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6.8

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Food: 6.9
Ambience: 7.2
Service: 6.4
Value: 6.5

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Rumeli's Address

Level 1, 624 Sydney Rd
Brunswick VIC 3056
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Rumeli's Menu
Rumeli's Website

Rumeli's Contact Info »

Book a table instantly Phone (03) 9384 0011
Enquiries
Umut "Eddie" on 03 9384 00 11 Emailinfo@rumelis.com.au

Cuisines

European, Greek, Lebanese, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Persian, Tapas, Turkish, Vegetarian

Chef

Ibrahim Elturan

Prices

Average Meal Price $28 - based on one entree & main course only

Admission
Weekends are banquets... can be viewed on screen menu on website. www.rumelis.com.au

General Price
Entrees $5.00-$12.00
Mains $15.00-$24.00
Desserts $5.00-$18.00
Set Menu - starts from $28.00 - - - $120.00 per person average $35.00 - $40.00

Banquet
Banquet $28.00-$120.00
Min No of Guests 2

Others
Drinks $2.50-$22.00

Prices last updated: 10/2009

Bookings

Bookings are preferred
Maximum group booking size is 300
prefer if booking is made as we like to be prepared...

but feel free to turn up without booking

Rooms & Capacity

No of Seats 300

Hours

Wed to Thu 5pm - Midnight
Fri to Sat 6pm - 3am
Sun to Mon 5pm - Midnight
Remarks
Will open erlier for Lunch if booking is made.

BYO

wine only
No Corkage

Entertainment/Live Music

Click the following link to view website link: http://www.rumelis.com.au/enter.asp?page=enter The Turkish Entertainment is absolutely the best in Australia. The three Brothers that have a significant role in the Family Restaurant Put on a tremendous show of Traditional and modern Turkish Music. They play non stop till late Entertaining their customers, Teaching them how to dance to the different styles of Turkish Music. The Turkish Belly Dancers are astonishing! Cobras Kisss dance at around 10.30pm they dance with modern and traditional Turkish Styles. The customers vary from couples to teenagers. Right through to corporate parties. They all get along really well and enjoy the Turkish Entertainment and succulent Turkish Food! The three brothers who are on stage put on a mighty Turkish show when they are not serving the customers. with not one ... but two belly dancers! who dance with fire weapons and their pet snake! You have to experience it at Rumelis becuase we are all about the Turkish culture... and when it comes to quality.... THEIR IS NO SUCH THING AS SECOND BEST!

Specialties

Turkish mongolian Stirfry KEBAB
Home Style Turkish Food
Turkish Beer Turkish Grill

Notes

ON WEEKENDS THE RESTAURANT HOLD DINNER DANCE FUNCTIONS. WITH TURKISH MUSIC AND BANQUETS. Because of the number of people we get. Its almost impossible to take individual orders from their traditional Turkish Menu.

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Overview of Rumeli's

Turkish Restaurant & Entertainment Melbourne
618 Sydney Road Brunswick
Rumelis Turkish restaurant in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick is famous for its;

•Traditional Turkish Home Cooked Cuisine
•Traditional Turkish Hospitality
•Traditional Turkish Entertainment

In true Ottoman style, Rumelis delivers the complete Turkish dining experience from a romantic dinner for two right up to a function for 300 guests.
With a unique combination of retro, class and warm surroundings, Rumelis even has a 150 seat balcony / beer garden with enchanting views of the city, Flemington Race Course and Sydney Road heritage.
Friday and Saturday nights are TURKISH BANQUET nights where you get to choose from a huge variety of traditional Turkish dishes and mouthwatering sweets. After dinner you can party on until 3am.
Rumelis Turkish Restaurant also specializes in functions and special events. They cater for everything from a corporate breakfast function to a large scale wedding.

The Turkish Entertainment is absolutely the best in Australia. The three Brothers that have a significant role in the Family Restaurant Put on a tremendous show of Traditional and modern Turkish Music.

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User Reviews of Rumeli's, Brunswick

Displaying: 1 - 10 of 10 reviews

5.5 Average

Food 4 Ambience 9 Service 5 Value 4

I organised for a group of my friends to have dinner at Rumeli on Saturday night. I had not been to Rumeli since they shifted to their upstairs venue, so I was curious to see whether their original hospitality and value for money was still in place. Sadly, I can't say that the transition to a larger venue has done them any favours.

