Comments on: A Gorgeous Brunch at the Four Seasons Istanbul, at Sultanahmet

By: deirdregurl

deirdregurl — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:32:13 +0000

you mean marketman, there is a scientific approach to buffet eating? goodness, i should learn & quick! ;)

By: evel

evel — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:14:52 +0000

thanks for sharing your turkey experience with us…i love the flower arrangements!

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:58:46 +0000

lee, you must check with Joey of 80breakfasts… she has the eating strategy for large meals such as eyeballs down to a science! :)

By: lee

lee — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:23:32 +0000

I cannot think of an eating strategy for the eyeball… HELP!!

By: alicia

alicia — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:38:53 +0000

Following your footsteps…
My husband and I have been promising ourselves to get to Istanbul and the Four Seasons for the past ten years or so , when we saw the property featured in Architectural Digest years back we knew we wanted to stay there. I have heard that they opened another Four Seasons by the river as well. But time passes and with so many things to do, people and other places to see, we have not made it there quite yet. Am optimistic though! A year after you wrote all your posts on Barcelona, we made it there and enjoyed many of the treats you featured , so who knows… 2009 might be our year for exploring Turkey!

Wysgal, the exterior might seem a little plain because if memory serves me right, the hotel is housed in a former prison. There may be some conservationist issues that they cannot change the facade. Check the interiors and rooms out online.. opulent and mysterious!!!

By: Tricia

Tricia — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:08:16 +0000

I love the dessert!!!

Yours & the kid’s look really yummy, the berries are so fresh! I saw a buffet quite similar to this at Peninsula HK.

I wonder how much per person do they charge for the buffet at Four Seasons Sultahnamet?

By: zena

zena — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:41:00 +0000

Your plate of appetizers looks so pretty and healthy. I can usually just live off of the appetizer selection, skip the entree and go straight to dessert, hehe. The berries looks so yummy. Especially the tarts. And the flowers are simply arranged yet make such a statement.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:39:41 +0000

okay lee, what is your strategy for the eyeball? Eat as much as you can in 15 minutes, or eat slowly over say 1.5 hours??? :)

By: lee

lee — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:37:12 +0000

wow. this requires masterful pacing and high e.q. to get through all the different offerings.

By: shalimar

shalimar — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:40:20 +0000

oh oh must add this on my list for my Istanbul visit. Lately I have been checking the swanky hotels here in Ft Lauderdale. Only one hotel so far offers brunch and its on the rooftop.
I just discovered Ritz Carlton restaurant and for 2 months they offer a three course meal for $35 plus tax & gratuity.
I could not leave the lobby yesterday because of the floral arrangements……

As part of my learning experience I do check services on these kind of hotels….