hakiki turkish ice cream

ambitious venture, but definitely paying off!. we stumbled upon hakiki by accident on our way to a show at the enmore theatre, and we were glad we did. the owners were so incredibly friendly and happy to answer our questions, and were keen for us to try all theflavoursbefore choosing our cups/cones. i loved the stringiness of the ice cream, and theflavourswere incredible. we will certainly be back to try all the others, and any new ones that turn up!

they took the time to explain the process of making the ice cream, including the use of salep (orchid root), and there were such uniqueflavourslike the traditional maras, melon and feta, grape molasses and tahini, and my favourite so far, cacao and sour cherry.

very ambitious opening up on a strip of road that has other famous ice cream/gelato shops, but you will definitely be competitive and we hope they stick around for a long time! :)

i was actually on my way to find where cow & moon was until my friend pointed out if this was the turkish ice cream place i've been wanting to try for ages. i squealed - it was.

i'm a huge fan of middle eastern food and i's seen countless videos on youtube about the stretchy textures of turkish ice cream - it was something i've been wanting to try! it didn't disappoint. i went to during a quiet time at 4 or 5pm and tried some flavours. the feta & melon is what i'll recommend to people. it's a perfect combination of sweet and sour. it's beautiful. my friend and i had 4flavoursso we could sample a few. the turkish delight was sweet.

the service was ace! the counter person was helpful and patience!

hakiki on enmore road specialises in turkish treats such as baklava and turkish delights (which is as far as my knowledge in turkish treats goes), and apparently only opened not even 2 weeks ago. we saw some very unusual ice creamflavoursout of the total 14 on display. the more interesting ones include:

hakiki on enmore road specialises in turkish treats such as baklava and turkish delights (which is as far as my knowledge in turkish treats goes), and apparently only opened not even 2 weeks ago. we saw some very unusual ice creamflavoursout of the total 14 on display. the more interesting ones include: ...

delicious - but service left a sour taste for me :(. i'd heard lots of good things about hakiki, and had been really excited about visiting for some time. the icecream certainly lived up to expectations and we had a coffee and apple tea which were lovely too. however i felt i was very unpleasantly treated by one of the staff when i was there, and this really ruined the experience for me.

the two women who seemed to be on primary service duty were absolutely lovely, and were inviting other customers to try manyflavoursbefore purchasing, and talking them through the process of making the icecream, and through what some of the less common and more traditional turkishflavourswere. this seems to be indicative of the general standard of service at hakiki, as we saw many groups come through while we were seated and they were all treated to this lovely experience, which the other reviews here also echo. however, this wasn't my experience.

there was only one couple in front of me in the line when i was waiting to order, and they were being talked through the range offlavoursand trying several. i was just waiting my turn, when another lady came up to serve me and pretty brusquely asked me what i wanted. when i asked politely what some of theflavoursdown the opposite end of the cabinet were (because i couldn't see due to the couple in front of me), she snapped 'well they all have tags on them, what do you want?'. when i asked some questions about things i didn't understand (what someflavourswere, the difference between their hand-churned icecream and their other icecream) she responded unhelpfully, with the minimum explanation possible and in an extremely rude tone. i felt rushed, condescended to and as though i had done something wrong. i could have understood this manner if they'd been busy - but i was the only customer in line after the couple who were already being served so i didn't understand why i was being treated so much worse. i was left feeling uncomfortable and personally unwelcome given that everybody else in the cafe seemed to be experiencing such wonderful service. it just really ruined something that i'd been looking forward to for ages.

the icecream itself is delicious and they should be proud, and it seems that generally the service is great there, so i would still say to go without hesitation. but i was made to feel so small that i'm not sure i'd go in again :(

haikiki is a popular ice cream parlour which offers classic turkish ice cream or dondurma, baklava and an assortment of turkish delights. turkish ice-cream differs from the typical italian gelato in its thick and elastic texture. hence, it does not melt easily and dirty your hands (oh great!!)

i tried their version of pistachio and burnt caramel and they tasted thick and creamy. hakiki is a worthy alternative to the nearby cow & the moon, gelato blue and messina. i will go back for their turkish delights and baklavaflavours😋😋

enmore is my favourite place for ethnic and artisan food because they rarely disappoint (look at my ratings and the spot ons!). and enmore/newtown is fast becoming the dessert paradise in sydney 😆😆

it was time to order my ice cream. i had a look at the ice cream cabinet and didn’t recognise many of the flavours. sure it looked like ice cream. but i never hadflavourslike grape molasses and tahini, melon and feta cheese. so i did what any reasonable person would do. i asked the staff “what do you recommend”.

delicious - but service left a sour taste for me :(. i'd heard lots of good things about hakiki, and had been really excited about visiting for some time. the icecream certainly lived up to expectations and we had a coffee and apple tea which were lovely too. however i felt i was very unpleasantly treated by one of the staff when i was there, and this really ruined the experience for me.

the two women who seemed to be on primary service duty were absolutely lovely, and were inviting other customers to try manyflavoursbefore purchasing, and talking them through the process of making the icecream, and through what some of the less common and more traditional turkishflavourswere. this seems to be indicative of the general standard of service at hakiki, as we saw many groups come through while we were seated and they were all treated to this lovely experience, which the other reviews here also echo. however, this wasn't my experience.

