Egyptian cuisine: the best places to taste it in Melbourne

Leyalina

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"Amazing food! Excellent service and nice atmosphere Highly recommend this lovely restaurant if you want to try the best traditional food so there is..."

Ahmed Khalil

"Our first foray into Egyptian food and we were not disappointed. BeautIful food, fantastic service and ambience. Well priced food and such fresh,..."

Andrea Doyle

"What amazing Food, amazing staff, amazing place. Highly..."

Angeline Yousef

"you must go there it's one of the best restaurant i've ever been to best service and testy food and there shisha done..."

Hass Al-Maki

"Amazing food , service and staff. Highly recommend it , will never fail you. Thank you leyalina for bringing beautiful Egypt to..."

Sylvana Atalla

"Loved the place, Om Ali in Tagine, Roz Belaban were amazing. Thanks for such a nice Egyptian cuisine..."

Celina Azmy

"Everything was super yummy. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a good Arabic place to..."

Victoria Fenton-Hoolahan

"Best place with amazing food and great shisha 👌My favourite place..."

Salma Omer

"My party and i absolutly adored the food. The staff were amazing. It was just like i was back in egypt. Thank you for a great..."

Miriam Dennington

"Amazing service Best Egyptian food u will ever taste Desserts are..."

Bishoy Wagdy

"Best middle eastern food, combined with the best sweets shisha, and excellent..."

Khalid Elsaafien

"leyalina is the best restaurant in melbourne by..."

Jaymie Hammond

"I've been after Koshari ever since I went to Egypt 10 years ago and this place serves this sensational dish. Excellent service and friendly staff...."

Richard Courtney

"Love it! Quality food, excellent service and some good Shisha! Highly recommend this..."

Mirna Dawood

"Amazing in every way but need to give desserts and the shisha a go, other then that..."

Bessel Chehade

"Staff and Owner Extremely Friendly. Meal size was great and tasty. Very..."

Yiannis Nikitas

"Had dinner with a group of friends earlier tonight, it was amazing. The staff was very friendly, atmosphere was so relaxing and welcoming. I had the..."

Mustafa Kemel

"Had the eggplant tagine and koshariBoth though simple dishes, very well done with a great balance of flavoursThe koshari brought..."

S

"Wonderful food and a really relaxed atmosphere and reasonably priced. The desserts are amazing! Highly recommended and we will be back!! Thanks to..."

John H

"We dined here on a 30% off voucher through The Fork. There was some confusion when we entered as to if we could use it, but it ended up being OK..."

Kay

"We had dinner on friday night, long overdue dinner with friends. Let me tell you this place was amazzzinng, the food was fresh,hot perfectly..."

Aa-kadriu

"Delicious food with plenty of vegetarian options in the middle of Carlton. Friendly hosts who took the time to chat and explain dishes. Highly..."

Linette Harriott

"We had a great night, as a vegetarian the options were very good and tasty! We had the halloumi, fatoush, khosari and full mdamas. As a starter we..."

Salma Tabiat

"Leyalina has amazing, scrumptious food and awesome service. The owners and staff go over and above to ensure your experience 10/10. Thumbs up from me..."

SS

"The service was good, we waited for a while for the dish though. I ordered Moussaka, taste good. The mixed grill really delicious. But it’s a bit..."

Lovefood

"Really good food. The grill plate for 2 was really tasty, very filling and good value for its price. The service was good but a little slow early on...."

Benny Stephens

"I have been there many timesMy first two visits were not very positive and I had to write a very negative review which i had received a very..."

Zainab

"A lot of good vegan options. Very nice food. Staff were accommodating to change some bread for the dips to vegetables, as I can't eat white flour...."

Ann-marie

"An uber driving recommended this place to me. He said he lived in Egypt for a few years & asked every Egyptian he met where he could get authentic..."

Fussy Eater

"I always come here and have the mix grill the deserts are amazing you have to try the oum Ali. They have a great selection of vegetarian options..."

Doodiethefoodieblogger

"Such good food! Had a delightful dinner at Leyalina on a busy Saturday night. We definitely booked ahead as they were pretty busy. We ordered a..."

Loz Arthur

"We had dinner here last night after a very long day at work. A few of my friends had recommended it, so we thought - why not!We sat outside..."

Devil In The Detail

"This is not just my opinion but those of my more learned (of Egyptian cuisine) friends. We sampled Fattoush and Tabbouli salads, generous and..."

Moof

"Had dinner with my close friends and was introduced to the owner and our host by my friend. Zameer (sorry if I mispelt your name) was proud to..."

RayDAN143

"This is a lovely place! Very hospitable and relaxed. The food is delicious, very fresh and generously portioned. I'm a local and I can't think of a..."

Alex Connelly

"Decor = 9Food = 9Coffee = N/APrice = 8 Service = 10The decor and the atmosphere at Leyalina was great and I felt..."

