Blue Door Restaurant Alsancak Opening Last Night

BeeBop


Joined: 16/05/2009
Posts: 70

Message Posted:
26/06/2010 12:10

A big thank you to Rudi and his very efficient staff for the opening party of his new restaurant Blue Door in Alsancak. Wishing you all the best and looking forward to dinning in the restaurant very soon.

andrew4232



Joined: 04/07/2009
Posts: 1543

Message Posted:
26/06/2010 12:14

so where is this place i saw the advert in the paper but it was not giving much info as to location food menu etc

BeeBop


Joined: 16/05/2009
Posts: 70

Message Posted:
26/06/2010 12:21

The restaurant is located next door to Atakara Supermarket in Alsancak on the main road. The menu is Turkish/Cypriot, loads of parking at the back and lovely restored cypriot house for indoor and outdoor dinning.

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
03/07/2010 11:43

Has anyone tried this place for a meal yet?



Do they serve just drinks or do you have to eat there?



Thanks



Maggie

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
03/07/2010 11:55

Great - another restaurant within walking distance for us.



Will be sure to try next time we're there.



Wishing you every success.

parklanecyp


Joined: 24/03/2010
Posts: 423

Message Posted:
03/07/2010 12:13

Congratulations on a lovely place wish you all the best you will do well

ianwfs


Joined: 08/01/2008
Posts: 563

Message Posted:
03/07/2010 14:52

I was there a couple of days ago. Nice atmosphere and friendly staff. Full meze for three, a bottle of wine and 3 bottles of water, 143TL

Janann


Joined: 07/03/2008
Posts: 47

Message Posted:
04/07/2010 11:47

We took 6 friends with us last night to try it out. I chose lamb chops and asked for vegetables but no rice. It arrived with rice and no veg! The others chose various steaks and also lamb chops and the meat was lovely but we were disappointed with the frozen chips. When asked if we enjoyed the meal we said yes but mentioned our disappointment with frozen chips. His comment was that the Germans prefer frozen chips then said 'Germany 4 - England 1' rather rudely. Will we return - Mmmmmmm - maybe we will leave it to the Germans who he obviously prefers to cater for.

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
04/07/2010 11:53

Have to disagree with message 8, we were there last night and had a lovely meal, the only downside was the frozen vegetables but everything else was spot on.

JohhnyLee


Joined: 25/04/2009
Posts: 2495

Message Posted:
04/07/2010 14:20

Why any Resaturant here uses frozen veg, or frozen chips is beyond me. Why any one would eat them is also beyond me,



The Blue Door look's a beautiful Place, I am amazed that a place that looks so good would use frozen stuff.



I went to a local Bar in Alsancak last year, to book Sunday Lunch, and pointed out that we wanted fresh veg. The proprieter (ex pat) said, dont use any fresh veg it's no good the veg here. What a Berk, we must have some of the finest fruit and veg in the world, and so cheap.

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
04/07/2010 14:31

It is a beautiful place, very authentic, even down to the costumes worn by the waiters. We found the atmosphere very pleasant and the staff attentive without being in your face.I must say that I was surprised that frozen vegetables/chips were served, really not what I expected but maybe if enough people comment on it they may change their policy, it's such a shame that somewhere obviously designed to appear authentic let's itself down with something so trivial because everything else was lovely, and well priced too.

I don't think there are enough German people living here to keep a restaurant of that size going so perhaps the owner should take that into consideration if that is what he is basing the menus on.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
04/07/2010 14:49

JohhnyLee,



Was he a bit of a Grumpy Grouse?



It never ceases to maze me how this pathetic excuse for sheer laziness is trotted out when frozen veg are used.



I have a pathological distrust of anyone who claims that fresh vegetables are no good and that their customers prefers frozen... I've yet to meet anyone who prefers to pay for frozen food to be heated...



Apropos the Germany 4 - England 1, that's hopefully meant to be a joke... did you mention the War?

JohhnyLee


Joined: 25/04/2009
Posts: 2495

Message Posted:
04/07/2010 16:22

Groucho, what can I say, I beleive the establishment concerned as now changed hand's

dusty48


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 258

Message Posted:
05/07/2010 20:48

So how would you know if vegitables where frozen.







Post edited. Rule 3 applies

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
05/07/2010 21:09

That question has to be a wind up Dusty48, or have you never tasted fresh vegetables !

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
05/07/2010 21:36

I find it very difficult to comprehend that anyone would not know the difference in taste between fresh and frozen veg.



Have to admit, we do have frozen peas.

dusty48


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 258

Message Posted:
05/07/2010 21:58

No i have only spent 30 years with fresh/frozen vegatables so how can you tell, as 99% of people cannot tell,



Jeannie is correct peas are better frozen then fresh



Post edited. Rule 3 applies

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
05/07/2010 22:44

Dusty48

are you incapable of having a conversation or debate on this forum without resorting to calling people names? i.e. 'stupid', 'fool'? You really come across as a very aggressive person. I can only assume you have a really big chip on your shoulder - hope it's not a frozen one!



