Food Great! Service great! Ambiance great! Sadly, Not a Safe Location for my white friends. More…read morePolice presence needed, urgently!

The food here has always been great with good portion size. Kebabs are fantastic! Recommended.read more

Al Aseel is one of those places that you never knew existed, and only happened to stumble across by…read moreluck. Set in the heart of Lakemba, where for a second you might think you're actually in the backstreets of down town Beirut, this well presented and clean restaurant is always ready to please. Lebanese cuisine is the menu and the garlic chicken is to die for. I always get the mixed sish plate which comes with different kinds of meat, dips, tabbouleh and some pickles. I never finish it, the value is great and you can't go past their chips with garlic sauce!! Truly a little gem which Often has people who you can tell would never set foot in Lakemba were it not for this restaurant.

Fantastic. Waiter offered excellent recommendations and was a lovely chap…read more Chicken with lemon and garlic, fish with rice and lamb shank with rice were all great. Bread was mass produced. Dips excellent. Vine leaves top notch. Small complimentary desserts were a great touch. My fussy eater kids loved it.

loved it so much. drove over an hour from the northern beaches and it was well worth it! the staff…read moreare so kind and helpful. the food was amazing and so well priced. our 3 children loved it too.

Forget El Jannah's, forget Habibs! For clean, wholesome and authentic leb BBQ and the best FATTOUSH…read morecome and try the MIXED PLATE.. And the GARLIC CHICKEN. Make sure u get a side of CHIPS with their chicken salt! Not too salty but oh so flavorsome! They even give u a free plate of starters with the crunchiest and tangiest pickles, olives and chillis. Has never failed to satisfy the craving.

It was 9pm on a Thursday night. I'd finished work and was starving. Most restaurants are closed…read morearound this time, so it's hard to get some good take out if you don't have any food in the fridge. I'd just moved to the Belmore area and was living there for a few weeks before I'd discovered the beauty that is El-Manara. Lebanese food is always good, but sometimes, certain restaurants can be hit and miss with the quality and value of their meals. I love just ordering a mixed plate, and to my luck El-Manara was still open when I phoned them, after looking up the local Lebanese restaurants in the area. This one was one of the closest to my house, 6 minutes around the corner to be exact. So when I asked if they had a mixed plate, the man on the end of the phone said he'd "put something together for me". I told him to make it for 2 people to share. I expected the price to be about $30 (because I've also ordered from other Lebanese restaurants in the area, and based on the other business' prices, they charged $15 for a mixed plate for 1, so I just assumed enough for 2 would be double that.) I was surprised when the man on the phone said "Okay, for you, twenty dollars." "Twenty dollars?" I asked, in disbelief. Knowing what Lebanese restaurants are like, they are usually very generous with their food, and for me, ten dollars each for that kind of food is massive value for money. He confirmed the price, and I told him "I'll give you $25 when I get there" he paused and then asked "will you give me $20 or $25?" with a slightly confused tone in his voice. "I'll give you $25 man!" I said excitedly! Knowing that was what I valued my food at, hoping that he'd give me good value for my money. His response to that was: "You give me $25, I give you extra food!" Well, brilliant! Needless to say, ten minutes later, I picked up my food - and to my surprise, walked out of there with 2 huge meat trays filled with so many chicken and lamb skewers and kafta sausages, 6 falafels, vine leaves, a plate of pickled peppers, two garlic dips, two tubs of hummus, two tubs of baba ganoush and two bags of Lebanese bread. It was more food than my sister and I could eat in one sitting, so we devoured the remainder for lunch the next day! I think I got the luck of the draw, perhaps I was the last customer they served before closing that night, so I possibly received all the extra food they had left in the kitchen so they didn't waste it by throwing it out. But for me, being a Lebanese food lover, who is willing to pay for the quality and quantity of my food, but also loves a meal that is excellent value for money - this restaurant ticks all the boxes! Upon pickup I noticed they had a very small in-house seating area for diners who wish to dine-in, however, I highly recommend this joint mainly for takeaway purposes only, as the seating isn't very generous and isn't very intimate as you're smack bang next to the ordering counter for people who walk in off the street to order their takeaway. Haldon Street boasts a fair few Lebanese restaurants, but if you're taking your food home with you - definitely hit this place up for a taste test!

We have come here twice for large family gatherings during lunch (~40-60 people). The food is…read morealways top notch and there is never a fear of going hungry. There is lots of seating with fancy table and chairs. There is also bench seating around the back. The couple negatives was mainly due to having a large group and banquet option. The banquet includes Lebanese coffee and complimentary baklava. At the end of the meal instead of bringing out the Lebanese coffee they took coffee orders, that meant people naturally asked for lattes and cappuccinos and not realizing that there was already included coffee. Then there was no baklava brought out as they thought we had enough sweets (we brought cake and another sweet), not very complimentary :/ With that said, fairly minor things that I would just make sure to avoid if I went again. Also they have fancy spout taps in the bathroom :)

The old owners of this place was terrible had no respect for the customers & the food was nothing…read morespecial... then it was taken over by a true entrepreneur (got to listen to his story.. book bio qaulity)!! Ever since he took over the place & made it his own by changing the name & making top qaulity pizzas/kebabs it's been nothing less but perfection :D!! I love all the food at this place & have neverbeen dissapointed & that goes for anyone I've ever taken to eat here & my family & friends that have came over for a big pizza feed :D!! They have medium sized pizzas for about $6.50 - $12.00 which all taste great & fill you up & the selection is big enough for you to have to visit a few times to try all the different ones they have to offer:)!! My 2 all time favourites that i normally grab on the go is the Zaatar pizza for $2.50 which is very popular for breakfast for alot of my Lebanese friends or even as just a great tasting snack:) & the other one is Zaatar special $5.50 which is a healthy kebab you could say with zaatar spread, fresh mint, tomato, cucumber, olives & shallots :D!! He's also started making kebabs which I've never seen any Lebanese bakery do, they are so great tasting that there is no time for photos haha. Pretty sure it was on his mind before but i think the locals pushed him in the right direction after they kept asking if he did kebabs :)!! This place is by far my favorite pizza/kebab joint in the area, definately got my hooked :D!!!

