Marly Kitchen, Marlborough Hotel

Waking up to a beautiful sunny winters day yesterday, we thought what better way to spend it than with a pub lunch and a few Sunday bevvies.

We headed into Newtown, and found a car spot right across from the Marlborough Hotel. Score! This is when we entered the Marly Kitchen. 

The Marly Kitchen is a recent renovation of the Marlborough hotel and I love it. The decor is great and it has the feel of a nice little garden but indoors. There is an outdoors area, but even though the sun was out, that damn winter chill was still in the air. So we stuck to indoors. 

Looking through the menu, they have a great variety. One of my friends that I was with happens to be a Vego and she was pretty happy with the vegetarian selection. She was particularly intrigued by the vegetarian schnitzel! 

I myself, had heard that this place serves up chicken and waffles. Fried chicken, YUM! Waffles, YUM! 

They have a few other savoury combos with waffles, but I couldn't go past trying the fried chicken first. Now, just waiting for the Boys to make a decision, they finally decide on the half chicken. 

We order at the bar and are told it's a 20 minute wait on the half chickens, because they are grilled and cooked to perfection - looking forward to this!

And really, a 20 minute wait is nothing when you're chilling back with a Sunday cider in hand. 

The food comes out, and everyone is pretty impressed upon sight. The Boys chickens are a nice, golden colour while still looking juicy, mmmm...
The vegetarian schnitzel is HUGE (I didn’t catch a pic of this before it was demolished, soz!) and the chicken and waffles look deliciously crisp and fried, but are just a bit small compared to everyone elses’s dishes (sad face). But for $8 a pop, not complaining!


On first mouthfuls, all anyone can say is, ‘How good is that slaw?!’… That was the first to go on everyone’s plate. 

Just as we thought the chicken was tender and juicy, potatoes cooked to perfection and just the perfect amount of gravy for the whole plate. 

Our Vego friend was more than pleased with the schnitzel, though after leaving we found ourselves wondering what it was actually made from and wish we had of asked the staff. I will be returning so will need to remember to do that - Watch this space!

The buttermilk fried chicken was deliciously fried to the perfect crunch. The waffle, I wanted more! And it was just a little crisp, for my taste. But drenched in gravy, I still enjoyed every bite! 

Wednesday night is Waffle Night at the Marly Kitchen. All waffles are $4, I'd definitely recommend hitting it up. 

There are some other pretty cool dishes on the menu I'd like to try out.. the burgers coming out looked pretty good and they all seemed to come with an abundance of chips! 

The Nacho Fries sound absolutely amaze - though, I'm feeling this is a dish best shared. You can also get a chip sambo or sanga (whichever is your preferred terminology). This would def be on the cards on a friday night after work drinking sesh. 

And for those who like the classics, you can also get a backyard platter which comes with diced cheddar, cabanossi, french onion dips and jatz. Bringing back bbq memories?..