Mevlana Restaurant in Köln

I have nothing to say about the food, but if you want to be polite to all the head waiters with your money, if you want to ask for something ten times, I say come and try it.

In one word, everything is perfect with the same quality for 40 years.

The food is good! And inexpensive! But the service was very listless and unfriendly!

Food was OK, but the service was abysmal. Never seen such a rude employee as here

Service was very bad, food was okay

Adana is very bad 👎🏻 Rice is bad Lavash is bad Soup standard Not recommended

Very tasty food and very tasty kebab

Delicious iskender, kebab and soup.

Food too cold and tasteless. Only cash payment possible. Probably due to tax evasion. Snack bar is much better

Not bad. Previously their meals were more delicious and service was better. Last 2 times, meals have been worse and worse. Maybe they changed their chiefs and cooking staff. One more negative thing : They don't accept credit card

The meat doner leaves a bit of a greasy taste in your mouth, there is no spice in it, I think the place is decent.

I recommend you to eat pita with meat. It is delicious and the best pita I have eaten on this street.

not good, it didn't taste good at all, the kebab meat was too seasoned, the kebab plate didn't taste good, neither did the sauces

The food here is like it was in the 80s/90s! Especially the “Kelle Paca” (lamb head soup) is very tasty...The kebab tastes incomparable! Gladly again...

The Fırın Kebab here is simply unbeatable – absolutely the best!

There was no Masjid in the restaurant, which can host hundreds of people and has a certain customer base. At least, the employee I asked about this responded as if he saw the bogeyman. I did not have any problems with the food, but I cannot choose this place, which I have visited many times before.

I had a great evening at this restaurant! The service was great – our waiter Mr. Adnan was very friendly and attentive, he really provided excellent service. The food was legendary – fresh and delicious. I will definitely come again and recommend it to everyone.

Not offering card payments these days is a shame and out of step

Ate a la carte for lunch. Iskander suffocated under red sauce. The Michreiss dessert (baked) had been slapped into ugly little bowls and came ice cold straight from the fridge. Terrible! The waiter deliberately cheated his boss and us too. Apparently no card payment was possible. The requested bill only included one of two desserts. But when he cashed in he demanded the full amount. We paid because we were in a hurry. There's definitely a system to it. No advertising for Turkish restaurants on Keupstrasse for non-Turks like us.

All very tasty. Best kebab shop in Cologne.

3 kebabs to take away. Unfortunately they are too dry even though there are 3 S. varieties on them...

The food wasn't bad. We ate two doner rice dishes. On the other hand, when you sit at the table, the bread is already placed there in an open container. Who knows when they put it up. But most importantly, the waiter's attitude and being told when he doesn't tip when leaving does not mean anything, even if it is the best food in the world. You are not treating the customer properly. You also get upset when you expect a tip and don't get it! You cannot pay by card anyway. So again? Never!

I called the restaurant earlier to ask how much a kebab cost because I wanted to pre-order, but the man on the phone was very, very unfriendly and couldn't give me any prices on the phone because I called anonymously. I should please call with a number (I don't like to give out my number and the employees don't necessarily have to have/see my number to give the prices) I think it's an absolute disgrace!!! Definitely not recommended!!!

Food cold, meat too fatty, waiters who are totally overwhelmed, understandably!! The shop has declined so much over the years, unbelievable!!!!!... more and more at the expense of the customers and the people who work there.

We ate İskender and Adana kebab. Both were delicious. Portions are large and filling

My whole family has been eating here for over 30 years. Myself for over 20 years. I don't know of any company that has maintained the quality, selection and taste for so long. I eat here twice a week and am still thrilled. For me the best Turk in Cologne.

Very tasty food, Friendly waiters Price performance good

Canteen feeling. Conversation at the table is only possible to a limited extent as the tables are too close together. Volume unbearable. No music in the background, just the noise of dishes and children screaming... It's ok for a quick meal, but not really good either. Not suitable for spending a nice evening. Unfortunately the food was cold and the ayran wasn't tasty. Unfortunately no recommendation.

If it were zero, I would give it zero. I have eaten at many Turkish restaurants, but I have never seen an establishment with such poor service and small portions as here. The waiters say 0, the food is 0, and when it comes to payment, they say cards are not accepted and take cash payment, a transaction that is completely prone to tax evasion. If you are fond of your palate and pleasure, I would never recommend it. They are incapable of even saying welcome.

Local and national 😁 legendary tastes

Lahmacun was legendary, very soft, a little spicy and not too dry. The soup is not too sweet, just the way I like it, and it's nice. I liked it very much.

The prices are a bit overpriced

Unfortunately not praiseworthy, even if the ambience is right here. The food mix not so edible, small portions for a high price. The service was rude and listless. Card payment is not possible.