Better than what's next door! It was a nice new taste…read moresensation Tried various items including this lamb dish (which the name escapes me and my fav dish), hommus and pine nuts,lemon chicken,falafel which was nice and crunchy I've eaten Lebanese many times but this place tasted better. Despite it being small ish inside and food taking a little longer than expected to come out,it's good value and good food!

We were on our way to Al Aseel (our usual) for a midweek dinner and we thought we'd give this place…read moreago. Glad we did. I had the fattoush and garlic lemon chicken dish. My partner had the little Tripoli mixed plate. His feedback: he devoured everything on the plate except for the roast (?) potatoes. He said they tasted like they were cooked three days ago and thrown on the plate as an afterthought. He liked the meats and dips, loved the tabbouli and was over all happy. He rated the place 8/10 (haha we do this, we act like food critics, lame? Yes, entertaining? Abdo-fucking-lotely). My feedback: the fattoush was amazing, at the end, I didn't want to fill up on chicken so I only ate my plate of fattoush. The garlic lemon chicken was mediocre. The chicken was cooked well, but it wasn't flavoured with enough sauce. I like my garlic lemon sauce to be generous. I like dipping my bread into it, being able to double dip my chicken. Weirdest of all, they had bits of cold French fries through the dish. Here is my problem with that. Either include a heathy portion of chips and make sure it's hot like the chicken, or keep that out. It was just strange seeing nine or so pieces of chips amongst what was a healthy portion of chicken. The garlic sauce itself wasn't too bad. Not as much lemon as the one at Al Aseel, but I'd give it another go. I'd rate the place 6/10. All protein dishes come with fried Lebanese bread on top. Which again, is nice and gives the dish some texture, but over all, didn't add any value to the dish. The annoying thing was the slow service. We walked in at 6:30pm and there were only two tables of people there. So for our food to take 45 mins to come out, that was disappointing. In terms of value for money? Easy $20 cheaper then Al Aseel if we were to have gone there and ordered the same dishes, so that was nice. Overall, I'll give them another go. Maybe they were having an off night? Really, I'd rate them 3.5 stars if I could (damn app) so instead I've rated four.

Tonight I had the pleasure of eating some of the best Lebanese food I've ever eaten!…read more We ordered the Vegetarian Banquet (made vegan) to share and I missed getting photos of most of it because we got into it so quickly, so here's the one shot I took of the night. My personal favourites were the hummus and tabouli, balila, spinach triangles (with spinach from Eddie's own garden) and the stuffed vine leaves (which I don't usually enjoy but these were so good)! Our host for the evening Eddie (yes, THE Eddie) was humble, attentive, and had such a passion for homestyle cooking. I highly recommend giving Eddie's Vegan Eatery a visit if you live near the St George area of Sydney. From the starters all the way to the baklava and tea at the end, it was a divine experience.

The food and service is fantastic. Eddie's Lebanese Eatery is a very welcome addition to Mortdale's…read morelittle strip on Morts Road. You'll notice that as soon as you arrive you're warmly greeted by Eddy and his staff who are very attentive. All of the food we've eaten is very fresh, the banquet is good value and the platter for 2 for smaller groups also offers a good variety. The a la carte menu offers all of the usual lebanese cuisine, the serving sizes are generous and I think the prices are fair for what they offer. We've been many times and have also gone in large groups and the food has always been consistent. Make sure you finish the meal with some lebanese coffee and a sweet!

I moved to Belmore a little over 12 months ago with my partner and this was the first 'fast food'…read moreother than franchises that we tried. I don't have the vocabulary to describe the level of surprise we experienced the first time we tried charcoal chicken! SO TENDER AND JUICY! Definitely recommend the garlic sauce/paste.

Let's cut to the chase! You are probably somewhere in Belmore and reading this while in the hope of…read morefinding something good to eat. Well, look no further. If you are after a slow roasted chicken cooked to perfection in a spatchcocked manner, you have found it. In addition to the excellent chicken, Awafy Belmore have a well balanced toum (garlic sauce) to go with the chicken, a good selection of salads and side dishes, a variety of wrap sandwiches, and of course generous helpings of potato chips.

Really nice food middle eastern food. The Al Aseel mixed plate is big enough for 2 and delicious…read more Definitely worth trying. Their fattoush is the best I've had in Sydney. Limited parking in the car park, but on street parking is also an option Caution: The pickles are exceedingly salty.

The food is great but the service is lacking - I was there with a group of 7 and can't say the…read morestaff made any sort of memorable impression; they were there to take food orders and nothing more. So, go if you are wanting some delicious food, but not if you're looking for a fantastic all round experience!