I ate here last month... by far the best place to eat! Great food great atmosphere and great staff.. thank you hakan for everything see you in winter.

Lee and his team are the most welcoming hospitable bunch of people in istanbul. We had such a great time here, the prices are great compared to the other restaurants on the street, which is a very busy street, and we thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere here! The backpackers above is very good also, good facilities and a fantastic shower!

To be honest I chose this restaurant because of its design. It looked very good from the outside but when our food arrived we were disappointed. For example, the Meze plate was not too good. Still the prices were normal for the area – main course 25 TL(Turkish lira)

Very good value and excellent food served with great panache by the friendly, helpful staff. A really enjoyable eating experience.

Excellent service, very tasty food. They serve until the last customer. In my next visit, for sure, I'll have dinner in Şiva cafe

If we would have found this place earlier, it would probably have been the restaurant that we used all of the time. Excellent service and very good food, reasonably priced. On our next visit to Istanbul we will definitely use this restaurant again. very satisfactory.

Very nice restaurant where you can try wide range of tasty Turkish traditional dishes at a very fair price. The staff is very firendly and agreeable, each time we ate there they offered us a starter and a delicious apple tea. We also tried some other restaurants in Sultanahmet area and we would say Shiva is one of the nicest... More

Very good place. Otantique rest. Delicious menu. Good price. İ suggest.Very good place. Otantique rest. Delicious menu. Good price. İ suggest.It was one of the best restaurant in Istanbul.I have very deliciouse food in this restaurant. The owner mr Vahab..

I am a bit partial because I got to be really good friends with all the staff here after eating here maybe five-six times on a two-week trip in Istanbul, but I would say that for charm and personality(as well as value, Akbiyik is a nice cheap place to eat) Shiva(/Siva) is the best restaurant around. Everybody is nice and... More