The food was okay, but not particularly good. I would like to highlight the women Toilet! It was horrible, everything was dirty, the toilet flush was broken. The sinks were totally dirty, it was really disgusting.

Unfortunately I can't say it was tasty. I expected more.

Not suitable for vegetarians. Fast service. Taste ok

Unfortunately it has slowed down a lot. But not at the prices. Portions are getting smaller and smaller.

The service is very bad, a ridiculous waiter comments on everything, he is tall, slightly bald, and calm, do not let him take care of you.

I've been a customer here since the 80s and have always been satisfied ever since! Classic Turkish cuisine at fair prices, good quality food. Recommended!

Customer is king is written in lower case by the waiter. Very rude service, rarely seen something so brazen, the way you are treated, especially by a waiter (tall, half bald, unfriendly look, brazen manner of speaking). If he wants to serve you, sit at another table. After complaining about an İskender, we were made statements like: “Eat first, then complain” when only one bite was tried. After complaining to the restaurant management, we were just brushed off. Definitely not worth recommending

Hey Mevlana Restaurant, from where to where... For years, every time we visited Cologne, our family would eat doner kebabs here, the taste was different. After a long time, I stopped by again today, but I was very disappointed. Portions may have become smaller, prices may have increased, let's say everything has become more expensive. However, there is no trace of general services such as customer satisfaction, welcoming with a smiling face, and providing the best package service if necessary. Officially, there is discrimination between customers and all employees are solely focused on profit. I think they packed it sloppily because I "only" bought 3x XL bread rolls and left without sitting down to eat. Even though I said I wanted green doner kebab, if I wasn't careful they would have given me regular (minced meat) doner kebab, thank God I noticed it early. They gave the salads and sauces with rude and unnecessary questions, none of them were enough for 3x large bread. After all, I am paying 3x bread rolls, the amount should have been accordingly. Let's leave them all aside, I have never eaten such disgusting "leaf" doner kebabs in my life. There is no trace of its old taste left. Today we had to fill our stomachs with rubbery and not fully fried doner meat. The last time I visited, the rude behavior of the employees towards customers caught my attention. I don't think I'll be stopping by again, considering there are so many alternatives around. I never expected it would come to this one day, it's such a shame. If you are so tired of doing your job, stop the torture you are causing to yourself and your customers!

Today I went to eat doner kebab with my family, but the doner kebab wasn't bad, but we couldn't get enough food from a waiter friend, aged 45-50, when I paid the bill, I asked for a card, he said we don't have a card, he rudely handed me the change and walked away without even looking at me, I didn't understand what he expected from us, upon advice. I went and won't go again.

Highly recommended, a large selection of dishes, very good in terms of taste and quality. Staff very friendly and accommodating.

There is no parking, we waited in line to sit at the table, no food for vegetarians, service is bad, no cleaning, there were a lot of doner kebabs under the feet of those who cut doner kebab, they were walking there with their feet, there is no option since we don't eat meat, there should be pita or vegetable dishes in places like this, but there wasn't any, we wanted lentil soup. The taste was very bad, it had a heavy taste, it was not a typical lentil soup, it was a complete disappointment for us, we woke up hungry, I would not recommend it at all 👎👎

Your personal experience . Sullen staff, table and service arrangements are both missing and dirty.

Today, I went to eat there with my wife and children, but we were not satisfied with the service, the food or the waiters.

This was by far the most disgusting kebab I have ever eaten. Meat tasted like it had been sitting in the sun for days, the sauce was an indefinable watery disaster and the bread was as tough as rubber. After eating I seriously feel like I've poisoned myself. Absolute impudence to sell something like that as food. Save your money and your stomach go somewhere else. Never again.

Either we were unlucky that day or I don't know. The service seemed stressed but was polite. Food arrived cold and didn't taste good but wasn't disgusting either. Ultimately it wasn't a nice meal.

I find the fact that Dürüm and kebab bags are not on the menu a shame. The atmosphere is very nice. The rice tastes like nothing. Even my mother can do it better! But the kebab meat is very good.

Very good food and service Highly recommended…

Die Kellner waren sehr unhöflich es ist keine karten Zahlung möglich das Restaurant ist sehr unbequem und nicht sauber

Good restaurant in the heart of Keupstrasse.

The food was outstanding! The meat was tender, soft and juicy, served in generous, attractive portions - not chopped into small pieces, as is common in some other places. Our İskender was served quickly, so we barely had to wait. The waiter was extremely competent and had an exemplary command of his craft - many other waiters could learn a lesson here.

The Mevlana Restaurant in Cologne is a good choice if you want something quick to eat. The steak was tasty, the rice was good, and the service was very quick. It's not a culinary highlight, but absolutely fine for a quick bite. I would give it 3.5 stars.

