Lunchtime Special

Available Tuesday to Friday 12 noon to 3pm.

Select one dish from each section. £16.50 per person

Not in conjunction with any other offer. See main menu for full description of dishes.

Starters

Garlic Bread /VEG /VEGANPOS /GFPOS
Toasted bread with butter & garlic/melted cheese

Tomato Bread /VEG /VEGANPOS /GFPOS
Toasted garlic bread topped with tomato & spicy basil

Croquetas De Cocido
Meat Croquetts – Traditional bites with cured ham, chorizo & chicken, served with Sweet Chilli Dip

Aceitunas Mixtas /VEG /VEGAN /GF
Mixed Olives – in garlic, lemon & fresh herbs

Buñuelos de Bacalao de la Abuela
Salted Cod Croquettes – served with aioli dip

Guindillas PiFritos Rebozados /VEG /VEGAN
Chillies – Chillies from Navarra coated in Tempura. You may get a hot one

Cortezas de Cerdo
Pork Crackers – Pork rind, light crunchy crackling served with mango chutney & sweet chilli dip

Espadin Fritos
Whitebait – Deep Fried Whitebait served with aioli

Mains

Calamares Fritos
Squid – coated in harina de trigo (high quality wheat flour) with paprika

Mejillónes
Mussels – Green lip mussels cooked with Garlic butter finished with Breadcrumbs and chopped parsley

Gambas /GF
Prawns – Butterfly King Prawns sautéed with peppers and chilli, in a white wine & lime sauce

Gambas al Ajillo y Miel /GF
Sizzling Prawns – Butterfly King Prawns sautéed in Garlic, Chilli & Honey served sizzling

Gambas Al Coco /GF
Coconut Prawns – Butterfly King Prawns, cooked in ginger, chilli, and garlic in a creamy coconut sauce

Rape Salteado /GF
Sautéed Slices of Monkfish Fillet – in a creamy white sauce cooked with chorizo

Bistec Con Champinones /GF
Beef & Mushrooms – Slow braised beef cooked in a mushroom & pepper cream sauce

Cordero Con Menta /GF
Minted Lamb – Chunks of lamb shoulder cooked in a mint sauce with carrot, onion & spices

Albondigas /GF
Our famous Meatballs – Made with spiced minced beef steak and pork in a tomato and basil sauce

Chorizo Picante /GF
Spicy Chorizo – Sliced chorizo pan-fried with onion & sweet chilli

Pollo Picante /GF
Spicy Chicken – Chunks of chicken breast marinated in olive oil, garlic and turmeric cooked with peppers, onions, crushed chilli & mixed herbs

Pollo con Calabacines /GF
Chicken & Courgettes – Chicken breast marinated in olive oil, garlic and turmeric, sautéed with slices of fresh courgettes cooked in a brandy cream sauce topped with cheese and grilled

Sides

Revuelva los vegetables frtos en el filo /VEG
Stir Fry Veg in Filo – Stir Fried Vegetables wrapped in filo pasty & served with plum sauce

Berenjena Con Queso /VEG /VEGANPOS /GF
Baked Aubergine – chopped aubergine sautéed with olive oil, spicy tomato salsa then topped with melted cheese

Champiñones Con Queso /VEG /VEGANPOS /GF
Mushrooms in Cheese – Mushrooms sautéed with white wine, garlic and Rosemary, covered in a cream & cheese sauce & grilled until golden

Tortilla de Patatas /VEG /GFPOS
Spanish Omelette – Traditional Spanish Omelette made up with potatoes, onions & seasoning

Patatas Bravas /VEG /VEGANPOS /GFPOS
Spicy Potatoes – Deep fried potato chunks topped with a spicy tomato salsa and a mayonnaise drizzle

Patatas con Jamon y Queso /GFPOS
Spanish Potatoes – Deep fried potato chunks sprinkled with Spanish ham & cheese then grilled

Esparragos al Pimiento Marinado /VEG /VEGANPOS /GF
Asparagus – Grilled Asparagus & red peppers in a balsamic & olive oil dressing

Tomato & Onion Salad /VEG /VEGANPOS /GF

Tomato & Manchego Cheese Salad /VEG /GF

Saffron Rice /VEG /VEGANPOS /GF

Based on 773 reviews.