While the ambience of the venue is fantastic, as are the band, the food is definitely *not* what it used to be. For $45.00, I was expecting the food to be more plentiful than it was, but all we ended up with were some very good dips and bread, a plate of half-cold and fairly mediocre meat, rice and salad (and all our meals were served at different times), and a random dish of seasoned chicken. We waited and waited but No dessert was forthcoming, despite it being advertised as part of the banquet we'd paid for).

I'm hoping that most of the $45.00 we paid goes toward the band, because they certainly earned their fees, unlike the (female) bellydancers, who were far from entertaining. Just for once I would like to see a Turkish restaurant hire some female bellydancers who have charisma, talent, actual dancing skills, and some passion behind their craft! The two males who danced were much more polished and had better stage presence than the two women.

Overall, Rumeli is a great place to go for a drink and a dance, but don't expect much in the way of the cuisine. It seems that the shift from a family-style restaurant setting to a large function centre setting has meant compromising quality for quantity.

I'd probably go back at some stage for a fun night out, but I wouldn't really recommend it to my friends.

Nov 27, 2011

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N. N.
1

5.3 Average

Food 7 Ambience 5 Service 4 Value 5

One of the better Turkish restaurants around in Melbourne but music during meal service was way too loud to a point where conversation was impossible.
Waiters were unapproachable but overall a pleasant experience if your expectations aren’t too high. The show was entertaining expect for one of the belly dancers who looked like she didn’t want to be there! Where as the others were full of energy and great to watch.

Jul 06, 2011

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restaurantrocker
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4.8 Average

Food 6 Ambience 3 Service 7 Value 3

I had booked Rumeli's for a girls night out for my sister who is to be married. The night began with no EFTPOS machine which meant that half of us had to go searching for an ATM, which was a pain. We had my mum with us and a few other mums. I have to say as a young person that even for me the music was Intolerably loud and all of the others on the table said exactly the same thing.

Everybody had to yell into each other ear drum to be heard and most of us left at the end of the night with headaches and ringing in our ears. Conversation was impossible and an otherwise enjoyable night was spoiled. Also we all paid $50 per head and after the first amount of food was served, the 2nd 3rd and 4th courses didn't come out until after 10.30 pm by which time nobody felt like eating anymore, so we all determined to at least have our dessert, so we waited and waited until midnight and still no dessert, so disappointingly we had to leave before dessert was served, so I can't say that was good value for money!

There was only about 20 minutes of live entertainment after 11 pm and I know the website says that the band plays a mix of 80's and 90's hits along with traditional turkish music but I can promise you, you won't hear anything But turkish music and it will be loud enough to leave you with tinitus at the end of the evening!

Nov 08, 2010

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Rose78
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3.8 Below Average

Food 5 Ambience 4 Service 3 Value 3

The evening started by walking through an unmarked entrance from the street, up a gawdy, neon-lit, tired-looking carpeted stairway, to be greeted by a very rude and surly lady collecting payment for the meal. She was so argumentative, attempting to charge us more than the agreed meal price that we expected to pay as booked via the website, www.menulog.com.au.

We ordered the $50 banquet for a special promotional price of $35. At most quality middle eastern restaurants, a $50 banquet will get you a good mix of tasty seafood and meats, with desserts, coffee and a good selection of soft drinks.

What we got (and didn't get) for our $50 banquet included: A selection of dips, they were tasty. Unlimited pide bread. A plate of salad to share. There were none of the traditional Turkish hors d'oeuvres expected in a dinner banquet (such as dolma, beans etc).

A plate of mushy, gluggy Turkish pilav (rice) with 2 skewers of bland meat (lamb and chicken) and salad (brought to our table served already plated, rather than placed on our tables for each of us to serve ourselves). A bowl of guvec, a vegetable casserole with a couple of pieces of lamb, to share. Unlimited jugs of Coke and tap water (they refused to serve Diet Coke when requested). By the time we left around 11:30 pm, no dessert nor coffee was served.

The entertainment was very very "loud". The band was certainly entertaining, with lots of dancing to traditional Turkish songs, however, the synthesised music became a bit repetitive after a couple of hours. The belly dancing show was probably the best part of the night, particularly the performance by the male belly dancer with his fire twirling and snake routines with lots of audience participation.

Overall my experience at this establishment was very disappointing, a low-class establishment with mediocre food and service. There are much better Turkish and other Mediterranean and Middle Eastern restaurants with banquets and live entertainment to enjoy throughout Melbourne.

Apr 08, 2010

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spicyrambutan
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10 Highly Recommended

Food 10 Ambience 10 Service 10 Value 10

I was at Rumelis Turkish Restaurant for a party of 15 on the weekend. Those guys can really entertain. Our kids our parents, everyone was so happy.

