Opera Cafe & Lounge NYC
“I love that this place is open very late and most importantly, has outdoor seating for summer nights!”
“I am not ashamed to say that I ate all of the above followed with an order of Kunefe for dessert.”
“And finally we had one of the house specialties, Inegol Kopte which are cigar shaped ground lamb served with Turkish beans.”
Opera Cafe & Lounge NYC
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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quick service. flavorful dishes. never disappoints. get the branzino, liver cubes, hummus, and the kanafe for dessert.
This is a pretty spacious restaurant. I love the décor too, especially the seats. We had the small mixed meze plate ($16) for appetizer. It comes with six different spreads like hummus and spinach yogurt dip. Each spread has its own unique taste and they were all good, although my favorite is the spinach yogurt dip. They give you bread for the spreads and the bread is really good and comes to your table warm. I got pretty full trying to finish the meze plate. The small size meze plate is enough for four people to share, but we were only a party of two.
I had the beef shish as an entrée ($19.75), which is grilled marinated beef served with rice and house salad. There were three skewers of beef shish. It wasn't heavily marinated, just slightly. Not the best beef shish I had, but still good. Portions were generous. I was stuff at the end of the meal. The rice was good with some seasoning and the salad was a basic salad. It came with some pita bread and grilled tomato and pepper. They have an array of desserts, which I didn't get to try because I was so full. It was definitely worth the drive to this restaurant to try some Turkish food.
I came here to celebrate my mom birthday. This place is huge and the settings are spacious. You don't feel cramp up at the table. The decor is nice. It made you felt comfortable. I got the mixed grill. It was delicious. It is definitely one way to try different meat since i was having difficulty deciding. The meat was very well seasoned and moist. I also got the Malibu baybreeze which is on the sweet side since it is a fruity cocktail. Overall, it was a nice experience but the waiters seemed a little confused when it comes to serving the dishes.
I was so set to like this place after reading all the reviews and couldn't wait to eat there.
We showed up and it was half full yet we were put in a corner by the door where it was freezing and the sun was beaming in my eyes.
Next we asked for a specific drink which they didn't have. Ok no problem. The problem was the snarky comment the waiter made AFTER telling us they didn't carry the drink. "We only serve, you know, REAL drinks." I was immediately ready to walk out but I was starving and couldn't wait for my eggs Florentine.
Yeah about that……
Anytime I have ever had eggs florentine it had hollandaise sauce on it. This came with some weird foam on top, to which there was no mention of this on the menu. So when I received it I was extremely confused. The waiter said this is how it comes. Umm ok, putting that on the menu would help. But I tasted it anyway. So gross. The only thing I ate was the salad that comes on the side with the pseudo eggs florentine.
The only reason I gave this place a star is because I have to. I will definitely be taking my business to Dessert Palace for brunch. This is DEFINITELY be a place I wont be returning to.
I've been to this restaurant twice now, and I've absolutely loved it both times. As a newbie to Sheepshead Bay and Eastern European cuisine in general, the restaurant was at first off-putting when I thought about coming. I've found that Opera Cafe offers a unique menu that isn't too exotic, and the service is always professional and helpful. There is a very large outdoor dining area which is nice in the summer and the space inside is also HUGE and absolutely beautiful, feels very fancy. My go to has been the Mediterranean salad with grilled chicken. I'm normally not a grilled chicken fan because of how dry and bland it can be, but Opera's is incredibly flavorful and the salad is HUGE. Opera puts a lot into it, lettuce, tomatoes, corn, olives, cucumbers, etc. The hummus here is definitely authentic and probably among the best I've had. The mussels were OK, tiny and not too flavorful, but I don't think that's a specialty of Opera's Cappuccinos are strong and flavorful, I love the sugar cubes on the table, very cute. Nice place to visit with friends, family, or a date. Fresh food, great wine, no complaints!
We started off as goof balls pretending to take puffs out of Cigar Rolls. Not real ones, they're just tasty cigar shaped deep fried cheese sticks, mmm. We also shared and got a little taste of 6 different sides on the small Mixed Meze Plate (consists of sweet and savory sides served with warm bread) before a massive Lamb Shank took over the table. I thought the shank was a big serving compared to any normal lunch portion, thought wrong! I managed to finish! Fork tender, fall of the bone. The sauce was the perfect touch. Nat. had the Salmon Scaloppini, she almost cleared her plate as well. We were so full, we did not have room for dessert. I mean, who doesn't save room for dessert? Everything was amazing.
Nat. and I did a lunch play date with our little girls here today. I don't really come to this quiet part of Brooklyn, but since she's raving about this place, I decided to venture out and see for myself.
The atmosphere was just marvelous. Impressive racks of wine lined up against the walls, the ceilings were lit with beautiful bulbs of colorful lights. Not only is the interior big enough for large crowds, they also have outdoor seating during the warmer seasons. This place is perfect for any occasion. I truly had a great time having our much needed chit chat time. We definitely took the advantage of walking off the meal, along the pier right outside, while enjoying our little princesses feeding the ducks in the water.
This place is great for brunch and for dinner. They have a great menu selection. The eggs benedict is a great option for brunch and is served till 5pm. The chicken caesar salad is definitely a favorite of mine. Also, the salmon scaloppini is a must try; its served with mashed potatoes and a side salad. For dessert, you can never go wrong with their kunefe and tea. I also ordered take out from here several times, and delivery is usually very quick, around 25-30 minutes.
Although I never go this far south in Brooklyn, a friend of mine pulled me to Opera for breakfast and couldn't have had a better brunch experience.
This Turkish cafe definitely serves up some of the best breakfast dishes I have come across. They do have an extensive menu which makes it a little confusing and indecisive but when you settle on a dish, it does not disappoint.
We were seated next to the window, with lots of sunshine and great view of the street and water. We ordered pancakes, a salmon salad and some omelets. Every dish was perfect, with purely phenomenal flavors. Free refills on our coffees (Hell yeah) I wish they were further up North so I wouldn't have to go to Sheepshead Bay (The place gives me the creeps)
The bill was great too. Cheaper than I expected it to be and parking was pretty easy to find too. I would love to go back and try the dinner menu as I heard that is good too.