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.

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.

Best kebab shop going around ,friendly staff and their wrap bread plus charcoal/shish meats are…read moreawesome!

Great, fast service. The food is absolutely amazing. I would recommend that anyone in the area try…read morethis place out because you will be deffinetly be coming back for more.

The flavour of the chicken is really something you should experience. There's no real competition…read morethat delivers so consistently. The only real issue is sometimes parking can be a concern, given it's on a main road. Of course, the food more than makes up for it.

Frank's is an awesome Lebanese restaurant located in the Fairfield city Centre. The whole area of…read moreFairfield is basically a mini Middle East with mixture of people dominating this area from Lebanon, Iraq and Syria. We ended up at Frank's for lunch and it turned out to be pretty awesome. They had quite a few tables available and we sat immediately. The server took our order promptly. We ordered the following: -kafteh kebab platter -mixed grill platter -quarter pounder charcoal chicken platter All the platters came with a side of hummus and Baba ganosh along with kale salad and burnt tomato and onions. The kafteh kebab was extremely tasty and fresh. They also gave small hot naans fresh out of the oven. Service was pretty good which is usually not the case in most middle eastern restaurants. 5 stars for food and service. Highly recommend trying this place if in the Sydney suburbs.

Typical Middle Eastern Chicken Shop but just a little bit fancy nowadays with their newly upgraded…read moreinteriors, perfect for local mid week dinners. Overall the food items I tried were standardly delicious as with most middle eastern chicken places, however I do merit them on the complimentary bread they give. It's hot, soft, pillowy & light... The perfect accompaniment to the dips & salads. Fattoush - standard, fresh, crunchy with that lemony sour bite I love about this salad Grilled Chicken Skewer - herby tasty flavour, team it with the fattoush for a healthy meal for 1 Falafel Roll - dry falafel balls squished into Lebanese bread with pickles, radish, tomato, salad & a smudge of garlic sauce. Best part of this was the serving of chips with it. If you're looking to satisfy that chicken & garlic sauce craving Frank's will do the job. It's pretty delicious overall but they lost a star due to inflexibility/arrogance/stubborness (call it what you will), when I requested to exchange the mixed salad that came with the BBQ chicken to a fattoush, also with the offer of paying the difference I was told no. I was happy to pay for it but just didn't want the mixed salad to go to waste but it seemed her favourite word was no. I give up! It's all about the customer experience!

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).

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.

Fantastic bread place…read more That ass dough ;) Michael got some buns on him though, wouldn't mind taking a bite of that Lebanese bread

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.