Maggie

op1966


Joined: 06/07/2010
Posts: 23

Message Posted:
06/07/2010 10:28

Hi

I'm the owner of the Blue Door Restaurant. I am sorry that you weren't pleased with what you get that night. My apologize for the missing things or ever went wrong. When something goes wrong it's always best to tell the truth so that things can be managed better.

Before you mentioned the frozen chips we already decided to try the fresh one. We appreciate people making suggestions to make something better. But we prefer it to be mentioned into our face like everyone would do.

To end the discussion about "frozen vegetable"! I invite everybody to come and see our kitchen stuff preparing the the food. The boiled vegetable you got were freshly boiled and lightly fried in the pan.

Please come and have a look so that you can assure. Vegetable cut like this and especially green squash you can't find frozen. Why on earth should we use frozen veg.? We are in the catering business for more than 20 years now and never used frozen veg. I do apologize for what went wrong that night

op1966


Joined: 06/07/2010
Posts: 23

Message Posted:
06/07/2010 12:25

Hi Groucho,



to end the needless discussion about our vegetable!!! It is NOT frozen!!! We use fresh vegetable bought at YA BELES Market! Go and ask them.....or better, come and see our kitchen and the chefs how they prepare the food.

The chips were frozen which are used by most of the restaurants. But we replace them by fresh cut potatoes for some of our customers suggested and we are always striving to please our customers. This is the reason why we are running restaurants since more than 20 years.

I am not sure if one of our waiters really claimed that we use frozen ones. I will find out and if it's true that he said that he surely will be admonish for that.

If something goes wrong in the beginning the shouldn't happen, but it does sometimes and we apologize for that.

So why should we affront people or do anything which would defect our business on purpose?

So.....dear Goucho, if you want to come and have a look into our kitchen, you are kindly invited to do so.

Olcay Popp

graycoul


Joined: 23/04/2009
Posts: 493

Message Posted:
06/07/2010 17:37

olcay pop



i wasnt going to come try it just because of the "frozengate" problem, i love home made chips and fresh veg

and there all good here, so as you explained so well i'll be there one day next week



gray



ps anyone mentions the germans and 4-1 i walk!!!

op1966


Joined: 06/07/2010
Posts: 23

Message Posted:
06/07/2010 20:16

Hi Gray,



I am looking forward to seeing you

Actually I am not really interested in football. But the game was good my husband said



Olcay

measey


Joined: 07/02/2009
Posts: 1037

Message Posted:
06/07/2010 20:44

must be fresh veg for me there is a difference, frozen Peas horrible.

daisy dukes


Joined: 06/09/2008
Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
06/07/2010 21:03

msg 21...HAHAHHAHAHAHA!! FROZENGATE!! Loved it....as for walking at any mention of the 4-1 score....i think it's time to just accept it, deal with with it, hang thy head and smile! Oh yeah, and enjoy the lovely food!!





DD

spangles


Joined: 22/10/2008
Posts: 411

Message Posted:
07/07/2010 06:15

Please can I have their telephone number. Thanks

Somerhalder


Joined: 03/08/2010
Posts: 2

Message Posted:
03/08/2010 14:48

I have eaten at Blue Door and loved the food, the service and general atmosphere, since i have been going for the past 3-4 weeks, all food has been fresh and delicious, i would recommend that all the above critics should revisit and revise their opinion of the constantly improving Blue Door Restaurant, you are truly missing out. Thank you for a few wonderful evenings!

britvic



Joined: 05/09/2008
Posts: 3039

Message Posted:
03/08/2010 15:02

The only problem I have with ANY restaurant I have visited while in NC is with the salads, there is never any dressing and unless you ask for it you will very rarely get a lemon or an olive!



P.s I haven't eaten at the Blue Door

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
03/08/2010 16:20

My experience is opposite to yours britvic in that practically every salad I have ever had here has been dressed with (usually) lemon juice and olive oil which is what I do at home and Cypriots do love their lemons. Last night I had lovely salad at Sardunye Beach Bar nicely dressed as described. I have had good salads at The Cabin, Paparas and Paprika which have all had dressing. Oh and my regular haunt, Kervan Pizza Garden.

Simhar


Joined: 18/05/2009
Posts: 227

Message Posted:
03/08/2010 16:34

And the last two posts relate to the Blue door how??????





Rudi, Looking forward to trying you out!

britvic



Joined: 05/09/2008
Posts: 3039

Message Posted:
03/08/2010 16:49

Simhar, Any comment keeps the thread 'up top'. Of course joanjelly I forgot about the Kervan.

silcuty21


Joined: 24/05/2010
Posts: 208

Message Posted:
03/08/2010 16:55

message 8



i ask you a country famed for its potatoes and that same country has a restuarant within its shores that serves

frozen chips i think thats disgusting and personally the managemnt should be ashamed of themselves

it surly and clearly shows they have no clue of running a restuarant and will not be around too long



shame on them



sylv

airy____fairy


Joined: 14/06/2008
Posts: 813

Message Posted:
03/08/2010 17:40

sylv (mes 31) - try reading message 19 and 20 - fresh chips now served !!!