A classic Lebanese in the area. Been coming to this spot since I've arrived to Melbourne, and have always been a return customer (not as much as I wish, but at least every now and then). VERY good value for me! If you ask me.. this restaurants pricing for Melbourne standards is one of my personal best. Very honest, very generous portions for such minimal prices. The way its really done in the Middle East. It proves you can eat a quantity quality food for less in this city (: - thanks for the continuous great and generous food guys! --- ask them for the garlic dip for your meats! or even potatoes ;) Batata harra.. one of my absolute favorites.
Great place and lovely food. They have a good vegetarian spread as well. Very good service and yes, the dance was nice too. The table setting and the ambience is good.
Very good Lebanese cuisine,
The food and service is good but I particularly enjoyed the banquet. It was perfect for my large group, offering variety and excellent portions. Whilst i prefer the Lebanese cuisine establishments on Sydney Road, this is still good and definitely worth a visit.
Amazing value and service and authentic food!
Dated interior but that’s my only negative. Had the seafood banquet and was struggling to get through it all.
Party of 10- some quite fussy- one vegetarian but they catered for all and everyone was very satisfied!!!!
Very authentic, homemade authentic food. We had the mezza banquet for 2 and all the food was great. The babaganoush was a standout. Nice ambience, staff were friendly, but the food was the real highlight (as it should be).
For authentic Lebanese food, definitely recommend Almazett.
Delicious food. Lamb cutlets and deep fried cauliflower with tahini were my favourites. Got a seat on Friday night without any booking. Lots of people getting takeaways
Pretty good place decor and food is amazing we ordered the banquet and while the food is great and lots of it for $50 it was way to rushed they really need to slow down times between bringing food out.. also they have belly dancers on Saturday night which was pretty cool
Fantastic value for money ! Definitely recommend it. 34 per person for all
you can eat and the food was great quality.......................
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I was expecting a bit better of Almazett, even though I'd been told that it wasn't right up there as far as middle eastern restaurants go. Even so, we had a meal here that was certainly not unenjoyable, just nothing mind-blowing. We had a group of 8, and it took a little time to decide whether to have the banquet or just do the a la carte. Whether it was because it's more convenient for them to cook, or just better for their buck, we were encouraged by the waiter to do the banquet (which I hear often happens here). But we realised that it would be more cost effective to order a la carte, and this also meant that we could choose what we wanted, including seafood. Doing this meant that, In the end, we probably spent half the amount we otherwise would have, tried a wide variety of dishes, and were stuffed. I would recommend this option if you're in a medium to large group.
Naturally, for appetizers we got some dips and salads to eat with the pita bread. The labneh bi toom was a typical yoghurt style dip, with a garlic flavour. It was good, but a bit more sour than I'm used to. The baba ghanooj had good texture, but was lacking punch and smokiness.
In the salad department, we ordered the tabouleh and the fattoush. The tabouleh was very nice, no complaints there except the flavours came through a little unevenly. I thought the fattoush was nice, but the fried bread can make or break it, and I didn't like this fried bread. It was too much like thin chips, and it didn't add that slightly grainy savouriness to compliment the other flavours in the salad.
Next came the meat cigars and the arnabeet mekli (fried cauliflower). The meat cigars were--and I'll say it a few times in this review--pleasant but lacking flavour. Got mostly textural feeling out of it. The crunch of the pastry and the nice rough chewiness of the mince. Wasn't much emanating from either, sauce from the pastry or spices from the mince. Underwhelming. The cauliflower was probably my favourite dish, as this was both a new experience, and ticked the boxes for flavour. It seemed like it had been generously dusted or marinated in some spices before being fried, and had a delightful brown crispiness going on. Eaten with the tahina, it was gold. These were all followed by the chicken wings, kradis bi harr (grilled prawns in piquant sauce) and both lamb and chicken skewers. The chicken wings were decent, though noticeably dry, not terribly juicy. There was a pleasant amount of flavour. The prawns would have been my second favourite dish I think. They were also a bit dry, but the delightful charred flavour and the piquant sauce came together well and made it enjoyable. The grilled meats were decent, slightly more tough than what I've had previously, but these also has a pleasant amount of flavour and went down well.
I think Almazett is a great place to come if you're looking for a cheaper middle eastern feed, which still boasts the decor and provides excellent menu choice. However, the quality of the food will not be the same as many of it's pricier counterparts.
Worth every dollar! Quality of food was amazing and service was impeccable. Very pleased and the ambience was really great. I used my Liven App tp pay and got a $50 bonus. You got to try this place out!
Tasy dishes with great customer service.
The whole grilled snapper had the delicious char grilled flavour. The tahini sauce complimented the flavours very well.
The kibbi bi lahem were crispy and flavoursome.
Tabbouleh was also very nice, herbs used were fresh.
Had our office Xmas party of ~20 and it was a flawless experience. Great ubiquitous food that just kept on coming. Every course was well received, timed well and extremely tasty right through to the desserts and coffee. Place was buzzing with energy. Banquet was terrific value.
Great food, lovely atmosphere, family friendly... some strong seasoning in some dishes however I am sure thats just my palate. Will certainly become a regular local favourite.
By far the best Lebanese food I've eaten in ages! Awesome service and cosy decor. I brought my family here last weekend and we all ordered the banquet which was non stop tasty food. The belly dancer was heaps of fun and we all had a wonderful night. Thanks to all the staff for making us feel so welcomed. 5 stars all the way!
We first ate at Almazett in the 70's - a regular Friday night treat - always fabulous food, service and entertainment any time we visited.
Returned last week after several years away - delighted to find the same level of hospitality & delicious food - like a warm hug from an old friend!
Thank you Almazett - you are legendary!
A classic Lebanese in the area. Been coming to this spot since I've arrived to Melbourne, and have always been a return customer (not as much as I wish, but at least every now and then). VERY good value for me! If you ask me.. this restaurants pricing for Melbourne standards is one of my personal best. Very honest, very generous portions for such minimal prices. The way its really done in the Middle East. It proves you can eat a quantity quality food for less in this city (: - thanks for the continuous great and generous food guys! --- ask them for the garlic dip for your meats! or even potatoes ;) Batata harra.. one of my absolute favorites.
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