Good staff...nice place...excellent food.
Only parking is difficult.
It's an amazing place to enjoy a meal with great ambience and superb staff.
Antony Meso Vlatkovich
+5
Food is the best, Love everything about this place.
This place has the best food if you haven't been u have to go. Awesome service and atmosphere.
Jaan is my favourite Auckland restaurant . The food is consistently fresh and delectable . The setting is fabulous . Each time I visit from Hong Kong I eat at Jaan and feel instantly welcomed . The food is generously served and carefully prepared . Incredible value for money .
Fantastic service, fantastic food, great atmosphere!
Amazing service and the yummiest food (especially the Prawn salad). Cheap and affordable but still really good for a meal with mates, or with a date! :)
Went before the third ABs vs Lions test. The food was awesome! and the staff were fantastic. Definitely going back!
Nadia Berbecaru - Chetraru
+5
What a fun and lovely place to chill ! delicious food and best shisha , I'll definitely come back again !
I like you guys!!!! You are the best , best food best service and the shisha is so beautiful when I try other places I can't compare it... I will see u very soon
Wow best chicken, service is on point and beers are cold. Shisha too mmmm thanks jaan :)
Amazing, delicious and fresh food. Great service. Will be back.
Great service provided by mani .Always smiling and helpfull .Great customer skills and work ethics .Bravo man .
I love the food and the atmosphere at Jaan if you get the chance have dinner or lunch there you will love it! Try the char grill menu!!
Andrea Domínguez-Londono
+5
It is simply delicious! Staff are so nice and not enough words to describe Ramo, he's fantastic! The Kebab on rice is our favorite and all the sauces they offer are great!
Some of the best food I've ever eaten, cheers Jaan team
I have allways had very good service when we have been. Staff are friendly and the food is allways good.
Amazing authentic middle eastern dishes at an amazing atmosphere
Love the place
Amazing food and amazing shisha! What more do you need? :-)
Awesome food, great atmosphere and amazing hospitality. Thanks Ramo!
Very friendly owner and nice people. Food also very GOOD!! I love SHISH.
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Great place..superb food and nice vibe
Beautiful place for family and friends :) 5++++
Yalla Habibi love love the Arabic cuisine here. So many varieties nd so much to choose from. Delicious and presentable. Good cocktails too.
This is one of our favourite places to meet with family and close friends specifically as the atmosphere is unique with its fantastic mix of different ethnic groups (we are a blended Arab and Pacific Island family).
We have noticed the serving sizes have reduced somewhat but no less delicious. There is a UK waitress whose service puts us at ease and is very helpful. Highly recommend the bread and dips platter as a starter and the mixed meat mezze.
Some staff are more welcoming and friendly than others. Food is very much like what we make at home. Love it.
I went to this place for dinner with my partner today. I can tell the food, shisha, and service quality are lovely!! 😍 Especially the salad, are very tasty. The white sauce they put in the dishes was so yum!! Can’t explain how yum, but very nice restaurant. Recommend this!! 👍
We were a group of 13 people. Had a range of starters: dolmas, calamari, mezzo, prawns. It was all delish. Mains: chicken sheesh, moussaka, fish, falafel salad. Also all delish, and very generous portion sizes. How do they make the rice taste so good?
Featuring a large variety of national Turkish dishes, a multi-floor place that offers a great view and even has a small garden on the first floor.
Delicious, fresh and tasty meals with huge portion sizes. Highly recommend the Shish meals. Look forward to coming back and Trying other menu items
My favourite Turkish place in Auckland always great food and service. The meat meze platter is value for money and out go to for date night. However the menus is all good value and delish. Well worth the trip for amazing traditional Turkish food. And don’t forget to take some Turkish delight for the road.
Was here for drinks after work. Great atmosphere and good hookah.
My go to Hookah bar. Reminds of places in Australia where the hookah scene is a bit bigger. A much nicer and friendlier place than any in town and more relaxed too. You pay a bit more than others around but you get quality service and atmosphere
Usually, only go here for the shisha. Usually busy, shisha flavours are nice, and their wedges ain't bad. Parking can be a struggle at times, but overall good.
