Galata Mezze in Medway

Lovely place, food and service was really good, will definitely go back there and hopefully soon.

Several weeks ago, we booked Galata for 4 of us, to eat at 18:00 on Saturday 23rd November for a special occasion. The restaurant rang earlier on Saturday to confirm the booking which was encouraging. However, when we arrived at 18:00 we found between 20 and 30 people waiting outside (in the cold and rain), who also seemed to be booked for 18:00. We waited about 20 mins, with no response or apology from the restaurant and then I advised them that we were not prepared to wait any longer. Even if we'd got in, I dread to think how long we would've taken to get served. We've been a number of times before and the restaurant is good, but we won't be going back. They did ring to apologise the following day but by then it was much too late. They clearly over book and expect you to wait because they can't cope. There are restaurants that provide a much better service and experience around, support them instead.

Great food and lovely friendly staff. Would highly recommend.

Excellent food excellent service Fast and accurate Atmosphere was spoilt by people who couldn't control their whining children

Always a great experience visiting Galata. Lovely food and good service.

Amazing amazing food . Homemade fresh . Quick service. Good timing on the Food. Was busy for a Wednesday night which is a good sign they are doing things right . Cocktails are very good and tasty . 3 courses and sides and 2 drinks each . £120 which was a fair price Loads of food have never been so full up after a meal out. Would 110% recommend and have already.

Delightful food, friendly staff.

Lovely restaurant in Rainham! Amazing range of cocktails and desserts. Would've loved some more vegan options but still lovely food! x

Had a very nice two course lunch with a bottle of wine good background music the staff were fantastic and did not rush us we had chicken shish and lamb casserloe

Very busy and popular, good food and reasonable prices. Great service.

Absolutely loved everything. Food was tasty. Atmosphere welcoming, place very quiet abd cosy. All in all 5 stars plus 🙏🤍

What a fantastic little gem right on the doorstep, really busy at 6 in the evening staff very attentive food absolutely gorgeous well recommended

Lovely service and food was amazing (I had lamb shish). Could not have chosen better for some decent food! Read the previous reviews about wine prices and yes, on an expensive side, but did not matter to me, as I was too busy eating delicious food to have more than one glass of wine! Highly recommend it!

All you need in a restaurant. Quick service, reasonable prices, professional staff, clean toilets, and above all, fantastic food.

As always brilliant service and amazing food

Every meal iv had is amazing service is fantastic all round great place

Staff so friendly and helpful. Food delicious. Definitely be visiting again. I had the salmon salad and my husband had chicken with rice & salad.

Rose was amazing great food service amazing, very quick with the order and I had no complaints about the food. Thank you very much rose

A first class eatery, serving fresh food, cooked to order. Attentive service and beautifully served food. Nothing too much trouble. Prices reasonable too.

The staff are super friendly every time I’ve been in or had a delivery! The portion sizes are huge you will leave with a full belly! Cocktails are delicious, I think you get your moneys worth here! 100% recommend to anyone

Second visit. Food v good. But again a bit odd in one respect. I ordered a portion of taramasalata as my starter. Comes as a very generous portion. But absolutely no bread! You are expected to eat it with the nice - but understandably - small serving of complimentary bread and 2 little dips. Well, when you are with two other people there isn't enough to eat much of your taramasalata starter. When I asked about some bread for my starter I was told I was expected to take from the complimentary serving. But there's hardly any bread as it's complimentary with those dips. Anyway, all good natured. I did ask for extra bread please and got it, freshly made, without an additional charge. Just really odd to me. Last time it was the same for my hummus starter. Paying £90+ for food you would hope to get a bit of bread...

