It was one of the best times you've ever had. It's like we've traveled through time. The quality of service is very good. The food, the appetizers were very good. The prices seem to be high, but it is definitely recommended.
Walking around Istanbul, it is impossible not to go to the train station, and there to the cafe where Agatha Christie's work "Orient Express" was born. There were a lot of people in the cafe, which indicates its popularity, including among local residents. We were not hungry, so we tried coffee and the national dessert "kenefe", it was delicious, recommended!
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ola iv
Level 11 Local Expert
May 23, 2024
The atmosphere is 5 points, the positive is over (they add 60 lire per person to the bill for "water, dry bread and butter"! - these starters are not specified and are served as a compliment in normal places. prices for meat and other dishes are extremely high, alas. I do not recommend it.
It's an amazing place. Atmospheric. We have been here many times. And we come back again passing papular places (restaurants, cafes), this place attracts us with its history. Perhaps, just like us today, 100 years ago, Agatha Christie was sitting behind these snow-white tablecloths. You may call my words naive, but you won't understand us until you've been here.
Objectively, the price on the menu is average. Not expensive. The staff is polite. The order is delivered quickly, probably due to low workload.
Come and you won't regret it! Whether you drink a cup of coffee, a glass of wine or a beer. You will be equally welcome!
Orient Express Restaurant was opened in 1890. The building, built by the Prussian architect Jasmund, inspired the design of all railway stations in Central Europe in the same style.
In the 1950s and 60s, the restaurant and hotel became a favorite place of many famous journalists and writers. With the development of air and road transport, it is experiencing some decline.
In 1995, after restoration, while preserving the historical flavor, it again becomes a popular place for tourists and travelers.
We went in for coffee, ordered tea, coffee, baklava and cake. The atmosphere of the Victorian era: prim, arrogant, expensive, in English ... more like a museum.