Marmara Restaurant

Mandy B. • 4 reviews

22 November 2023

9/10

We only booked at the last minute so was happy that there was a table for us. We were warmly greeted and the service throughout the evening was attentive and perfect balance of friendly and polite. The cost of the meals was mid-range and we both agreed the food was yummy. Will definitely be returning customers.

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Vinni R. • 4 reviews

16 November 2023

10/10

Always great food and service. We always get the mixed dip and the meat platter as they’re the best in Melbourne 👌

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Elizabeth P • 8 reviews

14 October 2023

10/10

We had a lovely dinner with matching food and attentive service.

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Michael E. • 259 reviews

13 October 2023

10/10

Enjoyed another excellent serve of tender lamb cutlets, cooked to perfection and all sizeable. Treated like an old friend here. Unbeatable Turkish cuisine.

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Sergei B. • 27 reviews

21 September 2023

7/10

The service was good, but all the food was slightly boring. Maybe we made an unlucky choice though. Fish soup, baby eggplant and imam fainted - all were just fine, nothing special or particularly interesting. The most delicious part was their bread that they serve with a soup :) Overall, it would be probably a good place for some other city, but for Melbourne it's not competitive enough.

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David S. • 8 reviews

10 August 2023

10/10

Good food and service

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Lyn L. • 11 reviews

31 July 2023

9/10

food is good but the

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John M. • 1 review

26 July 2023

10/10

Excellent Turkish cuisine & a great restaurant.

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Gina T. • 25 reviews

16 July 2023

10/10

Food & service were great.

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Charlie D • 35 reviews

13 July 2023

10/10

Marmara Turkish - Chapel St Warm glowing date night lighting, silluthettes 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 vibe leaves and spinach/feta spring rolls. Mains were certainly the highlight with his dish being a claypout 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. Defintely made the right choice. The dessert menu was a page itself! Choices... he chose a semolina, very light in sweetness. While I had a fasinating 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 vermicillie, so it was certainly an interesting dish. Reccomendations? The mains we ordered. Service was quick and very friendly. We booked through @theforkau (formally dimmi) and got 50% off food. The damage came to around $75 for both of us.

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Natalie M. • 17 reviews

13 July 2023

9/10

Really delicious food, traditional Turkish.

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Lilli K. • 17 reviews

12 July 2023

10/10

Food was absolutely delicious - we had Iskender which was soft and so good, and a vegetable claypot - also very nice and generous serves. Can't fault the whole experience.

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Yoong C. • 171 reviews

6 July 2023

10/10

It's been a while since we dined at Marmara and we found it is still as good as we remember it. We had two entrees, dolma and eggplant, both delicious, and shared three mains of prawns, lamb cutlets and skewered chicken. Servings were generous in size and all excellent quality. A very enjoyable evening.

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Leonie Q. • 7 reviews

6 July 2023

10/10

Wonderful return to dining at Marmara after a few years. Food amazing and service fantastic. Loved everything we ordered especially the calamari melted in our mouth and mixed grill a favourite.

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Lyn L. • 11 reviews

6 July 2023

8/10

We ordered three main dishes: SLOW COOKED LAMB AND CHICKPEAS- the lamb is very tender and tasty, but the portion is small. ÌSKENDER – Tender Lamb off the Spit- very big portion but not the type of meat I like. I will not recommend this dish. SKEWERED LAMB FILLETS - KUZU ŞÌŞ- this is the best dish we ordered- it is tasty and also include Salad and rice. I love the atmosphere of the restaurant. The service is ok. The dips are very tasty.

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Sharon P. • 2 reviews

1 July 2023

10/10

The meal was beautiful. Fast efficient and great service. Cannot fault.!!!

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Michael E. • 259 reviews

22 June 2023

10/10

Another great meal. Lamb cutlets cooked to perfection. Really nice staff who take an interest in you. I have been loving their food for 34 years now..

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Sarah S. • 2 reviews

13 May 2023

9/10

Food was really good but portion sizes were quite small for the banquet.

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Michael E. • 259 reviews

12 May 2023

10/10

Hadn't been here in ages. Loved it. Generous serve of very tasty meat. Friendly staff. First dined here around 1990, I think. Classy place!

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Catherine O. • 3 reviews

15 April 2023

9.5/10

We made a booking for 6:00 and when we arrived there was no the booking in their system. I showed the staff the booking on my phone and they apologised and found us a table but we were somewhat rushed as we had to vacate the table by 7:30. Under the circumstances the staff were friendly and polite and the food and service was excellent. Not sure whether the mistake was made by the restaurant or the Fork App but ir was very annoyin!

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