Ephesus Lounge & Meze Bar in Swale

Stopped for lunch as we saw they did a fantastic lunch promotion of 2 courses for £11.95. Fantastic selection and decent portion sizes and the food was lovely.! So much so we have booked to go back Easter Sunday to try their Sunday lunch 2/3 course offer.

Must go to restaurant in sittingbourne give it a go food is great and the owners are fab. Had a fantastic meal. Great for couples and families.

Me and my brother and I were looking for somewhere to have some breakfast in Sittingbourne, and I happened to find this restaurant and decided to dine there. We were welcomed by a wonderful gentleman who seated us and took our drinks order. Breakfast was ordered shortly after by a wonderful waitress who was very polite and friendly, the food came really fast and both mine and my brothers food was really, really good, best breakfast I've had in a long time. The atmosphere was really nice and was something that me and my brother commented on. The restaurant is stylish and very clean, I can't comment on the evening experience, but it's something that I'm definitely looking forward to trying. The owner explained that they will be doing Sunday roasts, which will definitely be my next visit. If you're in the area and are looking for somewhere to eat either breakfast, lunch, or dinner, then I highly recommend visiting Ephesus.

First visit but not our last - very welcoming, comfortable, friendly and delicious food, vegetarian breakfast really tasty and well presented, thank you.

Had a lovely brunch here for Mother’s Day. Delicious food and excellent service.

More interested on getting out Just Eat takeaways than customers sitting at tables. Waited 45 minutes for our starters, but had to ask where they were, then they got on it. Food is ok. Chicken very dry.

My friend and I had a lunch time set menu, reasonably priced and great cocktails. Staff were very friendly and attentive. Food was good, I would go again.

So this is the first time I've ever felt compiled to do a review, from the moment myself and my wife came in the staff / owners were on hand with a warm greeting and were attentive without being overbearing and quickly had us seated and orders taken we went for the set lunch options at 3 courses for £15 per head. Was our wedding anniversary so decided to treat ourselfs to cocktails and out came an awesome Mojito and espresso martini setting the mood nicely, starters were so so tasty the wife had meatballs and I had chicken wings both satisfying and the flavours really came to the fore. Just time enough for the cocktails to have been drunk when the main course came out chicken and mushroom tagliatelle, again absolutely sensational and a very generous serving to boot. Time for another drinkie methinks and pint of beer and vodka and lemonade appeared in next to no time as an accompliment to the beautiful mains. Meal eaten, drinks responsibility consumed I'm satisfied contented and not gonna lie buzzing a bit from the expresso martini. Then its desert time, sticky toffee pudding and ice cream for er indoors and chocolate fudge cake for me. Im now like a pig in the proverbial living my best life. One again over comes the owner how was it, can reply in all honesty everything was beautiful, as is custom offered tea coffee, no thanks we are done, then he drops in a word that I'm not accustomed to on a Monday afternoon "shots" ohhh go on then it's a celebration after all. 2 tequila roses are ordered and necked before you can say what Monday work blues. So food done drink done I'm done time for the bill, which was accompanied by a complimentary shot each. bear in mind this is Monday and it's just gone 130 at this point I'm starting to think that this is a much better life than working for a living. Staff were brilliant food was amazing can't be more complimentary of the staff/owners. Most certainly will be back, thank you for a wonderful experience

Food to die for (had lamb beyti and kleftiko), very friendly too. Had options for children too, both food wise and colouring sheets and pencils. Parking on Sunday was easy and free, sort of at the back (look at maps)

Absolutely fabulous. Food was all freshly cooked and delicious, cocktails amazing. such a friendly welcome. Highly recommend , we will be back.

Everything was perfect! The food, cocktails, stylish venue & friendly staff Loved it! We will definitely come back 😊

What a wonderful find. Decided to visit this restaurant after reading the good reviews on Facebook. We were not disappointed. Lovely restaurant, gorgeous food and drink. The owner was very friendly and made sure our visit was a wonderful experience. We will definitely be returning. Very reasonably priced, very fair and amazing cocktails.

We visited this restaurant with our son Rowan, as a belated valentine meal. We actually spotted the restaurant whilst visiting the barbers a couple of doors up, and I'm so glad we did! The service was great, and ever so friendly, and the food was outstanding. My steak was cooked to perfection, which is rare these days (excuse the pun). The cherry on top was the amazing baklava for dessert! Definitely our new favourite restaurant in Sittingbourne!!

