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.

These guys are awesome... I was visiting my sister in Sydney Australia, all the way from Phoenix…read moreArizona, and have heated of these guys but never seen them, so they were in Lidcomb (I think) one weekend in June (freezing cold) and we went and saw them. They know how to put up a show. Lines were long and it was worth it. We get out order in and the guys are nice, friendly, with a huge smile and huge beards (just like me). They sing and dance and and bake our favorite middle eastern desert "knafeh". Now the food....I've never had Jerusalem style Knafeh, I've had of course the Armenian style called (ghadayef) also the Egyptian style which is called (basboosa) and the Jordanian and Lebanese style. I know some may say they're different but in many ways (to me) the idea is the same. This type of knafeh I had was a very good knafeh, for a food truck baking it fast, but it wasn't the best. Still we went back the next day, we got some more and their tea that they prepare omg is so good. Go for the dance, the atmosphere, the fun times, and also the knafeh. It's really good. Can't wait to come back to Sydney and Experience them again. May be they should come to Phoenix. #TheBeardedArmenian

Can we all agree that it's an outdoor family club that serves delicious dessert!?…read more I came here on a Saturday night, and holy what a scene! It was packed with people waiting in line, eating and simply there enjoying the music and entertainment. These long bearded men know how to throw a party. The music was loud, all the workers were dancing as well as the crowd that was around. This place attracted people from all ages with different diversities and backgrounds. It was something very different from what I've ever experienced, especially when there's only 3 things on the menu! 1 that's actually edible - their knafeh. The knafeh ...where do I begin. That sweeeet sweet cheese dessert!! It was almost like a more textured, creamier but lighter version of a creme brulee. It's a little sugar heavy so I would recommend sharing it with another person unless you have a major sweet tooth then you'll easily demolish this. It was simple and delicious - and to only have that on the menu they are definitely doing something right. If you haven't tried it - definitely go before they move to a different location! It's $8 you will not regret.

Great value for money. The dishes are set by day of the week and are very filling. Didn't seem to…read morebe and entrées on the menu just mains. The meals were around $15 each. Lots of extras were brought out to snack on. I think these were free. These consisted of soups, chilies, pickles and shallots. Closed Tuesdays.

I love kebab. My sister told me there is good restaurant around this area so I tried…read more I ordered (Sorry I forgot the name of food but you can see the picture what I ordered) Pizza(eggplant )- bomb!! I had first bite and was really good!! Vegetables was fresh so every each bite brings good taste of vegetables in my mouth! Like wow ! Dough wasn't dry was moist so was perfect match with the ingredients! Skewers plate? (Sorry forget the name but you can see on the picture) -I had skewers (lamb rack ,chicken mince lamb?) was delicious!!!!! I'm not huge fan of lamb but this lamb omg omg good flavor!!! I can taste of into the meat and the meat was juicy and good seasoning and was perfectly cook!! I can say more more much more good thing about this dish but let me calm down anyway good ..serving with pita bread and white creamy sauce and vegetables put all together on the pita and wrap and eat taste like come from heaven oh i forget the rice the rice?? Bomb... Cheese spinach wrap (sorry forgot the name) -was really good also it's like spinach cheese wrap with egg paper. Falafel plate-served with two pieces falafel and rice(this rice was bomb I think it's garlic rice?? Omg delicious!) and comes with mixed salad and hummus I can tell the hummus is house fresh made and it was best hummus I never try so far. I'm just visiting here. So I don't know when I come back to this place? Definitely I will miss this place! The food was delicious and bomb and plus best service?? Omg best restaurant!!

