Friendly courteous staff and fantastic food. A true gem. Recommend the manti as well as the Iskander kabab. And lovely Turkish coffee. read more

Mado Restaurant - Turkish coffee. - Mediterranean Near Me - River Edge, New Jersey

I never give 5 stars on a first visit but how could I not? Delicious $13 lunch in a beautiful restaurant. Included a fresh chopped tomato & cucumber salad, choice of appetizer (I got eggplant) and entree --mine was a really tender and well seasoned lamb kabob. We also ate fried cheese/zucchini and a tasty baklava made with pistachio. The staff was lovely and I will surely go back for dinner. read more

Food is yummy! Staff is friendly. Restaurant is super clean. Best gyros around! Location is easy to get to and ambiance is nice. Great lunch specials & healthy options! FYI: The Best Doner ! read more

Reasonably priced, pleasant staff and good food. I recommend for the family! BYOB. That's another bonud

I had my daughters sweet sixteen here, they had great service, food, and dessert was wonderful. And not only was the service amazing but the atmosphere was great. We had an amazing time, thank you MadoI I recommend Mado for large parties read more

I loved it. The food was delicious the help was wonderful and very welcoming. The atmosphere in the restaurant is lovely as is the outside. Greatly decorated. My husband and I really really enjoyed our dinner and the waiter and the owner were absolutely delightful. read more

Giving it 2 stars because I ordered through Grubhub and they just didn't deliver the food. I called the restaurant after 90 minutes to inquire and the lady said they didn't see anything in the system nor did they receive a call from grubhub. I called grubhub and they called the restaurant and they said the restaurant confirmed the order but they were busy and just didn't check?? Not sure whose at fault but if the restaurant confirmed the order but didn't make or deliver the food that's a pretty poor excuse. Can't say anything about the food unfortunately but beware if you use grubhub or another service to order food from here. Edit - for the record they offered to make it and deliver it but almost 2 hours later I didn't feel like that was a worthwhile endeavor. read more

Great service , delicious food... came here with alot of family and we had nothing buy good things to say about it after everyone was happy, dancing and full. Definitely recommend for parties! They even accommodated the kids who only want chicken finger lol. So very happy overall. read more

Came in for their Lunch Special with a friend. What a great deal! Complimentary, fresh baked bread, the special comes with Shepherd's Salad, a choice of appetizer (we shared the lebne & babaganoush) an entree (we tried the chicken kebab & lamb kebab), & a soda. This restaurant is also BYOB. Plenty of food, friendly waitstaff, a clean, modern restaurant with nice decor, and a good menu selection offering a variety of Middle Eastern/Mediterranean cuisine. I'd definitely return for dinner. Give them a try! read more

The food is good. The meet is fresh and the soup was tasty. The bread is home madegresh and tasty. The service is very slow.

This spot is a great restaurant! Great food and sweetest staff! Definitely recommend for some amazing food.

Not just amazing food- amazing experience! Sarah was our server and couldn't be more attentive. I love going to a restaurant where not is the food authentic but the staff will show you how the food is eaten. I can't wait to see this restaurant flourish. We will certainly be returning AND recommending friends! We ate- Stuffed Mussels, shared the Mixed Grill, finished with Turkish coffee and Kanafeh. The food was so flavorful, not dry at at as it can be at other Mediterranean restaurants. We have been to the other Mediterranean eateries in town. I believe they have some serious competition. read more

Plenty of parking and awesome lunch specials are what keep me coming back to this place. The restaurant is usually pretty empty when we are there around lunch time on the weekends which is a nice change from some of the rowdier restaurants around. Their $13 lunch special includes a salad, appetizer, main dish and soda. I usually get the lamb kebab, sooo good! The shepherd salad is large and delicious, although the Babaganoush is not as good as what I've had elsewhere. read more

Nice interior. The food was not as good as I would have liked. The shrimp mixed grill entree was extremely salty. The salad was good. Like that it was byob. The service was satisfactory. read more

After what they did on Mother's Day I will never go back. Made reservations and was told there was no set menu. We get there with a party of 8 and it's a set menu. A few cold appetizers, 2 hot, the zucchini and cheese rolls and choice of 5 dinners, gyro, chicken and one salmon dish. Dessert was a almond cookie. They had the nerve to charge $45 a person and $25 for my nine year old and all she got was two chicken fingers and fries! read more

Chicken was chewy. My husbands lamb was Not edible and the appetizer sampler had someone else's half eaten olive inside the spicy vegetables. Yuck. Stay away. read more

Delicious food fast friendly service and really clean place A to Z 5 Star all the way ................... thank you !

