Food Menu — Marlen Carrer, Argassi, Zakynthos

Local ingredients, freshness, sustainability, seasonality, creativity, balance, fire. Our menu is shaped by nature, constantly changing and adapting to the seasons. Our cooking knows no borders — it is a form of expression, and it could be nothing less in an unconventional space like Marlen.

Modern Mediterranean and contemporary Greek sharing plates, cooked over charcoal in a wood oven. Served evenings only, from 19:00. Prices in euros. The menu changes weekly — this is the current August 2026 menu.

Bread

• Wood-oven grilled sourdough bread Olive oil and wild sea salt harvested off the rocks of Zakynthos.

  €3

Salads

• Beetroot with seasonal greens Roasted beetroot and greens picked in season on Zakynthos. Vegetarian.

  €9

• Greek salad A variety of tomatoes, olives, rock samphire, carob rusk, cucumber, feta, capers and marjoram. Our version of the classic Greek salad. Vegetarian.

  €11

• Green salad with seasonal fruit Dried fig and grilled manouri cheese. Vegetarian.

  €14

Mezes

• Marinated olives A selection of olives with oregano and lemon confit. Vegan.

  €5

• French fries with tartar sauce Vegetarian.

  €6

• Local goat cheese with spoon sweet Zakynthian goat cheese served with traditional Greek spoon sweet. Vegetarian.

  €7

• Tzatziki with mint Served with grilled pita bread. Vegetarian.

  €7

• Tarama mousse Whipped taramasalata served with grilled pita bread.

  €8

• Marinated anchovies Fresh anchovies, marinated in house.

  €9

To Share

Dishes in the middle, to share — the way we like to eat.

• Bruschetta with fresh tomato Feta cheese and basil on wood-oven bread. Vegetarian.

  €9

• Cured pork with fig Marinated in Avgoustiatis wine, with local goat cheese and wine rusks.

  €10

• Catch of the day carpaccio With fermented kumquat, chilli and chives. Raw fish from the Ionian Sea.

  €13

• Prawn saganaki Prawns baked in tomato and feta, the Greek classic.

  €15

• Chargrilled octopus With fava purée, roasted red pepper and olives. Grilled over charcoal.

  €17

Fish & Seafood

• Catch of the day, chargrilled fillet With wild greens. Whatever the Ionian gave us that morning.

  Market price

• Prawns with linguine Cooked in bisque with tomato sauce and basil.

  €22

• Risotto with grilled sea bass Seasonal vegetables and bottarga.

  €23

Meat

All meats are grilled over charcoal and served with charcoal-baked potato.

• Slow cooked beef in tomato sauce Served with fried potatoes.

  €18

• Lamb chops Approximately 350g, grilled over charcoal.

  €22

• Dry-aged skirt steak Approximately 250g, grilled over charcoal.

  €28

Desserts

• Charcoal-baked galaktoboureko The Greek semolina custard pastry, baked over charcoal, with walnut and maple ice cream. Vegetarian.

  €12

• Lemon and lemon verbena cake With vanilla ice cream. Vegetarian.

  €9

Ice Cream & Sorbet

• Madagascar vanilla ice cream

  €4

• Maple and walnut ice cream

  €4

• Swiss chocolate ice cream

  €4

• Strawberry sorbet Vegan.

  €4

Ask us for the dishes of the day. Please inform our staff of any allergies or dietary restrictions.
Marlen Carrer, Argassi, Zakynthos 29100 · Reservations recommended · +30 697 660 7818 · Book a table
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