Geyik Coffee Roastery & Cocktail Bar

I had no expectations for this place, mostly due to its lame name (translates as deer). But i felt so good the moment I got in and found a nice place to sit. But must be an exceptional experience since they literally have just one good place to sit. Other options are two small tables and small stools on pavement. God this place is small.
But cocktails are good, staff is cool and atmosphere is great. Really good music too. I wish they could serve a little more people.
A little pricey though.

I am not even a coffee drinker, actually have never tried it in my life if you can believe that. With that said, I can only review Geyik on their cocktail bar. Their drinks, while pricey, are worth every penny. From the owner, to the staff, Geyik is a great place to have a drink. While small and can get very crowded, you feel at home at Geyik. With many cocktails to choose from, you gotta go with the Bramba. I will let you go and try it yourself, then come back to me and tell me you hate it! 5 stars without hesititation.

I have been to my fair share of quality cocktail bars, and this one was one of the top tier! The bartenders take great pride in their drinks, offer free (and actually tasty) finger foods, and the place is cute and quaint. The smoked old fashioned is money. Just watching the process if making it is a treat in itself. Also the gin drink is fresh and delicious.

This is one of my favorite bars in Istanbul and it is home to some of my favorite cocktails! It is amazing to watch the bartender work so meticulously on each cocktail and really take the time to make it perfect. It is a small joint, but I really enjoy the laid back atmosphere, the bartenders, and their drink menu. I have gone back multiple times and it has never failed me!

Probably the best cocktail I’ve ever had… Forget the name but it was gin with cucumber and basil and some other stuff.

I came here twice, once for cocktails, once for coffee.
Let’s start with the cocktails.
I’m a fan of a really good cocktail. In every city I go to I try and find a really good cocktail place, the kind of place they is doing their own recipes and is doing them well, or the place that does classics really well. I think we should aspire to get the best cocktails we can in life, and that relies largely on the bartenders being great at what they do.
I skimmed the menu for cocktails and boy was I disappointed. There wasn’t anything on the menu that piqued my interest. Some classics, some semi original, but nothing too creative. Most of the drinks looked like a combination of a few liqueurs, but no syrups or other potential flavor profiles. After skimming the menu, I asked if they had mescal or could make me a mescal drink, and they didn’t have it. I ended up going for a drink with whiskey and bitters and a few other ingredients. I was not expecting much, and what I got tasted like it was whiskey with some bitters for $ 15. My friend got a rose flavored gin drink and it was quite sweet and nothing that was good enough for me to remember the ingredients. In general the menu felt like combinations of liqueurs and not like a cocktail menu.
Our one drink was up and, given that the menu didn’t excite me or my guest, we departed after paying nearly 30 lira a drink. If I compare this experience to an experience I had A few weeks earlier at a cocktail bar in Copenhagen where I got a completely original mescal drink from an inspired bartender, I cannot put them in the same ballpark. The Copenhagen cocktail was miles ahead of this one.
Round 2, we return during the day for coffee.
A semi sunny winter day in Istanbul, my friend and I are in need of a good cappuccino to start our day off right. We decide to try the place with the slightly disappointing cocktails and see if their coffee is as good as what the reviews say. We walk in, order 2 cappuccinos and 2 croissants.
The cappuccinos are served at an absurdly high temperature, much closer to 95 °C than 75 °C. They are hot enough to completely burn your mouth with a sip. I was rather astounded by this, as the temperature of the milk was clearly much too hot. Anyone who had served that should have known the milk had been over steamed and started over. The milk temperature being as high as it was meant the texture of the milk had been abused at this point as well, and that left a sort of buttery consistency in the mouth. All together not a pleasing cup to drink, and violating a lot of my understanding of a quality cappuccino. The espresso might have been interesting, but the cappuccino’s temperature and texture completely masked that.
We finished our drinks, paid more than we would have at kronotrop down the street for a better prepared cappuccino, and left.
I resolved to write the review because my experiences don’t match the other reviewers here. Give this place a try if you’d like but my experience was less than stellar for both cocktails and coffee, and I would not recommend it to friends.

This coffee roastery and bar is the epitome of quality + cool. One of the owners, Serkan Ipekli, is an award winning barista (he recently won best barista in Turkey) and his specialty coffees are simply to die for. Geyik sources high-​quality coffee and freshly roasts it on the spot. Before trying Serkan’s cappuchino, I never thought I would be able to take coffee without sugar. My first cappuchino at Geyik changed this forever: the quality of the coffee beans plus the skillful roast diminishes the bitterness of the coffee, while Serkan’s master touch brings out the natural sugars in the milk. Result: an aromatic cappuchino that absolutely does not require sugar.
At night, Geyik turns into a chic cocktail bar. The cocktails here are not run-​of-​the-​mill rail drinks found in most Istanbul bars. These are complex and thoughtful concoctions, including a cocktail that is set on fire before it is delivered to your table (and this is not just a gimmick, the taste fully matches the performance factor).
Geyik has a hip and bohemian factor, with an element of sophistication. In addition, the friendly owners and staff immediately make you feel like home. Jazz performances are featured some nights to add to the ambiance. Highly recommended as a day time coffee stop or your night time destination.