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Where to eat Middle Eastern food in Merrylands: The Best Restaurants and Bars
Discover Restaurants offering the best Middle Eastern food in Merrylands, Holroyd, New South Wales including Kabul House, La Mono Restaurant, Sahra By The River, El-Phoenician Lebanese Restaurant, The Middle Feast, Bahar Restaurant, AlShami Restaurant, Itza Pizza Cafe, The Gozleme Co
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9. The Gozleme Co
Reviewed By ArmaanHCMC
I have been eating regularly here (normally once a week on a Thursday night before shopping) for well over two years. Last night for dinner I had a Moroccan lamb gozleme with slow cooked lamb, marinated in aromatic Moroccan spices, with spinach and feta cheese. It was absolutely delicious!The ingredients are always fresh and the gozleme cooked to perfection. On the menu they have everything from breakfast gozleme's with egg and spicy Turkish sausage - Sucuk, to Dessert gozleme with Nutella or with honey and banana, with many savoury options and variations you can ask for from the existing menu. I always have the gozleme with Turkish brewed tea which is absolutely the perfect accompaniment. And at $11 for both the tea and gozleme, this is truly a cheap eat and value for money.
8. Itza Pizza Cafe
Reviewed By Stainlesxs
From the moment you smell the flavoured smoke from the massed shisha pipes at the entrance you know you're in for something special. The decor is all limestone with granite flooring, minimalist decor, (just a big, skeletal clock on one wall) it could be an inner city, high end restaurant, not a suburban pizza place. The staff are friendly and helpful, and aren't above flirting with the young girls hanging at the bar waiting for their orders. The food was fantastic, we've been there twice over the last few weeks, both times for the deserts, they have a traditional baked custard Knafee (I think) that is so sweet and smooth with just a thin crust of something crisp on top to provide contrast...one of the best deserts I've tasted anywhere. My daughter and her friends ordered two pizzas and a single serve of nachos to share, the pizzas were good, but the nachos were about the best I've had in Australia, layered with corn chips, meat sauce and cheese, topped with sour cream and guacamole and not just corn chips drowned in spaghetti sauce and cheese like most Aussie nachos. We will definitely be back soon to try their mezze.
7. AlShami Restaurant
Overall Ratings
5 based on 17 reviews
ABOUT US We promise to offer you a unique flash back return to taste an authentic Middle Eastern food. Our restaurant managed by head chef Ali Snoubar who has an extensive long experience in Arabian cuisine. His kitchen journey started when he was 15 year
Reviewed By Karikewt
I visit different suburbs in Sydney trying out restaurants - stumbled upon Al Shami and had a delicious vegetarian meal ( a mixed platter of dips and falafel and another platter of eggplant and cauliflower) - it was extremely tasty and the staff were very friendly - I loved the garlic dip so much and asked if I could have a container to take away and I was given 3 containers and they wouldn't let me pay any extra - I highly recommend Al Shami
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6. Bahar Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 14 reviews
Reviewed By Kamran B
I visited this Afghan & Persian place by accident. This was on the hottest day in Sydney (45 degrees). The restaurant was airconditioned and pleasant to sit in and relax. The restaurant is quite large, well furnished and well decorated. There was even a section where if you prefer, instead of sitting at a table you can have it traditional style sitting on a raised platform covered with a carpet and leaning on large cushions. Very well styled.The lady serving was immensely kind and polite. I ordered a rice dish with two skewers of meat (minced lamb & chicken). This was priced as $16. Within 1 minute there was a plate of salad, a bowl of soup and a very tiny bowl of mint infused yogurt, placed on my table, none of which I had ordered. But I knew often it is the case with Persians and Afghans that these starter dishes are complementaries of the house and of course I was proven right. When the dish was served, it came with a freshly baked and hot out of the oven naan bread. Again complementary of the house.While I was having my food I saw what the people at the next table had ordered. It looked so good I could not resist. I ordered two more dishes (Qabuli palaw, which is an Afghan dish with lamb shank served ona bed of herb-infused tomato rice mixed with carrots and sultanas) to bring home with me. And these dishes were even better than the first dish I had at the restaurant. The take away dishes were so large each one was enough for two people. And they were accompanied by the take away version of the same complementaries I had been served on my table.On this occasion I was alone. But I cannot wait to take the family and friend here.
