kilim

wentbackhere recently, it is still the same, the food is still amazing and resonable. service is fast and you can b.y.o.

i always get the vege meze platter which is full of yummy goodies, you will not go away hungry - their spanakoppita and haulmi is awesome.

you will not regret going there.

have been here a few times as the kebabs are amazing. recently decided to try the mixed grille and now unsure if i would be able to gobackto a kebab. they are unreal!! so much goodness

simply brilliant. i ordered the mixed grill with a couple of friends and it was just brilliant. it was $17 and worth every cent, meat was grilled to perfection and seasoned brilliantly, rice, condiments, salads and sauces were spot on. i don't live locally but will make a point to comebackand bring the family, it's that good.

this is one of the best finds ever. it's central, affordable, the food is authentic and hearty, no corkage fee (for the alcoholics) and the decor is gorgeous. the only downsides are the set booking times either 6pm which can be a bugger if you are racingbackfrom town or 7.30 where you are tempted to eat a pre dinner before hand and spoil your appetite...and the cosieness of the place can mean the acoustics of a large table of cackling tipsy ladies can put you off your meal. but all and all the good outweighs the not so good. the chicken meze is a highlight. if you like a bit of everything it's sure to please. the staff are usually pretty good and the meals come out in good time, considering they are usually very busy. i don't know how they manage the constant swarms of people, noise and endless telephone ringing in a small setting but they seem to pull it off!

booked a table for a group of  9 on friday night celebrating a birthday. we started the meal with curly fries (yum) and most ordered either mixed iskendar and doner kebabs for mains. they catered for different dietary requirements (vegan & celiac) and meal portions were huge, fresh and delicious - no one had room for dessert which was just as well, as once we were served mains, waiting staff didn't comebackto check if we wanted anything else (the rating would have been a 5 otherwise). will definitely comebackagain

beautiful food! reasonably priced and no corkage fee! mixed grill was awesome, my friend had a vegetarian meal and even that looked delicious (and i don't do vegetarian) can't wait to gobackagain

a sizeable group of us went to kilim as a prelude to our friday night boogie. i've been here several times and as always the food hit the spot. we started with the zucchini and carrot fritters. they were perfect pillows served on a bed of creamy hummus and a side of warm soft bread. delicious and a good size just to wet your appetite. no picture sorry, we devoured them so fast! on the table we had an array of dishes including the lamb iskender, spinach borek, chicken and lamb salad, chicken shish, chicken mezze and vegetable mezze. from the general silence and clean plates it's fair to say the meals were very well received. i had the spinach borek which was beautiful filo scrolls stuffed with feta and just slightly wilted spinach. it was crisp, smokey, cheesy and earthy. all with a myriad of dips and salad. the beetroot dip is my favourite. it's a perfect mixture of grainy and smooth, not too sweet and is perfectly cooling.
be warned, the meals are very generous! definitely one to sooth the soul.
service is quick and attentive and quite laidbackwith patrons able to refill their own water glasses.
decor and ambience is a huge plus. very atmospheric with the turkish tile work, hangings and bustling kitchen.
i would book in advance because this place is always busy!
price was very reasonable. oh and did i mention there is no corkage fee?? what more could you want?

beautiful food and would highly recommend...... stumbled across this place as hubby and i were looking for somewhere different to eat and we will gobackfor sure.

first time dining at kilim, and sadly wasn't impressed. food was bland and the service was poor, only came and took our main order with drinks, we had to ask for dessert and they didn't comebackto check if we would like anything how things were going..... and then when they did finally decide to come to our table it was to kick us out. shame, but will not be returning.

my three friends and i dined at kilim in petone a few months ago and it was the worst restaurant experience any of us have ever had. despite booking a table for four people one week in advance, we were squashed in at a small square table for two. the couple to the left of us were seated at a round table and, when they left, they suggested we push the two tables together. the waitress walked past and half heartedly suggested the same thing, but made no move to try and sort it out for us. anyway, it kind of worked out - we had more room but one table was way taller than the other so it was hardly ideal.
we then placed our orders and waited approximately one and a half hours for our meals to arrive. by then we were all half cut despite the fact two of us were driving (perhaps because no water was offered). there were about six people working in the restaurant but not one of them came to offer any apology or explanation about the meals taking so long, it was only after we started to get a bit scratchy that any notice was taken of us. there was one younger girl who was very polite and helpful but the rest were extremely impolite and snotty, basically giving us rude stares and coming across like they couldn’t care less and we were the ones being rude for complaining!
about an hour into it a more senior waitress came over with a pad and paper, begrudgingly asked us what we ordered, and marched off. half an hour later three of the meals arrived, one of which was not the right order. the fourth meal arrived another 15 minutes later.
after practically begging, we were offered one meal free. when we went to pay we felt like the worst people on the planet, despite us being the customers who had turned up for a nice girl’s night out and a simple turkish meal.
we will not be goingbackand it is definitely not on my list of restaurants to recommend!

kilim is a great place to dine, very affordable and friendly local service! have been a regular for a while and have definately not received feedback or service that the person below is mentioning!! food for all ages this place is truly a hidden treasure!! love it and will always bebackyum!! :)

first we were in squashed seating down the back, then the waitress in a rather impolite way suggests we order our own drinks so that she doesn't have to, and then when the food finally came it was barely hot and the meat was dry. never comingbackto this place and not recommending it either

went to kilim last night and it was great, good food, service and the atomosphere was fantastic as the place was packed. we had the pita and dips to start and then moved onto the lamb shish - the dips were fantastic and the meat cooked to perfection.

great place to go for a casual tasty meal. will bebackfor sure.

after having recommended to me and reading all the positive reviews, i was hugely dissappointed when i went to kilim on saturday night. the staff were abrupt and rude and we were given a table right next to the door which sent through a cold draught each time it was opened (which was very regularly since it's takeaway too). my partner asked if we could shift tables because of this, but they never gotbackto us. we ended up paying for our drinks and leaving. don't think we'll be goingbackin a hurry.

delicious food. so yummy and miles apart from all the fast food turkish places (though this is no slower, just done so much nicer). the environment is very thought out and cosy. will definitely goback:)