Melis Restaurant in Milton Keynes

First time haven't turkish food, it was very nice, Hannah was a very helpful person, we will come back again , thank you

Very good food for a reasonable price and friendly staff

It's the second time I've come. Awesome food and awesome service!!

Nice excellent service as always. Only one thing the lady was a little grumpy she didn’t let me sit where I wanted

My favourite Turkish restaurant in Milton Keynes! The food is always fresh, tasty and consistent. I got the Mixed Shish, chicken and lamb, the lamb was so succulent. The sauces are my favourite. The service is always with a smile. The atmosphere always relaxing and none intrusive. Absolutely brilliant customer service and very tasty food as always from the Melis team in Central Milton Keynes! 100% recommend. R. Reeves

The atmosphere was excellent, the food was delicious, and the staff was friendly. Thank you

Was looking for a Turkish restaurant and walked pass this so thought to try. The 1st table we were given had unstable chairs and one was practically broken, we had to ask for another table. The service was good so was the food. Ordered a lamb shish and got the complimentary garlic bread which my friend really enjoyed. As for drink, got the strawberry fizz, they really don’t have a variety of mocktails. All in all was okay.

They've raised the prices and minimise the plate, you can't believe how much salad you get....and when you think that's the cheapest from that menu...plus they decide to take some meat off as well from the shish menu. Bad management, i used to eat here but not anymore, as you can find better places for that price.

From the amazing food, to the great service and the fantastic atmosphere, we couldnt fault this place, we cant wait to be back!!

The food was great, the atmosphere was warm and inviting, but the real star of the night was our waitress, Shannon. She was efficient, enthusiastic, and incredibly attentive—an absolute asset to the team. Melis is lucky to have her, and we’ll definitely be back!

Great service, amazing food and the setting is authentic and well finished. The food was fresh and lovely. Shannon was very attentive, good fun and very professional and friendly. Melis are lucky to have her although all the staff were very friendly and engaging which made for a great fun and enjoyable night

Really good quality food, loved it. Loved the service as well. Hannah’s service was excellent.

From Xmas Celebrations to Birthdays! MELIS never disappointed us. Drinks 10/10 Food 10/10 Staff 100/10 Worth try Mushrroms, Lamb, falfal in Starters. Breads are so fresh felt like they just came out of oven N Salmon, Lambs n Chicken for mains..All fresh and tender. Ordered every Cocktail twice. Keep up the good work! Gem in MK.

Been there several time, food is very good, good selection of appetisers, main and dessert!! Waiters really professional and friendly. Definitely we will go again

Very nice food I would definitely recommend

Ordered a chicken beyti and received a chicken shish. Person who served it called it a chicken beyti and placed it down. It clearly wasn't as there it was just two chicken shish skewers with rice and salad. From the 5 meals ordered, the portion size on each plate was small. They used salad and chips to fill up the plate. Probably won't stop by here again as there are plenty of competitors with similar menu and price.

This is still the best Turkish restaurant in Milton Keynes in my opinion. The food is absolutely amazing and i have been eating here and buying takeaway from here for the last 5 years and i have never been disappointed. The owner of this restaurant must be proud of themselves. The only thing is the fact that the restaurant is starting to look a little bit dated, probably needs a little update and it would look all brand new again.

Fantastic food. Highly recommended

We had the garlic mushrooms -- creamy excellence ... I only wished they gave more bread because the sauce was delicious. The calamari was cooked to perfection crispy. The seafood paella was generous with mussels, shrimp and delicious. The piri piri chicken was tender and spicy, nicely contrasted by the yogurt and a nice salad with vinaigrette. Good service. Place is nicely and cozily decorated, spacious and clean with lots of parking, so definitely a great space to celebrate and socialize.

Absolutely perfect Turkish food! Cannot recommend enough to come here. If you want genuine authentic Turkish food that tastes exactly like it does back home, this is the place!

Great food! Staff are great. Not enough words to describe how good this place is.

Doesn't service full pints on purpose

I’ve been first time at this restaurant, the atmosphere of this place was nice, service was also nice especially the manager of this place was very friendly. I suggested this place to everyone. Thank you Harun!

used to be good , seems to have gone downhill , terrible portion sizes for the starter and was cold . main dish was nice .however will never return

The evening as a works Xmas dinner, I had a wonderful time the service was good considering the volume of people that they had to serve. The food looked ok I didn't eat much as seeing a very large amount of food on a plate kind of makes me full up. Smaller positions would be better.

