Mazu Restaurant in Croydon

Ate here for the first time a while back after seeing recommendations on the local forums and I do love mediterranean food. We were so disappointed, not just with the food but the service too. I had a steak and it had an awful flavour and texture, much of the food seemed to have the same aftertaste. Service was slow that is not so unusual in a Mediterranean style restaurant, but they just seemed to uninterested, the wine list was very limited and no one in our party enjoyed the food so have not returned, A couple of us were unwell the day after and are concerned that it may have been food related.

We have visited a few times and have never been disappointed. Food is excellent. A great restaurant in Coulsdon and well worth a visit.

Booked for an event (viewing of the euro final) it couldn't have gone any smoother, they have a great team and went the extra mile to ensure everyone had a good time. Great food and service. Would highly recommend and will be using them again. Thanks guys 👏

Amazing and delicious food. Service was excellent and we were made to feel very special. The atmosphere was just right. Very friendly staff who seemed to enjoy our celebration and were very attentive without being intrusive.

Excellent service and food - nice pleasant surroundings - enjoyed a well prepared meal and artistically served with a smile.

Eaten here quite a few times so arrived with confidence that we would eat well. However I left very disappointed. After a Mojito cocktail (delicious) I opted for the Hot King prawn starter followed by fillet steak. The prawns were so chewy. Either they were overcooked or reheated but prawns are one of the easiest things to cook. The fillet steak arrived and looked like no fillet cut I have ever seen. The outside of the meat was pale so I’m unsure of their process (steamed?) but there was certainly no evidence of the Maillard reaction. Three of us all had a cocktail/ starter and main with a few drinks and bill came to £173.00 Feeling very underwhelmed and not sure I want to return.

They had some staffing issues on the day we came which meant the food took ages to come out. There was no communication about the issue so we were just sitting there wondering what was going on. When the food did eventually turn up it was hit or miss. The good parts were the lamb shank and the steak. The pasta was poor. Probably won't go again.

Very poor. Very disapointing. Arrived at 8pm not busy. Ordered starters and wine also asked for a jug of water. After 30 minutes the wine turned up. The waitress put it on the table and walked away. The starter followed at 9pm. The music was loud air con was cold. We called the waitress several times as time was getting on at 10pm we quit and asked for the bill. A waitress then ran out with my order except it was not what i had ordered. We calculated what we owed and left. Followed by a very angry chef. Screaming at us. Making accusations that we were drunk. Reality is a cold restaurant with overbearing loud music, poor waitressing middling food and a very bad attitude. Will not be returning.

Fab servers and such a lovely time! Was quiet but the ladies let us use the space to play our own music and we could not have celebrated our birthdays better! Thank you! We will remember this place… and the great food!

Nice restaurant and staff great night out with some friends for a birthday celebration

What a little gem on our doorstep. So glad we stayed local for my son's 16th birthday. The waitresses are super and the food is great. The atmosphere is chilled and we are already thinking of our next visit. Steak Tuesday's....yes please!!!

We are so lucky to have you in Coulsdon! The food is really delicious and well served. Really friendly service too. Looking forward to be back

We wanted to stay local, but still have good food and having read the reviews on here we thought we would give it a try. The menu had plenty of options and everything we ate was full of flavour. The service was good, but a little more training needed on serving wine. The wine for me let it down a little, a cheap bottle of (probably £6/£7) wine was £26 and it tasted cheap too. Other than that we enjoyed it and would return.

Lovely food and very good service. We had beautiful starters (halloumi salad and Feta/spinach filo), great steaks (sirloin and ribeye) and lovely dessert. Food brilliant. Service good. Price fair

Lovely place, the food was great and our waitress was lovely. Very glad we tried here. It was very quiet when we came in but was a great meal.

Fantastic food and service. Would definitely recommend.

Have eaten here three times recently including as a group of 10 and I have to say the food is amazing! Freshly cooked, everything homemade and truly outstanding taste and flavours. I was previously put off booking as many people had said the restaurant was cash only but it is not and does take cards.

Excellent food. Especially the Steak.

Food was fantastic. Will definitely go back there

Lovely restaurant. Great food, reasonably priced. The prawns, king crab spaghetti and shellfish risotto are somethings we loved. Will go back again

The waitress that serves us everytime is amazing polite friendly and professional. Fantastic restaurant. Cocktails are lovely 😍

The steak and service were amazing! We were served by Keerthi who was really lovely. She provided a great service without being overbearing. We ordered off the set menu which is really reasonably priced.

I had a wonderful time on this restaurant, the staff is really nice and omg the steak it was perfect

A surprising and pleasant discovery! We went there for dinner with friends on Friday night and we had a really good time. The food is excellent. The cocktails are delicious Thank you to the young waitress who gave us a perfect service all evening. THE place to go for mediterranean food in Coulsdon! We will be back soon!

