MELIS RESTAURANT WHITEFIELD — Restaurant in Bury

The wife and I popped into Terrace for a late dinner last Sunday. I phoned up earlier on to ask what time the kitchen was open to and the man said “9pm” so we booked for 20:30.

Terrace is a Turkish restaurant so meat is very much at the top of the list when coming here. That said, if you’re a vegetarian don’t be put off as there is good options.

The layout of the place is a little unusual as you have an outdoor indoor eating arrangement. Abit like if you had a meal in a funky conservatory. They have tones of neon lights and bits of foliage about the place. If you’ve been to Amstdam you’ll probably like the decor.

For Starter

I had the hummus with flat bread. This was very tasty stuff, the hummus had a lovely gentle heat with a kick of garlic. This was Vegan 👍 the wife had the Baked Goats Cheese, which came with a little side salad and cranberry sauce. She said it was very nice and fresh.

For Main

I had the 10oz Sirloin Steak which came with potato wedges, chips, peppercorn sauce, and a little mixed vegetables. Personally I was expecting allot from this meal. It was the most expensive dish on the menu (from what I could see, £29.95) The steak for me was lacking flavour and I asked for it to be medium rare and it was only just blushing. It wasn’t a bad meal just nothing special, and for the price it didn’t leave me impressed.

The wife had what she called a Halloumi Sizzler which was a vegetarian Halloumi curry which came with rice. She said this was a beautiful plate of food. Extremely tasty stuff and very filling. She was really pleased with this dish 👍

The Bill

£60 for X2 starters X2 mains X1 dessert.

Overall. it’s an interesting concept as a restaurant. It’s great to have such a place in a part of town not exactly known for good food. I think more drink deals and food deals might encourage the locals in 🤷‍♀️

Good luck...

Dine in 25/12/2023, great Xmas day set menu. The lamb shank was cooked beautifully and fell off the bone and was in a lovely rich sauce. I had the sirloin steak and that was also beautifully cooked as was the accompanying chips & veg, I’d say when I ordered the peppercorn sauce could do with more as to add flavour to the meal. The mock tails are good including the Mezzepotamia house special with a lovely coconut flavour. And then the spring roll starters were good, plus the dessert of cheesecake with ice cream tied the meal down nicely. The manager and staff were attentive and looked after us, also mentioned potential new chef in new year after a small close down in Jan to refurb and get ready for expanded options.

Highly recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ —————————- Takeout 13/07/2022, thanks for the takeout discount 👍🏽

The Sirloin Steak 🥩 & the peppercorn sauce portion pair nicely. The boiled veg portion was bland/unseasoned. The chips were nice, crisp n chunky. The Patatas Bravas were a large currified potato, tasted ok. Family like the chicken dish and also the grilled kebab were good as was the halloumi fries.

I’d recommend you check the menu out online as at time of writing the review the prices range all the way up to a ‘Gold’ Tomahawk Steak priced at £168.95...

Date night with the wife. I have a fondness for the food of the Eastern side of the med.

I came across this place when working out where to take some European work colleagues who are visiting shortly.

As I've been out of the country last week I thought I would take the wife and try it out.

Parking on a nearby street in we went on early evening. So it was a little quiet and we were easily seated.

It's a lovely place though the outside inside terrace (you will understand when you go) was too cold in Feb to occupy. Manchester winter being what it is.

Waiting staff were attentive, and the inside part of the restaurant was very comfortable and bright.

The menu was quite comprehensive, and for my diabetic compromised metabolism perfect... Probably why I love the cuisine.

This time it was filo rolls and houmous to start with, followed by sizzling chicken dish and veg moussaka.

A coffee for me, Turkish obviously, and baklava for my wife.

Very much enjoyed the 2 hours we spent with the staff...really enjoyed the music as well... Nicely curated covers.

Not expensive, but in no way cheap.

Thoroughly enjoyed our evening.

Thank you.

It deserves to be a lot busier, and had more people have been there I'm sure it would have had a stronger...