Middle Eastern cuisine: the best places to taste it in Punchbowl
4 restaurant menus in Australia, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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"Lo and behold, the Mixed Platter ($21). This seriously had it all – grilled chicken, kofta, lamb shish kebab, falafel, and kibbeh, accompanied by..."
Sweet And Sour Fork
"This whole table only costs me $29 OMG!! My bf and I were so full that we have some leftovers for take away. The pickles, bread, chilli and garlic..."
Hoang Trang
"You can never go wrong with a mix plate. I'm not too much of a fan of the kafta but the other cube meat is good and so is the chicken. Who can say no..."
MizTea_SydneyFoodCritiX
"This place serves a true representation of Lebanese cuisine. From its mixed shawarma to dips like hummus and baba ghannouj, it’s flavoursome food..."
Emmz Elshab
"Have been an occasional visitor here for many years. This place offers decent quality food at a reasonable price. In all that time I think my only..."
I0.9
"So goood !! Ordered a bunched of mixed plates with different meats and some hot chips. As soon as the food came, things got exciting on the table..."
MealzxD
"Food was very good, generous portions, price was on point in comparison to the food you recieve. Staff met the standards of good customer service...."
John Shomar
"Jasmin1 at punchbowl is always on point. The food here is flavoursome and it's super cheap! I usually order the mix plate and some fattoush to share..."
Tommy Birken
"Looking for a cheap feed that'll suit the vegetarians, meat eaters and carb avoiders in your life? Jasmin1 ticks every box. Deliciously. No wonder..."
Helen | Grab Your Fork
"Jasmin 1 at Punchbowl offers authentic style Lebanese food at affordable prices. The standard mixed plate gives you a wide selection of meats, dips,..."
Robbie_The ELK
"Fresh, authentic Lebanese food! The breakfast is a must try...amazing and freshly made to order 👍🏻 prices are affordable and staff are very..."
Raneen
"Authentic Lebanese food, very reasonable prices for the amount of food you receive. Highly recommend the vegetarian platter and for ordering take..."
Emily Loves Food
"Love this place. We always get takeaway on the way back from Canberra or Southern Highlands. Fantastic humus and garlic dip. Great meats, wonderful..."
Food Dude
"Life is not easy when your bf is a self-professed Wog stuck in a Chinaman's body. The boy absolutely loves his Middle eastern cuisines and has..."
Leesah
"One of my favourite Lebanese restaurants in the Bankstown/Punchbowl area which is almost one of the most popular and well known. The food here is..."
Charn Tangson
"So the aim is to make your own mini wrap with all the fillings (eggplant, falafel etc) from your mixed plate dips etc included with..."
Lily Shen
"One of my favourite restaurants that I discovered this year hasn't got any hats and they don't have degustation menus either. Instead, it is a..."
Daphne Law
"Amazing. Normally, I don't venture past my favourite Italian restaurant and my pasta. This time, though, a lebanese friend insisted that this place..."
Nina.pace
"Authentic good value and tasty middle eastern food amidst extremely modest decor. Highly recommend if in..."
Katherine Blizard
"Best Mixed plate in Sydney. I'd have to say this is the best Mixed plate in Sydney, well worth making the..."
MotchSydney
"We are serving New Break Feast,New Menu, coming Very Soon, Eggs with sougook, Spiced Potato & Eggs, Shanklish, & more Falafel,..."
Jasmins
"Wonderful Middle Eastern Food!. This place has delicious middle eastern food as well as, wonderful service.-----12 Mar,..."
Safwat Hossain
"Amazeballs!! LOVE their food and the garlic..."
Sumaiya
"The food was delicious with very generous servings. This is the best scoopon voucher purchase I have made and I will now be a regular visitor to this..."
Uma Rai
"Great authentic lebeneese food good good family friendly atmosphere. Friendly and Reasonably good service. Awesome for the price you..."
Rex George
"Awesome!!! Love..."
Jules
"This is the most amazing Lebanese restaurant. Beautiful flavours combine to leave you wanting more. Great selection of dishes and the food is always..."
Laz
"Delisssshhh!!. I love going to Jasmins in Punchbowl- The food is beautiful and fresh and so filling- we go there on a regular basis-..."
BeezyBee
"Best Flafels Ever!. OMG the flafels form here are straight from the Gods! Gorgeous food, absolutely delicious, loved it and great value. Very good..."
Heather Palmer Johnson
"The best Lebanese food I have ever had Very authentic, delicious and reasonably price. Don't bring..."
Shimmy
"Amazing food and worth every $. The staff were respectful, helpful and patient. The food was amazing, fresh and perfect. I was so tempted..."