Decided to try this place out as I walked past this restaurant…read more There are two seating choices: indoors or outdoors. At the time I was there, there was only one other person who sat indoors. The interior design of this restaurant is modern yet elegant - had some middle eastern touches on its design. Upon looking at the sample menu in the front, my eyesight glued upon chicken pilavs (Turkish style risotto) as it has cream sauce and was pan tossed with sliced mushrooms, cubed chickens and shallots. It was definitely tasty like what the menu described. It has lemony taste, the pilavs was soft yet chewy and the cream was in right proportion to linger the tastebuds. It was still hot when it was served and realized that just after I put a spoonful of it in the mouth. Tried the lemon lime bitters. It was actually soda with syrup. Was fizzy when it was served and you would need to stir the bottom to mix the beverage. Was pretty good as it has strong fruity taste that I yearn for. Overall, price wise it was pretty high for me but probably on the normal range for Australian market. The lady who served me was also cheerful and asked me how was the food. Seemed like many people had commented "loved it" that she wasn't responding to my comment. Will be back again if I'm craving for more risottos.

Merrylands in Sydney's western suburbs is home to a large Afghani population…read more There is a myriad of Afghani restaurants all a stone's throw from the suburban railway station along with some well-stocked Middle Eastern grocery and butcher shops and some other restaurants with a Persian and Syrian flavour. Which isn't out of place as Afghan food is influenced by Iranian, Indian and Mongolian cuisines and ingredients. Kebab Al-Hojat is a hole in the wall and just does kebabs. Now when Sydney siders think of kebabs that usually conjures images of the typical late-night hangover cure of a donar kebab - shaved lamb and salad with your sauce of choice all rolled up for convenience (extra paper napkins please)! Kebab Al-Hojat is Afghani - they don't do donar kebabs. But as it is they're only speciality they do a kebab very, very well and if you don't there at about 11.30am you may have to expect to wait for a table in its small space. The pick is the mixed kebab ($13) - you get three meats that come straight off the skewers - beef (absolutely tender and succulent), chicken (seasoned well and good), and what I would call lamb kofta which is second only to those wonderful cubes of meat mentioned before! All of this is accompanied with a basket of Afghani bread (it's similar to naan and if you haven't tried this type of bread its worth just coming here to taste it as they make it themselves), a yoghurt raita, chilli sauce and a plate of salad (usually onion, lettuce and red cabbage). There is a jar of sumac on every table so you can season your meats. The menu is limited to the variety of kebabs they do (about six varieties including the minced plate). Order your kebab of choice and it's skewered and placed in the clay "tonir" that resembles a tandoor (none of this shaved meat stuff that is rotated for hours on end in other "kebab joints") - it's made fresh to order. The interior is spartan but so what - you come here for food and not atmosphere and if it wasn't for the Hondas and Toyotas buzzing past outside you could be at a kebab house in Kabul. Kebab Al-Hojat is a great place to experience Afghani street food before or after exploring the great food places that Merrylands has to offer. And kids love it!

I was visiting from US and my friend introduced me to this place. The food was very authentic and…read moredelicious. I would like to recommend this place to any one who enjoys the authentic food and this place accepts only cash.

Iraqi food? In Sydney? Yep there sure is…read more I can't say enough good things about this place. The owner will always greet you with a smile, a rarity in most places nowadays. The food can be simply described as simple and extremely tasty. My go-to dish here is always the mix plate which consists of kebab, tika and chicken tika (a plate is enough to share for two), all meats grilled over a coal barbeque and complimentary salad/pickles and of course Iraqi bread (which is similar to Lebanese bread but a bit thicker and more filling). I love eating the meat with the delicious Middle Eastern chilli sauce that's provided as a condiment on every table. I can't fault this place, every time I go I'm never disappointed. One of Western Sydney's highlights.

After reading some great reviews of this restaurant I decided to try it out…read more We walked in and pretty much were ignored til I asked shall we sit anywhere? To which I got a nod. After about 5 mins someone came and pretty much threw menus at us, ok, so my sense of feeling like i was being judged might have been accurate. A man, I think the owner then came to take our order, i ordered the bread stew a combination tika plate and I wanted to order a shish kebab plate but the owner abruptly told me NO, you have too much food. Ok so we wont have the shish kebabs can we have some rice. To which he relented and said ok, and quickly left without asking if we wanted drinks, he did seem very distracted, we got up and got our own drinks from the fridge. The food came out pretty fast, and now I can see why this place had such good reviews. The lamb shanks were so tender and flavorful as were the chicken and lamb tika, the waiter was correct in saying we had enough food as we couldnt finish it. I have never had iraqi cuisine before but I would say this place is pretty authentic. I feel like they dont have to be overly nice to customers because the food speaks for itself, or maybe it's just their way and custom, I did note that there were no females working there, just cranky men.

