I had the Lamb Mandi for the first time for takeaway dinner and my god.. it was heavenly. I opened the lid of the container and went straight for the big delicious piece of lamb lying ever so succulently on the bed of fragrant rice. As soon as my knife touched the lamb, it envisioned its unfortunate future of coming home to its knife family, a knife partner, two knife children and a baby knife sister on the way, and having to break the news to them that today.. Daddy knife lost his job. The lamb was THAT tender that all you need is a fork/spoon/hand and it’s a one way ticket to lamb heaven. The rice itself was fabulous, perfect texture and thoroughly seasoned. It also came with the option of almonds and raisins to mix in with everything else, that just added another layer of texture into the meal, along with the tomato chutney thing I’m not sure what that was called but damn that was tasty too. Stuffed Lamb.. I’ll be back.
Tried their Mansaf and Chicken Mandi
Both were really good and very filling, ambiance was okay. May be if the owner can try to be little polite I am sure this place will attract lot of attention.
Melbourne Culture Eats
+5
🍴: Mansaff
🍴: Chicken Mandi
💰: $39.00 - great value for money
What a place!
My husband and I travelled a month through the Middle East and North Africa in 2018! We are pretty knowledgeable when it comes to Middle Eastern Food!
We have eaten a lot of Middle Eastern Food in our time, from overseas, to friends to restaurants!
I can’t believe I am saying this but we just ate the best Manssaf we have ever eaten! Even over the one we had in Amman, Jordan 🇯🇴
Yes this is a huge statement but completely true!
The quality of the lamb was absolutely outstanding. The yogurt had so much flavour. The rice and the texture worked brilliantly with the soft and yoghurty lamb.
The Chicken Mandi and the flavours from the spices was out of this world. The chicken was super soft, juicy and a generous serving for the price.
Talal the owner welcomes us with open arms and guaranteed we will be returning and talking about this experience for weeks on end!
Don’t expect a endless options on the menu, we loved this! The stars on the menu just shine! You don’t need a huge menu when the food is this good!
If you have never tried the real traditional food of the Middle East - than Stuffed Lamb is a must visit for you!
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