Have been here 3 times between 2017 and 2018. Excellent range for vegetarians. Fresh hummus and salads. Mezze platter is great to share between two. Good place for large groups.
This place is cool to hang out with some friends. They do shisha outside which is always popular (bit expensive though).
Food however is delicious. Their bread and dips are amazing!! Never disappoints.
Very friendly and likable staff and everyone seems to be a hard worker.
I’d never tried Turkish cuisine, but I really loved their meal!
My favorite one is Samsa(with spinach and cheese)
Every meal is big portions and with lots of salad vegs which is generous.
Their apple tea is also good!
One of the best Mediterranean restaurants in town, the wood fired pizzas and kebabs are the highlights of their menu, the hookah place downstairs has an amazing vibe for any fans of the sheesha pipe.
Came here one Friday for dinner.
I had looked at reviews beforehand to get a feel for the place & to be honest, wasn’t expecting much. Surprisingly, I was proven wrong. They accepted BYO with any main. I shared a Mezze platter- reasonable portions, enough for 2. Staff were helpful at making recommendations. Good shisha/ hangout spot downstairs- we ended up staying later than planned.
If it’s going to be a shisha night, it better be at Jaan ! Cool Place for chillaxing with your mates. I like their bread and Dips ...! Nevr tried the other food menu items thou
Ordered the Meat Mezze and it was definitely worth the money (in my opinion). The assortment of meats and variety of dips allowed for an endless mix of combinations! Flavours coupled perfectly together and i just loved the different condiments that were given-all in all a filling meal that I would definitely order again! quick and warming services, see you again Jaan!
My family and I ordered the vegetarian mezze platter and the vegetarian pizza to share. Both were absolutely delicious! The mezze was packed with flavour and colour, I particularly enjoyed the beetroot dip.
The food here is great and we really enjoyed it!! Super fresh and nice large portions! The sharing platter is amazing! However we wouldn't recommend the moussaka, there was a layer of uncooked dough on the top and not nice at all.
It's a shame that the service doesn't match up to the food and really lacks! We had ordered at least $80 worth of food and while we were still eating our entrees, the waitress brings out our mains even though she can see firstly there's no space at all on the table and secondly we weren't even half way through our entree! We ended up rushing to try to finish our entrees and then by the time we got to our mains it was going cold. Such poor service. She never checked on us or topped up our waters and for a place with so many staff on, you would expect much better!!
Apart from this the atmosphere is really average, loud techno music in the background but good place to go to if you want a casual good feed without any expectations of service.
Very impressed with the quick service and friendly staff. My meal was delicious - Would definitely come back and order same dish. I had the "Turlu Guvec" - Perfect meal for a cold winters evening. A tasty, hot pot tagine dish with tender lamb and veggies. Comes with rice and soft Turkish bread - Happy Customer
Love Jaan! I came back here with a large group last night and was once again impressed with the atmosphere and delicious food 😋 everything was so tasty and the service was great. Next time: Shisha. Thank you!
It seems like jaan has quite a mix review, you either hate it or love it!
I never had a bad experience with jaan. I absolutely love this place! Friendly service, and amazing bread and dips, love the range of meats and i love their shisha!
Its a great place to chill with shisha and apple tea!
Visited Jaan for the first time last night. Loved it! Friendly, helpful staff and the food was awesome! Great tastes and presentation. Reasonable cost too. We'll be back!
Love the shisha here. It doesn't contain too much nicotine because it didn't give me a major head rush. So many different flavours it's amazing. We got the Jaan special which was a mix of heaps of different flavours and also the kiwi apple mint. For two shishas and a drink each-!Split between six of us was only $17.
I've been here with my family. This place offer fabulous food and great service. And perfect for family. They provided a large of Mediterranean food (especially Turkish). Definitely recommended place for family.
