Good food, great service. And great ambience. We had the meat platter. $56 per person and the desert and drinks. Belly dancing at the end of dinner great way to end it. Shoutout to Natasha.
Food was great, and menu was excellent. Ambience was fantastic too, especially for our large group business dinner. The service was occasionally somewhat curt, and every now and then a simple drink order would go astray and have to be chased up. Other than this, a great experience.
If I could I would give this place six stars! The staff are friendly, engaging attentive and knowledgeable. They offered great advice on what to order. We initially ordered Cauliflower, Coriander Potato and a Lamb dish. The waiter told us that potato comes with the lamb, so we got eggplant instead. When we ordered dessert the waitress told us that for the same price of what we ordered we could order the mixed dessert plate which meant we got more variety. The food was delicious and the portion sizes were just right! This restaurant caters for meat eaters and vegetarians! I cannot wait to eat here again!
We got the combination platter that comes with 3 dips, rocket salad, lamb and chicken skewers, and seafood including oysters, calamari, and prawns.
Surprisingly, the rocket salad was very delicious, actually one of the most delicious ones I have had - the sweetness of the dressing complimented with rocket well. The chicken skewers were very tender and we really enjoyed it. The seafood was quite average - the prawn was difficult to peel. However, bread and crispy bread were refilled every time you almost run out.
The belly dancer comes in every Fridays and Saturdays .
Food here is ok, but very pricey just because it has a luxury ambiance. Been here a few times for birthdays and casual dinners but would probably not recommend this place so much because of their tight ass portions and pricey food selections. It's fine for a banquet serviced birthdays or occasions but not for personal casual dining. Go elsewhere that is value for money if you want Lebanese food.
I really enjoyed the food here at El phonecian. The service here in particular is wonderful with the complimentary pita breads to start of with and the dipping plate we got on the house too. We ordered a shish chicken which came with coriander potatoes, along with a lamb and chicken hot plate which came with pickled radish, pickles, lettuce and pita bread. The chicken from both plates was delicious! Well marinated, super tender and just plain tasty. The potatoes were wonderful too. The lamb wasn't chewy at all, and tasted great with all the fresh ingredients. The cocktail I ordered was a little too strong for my liking unfortunately. I definitely plan on going back and trying more menu items. The restaurant has a simple clean layout but its still very inviting and i think it's great for a semi-formal dinner with friends, family or even a date.
✔️ Had my 18th birthday here and it was absolutely perfect. There were about 70 people and every single person was so well catered for. The food was great at always, and (if possible) the service was even better. Drinks pretty much on tap, the bartenders were so quick and amazing with the endless orders of drinks for hours. Even the little things didn’t go unnoticed, like the owner taking me out the back to fix my dress when it broke, or continuously bringing out dishes when something ran out, or letting us dance on their tables. All of the staff here at parra el phoenician are just something else. Don’t bother going to any other leb restaurant. Couldn’t have asked for anything more, thank you soo much ❤️
❌ NOTHING
Food: 4/5
Presentation: 4/5
Service: 5/5
Location: 5/5
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One of the better restaurants in Parramatta. For some strange reason most restaurants on this busy strip are well below average.
Started off with a disappointingly overpriced medium sized plate of Eggplant dip for $13. The dip itself was quite palatable but ridiculously overpriced at $13. I appreciated that crisps and flat bread was "complementary" on the table (obviously built into the price), but a price of $9-10 with a few pieces of WARM flatbread would have given this place a 4/5.
The Lamb Shish Kebab with potatoes, yoghurt, and mint was actually very nice. The portion was generous, but once again overpriced (only slightly). A few pieces of lamb was very undercooked (completely raw on the inside), but the rest was cooked well (pink in center), tender, and absolutely delicious. The potatoes with coriander was quite tasty and so was the yoghurt which had a very strong surge of garlic.
It was good but perhaps not good enough to entice me to come back, or Parramatta as a whole for that matter. If you are in the area however this is not at all a bad choice.
Love everything about this place including the service and food. Amazing ambience and friendly staff, we got the meat platter and everything tasted delicious especially the chicken wings.
Really good Lebanese food. Their vegetarian options were tasty and they had alot of choice. We had to dine inside as it was way too loud in the smoking area, but my only complaint
We took a group of 30 to this restaurant for a birthday celebration and we were not disappointed. We had an amazing night that will be talked about for years to come.
The food was delicious, the staff were wonderful, the service was of the highest level and the entertainment (belly dancers) were a real highlight. The pre-ordering of our food was a great suggestion, as it made the night flow seamlessly.
10/10 would recommend this restaurant for large and small groups alike.
We will be back again and again.
Let's start with us reaching and greeted by the Manager. We were welcomed with a lot of warmth and enthusiasm and it looked like that they were excited to have us there. It was a busy night and the restaurant was almost full. Pur orders were taken very professionally and we were even helped with the orders by the staff where we weren't sure about things. Now let's talk about the food. I had read the reviews of the place and food before going there and so was a bit scared about how it would be as a few reviews are not favouring the food. But I was really amazed by the food and was really good and done well. Prices are normal and the servings are filling too. We were lucky to have the belly dancers that night and they did put on a great show and asked a few of us to dance on the floor. Overall it was an amazing experience and we had a lot of fun. I would give them a 10/10 for everything and I hope that they maintain it that way.
Came here with a large group & although the restaurant had a few Christmas functions on they were able to fix up a table for us quickly.
Food came out relatively quick. Everything tasted great & service was attentive & friendly.
They even had all the waitstaff come & sing happy birthday to the birthday girl!
Upscale Lebanese dining with entertainment and excellent service.
Really aesthetic interior and next level service (our server by the name of Isis was a legend)
The food is unfortunately not up there with the best Lebanese food. It looks amazing but there is quite a bit lacking. We got the vegetarian and the meat banquet. The vegetarian platter was really underwhelming. Nothing had flavour nor was there any dish that was remotely exciting. The meat platter was much better and looked great, but the marinade was not so good. It didn't compare to the flavours of other really good Lebanese food
Would recommend for a really nice dinner for any special occasion but not if you are looking for the best Lebanese cuisine
How can I put it...extraordinary! Excellent customer service, ambiance a plenty, and the food! The best vine leaves I've ever eaten. Love the vegetarian options but those sizzling prawns...I'll be thinking of them until I dine here again. It will be soon!
Great Lebanese food. We ordered lamb pastry, mixed dips, eggplant and Halloumi for entree and Minced lamb for main. This was plenty for 4 girls but there was so much to choose from that it was difficult to decide but happy to with out choices. Perfect end to the night with some belly dancing. Bookings recommend.
Awesome Lebanese food.
Everything was great but the garlic and chile dip was next level
One of the best Lebanese restaurants I feel around the parramatta area. Have been three times now including once on the Valentine’s Day. Never disappointed. They also have gluten free and other dietary options. Would highly recommend even the vegetarian options.
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