Saff Ar

"If you are looking for a place where you are made to feel like family the moment you walk in, then this is the place. Fabulous food and service. The..."

Dannika Davis

"This place is amazing! First time here and the waitress was so helpful with the ordering of food. We had the Leyalina Appetiser Tray and Leyalina..."

Chewynoms

"I LOVE THIS PLACE! There are very few places in Carlton that offers friendly and speedy service coupled with delicious and wonderfully heart-warming..."

Omnomnic

"We thoroughly enjoyed everything about this restaurant. From the Perfect homemade food to the most friendly and attentive staff, we were greated with..."

Kathy Nelson

"The best middle eastern on lygon st, 1st time visiting melbourne and have been here several times, the food is absolutely delicious, shisha is smooth..."

Hanfoosh

"We went there for dinner tonight and wow the place was great. Great food and service i loved thos place will so be going back. The food reminded me..."

Chris Martin

"Everything was so delicious and the atmosphere is really nice. We loved all food we had, need to go back for desert as we could not fit any more food..."

Erma

"Great food with amazing flavours and generous serves. The service was friendly and efficient. Highly recommended, and we will definitely be back..."

Carmel Murphy

"Booked Leyalina for our Son's first birthday with the FAMILY... Huge gamble catering for an Egyptian family "Egyptian food" at a restaurant. We..."

MG80

"Well.. Leyalina. Upon walking in we were greeted and seated by courteous and friendly staff. The food was amazing! A mixture of Egyptian inspired..."

Alex

"I absolutely love everything about Leyalina. The food is fantastic, the staff are wonderful and the Shisha is the best in Melbourne. It feels like..."

A Girl With Curves

"My friend and I tried this place...and it was ... AmAzInG! Great ambiance and customer service. Thank you staff for being so welcoming.. Will come..."

Zahraa

"A great experience and food, this is the one to go too, must try all menu, specially the authentic egyptian ones, it will definitely bring up ur..."

Ed Hossam

"We came here as a bit of fun , we stopped in had a drink and tried the apple and mint "shisha". Enjoyed the atmosphere and the experience was a bit..."

Nick The Greek

"L E Y A L I N AWow! This place is just great! Huge servings of good home cooked food. Upstairs is dedicated to shisha smokers. Shisha flavours..."

Foodies Guide To Sydney

"A much welcomed surprise on an Italian restaurant dominated street. Having never experienced proper Egyptian food, this restaurant exceeded any..."

Melissa

"Absolutely Brilliant! Food, service, atmosphere....all top notch. First time here but definitely not the last. This will be my favourite Lygon St...."

Fullmoon

"The best shisha and restaurant in Melbourne. Best staff and management, great prices and the shisha tastes amazingAtmosphere is amazing,..."

Jamal Al-Sharifi

"honestly best shisha I've ever had, been all over melbourne and this is the place to be! you guys are great! best atmosphere & the service is..."

Joanne K

"Amazing food. Typical rich Egyptian food. Welcoming hospitality. Place is well decorated with Arabic oriental arts. Well lighted and warmWill..."

Khaledelkhawas

"Absolutely delicious!!. Everything you could ask for and more!! I knew it was going to be a great meal when I was blown away by just the bread and..."

Gracie.gens

"Fantastic!!. The food, ambience and customer service was all fantastic!Will definitely be going back soon and I highly recommend to food..."

Tina Salameh

"Everything perfect, the shisha the food and the service everyone was so welcoming, there was one waitress that was really great I watched her working..."

Gem Fusca

"Just WOW!. Absoloutley love this place!! Excellent service with delicious Mediterranean cuisine Highly recommend your next dining..."

S88

"...strangely enough, back in Melbourne (one of the world’s greatest cultural mixing pots), there really aren’t many/any options for good Egyptian..."

Jess Carey

"The restaurant's decoration is lovely and welcoming. The service was top notch. The staff were all very friendly, they even introduced the dishes..."

Maru tvat

"So, so, so good! If you can, go for one of the banquet platters. We had banquet #3. Everything was delicious. I especially enjoyed the Leyalina rice...."

Grant Le Roux

"Very nice place to enjoy amazing food here. Classic food and dessert with friendly and knowledgeable manager & staffs. Well done, hope y'all keep..."

william wong

"We came here for their Egyptian classic dish Koshari - lentils mixed with rice and macaroni, topped with chickpeas, fried onions, and a tomato and..."

Jo SB

"Amazing Egyptian authentic food , Kebda eskandrani taste perfect and the vine leaves with kawarah is something you can’t miss, also we tried shisha..."

Mac Vee

"The most authentic, delicious, and amazing Egyptian food I had in years. Molokheya, mumbar, chicken, and rise, are all to the point. Very friendly..."

Yahia ElFishawy

"Egyptian food served in large portions, tasty, well prepared, well served. Good service, good pricing. We were seated upstairs and the ambient is..."

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