I've eaten here a couple of times. The food is terrific and the staff are very obliging. Stairs to the entrance can be a problem for frail/elderly.
Every time I drive past I hanker to go back.
Great Lebanese food in a warm and pleasant atmosphere. Food is great; the dips are probably the best I have ever had. Baba Ganoush has a wonderful smoky smell and flavour, and their Hommos is fresh and mouth watering. I have had great kebabs here, fresh and well marinated fish, and great tagine. Service is good, so is belly dancing on Saturday nights. Highly recommend.
Very beautiful restaurant. The restaurant served delicious food, had friendly service and good entertainment. Was definitely the perfect place for dinner and will definitely return here soon !!
The ambience is lovely, the staff very friendly and attentive. We settled on the banquet with our group of 8, the food was good, the dips were delicious, everything else was good to very good. The kafta was a little spicy, yet it was lovely. The homemade lemonade is sensational! Thoroughly enjoyable.
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Good food, wonderful ambience.
Maybe because it was a week night. Maybe because it wasn't too crowded. Whatever the reason, I really felt that the ambience of Maroush was a big part of what made it so enjoyable. Walking in past the outdoor balcony dining area and past the fountain, we were asked to choose our seating rather than being told where to sit. Instrumental music was playing softly at a volume not loud enough to be annoying, allowing my sister and I to talk and laugh over our dinner. This is what intimate dining is about. The tablecloths were crisp white linen, as were the napkins. The owner, who for some reason reminded me of the musician Frank Zappa, was very courteous and attentive.
We started with entrees of Falafel (chick pea and herb balls) which came with a tahini sauce which was necessary as Falafel tends to be dry by nature. The other entree was mekanek, a plate of five or so thumb sized lamb mince meat sausages (no skin). The Falafel came with a little salad and the mekanek came with some parsley and red onion. Fresh lemon was also there to squeeze over the mekanek and went down a treat. Parsley is everywhere in a lot of Middle Eastern dishes so you need to be aware of this if you don't like it much.
Our mains were a plate of shish kebab of lamb, which was perfectly cooked and tender (with fluffy yellow rice) and some stuffed zucchini. I am not a big fan of zucchini but Maroush's version was lovely, reminding me in taste of stuffed vine leaves. It came with a tomato-based sauce that seemed like it had lentils or split peas in it as well and I enjoyed this dish more than I thought I would have, it was a winner.
We had enough room for some dessert, so I had a Lebanese custard (which was really the consistency of gelatin but had a wonderfully tart lemon flavour that was an appropriate cleansing ending to the meal). We also asked if we could get 2 pieces of baklava and 2 pieces of Turkish delight instead of the allocated 4 pieces of each. No problem. Good flexibility.
My sister had two glasses of bubbly and I had a James Squire Golden Ale, which was a nice change of beer from the usual suspects.
Overall, our dinner at Maroush was thoroughly enjoyable and our pot luck choice ("let's try this place called Maroush") ended up being a memorable dining experience. Sometimes you just get lucky.
The service was amazing here, felt really cared for. And the food was another thing all together! The banquet was a great choice and there was so much flavour in every dish. Great for a date night or a night out with the family! They also catered for me as I am gluten free.
Lovely night at Maroush. Great food, the banquet was perfectly portioned and good value for money. Friendly staff and even some entertainment in the form of a dancer! It's a bustling place so the atmosphere is quite loud. All in all, good fun.
Great place to spend time with family. I was lucky to be hosted by my clients for a Sunday lunch meetinf.
Was greatly surprised how Lebanse cuisine has so many spices which are well used and makes the food yum.
Tablouleh, Hummus, was grear and fresh. Falafel was light and crunchy and sauce with it was great.
Prawns in skewers was great idea and tasted just well on the palate. Freshly squeezed lime was doing its match with a flame of chill flakes.
Anywasy loved it ans great service and well paced hospitality.
Thank you
An hour’s drive to Eltham just to eat here meant high expectations. The meat cigars, selak and rice were very tasty. The moussaka was the most textually sumptuous eggplant I’ve ever had however I wouldn’t get it again for the price and it being too salty. Lamb skewers bursted with flavour. Chicken breast skewers were slightly dry. Service is mostly warm and always professional, one waiter sang happy birthday with is always a great. The atmosphere is lively (and very noisy) with beautiful decor.
Absolutely loved our first night here on Friday night, and plan to visit many many times in the future. We decided to go with the banquet so we could try a lot of things that we probably normally wouldn't order. We started with the most delicious dips I have ever had. And I was so pleased to see delicious gf bread come - it was so yum. But I did make the rookie mistake of eating too much bread - there was a LOT of food to come. Everything we had was absolutely moreish - the falafel was the best I have ever had. And the turkish delight was the most delicious one I have tried. Not too sweet, and filled with nuts. We can't wait to come back!
Foods taste very good and returant location is perfect. They have their own car park with about 10-12 spaces. Stuff are friendly and helpful. However be mindful that they have 15% surcharge on weekends.
We visited this lovely restaurant midweek for dinner. The ambience is wonderful with traditional middle eastern decor.
The service was excellent and the quality of food was great.
The highlights were the Tabouleh, the Babaganoush and the beef rissoles.
Food is delicious and main portion sizes are very generous. Everything was packed with flavour.
Great local Lebanese restaurant. Food was delicious and generous portions! Will be back.
Great Food at a great price! Excellent eating experience .. went with with family and from walking in the door and being greeted by the hostess, seated and order taken, was just fabulous. Meal was served hot and excellent taste, server was very friendly and helpful. We would definitely return back again.
The food here had me mouthwatering over every bite. I had to try every single thing that got laid out to us because it all looked so brilliant. Outstanding service and staff made it a night to remember.
Safe to say I was well fed and a very happy boy.
Always a pleasure. The food is full of flavour and their staff are lovely. Highly recommended their banquets (they do a discount for kids). Limited car spaces so allow a few minutes extra in case you need to park around the corner.
They do takeaway also. Leftovers make a great hangover lunch the next day. Mmm.
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