Fresh User Reviews for Turkish in Melbourne

5.8 Average

Food  4      Drinks  7      Ambience  8      Service  5      Value  5     

Went to Mosq with some friends as I love the whole Moroccan theme after visiting the country a few years ago. Although the decor was gorgeous, that is pretty much where the pleasant experience stopped for us. I love tapas menus but found little to love about this one. The dips were plain awful, the kofte was bland and tasted like it had been made a week ago and the sweet corn fritters tasted like flour with some corn in it.

The cocktails we had were lovely but took a long time to arrive. One of the wait staff was very attentive and friendly, the other was bordering on rude.

Overall it was a fairly average experience and I won't be in any rush to go back.

Mar 26, 2012

7.5 Recommended

Food  7      Ambience  7      Service  8      Value  8     

Quoting from two of MoMo & Coco’s favourite authors, all happy families resemble one another, but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. It is therefore a truth universally acknowledged that everyone has relations who are difficult to please. If the CBD is too far, immediate local is lacklustre, fine dining is too expensive because there is no special occasion, casual is not adequately classy and often too noisy, where does one go?

As one of a handful of new restaurants awakening in nearby, sleepy inner-city suburban surroundings, St Katherine’s ticked MoMo & Coco’s initial reconnaissance criteria. Located at the intersection of busy tram routes, behind a somewhat inconspicuous Mediterranean-inspired white-washed frontage, through heavy doors, a babble of hearty greetings welcomes you. Melding the energy of a popular dining spot with a certain degree of the understated refinement characteristic of Melbourne’s well-heeled eastern suburbs, it is decked out in warm caramel honey tones, glossy white tiles, and exposed industrial lighting.

Towards the back of the venue, there’s a huge communal table for inter-generational family gatherings, while a semi-open kitchen provides views of a hefty rotisserie and wood-fire oven.

In this day and age, the papers are dotted with the many ways in which ill-managed subsidiaries and related entities can become the downfall of the parent company. Two restaurants in the same corporate family — the seductive harem den of Maha and the polished Little Press – have provided some very memorable dining experiences, and are two of MoMo & Coco’s long-standing, consistently reliable favourites.

We now add St Katherine’s to our list, a less rowdy, less rustic version of Hellenic Republic, but just as soulful, with an extra dash of class. Possessing the broad palate appeal of Mediterranean cuisine, the food isn’t memorable in the same way as at Maha or Little Press. It’s uncomplicated, unfussy. Generational bridge-mending and family-friendly in the other, just-as-important aspects of a dining-out experience — price, service, atmosphere, locality. A heaven-sent dining gem to appease difficult relations.

See further: http://momoandcoco.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/st-katherines/

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Mar 02, 2012

8.5 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  8      Service  8      Value  9     

The fava bean dip was amazing and well presented with a plentiful supply of little chunks of turkish bread.

The slow cooked lamb meatballs were Amazing! Served with potatoes, tomatoes, yoghurt, bread and the most flavour packed mini dish of rice flavoured with tomatoes and mushrooms. The meatballs were so yummy, pulled together with their accompaniments we could have eaten another 3 each!

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Dec 18, 2011

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  8      Service  8      Value  8     

The 3 course sharing lunch option makes it all quick and easy, at $40 a head with a nice bottle of Kooyung Chardonnay on top and we are set for catch up and conversations!

Mini lamb koftas with humous, seeds and cucumber ribbons is delish! BBQ charring flavours and light fresh cucumber with a grounding of chickpea and tahini is a great start, other dishes arrive including a great cabbage and cauliflower salad dyed pick with a beetroot vinegar ( I think!).

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Dec 17, 2011

6.5 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  5      Service  5      Value  8     

Last time we went there we had a backpacker from Dublin as a waitress. She was terrible, didn't want to be there on a Friday night. Would take an eternity to clear away our table, wouldn't bring fresh glasses for our beer and we had to constantly ask to have our table water refilled.

This left a real bad taste in our mouth, instead of enjoying the food we were too worried about a bit of decent service. To make matters worse, we were told we all had to have the banquet as it would be easier for the kitchen. The first time I've been out for dinner and been told that! After all, they aren't paying my bill for me are they? Probably my worst experience at dinner in the last 2 years I've been living in StKilda.

Dec 12, 2011

3.5 Below Average

Food  5      Ambience  6      Service  2      Value  1     

We had a voucher for lezzet for a three course meal for two, Turkish bread and s bottle of wine. When we arrived they told us we had to have a set menu even tho voucher stated we could choose our meals. This set menu was meat and I a vegetarian. We then discovered we had to share a main meal only big enough for one! Which was lamb not the choices we were told on gift voucher. So we had to pay for a veggie dish. We did get our wine but no bread. Food was nice but v disappointed in the service. The voucher was a present and if the voucher would have said set menu if meat it would never have been bought!

Dec 11, 2011