Lovely staff and service, food was good but servings not too generous. Fairly quiet Friday night so atmosphere was quiet nut nice as wanted a chat and background music was pleasant and not over loud.

Friendly service, found time for us even though we hadn’t booked on valentines! Good food and a great evening out.

Lovely food, cocktails and a great atmosphere. Staff very helpful and polite. Definitely would recommend, you wasn’t pressured into leaving either.

I am sooooo pleased I took a chance on dining out rather than saving the pennies. This was such a delicious and well presented meal. Daughter enjoyed her meal. Staff were so so lovely and the decor was great. We hope to visit again one day on the very rare occasions we eat out.

Quite friendly and welcoming staff. Good food in lovely environment. I will highly recommend it and will go there again.

The service you receive here is by far the best in the area. The food is exceptionally tasty and value for money. The venue is very spacious yet cosy. In my opinion this is the closest define dining you can find in Sittingbourne. You would be doing yourself a disfavor if you did not try the kleftico.

The food we had was brilliant. I can't fault it but having said that my only issue was the delay between ordering and receiving it. I can appreciate the problem as being a new business they can't afford two chefs. Having sa9id that they were attentive and looked after us. Will definitely go back . We highly recommend them.

went there this evening on a whim, the food was superb, the value for money is very good, the service was excellent. i gave the atmosphere four only because the place was so quiet for a Saturday evening. The new owners have only just taken over and are aiming to adapt the menu a little to include a more Mediterranean infusion in a few weeks whilst including some of the Turkish favorites. please give this place a try. the owners seem really nice people and a i hope you give them the opportunity to succeed by going along and seeing for yourself.

Had one of the best meals I’ve ever had here! Went for my husband’s birthday. Husband had a mixed grill and I had king prawn tagliatelle. I am a fussy eater and have never complimented a chef before but wow this made the first! Would highly recommend this family run restaurant. The owner and his wife were lovely and the chef was on form. Price was very fair for the service and food served. Will definitely use again. Gutted I didn’t take any photos of the food to share but trust me it was well prepared and presented.

Had a meal tonight was absolutely awesome best mix grill. Wife had pasta all cooked fresh tasted amazing. Highly recommend

Everything was delicious. And most importantly, it's very hot.i recommend!!!!!

My third visit of late. So very welcoming and friendly. Nice surroundings and we thought the food was delicious. My son is particularly fond of the Borek (twice he’s had for starter and dessert). We dined previously on Xmas eve and it was a lovely relaxed and enjoyable experience: my husband worked through the cocktail list, with my daughter enjoyed the mocktails.

We regularly visit Ephesus to enjoy a decent quiet meal with and without the kids. The owners are a lovely couple who make you feel so welcome and not rushed like other local restaurants. The food has always been to a real high standard so we always recommend dining here. We have booked here a couple of times for birthdays with a larger group and never had any complaints and my family can be quiet fussy. This year I decided to book for Christmas Day dinner for 24 of us. It can be a concern as you want everything to go perfect and with everyone liking there dinner cooked differently I didn’t want anyone to wish they hadn’t joined us as a couple of the family members were unsure on coming as they like their Christmas dinner at home their way, BUT it could not have been any better. With Christmas crackers on the tables and plenty of options for starters, main and desert for the 3 course meal. Some chose the traditional Turkey roast, some had sirloin steak, mixed grill and some had vegetable moussaka. All cooked perfectly. I don’t remember anyone leaving any of there meals (maybe the kids due to the generous size portions). IT WAS AMAZING. Thank you so much for a wonderful Christmas Day.

Fabulous food, very fresh very tasty...not haute cuisine but excellent value for money in gorgeous new decor with relaxed vibe..we will be regular visitors here...so friendly and attentive

Excellent food, fresh tasty, beautifully presented. Very friendly relaxed vibe. Gorgeous decor. Will definitely be back...can't recommend highly enough....very reasonable prices

Enjoyed a family meal - great food, great service & lovely atmosphere.

Absolutely disgusted booked a table and when we arrived it was closed with no contact available. I had family that had travelled for 2 hours for a celebratory meal disgusting service.

Really great! I have been here previously for breakfast and lunch and have been very happy with the food and service as well as the recently updated decor, however today I came here for dinner and was equally as impressed! David was a great host and made us feel very welcome!

Best Turkish in Sittingbourne. Lovely staff, excellent food. Great for evening meals and also do super yummy brunch.

Had the best time here today for my baby shower, the service was very friendly, the food came out so quickly for a big table of over 20 ppl and it was absolutely amazing! Definitely recommend coming here! Everyone loved it!!

