Turkish House Restaurant

Turkish House Restaurant is a seafood-focused restaurant on Al Hadiqa Street in the Al Khuwair district of Muscat, Oman, serving Turkish-style grilled dishes in a dining room decorated in a Turkish manner. The restaurant is known above all for its seafood, which suits a coastal capital with ready access to Gulf of Oman catches. The menu centres on grilled fish, prawns, calamari and lobster, cooked in the straightforward grilled style associated with Turkish seaside restaurants, where the freshness of the fish is the focus and seasoning is kept relatively simple. Diners who like to share can order a mixed selection of seafood for the table and pair it with salads, bread and dips, a format familiar from Turkish and wider Eastern Mediterranean dining. The atmosphere is lively and family-oriented, with the dining room filling with groups and families at weekends. Dress is casual to smart casual, and noise levels rise during peak evening hours. Prices are mid-range at roughly OMR 8-18 per person, although choosing lobster or large grilled fish by weight will raise the bill, so visitors should ask about prices when ordering seafood sold by weight. The restaurant is not primarily known for an alcohol programme, and tea, coffee and soft drinks are the usual accompaniments. Reservations are recommended on Thursday and Friday evenings, which are the busiest nights of the Omani weekend, while other evenings and weekday lunch are normally manageable without booking. Al Khuwair is a business and residential district inland from the beaches, so visitors will usually arrive by taxi or car. The restaurant makes a good choice for travellers who have tried traditional Omani food and want a different cuisine, and for groups who prefer fish and grilled seafood to meat-heavy menus.