If you are after traditional greek food (well cypriot greek food) this is the place to go. Located on the bustling King Street, the restaurant has a great vibe, with traditional greek music playing softly in the background and the charcoal grill cooking away. The service is always friendly and fast The menu offers a variety of delicious meat and vegetable dishes, salads, and dips from mezze style cooked on the charcoal grill to delicious mixed pocket pitas. The mezze meal per head is what we choose, as you get to sample the restaurant's best dishes The Chef aka the Souvlaki Merchant (Peter) has a passion for food and always prepares a special dish or dessert for the day. This week...read mor...
If the word souvlaki' just conjures up visions of late night lumps of meat wrapped with chips in pita bread from a Kings Cross takeaway before Mike Baird ruined Sydney, Kerasma Souvlaki Merchant is going to come as a bit of a surprise. This Cypriot restaurant turns charcoal grilled meats into something quite fancy. More than half of this modestly sized space is taken up with a kitchen, the front part of which houses a charcoal grill. Diners are protected from the heat of the flames by a glass screen, though some tantalising aromas do curl ‘round it.Before you become mesmerised by the glowing embers, take a moment to notice the hanging sausages. They’re called Loukaniko 13.50) and...read more
I walk every day past this beautiful restaurant and as a date night, I insisted that we try it out. we made a booking in advance and good. the place is quickly filled after our arrival. once sat, the cook came behind the grill and greeted us and got us water and drinks. my partner tried an authentic beer and I a glass red wine. the waitress gave great service. she always wanted to make sure our glasses were full. not only that, she was the only woman in the restaurant, so she was responsible for everyone. we decided to start a bath, and as soon as we ran out of brot, they were fast to make sure we had a little more to finish our appetizer. we have both meat...read more
There’s something really interesting happening at Kerasma Souvlaki Merchant in Newtown. My friend and I were shouted to a special meal there by Peter, and we discussed it afterwards. In a way, this is cutting edge Sydney dining. They’re curing sausages and making their own haloumi in the kitchen, using their own olive oil, and importing rabbit and goat from a farm in the Hunter valley. It’s all about fresh, seasonal, local cuisine. But my friend, F, points out, it may be hip in Sydney right now, but it’s also very, very old.
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I've walked past Kerasma in Newtown several times without really knowing what sort of restaurant it is. It's not a Greek Restaurant, they serve up food from Cyprus. Yes, Cyprus is a different country. The name is exotic and means the offering So let's see what's on offer then from Kerasma. Kerasma is located in King St, Newtown. For full review including photos, go to blog post
what a nice place to have a vaterday lunch! everything was really fresh and delicious, especially the slowly baked lamb. the Hiumi court was also a highlight for me, and it was my first time to try it. also the ambiente des ortes is great, and the owner declares the dinge really good and makes them welcome guess I will look forward to more Greek cuisine!
small cozy restaurant. traditional Cypriot cuisine made on the kohlen. the sheftalies are very fresh, rustic and authentic. the otopus was beautiful and delicate, great cocktails that was delicious with watermelon and zivania. service was thrilled.
great little place with good atmosphere. it did not seem so Greek, more of a Turkish feeling. pleasant background music hat was not too loud. eating was really nice. that was really tasteful and juicy. staff very helpful and friendly.
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This place. We were looking for a nice place that was licensed for a birthday lunch and WOW!! Peter is the perfect host and made us feel so welcome. The food is fantastic. Enough said.
Great food in here, nice experience. I went to eat here last week. 4 times in total. All times different choices of food. All very tasty. Good ambience
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