Amazing food, anyone with good or bad taste in food would love to eat here. No regrets, taste buds went crazy. Once again thank you Jaan!!! Will definitely come here more than once
Christopher Anthony Peters
+5
Great relaxed atmosphere, the Jaan special with an ice pipe is something all shisha smokers should try!Perfect for mates or dates, and larger gathering in the evenings. The staff are friendly and always ensure customers are satisfied. Add it on your list of places to go!
went to this place to have shisha and Green tea. nice Ambience. The fries we ordered were good - also reasonably priced. The shisha, we felt was a bit more expensive than other places. Overall, good place to hang out with friends and spend a bit of time smoking shisha.
One of the most chill places to come and relax and have some shisha with friends, also great to see friendly and helpful staff that are always cheerful to be around, foods really good too!!
Excellent service. They provided us with blankets as it was a bit cold. Great food and atmosphere. Highly recommended. It was popular the night we were there.
Had an awesome chicken wrap at jaans for just $10 along with super amazing customer service .....would love to come back again and again .....
Amazing hang out place. Best sheesha in Auckland. Food is good. Staff is super friendly... say hi to superstars Mani, Amit and Salman.
Must visit.
Jaan is like my second home, I'm always there for down time and to socialise. I've celebrated my birthday there for about 4 years in a row now.
Excellent ambience, great shisha and what tops everything is the people, the friendly owners, the senior staff members who I've become friends with and regular customers who I bump into.
Food wise, I'd recommend the Chicken Tavuk Shisha.
We come here every year for my husband's birthday... and every year we get the same thing... chicken woodfired pizza and a mixed grill.. too good try anything else 😂 love this place!!
Have been going to Jaan for ages and it is always delicious and made fresh. The chicken wraps are awesome and the people are super friendly too.
We went on a really quiet day hence got what we ordered fast. The pizza and cocktails there are very nice, there is off street parking which is convenient, good place to go with friends
Great food. Lovely family atmosphere. Great service. Everything you could possibly want.
If you're into Turkish food. .... here's where you need to be 😀
Awesome place for food and relaxing with friends. Everything on the menu is great but my absolute favorite is the muska . I'll never be able to recreate it at home so Jaan is the only place to go eat it. The portion size is good , they give you a lot of salad on the side, 4 muska and some yogurt . Love this place will always go back . The owner and his family are sooooo lovely too.
Jan, what a great place. The staff are so friendly and welcoming, the decor is great, atmosphere wonderful. Great for big functions with friends or a quiet dinner. The food is always beautiful. I will be back! Keep up the great work.
This is a great place to have dinner and shisha really nice and friendly staff can't complain of everything when ever I come my shisha will be ready and hot food the thing I like
I'm a regular customer of jaan for many years. One pf the best place to dine in. I love their chargrill selections very tasty. Their staffs are very friendly. Fridays and Saturdays they gets very busy so food can take sometime. But it's worthed. I definitely recommend Jaan to everyone 🖒
Amazing service and amazing shisha and food love the people there very friendly, their shisha is one of the best and define go to when it comes to a good service, location is one of the best too A++++++
Wonderful! A super friendly welcome, made us feel right at home. Super good coffees & made a great cold coffee and a yummy traditional Baklava dessert. Left Happy Thank you
No one in town for food and shisha i love this place just like home really good, if you really want to enjoy come here A++ so friendly staff and owner, cant complains for anything
Very friendly staff with amazing middleeastern food . One of the best places in Auckland to have shish kebab . Also a great place to hang out with all your friends and smoke some good shisha . Highly recommend family and friends to try it out :)
Well after hearing really good reviews about this place I thought I should visit once, then We been jaan Restaurent last week. On arrival we were greeted very well & food was just mouth watering and after delicious food we tasted different flavour of shisha. Turkish delight was an amazing sweet ever tasted.
Last but not least customer service was exceptionally brilliant given by Mani.
Yummm..... lip-smacking food. Tasted turkish food this evening which was the best one I had in Auckland. Staff was polite & well friendly. Would like to visit soon.
