Istanbul Blue

First visit, great experience and excellent food! Service is beyond your expectations. I will return.

The food was excellent. And there was enough for a second meal for everyone at the table. None of us were impressed with the service. The server left us upstairs by ourselves and seldom checked on us. Go for the food; not the service.

Great food, cozy setting, and good customer service. Will return with my family.

We made a reservation on a Sunday evening during COVID-19. We were hesitant to eat inside, but we were the only people there. Plenty of carryout customers and one outside. Everyone was wearing masks and kept a good distance.

The food was fantastic! We loved it and hope to be back soon.

The food was absolutely phenomenal and the staff was kind, efficient, as well as genuinely nice. Best Turkish restaurant I’ve been to!

This restaurant was closed and dark when we arrived at the appointed time, in spite of having a confirmed OpenTable reservation. How disappointing!

Food ok. Martini was served on the rocks? I’m not sure the waitress understood English very well.

The food was delicious. We will certainly return.

Made reservations for Valentines Day dinner. We were seated right around our reservation time. The waiting area is very small and quaint. My husband and I were seated upstairs. We sat for almost 20 minutes before my husband flagged down a server. That set the tone for the rest of the night....food was average/good but too bad the service wasn’t

Great location and delicious food. The restaurant owner, Ismet is also the cook. Absolutely a wonderful place - highly recommend it.

Girlfriend and I went for Valentine’s Day and we were excited to go! We made a reservation and were seated immediately but we waited about 30 minutes before somebody came to take our order so we were a bit frustrated. Both my gf and I were excited to try the Pide option on the menu but we were told that the chef refused to make it on that evening. Mind you, this is after waiting for 30 minutes and nobody gave us any prior warning. The waitress gave us 10 more minutes to select another option. The food we both got was mediocre. It’s a shame because the wait staff obviously tried really hard and they were understaffed. Overall though I will not be going back.

Reservation not honored despite arriving 20m early and being told to come back. When getting back 2m before reservation time, they had given our table to someone else.

Install service and food was exceptional!

This is a small tucked away restaurant with very friendly staff and tasty food. I really enjoyed the hummus and Branzino. The traditional music was a very nice touch. I think If they could dim the lights it would have a more romantic atmosphere for date night. Looking forward to dining there again soon.

The food was delicious and authentic. Great service.

Very disappointed in the waiter and service. Party of 5 on a Tuesday night, it was not crowded. we ordered two appetizers and the waiter forgot to bring them out, yet they were on the bill and we asked him to remove them. Then we waited over 25 for the waiter to bring us back our paid bill, the hostess kept telling us they were having technical issues reloading the paper into the machine. Unacceptable to wait for a paid bill receipt to be signed

The food has definitely gone down in quality. My wife and I both had the shish kebab, which was acceptable, but not very interesting. The service was poor - we had to ask another waiter on three separate occasions to get the attention of our waiter.

I enjoyed the complimentary, hardy lentil soup with the meal. And the shisk kabob I ordered was cooked perfectly and seasoned well. My one ding on the meal was a hot pepper (jalapeno maybe) served with the seeds still inside, which made it pretty much uneatable without a fire hose. Overall, a pleasant dining experience at a small, authentic Turkish restaurant.

Delicious and fresh food! The waitress was very personable and friendly.

Was very good as always thank you for a great and tasty meal

Lovely restaurant. Services was excellent and the food was delicious. The Adana kebab was particularly good. Noise level is low allowing normal conversation. Very nice ambience.

Very friendly place. Food was great! They were accompanying with special requests too. Will go back.

GREAT food in a small neighborhood restaurant with table cloths and linen napkins.

Don't know why we haven't been back more often since the food is very good and the service equally as good. I had the Lamb Kabab and the wife had the Donner Kabab - and both were very tasty and fixed just right. We also each received a complementary cup of Red Lentil soup - which was also tasty.

Once again Istanbul Blue came through with a great meal, good service, at a reasonable price. We had the soup, shared the platter, iskender, kunefe and baklava. We also spent some wonderful time with Chef Ismet talking about family. We strongly recommend Istanbul Blue to others.

A perfect blend of spices and freshly prepared meats and breads. I went to try something new and different and now I have a favorite new Mediterranean restaurant. I had not indulged Turkish cuisine before but have dined in Mediterranean for decades. Servers were friendly, food was freshly prepared, service was quick and a very friendly/positive energy.

Great food in a small, cozy restaurant. Very pleasant service.

Gracious service and delicious food. A lovely dining experience.

Good food but a little bit pricey. Paid $150 for 2 adults a d 1 child

Lovely small local restaurant. Good Turkish food, especially the Istanbul Blue platter for shared appetizers and the Lamb Shank main course. Our waitress, Emel, was great.

Disappointing lunch experience. The table was split on the sandwiches. The Doner got a thumbs up but the Adana got a thumbs down. The table was also split on the Hummus. One person liked it but others felt there was too much of a hint of cumin. The baklava on the other hand was absolutely delicious with syrup dripping onto our hands. Service was very slow even though there were only 2 tables occupied for lunch.

Amazing food, incredible service and great atmosphere!

Atmosphere was exquisite.....service, very personable, warm, efficient.....and the food — SPECTACULAR! Mouth-watering hummus, falafel, and salmon. Plus marvelous Turkish music to put the frosting on this cake.... 😋 😊

I recommend Istanbul Blue to anyone looking for a wondrously memorable dining experience.....Ataturk would approve!

My wife had the lamb chops, and they were overcooked, very thin and lacked flavor. She left most of them on her plate.

We enjoyed our dinner at Istanbul Blue. The appetizers were excellent and very filling. Chicken yogurt Entree has chicken which melts in the mouth. Their meats are delicious. Definitely will go back soon.

Delicious food and excellent service. The space is a bit tight in my opinion with tables being very close to each other.

Outstanding! Food was delicious and service was excellent. It’s been a while since I last dined at Istanbul Blue. Looking forward to going back. Highly recommend this place, especially if you’re looking for something different but delicious.

Superb Turkish Restaurant in Vienna VA with various quality delicious varieties.
Lentil soup is a must starter and all dishes are strongly recommended.
Diet to be forgotten on the visit day only ✅

Coming into the restaurant there was a weird gurgling noise in the entrance way. I think it was coming from the plumbing above, but not quite sure. The pictures on their website make the restaurant look much larger and fancier than what it actually is.

We were one of two tables seated and our reservation was for 6:30 p.m. We arrived a little early. It started to get busier closer to 7 p.m. and later. We asked for a nice table away from young children for a birthday dinner and we were seated near the kitchen. Of course, they can't guarantee the type of table you'll get and since there were only a few large tables in the restaurant we got what we got.

The wait staff was very friendly. I ordered a Cosmo. Strangely it was served in a snifter over ice. They had martini glasses, so I'm not quite sure why it was served this way.

We ordered the Istanbul Blue platter for an appetizer and it was quite good with a nice variety of items. Then each of us ordered a different entree -- lamb kabob for my husband, Iskender kabob for me and Doner Pide for my son. All of the entrees were quite good. For dessert I ordered the baked pudding, my husband had the baklava (which came in four pieces) and my son ordered ice cream.

Overall, the meal was very good and on that alone I will recommend this restaurant.

We really enjoy Isranbul Blue. We did, however feel rushed by our server. It was a date night away from home, and after appitizers, mains and coffee, we were out in about an hour. We had reservations and would have liked to linger a bit.