🕐 Hours
Mo-Su 16:00-23:00
About this spot
In Oud-West's Albert Cuypstraat, Orontes delivers an addictive Turkish feast where the fried squid rings are a crunchy, spicy standout and the knede tartaar offers a savory hit of spiced beef mince. Skip the generic salads and dive straight into the baked mussels with tomato and parsley or the octopus salad dressed with wine and capers for a taste that feels authentically local. The kitchen's mastery of simple ingredients shines through in dishes like the grilled eggplant with fresh mint, proving you don't need fancy techniques to create unforgettable flavors.
💡 Tips before you go
- Order the fried squid rings immediately as they sell out quickly due to their perfect balance of spice and crunch.
- Ask for extra cacık on the side to cool down the heat from the spiced beef mince in the knede tartaar.
- Save room for dessert, but if you must choose a sweet treat, the Greek yogurt salad with mint is a refreshing palate cleanser.
Menu40 items
Appetizers
Arugula salad with tomato, avocado, pomegranate, sunflower seeds, paprika, garlic, olive oil, and pomegranate sauce
Roka salatası
€9
Baked mussels with tomato, pepper, and parsley
Mosselen
€9.5
Baked stuffed mushrooms with spiced feta cheese
Mantar dolması
€8.5
Chickpeas, tahini paste, cumin, olive oil, and pomegranate sauce
Humus
€8.5
Cooked sea kale with yogurt, olive oil, and garlic
Zeekraal
€8
Fried and spiced spinach with paprika and sunflower seeds on a bed of garlic yogurt
Ispanak
€9
Fried shrimp with tomato, paprika, pepper, and parsley
Garnalen
€9.5
Fried squid rings
Kalamar
€10.5
Greek yogurt salad with cucumber, mint, dill, and garlic
Cacık
€7.5
Grilled eggplant with tomato and pepper, fresh mint, and pomegranate sauce
Babaganuç
€9
Knede tartaar filled with spiced beef mince, served with cacık
Oruk met bulgur
€9
Octopus salad with olive oil, dried tomato, cucumber, herbs, capers, and wine
Ahtapot salatası
€12.5
Red lentil soup
Mercimek çorbası
€7.5
Rolled feta cheese with herbs in phyllo dough, fried in oil
Sigara börek
€7.5
Shepherd's salad with lettuce, cucumber, tomato, feta, mint, olive oil, and pomegranate sauce
Çoban salatası
€9
Spiced beef in oven-baked phyllo dough, served with cacık
Talaş böreği
€8
Spiced feta cheese with spinach and walnuts in oven-baked phyllo dough
Orontes börek
€8
Stewed green beans with sun-dried tomato, onion, and olive oil
Taze fasulye
€8.5
Mains
Eggplant casserole with pepper, paprika, tomatoes, garlic, and melted cheese
Güveç
€23.5
Grilled, marinated chicken cutlet with bulgur, cacık, and salad
Tavuk pirzola
€23
Grilled, marinated dorade with bulgur and salad
Çupra
€28.5
Grilled, marinated lamb skewer with bulgur, cacık, and salad
Et şiş
€28.5
Grilled, marinated sea bass with bulgur and salad
Levrek
€28.5
Grilled, marinated tongue (daily price)
Dil balığı
€0
Grilled, marinated, and spiced lamb chops with bulgur, cacık, and salad
Kuzu pirzola
€29.5
Mixed grill (with et şiş, tavuk pirzola, and adana kebab) with bulgur, cacık, and salad
Karişık ızgara
€29.5
Oven-baked eggplant filled with spiced vegetables and feta
İmam Bayıldı
€23.5
Oven-baked salmon fillet with dill, garlic, lemon, and orange
Firinda somon
€27
Spiced lamb mince on skewer with phyllo bread
Adana kebab
€23.5
Spiced lamb mince rolled in phyllo bread with garlic yogurt, butter, and tomato sauce
Beyti
€28
Stir-fried lamb shoulder with paprika, green pepper, tomato, garlic, and herbs
Saç kavurma
€28.5
Sides
Pickles
Turşu
€5
Potato portion
Portie patat
€5.5
Set Meals
Meze table for four (combination of six warm and six cold appetizers in larger portions)
Mezetafel voor vier
€108
Meze table for three (combination of six warm and six cold appetizers)
Mezetafel voor drie
€81
Meze table for two (combination of four warm and four cold appetizers)
Mezetafel voor twee
€54
Desserts
Sweet angel's nest of kadayif dough filled with mozzarella, butter, and pistachios (local specialty for 2 people)
Künefe
€12.5
Sweet rice pudding from the oven with walnuts, served cold
Sütlaç
€8
Thin layers of crispy phyllo dough filled with pistachio and sweet honey syrup
Baklava
€8
Thin layers of crispy phyllo dough filled with pistachio and sweet honey syrup, served with ice cream and whipped cream
Baklava dondurma
€9