My partner and I went here yesterday, as soon as we got there we were given such a warm greeting. We both enjoyed our meal so much and were annoyed we hadn't found this place sooner. We would highly recommend to all as it was just a lovely atmosphere and brilliant food. Thank you so much!!
Family owned business,very friendly, the have the best food and great Shisha! I really recommend it if you haven't been yet! Easy parking too
Im a regular customer of jaan for many years. The food is always been fresh and delicious. I think they serve the best turkish food in Auckland. The price is reasonable and we get a good portion in each plates.
I also feel that they have an excellent customer service.
I recommend jaan to everyone for enjoying the heavenly food.......
This place is a rare find and I have brought many friends here. They have always been impressed and delighted. The entree meat mezze platter for two is amazing. So many delicious tasty morsels. And there is a dish to die for on the main menu. A kind of lamb stew with egg plant called turlu guvenc. It's stunning. I haven't tried their whole menu yet but look forward to it. Also their shisha is the best I've tried. Recommend double apple and mint.
Amazing food. Nice atmosphere and friendly staff. Mezze platters are little bit of everything from the appertizers so best to share with friends. Also chargrilled selection are highly recommended.
Always loved this place as they have the best shisha in the town and even really good food . Best hangout café. Never had a problem with anything in the café. The only problem i've found with this place is that it isn't open late night .
Good location, superb ambience mainly due to the view from the dining area! Now, I can see a lot of negativity on Zomato for Jaan due to sheesha experiences and so forth... I've never gone here for that nor does it feel like a place for a (drunk) "night out with the boys, so I cannot say much.
What it is, though,... is a place for great food! From the freshly heated bread, the very succulent & flavourful meat to the yum range of dips & decent amount of salad... Real enjoyable stuff! Looks good, tastes better! The quantity & quality are definitely excellent value! I've certainly stuffed myself full and then some.
Selina EverHungry Nihalani
+4
When you come to Jaan, don't expect fancy decor. It's one of those "feel good" places because it's a great hangout spot. It's buzzing every evening especially Fridays & Saturdays. The Meat Mezze Platter is my go to when here. The food is a little pricey but it's tasty!! However, price of the tea's expensive. Not worth it really, but it is compulsory for everyone on the table to order at least 1 drink.
Sam is absolutely fantastic. Calm and composed even during the rush. Very friendly and bubbly!
Unfortunately some of the other staff are not as friendly or welcoming as she is. Loosen up a little!
Food - 4/5
Drink - 5/5
Ambiance - 5/5
Service - 5/5
I adore Jaans ! It has become a regular meetup spot for multiple groups of my friends now.
Sam is marvelous at her job and the new waiters are lovely too.
Once we, 3, had ordered vodka lemonlime&bitters which unfortunately wasn't to our liking and the owner had taken our order at the beginning of the night, at the end he asked it if was too our liking and I blurted out no - it was good but not 100% and he waved the cost of all three. Now here of course money isn't a factor but the attitude is. Big time.
Apart from that last week we called just for an inquiry, didn't make a booking but midday through they found out they were having water issues like the whole Kingsland area hence being closed for that Friday and had the courtesy to call us and let us know.
Best buys: Meat platter, Pizza and bubblegum shisha :)
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On first arriving to Jaan my first thought was "whoa this place is really cool". It's an old converted house with a bright red inviting door, and the inside feels warm and cosy with lots of red and orange tones. If you sit at the back it also has a pretty cool view which I wasn't expecting.
We were there for an early dinner with a group of us and were seated straight away and promptly provided with menus and water. Our waiter was friendly and efficient.
My partner and I shared the meltizano cheesy eggplant which I probably wouldn't get again. It was ok but it was literally just a large slice of eggplant with some sauce and cheese (also a bit difficult to share). We also got the vegetarian mezze which came with a large variety of tapas like dishes including falafel, dolmades, hummus, bread, olives etc. Everything on this plate was delicious, we all particularly liked the babaganush. I couldn't fault anything on it. It was also well priced.
