Marmara

My friend and I decided to try Marmara’s Special Banquet ($65pp), which we booked through EatClub, offering a great discount of 40%. We also tried a couple of their cocktails. Overall, we were happy with everything, however, no dish was anything exceptional, or memorable — it was just fine. The service was very nice and all staff were really great. The interior is cosy and inviting and I loved the TV “windows” on the wall, making you feel like you’re dining somewhere at the Bosphorus. It was a nice experience, but there are other Turkish restaurants offering better, tastier food.

Warm glowing date night lighting, silhouettes of what we assume is Istanbul. Marmara is just as we remember it from our college days, a welcoming spot with delicious food. One of the rare places we loved that's still around. . 🫖Apple & Black Tea 🍚Vine leave dolma 🥖Spinach and feta cheese spring rolls 🥧Iskender – tender lamb off the spit 🥩Mixed grill (serves 1) - karişik izgara 🥒Mixed pickles 🍧Kadaif - sütlü tel kadayif (nests) 🍦Semolina halva with ice cream 🧁Turkish delights . For starters we had rice wrapped in vine leaves and spinach/feta spring rolls. Mains were certainly the highlight with his dish being a clay out of paper thin lamb and beef mince from the turning roast (doner kebab) with a tomato sauce, finished with yoghurt. I also got the lamb (minus sauce aww) as part of the mixed grill platter (1.5 serves). Along with a skewered lamb & chicken fillets, kofte (skinless sausages) and a cutlet (lamb) served with garden salad & pilaf rice. All the meats were delicious, tender and juicy. Nothing dry. Definitely made the right choice. . The dessert menu was a page itself! Choices... he chose a semolina, very light in sweetness. While I had a fascinating dish, served up like nests. Menu says it's oven baked kadayif (fine strings of pastry), soaked in our unique milky honey syrup, topped with crushed walnuts and served with creamy mascarpone. Reminds me of fine vermicelli, so it was certainly an interesting dish. . Service was quick and very friendly. . 🇹🇷 @marmara_restaurant 📍Chapel St // Windsor 💵 $75 for two. We booked through @theforkau (formally dimmi) and got 50% off food.

attended this restaraunt on a Friday night, was told we could only book at 6pm(till 8pm) or 8pm which was hard to get there after work being 45 minutes away. We ordered 5 entrees, 3 mains and 2 servings of the baklava desert, 2 moscato glasses and it came down to $70pp (3 of us). Pretty pricey for the portion sizing that was given. The mixed dips was very nice, the bread it came with was so fluffy and fresh. We finished the basket and had to order another basket. The 2nd basket seemed to have more bread than the first which allowed to finish the dips that was provided. The spinach and feta spring rolls were delicious, highly recommend these. The halloumi and vine leave dolma did not taste authentic. Would not suggest these entrees. The oven baked eggplant entree was nice but was served cold which shocked us as we thought “oven baked” would be a warm entree. For the mains we ordered, skewered lamb fillets, lamb cutlets and mixed grill. The portion sizing was enough for us, but only because we ordered multiple entree. I will say the meat was very tender and flavoursome. The baklava was $7 for 2 small square pieces and a small bowl of icecream. I wouldn’t say this portion sizing is enough for what you’re paying. The restaraunts fit out is beautiful and staff were attentive.