• Istanbul Grill

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Turkish grill with vegan and vegetarian options including falafel, humus, bean salad, grilled aubergine, peppers stuffed with couscous and grilled halloumi. Specify vegan. Previously called Istanbul Grill. Open Mon-Sat 18:00-23:00. Closed Sun.


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7 Reviews

First Review by theoriginalvicar

BryonyTaylor

Points +18

Vegan
28 Mar 2024

Vegan items not vegan

Now called ‘Mezze Grill’
We came here as the menu outside said vegan moussaka and cold mezze including vegan tzatziki however after receiving the cold mezze and questioning it, the chef confirmed they no longer use coconut yoghurt for the tzatziki and the moussaka has cows cheese. Thankfully hadn’t taken a bite of the tzatziki yet. Had to settle with the mushroom shawarma to share - this was quite nice, nothing to write home about (but nor is much of the vegan food in Madeira!). The staff weren’t apologetic or showing any intention to change the incorrect labelling.
PS the falafel is sad, don’t bother

AllisonStorch

Points +44

Vegan
11 Jun 2023

Menu items labeled wrong

Food was good but I ordered a menu item labeled vegan that ended up being absolutely covered in cheese so just make sure you double check while ordering.

jonnothebonno

Points +72

Vegan
07 Jun 2023

Few vegan and vegetarian dishes.

Excellent food. Some nice vegan and vegetarian options.

MajaShining

Points +252

Vegan
06 Nov 2022

Really delicious but small portions

Lots of vegan menu items, we went with the grilled cauliflower and mushroom kebab. Both were absolutely delicious, but at 13€, I expect to be full, they were quite small and us two adults could've easily eaten two each. We had to go out and buy more food. Flavours were absolutely delicious though and service was both kind and fast despite them having a busy night.

Pros: Delicious food, Fast service, Kind server

Cons: Portions too small, Portions too expensive for the size

kmc3061

Points +87

Vegan
01 Sep 2022

Instabul now Mezze Grill

Small and welcoming restaurant serving food for both vegans and non-vegans. Plenting of interesting options in the mains section and lovely vegan cold mezze which was completely veganised for me. Food was very reasonably priced and very tasty.

Pros: Lots of vegan oprions starters and mains, Lovely friendly staff, Good prices

Cons: No vegan dessert, Could say if any wines were vegan

swk99

Points +25

Vegetarian
28 Dec 2019

Terrible moussaka

Mezze dishes were fine but vegetable moussaka was one of the worst things I've been served in a long time. Service was pleasant enough

theoriginalvicar

Points +20

Mostly Veg
23 May 2019

First time in Funchal and found a little gem

Track this restaurant down via a few articles online hidden underneath an Irish Bar by the casino in Funchal.

Don’t be put off by the location it’s a nicely presented restaurant with good food and staff.

We had hummus and falafel for our starters which were great. I’m quite picky when it comes to both of these and they were great. Falafel was fresh and crispy, humus obviously home made.

For main course, grilled aubergine and grilled halloumi both served on a bed of tomatoes. It also included a salad and rice.

Halloumi was served with a pesto dressing and could of been a bit crispier ( I’m just being picky).

We both left feeling very satisfied and a reasonable bill

Pros: Lovely service - couldn’t do enough for you, Freshly prepared food - no ping and ding, Nice change from normal veg options




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