Marven's in Parc Extension is a Greek restaurant of good quality, generous portions and affordable prices. The restaurant is popular for it's fresh, tender souvlakis and calamari.
Marven's is widely praised as a Park Extension staple with a warm, family atmosphere, where generous portions and consistently bold Greek flavors like fried calamari, lamb chops, souvlaki and rib steak have made it a go to for locals and visitors alike. Reviewers emphasize fast, attentive service and a lively, welcoming vibe, even when the house is busy, with a wood burning grill adding a distinctive char to many dishes and a signature sauce that patrons love to smother on their plates. The menu is described as reliable and affordable for the size of the portions, though crowds can mean long lines on weekends, cash only payments and occasional notes of strong noise or a rare hiccup in quality. While most experiences are glowing and nostalgic, a few visits are mentioned as less than perfect including a bad batch of calamari, a day with dry gyro or missing ingredients, and concerns about upkeep and cleanliness in some parts of the venue. Taken together the reviews portray Marven's as a Montreal icon that delivers hearty, authentic Greek food, large portions, and consistently friendly service, with the caveat that patience and cash are useful when dining there.
Très bonne cuisine grecque. Viande & fruits de mer à tomber. Bon restaurant de quartier avec une bonne ambiance. Je vous conseille les calamars frits, le steak d'entrecôte & lenopopulet & crevettes... Un régal!
Sep 20, 2023
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If you grew up in the Montreal area, you know Marven's & the amazing staff ALWAYS delivers on their taste & friendly service. The ONLY reason it's missing 1 star even after their renovations is because of the A/C. If you get a chance to visit Marven's, here are the basics you gotta order: Ribsteak, Lamb chops & calamari. Please do yourselves the favor & take it with the greek salad. Thank you Marven's for the years of supplying us with the exceptional experience!
Quality of food has gone down extremely; especially their pita plates. They are willing to serve cold, overcooked meat stuffed into a pita that's mostly empty ... hardly any tomatoes, onions or tzatziki to help make the pita less dry. The Caesar salad was made with old wilted lettuce, the fries were limp & cold, as well as the rice. Used to be one of the best places to eat souvlaki, is now on my list to avoid. Service was mediocre, bus boy was the best out of everyone there. As well, the cash only policy needs to go; who carries cash nowadays, & why do they only want cash?
Oct 2, 2022
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Du meilleur au pire ! J'allais chez Marven's pour leur assiette de calmars. Ils étaient réputés comme étant les meilleurs en ville. Hélas, ceux que j'ai mangé étaient pitoyables, les pires que j'ai jamais mangés. Caoutchouteux, tranchés à plus d'un pouce d'épaisseur. Le riz fade & froid. Les frites... La salade grecque sans concombres & avec un morceau de feta de qualité inférieure. C'est à mon avis ce qui arrive à ce restaurant. Le resto est plus sale que jamais. Ils ont augmenté leurs prix mais en vous servant de la nourriture de qualité moindre. De plus, ils ne prennent ni interac ni crédit. N'y allez pas.
The calamaris were amazing, the chicken & pork souvlakis & gyro meat were all tasty & actually very good. But the service was just horrible. Not only did our waitress basically ignore us. I ordered the Gyro Mix which is one gyro pita & one chicken pita. She told me they were out of chicken souvlakis but I could get a pork one. no problem. I get my plate. I have one chicken pita & one pork. No gyro meat at all. I dint complain because I'm not the type. But still.... I don't get why she had to lie. My boyfriends gyro plate was amazing though. Also the calamari entree is tiny! For $15 we were all very surprised to see how small the plate was. Also they still do not take cards. Beware I saw some reviews that said they did... but they dont. Also the place is horribly loud & crowded.
Tourlou les coucous! Bon, arrêtez de vous énerver, cette place en a perdu depuis le temps... calmars pas assez cuits & remplis d'huile à friture, tables graisseuses, les murs sont graisseux, tout est trop graisseux! Vous même allez sentir la grosse graisse en sortant de ce simili-greco-fastfood à la réputation surfaite. J'étais un gros fan, je ne le suis plus du tout.
ciao ciao kiss kiss je vous embrasse fort
Pas de réservations, on gèle dehors ou dans le minuscule portique non chauffé, si on est dehors, la porte n'est pas vitrée, attention, vous risque de la recevoir dans le front...
TRÈS BRUYANT, les employé sont poussés aux max, les pauvres.
on a eu la première tables Apres de l'escalier qui mène au sous-sol... à ÉVITER, on se fait pousser par les clignent impatients qui attendent une place & si il fait froid dehors, on est en plein courant d'Air.
La bouffe est correcte mais il n'y a pas de crevettes BUTTERFLY ni de sauce d'accompagnement pour les CALMARS.
Les portions sont généreuses, mais le riz ne goûte pas grand chose.
Il y avait une longue file d'attente, c'est le moment le plus désagréable. Mais pour le reste c'est excellent comme toujours, j'y avait emmené un ami qui n'était jamais allé & bien aimé. Bon service & rapide.