Melis was absolutely wonderful. Everything about our experience was top notch from the service, food and entertainment. They had a belly dancer but didn’t make it uncomfortable. The food was just insane! They had a full restaurant and could see they were busy but the service and wait times were not affected whatsoever. We were really impressed! All of the staff were so friendly and helpful. (Didn’t get their names but the taller lady and short man were incredible!). We can’t wait to go back! Thank you so much!

Harun was an amazing waiter, made daughter feel special on her 18th sang happy birthday and personalised dessert! Was brilliant , food was amazing ! Really really flavoursome. Will deffo be returning !

Really enjoyed the food here! I don’t usually like red meat but the mixed grill was cooked to perfection! This prob is our new fave Turkish restaurant in MK now and I’m so glad we randomly thought to pop in. The only thing I’d improve is maybe the friendliness of the staff, although the waiter served our food promptly, a smile wouldn’t go amiss!

Love this place … food is amazing and service is top notch…! Highly recommended

The sharing platter here is excellent, good mix of Beyti, Adana Kebab, Wings and the cold Mezze is also delicious!

Love this place and would always recommend it. We went in at lunchtime as a big group and it was a bit of a cold reception, it felt like they could have done with us not being there, even though we were the only table. Also, the lighting was really bright, I'm sure it normally has a nicer atmosphere in the evening. Maybe just an off day. Still, the food was amazing, as always, and I'll go back 😊

Harun was very welcoming and the food was amazing!! Definitely recommend

Excellent lunch, great choice of food, good quality and delicious.we were very well looked after by Harun and all the staff went out of their way to welcome and look after us.

very good customer service by Harun, the food was excellent and we were well looked after. Would definitely come back here again

I always visit here and going to try different dishes but my favourite out of all is the house special except last time the marinating wasn’t like used to be I hope u make the same as you used before , I visited yeastrday Friday , everything else was as very nice and good

This spot is the perfect mix of fancy and cool. The service was Top tier and the food was even better! Definitely try it out 10/10

Organised a big family dinner for 19 of us at Melis on Saturday, 23rd November. I’d called about 2.5 weeks in advance to book and spoke to Yasmin, who was absolutely lovely from start to finish. Because of our group size, we ended up hiring their private dining room, which was perfect. I sent over an email a week before to confirm numbers and everyone’s meal choices, and on the day, everything went so smoothly. The food was delicious, the staff were super friendly, and the atmosphere was great. Since it was a Saturday, they had belly dancers, and one of them even came upstairs for a short performance, which was such a nice surprise for our group. My family and I had a fantastic time, and we’ll definitely be back soon! I’ve been to Melis plenty of times before moving to Manchester, and I’d recommend it to anyone.

Amazing food and excellent service! The service from Harun really made our evening! Certainly recommend this place for an evening of laughter, good service and good food! We will be back! Thanks for a lovely evening!

What a gem! We had a wonderful meal here. The food was absolutely delicious and the service was outstanding. Harun went above and beyond to make our visit special. He was excellent with our boys, including setting them a riddle to solve while we drank our Turkish coffees (which were delicious and came in stunning silver lidded cups!) The lady who served us was also lovely but I don't know her name. Thanks to everyone!

Can't fault it. Ate with a friend , service was good and the food was excellent. Good choice and good price. Eating outside or in.

Big up to Yasmin, was rather busy but she made sure she provided a great service to me and my friend. Obviously food was 10/10 as per usual been here 5-6 times now and for me it has always been lovely. Thanks Yasmin and to the rest of the team, see you next time.

Great food. Coke zero was flat but they took it away and got me a fresh one.

First time here.Great food and service and nice clientele.

The staff were lovely and welcoming. Especially Harun who went above and beyond to ensure we had a delightful time. The food was great as always and really satisfying. Would highly recommend for a great night out

Excellent Turkish food. I visited with my colleagues recently, and it's a regular restaurant we visit - although the first time for me. I think the ambience could be improved a bit. Perhaps some slightly dimmer lighting and a bit of a refurb, but overall a very minor criticism for what is an excellent restaurant.

I think i have discovered my favourite food to be Turkish. it has never dissappointed me so far. Melis is a lovely restaurant that is clean. The staff are very pleasant and treat you with lots of care. the food tasted really good and the liver dish was the best. My only ctriticism would be that the bread gets really hard quite quickly. Nice spot to enjoy some good food. The price was reasonable.

