Iris Art Steakhouse - Cesme

Let me preface this by saying that I 'm american and have had some of the best steaks that you can imagine, both in the US and abroad. My gf and I were looking for something different while on a mini vacation in Cesme, so we drove to Alacati after reading the rave reviews of this place online. I don 't know if these other people simply have no idea about good steak, or if we just caught this place on an off night. We excitedly ordered the Dallas steak and had some salad while waiting for it to be expertly grilled . The salad was decent enough with a simple vinaigrette dressing. The waitress rushed us to finish the salad towards the end as the steak was apparently ready. Okay, I get it steak trumps salad. No biggie. However, one bite into the steak and we both looked at each other like did we really just spend 80 lira each on this? It wasn 't tender. There was fatty grizzle everywhere. It didn 't even taste good, which isn 't nice when you spend two minutes trying to chew each bite. Needless to say, we signaled the waiter, told him that we would be eating that chunk of meat for the next 5 hours at that pace, and he somewhat hesitantly, but graciously offered to get us something else. Okay, good. That 's what I would expect in other civilized places as well. However, our next selection (ribeye wasn 't much better. It came, and it looked nice but despite being a little more tender (however still not as you would expect! than the previous selection, had zero taste and was more like Okay, lets just get through this meal and go somewhere else and chalk this up to a big miss . So there ya have it folks....a real HONEST opinion from not one, but TWO people who have had MANY good steaks in other parts of the world. In fact, the worst steak that I 've had in the US was still far better than what we experienced at Iris. And contrary to other reviews that raved about how friendly the owners are, they never came out to talk to us or anyone else while we were there. We only saw them while leaving, as they were sitting at a table by the exit and waved goodbye to us. Sorry Turkey, we 've still yet to experience one good steak after 6 years of trying.

A very welcoming place with excellent food and service. the steak is one of the best I had, so I would recommend the restaurant completely. the host and the chef are very professional and give a personal note that guarantees perfect dinning.

Great and tasty eating great service unique menu ok price family and children friendly has beautiful atmosphere with sitting opportunities in the free. it has a large garden.

Beautiful place, wonderful food! If you are in Alaçatı, be sure to come to this steak house! Quiet setting and amazing food!

Such a lovely place, one of the best places in alacati that you can experience a gorgeous atmosphere and taste delicous wines and steak