Çarıklı Et Restaurant, Fethiye – Everything But The Moo…And The Baa

Çarıklı Et Restaurant in Fethiye is here to indulge all of your (and our) meat cravings…

To all of our fellow carnivorous fans of Fethiye out there, this post is (mainly) for you!

There are oodles of places to eat around Fethiye, serving all manner of international and Turkish dishes, whether they be meat, seafood or vegetable.

Some restaurants serve a happy mix of everything.

And we need that, of course.

But there’s a trend in Fethiye, too, and we just love it.

It’s a trend of eateries really honing in and defining themselves by a particular type of food.

Çarıklı Et Restaurant, Fethiye

Perhaps ‘trend’ is the wrong word to use as Çarıklı Et Restaurant has been around since 2016; a firmly established feature along Fethiye harbour.

A ‘Concept’

But when it first appeared on the scene, a Turkish friend told us Çarıklı was going to be a ‘meat concept’ restaurant.

Ahh, the buzzword of marketing in Fethiye at the time.

Well, we’ve got the restaurants doing ‘seafood concept.’

Great speciality seafood meze and mains at Girida Port, Sezai’nin Yeri, Hilmi. Çalış Balıkçısı amongst others along Çalış Beach.

And, of course, at the eateries of Fethiye Fish Market.

Yeah, so why not meat?

And if you’re familiar with the Fethiye restaurant scene, you’ll know that, these days, since the birth of Çarıklı, there are also now numerous steak houses.

Eating At Çarıklı Et Restaurant

But let’s concentrate on Çarıklı Et Restaurant for now.

An interior that is a whole mix of rustic and urban. It feels really spacious.

And an open kitchen where you can see your steak or kebab sizzling away over the hot coals of the parrilla.

A Great Tagline

‘Et’ is the Turkish word for ‘meat’ and Çarıklı are a local family of butchers who have been around for a few decades serving the people of Fethiye with finest cuts.

If you know Fethiye, you might have seen their butcher shops in the fish market or in Taşyaka. They also rear their own livestock in the yayla (highlands).

When it comes to all things meaty, well, they know a thing or two.

And their tagline? ‘Kırmızı Bizim İşimiz’ (Red Is Our Business).

You get the picture.

Order From The Menu Or The Display Fridges

Since Çarıklı Et Restaurant opened, dry aged beef has become popular so you’ll find a sizable display of cuts on display.

Steaks of various cuts and sizes.

I usually go for a fillet steak and order a pepper sauce to go with it, too.

At different times, the potato accompaniments change. At the moment, it’s lovely baby potatoes.

You’ll also see lamb cuts. Köfte and burgers. Homemade sucuk.

Various şiş kebabs all made up and ready to hit the open, charcoal grill.

Sometimes, the waiter will throw you a curveball just as you’re ready to order a steak – Lamb tandır is the special of the day.

We just can’t resist a good bit of slow cooked lamb!

There’s carpaccio and cured meats.

And then you’ll come to the other delicacies – we did say ‘everything but the moo and the baa.’

My nana and grandad would have been in their element!

This is the section of the liver, kokoreç (lamb’s intestine), tripe and brain, amongst other culinary delights.

Steak be might in vogue, these days, but Çarıklı Et Restaurant also sticks to the Turkish traditions and there are often the famous Turkish soups available – paça çorbası, for example – that make use of as much of the animal as possible.

More Than Meat

It’s not all meat, meat, meat. So don’t be thinking there’s nothing for you if you’re not a massive meat eater or you want some vegetarian dishes.

Çarıklı is also popular for its Turkish breakfast and there are also other famous breakfast dishes like menemen and sucuklu yumurta.

There’s a handful of seafood choices, chicken dishes, some great salads, pizza and pide and a selection of pasta dishes, too.

Hot & Cold Starter Favourites

And you could easily fill up on the hot and cold meze choices, too.

Nothing stays still at Çarıklı for long and these meze choices tend to differ from time to time – as does the crockery they’re presented on.

But current favourites are the yeşil tabak (green plate) in the photo above.

We loved it so much the first time we had it, we now make our own mung bean salad – based on this recipe – regularly at home.

And the same with atom meze – the yoghurt and chilli dip.

Our previous two visits have also given us two new favourites.

We were introduced to sıcak ot (hot herbs) quite some time ago when we were in a restaurant in Datça and since then, whenever we see it on offer, we order it.

Fortunately, sıcak ot is now becoming more common on menus around Fethiye.

The Çarıklı Et version has the added bonus of being topped with flaked almonds.

And then there’s the çıtır kabak. Just wow!

If you’ve been to Greece, chances are you’ve had their famous crispy fried courgette slices as one of your mezedes.

They’re my absolute favourite Greek meze. And now, Çarıklı is serving up çıtır kabak (crispy courgette) on a bed of creamy süzme yoghurt.

It’s divine!

Not Forgetting The Homemade Bread

Not only are they meat masters in Çarıklı Et Restaurant; they also make their own bread and this is brought to your table immediately after you’ve ordered!

Again, this can differ over time. In the past, we’ve had mini bazlama, mini balloon bread, cheesey-topped village bread.

On our most recent visit, it was the flatbread you can see in the photo.

Dangerously tempting stuff when it’s served still warm and you’ve got olives in olive oil and your spicy yoghurt atom to dip the bread into.

Whilst you’re tucking in, however hungry you are, keep half a mind on the fact that you’ve got a main meal en route – if you’ve ordered one.

The fact that they make their own bread means you also get great pide and mini lahmacun.

We got these mini lahmacun as part of our starters, one time when we were there.

Again, perhaps not the best idea when you’ve got a steak en route but they were really lovely!

As you can probably tell from the photos, Çarıklı Et is a go-to place for us, especially for special occasions.

There are lots of comings and goings in the Fethiye restaurant scene but we’re glad Çarıklı has established itself as one of the stalwarts.

Çarıklı Et Restaurant, Fethiye – Useful Info

• Çarıklı Et Restaurant is along Fethiye harbour on Cahit Gündüz Caddesi (see map below).
• It gets busy in the evenings so booking is recommended.
• The restaurant is open all year round and has indoor and outdoor seating – there are outdoor heaters in winter and covered areas.
• Prices are very reasonable for the quality of meat – meat is expensive in Turkey. These guys are supplying and butchering their own meat. You can check out their menu and prices here.
• Whilst Çarıklı Et Restaurant is very much a celebration of meat, there are other dishes on the menu including meze, snacks, pizza and pasta. Some of these include vegetarian options. There’s also a full bar, complete with wines and cocktails.
• You can follow their goings on via their Facebook and Instagram accounts.
• We’ve added Çarıklı Et Restaurant, Fethiye to our page of Fethiye eating and drinking ideas.

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