Very nice food, ate here many times always great service and food. Picture of my chicken kebab 10/10

Beautifull restaurant with tasty food and amazing customers service. They have exceeded customer service 5 star all round xxxxx

Came with a large group of work colleagues. Excellent friendly service, the food was outstanding and the venue is a nice place to be. Very impressed

There was 5 of us from Scotland in last night the food was amazing and the price was very good we had fantastic service from Harun he was very friendly and nothing was to much trouble for him even tho we kept changing our drinks would definitely recommend and will definitely be back in when we are back down, thank you 🤓😜

Went with family really good few questions but understandable it's was a Saturday busy night didn't expect the dancer wife wasn't empressed

We went into Melis by chance for lunch when on the way to MK Gallery. We had an excellent set lunch, served by very professional and friendly staff. The portions were good and the value outstanding. I have to say lucky MK residents you have a first class Turkish restaurant.

Visited Melis as a birthday treat. Was expecting great things after reading reviews on trip advisor. Got a Chicken Pide for starters which was nice. In additional portion of Lamb Chops. Unfortunately, they were bog standard fairly tough chops. For mains we were recommended the Chefs Specials. I went for the chicken dish, Tavuk Dolma and my wife the lamb dish, Kavurma. Both were incredibly disappointed. My dish was basically a Lamb Karahi. The Virgin Mojito was easily the worst I’ve ever had. Pure sugar. All you could taste. The service however was spot on and the establishment is nicely decorated. It even has a prayer room inside where we were able to pray after breaking our fast. I would give this restaurants a second chance, but this time go for something on the grilled menu.

Authentic and genuine Mediterranean food. Never disappointed

Fabulous restaurant! Fabulous service! Tasty food! Our server was wonderful! Highly reccomended!

There were some inconsiderate dinners during our visit, although not the fault of the restaurant, I feel they could have challenged them and perhaps asked them to leave. These where loud, using profanity drunk wasteful etc

Wow, not something you come across every day, very very authentic and I would highly reccomend the Kunefe so leave some room for dessert. Everything was perfectly cooked and wonderfully flavourful so a must try.

Amazing food, lovely staff, great atmosphere, would highly recommend.

I came in to enquire and spoke to Zareen at the bar, she made me feel very welcome 🥰 and Sayed and Yafet answered all my questions. Exactly what you want when enquiring. I came back later on in the week with my friend and the food was amazing- large portions- loved it! 🤩 The staff are very professional and quick especially Raj. I wanted the rice pudding but they did not have it, instead of declining he quickly made it himself in little time for me which was very sweet! Thank you to all the staff and the chefs in the back ofc! 😊

Lovely place, fantastic food, great atmosphere, can't fault it to be honest

I am delivery driver at inside restaurant internet now working I am connect malis WiFi to confirm the order malish lady staff told me over WiFi is not for public I told him I am not gonna used for hours I just confirm order she is to rude with delivery drivers we are also humans we have feelings what we need is respect only we deliver your food to your customers when you reach to your restaurant. We also be part of your restaurant team thank you

Lovely restaurant with knowledgeable, friendly staff and great food

Cosy place, good big portions. Good value for money

Got the shisha lamb was excellent im completely full was very nice extremely nice workers fast food they forgot chips instead of rice but within 20 seconds they gave me chips and I kept the rice one of the best places to go if you have money

I recently had the pleasure of dining at Melis Restaurant, and it was an experience worth sharing. The food arrived promptly, and we were well taken care of throughout our meal.

Food ok but a bit greasy but had plenty of options

Best Turkish in Milton Keynes, tried few around MK and it’s by far the best. Rice and meat was cooked perfectly

Great food and service as always cannot fault this restaurant

Today was our first time visiting the restaurant ,on that account we didn’t know how things work out in there.By the end ,We really enjoyed the food and members of staff were very friendly and polite , except one ( Romanian guy tattooed on neck)👎🏻 .On the arrival he was the first member of staff whom we met so we asked him where can we take a sit and if there is any chance to have a table on the teracce - he approached us in a very rude way , he couldn’t even explain to us properly that there is a smoking (shisha) area outside so unfortunately we will need to find a table inside the restaurant because our baby was with us as well .Very displeased with “the greeting experience “, however it could be a 5/5⭐️ place to have lunch/dinner with friends/family .

I was expecting great things for the reviews online of this restaurant but unfortunately my meal was very small and disappointing considering the price.

I was here with my partner for a meal. I had not been here before but have been to many Turkish restaurants. My main meal was chicken shish which was £18.30. I was expecting two or three skewers of chicken for this as a main meal but it was only one skewer - a very small portion. My partner had salad with added chicken and their meal was quite nice. Strangely, I saw another customer with chicken shish and they had a massive portion. Perhaps they thought as an out of towner, it didn't matter what my meal was like? I don't know but it was the most disappointing Turkish meal for a hefty price. The waiter also tried to automatically add a service charge to the bill.

Perfect attentive service, brilliant food! The mixed platter for two was perfect and great value. Thanks! Definitely coming again soon!