I am so glad I decided to stop by here on a whim to check it out. I really must say the entire experience was certainly a great one. The restaurant itself was clean and well decorated, certainly a great ambiance. Every employee that we interacted with was warm, welcoming, and great. After taking our seats and checking out the menu, we got a generous amount of pide to munch on that was warm and delicious. Two of us shared a shepherd salad, sigara boregi, and mixed grill. This was more than enough food! The shepherd salad with feta was fresh and delicious. The sigara boregi was great, and my Turkish girlfriend described them as "better than she's had at home". The mixed grill was huge, and a great choice, because there's no way I'd be able to decide which portion was my favorite. Everything was perfectly seasoned and so good. To finish the night off, we split a kunefe which, surprise, was absolutely amazing. Her Turkish tea was good, and my Turkish coffee was perfect. This instantly became our place, and we certainly plan on going back often! Edit: We also have to say delivery was great as well. I'm always a bit wary of having something like this delivered, as things don't normally hold up to well, but everything was great. We also tried the lahmacun, which I could not get enough of. Phoning the order in was quick, easy, and friendly, and delivery was quick. read more

Great restaurant! Everything was delicious! We had boreg, manti, adana, chicken, special bread and kadayif. Each dish was better than the last! I couldn't have asked for anything more. We will definitely be back to this restaurant. The decor was very elegant and sharp. If I could give it 6 stars, I would. read more

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Dessert was terrible. I don't know how you can even serve it. I have never had baklava that dry and stale tasting. I had great baklava all over, Istanbul, NYC, Clifton, Brooklyn but this was BAD. read more

This is my third time ordering from here, Once was dine-in, once was delivery and this last time was take out. All 3 times have been excellent. Location is great and they have a private parking lot in the back with 2 entrances, one from the front and one from the back. The Service is always very welcoming and Top notch, a friendly staff. The best part about this place is definitely the food. So far i have had most of their meat and they all have great flavor but the Adana Kebab truly does stand out, Portions are perfect and not too little. Ordering delivery from here was very hastle free and fast, usually i expect for delivery places to forget the soft drink for some reason but no everything came as expected. I would definitely return/reorder because of my the great experiences i have had here... read more

God food. Goid service. Went on a Monday night and the place was practically empty. However I would go back.

Walk in is not acceptable? 30 mins waiting to take order, not even served water. The worst restaurant experience, My family including two children and mother in law stayed seated half an hour being ignorant by all members of restaurant. As being said. "we are busy to take order for non reserved customers." I really had to leave. read more

Great lunch today at this restaurant. What a lunch special!! My waiter was a delight. So professional and helpful. It is a BYOB which is a big plus. The bread was incredible with the hummus. I had salmon with rice that was prepared perfectly. Will return sooner than later. read more

I am half turkish and know what real Turkish food is supposed to be like, and this reminds me of how my grandma used to cook. I ordered chicken shish for delivery and when it came, it was so juicy and seasoned very well. Not to mention it was still hot even after delivery time! Prices were a few dollars more expensive than other Turkish restaurants I know, but portion size somewhat made up for this. There were at least 8-9 considerably sized cubes of chicken atop a bed of rice. I shared this with a friend and despite taking a smaller portion, I was still filled up. I'm definitely ordering again! read more

This place is our new favorite. The Doner meat, the kebabs and the pides (a flat bread in the shape of an boat filled with meat or cheese is perfection. The liver starter is also pure satisfaction. read more