Great hospitality and service, delicious food and excellent value for money. Will definitely be back!

Warm welcome. Tasty starters. Oh so much food. Kleftico and mixed grill - what a meat feast! Smashing food, beautifully cooked. Super friendly service. Terrific place.

I visited Sittingbourne on a business trip and Found this place by luck while walking on the high street. We had a brilliant lunch. Start of with a lovely negroni than had the great valued lunch menu with a nice bottle of their house wine. Food was lovely and the service we received from Natalia was very attentive and professional. I will definitely return when I’m in Sittingbourne next time. Ps. The music choice was amazing.

The new owners are absolutely amazing, best cocktails I had in a while and really nice food. Definitely worth a visit 🥃🍸🍻

My 1st time visiting with my friend today and what a lovely friendly place,great atmosphere, food was fantastic and very reasonably priced, definitely worth a visit

Two weeks ago I visited this place with my family for first time. It wasn't our first choice but the other place was full. So we saw this restaurant ,It seemed a peaceful and welcoming place. Unfortunately it wasn't! It was our anniversary, and we wanted to go for a lunch with our child, however this was the worse day ! The place was dirty , our table was dirty when we sit , we cleaned it ourselves. There was a cigarette butt in the ashtray. Although this restaurant is child friendly, I don't recommend to go there with your child. The toilets are disgusting. They have a nappy changing place , however the place was very dirty ,and there wasn't a paper !You need to supply a paper and bin for nappies, please! These things are essentials. There's also and a play room for the kids.BUT I cannot call this play room it was disgusting,the place was dirty and the toys were very,very dirty. I do not leave my dog there to play ,not my child!! Please ,please clean it! So the cleanliness is totally missing! The food , what to tell about the food , we order a pasta for the child it wasn't good. So we decided to order pancakes for him and they wasn't good either. They were like a sole. The waiter obviously doesn't understand English, because he messed up our order. The only thing good in this restaurant was the wine and thank god we order one bottle, that helped us to stay there. The other good thing, was the waitress, smiley and the only adequate person there.

Lovely Turkish restaurant and bar 🍻

Best place to eat if you're in a wheelchair There is plenty of room the staff are lovely. And the food is lovely, too. This is the only place I go to eat in sittingbourne

The food was amazing. We went in for lunch and had the starter and main for £9.95. Great portions of food and all so tasty too.

Very good for a quick midday meal...the toilets could use some extra attention.

Food was amazing, service very slow!

Good value breakfasts. Good sized portions. Not sure why this comes under Ephesus Lounge & Meze Bar but looking forward to trying their food.

Took my kids for lunch. Great food and good value.

Welcoming and very friendly. First class service. Beautifully decorated and comfortable interior. I only had time for a coffee but will be back soon for a meal.

Lovely breakfast with the family.

The food was excellent. My wife had Greek salad and I had grilled sea bass fillet. My meal was cooked to perfection. At 7pm we were the only couple in the restaurant. I was surprised that the people of Sittingbourne are missing out on this...

Top restaurant in Sittingbourne

We went here for the first time, and it has to be said it was very good. Really nice. Good service, and lovely food.

Im very disappointed with this restaurant. We ordered with Uber. Rice was like sand and no taste. Chicken wings invisible. Chilli sos completely dry. Salad dry and no taste. You guys are joke. Worse experience ever.

Nice service. One meal had a problem but was rectified directly.

The food was amazing, service very welcoming and friendly, wine was great, definitely recommend it

Lovely food and great service a lovely surprise in Sittingbourne high street

A unique place where you can drink coffee, eat or even go out with friends. I highly recommend!!

Been twice and fantastic both times, staff a really helpful 👍

Really tasty food, great service and relaxed atmosphere.

Marc. Chico. And all the staff most welcoming to all customers good place to meet up for coffee

I had the beef roast dinner and it was great, the beef was tasty and melted in my mouth, the roast potatoes were just as delicious and the veg was done how it supposed to be not too crunchy and not soft. Best meat I have had aside from home cooked

Nice place to take the family. Clean, friendly, and great food.

Food is really nice here and the service everytime I have been here has been on point. The have a breakfast menu, lunch menu and a dinner menu. All is good value for money and I have never had any reason to complain or left felling anything but full and happy.