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5. The Middle Feast
Overall Ratings
4 based on 24 reviews
Reviewed By aroundtheclockfoodie
The Middle Feast restauraunt in Merrylands has been operating since 2012 and up until recently served lunch on weekends and dinner throughout the week. Recently they've started opening at 8am on weekends with a new breakfast menu and we were invited to sample it.Merrylands is deceptively simple to travel to especially if you are driving. It was about 20 minutes west from the city on the freeway - we loved that the freeway exit took us to the restaurant in five minutes with easy parking all around.Owner Zayd and his manager Marion warmly greeted us and seated us in the front of the restaurant - it's a large dining space which opens out to the kitchen, bar and grill. Inside there is an even larger dining space and private room. Designed for entertainment, they often have singers and dancers performing there.The new breakfast menu spans several pages and offers predominantly middle eastern breakfast dishes as you'd expect, though we did notice a muesli bowl ($12), acai bowl ($12) and a five egg omelette for you to customise ($18). We wanted the more traditional experience and opted for the middle eastern offerings - especially given a family recommended the breakfast platter to us - we queried them and they said it was delicious and their first visit there.The breakfast platter or "The Middle Feast Banquet" ($27 per person minimum 2 people) was a beautifully presented two-tiered platter including two sides of scrambled egg dishes. You receive scrambled eggs with sujuk (sausage), menemem (tomato and pepper scrambled eggs), sigara borek (Turkish cheese rolls), aged cheddar cheese, danish fetta cheese, mixed olives, fresh tomato, cucumber, strawberry jam, cream and honey, tahini and grape molasses, apricot jam, halawa (halva), fresh seasonal fruits, walnuts and oven baked bread topped with black and white sesame seeds, and Nutella French toast (as dessert) The banquet includes unlimited Turkish tea and owner Zayd assured us the kitchen would bake more complimnetary bread if desired (we had plenty but this is a very generous offer especially given the chef bakes the bread to order!)The banquet was delicious - fresh, tasty and it was obvious a lot of love went into plating this up. The presentation was superb.We also tried the Zaatar with Labne ($7). Three pieces of freshly baked mini bread with homemade Zaatar mix, served with cucumber, tomato wedges and labne. Very special and still warm from the oven.Next we tried the Sujuk and Egg Guvec ($18), an absolute meal in itself and perfect to share. Plenty of sauce to mop up with the homemade sesame bread served with the dish too. This dish consists of Turkish sausage (Sujuk) pan tossed with fresh tomato, lemon juice, Napoletana sauce, layered in a crock pot, with 2 eggs sunny side up topped with fetta cheese, all oven baked. The flavours and textures made this a delight to eat. Owner Zayd reminded us of their diverse range of fruit cocktails and gourmet shakes - we tried two: the avocado cocktail ($12) and halawa and pistachio shake ($11.50) Beautifully presented, with the avocado cocktail blended with fresh avocado and served with ashta (clotted cream), honey and fresh nuts. A healthier choice, and delicious. The halawa and pistachio shake was a sweet indulgence, topped with halawa fairy floss and pistachios, and drizzled with melted Belgian chocolate. You could skip dessert for this shake, it's very generously served, and delicious.We finished off with some Arabic Coffee (Kahwa) $6 for 3 people, $12 for 6 people - a very strong coffee with a hint of cardamon - served unsweeteended, some might prefer to add sugar. We tried it unsweetened and it made a nice contrast to the cocktails and shakes. Beautifully presented and generously proportioned.Overall, this is a breakfast worth travelling for. The restaurant space is superbly decorated in middle eastern art and the lighting is worth wandering around to look at - it's beautiful. Merrylands is a fascinating suburb worth spending more time in too - we are spoilt in this city with the diverse range of food on offer. Get out one weekend for breakfast and see for yourself.
4. El-Phoenician Lebanese Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 296 reviews
One of Sydneyâs highest rated Lebanese restaurants, the El-Phoenician, garnered star-driven praises from The Sunday Telegraph proving it is a contemporary and stylistic showcase with a modernistic approach to an arrestingly innovative Middle-Eastern food
Reviewed By ArmaanHCMC
We had an impromptu mid week lunch here this week. We were both feeling pretty hungry and had a rare couple of hours free in the middle of a very busy work week. On Church st surrounded by many other restaurants the atmosphere is totally different when we walked in. The decor is very nice with soft Lebanese music playing in the background, it felt very welcoming. We were immediately shown to a larger table (it being a relatively quite time) and immediately decided to try a variety of mixed entrees plus a main dish. The two waiters were both highly professional and the head waiter gave excellent advice on wine by the glass to suit the different dishes. The food itself was mouth watering. I have eaten Lebanese food before but none that tasted this good. For my lunch partner it was his first time and he truly fell in love with it. This is definitely a restaurant worth trying and we will definitely be back.
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3. Sahra By The River
Overall Ratings
4 based on 186 reviews
Reviewed By marquef59
We had a group of people on Saturday night. Banquet menus are fantastic and very generous proportions.....more than we could eat. The staff were friendly and bent over backwards to meet out dietary requirements. The wine list is extensive. This restaurant will become a regular.Hi Marquef59, Thank you for your review. We are so happy that you loved your Sahra By The River experience. The banquets are a fantastic menu choice! At Sahra By The River we pride ourselves on offering great Lebanese cuisine and making sure there is something everyone can enjoy! We look forward to seeing you again in the near future!
2. La Mono Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 53 reviews
Reviewed By Antoine S
The lebanese food is internationally knowAnd the lebanese restaurantvare competing to provide quality food and exceptional serviceWhen you visit Merryland got a bit from the charcoll chicken you will loved itOr try the charcoll meat it is tasty.
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1. Kabul House
Overall Ratings
4 based on 75 reviews
Reviewed By Ahmed a
Their food quality has gone down from the start. Specially the shame kebab its burned and very salty. And the prices has gone up. its not recommend in particular in Ramdan for breaking the fast due to large group of people coming in this time. The service is worst at all, I had to wait for a half an hour to get my order and that's unacceptable. hopefully they can improve their dealing with customers more and addressing this issues.
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