Had a family dinner here. Highly recommend. The lamb chops were delicious along with all the other food we had. Great cocktails as well 😉

Amazing food and great service and staff. would recommend

We had a 3-course lunch, the food was excellent value for the set price, it was our 16th wedding anniversary and we just came back from Turkey as well. Galata is a lovely restaurant please try it you won't be disappointed.

been going to Galata for number of years last night was worst service we had ever experienced. ordered a combination of hot and cold mezzas. Cold came out 8 minutes prior to hot mezzas, when they should come out together. Mains was served to table whilst still eating our starters consequently were cold when we came to them, hence my partner didnt eat hers. Staff were displacement regarding this leve lof service which is grossly substandard. Not acceptable service and fell far below their normal standard

Really lovely, can't wait to come back and try more food

This is a splendid restaurant for either lunch, or an evening out. Great food, plenty of it and very good value for money. The staff are very friendly and the service is excellent.

Great restaurant attentive staff excellent food highly recommended

Down in the area working and found this Mezze Restaurant which fortunately were able to fit me in. The food is first class a humous starter followed by mixed chicken & lamb main. Portions are very generous and the food is cooked to perfection. Service was excellent despite being very busy. I can’t fault the food or service and will definitely be booking again when next in the area working.

Superb food and a good wine selection. The proprietor is friendly and welcoming and service is good.

Fabulous cocktails, great food and lovely service. Thanks so much.

Absolutely great atmosphere, the staff are friendly and helpful and the food is delicious, I will definitely be back.

Nice relaxing atmosphere, staff polite, courteous and friendly. The food was amazing, good flavours cooked to perfection, and would highly recommend a visit.

great place to eat at it. the food was very delicious, would highly recommend.

It is easy to locate. Good food and drinks. The only issue I have is there is no parking space so difficult to find a parking closer. Nonetheless, if you are looking for good food which worth the money, then I recommend this restaurant for you.

Lovely food as usual,my favorite restaurant in rainham will be back.

Everything great but ch8cken a bit dry

Very friendly and helpful staff. Pleasant surroundings. Plenty of food choices, the lamb kebabs were succulent. Will return.

The food is amazing and the staff were very attentive. Had to take away,was stuffed.

Love this place have been several times now. Food has always been lovely and fresh. Staff are excellent. They do a lunch time menu which is good value for money

The Galata is a lovely place to eat and there is plenty on the menu to tempt you. The atmosphere, service and quality of the food is excellent. The only thing is it's on the pricey side especially the drinks. It's a shame the cheapest bottle of wine on offer is priced at £23! Also cocktails £12 each. But as I said earlier the food is excellent so it's a place for special occasions, probably not for regular visits.

We came back for a meal to celebrate our anniversary after visiting the restaurant the year before with some friends. I am sometimes a little worried about going back when you have had a positive experience as the expectations are always higher. This was i'm glad to say a very nice second visit. The food once again was delicious and well presented. The only issue was being a rather small table for two it did mean we struggled a little bit for space feeling a little cramped, having to move the drinks around to accommodate dishes and the like. That said I understand it is a balancing act for the restaurant to make sure they have enough placings available. Rest assured we will certainly be heading back,

Been meaning to try this place for a while. Had lunch there today and we weren’t disappointed. Absolutely delicious and very reasonably priced. Will definitely be back again soon.Highly recommended⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Lovely night out with my wife. The food was cooked to perfection. Lovely staff whom were very helpful and polite. We will definitely be back.

We had a really good meal on 14/2 in the afternoon. Very well served. Good quality cooking and taste. We will revisit. Closer to 5star than 4 star throughout. Robin and Doreen

We finally get to try this Turkish restaurant on Valentine’s Day! It’s a little cosy restaurant, amazing service, very welcoming smile faces! Great portion size meals, gods was tasty! Thanks again lovely waitress Holly & manager Ali! Maybe the only improvement side salad could be little larger with main meal 🤭very colourful small bowl but wasn’t my kind of salad 🥗 also maybe cocktails prices are too high ! Amazing dishes for sure and we’ll be back again! Best wishes!

