Cihan - Side

I saw no vegan options on the menu, but a good place for vegetarians. Your herbal curry is on site

As said in the description but as a tourist I don't expect the options to be like the UK

Ok I don't know about the rest of Turkey. but if you are planning on visiting Side I would strongly recommend you go self catering, as even vegetarianism seems like an alien concept in this part of the world. However very close to the hotel I was staying, I by chance found this little gem, and me and my friend who is not vegan ended up coming here on a very regular basis after a few rather hit and miss experiences at other establishments. First of all it was a lovely space to eat in. We sat outside on all occasions, however the indoor space looked great as well. Very clean and tastefully decorated without being pretentious.​ The waiters were fantastic, friendly and helpful but without being too pushy and in your face as some waiters can be in Turkey..especially if you are two single ladies!​ They serve on each occasion a complimentary starter of flatbread and salad which was almost a meal in itself. I told the waiter I ate no eggs or dairy and they prepared my flatbread without. They also remembered the next few times we visited on other occasions. The salad was fantastically fresh and flatbread delicious and I was almost too full to eat my main which was vegetable casserole...which was ok seemed to be made from tinned or frozen vegetables although the sauce was tasty enough, it was in the vegetarian section of the menu. On another occasion I ordered the vegetable curry I must admit without checking if it had dairy, and unfortunately it was in a creamy korma sauce it can be useful dining out with a non vegan as they can taste your food! it did not look that appetizing either. I also noticed that they had lentil soup on the menu although I did not try it. Drinks were cheap and on our first meal there we had our starter, main, a bottle of wine and 2 cocktails each for around seven pounds each!! While in Side I did not find much better as far as quality and price is concerned...and for some reason I could not find anywhere that served the vegan staples of falafal and hummus....no idea what was going on there! Actually I did go to one place Ockabashi which is listed elsewhere that served hummus. However for some inexplicable reason it was prepared with butter???!! ​ But anyway for Side I would say that this was the best option as far as food and value was concerned. Another plus for me although may not be to everyone's liking were the cats that wandered freely around the outdoor area to be fed and petted by myself and other customers.

I didn’t see any vegan options on the menu but a good place for vegetarians. Their vegetable curry is spot on

I don't know about the rest of Turkey. But if you plan to visit Side I would strongly recommend you to go self-catering, as even vegetarianism seems like an alien concept in this part of the world. However, very close to the hotel I stayed, I found this little jewel by chance, and I and my friend who is not vegan ended here on a very regular basis after a few more hit and miss experiences in other facilities. Especially it was a nice place to eat. We sat outside on all occasions, but the interior looked great. Very clean and tastefully decorated, without being intentional. The waiters were fantastic, friendly and helpful, but without too pushy and in your face, as some waiters can be in Turkey.especially if you are two single ladies! On each occasion they serve a free starter of Flatbread and Salat, which was almost a meal in itself. I told the waiter I didn't eat eggs or milk and they prepared my flatbread without. They also remembered the next few times we visited on other occasions. The salad was fantastic fresh and flat bread tasty and I was almost too full to eat my main, the vegetable cuprole was... which seemed fine to be made from tinted or frozen vegetables, although the sauce was tasty enough, it was in the vegetarian section of the menu. On another occasion I ordered the herbal curry I must admit without checking whether it had milk, and unfortunately it was in a creamy corma sauce it can be useful to eat with a not vegan as they can taste your food! it did not look so appetizing. I also noticed that she had lentil soup on the menu, although I didn't try. Beverages were cheap and on our first meal we had our starter, main, a bottle of wine and 2 cocktails for around seven pounds each!! While I did not find much better in terms of quality and price in Side...and for some reason I could not find anywhere serving the vegan stacks of Falafal and Hummus.... I don't know what happened there! Actually, I went to a place called Ockabashi that served hummus elsewhere. But for some inexplicable reasons it was prepared with butter????!!! But by side, I would say that this was the best option for food and value. Another plus for me, although perhaps not every desire, were the cats who walked freely around the outside area to be fed and fed by me and other customers.