Sevket's Restaurant, Lapta, North Cyprus

CasDas


Joined: 16/07/2011
Posts: 1

Message Posted:
16/07/2011 16:59

Great family-run restaurant on main coastal road at Lapta. Sevket, his wife and children make you extremely welcome and once discovered it is a place you will want to go back to. The menu is small but everything is cooked to order and is delicious. The specials (which need to be pre-booked) are especially good. This is home cooking at its best with friendly and efficient service.

mickyron


Joined: 05/07/2009
Posts: 130

Message Posted:
17/07/2011 23:49

Only ever had 1 meal there, we never had a menu he just told us what was on so couldnt check the prices, so when the bill came it was a little expensive. We will never get caught like that again.

westender


Joined: 14/05/2009
Posts: 328

Message Posted:
18/07/2011

Message 2, we had a similar experience, although we did have a menu, we were just given a price at the end of the meal on a scrap of paper. I told them I thought they had got it wrong and I wanted an itemised bill. Suddenly it was all apologies and yes they had got us mixed up with another table. We've never been back either and we didn't leave a tip!

Blackbird



Joined: 11/08/2009
Posts: 1432

Message Posted:
18/07/2011 00:08

Been there a couple of times. A really interesting guy - I believe he was the Mayor of Lapta for a few years...Loves to talk and amazing stories of the conflict in 1974. I don't remember it being expensive...

Marion


Joined: 06/03/2011
Posts: 1816

Message Posted:
18/07/2011 01:05

so come on - what ARE the prices. And tellme, Westender, do you think it was a genuine mistake, or???? (and I almost hate to use the words 'Rip off)



As to message 4, I love to talk and i love to listen, but I still need to know at what cost.

Blackbird



Joined: 11/08/2009
Posts: 1432

Message Posted:
18/07/2011 01:17

...As I said Marion....I don't remember it being expensive....

davedee



Joined: 01/12/2008
Posts: 479

Message Posted:
18/07/2011 01:18

liver is great around 20tl but a steak ts 40tl and no do not usually get a bill.

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
18/07/2011 01:27

40tl for a steak ? you can buy half a cow for that .

Marion


Joined: 06/03/2011
Posts: 1816

Message Posted:
18/07/2011 01:28

thanks, but don't think my 'tight Wadder' husband |(he has to be careful as he has me to spend his money) would be happy to go anywhere and not know what he was spending. Is this restaurant popular? I have driven past for years, but never been tempted to pop in. 40tl is a bit more than we normally pay for a steak, but maybe it is a plate sized portion.

But thanks again for the info. Don't think i will dare venture. Will stick to the places I know and love and trust.

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
18/07/2011 01:34

How does the chef cook a steak tartare to warrant 40TL?!!!



Richard

Geejay


Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 475

Message Posted:
18/07/2011 09:45

Fewer customers so one charges more to make up for lost revenue.

Is this good business thinking ? Because it's endemic here.

Billygoat


Joined: 18/07/2011
Posts: 11

Message Posted:
18/07/2011 14:59

Last time I was there, it was a cold Easter Day and the best thing on the menu was a hot bowl of soup