Amasra Fish Market

"I visited here with my fiancé (who is Turkish) a few weekends ago - we ate here two evenings in a row because the food was THAT good! On the first evening, we were seated outside. They provided blankets if we got cold. The sunset was incredible, our food choices were delicious (you must get the Amasra salad), the wine we chose was really lovely, and the atmosphere was calm and romantic. Even though there were huge queues of people waiting outside of the restaurant nearby, we barely noticed and felt able to eat our food in peace and in our own time. Importantly, our waiter was such a lovely and considerate man. We didn't get his name, but he is pictured in the exterior photo connected to this review (with moustache, standing outside the restaurant, with a woman above on a balcony). He made the night really special and put us at total ease.

On the second night, we were seated inside the restaurant and we had a different experience. Positively, we were given a four/six-seated table for just two of us, so we felt very accommodated even when it was busy. The only downside was our waiter unfortunately - he was very rude to us and at times didn't even speak. Our salad was given to us without tongs, as they had done the night before. When we gently requested this, he didn't speak but had an angry expression. No eye contact. He gave them to us without speaking. Whether he was annoyed at us or at his staff we are not sure, but he left us very uncomfortable which was disappointing from a restaurant with such a brilliant reputation. We saw that the waiter was very friendly to the tables next to us, so we felt unfairly targeted and it affected our time there. If we'd only visited one night, then we would have given 5 stars for everything - our first server outdoors was 5; our indoor server on the second night would be a 1 or 2* sadly.

All in all - food was delicious, most waiters were very kind and clean (we watched some of the younger waiters clean their hands regularly and were very impressed) and the building has a lot of character. It is in an UTTERLY GORGEOUS location, especially as the sun sets. Just one person put us off our second night. We still highly recommend and just hope the waiter was having an 'off' night! Thanks for a brilliant time otherwise."

Meghánn Ward

"The restaurant surely has a nice view and I appreciate how clean everything is, from the tables to the WC. However, the food was quite plain and really didn’t live up to the expectations. For the price, it feels overrated and not worth it. With better flavors, it could actually be a much better experience."

Ham

"This is THE BEST seafood restaurant in Amasra by far. We had shrimp, calamari, mussels, salad, and baked halva for dessert. They were fresh and delicious. We finished every bite! The service was amazing. We went there twice during our trip. We would go back again!"

Amy Wood-Steinberg