Arguably the best meal I have had outside of London in a long time. I opted for the tiger prawns and rib-eye, although one of our party had the mixed platter which I was very envious of. This is the second time I've visited in the past two weeks and both times the food has been out of this world. Although this is the second time the service has been a bit sluggish. It seems that the chef is a master of their trade but is likely a one-man band as the food takes a long time to come out. If this issue is sorted, I can see this being the go to restaurant in Coulsdon.

Absolutely fantastic food had the chicken supreme for sat lunch amazingly fresh just me and Karen in at 3pm nice bottle of house red waited 30 minutes but conversation was moving nicely definitely worth waiting for ...... so fresh on flavours very good service boomshakala

Lunch with Dave. Food was fantastic. Had Calves Liver and bacon. Cleaned the plate. Lovely bottle red. Great staff. Very nice arvo.

What can I say the best steak I’ve ever had it was absolutely cooked to perfection and it was half price. Will definitely be going back, there were 7 of us and we all had a fantastic meal well done…..

We had a family meal with 7 adults and 3 children, everyone said the food was excellent. The steaks and lamb shank were cooked to perfection as was the seafood pasta dishes. We all had a great time. So a big thumbs up to the staff.

One of the best local restaurants around... been there quite a few times and the food is consistently amazing. Love the place Tina

Very flavoursome mushroom risotto, lovely atmosphere and delightful service.

Excellent meal last night for 6 of us We had the Christmas party menu and the food was lovely with a good selection.

Friendly staff, great food, but the music was perhaps a bit loud for my grandmother. The ribeye was cooked and seasoned to perfection, and it was an excellent cut of meat. One of the best ribeyes I've had, and I've had many!

Food good but service atrocious. All those customers who arrived after us were served before. One and a half hours between starters and main. Not all orders arrived. Sauces and chips came after meat had been eaten and to top it all they had added extra courses to the bill. Two stars because the food was nice. We could not recommend this restaurant. Shame

Amazing food. Very good service. Nice ambience. I would recommend mixed grill.

Food was amazing. Good service. Good place for family dinner

Great food and great service. Thanks!

Nice ambiance, good food and friendly staff. I can recommend the lamb cutlets!

Excellent food. Cooked at right temperature and enjoyed the food. The friendly environment. Good place to go with family and friends and excellent place for party's too.

Amazing food, reasonably priced and great service. Can’t wait to return!

Tasty food,good service 🥰 lovely

Excellent food, very good staff who are attentive and polite. Ambiance is good and the owner is the excellent Chef . What is not to like.

Awful service. Apparently the owner/manager was away, so maybe we’d have had a better service if he’d been around to manage the 3 staff better. Had to ask to give our food order 40 mins after arriving. Starters came, mine was lukewarm. We had to ask for our starter plates to be cleared and then chase our mains (we’d now been in the restaurant for over 1.5 hrs). My friend’s main was served with a hair on the plate/in the garnish. The waitress sorted that quickly to be fair, taking the plate away and returning quickly with a new dish. We opted not to pay the service charge because of all this. When I told the waitress, she couldn’t quite compute taking the £14 (discretionary!) service charge off, so had to speak to her colleague. After about 10 mins conversation at the bar between all 3 waiting staff a different server charged down the restaurant holding the card machine and told me he couldn’t remove the service charge. I told him he could and would otherwise we’d pay nothing. Eventually they reduced it but it wasn’t with an apology, but instead a huge huff and moaning at why they’re busy etc. just an all round disappointing experience that still cost over £100.

We ordered our food.and drinks but gave up waiting and walked out , rubbish place

Had a evening family dinner yesterday. Simply the food was excellent and service attentive. Steaks were fantastic and the lamb shank was excellent. Incredible set menu deal also Mon - Thurs for 2/3 courses. Will definitely be returning - encourage others to do so also!

6 friends ate and drank, fantastic food, everyone was pleased and didn't leave anything. Definitely recommend Mazu it's so good. Staff are polite, young and very helpful

The food was really excellent, we went for Tuesday steak night. The staff were very friendly and helpful. I'm afraid it just loses one ⭐ for the overbearing loud music. Others have mentioned this and while I'd be back for the food, the loud music does put me off.

Short staffed Long wait for food

Very good service, drinks came by frequently, and were priced well. Food took a while, my spaghetti was a bit too hot but still nice for what it was. Good place to go with family and friends on a weekend.

Really impressed with my not so new local Mediterranean restaurant! They were very accommodating the waiter who was by himself was an amazing job of taking orders and serving plates. My steak was beautifully cooked I have no complaints!

Excellent service and food. I had the Sea Bream, my wife Sea Bass - both fantastic!!! Cooked to perfection.

Excellent, very enjoyable meal. Great refurbishment, very busy so service a little slow but worth the wait. Very friendly and attentive staff. We will be back

Stumbled across this delightful place. Incredible food. Great friendly service looking forward to coming back. Nice atmosphere really pleased.