You can tell the guy wearing the hat on stage really loves his job. I think he is the owner, because when he is not on the stage he's either playing with the children or packing up plates that the staff have missed.

For $35.00 per person we were bombarded with food, and not just plain old turkish food and bread. Things we haven't had in a turkish restaurant before. We couldn't dance as much as we would have liked to, because we were too full, and they should have told us to hold back a little on the dips and bread because we were expecting to go hungry after the main course.

The staff were very friendly although it would be good if they talked a little more.
and pwoaahhh! the belly dancers? they are up to date with their performance, found it really good that the chap in the hat actually made the effort to announce that there will be a snake in the small part of the performance so my wife could run out to the balcony in time to observe from what she would consider a safe distance.

The atmosphere was very cosy and welcoming. I haven't danced with my wife for a very long time and I did on the weekend. The very very huge balcony was utilised well by smokers and people who just wanted to catch up and have a beer.
The friendly security guard at the door was wearing a suit and tie, which was interesting, and non intimedating, explained why he had to check our bags for alchohol and I could understand it by the end of the night. Because no one was drunk. and its a family friendly atmosphere.

Were asked to sort out the bill as we walked in which saved us from the headache of splitting it at the end of the night, and being too careful at what we spend in the bar. We chose our banquet before we came. and believe me, do they have a variety!

I will definitely be going back and taking more people! good on you guys. Its about time I found a place I can actually enjoy myself.

Dec 09, 2009

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pocketman
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8.5 Highly Recommended

Food 7 Ambience 10 Service 7 Value 10

Dearest Rumeli's gang, I have barely managed to get my feet back on the ground after Sunday nights fantastic event (Nov1 09). I would like to thank you for pulling off the best night ever for my family and friends. Everybody thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

I am still receiving feedback from the night, today. One guest said to my husband the next day, "it was the most fun night ever. I enjoyed myself, my wife and kids enjoyed themselves, so whens the next party?" It was an amazing party and it will go down in our history as one of the best ever. From Bilgen, my kids and myself, again a huge thank you. 10/10 without doubt!

Nov 05, 2009

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Sera Gulersoy
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9.5 Highly Recommended

Food 10 Ambience 9 Service 9 Value 10

The best value for money food, entertainment and service. The food was authentic, fresh and tasty. The entertainment was enjoyable, as were the belly dancers and their guest appearance. Umut and his family went out of their way to ensure that everyone has having a great time. There was so much good food and great entertainment that we wanted to party all night. Thankyou for providing a traditional Turkish restaurant that appealed to people all ages and cultures.

Oct 30, 2009

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caltec
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9.8 Highly Recommended

Food 10 Ambience 10 Service 9 Value 10

This restaurant is definitely the best! My family are always going out to restaurants and have finally found the one that has the full Monty! We weren't expecting what we got and were a little under dressed. There was so much food we were embarrassed that we couldn't eat it all.

Then by the end of the night we all had sore feet from dancing! The belly dancers were amazing! and the band was awesome. One minute we were dancing to traditional Turkish stuff. Then the next minute it was Ricky Martin! The family that run the joint were so friendly and welcoming.

Definitely will go back there and will take more friends!

Oct 27, 2009

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jayla
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9.5 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 10 Service 9 Value 10

I was at Rumelis on the weekend and never have I been entertained like this. Although there were 250 other people I felt at home. I can understand why people have to pay upon arrival on weekends. Only because they understand that it would be awkward for me to ask for people who have turned up to my birthday party to pay for themselves.

The service is pretty good taking into count that they are serving close to 300 meals in an hour. Their are children runing around and people dancing till their feet are sore. It wasn't one skewer or tooth pick skewer every half hour like every other Turkish restaurant. I had my own meal with the most tender lamb and chicken that melts in your mouth.

The setting is almost like a studio with a groovy and trendy setting. For $35.00 per person I must say, three belly dancers four performers and the equivalant of four courses. If only we could have stayed a little longer. Will be recomending. A+++

Oct 27, 2009

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humus100
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0 of 2 readers found the following review helpful

2.3 Not Recommended

Food 2 Ambience 3 Service 2 Value 2

And they call it a turkish restaurant? On a plate you get a piece of uncooked kofte, 1 shish, rice and chips and a bit of salad. Service is shocking/rude. The so called security guard at the door downstairs almost frisk you to see if you have any alcohol on you. Then when you get up and wait to be seated at your booked table, you are asked to settle your bill there before you even order the food. Been there three times for different occasions and refuse to go again.

Jul 28, 2009

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