Toni F

2021-11-12

OUTSTANDING Yesterday I visited this most amazing restaurant with my husband and 4 friends. What can I say other than we were served by absolutely outstanding staff and the food was exceptional as was the value!! We will definitely visit again when we are back in the area.

PDG

2021-10-18

Perfect restaurant in every way Ambience, food, staff, service - perfect. Would certainly recommend to all. If I could give more than 5 stars I would

Jerry G

2021-10-08

OUTSTANDING... wonderful food, great atmosphere, friendly staff and excellent service; what more can one ask...?! A welcome change for an alternative dining experience from a "standard" restaurant.

Steve T

2021-10-07

Evening at Marcos We had an very enjoyable Evening out with my family for my wife’s birthday at Marcos. All the staff are very nice and welcoming with great food and drink. We are definitely going to come here again!

Mervin F

2021-10-05

Delicious Came here for lunch. Staff were warm and friendly and helpful when we had trouble reading menu (our fault, not theirs!). We all decided to opt for the selection of 3 dishes for £12. Plenty of gluten free options too. Food was warm and very tasty. What we hadn’t realised that the lunch option also came with a dessert. Bonus! We’ll definitely be back soon.

EssexCupcake

2021-09-26

Lovely Lunch Have been to Marcos on a number of occasions and it never ceases to delight me in the friendliness of all the staff (whether old or new) and the lunchtime menu is yummy. Its great you can now choose to sit inside or outside and on this occasion as there was three of us and the sun was shining we decided to sit outside on a nice big round table with comfy chairs and under a big umbrella. We were not rushed at all at lunchtime as they are only open 12-3pm but thats plenty of time to enjoy a few drinks (if not driving) and a lovely meal, even a desert if wanted and coffee. Its also dog friendly so at a less busy time I think we may take our 2 little dogs there too. Marco’s are like a second family to my mum and they’ve worked their socks off over the last few years to keep the business going and have made such great changes and updates. Keep it up guys.

Little J

2021-09-25

Can’t fault it. Superb!! Fantastic meal out for 4 of us. Turned up early expecting to quite happily sit at the bar but our table was ready. Under no pressure to order immediately. All the staff were polite and helpful, the restaurant itself wasn’t over powering and was lovely to be able to sit and talk with no overpowering music in the background. Cannot fault the food it was amazing, in taste, amount and variety. Will most definitely be returning.

Becky D

2021-09-24

Amazing!!!! Great food, wonderful friendly staff!!!! Felt very welcome and had a lovely evening. Will definitely be going back soon 😃

Allan b

2021-09-20

Another tasty lunch Yet another 5 star lunch at Marcos. We had the lunchtime special and we were not dissappointed with the taste and flavours . The garlic bread is proper thick bread. The coconut prawns and spicy chicken had so much flavour accompanied by spicy potatoes, saffron rice and stuffed mushrooms. The lunch was completed with an almond tart which I think was homemade. Without doubt our favourite restaurant where you are always met and served with a smile from Marie and excellent dishes courtesy of Marcus and Bradley

Jacqueline S

2021-08-19

Lunchtime birthday meal for four We had not visited Marco's for 18 months due to Covid. When booking we asked for a table in the garden and were pleasantly surprised to see all the new awnings, gazebos etc out there which make a spacious, airy dining area. The restaurant looks clean and the bathroom facilities are spotless and well equipped with sanitizers etc. The service was pleasant and attentive. We opted for the £12 lunchtime tapas menu with a couple of extra dishes from the main menu. The food was served in proper earthenware tapas dishes and arrived at the table piping hot. The selection on the "Lunchtime Special" was adequate and varied, but the full menu also gave a choice of a tapas portion or a full portion. All four of us enjoyed our choices and finished off with dessert and coffee. It was a leisurely lunch but we did not feel rushed or pressured. Overall a very pleasant way to spend an afternoon.

Enjoy an al fresco lunch with a spanish twist

Lunchtime Special

Starters

Mains

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