We also got a tiramisu for dessert. To be honest I could take or leave this - the menu didn't say it was a cheesecake like tiramisu so I was a bit disappointed. It was yum but not what I was expecting and it almost seemed store bought.
However with everything else being so good the dessert didn't damper my experience. I think next time the vege mezze would be best as a starter to share and then a main each and no dessert.
We will definitely be back
This restaurant has lovely views of the city and a nice ambience. Have come here many times as the food is great and seems high quality. Service can sometimes be a little slow. Staff are always very attentive and helpful.
This place deserves no less then 5 stars! I have been going here for years. The food is of the best quality but mainly I go with friends for Sheesha. I have tired many many many places for Sheesha but this one is by far the best one is all of Auckland. They have gained my loyalty. I have recommended Jaan to countless friends and they have brought their friends!
I must say the owner of the place is a great guy. Always up for sorting out any problems I maybe having.
Must go!
A cool Middle Eastern restaurant and shisha spot in Kingland. A converted colonial house, not overly decorated or themed, but had a homely feel due to the friendly staff and kitchen in full site upon entry.
This restaurant serves all the classic Middle Eastern dishes with all the accompaniments you can think of. I recommend the mixed plate which has a little bit of all their main dishes. Apart from the food, Jaan is a popular spot to hang out with friends in the downstairs deck area and share a shisha and a good peppermint tea. Prices are very reasonable and there are practically no wait times.
Overall, a really relaxed place to hang out with friends and enjoy a shisha and good Middle Eastern food.
İ have been here a couple of times and really enjoyed it. The atmosphere is cosy and the food is quite tasty. Especially i love the organic food which they cook on custom made Turkish charl grill. Friendly staff and reasonable pricing. Would definetely be back.
Another great find. The food tastes so authentic and the service is great. The Babaganoush was sublime, the slow cooked lamb shank was tasty and aromatic and the chicken grill was succulent. Will definitely go back!
The food was amazing, this is the best Turkish food I've had in years, Highly recommend this restaurant, as soon as I arrived I was treated with the utmost respect, the staff were very friendly thoroughly enjoyed my experience'
looking forward to next time
William Mcleod
From the road, you'd never know that Jann has an amazing indoor/outdoor area down the back that's perfect for a weekday lunch.
I was a bit skeptical at first, expecting little more than a deconstructed kebab that's triple the price just because it's served on a plate, not wrapped in paper. Oops - never judge a kebab by it's wrapper!
There is a good variety of dishes, with lots of flavours and spice combinations that are punchy and unusual. The lamb I had was marinated just the right amount to make it tender and tasty, without being too overbearing on the flavour of the lamb itself. I'd happily try one of everything on the menu.
Do enjoy going here for the sheesha, really cool ambience about this place, the food is good but a lil over priced for what it is i feel. Although that has not stopped me from going there various times. Overall a good place to gather with friends.
Food Food Foodie Food
+3.5
I kind of dig that this place just feels like you're hanging out at someone's house who happens to make pretty good Turkish food. If someone at their house made you any of the food you'd tell everyone 'my friend made me the best authentic Turkish food'.. And that's what this place is.
Sitting outside on a nice night is the way to go.
We had just finished watching the game at Eden park and thought we would try to dine out at Jaan as people have been mentioning this spot to me for a while so I took the family. Unfortunately, they were not selling alcohol which was a little damper to the night, but I must say in all honesty. The "Char Grill" blew us away. Food is amazing, preparation is clean and staff are more than welcoming how it should be. Highly recommended. The mixed grill was delicious, my wife had some other kind of meat that I cannot pronounce, but it was better than mine.
Top 2 restaurants for quality of food in Kingsland "Hands Down"
I went in dinner last night with my co-workers and I loved the mix grill, the meat taste amazing must be the that charcoal grill. If you ever around Kingsland and an you want to have a decent size meal with good price, jaan is the place to eat and relax. We are definitely going back soon.
Great authentic middle eastern food, had char grilled chicken was very surprised by a good size of the meal. Apple-mint shisha after meal was amazing, would defiantly come back again.
