Marly Kitchen - Newtown

Marly is my regular burger joint for the awesome Buttermilk Fried Chicken burger, cheap drinks from the nearby Marlborough and an exciting match of football or cricket. Marly Kitchen is housed in the beautiful Marlborough Hotel. Designed in the Art-Deco architectural style, the hotel was part of an important group of interwar hotels situated along King Street. The hotel is colloquially known by Newtowners as the Marley and hence, the burger bar is known as "Marly Kitchen." The buttermilk fried chicken burger is an underrated creature which is a monster in flavours and texture. First of all, the burger bar uses chicken thigh. The chicken thigh is perfectly fried - Crispy on the outside and juicy and succulent inside. The chicken thigh is lightly coated with salt and spices which enhances its flavour. I wonder why very, very few burger bars use chicken thigh even though chicken breast meat is more expensive. And this is one reason why most chicken burgers taste flat and soggy! Second, the brioche milk bun. The soft and fluffy bun complements with the crispy chicken thigh flawlessly. The bun is lightly toasted and applied with a thin layer of butter. Third, the fries. Try their beer battered fries. Even though it tastes exactly the same as the ones from Coles and Woolworths. My only peeve was the cheese which was not toasted and hard. And probably it's closing soon ????????

Marly is my regular burger joint for the awesome Buttermilk Fried Chicken burger, cheap drinks from the nearby Marlborough and an exciting match of football or cricket. Marly Kitchen is housed in the beautiful Marlborough Hotel. Designed in the Art-Deco architectural style, the hotel was part of an important group of interwar hotels situated along King Street. The hotel is colloquially known by Newtowners as the Marley and hence, the burger bar is known as "Marly Kitchen." The buttermilk fried chicken burger is an underrated creature which is a monster in flavours and texture. First of all, the burger bar uses chicken thigh. The chicken thigh is perfectly fried - Crispy on the outside and juicy and succulent inside. The chicken thigh is lightly coated with salt and spices which enhances its flavour. I wonder why very, very few burger bars use chicken thigh even though chicken breast meat is more expensive. And this is one reason why most chicken... read more

Marly Kitchen have nightly specials and aside of this, their portion sizes of the usual pub fare are pretty well generous. Well trodden, Marly Bar and Marly Kitchen fall middle of the range pub wise, and at times the food can be good if you can handle the smell of the place. The vegetarian nachos do not lack on flavour, and are pretty heavy on cheese. The Korean Fried chicken moist and juicy, but doesnt hold much flavour outside of the dipping sauce. The marly burger nails all the internal elements making the bun a disappointing let down from the hardened crumbly texture - If you've got the beefy, tangy insides it's milk bun or none. crumbs-au.com

I visited here on Sunday & enjoyed my time in The Garden. Nice open & bright atmosphere and plenty of seating with some good FM tunes playing softly in the background. I ordered the spiced lentil nachos for lunch, they were quite nice and came with guacamole + sour cream but they were noticably underseasoned and I had to add salt & pepper. I really do like that they offer this lentil version though, it shows some thought for vegetarians rather than just offer the same dish (beef nachos) without meat. $12 jug options including an apple cider & 2 different kinds of beers are also offered here as a sunday special. Great value

This place is well known for being a great place to down a drink (or three) in Newtown and after a few too many, you can also count on some solid pub food as well. With heaps of pub classics for both vegetarians and meat eaters alike, this isn't a destination but it's not a bad place to end up for dinner if you find yourself in the area and wondering what to eat. twogirlsonefork.com