Elif in Liverpool

Amazing food. This is by far the best Turkish food I have tasted in the UK.We ordered the prawns and sigara for starters and both absolutely delicious.We had a mixed grill for two for the main. The meat was juicy and cooked perfectly. The portion was HUGE which was great because we could enjoy it for another day. (We had half of the main meal left over). Controversial, but the rice was my favourite part. I could have eaten it till I popped.Ambiance was lovely and staff were pleasant. Lovely location.

I am a particularly picky eater as I grew up in Nigeria and thus I am used to spicy food. I reluctantly agreed to go here with a few work colleagues half expecting that I wouldn’t like whatever we ordered. We ordered the Karasik platter for 3 and it was the most amazing thing I had ever tasted till date. They were so flavourful and rich and the meet was well seasoned and reminded me of home. I am definitely going to be going back there to try more things on their menu now!I definitely and absolutely recommend!

The restaurant stands up to its reputation. The food is all fresh, cooked to order, extremely tasty and of high quality. Far better than other Turkish restaurants in Liverpool.Staff is all very attentive, fast and friendly, and the atmosphere is nice and always full of people. I recommend booking before hand as it gets busy.Will definitely visit again and recommend to anyone who likes this type of food.

Fantastic spot. The service is super quick and efficient, and I love that the restaurant is open plan and you can see the chefs cooking. The starters came quickly and were spectacularly good (recommend the baba ganoush, which came with pride bread). The aubergine main was a bit less good - quite mushy - but still nice. Recommended!

Don’t judge a book by it’s cover; this “tardis” of a restaurant serves fantastic, mouth-watering and full of flavour Turkish/Mediterranean grill food. Based in Liverpool City Centre, we loved dining here to celebrate my birthday and would absolutely recommend to book ahead as they were queuing out of the door to eat here!The restaurant is very busy but comfortably packs plenty of tables in, able to fit more diners than you realise when you first arrive. Staff are friendly and attentive and you can see straight way how popular this venue is, and why – the amazing food!A vast menu full of mouth-watering choices; meats, cheeses, breads, sauces all sounding divine, and all cooked in front of you in an open BBQ grill-style kitchen area. When we arrived there was a queue of people looking for a table here, with about a half an hour to an hour wait, so I am glad that we booked a table but this only made us more excited to be there as this was clearly a good choice.

The food was delicious, but the restaurant was too crowded it would be better to book in advance or you I'll wait outside. The staff some of them were good but the others were bad and impatient.The space between the tables is too narrow.That was my first experience and it will be the last

Ate here twice while at Liverpool and it was just the best restaurant I went to during my 10-day stay. Food is amazing, we finished everything we ordered. The meatballs were really good, so was the halloumi. The chickpea rice is well seasoned and delicious. Even their salads were wonderful. They had good service as well. Would especially recommend the lunch deal that goes from 11-5 — Elif is always good value for money any time of day but *especially* during the lunch deal.

Dishes are fantastic delicious. I definitely recommend this place if you like to taste Turkish ( Anatolian ) Kitchen in Liverpool. Staff are so kind their service is so quick as well.

I went on a Saturday night. It was way too crowded, we had to wait a bit although we had a reservation and the staff looked quite stressed. Once they allocated us a table everything went perfect, the food was fast and delicious. Very big portions and good quality. Totally recommend!

Really enjoyed my lunch today, great food and lovely atmosphere. The meat was juicy and the chicken had that perfect charcoal taste. I would definitely go again.