Shepherd's Kebab in Side — Clay Pot Beef at Hawaii Restaurant & Bar

Shepherd's kebab at Hawaii Restaurant & Bar in Side is a Turkish specialty of beef and vegetables cooked and served together in a clay pot, brought to your table with rice and chips. It's a hearty, homestyle plate in Side old town, made with ingredients kept fresh daily.

What shepherd's kebab is at Hawaii

Shepherd's kebab is one of our Turkish specialities — the kind of slow, comforting dish that Turkish home cooking is built on. At Hawaii Restaurant & Bar, it's simple and honest: beef and vegetables cooked and served in a clay pot. The pot isn't a garnish or a gimmick; it's how the dish arrives at your table, keeping everything together and warm from kitchen to seat.

If you've eaten "çoban kavurma" or shepherd-style dishes elsewhere, you'll recognise the spirit here — rustic, generous, meant to be dug into. Our take keeps it straightforward: beef and vegetables, the clay pot, and two familiar sides that round the plate into a full meal. No fuss, no reinvention, just a proper Turkish specialty served the way it should be.

How we serve it

The beef and vegetables come cooked and served in the clay pot, and every plate is finished with rice and chips on the side. That combination is deliberate: the rice is there to soak up everything the pot gives off, and the chips make it the kind of full, satisfying dinner you order when you're genuinely hungry rather than just grazing.

We cook with fresh ingredients brought in daily, so what lands in the pot is prepared for that service — not sitting around. Like the rest of our kitchen, this is a made-to-order plate, so give it the time a proper clay-pot dish deserves. It's built to be eaten slowly, straight from the pot, in the middle of Side old town.

Who it's for and when to order it

Order the shepherd's kebab when you want something warm, filling and unmistakably Turkish without navigating a long menu of unfamiliar names. It suits travellers who want to eat local but want the reassurance of a clear, comforting plate — beef, vegetables, rice, chips, all in one.

It's a great choice on a cooler evening, or any night you'd rather have something homestyle than a grill platter or a pizza. It also works well when your table is mixing it up: one person can go for our wood-fire and charcoal grill dishes while you settle into a clay pot. If you're deciding between local flavours and Italian tonight, our pizza vs Turkish food guide can help you choose — and the shepherd's kebab is a strong argument for going Turkish.

What to drink with it

A dish this hearty pairs beautifully with a Turkish red. Reach for a glass of Kavaklıdere Yakut if you want something local and robust enough to stand up to the beef; if you'd rather keep it light, a cold Efes or a Corona cuts through the richness nicely. Our Turkish wine guide walks through the local bottles if you want to lean into the theme.

Prefer cocktails? A Blue Hawaii or one of our frozen daiquiris makes a fun, colourful counterpoint to a rustic pot of beef and vegetables. And if you're eating with the family, the kids can join in with an alcohol-free kids cocktail. Time it right and you'll catch our daily Happy Hour between 19:00 and 20:00 — a good excuse to start dinner with a round.

How it fits the wider menu

The shepherd's kebab sits alongside the rest of our Turkish specialities, so it's easy to build a whole evening around Turkish flavours. Fancy another clay-pot classic? See our testi kebab in Side and the wider clay pot and casserole dishes for the full picture. If skewers are more your thing, take a look at şiş kebab or the Ottoman kebab. New to Turkish menus altogether? Our Turkish food guide for tourists is the friendliest place to start.

Beyond the kebabs, Hawaii is a genuinely international kitchen — grills, thin-crust 33cm Italian-style pizzas, and plenty in between — so nobody at your table has to compromise. The shepherd's kebab is simply the warm, homestyle anchor to it all.

Practical details

For today's price, check the live menu at /menu/ — it always shows current pricing. To hold a table, especially in the busy season, use our online reservation or message us on WhatsApp at +90 533 930 12 83.

We're in Side old town at 512. Sk., Manavgat/Antalya, open every day from 10:00 to 02:00, and we've been serving since 2000. Staying nearby? We offer free hotel pickup (round trip) from selected hotels, with affordable two-way transfers available from farther out. Prefer to eat in your room? We also do takeaway and nearby delivery. Come hungry — the clay pot is best shared with good company.