Marmara Mediterranean Cuisine Menu
Marmara Mediterranean Cuisine, located in the Freehold Raceway Mall in NJ, offers a diverse menu of Mediterranean delights. From cold appetizers like creamy Hummus and smoky Babaganoush to hot appetizers like flavorful Steak Sushi and crispy Falafel, there is something for every palate. Their soups, like the hearty Red Lentil Soup and creamy Tomato Soup, are a perfect starter. The restaurant's upscale ambiance and attentive waiter service make it a great choice for a romantic dinner or special occasion. Additionally, they offer private dining options and outdoor seating for a relaxed dining experience. The warm and welcoming atmosphere, paired with delectable dishes, make Marmara Mediterranean Cuisine a must-try for anyone looking to embark on a culinary journey through the Mediterranean.
Cold Appetizers
Hummus
Mashed chickpeas blended with garlic, tahini, seasonings, lemon juice and olive oil.
Babaganoush
Grilled smoked eggplant mixed with garlic, tahini, mayonnaise, seasonings and olive oil.
Eggplant Salad
Grilled smoked eggplant and a mix of peppers, garlic, spices and olive oil.
Pink Sultan
Boiled fresh red beets, coriander, dill, garlic, labneh, spices and olive oil.
Muammara
Breadcrumbs, walnuts, cheeses, pepper paste, garlic, olive oil and spices.
Spicy Ezme
Chopped tomatoes, onions, parsley, pepper, tomato paste, walnuts, spices and olive oil.
Labne
Yogurt mixed with garlic, walnuts, mint, olive oil and seasoning.
Stuffed Grape Leaves
Grape leaves stuffed with rice, fresh parsley and mint.
Eggplant Tomato Sauce
Fried eggplant and pepper mixed with tomato sauce, garlic and seasonings.
Mixed Appetizers
Mixture of 8 different appetizers chosen by our chef.
Steak Sushi
Flavored thinly sliced beef with mushrooms, peppers, cheese, cream and spices.
Roasted Grill Onion - Garlic
Shallot onions and garlic, with seasonings, olive oil and pomegranate syrup.
Falafel
6 pieces. Deep fried chickpeas and vegetables blended with spices. Served with hummus and tahini sauce on top.
Fried Calfs Liver
Pan fried calfs liver served with mixed onion, parsley and seasonings.
Fried Calamari
Served with tartar sauce.
Homemade Kibbeh
2 pieces. Ground beef, onion, walnuts, bulgur and seasonings.
Cheese Roll
5 pieces. Phyllo dough pastry stuffed with cheese and parsley. Served with tartar sauce.
Hummus with Pastrami
Pan fried pastrami with butter served our hummus.
Grilled Calamari
Served with chef sauce.
Buffalo Wings
Nice size of chicken wings flavored with homemade Buffalo sauce and served with blue cheese.
Hot Appetizers
Soups
Red Lentil Soup
A traditional soup filled with lentils and pureed vegetables.
Tomato Soup
Creamy tomatoes blended with the perfect amount of spices and mozzarella cheese.
Marmara Mediterranean Salad
Mix of cherry tomatoes, baby cucumber, onion, baby arugula, purslane, green olive, halloumi cheese, nuts, fruits, and olive oil dressing.
Shepherds Salad
Chopped tomatoes, onion, cucumber, parsley, seasoning and olive oil dressing.
Baby Arugula Salad
Baby arugula, avocado, onion, olive, cilantro, sliced apple, tulum cheese, olive oil dressing.
Gavurdagi Salad
Chopped tomatoes, peppers, onions, parsley, and walnuts mixed with spices, pomegranate and olive oil sauce.
Green Mesculin Salad
Mixed green, cherry tomatoes, green apple, orange, some nuts mixed with olive oil and house dressing.
Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce and croutons dressed with Parmesan cheese and Caesar dressing.
