Onion Steak in Side — Our Take at Hawaii Restaurant & Bar

Onion steak at Hawaii Restaurant & Bar in Side old town is our take on a grilled steak dinner: a 200 gr steak served with vegetables and potatoes, cooked over a real wood fire and charcoal grill. It sits in our Steaks & Internationals section and is built for a proper, satisfying plate.

What the onion steak is at Hawaii

Our onion steak is a straightforward, generous steak plate — the kind of dinner you want after a day at the beach when nothing but real fire-grilled meat will do. The DB truth is simple and honest: 200 gr, served with vegetables and potatoes. That is the dish. No gimmicks, no padding — a solid portion of steak with the sides that round it out into a full meal.

What makes it ours is the fire. Hawaii Restaurant & Bar has cooked over a real wood fire and charcoal grill since 2000, and that char is the whole point of ordering a steak here rather than back at the hotel buffet. The heat gives the meat its colour and its edges; the vegetables and potatoes come alongside so you get warmth, texture and something fresh on the same plate. We buy fresh ingredients daily, so the sides that land next to your steak are prepped fresh.

How Hawaii serves it

You order it by how you like your steak done — tell your server rare, medium or well, and the grill cook works to that. It arrives as a single 200 gr steak with vegetables and potatoes, plated to eat as it comes; there's no assembly or fuss at the table. If you're new to reading a steak, our guide to steak cooking levels explained walks you through exactly what rare, medium and well look and feel like, so you get the plate you actually wanted.

Everything comes off the same charcoal grill that handles the rest of our steaks and grills. If you want to understand why fire matters so much to the flavour, our piece on the wood fire and charcoal grill in Side explains what the coals do to a piece of meat that a flat-top pan simply can't.

Who it's for and when to order it

The onion steak is for the meat-eater at the table who wants a real steak dinner without ordering the biggest cut on the board. At 200 gr with vegetables and potatoes, it's a complete plate — hearty but not a mountain — which makes it a smart pick for a normal-hunger evening rather than a splurge feast. If you're travelling with a bigger appetite, or comparing it against our other cuts, browse the full range in our steakhouse in Side rundown and our steak cuts explained guide.

Order it in the evening, when the grill is running hot and the old-town streets are busy. We're open daily 10:00–02:00, so whether you want an early dinner or a late-night steak after the shops close, the kitchen and the fire are ready. It works as a quiet couple's dinner, part of a group meal, or a solid solo plate at the bar.

What to drink with it

A grilled steak wants a proper drink beside it. A cold beer cuts through the char nicely; if you'd rather have wine, a Turkish red stands up to the fire-grilled flavour, while a Turkish white is the one to reach for if you prefer something lighter — our Turkish wine guide for Side runs through the options. Time it right and our daily Happy Hour in Side (19:00–20:00) makes that first drink an easy call. Prefer something with a bit of theatre? Our signature Blue Hawaii cocktail is the house pour. Driving or here with the family? We do alcohol-free kids' cocktails, so nobody's left with just water.

How it fits the wider menu

The onion steak is one plate in a big Steaks & Internationals section, and Hawaii is more than a steakhouse. If you're a mixed group, some of you might chase the best steak in Side while others go for a thin-crust 33cm pizza or a Turkish grill — we cover the lot. That's what makes us a genuine family restaurant in Side: one table, everyone's order sorted, from steak to pizza to a kids' menu, plus karaoke and live sport screens to keep the night going.

Practical: price, booking, pickup

We never quote prices in our guides because they change — check today's exact price for the onion steak on our live menu. To lock in a table, especially on a busy evening, use our online reservation or message us on WhatsApp at +90 533 930 12 83. Staying nearby? We offer free hotel pickup and drop-off from selected hotels, and affordable two-way transfer if you're further out — so getting to Side old town for your steak is one less thing to plan. We're at 512. Sk. in Side (Manavgat/Antalya), open daily 10:00–02:00, with takeaway and nearby delivery if you'd rather eat in.