We were there last night for the first time, and it was a great find! We love Turkish food and this place by far has the best food in the area. Our dishes were simply delicious and the portions were great too. The staff was very friendly. Even though the place was very busy, the waitress was very attentive and kind. I can't wait to go back with a group of friends. read more

Delicious food and super fast delivery. Best lahmacun I've had in a long time, very fresh bread, good zucchini sticks, etc. Highly recommend giving it a try. read more

Love love love ! The food was amazing! The chicken kabob was so juicy and tender. The food is fresh from appetizers to main course and their desserts.... The atmosphere is simple. The service was great and it's Byob! I will definitely go back with my friends :) read more

Great food, amazing service and a comfortable ambience . Everything on the menu is delicious, we haven't been disappointed with any of the meals we have had here. It is not only quality produce but also quantity. After a long day of work all I crave for is mado. Best money I have ever spent on food! read more

Great place, very good service, reasonable prices, awesome food!!! Definitely coming back again!

Good evening, I want to explain to you all my many experiences at Mado's restaurant. When you walk in, the welcoming is great. There is always a smile on the person's face who is welcoming you. Additionally, their waitresses and waiters are just as friendly as the smile you see from the beginning. Now let's talk about the food. IT'S WONDERFUL! You should not leave there without having their oven-baked pita bread. It's a taste you will forever crave. I ordered from Mado's just this past weekend JUST because of their bread. All the bread they have is great, but make sure to try their PITA! Their shepherd salad is delicious, their appetizers, such as asmah appetizer and cheese with pita is perfect. You will love their meat and seafood selections. Yum Yum. Their drinks are also exceptional. You will love their lemonade as much as I do. The restaurant atmosphere itself is beautiful. During the Christmas and Holidays season, there's beautiful lights by the windows. They have great music in the background. They play English, Turkish, Armenian, Spanish, Arabic, etc. Their bathrooms are clean! I know that's always important to me. I hope you go there and experience all this yourself. God bless you. +++ read more

Typically this is not my desired cuisine. Two weeks ago my son-in-law invited my wife me, and I have to say it was very good! Last night I took my daughter out for dinner at Moda...the food is consistently good, service was great, place is clean and great ambiance! If you like this type of food I urge to give it a shot!!! read more

Amazing food and service. The atmosphere is inviting and so peaceful for dinner. So happy to have an authentic middle eastern restaurant in the area. read more

I have been disappointed time after time at this place, but came back because Mom likes it and we're right here in town, but today is the last time. Zero handicap parking, truly abhorrent service, barely mediocre food...I was asked to move my car and was then LOCKED OUT of the restaurant and had to pound on the door. Mom still likes it and will be back, but she'll be with her friends and not her family. I'm on my way to California Tortilla because I'm still hungry after my inedible meal. read more

Food was great. I would eat here again. - I feel like our server forgot about us at the end of the night though.

My sister and I enjoyed our first visit to this local eatery. The lunch special is worthwhile - excellent choices served by cheerful, friendly wait staff. Plentiful parking, good food, helpful staff - a five star experience. We will return. read more

Delicious - Delicious - Delicious. Everything is delicious here. I love it! The bread they bring out is very good. Chicken kebab is magnificent. Each time I came I was never disappointed. read more

I came here for dinner with my family and had such a great experience. The appetizer dips and bread were amazing, I recommend the lebne and hummus. The bread is a must! For dinner I had the mixed grill with rice. The service and food was great. Sarah was an awesome host. The food was very fresh. I will definitely be visiting this hidden gem again. Looking forward to trying their bronzini. read more

After driving past this place, where Sanducci's used to be, and seeing it was open for lunch, I finally dropped by for lunch. The lunch special offered large portions of great Mediterranean/Turkish food. Everything, included their puffed pita bread, was freshly cooked. Portions were generous. The help was friendly and the atmosphere inviting. I had the lunch special which included salad, appetizer, main course, and drink. It was a bit more than I could finish, and everything was cooked to perfection. I will definitely return for dinner and more lunches. Highly recommended! read more