Salads
Traditional Dishes
Lamb Shank
Oven baked lamb shank comes with bulgur pilav, grilled vegetables and red sauce.
Hunkar Begendi
Served with cooked lamb, sauteed roasted eggplant, cheese and red sauce.
Steak Fajita
Grilled beef tenderloin comes with, sauteed onion, colored peppers and fajita's sauces.
Lamb Tenderloin
Served with mashed potatoes and boiled vegetables.
Asado
Baked short ribs come to with bulgur pilav and grilled vegetables.
Beef Filet Mignon with Mushroom Sauce
Served with grilled beef tenderloin mushroom sauce and boiled vegetables.
Ali Nazik Kebab
Grilled lamb skewer kebab served with eggplant with garlic yogurt.
Baked Lamb Shoulder
Baked lamb shoulder is served with bulgur pilav, onion and red sauce.
Lamb Madalion
Grilled short loin lamb served with BBQ sauce, grilled vegetables & rice.
Musakka
Sauteed ground meat comes with fried eggplant, vegetables and rice.
Ottoman Plate
S. lamb adana kebab, s. chicken adana kebab, s. lamb lokum & filet lokum. Comes with grilled - pen fryed eggplant, garlic, peppers & cheese.
Surf and Turf
Lamb chops and grill shrimp comes with, mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables.
Steak Spaghetti
Sliced fillet meat comes with sauteed asparagus, peppers and BBQ sauce.
Grilled Filet Mignon
Lokum. Served with oven baked baby potato, arugula, chefs sauce.
Chitir Kebab
Kebab wrapped in lavash bread, sauteed grilled eggplant and pepper, garlic yogurt and seasoning.
Lamb Adana Kebab
Ground lamb meat flavored with red bell peppers slightly seasoned with paprika and grilled deliciously on skewers and rice.
Lamb Shish
Marinated chunks of baby lamb char-grilled. Served with rice and salad.
Baby Lamb Chops
Marinated grilled lamb chop comes with rice and salad.
Beef Shish
Marinated sirloin skewers, peppers and onions. Served with rice and salad.
Lamb Lokum
Marinated grilled lamb loin. Served with rice and salad.
Grill Filet Mignon
Lokum. Comes with baked oven baby potato, asparagus & chef sauce.
Shashlik Kebab
Buttermilk and spice marinated tenderloin shallots. Served with rice.
Lamb Gyro
Comes with rice, salad and pickles.
Homemade Meatball
Ground lamb seasoned with onion, parsley and herbs. Char-grilled meatballs served with house salad and rice. Add mozzarella cheese for an additional charge.
Rib-Eye Steak
Aged grilled meat comes with baked oven baby potato, asparagus & chef sauce.
Lamb Sautee
Marinated sauteed lamb comes with rice.
Iskender Gyro Kebab
Thinly sliced meat on top crusty bread, with red sauce and yoghurt.
Mixed Grill Kebab
Lamb kebab, lamb shish, chicken shish, lamb gyro and and lamb chops. For each person extra small lahmacun and small cheese pide just for 2 or more.
Family Mix Grill 4
For each person extra small lahmacun and small cheese pide.
Family Mix Grill 6
For each person extra small lahmacun and small cheese pide.
Marmara Premium Special
Ground lamb flavored with red bell peppers slightly seasoned with paprika, pistachio, kasseri cheese and pastrami grilled deliciously. Comes with rice.
Meat Entrees
Seafoods
Branzino
Served with green salad.
Grilled Salmon
Served with steamed vegetables and oven baked baby potatoes, chefs sauce.
Salmon Shish Kebab
Cubes of fresh salmon char-grilled with onions, red peppers, and green peppers. Served with salad.
Grilled Shrimp Kebab
Fresh shrimp char-grilled with onions, green and red peppers, topped with special sauce Served with house sauce as a side and salad.
Sauteed Shrimp
Sauteed baby shrimp served with rice.
