kilim

absolutely loved it here. the guy who served me had agreatsense of humor, he made my day! the vegetarian meze had a fantastic variety of delicious morsels and the decor was really nice. couldn't fault.

we have visited this restaurant many times in the past and have always been impressed by thegreatfood and friendly service. however, last friday night we made the mistake of going there for an early evening (6pm) meal, accepted on the condition we vacated the premises by 7.30pm. normally this would have been ok as an hour and a half to consume a meal is realistic. however, on this occasion, after having arrived on time at 6pm, our order was not taken till around 6.30pm and the mains not delivered to our table until just before 7pm. after consuming our main course, we asked to look at the dessert menu, but were told, rather abruptly, that there was not enough time left to have a dessert and we would have to leave. we explained that our slow-delivered meal was not our fault, to which the waiter (manager?) said that they were too busy to serve us!
so it looks like this restaurant, in its attempt to make hay while the sun shines, is overcommitting itself and consequently the standard of service is slipping badly. after being loyal customers for many years, we left feeling very disappointed and have no strong desire to go back. my rating of 2.5 would have been lower was it not for the lovely main course (iskender) that was servered: no complaints there.

mouthwatering good! a busy hive of activity at this place. everyone wants a bit of the action - dine in and takeaway was off the charts crazy busy, but it created such agreatatmosphere and it had no impact on the speed it took for us to get a table (less than 10 minute wait with no booking) and the food came out pronto. food was just so yummy. big servings though, but so good for the price. service was hard to get their attention at times with so much going on around you, but when we had their attention they were wonderful. definitely going back. shame we're from australia as i wish this was my local.

my favourite place to eat! used to be round the corner so it was my go-to takeaway place but now i've moved further away i need my regular kilim fix!! dine in isgreatand free byo is a bonus! food is to die for and the portion sizes are incredibly generous. order the chicken meze - you will not be disappointed!

fantastic food, friendly staff, and the happy buzz that seems to always be here is wonderful. some places are noisy; with others it is a joyful buzz, as it is here. the food is really tasty andgreatvalue.

best kebabs i have eaten.
nice and fresh with lovely sauces. always get a takeaway but will dine in one day.greatvibe and friendly staff. always busy so must be a good sign.

another lovely night out with friends at kilim.  this place does one of the best thai / malay style red curries in town and the friendly, smiling, genuinely good service is always refreshing after consistently wishing for more at other less professional yet relaxed establishments.   kilim, is small so book a table in advance and bring your own wine or beer too!!  thanks for agreatnight, we will be back!

i have just got my driver's license, and to celebrate my girlfriend and i went to kilim for lunch.

we were also in the area and we are fan of turkish cuisine so we decided to give this one a try, and to see for ourselves why it had such good ratings. 

at first glance, the place looks small from the outside, but there are definitely more seats inside. just a tip, i don't know if it's just me, but the door was quite hard to open; maybe i just don't have enough muscles, but it felt like there was an air suction going on that made it a bit difficult to open. but never mind that, let's carry on with our dining experience.

as soon as we walked in, we knew we were in a turkish eatery. the smell, the music, the wall decorations, the lighting, and the ornaments, really gave us that authentic mediterranean setting. we sat on booth-style seats, the first thing i noticed was that there were throw pillows placed along it, and gave it that feeling that we were eating at a turkish home, which was pleasant.

i ordered their turkish chicken, which was marinated chicken that was grilled, served with a turkish-style salad mix, rice, turkish bread, and dips (hummus, beetroot puree, and greek yogurt (or similar)). the chicken was very delicious, and i could taste the spices they used to marinated it with, and there was so much chicken, especially for its price. another thing that stood out for me was the beetroot puree dip. i am not a beetroot fan, but i do not hate it either. but that puree was so nice and refreshing to my palette with its mildly sweet taste, that it was one of my favourite aspects of the meal. i do not even normally finish beetroot puree dips on other turkish places when i order iskenders.

my girlfriend ordered their pilavustu, it was grilled chicken served with rice and turkish bread. sound simple doesn't it? but it was more than worth its price of $10. the chicken had a delicious smoky charcoal flavour to it. 

