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What is the food like at all-inclusive hotels in Turkey?

Based on 1 discussion with 4 participants · Last activity: 3 days ago

TL;DR

All-inclusive food in Turkish hotels is varied — soups, meats, fish, side dishes, and Turkish sweets — though some guests miss familiar European breakfast staples like porridge or pancakes.

What the community said

There is an outdoor grill station by the pool where whole fish and chicken are grilled, plus grilled vegetables. The main restaurant also offers a diet menu with boiled chicken, broccoli, and cauliflower.

3 days ago Poolside outdoor grill, diet menu

The main restaurant also serves beef in gravy, meat sauté, and seafood sauté (calamari, shrimp, fish with vegetables), mashed potato at dinner, and boiled tongue among the standard Turkish appetizers.

3 days ago Beef in gravy, boiled tongue

Breakfast includes various porridges (buckwheat, oatmeal, rice, semolina); lunch can feature shchi or borscht (not only puréed soups); apricots and grapes also appear among the fruits; chicken wings are sometimes served.

3 days ago Buckwheat porridge, borscht, apricots, grapes

Fish is fried daily in the evening, alternating between dorado and mackerel; baked fish is served at lunch. Minced-meat dishes are common among meat options. Cupcakes are occasionally offered at breakfast.

3 days ago Mackerel at dinner, breakfast cupcakes

Recent reports say lightly salted red fish appears at breakfast; guests also mention fried and steamed fish, and steaks at the buffet tend to run out quickly.

3 days ago Lightly salted red fish at breakfast

Besides the usual sides, lunch can include bulgur and legumes such as beans, chickpeas, and peas; soups are typically meat-free and often served as puréed soups.

3 days ago Bulgur, chickpeas, puréed soups

Every evening dinner includes beef skewers, rack of lamb, liver, and grilled chicken. On some evenings sea bass, beef lula kebab, and lamb are also served.

3 days ago Rack of lamb, lula kebab, sea bass at dinner

Fish options include sea bream (dorado), sea bass, and trout. Meat options regularly include beef, lamb, chicken, and turkey.

3 days ago Dorado, trout, lamb

The food suits families with young children: turkey, chicken, soups, pasta, eggs, omelettes, yoghurt at breakfast, watermelon at lunch and dinner, and grilled patties are consistently available. Spicy dishes can be avoided.

3 days ago

At the poolside restaurant at lunchtime, dishes can be ordered à la carte: salads, trout, chicken, french fries, and hamburgers.

3 days ago Trout to order at lunch

A dedicated children's table in the restaurant offers boiled beef, fish, chicken, cauliflower, and broccoli, plus buckwheat and rice. Milk porridge is served at breakfast. Two blenders are available in the dining room for making puréed food.

3 days ago Children's table, blenders

Once a week a seafood-themed dinner is held featuring crayfish, shrimp, mussels, and fish prepared various ways including grilled.

3 days ago Seafood night: crayfish, shrimp, mussels