Galata Meze Bar Restaurant in Rainham, Gillingham, Kent is an undiscovered treasure if you haven’t already been there. Although the parking facilities behind the restaurant is limited there is a car park within two minutes walking distance from the restaurant (Orchard St Parking). The restaurant is small but I believe they have upstairs seating too which adds to the capacity. Staff are very welcoming, helpful and attentive without being overbearing. The food is delicious and the portions are more than adequate. Their vegetarian options are as good and delicious. Pricing, when compared to the quality of the food and the service, is definitely value for money. We often eat at the establishment, the last visit being on 10 February 2024. All the staff were very attentive especially Rose who attended our table.

Excellent venue for any time of the day. Came here again for a family birthday dinner. Delicious food and very friendly, efficient and professional staff. Nothing was too much trouble. We were allowed in early to decorate the table. The staff kindly allowed us to take a cake and they paid special attention to the birthday boy (age 90) Rose was an amazing waitress and afforded us all so much care and attention. We had a four year old with us and it was noted he liked tomatoes so the staff brought him a plate of tomatoes as extra. Would highly recommend this venue to everyone and we will be back again soon Thank you Galata for a memorable family event 😊

Since moving to Medway, this has quickly become my favourite. Starters amazing, Fresh soft bread, and the Mix Grill is delicious. Highly recommend!

We have eaten here on a few occasions, every time the food is perfect. Portions are big, flavour is always spot on, and service is brilliant. Cannot recommend this place enough.

Had a company night out, late Christmas meal. Had the best time. Food was amazing and staff were all lovely. Highly recommend

The food here is great and the staff are lovely. It's very different from anywhere else in Rainham. You should definitely give it a go

Food is delicious, staff very friendly. Definitely will go again

Just had a evening meal here and the food and staff are superb and thoroughly recommended

Being a lover of Turkish food I called in here this week whilst staying close by. Nice small restaurant and very friendly staff. I opted for the mixed Chicken and Kofta kebab which were delicious. Cooked to perfection and full of delicious flavours. Very reasonable prices. I couldn’t have asked for a better first meal out of the year.

What a great Turkish restaurant to have locally. Food is fab and staff really friendly. Have to say the rice pudding today was amazing. We are lucky to have this restaurant on our doorstep

We've been here with family, friends and last night just the two of us, we're never disappointed. The staff are friendly and efficient, making you feel welcome and looked after. Service is efficient but doesn't feel rushed at all. There's a great selection of food on offer and as for portion sizes... well you're not going to leave hungry! It's all prepared to a high standard and piping hot when it needs to be. Similarly there are drinks for every preference including some fun cocktails! I can't recommend Galata Mezze enough and can't wait for my next visit!

An excellent £12.95 lunch menu for 2 courses. Three of us had different things. All very good. Value for money doesn't get better. We were upstairs on our own but well looked after.

A group of 20 of us went to Galata for dinner this week. I'd booked this restaurant after visiting in November with some friends and the lamb was 'the best I ever had'. It wasn't a one off - the lamb was complimented by a number of other guests on this occassion too, as was all the other food ordered. Considering the restaurant was full on both floors, and for such a large group, our food come out quickly, altogether and just high quality. Can't fault it. Plus the staff were friendly and attentive. Definitely visit!!

Food average and expensive, as we're the drinks. Very noisy, and felt like sitting in a shop window, as we were seated right at the front. Staff were excellent.

Had a birthday party with family. Food was lovely and a lot of it!! Staff are friendly and helpful 🙂 thank you

Lovely meal it my Son and family. Food was excellent. As the staff were really good. No parking at the restaurant, a few disabled spaces behind but that's is There is a pay & Display car park behind the Cricketers Pub just along the road. At the junction with Railway st. Reasonable prices too.

Great food, ambience and staff.

Very friendly Turkish restaurant. Very good food, reasonably priced.

Nice friendly place with nice helpful staff, food is overpriced and portions are small.