Went for dinner with my family today.We were greeted by the nicest of staff at the door.We advised that it was my brothers birthday and without hesitation they send us a complimentary drink for the birthday boy.we sat down and ordered and their food was absolutely amazing. i have not tried char grilled kebab like this in new Zealand. It tasted just like we had it in Istanbul.When we were finished the staff asked us not to leave as they had a surprise for us. Their whole staff came out with a cake and started singing a birthday song.What a amazing experience. Thank you jaan for a amazing dinner !!Will definitely come again
My first visit here and was not disappointed..to start with had a simple dish Hummus served with pita bread ..was yum..mains had iskender kebabs ..was nice too
Good tasty well presented food. We went on Mother's Day and we ordered wanting tappas. They were essentially the same as the entrees so worked out a little expensive. Authentic Turkish food.
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How could one not use the word Turkish in Turkish coffee, Turkish Delight, Turkish bread...? Turkish food is just special.
It was a terribly busy Saturday evening before Mother's Day on this part of New North Road. There were quite a lot of restaurants along the road - Taiko (Jap), Mekong (Laos), Little India, French, Belgian, pubs... - but there seemed to be people everywhere. It's my first time at Jaan Turkish Cafe. It looks clean, bright & warm with wooden tables & chairs in the rather spacious dining area; a staircase in the centre leads down possibly to another dining area. The 8 slices of Turkish bread with 3 different dips were really nice. Calamari with salad was average. Mix grill was terrific - the lamb was tender, juicy & rich in taste. Iskender looked somewhat like (but of course it's not) chicken & lamb in mild red curry. Chicken Pizza was cheesy & had a very crispy base. Turkish coffee & Turkish Delight of 5 different kinds ended our meal on a high note.
(Food - 4.5/5; Service - 4/5; Ambience - 3.5/5)
Shisha pipes need to be cleaned or replaced. There used to be a time when the shisha used to go for hours, now they finish with in an hour. The food is not all that good. The kebab store across the road has good food.
The hefty price is for location and looks of the premise.
I'm here regularly - it's my go-to shisha place if I'm too lazy to make one myself. The food here is good too, especially anything lamb! I can't say I've had anything other than the mixed grill and pizza, and they're both okay. Wine list could be better. Not too much to pick from. Coffee is not so great too - but I'm happy to keep coming back for shisha.
Service is good, they're all fun and friendly. Bonus :)
Great environment, wonderful setup, lovley to look at feels like you have travelled to turkey. Great food, fresh and full of flavour, perfect place to meet up with friends and socialise. Will definitely be returning soon :)
Seth Blissworth Baguion
+4
Been coming to this place regularly for a few years now. Definitely a go to place for me and my mates to chill, catch up over some Sheesha and chips or wedges. Their chips and wedges are the perfect crispiness for my liking. Only ever had their Salmon and Pepperoni pizza's before which were nice. Nice atmosphere with the lighting and music. Although this place does get too crowded now and it's really hard to talk over the noise. One more thing, this place needs to put some sort of ventilation in their toilets. It's too stuffy.
Can't say enough about this Resturant
From woe to go awesome service food ambience & value .. Will totally recommend to friends & family thanks for making our first visit the best ever
Look forward to next time Rav
Nice place to smoke shisha . very good shisha. I like it very much as its very swag very cool . I like the owner. Pizza a bit tiny but nevertheless PRAISE ALLAH. ALLAHU AKBAR!!
I love eating at Jaan, its my favorite restaurant, I moved to NZ a year ago from Sydney and Jaan is the only good Mediterranean around. I will be taking all my staff there for our office Xmas dinner this year. thank you Jaan for making my friends from Australia feel so comfortable. They loved the vegetarian options the waiter gave them. Really recommend The tangine.
I recently discovered Jaan and absolutely loved their food and shishe. The atmosphere is also great. They have a very nice deck out the back and I even had my farewell party there. All my guests were served promptly and enjoyed the food. I highly recommend to try their wood fire oven baked pizza and charcoal grilled meat. Service...I didn't come across any rude staff. Overall, I think it's a nice place to go for group dinner or shishe and drinks.