we also ordered a bowl of fries. side dishes like this, i just expect them to be generic and similar for every eatery, but these fries i just have to comment on. i am a fan of crispy and thin fries. these were quite thick but i loved them because of their rich potato flavour, which i enjoyed savouring. you might be thinking, of course they will taste like that,  because they are potatoes and that all other fries will taste like that. but some fries, although quite crispy, some just taste quite bland, airy, and oily. my best description i could give you is that they tasted like the original flavour of pringles. 

the staff were friendly. there were also a few families with kids that were dining at the time. so it is a family friendly place. there was a small wooden rocking horse, which i presume can be used for kids. i have mentioned before that the lighting gave it more of an authentic feel, but it also meant that the photos that i took are not of best quality.

overall, my girlfriend and i were very happy with our dining experience, it was worth the price, agreatplace to celebrate and dine any time of the day, and we will definitely come back. i recommend this to everyone.

great value, $170 for 4 entrees, 6 mains, 1 desert and a soft drink.  we byo'd wine.  everything tastesgreatand the portions are ample.  we went at 6pm and were told when we booked that that was a booking until 7.30.  at such reasonable prices you can see why they need to turn over the customers, so i'm ok with that.  just wish i lived closer so i could go more often.

i went to kilim after hearing a lot ofgreatthings about it. i did not know what to expect as i hadn't tried turkish food before, but this food was great! the portion sizes were huge with one dish fulling up two people. i would absolutely recommend kilim for anyone wanting to go to petone for a meal.

we ate at kilim after hearinggreatrecommendations and we were not disappointed! the staff were friendly and our waitress was very helpful with answering our questions and recommending dishes. there were no delays with our food - we ordered starters and mains - although the restaurant was very busy. the meals are delicious and reasonably priced. we will definitely be returning to kilim and recommend this place to anyone who hasn't yet been!

i don't know what kathy was talking about; not being offered water.... there is a waterwell on the wall with glasses next to it to help yourself from. this is not a fine dining experience where one expects the very busy staff to cater for your every whim. my wife and i come here often and have done so with other friends/family/work colleagues for about three years. the atmosphere isgreat(yes if you are at the front of the establishment you will have to deal the door opening and closing all the time... this is a very busy place). the staff are efficient on the whole if not sometimes harried during busy hours.
we have hardly ever had our orders wrong, and never waited an uncomfortable time to either have our orders place or our food served.
myself and my wife understand the style of restaurant kilim is and therefore come with a nice couple of bottles of wine, order meze etc and ask the wait staff to bring it when it is ready or when they have time. this is time we enjoy together, and we have never been disappointed with our evenings at kilim.
kathy, if kilim was your worst restaurant experience ever for all your group, i would have to say you are all very lucky in your previous experiences and maybe his type of establishment is not suited to you.
as for us, we are having a family dinner on sunday there on before xmas. there will be 14 of us from all over nz. i chose here instead of anywhere in wellington as it is the perfect place, and such a gem.
by the way both my wife and i are in the catering trade and are very conversed with different cuisines

this place is just round the corner and i've been well over 30 times eirther for a quick take-away lunch or a sit down meal, the food is perfect and you can't beat the price specially with no corkage fee however the customer service generally stuffs up everytime i bring people there and can be embarrassing when you've just raved about howgreatit is, the other week a group of us went for a sit down lunch and had a 4 year old child with us, i know they do kebabs on sticks so we asked if we could have one of those as they don't provide kids meals, the guy was very rude and (nearly yelling) told us they only do whats on the board which was a $16 main meal which just wouldn't of suited a 4 year old, we ended up getting her a happy meal from mcd's, the parents of the child were horrified and i was very embarrassed, also on another occasion i took another group their and they forgot my meal, after getting it 10 mins after the people at my table had finished theirs i finally got mine, they really should of offered a discount, if the food wasn’t so good i wouldn't keep going back.

a return visit - v busy saturday night seated in rear section with a couple of large exuberant groups. staff attentive and prompt - accommodating in re-seating a couple of family groups away from the noise when they asked. foodgreateven though flat-out all night. bill was accurate and v reasonable. nice clean comfortable decor. recommended - you do need to book on busy nights - many turned away.

kilim is agreatplace 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 be back yum!! :)