Surf - Side

Vegan eating in side was the challenge, and while eating in the surf bar was nothing spectacular we were happy to have the opportunity. I had the vegan casserole, which was really good in itself, the cassole had a nice taste and a great selection of sweets (also Brussel spears, yum.) it came with a side of rice and some random cold steamed vegetables that seemed like a afterthought, there was not enough rice, so would have preferred more rice. Oh, good. my friend had a vegetarian pizza without cheese that was a little victorious, as anywhere else in the turkey had flatly refused to do this for us. when we got the bill, we seemed to have been overloaded for the pizza. as it turns out that the Vego pizza is listed on two different sides with two different trips, and the waiter said that one was therefore the price difference (we had ordered the cheaper ones, but they have us on the more expensive ones on the other side).

Finding vegan food in Side was the challenge, and while eating at the Surf Bar was nothing spectacular we were happy to have the opportunity. I had the vegan Casserole, which was really good in itself, the Casserole had a nice taste and a wide selection of Veggies (also Brussel sprouts, yum). It came with one side of rice and some random cold steamed veggies, which seemed like an afterthought, there was not enough rice, so just would have preferred more rice. Oh, good. My friend had a vegetarian pizza without cheese, which was a small victory, as everywhere else in Turkey had refused to do this for us. When we got the bill, we seemed overloaded for the pizza. Turns out that the Vego pizza is listed on two different pages with two different prices, and the waiter said that one is smaller therefore the price difference (we had ordered the cheaper ones, but they have paid us to the more expensive one on the other). Bit cheeky.

We came to the place with great anticipation to taste vegan options and were very disappointed. after checking out the food on the menu we ordered pasta with tomato and vegetables in the many. we asked the owner a few times about the ingredients in the plate. first he replied patiently, but when we insisted on understanding what was in the dressed and whether it was milk, butter or something else vegan, he began to laugh and said: yes, I gave milk, butter and so. after the arrival of the teller we got overcooked pasta with some tomato spoons and garlic as a very disappointing sauce. we have the sweetness in the often in a sauce that seemed to me with dead and something strange, and then we began to suspect. after the persisting on the review turns out, it was creamy! disappoint and annoying. not recommend to get to the place.

Really cool place to sit outside, cheap prices and live music (at least both times I was there). I have also heard of karaoke evenings. They have three clearly labeled vegan options: Vegan casserole, vegan pizza and imam biriyaldi (aubergine with tomato and more vegetables). Food was good, the staff also notices if you are vegan and brings vegan bread before the main dish (if not, take care of that). The cocktails are nice, too. Updated from previous review on 2024-07-25

Finding vegan eats in Side was quite the challenge, and while the food at Surf Bar was nothing spectacular we were happy to have the option. I had the vegan casserole which in itself was really good, the casserole had a nice flavour and large variety of veggies (even Brussel sprouts, yum). It came with a side of rice and some random cold steamed veggies which seemed like an afterthought, there wasn’t enough rice so would’ve just preferred more rice instead. Oh well. My boyfriend had a vegetarian pizza without cheese which was a minor victory, as everywhere else so far in Turkey had flat out refused to do this for us. When we got the bill we seemed to have been overcharged for the pizza. Turns out the vego pizza is listed on two different pages with two different prices, and the waiter said one was smaller hence the price difference (we had ordered the cheaper one but they billed us for the more expensive one on the other page). Bit cheeky.