The portions were generous and the food was good, the service was fine and quick. Prices were 25-30 for a main which is up there, but on the whole a very decent meal.
Really depends.. Come if you want to hang with a group of good friends. Wouldn't recommend if you're looking for a quick bite. Pizza's are all I've had and while the menu's pretty pricey, the food is good. My rating is based on experiences with groups of friends, never have I gone alone or with one other person (always 4+). Service is pretty slow and inconsistent but once again, it's a good place to chill in ambience.
We like coming here because the food is always tasty and the service is very friendly and attentive. We ordered the lamb iskender and the falafel kebab. They both came with a generous side dish of tabouli and fresh vegetables plus yoghurt. Well done, Jaan!
Lovely fresh food cooked perfectly. Our mains were served quite quickly as the restaurant wasn't busy. However as delicious as our meals were we felt they were over priced or they could have given more meat and rice for what we paid. The service was friendly but they checked up on us too many times. The decor was really nice but music would be a nice touch.
Our table also hadn't been wiped and my glass was a bit muggy. Other than that we all cleaned our plates.
We had dinner at Jaan on the 9th Jul 2011, we didn't have a booking but the waitress found us a table despite it being a very busy evening.
We had moussaka and it was fantastic, very tasty and a generous portion. No dessert due to being too full.
Being BYO is great too. The staff were friendly, this was my 2nd time at Jaan and I'll definitely be back for more!
Love the atmosphere of this place. The Portions are generous. Be careful eating an entrée as the entrée can be a lot more than the main. A great place to hang out with friends and indulge.
A group of four of us dined here in January and thoroughly enjoyed our respective meals. Service was attentive and prompt, despite the restaurant being relatively busy. We sat towards the back of the restaurant so had a nice view of the city. Portion sizes were generous and although corkage at $7pp is a little on the pricey side, being byo is certainly a plus. Would definitely dine here again.
Mostly had takeaways but have always had great food and very good service. The food is fresh and baklava is excellent
Jaan is definitely the best Turkish in Auckland. The food is fantastic, the service is always warm and inviting. I don't quite understand the previous review comments on service. I've been here at least once a month, and the standard has been consistently high.
Carmella @ Easy Food Hacks
+3.5
Jaan Turkish is housed in a converted villa in the main street of Kingsland. The décor is nicely understated. There was a collection of hookahs (smoking pipes) on display, not sure if these are available for patrons. I was surprised walking into Jaan just after midday on Friday to realise our group of 6 were the only people dining. This is large space, with seatings downstairs and also out in the courtyard.
We decided to share a range from the lunch menu (more limited than the dinner menu). Jaan also serves a range of wood-fired pizzas, but we stuck to the first page. Even though we were the only people there, and our orders were taken soon after, the meals took a while to come out. All the dishes came with salad leaves with a citrus dressing and hummus, and some were served with Turkish pida bread.
The meat mezza platter ($17) was a generous serving with crumbed chicken, a grilled chicken nibble, spiced lamb medallion, lamb-filled filo cigars and a selection of dips. The meats were nicely spiced and the grilled chicken was suitably smokey. We sampled two of the shish kebabs, which are meats flame-grilled on an open fire. These are served with green salad, hummus and bread but the promised tabouli and chilli and yoghurt dips were missing. The kofta shish ($15) is spiced minced lamb marinated with onions, red capsicum and pasley. The chicken shish ($15) presented as cubes of marinated chicken. The kofta was the pick, with the aromatics and spices giving plenty of flavour to the mince. I found the muska boregi ($12) filo triangles’ filling of spinach and feta too salty, and the pastry oily.
While I enjoyed the meal at Jaan, the dishes we had were basic, even if they were tasty enough. The dinner menu looked more interesting (tagine, moussaka).