This restaurant is a hidden gem in Coulsdon. The food is delicious. I’ve been with various friends for different occasions and cannot fault the food or service. Would highly recommend.

We decided on Mazu for my Mum's 95th birthday lunchcsndcwere not disappointed. Walking distance from where she lives we had two bottles of a particularly good Malbec. We chose Meze to start which was a good choice. Our steak and lamb dishes were cooked to perfection and the dessert choice my Mum made came with a candle! (we hadn't said it was a birthday celebration beforehand) Great experience, looking forward to going again.

We've visited twice recently and love the variety of food..I'm vegetarian so enjoy the dishes especially the sharing meze boards...sitting outside yesterday I could have shut my eyes and been in a Mediterranean coastal resort...the chilled Rose with extra ice was perfect... My Italian partner loves their sea food dishes...there's lots to try on the menu so we will be back .. A very welcome restaurant in Coulsdon.

Had a delicious meal in this restaurant for my husband's birthday. The steaks are amazing and the starters are fabulous too! We will definitely be back!

Really great food, very polite staff. Will definitely be back

The best food in Coulsdon. Alam's food is stunning, and Hannah runs the front with a smile. Wide varied menu with something for everyone.

This place is great! Great good, great prices, fantastic and friendly service. We will defo be going back here!

Good food, nice staff and really nice manager.

We went to Mazu for the first time last night. Service was excellent and staff were very helpful and accommodating. The food was superb and really tasty! Not one single fault! Will definitely be back again!

Had the steak and it was incredible! I made a noise as I took the first bite, that's how good it was. Cooked perfectly, so juicy and full of flavour. The staff were great and really friendly and it was all reasonably priced! Will definitely be returning!

We have been to Mazu on 3 occassions.The food is always very good, but the service and general ambience awful. Each time we have returned for the good food, hoping for an improvement in service. Unfortunately, the front of house "service" is terrible. We could barely hear ourselves speak over the blairing music, even the waitress couldn't hear us to take our order. Invest in a good "Maitree D" and we might be back.

Good discovery!! Good service and super food. Highly recommended!!!

Tasty fresh food. Good service and good menu. Steak was delicious

I have eaten at the restaurant with my guests a number of times and also hired the restaurant for my Wife’s birthday Party. The staff are exceptional and we were very impressed with how they looked after us. The food at Mazu is 5 star. Arrian the chef is a lovely person and passionate about providing only the best fresh ingredients on his menu. Taking great care to personally select the meat and fish that grace his tables. Whether you like the Pasta dishes or a delicious steak you will not be disappointed. The food is beautifully presented and you can see and taste that great care has gone into making every dish into a mouth watering treat. If you want cocktails there is also a lovely selection you can choose from. I highly recommend Mazu for your evening out.

Really good food. Friendly staff. Compliments to the chef Keep up the good food.. Thank you

Lovely lunch - and great service & value. both of us had a different risotto. Delicious. I had the butternut with pine nuts & goats cheese, which was cooked to perfection & served beautifully. Just the right size portion too. Recommend you try 😀

Lovely restaurant great service and salmon was delicious!! Highly recommend.

Delicious food, fantastic service! Can't wait to go back! Thank you to chef Dani and our waiter Chris we really enjoyed our evening. My husband said the steak was cooked to perfection.

Went there last night . Really excellent evening. The menu is varied , the food beautifully cooked and presented and the staff were soooo nice . A fabulous addition to Coulsdon.

The restaurant decor is really nice and elegant. The food was excellent, I had the pork belly which was delicious! And my husband had the mixed grill which was also excellent. The service was also really great. Will definitely be back.

Really enjoyed this restaurant tonight. Gorgeous food, fabulous waiter and the music was top notch. Highly recommend and will definitely return. Thankyou xxx

We were excited to try Coulsdon's newest restaurant last night and were not disappointed! The service was excellent and the food was delicious. We opted to share some meze and grill dishes. All the meats were cooked beautifully and the sauces were fab. Will definitely be coming back when we get the chance!

Excellent food. Owners are lovely and accommodating. Going back in two weeks.

First time at this fledgling restaurant and I will be back! An extremely varied choice of starters, mains and desserts. I had the salmon and asparagus pasta to start and the sauce was amazing. Main was a sirloin steak which was soooo tender the knife just melted through. Looking forward to my next visit.

OMG have driven past a few times and thought empty hmm... but tonight went in with my partner to give a local start up a go and had the best Seafood Platter ever. Exceptional service, great ambiance staff super friendly. Definitely going to be a regular.

Had a meal here tonight & the food was amazing 🤩!! Coulsdon definitely needed a restaurant like this. The staff are so lovely & will definitely be visiting again 😁😁!!!

Very good food and excellent service 👍