We recently had a meal at Melis for a party of over 20, Yafet was fantastic making sure we had everything we needed and nothing was too much to ask for. The food was brilliant as well!

They have very tasty Turkish grills, so good for lunch or dinner.

Loved the food 😋 salmon and seabass dishes ..the warm bread and dips were delicious. Very welcoming and family atmosphere..Thankyou so much for your kindness ..I shall definitely revisit with my family .

Wonderful restaurant Good service, good chef, nice food. All the stuff so kindly And very cheap menu

Food is average, starters vere bland, could not eat it, returned, told the waiter was bad, they still charged me for it. Wasn't even salted. Extremely pricey... No napkins on the table, no salt, had to keep asking them to bring.. The worst was the atmosphere - extremely loud due to a large group of teens... I could not hear my husband opposite... Like is there a manager who could speak to them... It felt like gypsies wedding in there... People from kitchen in and out crossing from the main room in dirty uniforms... Disgusting place I will never visit again

All the food was delicious...best sigar burek i ever had. Mocktails a bit too sweet. Service was amazing. Staff are so friendly and attentive. Thank you to the beautiful turkish lady who spoiled us with yummy homemade goodness every time Turkey scored. Teşekkürler <3

A great place to sit down and have a tasty meal.Service was awesome the food was delicious and l felt l got value for my money.

Great food, amazing service, good atmosphere!!! The food was amazing and the service as exceptional! The lamb was cooked to perfection, juicy inside!!! Full of flavour!!

I had an extremely disappointing experience. During my meal, I found a hair in my dish. Understandably, this was off-putting, and I brought it to the attention of the manager. Instead of apologising, the manager was incredibly condescending and insinuated that we must have dropped the hair ourselves. He accused us of finishing the food before noticing the hair, even though we had only taken a couple of bites. I refused to pay for the dish given the situation, but the manager threatened us, insisting on bringing the plates back to prove we had eaten the food. This behavior was unprofessional and completely unacceptable. Not only was there a lack of basic customer service, but he also failed to take responsibility for the issue.

Nice food. Friendly staff. Will be coming back.

1st time here had a great time food was Awesome highly recommended definitely will come again.

I'm not a fan of Turkish food, but it was superb here. It's a bit noisy, as most places are these days, but the service was good and reasonable prices for the quality of the food.

What a fantastic place. We had a group dinner for 12 people and all the food came out at the same time and hot. The staff were very attentive and we all enjoyed our food very much. Yelda is the owner and also the head chef. She personally thanked us for our visit and we told her that the food was absolutely top drawer. I highly recommend this fabulous restaurant. Thanks again Yelda.🤗

First time here, absolutely stunning 🤩

We had a lovely family meal at this restaurant and they were very comforting with allergies we had on this table. I will also name Sophia she was very lovely and had good customer service.

Safia our waitress was amazing, incredibly attentive with the orders. Absolutely acceptional service. Love coming here

Amazing food great venue excellent staff.

I really like the food here, the bread is very delicious.The lamb chops and chicken wings were great too.My family and I enjoyed the food, the only regret is that there is no takeaway.

Fantastic food, wonderful atmosphere and super attentive and friendly staff! 10/10

We visited on Saturday night lovely food and service . Believe lady was called Sophia . Definitely would recommend .

Don’t usually leave reviews but me and my husband visited Melis for the second time this evening, what an amazing restaurant. Had a lovely lady called Sophia serve us and she was brilliant, so friendly and accommodating. Food so fresh and delicious, great atmosphere. 5* for sure.

We ordered a platter to share. Everything was delicious. Especially the grilled meat was so juicy and mouth watering. The portion was really good. Enough for 2 hungry men. I liked the atmosphere and the Turkish music in the background. The food came in time and the service was good too. And the price is great too.

Great food, I recommend the Mix Shish. Lamb was so tender. The bread they give at the start was fresh and the dips were beautiful.

First visit here and loved it. Fantastic food (we ordered the 2 person sharer - so much meat we took half back with us!). Great service and the staff were v friendly. Highly recommended

The food and service was really great. Sophia was very kind and friendly xx

Really nice food, staff and venue, would recommend to anyone.

Great service by the staff! The food was good but I couldn’t eat some of the meat they served and when asked to change to something I could eat they declined. The salad was amazing, they also served bread with Humus, Cacik ,Antep ezme Spinach tarater, Yougurt patlican salad and Patlican salad I couldn’t eat those not that they were bad but I am not used to Turkish food of that sort. I enjoyed the rice, lamb ribs, chicken and drinks. Glad to go back again!

Food was delicious, good portion sizes, friendly staff and great atmosphere. Definitely recommend.