Best Bakalava ever! The bakalava is fresh and yummy...I finished half pound of baklava in a…read moreday.....yummmmmmmmmmmmmm!

On a voucher for six and we were very happy with the quality and quantity of the food. The place is…read morepretty big and there were plenty of families with small children. You can see the cooking being done on the BBQ. It is a flued area behind glass. It is pretty noisy with conversations and kids but if you are only there to eat..no problems. The soccer was on the TV and there were two TVs on either side of the restaurant. Only one thing struck me as odd. The voucher advertised that there was free corkage but when we got there we were told that they had lost, not renewed or maybe never had a liquor licence. The service was interesting as it was self serve to the fridge with the cans of drinks. I did see jugs of soft drinks being prepared with half a jug of ice covered with non refrigerated soft drink. I am glad we stuck with the cans. It was pretty busy but there seemed to be plenty of staff and we did not have to wait long between ordering and getting our food, which came out all together. We were asked a couple of times during the meal if all was OK, which it was. There was a coffee machine there but I did not see anyone use it and that is my rule of thumb. If the machine isn't being used regularly, I don't want to have the first cup. There doesn't seem to be much in the way for dessert but if you wander down the road there is an Abla for pastry and coffee.

Large menu and delicious food at generous portions, however when we went as a group of 9 on a…read moreOuffer deal, the skewered meats took well over an hour to arrive, by then we had filled up on salads, dips and hot chips. Food came promptly when I went as a party of two, so maybe they're just not there yet with handling larger orders. Meat skewers mixed plate with marinated chicken, lamb and kafte (minced lamb), meat sambousek, garlic sauce, were juicy and tasty. Vegetarian plates available, with cheese sambousek, haloumi, cauliflower, felafel, tahini. Both meat and veggie plates come with fattoush or tabouli, babaganoush and hummus. Both fattoush and tabouli were fresh and tasty, the hummus is a little weak (not strong enough on chickpea flavour) but the babaganoush was nice and smoky. Lamb shawarma with onion, mixed herbs, garlic, diced tomato, tangy sauce was also very tender and tasty. Felafel were green and fresh tasting. Kibbe nayeh (raw blended lamb mince with herbs, spices, bulgur and olive oil) had great flavour and was very fresh, if you want to try this Lebanese version of the better known French beef tartare, this is a good place to try it. Just tear off Lebanese bread, grab a bite and pop in your mouth (you don't mix in the tomato etc on the side).

Holy. Crap. I made…read morea stop on my global adventure in Sydney to visit a friend from SF.. a fellow Lebanese; so I knew when her family insisted on taking me to El Jannah.. it was going to be forking good. We ordered pretty much everything on the menu. Chicken, fries, extra garlic sauce (toum.. twice), tabouleh, fattouch, a kafts sando, and more chicken. The char-grilled chicken was cooked to perfection. Juicy, flavorful and smokey, just how we like it. The tabbouleh needed a bit of extra lemon squeezes but really hit the spot. Fries - superb. Extra thick and crunchy which is how I like mine thankfully.. other Lebos like them thin and lanky. The kafta needed some more moisture, but was good. Get a side of the pickles to pair sour with salty along the way. I'm salivating just writing this. I wish SO badly that they would open up a store in San Francisco. Owners- if you're reading this, and interested in making you're way to the US, I will personally back you :p Yallah Service was fantastic. It was freezing in their 2nd dining area and they promptly turned it the AC down after we asked. Everything was clean, very friendly staff. A must for a quick meal in Sydney.

I've been coming to El Jannah for years now, whenever I'm in Sydney, and it never lets down…read more Amazing charcoal chicken. I'd recommend going with friends if you can and getting a meal deal with pita wraps and pickles. Whatever you do, get an extra garlic sauce though, because one is never enough!