Fantastic Turkish quisine, the sharing mezze platter was great, easily enough for two of us. Washed down with lovely cocktails. Staff were very pleasant and attentive. Lovely afternoon Lunch/cocktails. Would return

Friendly & helpful staff. The ice cream us my favorite

Lovely afternoon coffee and cake

Brilliant service as always, I make sure I go once a week and it never disappoints

Lots of experience at eating breakfast at Cafe all around the South East. I cannot remember a better one than this. Great food. Good quality. Good price. Friendly staff. Pretty perfect really.

Good service 👍 breakfast was OK

Party of 4 adults and 2 children and we were the only customers in there for a large part of our time there. The server was really friendly and helpful, pushing 2 tables together so we had more space. 1 bench seat was covered in something, which we later found put was coffee grounds from filling the coffee machine, that they only cleared up after one of our party sat in it. They got 2 of the 4 adult meals wrong - which had to be sent back; forgot the drinks for the childrens meals and didn't bring a class or straw (despite saying they would) for one of the cans of drink. However, the food was good and those who had kebab said it was delicious. It was cheap for what it was, so in that respect it was a good lunch out. Unsure if I would go back, but I might, to see if the errors (which were blamed on the kitchen) were a one off.

It looked really nice all lit up but was grubby and needed a good clean the staff were friendly enough

I Been there with my family very good atmosphere able price they had nice kids play area I enjoyed definitely I will come back

I been lunch time there very good customer service lovely delicious food it was so taste I am high recommending this place thank you🤙

Stopped in for the Mediterranean breakfast, delicious. Lovely crispy mushrooms and perfect tender halloumi

I seriously could not fault this place, me and my other half love this place. They do all kinds of food which I love you never have to pick the same thing. Everything is lovely . Highly recommended.

You can see while she cooks it, it has a good price and it is very tasty. Friendly staff and a nice atmosphere.

Great little restaurant good menu great service and good value

We've had breakfast, lunch, al la carte and take away from The Bourne Kitchen and can not fault the food or service on every occasion. Lovely atmosphere amd always greeting with a warm welcome.

Amazing food. Very friendly staff. High recommend the cuisines that they do. 10/10 for me

Tables are always dirty, the prices are different in the menu list and this what you pay, and what kind of milkshake I've got drink last time. I'm not going anymore there.

Amazing food, warm welcoming host. We have had both take away and eaten in and both equally delicious.

Excellent steak, complimented the chef's.

This new mediterranean restaurant is honestly one of my favourite place in town. Beautiful, cozy and warm place. Amazing rage of food, breakfasts and drinks and also really helpfull and nice people working there. Never dissapointed.

It’s amazing place I been Saturday night food was lovely very friendly staff so taste food meze mix grill share plate was delicious definitely come back thank you guys for everything

I have been there yesterday. They had a new menu Mediterranean Turkish and Greek food was lovely staff so friendly. Atmosphere was amazing. I recommended for everyone. I will be there definetly again. Thanks cheff food was delicious

I ordered the lamb kebab with rice and salad. The flavour of the meat was lush but the rice was over cooked and there wasn't much salad. I would recommend some pita bread to accompany the meal. The burgers look lush so I'm gonna give that a ago.

Nice venue and friendly staff that couldn't do enough! Food was nice just a little dry and over done.

Good food and excellent service. We stupidly didn't book anywhere for 6 people on a Friday night!!..derr!..ended up here at the off chance..we will definitely be going back ,,half hour until closing they let us in and cooked some pretty good food,they also couldn't do enough to please and the cocktails were loaded 😁🍹we enjoyed the meal .

very nice place, clean and friendly, lots of tables average prices

Fantastic food and great service

Very good food....nice and friendly staff

Food is cooked fresh, staff are very customer friendly. Great service.

This is a great place. Food really nice. Polite service. I eat here regularly.

Fav place in Sittingbourne. Prices ain't high and diversity in menu. In comparison to other such places, it beats them by a long shot.

Lovely food good atmosphere, very friendly and helpful staff.

Lovely dinner was reallie nice kids love it . All I can say is employee need to try smile more life is to short xx

We had a delivery from The Bourne Kitchen this evening after having their fabulous breakfast stack pancakes at the restaurant a few weeks ago. The food was delivered promptly and it was all lovely. All well presented, hot, fresh and tasty. Really impressed and will order again.

Nice meal, nice service and nice beer. Will be back to this place again...

Love this place, friendly staff nice atmosphere, reasonably priced

Prompt service, safety in place for covid risks. Nice pot of tea!

Splendid service, splendid tea, the man was very kind and he was very hardworking.