There is no article stating that the bank card is invalid. I don't understand why I was so surprised. I had an unpleasant incident in such a restaurant. I hope you will solve this problem👎🏻

So far everything is okay. Food was good. We were there around 9 p.m., maybe that was the reason why our table wasn't really clean. There were also no more chicken dishes...

You are making people suffer, credit cards are not accepted, people do not carry cash anymore.

I am very disappointed. •The food came too late and unfortunately it wasn't tasty. It also smelled bad and generally wasn't worth the price. • The waiters are forgetful • No card payment possible

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We went there with our siblings and nieces/nephews, about 20 people in total, but we couldn't sit at a single table. If they had told us beforehand, we could have chosen another location. Unfortunately I can't say they were very respectful or friendly. I wasn't satisfied at all. We often meet with our siblings, but our next meeting will not be there as we were not satisfied at all.

Nous avons été en week-end à cologne et nous avons découvert ce restaurant par hasard. Plats typiques! Prix corrects. C'était très bon! Nous nous sommes crues dans un restaurant d'Istanbul.

Dirty, there was something green and brown in the ayran (lumps) Just disgusting 🤢 I almost vomited while writing it. -100 stars

The 2 stars are for the friendly service and the fast service. The food came really quickly but it was inedible. The kebab meat consists of mixed lamb and veal. The smell was unbearable. The same with the Köfte plate, the lamb was inedible and smelled 😞 It's a real shame for such a large, well-known store. It is also incomprehensible that credit card payments are not accepted.

We found typical Turkish dishes there. It was very good. The family atmosphere and the prices are correct. The only iq not being able to pay by credit card.

Even though we had heard bad things about them twice before, we gave them a chance, but it was a flop. For employees, customers mean nothing but money. We almost got kicked out while looking for a place to sit. When we informed them, they said indifferently, "We don't have time, go another time." Very rude, awful staff. They had tried to deceive my friend about the account before. Sad.

The waiter was unfriendly. The service was very slow. The food was ok.

The food has no taste and no salt. The waitress was really interested. If it's on a doner plate, sit down, but you can't sit between bread. This is discrimination. Credit cards are not accepted.

If you are not an enemy of your money, do not go there. It is not worth 5 cents. Take some bread from home and sit in a park and eat it, it will taste better.

When I sat down, I asked for a menu. I received a reply from the waiter: "Sir, you just sat down, don't stress." When my friend asked if they had döner kebab, we were subjected to a second rude response from the same waiter: "It's written on the menu, you see." The presentation plate of the leaf doner kebab was in a shape and taste that you can eat at any döner restaurant. Therefore I had to replace my plate with another dish. The waiter must have heard the conversations between us expressing our dissatisfaction and apologized many times for his rudeness. It is definitely not a place I would like to choose again, both because I received such low quality service and because I embarrassed my friend in a place where we sat at my insistence. Note: Credit cards are not accepted either.

Service and presentations are not good at all

Food tastes good but card payment is not possible and there is no indication of this... in 2024 card payment should probably be possible... of course if you want it... directly opposite there are 2 ATMs that give out money with a commission... it's a rogue who thinks something bad... Maybe it also has a financial background, who knows 😅

We went to dinner with friends yesterday. Unfortunately, the waiter was very bad; There was neither a smile nor joy on his face. However, the chef was quite successful in his job. My friend asked for garlic in his soup, and the waiter replied, "I already added that." My account cost 18.50 €, I paid 19 €. But the waiter's response was "Thank you very much, you are very kind"; He seemed to be joking. It's a shame really, they lose customers with such behavior. The food was average, I won't go again. The waiter was slightly bald, his age was estimated to be between 57-60, and he was actually someone who knew his job.

The colony restaurant has terrible service and grumpy staff. I don't recommend it to anyone.

Best food in North Rhine-Westphalia

We ate Iskender, it was dry, the waiters had zero sense of politeness.

We ate various soups and Etli Ekmek and were very satisfied. The portions were large and the Etli Ekmek was very crispy.

The best place for I have seen in Köln, and having a Türkisch meal, I love it and hope to come back again.

I'm still at Mevlana's table while I'm sharing that review. Service is absent, food was served quickly but super cold without wanting to overdo it. I also told this to the waiter who replied: "maybe it got cold because you were chatting with your friends first." Unfortunately bad experience, even the taste of the kebab is not wow. The lettuce was warmer than the “kebab”.

It is a leading restaurant in Cologne with its delicious and clean dishes, kebab dishes, döner kebab, meat bread, lahmacun and semolina halva. Despite the workload, the service speed and quality of the employees was very good. They deserve thanks and respect.

