Ankara

My first real brush with Mediterranean food. I could tell it was very good, despite not being my usual flavor palette, especially recommend the baba ganoush and zaatar pita. The shrimp was so so. Also unfortunately I did witness some small animal go up the leaf vines into the rafters, I think it was a mouse so i hope they can clean that up. All in all very impressed and would go again.

The Kouign-Amann pastry I tried, called Lavender Fields, was one of the best I've had in the city. It had lavender and lemon zest, and an incredible cream filling more like frosting or butter, not custard. The prices on everything here are steep! They also don't offer any tea drinks. My friend ordered a tumeric latte without the coffee and it was only half full, like they didn't change the recipes to account for not having coffee ( like add two shots of milk!?) But the price was the same. Hopefully they will offer better alternatives. My latte was fine but not spectacular. Great seating both indoor and outdoor, looks like they also do brunch, not just cafe service.

Definitely the perfect place to enjoy a beautiful day especially for their happy hour specials. I haven’t come across many eateries that have happy hour starting at 2 pm. The cocktails and apps on the happy hour menu were amazing. Especially the Baba Ganoush, it was creamy and had enough flavors to still have the eggplant stand out. The ambiance both inside and outside is nicely done. Outside you feel like you are at a posh garden patio while inside it’s very chic. Did look into their dinner menu and they had lots of great options so will be stopping by soon to try them out. PS the servers here are super friendly and efficient.