Golden Horn Restaurant

Turkish kitchen · Route 66, Tinton Falls

Bread from the oven.
Mezze for the table.

A family-owned Turkish restaurant. Cold mezze to share, kebabs and lamb chops off the grill, pide from the oven, and a coffee bar to finish.

Open every day, 11am to 10pm · Bring your own bottle

Zabiha halalSee the certificateCertificate
  • Hummus
  • Iskender Kebab
  • Lahmacun
  • Beyti Kebab
  • Künefe
  • Mix Pide
  • Lamb Adana Kebab
  • Baklava
  • Turkish Coffee
  • Baby Lamb Chops

From the kitchen

Six to start with

  • Six cold mezze on two long plates

    Mixed Appetizer Plate

    Six at once: hummus, babaganoush, spinach, beets tarator, spicy ezme, sauced eggplant

    $29.95

  • Iskender kebab with tomato sauce and yogurt

    Iskender Kebab

    Lamb gyro over homemade bread croutons, tomato sauce, garlic yogurt

    $31.95

  • Baby lamb chops with rice and vegetables

    Baby Lamb Chops

    Cooked to your order. Rice, vegetables

    $41.95

  • Beyti kebab with tomato and yogurt sauces around rice

    Beyti Kebab

    Ground lamb with garlic, red pepper and parsley rolled in lavash, yogurt sauce, rice

    $31.95

  • Mix pide with sausage, spinach and ground lamb

    Mix Pide

    Mozzarella, Turkish sausage, spinach, ground lamb

    $24.95

  • Künefe topped with pistachio

    Künefe

    $14.95

Two River Times

“Even if you have no experience with Turkish cuisine, The Golden Horn will make it easy to find a wide variety of delicious dishes to please every palate.”
Bob Sacks · Dinner With Bob · April 2025

How a table here goes

Three rounds

The first-visit guide
  1. Six cold mezze on two long plates

    I

    Cold mezze for the table

    Hummus, babaganoush, two kinds of tarator, spicy ezme. The Mixed Appetizer Plate puts six of them on one platter.

  2. Grilled beef tenderloin on a wooden board with fries

    II

    Something off the grill

    Lamb and chicken kebabs, lamb chops, steaks, or the Mix Grilled Special for two to four people.

  3. Baklava, squares and rolls, with crushed pistachio

    III

    Then dessert

    About twenty on the list, from baklava and künefe to kazandibi. The review mentions them coming round on a cart.

The room

Dinner under
gold chandeliers

Mustard leather booths, navy walls veined with gold, and a gold sunburst mirror by the door. Room for a family dinner, a birthday table, or two people and a bottle they brought.

The Golden Horn sign and a gold sunburst mirror at the entrance
The main dining room under gold chandeliers
Mustard leather booths beside a navy and gold wall
Tables set under a gold chandelier
Lamb chops served at a set table

The coffee bar

No wine list.
Bring your own bottle.

The bar here is a coffee bar: Turkish coffee, espresso, lattes, fresh juices, milkshakes and mocktails. There's no alcohol on the menu, so guests bring their own. Pour wine with dinner, or add your own spirit to a mocktail.

  • A layered latte

    A layered latte

  • Pink lemonade, mint and lemon

    Pink lemonade, mint and lemon

  • A layered mocktail

    A layered mocktail

  • Tall, white, with mint

    Tall, white, with mint

Turkish coffee
from $2.95
Mocktails
from $7.95
House lemonade
from $5.95

Catering

Feeding a party of ten or more?

Four platters from $24.95 to $39.95 a person, for delivery or pickup, bread and utensils included. Work out the total before you call.

Price your order

Where

3595 NJ-66, Tinton Falls

In a shopping center near the Jersey Shore Premium Outlets

When

Every day, 11am to 10pm

Lunch menu on weekdays until 3pm