Review: Breakfast at Mevlana, Keupstraße Cologne Today we had the pleasure of having breakfast at Mevlana on Keupstraße in Cologne. Our choice fell on the lamb's head soup and the lentil soup, accompanied by a generous piece of freshly baked flatbread. The lamb's head soup was a real taste experience - tender meat, aromatic spices and a perfectly balanced consistency. It's certainly not for everyone, but anyone who appreciates this traditional specialty will get their money's worth. The lentil soup was equally convincing: slightly spicy, pleasantly creamy and with a heartwarming note that is ideal for a cold morning. The flatbread was fresh from the oven, crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside – the perfect accompaniment to the soups. The portion sizes were also generous, so you can start the day refreshed. The atmosphere at Mevlana is authentic and warm, and the service was attentive without being intrusive. It was absolutely value for money and we felt welcome and well looked after. For anyone who appreciates a hearty and traditional breakfast, Mevlana on Keupstrasse is a clear recommendation. We'll definitely be back...

We went two days ago, we didn't like it at all, the service was zero and we couldn't even pay with a cat card. We didn't like the food either.

Rude waiter who is very rude and unfriendly. It started with sit somewhere else, this is my area, I have to serve you here. Of course we stayed and didn't give in. Everything took forever to arrive. We also ordered an Iskender. No yogurt on the side. We immediately complained about this and were told there was no yoghurt. Then don't order what should I do. We were constantly harassed by him walking past every few minutes gawking. With the words inside goes away. Something like that doesn't work at all. Don't eat there, people.

One of the best Turkish restaurants in Germany! Driving from Munich to Cologne several times a year just to eat this delicious Yaprak kebab!

We had a good and quick meal here. The service was a bit moody, but quick and generally polite.

Were here with 4 adults and 6 children. The staff was so unfriendly and almost deliberately walked over me (he wasn't wearing anything) as I was about to go out. He looked me nicely in the eyes. By the way, I had to go out because you could only pay in cash here. At least according to what the waiter said. The food wasn't particularly special either and of course it wasn't made any better by the unfriendly treatment that made you feel unwanted. This unkindness made me extremely uncomfortable in front of my brother-in-law and his girlfriend. I will never go here again. There are enough really good Turkish restaurants in Cologne.

The best Tas kebab can be eaten at Mevlana...

The portions are large, just missing that certain something. Food came quickly and the waiter was pretty friendly too. The location is relatively simple and almost has cafeteria vibes

We wanted to order a kebab and were asked to eat outside. Absolute cheekiness. Not even a 5/10 in terms of taste. Greetings

A top restaurant that you can go to again and again. It's not world class and not worth 5 stars to me, I'll explain why in the text. So the daily specials are cheap and decent. You can get away with well under €10 per person here if you opt for daily meals and still get meat. I've been there probably 10 times now and will go back again and again because I can't find that much choice anywhere else and the prices are also great. The service is sometimes good and sometimes below average. Some waiters forget a lot of things and wait forever for drinks or something else. I've always found the food good, although I can't eat some of it because lamb sometimes takes some getting used to. The portions of the main courses are okay, although I would have liked the portions of some dishes to be slightly larger. The lentil soup is great and also big. There is always a lot of bread served. So I would give it almost 4.5 stars, but let's let it be 5. The daily meals are relatively lightly seasoned, probably so that everyone can eat it, which speaks for the masses. But I don't think everything is so good. The soups are large and with onion etc. Mevlana makes the best Sütlac (Turkish rice pudding) in all of Cologne. Even candy shops can't keep up.

It used to taste very good, now it has deteriorated very much. Doner plate very cold, no taste like before

So I wouldn't even give 1 star if possible.. The waiter threw the forks and spoons in front of us as if he were insulting... He almost laid on the ground at the 3 German women who entered 5 minutes after us... It was the first time I went. NEVER AGAIN.

The most delicious Yaprak kebab in Cologne, restaurant furnishings old-fashioned. If you want to eat on site on weekends or public holidays, it's best to make a reservation, otherwise there will be a long queue

In addition to the extremely rude staff, a disaster in terms of hygiene... never again

The Mevlana in Cologne impresses with delicious food and friendly service. The meat was well prepared and tasty, and the portions were generous. However, the proportions could be better balanced - a little less salad and rice in favor of more meat would be desirable. A small minus point: only cash payment is accepted. Overall, a recommendable restaurant with potential for small improvements.

Food was average but service was very bad

Delicious Turkish food, we would love to come back.

Typical German style Turkish food

The meat is not like it used to be, and it's a shame that they don't accept credit cards. In a huge business, credit cards accepted all over the world are not accepted. While even villagers in the Amazon forest sell cheese with credit cards, the fact that a workplace selling 300 kilos of döner kebab a day in the middle of Cologne does not sell with credit cards can only be explained by tax evasion.

Service, Food Types are excellent, No 1 in Cologne

Best Kale Pache 100% recommendation! (perfect with garlic sauce) Thank you 🙏🏼