Mavi Turkish Restaurant & Grill

Friendly staffs and cosy atmosphere. Tasty hummus and Kunefe. Would recommend.

Fantastic Mediterranean Food at Mavi Restaurant, Arab Street Area Mavi Restaurant on Arab Street area is a must-try for Mediterranean food lovers. The menu offers flavorful dishes, from perfectly grilled kebabs to fresh mezze like hummus and baba ghanoush. Every dish is full of authentic taste and made with high-quality ingredients. The service is excellent—staff are friendly, attentive, and truly make you feel welcome. The cozy atmosphere, combined with its great location in Arab Street, makes Mavi a perfect spot for a relaxed meal. Highly recommend!

Good food and good service, will definitely come back again

The experience was outstanding and far exceeded my expectations. We started with hummus and bread (shared with my wife). I ordered Adana kebab and my wife ordered Ali Nazik as my main course. We also tried kunafe for dessert. Sue kindly offered us complimentary Turkish tea. The staff was friendly, and the service was amazing. We will definitely be back, and I highly recommend this place!

decent restaurant with good food and good service, thought a bit of upselling

good food, good service. will come again to dine in.

Our party of 8 had a great time and totally enjoyed the food. A few of us are not familiar with Turkish food and loved what we recommended to us! thank you Din !

food was quite average or just okay. can accommodate big groups of 7-8 well though.

Nice place and having a hearty meal. Good for gathering

Waiting time for food is too long. We waited for an hour for the first dish to arrive. Food was so-so, quite blant.

Not sure why the reviews were so good. The food was below average. A standard sauce that tasted like pasta sauce out of a can was used on 2 out of 4 dishes we ordered. The meats tasted like they were not marinated with a lot of herbs and spices. Food also took very long to come (30 mins or more) and the wrong item arrived too.

Service is great, food is wonderful & staffs are friendly. Love the grilled platter & kunafe! Will definitely be back again.

I chose Mavi restaurant to give my family a great Turkish meal on Christmas day but I was terribly disappointed! I made a reservation so there was no need to wait. The waiter who served us was very, very helpful. He explained the dishes & suggested things which we totally appreciate. The disappointing part was the food! All the dishes had no taste at all - a complete waste of money! I have been to other Turkish restaurants before & the food was so delicious but at Mavi, it was the complete opposite. And our bill was quite high for such tasteless food! Don't waste your money at this restaurant!

Love the outdoor dining in the bustling Arab Street neighbourhood. Food was good too

it was a good dining experience at our dining here

We loved the ambience and we also found the food very delicious! It is a great place for friends to get together.

Good food and impeccable service will definitely come back again

Meat was very dry and hard, food portion is just too small. Overall food was the worse ever experienced. Price doesn’t match with portion served and food standard. Very disappointing experience.

Service was very slow. The food is ok only. We choose to sit inside hoping to get the aircon but since the door is open, the inside area is so much warmer than outside. Wont come back there again

The atmosphere was great and the staffs were really friendly. Food was on the more pricey end but it is worth a try (especially the kunafa)

Nice food and polite staff with good service. Will definitely visit again.

Attentive staff. Decent food. Worth it with Burpple beyond. Will be pricey without

We have been there many times. We love this place, feel like homely ambiance. The food is delicious and the service is always very good. We recommend!

Very nice place, homely ambiance. The food is delicious and the service perfect. We recommend. Will come back again! Thank you.

Food is served at a decent waiting time (not too long), and service is great. Good atmosphere albeit small space.

Sedap! Good service! We enjoyed our meal there! Will visit again!

Awesome place to visit for authentic turkish delicacy! been searching for authentic middle eastern food after living in dubai for 5 years, food were really delicious and affordable! Staffs were very friendly and welcoming us warmly :) Definitely worth coming back again! :) Thank You IstanBlue Meze & Grill :)

Pleasant and quiet place. Good service. Lime juice has a lot of kick!

The food was good! Just need improvement on service to cater to the weekend crowd.

We had an outstanding dining experience, as if it was our extended dining room - very homy.. I will definitely mark this place as my gathering place in near future.

Nice interior. We had desserts and kunefe is thumbs up and went well with the turkish apple tea. We will be coming back to try the mains.

The food was good, but a bit slow. Staff was friendly.

Having tried kebabs before, we wanted to try something different this time. My wife ordered Ali Nazik. I ordered 'sulu kofte', a stew like dish with köfte (small meat balls) , green peas, potatoes and tomato souse. it was very delicious though. It came with rice was served separately. I was so full I could not order anything else. Highly recommend this place.

One of our favourite Turkish restaurant in Arab street. Food taste like back in Istanbul.

Very nice authentic Turkish place with tasty food. Will definitely come back

Food was great. The flies were a bit of an issue. Overall okay.

Decided to try this restaurant as I had a 1-for-1 deal. Was very pleasantly surprised. We sat outdoors on the street which is closed to traffic. The food was really good. My wife and shared the Bayti Chicken Kebab, and my sons had the Chicken Shish and Lamb stew with rice. All the dishes were very tasty and authentic. The Baklava (for dessert) was superb. Will definitely be coming back.

Very authentic Turkish food with super friendly service. Highly recommended!

The restaurant people were very friendly and helpful overall. It was a good time there.

Chicken kebab was dry and lamb was hard. Not worth the money spent

the food was good and staff were friendly. will go go back again

Great food and the staff were very accomodating on our requests.

It was clearly stated on the menu that we should order 20 minutes before to ensure the food came on time. When we ordered, the place was pretty empty, maybe 2 other customers. As we went to break our fast, we ordered by 6.30pm, to ensure our food came by around 7pm, give and take. We only got our food at 7.45pm-8pm, and sad to say, other customers on different tables (some even came later) got their food first. We’ve asked the waiter 3-4 times and he kept saying 5 minutes but our food never came. My fiance ordered the sirloin steak, it came at 8.15pm or so, and it was EXTREMELY tough and dry. We could barely cut it, and after eating 3-4 bites he was done and it was simply too difficult to chew. Considering we had to pay approx $40 per pax, we expected better service and better food. I wouldn’t recommend this place as there are tons of different turkish cuisines around arab st. Sincerely hope they look into this matter and make their service & food better.

The place is clean and quiet . Turkish Foods are so tasty and well prepared. Thank for my first experience for Turkish food. I am sure recommend to my friends.

The ventilation of the restaurant was rather bad despite having 2 Air conditioners. I enjoyed the lemuchins (flat pizza breads) , they were savoury and the flavour was consistent. However,the food and drinks were a little pricy for the quality/ quantity.

Place is cosy and service was fairly good, warm water was served but the lamb shank was quite disappointing. Many other similar choices around the vicinity.

Food was great, service was fine! 10/10 will come again! Loved the lamb. Also, the kunefe was so good! Friendly staff was really helpful too.

Had the adenan kebab and icli kofte. Food tasted great, but was on the pricey side. Expect to pay at least 25 per head for dinner.

We had generous portion perfectly grilled dishes last night. We had ali nazir, falafel, kofte and lots more. We love the Kunufe. Literally melts in our mouth. Such a blast gastronomical experience!

Made a reservation for the set lunch special. Waitress was not very familiar with the offer but the lunch itself was good - excellent value.