Mama Manoush - Melbourne

Came here for a birthday on a Saturday night and it did not disappoint! Tucked away on the quieter side of Lygon st the restaurant is loud and buzzing with energy. Every time a birthday cake came out a song blared over the speakers prompting every to clap and chant : a lot of fun!Starting off with the drinks. The cocktails were well made and even the mocktail we ordered was quite nice. My fav was the Beirut sour and as a after dinner cocktail I went with the nutty espresso martini. Went well after the platter of meats. In terms of food I found every to be delicious. The egg plant chips were incredible, the mince lamb, small chick wings, mince meat rice was amazing. The only dish I wasn’t keen on was the chicken skewers . Lacked flavor especially compared to the rest. Even though the service was friendly it was not attentive at all unless we flagged them down which happened the entire night. Other than that definitely a place I would come again in a group :

My partner and I got the mega banquet at $60/head. So much food and it was all the such high quality. The dips were amazing and generous portion, we used them for our meats as well, and even came with enough bread ! The meats and mezze were all sooo tasty! Meat cigars and the potatoes were my favourites along with the lamb fillet skewers! They could have slowed down on bringing out the Mezze as we were quite overwhelmed with all the food. Highly recommend this place !

We celebrated our daughter's Christening at Mama Manoush with a group of 25 friends and family. The food was superb and the service even better. Would highly recommend. The cocktails are great too :

I’ve come here a couple of times and have never been disappointed. Great service and food!

Great food, great service. Best Long Islands ever, finally bar men who know how to make a drink! Food is very tasty. The cheese sambousik and dips were my favourite!