Well done the Tumba

norma jean



Joined: 29/05/2008
Posts: 191

Message Posted:
14/11/2008 09:20

What a great meal we had last sunday lunch. Carrot and coriander soup, roast beef with all the trimmings, followed by orange cheesecake. Couldn't fault any of it, and all for 22ytl. Have been told this sunday it will be chicken liver pate, roast beef and to follow profiteroles. What more could you ask for from a village restaurant.

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
14/11/2008 10:03

I would like to try this restaraunt again as it has been a long time since our visit , do they have an upstairs as well as the ground floor dining , we just had a snack/coffee on our first visit .

Chris and Sue


Joined: 07/08/2008
Posts: 272

Message Posted:
14/11/2008 10:20

Where is The Tumba Norma-Jean?

norma jean



Joined: 29/05/2008
Posts: 191

Message Posted:
14/11/2008 10:27

The Tumba is in esentepe village. Only has one floor. Delightful village restaurant.

sunnyday


Joined: 14/03/2008
Posts: 269

Message Posted:
14/11/2008 11:19

Do they do this menu Sunday evening or only lunch time?

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
14/11/2008 11:22

Good Info Norma Jean - have been there a few times during the week, and only thought they did local food (which was excellent, by the way).





Nick

Pipie


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Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
14/11/2008 11:31

Is there a roof top restaurant in Esentepe ?

norma jean



Joined: 29/05/2008
Posts: 191

Message Posted:
14/11/2008 11:46

Pipie,



no rooftop restaurant at the moment in esentepe. Remsi's next to the garage will have a rooftop bar, but not finished yet.



Sunnyday,



only doing it at luchtime at the moment, 12noon till 4 o'clock.



Hope to see some of you there one sunday.



Cheers,



Norma Jean

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
14/11/2008 11:58

Thanks Norma jean !!!!

captainjohn


Joined: 08/06/2008
Posts: 201

Message Posted:
14/11/2008 12:08

They also sell Thatchers Gold somerset cider



give it a try !

norma jean



Joined: 29/05/2008
Posts: 191

Message Posted:
14/11/2008 12:21

They certanly do, Captain John.

ronaldo


Joined: 14/11/2007
Posts: 372

Message Posted:
14/11/2008 12:25

What a great little restaurant . The owner is a wonderfull young Man and serves great food. He also likes a Bevy in the Kings bar at tourquise bay.

punk rocker


Joined: 24/07/2008
Posts: 152

Message Posted:
14/11/2008 13:24

Paul & Marilyn are probably the best customers at the Tumba for the past 2 years and is not shefkey who does this is probably only a one off.

so do not expect too much

norma jean



Joined: 29/05/2008
Posts: 191

Message Posted:
14/11/2008 13:34

Once again somebody has to have a go at someone who is trying their best to make a living. Yes, sevki does not do all the cooking on a sunday, he has a good british friend to help him.



Please do not criticise until you have tried it.



Nice to know we are thought of as his best cutomers, maybe it's because it's a great place to go. Actually, probably near three years.

crystallady


Joined: 16/04/2008
Posts: 103

Message Posted:
14/11/2008 13:37

Punk Rocker - I have eaten off and on at Tumba for the last two years and had good local food with good service and met some lovely local people. I am suprised to see such a negative response, in fact 'bitchy' springs to mind. I believe this is an experiment for local residents during the low season - I am sure it will be every bit as good as other eateries within the area.

wynyardman



Joined: 15/12/2007
Posts: 4580

Message Posted:
14/11/2008 14:02

norma jean,



We will certainly go there when we are next over. Be nice to meet some of the locals.



wyn

norma jean



Joined: 29/05/2008
Posts: 191

Message Posted:
14/11/2008 14:07

wynardman,



I'm sure you will enjoy it, not far to get back to your villa. Just a drive down the road to your place.



Norma Jean

Notsoboredhw


Joined: 15/03/2007
Posts: 1254

Message Posted:
14/11/2008 14:40

We have eaten at Tumba several times but only had local food which was good. Lovely seating area outside with amazing views.

coffer


Joined: 13/02/2007
Posts: 292

Message Posted:
14/11/2008 18:06

You will always find local expats eating there, a sure sign that the food (and drink!) is fine. There are other eateries in the village and I'm not aware of any that are poor. Try Apricot (Crazy) for some local Turkish music, great fun! Esentepe Villa Hotel for good Brit food, Esentepe Restaurant for VFM local food. All highly recommended.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
14/11/2008 22:24

Coffer



Peter has started this rumour about the word Zerdali meaning crazy but it doesn't it means (wild) apricot as in the apricots are not the normal cultivars but a wild variety...



Senol's Apricot (Zerdali) Restaurant and Bar is however a really good place to enjoy a few drinks and a good meal...

punk rocker


Joined: 24/07/2008
Posts: 152

Message Posted:
15/11/2008 13:50

Dont get me wrong Marilyn,

You talked up the Tumba and made it sound like an a-la-carte establishment, which it isnt, it is a normal, TC restaurant which it happens i like as it is but i dont really want to go there to eat carrot & corriander soup or roast beef, if i want these things i will go to the hotel, Kings or Steves place, us english have a habit of trying to change these places and thats precisely why so many are struggling, cos of the english who hang out in them and are always trying to change them, then three months later or sooner it is back to square one, surely you must agree, the tumba is a local restaurant let it remain so.

Cinderella


Joined: 15/11/2008
Posts: 14

Message Posted:
15/11/2008 19:01

Nice to have the choice. I have also been to Tumba and love the local food but I also like the atmosphere and a roast dinner on Sunday! If he can accommodate then I would rather give my money than cook and additionally enjoy my surroundings.

teatime


Joined: 20/10/2008
Posts: 852

Message Posted:
16/11/2008 01:56

Punk Rocker.

Sevki is running a business, and very well to. He must have realised that people were starting to go elsewhere on a Sunday lunchtime, so he is competing to keep his trade. Nothing wrong with that and very sensible. I'm sure if you want local cuisine he will still oblige, that's the sort of person he is. After all he's been doing 'British' style fish and chips for quite a while now and this hasn't stopped him doing his local food as well.