Sailors Hotel Restaurant

In the beautiful town of Alacati, walk past dozens of art galleries, stone houses with lila and blue shutters...take in the creative energy, the flowers bursting out of mounted pots, dripping from wooden balconies...walk over the cobble stones and between the boutique stores and you will find the Sailor's Hotel Restaurant.

lovely stone houses of Alacati

We arrived in warm spirits and after a very helpful waitress suggested a particularly cool spot, placed our orders from an extensive Menu. A pretty wooden bowl full of bread, a little plate of pickles and tiny bottles full of olive oil, sour pomegranate juice and balsamic vinegar were brought to the table in short order.

cobble stone streets lined with art galleries and boutiques

Mina's Verdict:

I had the 'summer pasta' which was very nice. Pasta with fresh basil, cherry tomatoes, roasted pine nuts and famous Izmir Tulum (cheese). Light, fresh and tasty. The pine nuts gave the whole thing a nutty flavour; unusual, but tasty!

Summer Pasta with fresh basil, cherry tomatoes, roasted pine nuts and Izmir Tulum cheese

Next to the pasta, I also had some bulgur salad. It worked really well with the sour pomegranate juice and olive oil. Finally, the double espresso was just right.

Patrick's Verdict:

This restaurant on Alacati's main street is ver cute. A dozen tables outside and a well-stocked bar inside. We sat outside and had a very tasty lunch after a half days doing not very much! I fancied something simple- kofte and potatoes. It came on a rectangular grey plate - 7 pieces of spiced meatballs and a good portion of thick cut chips with a spicy pepper and a nice little side salad. The kofte was very good - well cooked, not fatty and with a great kick. The chips were perfectly cooked, crispy on the outside and fluffy within and the salad was fresh. Thoroughly enjoyable. Cappuccino also tasty - great foam.

kofte and potato wedges

Scores

Mina
Food                3/5
Presentation     3/5
Setting             4/5
Service            3/5
Total score     13/20

Patrick
Food                4/5
Presentation     3/5
Setting             4/5
Service             3/5
Total score      14/20

We ate:        Kofte, Pasta, Salad
We drank:   sparkling water, espresso, capuccino
Price:           about 50TL/18 pounds

Sailors Hotel Restaurant
downtown Alacati (between Izmir and Cesme)
www.sailorsotel.com