Afghan Marco Polo - Mornington

Lovely spot for a dinner. I don't know what authentic Afghan food is but the food here at Afghan Marcopolo is delicious! Loved the curry chicken and dumplings. Malty drinks are also a must try, enjoyed them so much. They are very generous with rice; it's like a never ending pile.

Caught up with some friends, for a lovely evening out. Food was delicious, staff were super friendly. The ambience would be better if the lights were a warm bulbs versus white bulbs. It would simply soften the harshness of the bright lights.

What an amazing experience. Phenola and Olivia were fantastic and helpful, especially with me being vegan : We loved every aspect of the restaurant, real homely feel with some really interesting photos on the wall. Never had Afghani food before and this was really awesome, not overpowering and not unbearably hot and spicy. Some really amazing flavours cooked up by Nada and his crew. Thank you for being there so that we could experience these wonderful flavours from your country. Nada, it was an honour to meet you and we wish you every success in your restaurant with your fantastic staff and really hope that more people get the opportunity to experience what we did tonight. See you soon. Maria and Miltos

I took my partner out to Marcopolo to celebrate his birthday a few nights ago and we were both blown away by how amazing the entire experience was. All the staff were attentive and lovely, and the restaurant was full of photos of Afghanistan so the whole environment/ambient felt authentic too. The food is some of the best we’ve ever had. We’ve never really had the opportunity to try Afghan food before, but everything we ordered was mind-blowing and amazing. We ordered a mixed entree platter to share, Kabuli Palow, Aashak, garlic nan and firnée, with everything requested to be vegetarian. Words can’t even describe how amazing all the food was. Highly recommend Kabuli Palow, the rice mixed with sultanas, almond and carrots paired superbly well with the eggplant and spinach. Aashak was something different (quite similar to the dumplings we had in the entree platter) and the nan was fresh. We got to try Persian fairy floss for the first time as well in our firnée dessert which was sweet enough to share between the two of us. Already drooling again writing this. Can’t wait to return for another meal. Thank you very much for hands down some of the best food we’ve had in Melbourne! Will definitely return again and have recommended this place to many friends and families already.

This would have to be the best Afghan Food experience I’ve ever had. We got the Group Set Menu, I highly recommend this very delicious! The service was top notch, you won’t be disappointed definitely an eleven out of ten! A restaurant that you don’t want to miss visiting in Main Street Mornington!