For more photos, see http://easyfoodhacks.blogspot.co.nz/2014/04/jaan-turkish-restaurant-kingsland.html#more
Jaan looks like a little old cottage just stuck there in the middle of Kingsland, but it's no cottage, it's a full on Turkish restaurant with extra yum on the side! I went on a relatively busy evening and service was a little slow and erroneous but I guess due to the nature of it being a hot, busy evening it's not unforgivable!
Whilst the food on offer does not look like what you see in the photographs here, it's still well presented and tastes delicious. Kate W is right, that combination shish is awesome, and yes, the evening I went was for a rugby game too, so it is ideal for pre-rugby food with a good bit more quality than what you'll get at eden park for pretty much the same price!
Combination shish is AMAZING! Tastes just like the real thing from Turkey or Greece especially the rice. No idea what gives it that distinct flavour but it's amazing. And they do takeaways...it's just a shame I don't live closer. The wine sleection isn't amazing but for a cheap and very cheerful meal out, this hits the spot. Great for pre-rugby match grub :)
I like the rice taste. It makes me remember the same feeling when I had in Istanbul. However, for lamb shank, I feel it's a bit oily, like lamb shank bolognese. But overall food are so good. I recommend grilled meat. It so so good. The service is great. Restaurant is clean and good atmosphere.
We thought we'd try out this Mediterranean restaurant in Kingsland. It was a pretty interesting place, food was ok but not really spectacular. We had babaganoush and their mixed grill. I was expecting more I guess as we have tried other Mediterranean restaurants around that were really superb. Service was good 'tho.
Best Mediterranean food in Auckland!
Such delicious flavours in all their dishes!
The meat was perfectly cooked and paired well with fresh Salads and a variety of dips!
Also it looks out to the neighbourhood behind and its nice to dine away by the window looking out.
Do note that on hot days, the place does get very hot even next to a window.
Would highly highly recommend this amazing place! The food here is just too good for people who love Mediterranean food! We go here for all milestone celebrations and happy moments! Always a feel good place for food! Staff are friendly and very accommodating as well! Be it time with family, friends or a date- suits any occasion literally! I would go here any day!
Unbelievably good food. Best hummus i’ve ever had in my life, ended up leaving with 2 tubs. Everything was fresh and made in house. The staff were helpful and friendly. 10/10 would recommend this place for amazing food and a casual night out.
Attended with the cabincrew ladies last wk Friday, Food was absolutely amazing, the size of my plate, goodness gracious, it was humugus!!!! Thank you for the wonderful food and overall experience, my mojito was nice and strong as it should be. Will have to bring my family here. Overall highly recommend
Absolutely highly recommend Jaan. We dined here last night by chance for a late bite, and were 'wowed' by the Staff, seriously delicious food - superb, and decor.
We are definitely returning, probably sooner than later.
Our Server was attentive, good customer service along with the lovely Lady who greeted, seated and settled our bill.
Thank you for the complimentary Orange Turkish Delight wow, super delicious.
First time trying it last night and the food and service was amazing!
Friendly staff and well set, clean place.
Had a mix of meat and vegetarian options with great variety. Will come by again.
Delicious food full of flavour with decent portions. There humus is a must have!!!! Only thing to improve on is probably their customer service, we walked in with no other customers there, all the staff just stared at us with out greeting….slightly awkward…
Food was absolutely delicious. We had the mixed grill and the breads and dips and the chicken was extremely tender. The salad had the most beautiful dressing. We will be back for sure
Came here on 13/5/23 around 8-9pm, white lady behind the bar reception was extremely rude for no reason. This is not my first time being served by her, and she still has not been able to make a change with her attitude. I love this restaurant but she needs to fix up or go.
Other than that the food and shisha was awesome. The two ladies serving us downstairs were lovely and respectful.
Great spot. Guy in the jacket was informative and helpful. Obviously a family joint as they care about their work. Great view to contemplate life as you sip a Pinot noir and eat dolmades. Bliss is only a meze plater away.
Amazing place. Beautiful interiors. Fantastic staff. The food was good, one of the best Arabian (Turkish/Lebanese) style food I have had in Auckland.
Great food, great selection, great service but it can get a bit loud in there when crowded.
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