Great restaurant…. Great welcome…. Great staff…. Great menu…. Great prices. Our party of 9 for my 70th birthday supper was a great success - helped by the warm welcome snd attentive service we received. A great experience all round.

We love it here! A regular for family meals. Staff are great, nothing is too much effort for them.

Went for the 3 course lunch today. Absolutely gorgeous food! Perfectly cooked and super friendly staff. Can't wait to return 😍😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋

Food really good and portion size was good. Staff so hospitable making a very enjoyable evening. Will definitely be going back.

Amazing food and drinks, excellent service, professional and friendly servers.

A group of us met here for lunch. We all ordered from the lunch menu which offered a lot of choice and was incredibly good value. The staff were very welcoming and service was really good. We all ordered different things and we were all very happy with our choices. This is well cooked, nicely presented Turkish food, but also perfectly suitable for anyone unfamiliar with Turkish food.

Disgusting fatty lamb and the waitress asked if I wanted a spoon to eat my mashed potatoes , save your money and get a takeaway somewhere else

Very friendly staff definitely I'll go there again food was so nice 👌🏼

Brilliant food, will surely return.

Lovely vibe in here! Food is beautifully presented and so tasty. Friendly staff.

Really good food, professional well run restaurant.

Another great meal and service at this restaurant . Mr Ian

Great food, lovely staff and really good atmosphere!

Great restaurant, excellent food and well priced.

Food always good packed as always

Another brilliant meal at Galata. Very friendly staff and lovely food. Definitely the kind of place you can just relax in and enjoy your time there. We had the Turkish sausage and the Borek to start followed by the chicken shish kofte (loved it) and the centik kebab (which my partner loved), followed by some baklava....delicious.

Great place big portions and great value. I had a starter and it wasn't really needed as the main more than filled me. When I'm area again will use

Delicious food, big portions, nice and polite staff. Very friendly atmosphere. Highly recommended

Had a lovely lunch here, the set lunch menu was really good value and delicious, with large portions. Friendly staff and a good atmosphere. Recommended! We have now been back here 3 or 4 times, it's still lovely: good service, large tasty portions, great value for money and a nice atmosphere.

I have dined there twice..both times the food was excellent and generous portions..I will definitely be back for more

Very friendly and knowledgeable staff of menu and drinks.

Great all round restaurant, be it lunch or dinner. They go above and beyond. Food excellent. Been several times and not had one complaint. Very clean .

The staff, food and prices all excellent

Really good traditional Turkish food cooked and served by a friendly welcoming team. Lunch menu offered good sized portions that are so tasty you will eat way more than anyone should and 100% will need a small sleep on the sofa afterwards.

Decent service, top quality food and welcoming staff, regardless of whether it’s lunch time or in the evening. Well worth trying.

Absolutely love this place, staff can not do enough for you, food is amazing and the environment is clean and well decorated, had a lovely family meal and can’t wait to go back

Wonderful family meal, staff can not do enough for you, food is amazing and the restaurant is clean and well presented, can’t wait to go back.

Always absolutely perfect. Never had a bad experience food venue service staff all A*

Great night out, food is fantastic and cocktail s are awesome 👍

Friends and I went to this restaurant in Rainham after arriving at the Sittingbourne restaurant and found it was closed! The staff at Rainham were amazing and accommodated us at the lady minute last Thursday evening. The food the restaurant and the stall were all 5 star, we could not recommend this restaurant enough, definitely going back there again soon. Thank you for a very lovely evening

We had a birthday meal here. We had Excellent food and service. Would recommend and certainly go back

Just returned from a wonderful birthday meal with family. Great food, great service, you can't ask for anything more. Thank you

Very nice food👌 Excellent service and reasonably priced. Will definitely be going back

So for takeaway, who knew that the menu you get on line is a Sittingbourne menu only.. When you order, the grill is £5 more for each dish if you live in Rainham or Gillingham.

An absolute pleasure to eat hear. The food, service and atmosphere are of the highest standard. We will definitely be returning, time and time again.