Grilled Octopus
Served with mashed potatoes.
Garlic Butter Shrimp
Served with fresh colored pepper.
Salt Baked Branzino
Baked 45 minutes with wedges of lemon and bay leaves in a thick salt crust comes in flames.
St. Peters
Comes with green salad.
Grill Salmon
Comes with steam vegetables & backed oven baby potato, chef sauce.
Tilapia
Comes with steam vegetables & backed oven baby potato.
Shrimp Sote
Sauteed baby shrimp, comes with rice.
Chicken Adana Kebab
Hand chopped chicken, flavored with red bell peppers, gently spiced with paprika, garlic and grilled on skewers. Served with rice.
Chicken Shish Kebab
Cubes of marinated chicken grilled on skewers and served with rice.
Chicken Chops
Marinated and grilled chicken chops served with rice.
Stuffed Chicken
Stuffed chicken with sauteed spinach and chef sauce.
Sauteed Chicken
Served with rice.
Chicken Entrees
Pastas
Turkish Ravioli
Manti. Ground meat, phyllo dough, garlic yogurt, peppers and seasoning.
Chicken Parmesan with Linguine
Crunchy and cheesy chicken comes with tomato sauce pasta.
Spicy Shrimp Scampi with Linguine
Pan-fried garlic shrimp comes to with spicy tomato sauce pasta and asparagus.
Alfredo Pasta with Chicken
Fresh boneless, skinless chicken breast, minced garlic, heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, basil, and parsley.
Cheese Spinach Ravioli
Served with asparagus, peppers and pesto sauce.
Vegetable Casserole
Served with rice.
Baby Okra
Served with rice.
Felafel Dinner
Served with rice, green salad, hummus and tahini sauce,
Vegetable Dishes
Turkish Owen
Lahmacun
Served with green salad and lemon.
Gyro Pide Mediterranean Special
Chefs special homemade pide.
Kiymali Pide
A thick dough crust stuffed with seasoned ground lamb.
Mixed Pide
Ground meat, soujouk, pastrami and cheese.
Soujouk Pide
Cheese, peppers and soujouk.
Cheese Pide Vegetable
Cheese, peppers and tomatoes. Vegetarian.
Kusbasili Pide
A special pide topped with chopped filet mignon, green peppers, red peppers, red Holland peppers, tomatoes and onions.
Pastrami Pide
Pastrami, peppers, cheese.
White Rice
Bulgur
French Fries
Grilled Vegetables
Asparagus
Mashed Potato
Side Orders
Kids Menu
Kids Chicken Nuggets
Served with french fries and ketchup.
Kids Chicken Tenders
Served with french fries and ketchup.
Kids Chicken Wings
Served with french fries and ketchup.
Kids Chicken Alfredo Pasta
Fresh boneless, skinless chicken breast, minced garlic, heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, basil, and parsley.
Kids Hamburger
Served with french fries and mozzarella sticks.
Kids Homemade Meatballs
3 pieces. Ground lamb seasoned with onion, parsley and herbs. Char-grilled meatballs. Served with french fries.
Chocolate Souffle
Almond Pudding
Baklava
Rice Pudding
Brown Top Pudding
Kazandibi.
COLD BAKLAVA
Chocolate Mousse
White and dark chocolate mousse on asponge cake base, coated with achocolate hazelnut glaze and toppedwith white chocolate shavings
Tres Leches
Sponge cake soaked in three types ofmilk, decorated with awhipped cream topping
Tiramis Round
Zabaione cream divided by three layersof espresso soaked sponge cake anddusted with cocoa powder
New York Cheesecake
Traditional New York cheesecakeflavored with a hint of vanilla,on a sponge cake base
Crme Brle
Creamy custard topped withcrunchy caramelized sugar
Chocolate Cake
Traditional rich, moist devil's food stylechocolate cake with dark chocolate frostingand decorated with dark chocolate flakes