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The food here has a Turkish twist but it is flavorless. This is definitely more for the American-American crowd that has less tolerance to flavor and spices (not that there is anything wrong with it) but the food tastes like nursing home food.

I've ordered from here multiple times but never again. This time I received miniscule portions even for NYC standards. It was almost a joke. $19.95 for the sampler appetizer - the dish wasn't even full. And I ordered the Chicken Kabob which came with 5 pieces of chicken and barely a cup of rice. Seriously? The food portions used to be small but better than this. Order elsewhere if you actually want to eat dinner.

The food is fine... while I like Beyoglu more than A La Turka, the food isn't bad and there are some dishes (like the eggplant) that are fairly good. However, where A La Turka falls down is around ordering. Honestly, I've rarely seen an outfit quite as awful as A La Turka when it comes to ordering. First off, every order is SUPPOSED to come with hot sauce, yogurt, and "pide" bread. However: - They will only send hot sauce if you actually ask for it - They will only send you ONE tablespoon of yogurt no matter how much food you order - They will only send you 1, maybe 2 breads, again, no matter how much you order. Let's be clear here, I just placed a $100 order with this restaurant, 6 appetizers, two entrees, etc. I got 1 tablespoon of hot sauce, 1 tablespoon of yogurt, and 2 pieces of bread. Now here's the rub. This has happened repeatedly, so we actually put a note in our order to make sure we get the correct amount. The result? Again, infinitessimal quantities of extras. And do you want to know what makes this worse? After suffering through this a number of times, I called them this evening to complain about it (we have guests, and it's inexcusable that we have to deal with this with friends). The result? They sent us over, I kid you not, one more piece of STALE bread and two more yogurts and hot sauce (each one being about a tablespoon). There are better restaurants in the area that you can order from, and it's simply not worth the incredible pain in the butt dealing with A La Turka. We won't be ordering from here again, and I recommend you don't either.

Last night was my first experience in this restaurant .Food was so good i tried Adana Kebab which is fabulous. Staff was friendly the coffee girl was so cute. Definitely i will go back..

A touch of foreign charm on the Upper East Side, A La Turka is a lively corner spot perfect for dinner any night of the week or for a special occasion. If for nothing else, go for the complimentary bread presented at your table -- crunchy on the bottom and soft inside, served with two dips. Try something new -- the friendly and attentive waitstaff is more than willing to recommend something to your tastes. Calamari and stuffed grape leaves are bland, but the hummus and lamb dishes are fresh and prepared with a light hand. Overall, food is moderately overpriced, but the warm ambience is worth the extra couple dollars.

This used to be a neighborhood favorite. However, prices keep rising & things that made this restaurant appealing disappear. They used to give you a delicious, large bread together with a couple of dips. Now bread is tiny. The service is horrible; all the staff appears angry. The food is nowhere as good as it used to be.

this was our second visit and we enjoyed it very much. the food was tasty and the service attentive. the fried zucchini pancake appetizer was a great start. the swordfish kebab was delicious, though some of the chunks were a little rare. the cubed lamb over eggplant puree was also very good, though a few chunks were too tough to eat. but overall they delivered another great dinner experience! i definitely recommend.