Tasting Notes
Örnek Et Steak House is at Nilüfer Hatun Caddesi 1/A in the Nilüferköy quarter of Osmangazi, at the Bademli junction. The place combines a butcher's counter with a restaurant, and its dry-aged beef is aged for 28 days.
Steaks and special cuts
The meat list has porterhouse, T-bone, Dallas steak (also with mustard sauce) and beef chops. The special cuts include tenderloin in butter, julienne tenderloin, a lamb mix, two Fiorentina versions and the house Ottoman steak. Lamb ribs and Şaşlık are among the recommended dishes.
Starters, köfte and dessert
Cold cuts are smoked beef and carpaccio. Hot starters include flambéed mushrooms, onion flower and hummus with pastırma. Köfte comes plain, with kaşar, as Kalkan köfte and with smoky aubergine, and burgers are the house burger, sucuk burger and a lokum burger. Desserts are carrot-slice baklava, crème brûlée, süt helvası, rice pudding and a katmer for four.
“Order the Ottoman steak or a Dallas steak for the table, and ask which sizes the köfte comes in.”
LR Kitchen — field note