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Rendezvous | Nargile

RestaurantsAberdeen, SCT

4.7 out of 5 stars4.7(337 reviews)

Quick info

+44 1224 323700
106-108 Forest Ave, Aberdeen AB15 4UP, United Kingdom

About Rendezvous | Nargile

On Forest Ave in Aberdeen, Rendezvous | Nargile is a Turkish restaurant serving dishes with Mediterranean and Middle Eastern touches in a bright, table-service room. The menu stays simple and focused on classics, including patlican kizartma, Adana Kebap, and a lamb loin kebab, with kebabs arriving alongside rice and salad. A meze selection comes as multiple shared plates to start. Mains run on the smaller side, and the counter suggests pairing a starter and salad, or a main and pudding, to round out the meal. Seating is limited, and the room fills up, particularly from Thursday to Sunday. It operates on a walk-in basis, with table service once seated.

Good to know

“Turkish cuisine with Mediterranean and Middle Eastern elements, served in a bright, relaxed cafe.”

  • Reservations
    Walk-in only
  • Accessibility
    Wheelchair: entrance, restroom, seating

Reviews

4.7/5
337 reviews

What reviewers say

Reviewers most often mention mixed kebab, meze selection, lamb loin kebab and sucuk.

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Customer Review Summary

The meze selection draws consistent praise, with reviewers describing sharing platters of fifteen or more dishes and portions so generous that some left stuffed after just the starter. The Mixed Kebab and Sucuk also earn specific mentions as standout mains, alongside a lamb dish praised as beautifully tender in a rich sauce, and the restaurant is repeatedly called good value and reasonably priced. Staff are consistently described as friendly. A recurring caveat concerns rice, called dry and clumpy by one diner and oily and old tasting by another, and one reviewer, identifying as Turkish, found the flavours bland overall, criticized a salad overwhelmed with mustard sauce, and reported heartburn afterward, which they attributed to the frying oil. Seating is limited, and multiple reviewers advise booking ahead, especially Thursday through Sunday. One diner recalled returning a second time and finding the food and service just as delightful as the first visit.

Featured reviews

  • Google user
    “Fantastic array of delicious food. I had lamb which was beautifully tender in a rich sauce. Attentive service, busy place, definitely book ahead!”
  • Google user
    “We had an absolutely fantastic meal here! They have loads of V / VG / GF / DF options and everything is well priced. I highly suggest the meze selection, we ordered the veg main course option and received at least 15 delicious dishes to share between 4 of us. I loved every single one, the food is absolutely delicious.”
  • Google user
    “I was really looking forward to this place, especially with dishes like patlican kizartma and Adana Kebap on the menu promising an authentic Turkish experience. Unfortunately, as a Turkish person, I left disappointed. The flavours were very bland and lacked the depth you expect from proper Turkish cuisine. The rice was dry and clumpy — honestly more like kebab van quality than a restaurant standard. The salad was also overwhelmed with mustard sauce, which completely overpowered the freshness you’d normally expect from a traditional Turkish salad. While the menu uses authentic Turkish names, the food itself does not reflect genuine Turkish taste or quality. Not to mention, i had a terrible heartburn after the food. Probably due to oil quality used to fry the aubergines! Staff was friendly !”
  • Google user
    “I highly recommend this restaurant in Aberdeen for food lovers who appreciate a delightful dining atmosphere. During my visit, I enjoyed a two-course dinner, starting with the Sucuk, which was absolutely delicious and set the perfect tone for my main course, the Mixed Kebab. Both the taste and portion size were excellent, and the staff provided friendly service. Update: I revisited the restaurant and, once more, I was delighted with the food and service!”
  • Google user
    “I dinned here on Tuesday evening. I ordered the lamb loin kebab. The kebabs were served with rice and salad. The rice portion was very small and there 3 pieces of lamb. The rice was also oily and tasted old. The lamb was cooked nicely.”

Amenities

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
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Accessibility· 2
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating

Location

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