Blok cafe Mekan

It is a good place to hang out, play pool, and other games too. Like a California bar. Highly recommended.

Worst service ever 0 communication skills and rude staff they will roll their eyes on foreigners because they don’t speak fluent Turkish this is our 5th or 6th time being treated like this. Very disappointing!

I came to this place because the outside always made me wonder how was it, looked like a cool place, I came and the workers looked at me with despise since I walked in. I set on a table and tried to make a order but no one came to take my order and they pretend to not see me. I waited for almost 40 min, gave up and left. Don't go there if you are foreigner.

Very good place, good food, good service
Specially evening time

The food portion is not good and so pricy, the music is so loud and when we asked them to make it less loud they said it's not possible!!! It's a bar and we went there to talk it's not a disco!!,
There is no separate toilet for men and women and it's awfully shameful. Do not go there!!!

Great spot, full of vibe. Went on Friday night, DJ played cool tracks, was not so loud, so we could hear each other. Tried a few cocktails, nothing from the food ( wasn't hungry ). The rum-plum cocktail was my favorite one. The staff was extremely organized in welcoming and accommodating people to their preferred choice of sit.

Really cool ambiance. Music was great, not too loud. Food and drinks menu had many options. Spicy chicken burger and fries were good. Waiters spoke English. Went on a weeknight, mostly college crowd. Nice place for live bands. Not a dance club or lounge.
BUT....one thing that struck me as very strange and I had yet to encounter in many restaurants/bars/lounges I've visited in Istanbul: the place was divided into an alcohol-only "outdoor" section and non-alcohol indoor section. I could order food, cola/fizzy drinks, alcohol, water and desserts in "alcohol-only" section. But when I requested fresh juice/lemonade or coffee, I was told the waiter couldn't serve me. I could only have it at the inside part of the restaurant. Drink it there and then go to the "alcohol" area. I told the staff I had friends waiting for me at the "alcohol" area and I didn't want to sit alone to finish my juice at the indoor area. I offered that I can order my juice from the inside area and bring it to the alcohol-only section that way I'm with my friends.
They refused. They insisted I drink cola, alcohol, or water even though they had a menu full of non-alcoholic drinks, juices, coffee, etc. This menu was the same both for indoor and outdoor area. And there were bars both indoor and outdoor. Am I missing something here??
Either, they didn't want to make my juice/coffee or there's something else...My friends were willing to move to the other side for me with all their food and drinks. Apparently, they were ok to bring their alcoholic drinks to the indoor area, but I couldn't bring my juice to the outdoor "alcohol" area...even more absurd. My experience says, customers should get their way within reason (if bar/restaurants want a good rating). This place definitely lacking in reason...they couldn't even explain why!! I don't think I was outstepping boundaries by asking to sit with my friends with a fresh juice/coffee. So, be forewarned: people that want alcohol must sit in an "alcohol-only" area and those that will skip alcohol, you've gotta sit inside (friends or no friends) 🙃😉

OR...just go some place else where you can eat/drink/sit wherever the hell you want and there's no ridiculous rules.
**This rating would have been higher if it weren't for the staff wasting my time and being unreasonable.
Plus the restroom needs major renovations. Don't fall out of the broken toilet seat! 😵😆