there was only one couple in front of me in the line when i was waiting to order, and they were being talked through the range offlavoursand trying several. i was just waiting my turn, when another lady came up to serve me and pretty brusquely demanded that i place my order. when i asked politely what some of theflavoursdown the opposite end of the cabinet were (because i couldn't see due to the couple in front of me), she snapped 'well they all have tags on them, what do you want?'. when i asked some questions about things i didn't understand (what someflavourswere, the difference between their hand-churned icecream and their other icecream) she responded unhelpfully, with the minimum explanation possible and in an extremely rude tone. i felt rushed, condescended to and as though i had done something wrong. i could have understood this manner if they'd been busy - but i was the only customer in line after the couple who were already being served so i thought it was quite unacceptable. i was left feeling uncomfortable and personally unwelcome given that everybody else in the cafe seemed to be experiencing such wonderful service. it just really ruined something that i'd been looking forward to for ages.

the icecream itself is delicious and they should be proud, and it seems that generally the service is good there, so i would still say to go without hesitation. but i was made to feel so small that i'm not sure i'd go in again :(

totally just dug into the icecream without taking photos - oops :p tried this place for the first time after watching a show at enmore theatre. the place was packkked!! i can see why though, there were heaps of awesome and different flavours. we got the strawberries and cream and baklava scoops for $7, good value considering one flavour is $5! the former tasted amazing but while i enjoyed the latter, i personally didn't like it as much. wanted to try their turkish delight ($1?!) but totally forgot by the time we picked our icecreamflavourshahah... next time!

on a cold winter night a large crowd outside an ice cream parlour means something big is happening inside! being my inquisitive self i had to see what i was missing out on.
it was the new hakiki turkish ice cream & baklava shop on enmore road, newtown which has only been open one month.

nev bagriyanik and his wife zeyneb have brought authentic turkish delights, sweets and ice cream to sydney!

on entering the store, i crane my neck to see the variety of colourful ice creams displayed in the bain-marie over the waiting crowd. all the ice cream here is handmade and freshly churned by nev himself.
every so often you can watch him churn the ice cream using a long stick - using the customary method of pulling and stretching, a technique still used today by street venders all over turkey.

nev told me that he uses a goat's milk and cow's milk blend which is mixed with a wild orchid root called "salep". the "salep" gives the ice cream its unique texture that is thicker than normal ice cream. the ice cream is also very stretchy and yes you can chew it!

the traditionalflavoursare to die for as well as the experimental ones. they have turkish delight, caramelized fig and walnut, burnt caramel, roasted pistachio, melon and feta, pomegranate and luscious chocolate. theflavoursall change frequently as nev makes new creations.

it is good that you can taste test before you buy. i started off with just the base used in all the ice creams - a goat's milk and cow's milk blend. that was so creamy and tasty on its own.
after trying a few more samples i settled on the turkish delight, caramelized fig and walnut and melon and feta combination.

it is the only ice cream that you can eat with a knife and fork. the traditional way of eating it is on a plate. this will cost you just $8, but most customers choose to eat their choices in a cup or a cone.
prices are 1 scoop $4, 2 scoops $6 or 3 scoops for $8.

next my eyes light up as i see the baklava section! nev's wife, zeyneb makes all the baklava, sweets and cookies for the shop. i sampled on this visit the sour cherry baklava. how delicious was this morsel. no wonder the trays are looking rather empty. customers are buying up in large quantities.

zayneb also makes all the turkish delights available to purchase. i thought there was only one kind until now - the rose one. you can try otherflavoursas well like pistachio, hazelnut and molasses. i've got my weekend bag of sweets for the couch later on tonight!

nev kindly brings out some turkish coffee to sample. it is made by the traditional turkish method, with a metal pot, heated on hot sand and simmered until the coffee is rich, dark and full of flavour. you can enjoy it straight or tweak the coffee to your liking with milk, cardamom, cinnamon or mastic options, all served in beautiful turkish silverware.

turkish apple tea, sour cherry and fresh pomegranate juices are also popular choices if the coffee is not for you.

hakiki is a very popular addition to the sydney ice cream scene and the crowds are making it obvious that they love it and there is no need to travel now to istanbul to get real turkish ice cream and sweets.

delectable turkish ice-cream parlour in newtown. already, you can tell that its definitely getting a glowing review from me!. i truly love all theflavoursthey have and want to go back!. i’m quite surprised that they weren’t all that entirely sweet, except the turkish delight (pink) and the melon & feta (orange).

3/10

bad service: most ice cream shops would allow you to tryflavoursbefore making a decision. however hakiki works differently, after asking to try a flavour, they gave us a disgusted and tired look.

terrible ice cream: the chocolate ice cream that we were forced to settle on tasted absolutely atrocious to the point where my partner and i could no longer have any more after 2 spoons and threw 90% of it away.

very interesting type of gelato a nice and heaps of goodflavourslike baklava. we also enjoyed a few types of different baklava like cherry. they also have turkish coffee and tea which is very good, as well as turkish delight.

we got why this place got good reviews. the ice creams are really great! lovely elastic texture and didn’t melt as quick as normal ice cream. great range offlavourstoo! we tried their walnut & fig, coffee & cream and the orange blossom flavour. love them all :) also tried aniseed and orange turkish delight which we wished we bought more of!

turkish icecream is different from gelato or western icecream. it stretches and it doesn’t easily melt. the reason why it doesn’t melt is because salep, a dried powdered root from an orchid that grows in southern turkey is added to it. this powder also gives the icecream it’s extra creamy texture which i just loved. hakiki’sflavoursare extensive and include very turkishflavourssuch as baklava, tahini, pomegranate & raspberry. they also serve teas and coffees and turkish pastries which i want to go back for. #hakiki