Tolia - Best Turkish Restaurant in Dubai

Tolia - Best Turkish Restaurant in Dubai

Al Satwa

Tolia is a Turkish restaurant in Al Satwa, inside Rose Executive Hotel opposite World Trade Center Dubai. Its Turkish breakfast is a standout, while dinner brings modern Anatolian cooking, grilled meats and traditional desserts to a warm, family-friendly setting.

Reputation Score
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217 ratings
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The Good Stuff

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Generous breakfast

The breakfast spread of cheese, jams and fresh simit can comfortably serve more people than expected.

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Fresh ingredients

Breakfast reviews repeatedly point to fresh, high-quality ingredients and generous portions.

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What to Eat at Tolia - Best Turkish Restaurant in Dubai

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  1. Iftar Net +2
    “Excellent food and service. Sergen served us our Iftar and he was lovely and attentive.”
  2. Jams Net +2
    “It was so amazing breakfast for my friend and me😍 very good fresh and delicious food, the variety of dishes, jams, cheese impresses.”
Honorable mentions (26)
  1. Antibiotic salad Net +1
    “The server recommended the Antibiotic Salad and the Turkish Manti. Best salad I’ve ever had and the Manti was among the best meals I’ve ever had while traveling.”
  2. Beef kofta Net +1
    “Great evening at Tolia, a Turkish restaurant. The food quality was excellent. The salad was delicious, and we especially enjoyed the beef kofta. For dessert, we highly recommend the rice pudding, it was outstanding. They also make excellent mocktails. The staff were also very friendly, thank you, Recep, for the great service.”
  3. Beyran Net +1
    “We had beyran, Kayseri yaglaması, Siverek tava and a hamburger everything was truly delicious and didn’t fall short of the taste in Turkey.”
  4. Breakfast cheese Net +1
    “From their delicious breakfast cheese to the amazing jams and fresh simit, every bite is a delight.”
  5. Breakfast for one Net +1
    “We ordered the breakfast for one, and it was more than enough for two of us – honestly, it could probably feed four! It was just perfect.”
  6. Cheese Net +1
    “It was so amazing breakfast for my friend and me😍 very good fresh and delicious food, the variety of dishes, jams, cheese impresses.”
  7. Fresh simit Net +1
    “From their delicious breakfast cheese to the amazing jams and fresh simit, every bite is a delight.”
  8. Hamburger Net +1
    “We had beyran, Kayseri yaglaması, Siverek tava and a hamburger everything was truly delicious and didn’t fall short of the taste in Turkey.”
  9. Hummus Net +1
    “They have, without a doubt, the best hummus I’ve ever tried — we order it every single time. Highly recommend trying the Traditional Belen Pan, Hummus, Lentil Soup, and the Bosphorus cocktail. Everything is incredibly tasty 🤤”
  10. Kayseri yaglaması Net +1
    “We had beyran, Kayseri yaglaması, Siverek tava and a hamburger everything was truly delicious and didn’t fall short of the taste in Turkey.”
  11. Kebab shakish Net +1
    “The food is extremely tasty but the portion is kinda small for its price, otherwise I really loved the food overall, I had spicy kebab Urfa and kebab shakish! Both are amazing and tasty”
  12. Künefe Net +1
    “To finish, tea and künefe after the meal were the perfect touch.”
  13. Lahmacun Net +1
    “We ate Lahmacun and meat soup which is very traditional dishes in Turkish cuisine and they could be the Lahmacun and meat soup in Dubai.”
  14. Lamb and meat grill selection Net +1
    “Loved the lamb and meat grill selection.”
  15. Lamb shank Net +1
    “Amazing food. Quantity and potions are questionable, paying a huge amount for lamb shank and a mouth full of it is served (that is wild) food is quite flavourful.”
  16. Lentil soup Net +1
    “Highly recommend trying the Traditional Belen Pan, Hummus, Lentil Soup, and the Bosphorus cocktail. Everything is incredibly tasty 🤤”
  17. Meat soup Net +1
    “We ate Lahmacun and meat soup which is very traditional dishes in Turkish cuisine and they could be the Lahmacun and meat soup in Dubai.”
  18. Pistachio pide Net +1
    “- only su börek and pistachio pide were outstanding taste but others have average taste.”
  19. Rose sherbet Net +1
    “My recommendation is Rose Sherbet. You will find in a rose garden.”
  20. Siverek tava Net +1
    “We had beyran, Kayseri yaglaması, Siverek tava and a hamburger everything was truly delicious and didn’t fall short of the taste in Turkey.”
  21. Spicy kebab urfa Net +1
    “The food is extremely tasty but the portion is kinda small for its price, otherwise I really loved the food overall, I had spicy kebab Urfa and kebab shakish! Both are amazing and tasty”
  22. Su börek Net +1
    “- only su börek and pistachio pide were outstanding taste but others have average taste.”
  23. Traditional belen pan Net +1
    “Highly recommend trying the Traditional Belen Pan, Hummus, Lentil Soup, and the Bosphorus cocktail. Everything is incredibly tasty 🤤”
  24. Tulumba Net +1
    “To finish, we enjoyed the tulumba and rice pudding with Turkish tea. Delicious and not overly sweet, making it the perfect way to end the meal”
  25. Türk kahvaltısı Net +1
    “We tried Türk Kahvaltısı for two Persons and they were more than enough for us. The foods were really good.”
  26. Turkish manti Net +1
    “The server recommended the Antibiotic Salad and the Turkish Manti. Best salad I’ve ever had and the Manti was among the best meals I’ve ever had while traveling.”

