • 4/5 Sara R. 4 years ago on Google
    Delicious 😊

  • 5/5 lala j. 1 year ago on Google
    Fantastic food. Live music. friendly staff. Very good experience.

  • 4/5 Diana A. 7 years ago on Google
    Good food and nice live band

  • 5/5 Kadir A. 6 years ago on Google
    Truthfully Ocakbasi has the best Turkish food in Zurich. If you used to eat in cheap Turkish restaurants while sitting in plastic chairs definitely you may think that Ocakbasi is expensive. But before going to Ocakbasi you should be aware that it is not a low quality kebap place that you used to see in dark and hidden streets. On contrary, it is one of the best Turkish restaurants in Switzerland. The owner of the place is a funny and friendly man. Just behave as friendly as he is behaving to you, then you will like him, and if he also likes you, he may offer some free foods and drinks. I suggest you to try Turkish desert Kunefe, Turkish tea, Ayran, Adana Kebap and Tekirdag Raki. I like the place but still I hope they will make some reduction in alcohol price.

  • 5/5 Eugen D. 7 years ago on Google
    great authentic food, very friendly service... like it a lot

  • 2/5 Ersin D. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Hygenie, please respect more. Rats run around at the Therasse. (Original) Hygenie bitte mehr ahten. Bei der Therasse laufen ratten rum.

  • 5/5 Wassily F. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Best food ever! Everything perfect. Highly recommended (Original) Bestes Essen überhaupt! Alles top. Sehr empfehlenswert

  • 5/5 Titi L. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Wonderful evening and very substantial and very good dishes (Original) Magnifique soirée et plats très conséquents et très bons

  • 5/5 Sami K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Delicious (Original) Lecker

  • 4/5 Bernhard S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) As part of a business meal. Everything worked very well. Food was very good. Operation too. Gladly again. (Original) Im Rahmen eines Geschäftsessens. Alles hat sehr gut funktioniert. Essen war sehr gut. Bedienung auch. Gerne mal wieder.

  • 1/5 CANKURT H. 3 years ago on Google
    🤔🤔🤔🤔

  • 5/5 D B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Delicious food !!! (Original) Sehr leckeres Essen!!!

  • 1/5 Gökhan C. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very bad service, flat bread (Pide) had the taste of fuel paste (grill). It was a shame we were looking forward to this evening. (Original) Sehr schlechter service,fladenbrot(Pide)hatte den geschmack von brennpaste(grill).Schade wir hatten uns so auf diesen abend gefreut.

  • 1/5 Murat 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Service unfriendly, portions too small and prices are overpriced, not recommended. (Original) Bedienung unfreundlich, Portionen zu klein und Preise sind überteuert, nicht zu empfehlen.

  • 1/5 Onur E. 4 years ago on Google
    Waste of money !!!!

  • 1/5 Abdurrahman O. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) No soup left in the evening (Original) Akşam saatinde Çorba kalmamıştı

  • 4/5 Ahmet I. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Outstanding (Original) Herforragend

  • 5/5 Tarik B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) unique fine kebabs - (Original) einzigartige feine Kebabs -

  • 5/5 Adriana K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) DELICIOUS (Original) LECKER

  • 1/5 Saad A. 1 year ago on Google • 1 review
    I am writing to express my dissatisfaction about the restaurant. Firstly the service was bad to make things worst I had to pay 400 chf extra. The food was alright but I don’t know why but they brought the drinks after we finished our food and the worker had a bad temper
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Frank K. G. 1 year ago on Google • 1 review
    I am a Turkish person living in Zurich, and this is a place where I can bring my 'foreign' friends to have a taste of Adana style Kebap with various starters (Meze). Price performance is actually excellent (do not compare the prices with what you would pay in Turkey), and I have yet to be disappointed with something that they serve. I suggest to ask the staff for suggestions, and maybe sample more from starters and then share a main dish. True to ocakbasi style, meat is grilled on charcoals, and will not disappoint. The restaurant might be a bit out of the way, but it is well worth a visit.


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  • Payments
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Salad bar
    • ✓️ Halal food
    • ✓️ Braille menu
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Organic dishes
    • ✓️ Happy-hour food
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Happy-hour drinks
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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