Bodrum Mediterranean Restaurant

For delicious Mediterranean Pizza and Zucchini Cutlets. Outdoor sitting is excellent especially in the evenings with wine and other specialities to enjoy.Food: 4/5

Food here isn’t above and beyond but isn’t bad for the price. We had a few plates for sharing including the sampler, I mostly liked their labne + cheese filled filo dough along with their fresh baked bread, the issue was that they did not bring enough for the table. Also had the eggplant baylidi which was flavorful. Their kofte wrap had no flavor what so ever it does not even taste like kofte. The fries taste like fast food restaurant fries, and the ketchup that came with the fries had way too much sugar in it. Lentil soup was decent.

Usually the people native to the cuisines are most picky about their cuisine. I challenged Bodrum Brunch to the test by brining my Turkish friend here to testify their authenticity. In short, Bodrum excelled most of the parts. For starters, they don’t have the Turkish tea but they do have the Turkish wine, which is off-menu but you have to know the name to ask. That was the secret-only-to-Turkish thing I guess. My friend and I shared the complimentary bread with EVOO, Shakshuka, Sigara Borek, and Mucver. We also had Turkish coffee at the end of the meal. The complimentary bread is still hot and puffy when it came to the table! Super stretchy inside with lots and lots of bubbles. The evoo was excellent in flavor, simply dipping is enough for indulgence. My friend and I both think maybe Turkey and Greece have the best olive oil farms as they are close and Greek Mythology states that Athena bestowed the Olive Tree to Athens in Greece. Sigara Borek: The crispy filo pastry filled with parsley and French feta. It is not heavy as you would imagine when you think it is fried filo. It is incredibly crunchy on the exterior with a super creamy aromatic center. Very homey to my Turkish friend. I doubted about the parsley as I tasted dill more than parsley, but the aroma was very satisfying so I don’t complain about the mismatch. Mücver: The zucchini patties with feta, dill, and scallions, with a side of yogurt sauce. If you like scallion pancakes from Asian cuisines, you will definitely love this one. Simple and delicious. The patties almost have a mochi texture to it, alongside with the savory content. The yogurt sauce is light and added a bit of tangy to the patty’s aroma. Great dish for not-so-heavy-but-still-craves-savory brunch eaters. Shakshuka: The only dish I think I had better. It is a classic dish with baked eggs in tomato sauce, cumin, garlic and cubes of halloumi cheese. The eggs are a bit overdone as the yolks wasn’t as runny as I wished. The tomato sauce with the spices have a kick, but flavors are less complex to the ones I had before if you have been to Boston area please try Tarte’s Shakshuka. Still a good dish, but not great. Turkish coffee: The coffee part is essential to wrap up the meal, as well as fortune telling with the coffee grinds. The coffee is very thick, and very strong. It is bitter but not acidic which I dig!!!, and when I get to the bottom of the cup it was almost paste like. We did the whole ritual of rotating the cup 3 circles, flip it on the cup holder, wait until it is cooled, and see the cup interior sides for motifs. Interesting activity to do with your friends. On my cup I saw trees and a thoughtful person I recommend this place initially because my bestie’s boyfriend is also Turkish, and Bodrum is their staple for dinners. Heard greats things about kebabs, lamb shank, and tagines though the latter isn’t technically Turkish lol.

Food was delicious and ambiance was very pleasant. The best sigaraborek I have ever had in New York. Manti and choclate pudings were also very good. Highly recommend.Food: 5/5

Great Mediterranean food. Warm brick oven breads, delicious pizza. Excellent spot for BrunchFood: 5/5

I had Turkish sis kebob and the lamb dumplings. I really liked the dumplings. It was refreshing and tasty. Turkish sis kebob was lamb and it was pretty good but maybe slightly over cooked. The servers and host were really friendly and nice and the atmosphere was comfortable and nice as well. I would come back to try the lamb chop.

This was my first time at Bodrum since it’s my cuisine I wasn’t really looking for a Turkish cuisine but it was so conveniently located we ended up there. We had a lentil soup, shepherd salad, braised leeks, roasted Bronzino and chocolate pudding! Everything was great! Overall I highly recommend it even though didn’t have everything but everything that we ordered came out great! The things I appreciated the most that it wasn’t a copy paste menu like many restaurants that I have been. Second they took some initiative and made something unique like a Michelin star restaurant! Third attendance, service, and atmosphere

Hummus was delicious, but menu overall lacked vegetarian main courses. I got the zucchini fritter app and it lacked flavor. Partner loved the chicken kebab, would recommend this place if you eat meat!

So much better than I ever hoped! Everything was perfectly wonderful. The spice combinations, the quality of the meats and veggies and the portion sizes were terrific, and everyone at our table was truly impressed with the food we ate. My lamb was perfectly medium rare as ordered, tender and lean -- not muttony or fatty. My kid's chicken was equally lovely. The appetizer, a mixed platter to share, was a true variety of flavors, which can be a challenge with what is essentially a bunch of dips. Highly recommended even for families.

I visited this place for the first time, and it was an overall good experience for us. Just I want to recommend them to add Turkish platters in their main course because the single serving isn’t enough for family we have to order everything separately and even they don’t have enough room on table to eat we ordered 4 courses and billed around $128. And waiters are in the end greedy for the tips they will ask you questions if you even forgot to add any tip in the bill. That was bit irritating in the end.