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  1. Bosphorus cocktail Net +1
    “Highly recommend trying the Traditional Belen Pan, Hummus, Lentil Soup, and the Bosphorus cocktail. Everything is incredibly tasty 🤤”

Tips for a Better Visit

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Share breakfast. Consider sharing the breakfast: one serving was reported as enough for two and possibly four people.

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Allow time. Avoid tight schedules during busy periods; one Eid visit involved a 25-minute wait for cold items and over 50 minutes for oven dishes.

Plan the visit

Practical details

Jumeirah Garden City - Sheikh Zayed Rd - opposite Dubai World Trade Centre
Al Satwa, Dubai
Mon9:00 AM – 1:00 AM
Tue9:00 AM – 1:00 AM
Wed9:00 AM – 1:00 AM
Thu9:00 AM – 1:00 AM
Fri9:00 AM – 1:00 AM
Sat9:00 AM – 1:00 AM
Sun9:00 AM – 1:00 AM
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Common Concerns

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Busy delays

During one crowded Eid visit, cold items took 25 minutes and oven dishes took more than 50 minutes.

Compact noise

A reviewer found the darker, narrow inner area noisy during a busy visit.

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The Bottom Line

Tolia is a Turkish restaurant in Al Satwa, inside Rose Executive Hotel opposite World Trade Center Dubai. Reviews make Turkish breakfast the clearest draw: generous spreads of cheese, jams, simit and other fresh items, alongside coffee. Dinner gives you a broader Anatolian tour, from lamb shish and grilled meatballs to manti, lahmacun and desserts such as künefe.

The setting is usually described as warm, elegant and comfortable, with music at a conversation-friendly volume in one breakfast review. Customers also mention attentive service, live preparation in front of diners, polished presentation and drinks including Turkish tea, coffee, mocktails and rose sherbet. It is family-friendly according to the business description, and one review mentions a separate smoking area.

Portions are often generous: a breakfast for one was said to be enough for two and possibly four, while another couple found the spread suitable for two or three. That said, one guest felt a lamb shank portion was small for its price, so expectations may vary by dish. During a crowded Eid visit, cold items took 25 minutes and oven dishes over 50 minutes; the compact inner area also became noisy.

Sharing breakfast and allowing extra time during busy periods are sensible moves.

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