Mmmm
"FALAFELS!!!. For me, the best falafels i've had, SO FAR, in Sydney. Tried other places that got good reviews and Jasmin's is still..."
Nikkytsang
"Excellent food, dine in, dine out and take away available. Best food in..."
Mohammed Moinuddin Ali
"Excellent value. Food has been consistently satisfying over the years like the Bankstown Jasmin 1.
Wish there is an option to ask for pine nuts with..."
X Ma
"I’ve been ordering takeaway from Jasmine’s from well before Covid. The food is delicious, affordable and consistent. If you haven’t been here..."
Jacob Timol
"An easy goto restaurant to taste the real lebanese food. Various menu is served with delicious meat and sauces. Don't forget to include chicken..."
Yori Yuliandra
"Our family has been dining here for the last decade, from since when it was Jasmin1 then Al Yasmin. Our go to order for our family of 4 is a mixed..."
monica le
"Everything was fresh and so delicious, really really loved..."
Salma Meher Aieshee
"First time, came on a Sunday Lunch. Great Food and Service. Will be Back!
what is everyone expecting from the place, Red..."
Bazziki Reviews
"LOVE this place! It looks very small from the outside, but is a decent sized restaurant with a very family-friendly vibe. The tables were spotless,..."
"El Jannah's charcoal chicken tastes really good as it is juicy and the flavour is there. They are a great lebanese charcoal chicken place with the..."
Peter Akiki
"If you’re looking for juicy, succulent, fresh charcoal chicken, this is the place to be. Totally affordable and delicious food. Their garlic sauce..."
Aimee.
"One of my favourite places to come for a feed when I’m craving charcoal chicken! The garlic sauce is probably my favourite that I’ve tried so far..."
Julie Nguyen
"Food here is great, there's a wide range of food available. I love their chips and garlic sauce. Very nice and simple decor. Very popular among..."
IEats
"The first I discovered garlic dip! Had this takeaway and it’s just yum! Chicken taste good,the garlic dip tastes good,the fattoush was better than..."
Sydneyguyrojoe
"My favourite charcoal chicken place at the moment! The food is always so fresh because they are non stop busy. My favourite go to order is the 1/4..."
Theeconomicfoodie
"Finally got a chance to try this famous chooks! Bought take away whole chooks with large chips (it already included 2 garlic sauce) on the way home..."
Rachma Mctegg
"El jannah never disappoints. Super fresh charcoal chicken, you can even see them cook 30+ chickens at the same time. Chips are delicious as always..."
Kelly
"Best charcoal chicken around. Perfectly grilled marinated chicken and the garlic sauce....perfect! Punchbowl El Jannah is always a go to. Recommend..."
Burntskillet
"I can be so addicted to this place (but not too addicted because I can get sick of it). Best dips ever! That smooth hommous and garlic sauce with the..."
Izzyfooddiaries
"This is one of my favorite places to eat in Sydney. I wish they would open shop here in Melbourne. The charcoal chicken is cooked perfectly with a..."
The Food Vogue By Le Seynt
"Its always a satisfying meal at El Jannah. Efficient service and yummy charcoal chicken, chips and garlic sauce. We always get a tabouleh salad side..."
Chao
"Delicious charcoal chicken and tawouk wrap, but take it easy on the chicken salt!! Less is more...Also the restaurant is always packed and..."
Mariia.sall
"If you want to experience the best tasting charcoal chicken in Sydney then El Jannah is your place! This place is to die for and many people flock..."
Thomas Mikhail
"Service is fast, tasty chicken and amazing garlic sauce, they do a good job doesn’t matter which branch you go to. Half a chicken is good size to..."
Al C
"The chicken is the best from Punchbowl, I’ve been coming here for the past year and the chicken is always freshly cooked! If you eat in they give..."
Serenia Lee
"Finally got to try this infamous restaurant. It is known for its cheap and satisfying feeds. I loved the garlic sauce and the hommus paired with the..."
Danielle Nguyen
"Premium charcoal chicken store. Other less well known charcoal chicken stores serve better garlic sauce. My boyfriend loves it so much, he makes..."
Pinicolada
"Craved for chicken and decided to go to this really famous chicken place. The place was fully packed but the food came out really quick so the..."
Aileen
"EJ's is the place to go if you want value for money. You can feed a whole family and still have left overs. The chicken is always moist and tender..."
DJ Oanne
"We drove out here upon good recommendation for chicken! Ordered a snack box with chips and chicken salt, a quarter chicken and garlic sauce. Chicken..."
Thewhereto
"Enjoyed lunch here today. We got the EJ platter with 3 chicken skewers. It came with a choice of hummus or babaganoush, garlic sauce, chips and..."
Missfoodie
"Amazing combination of flavours, everything just works well together. Chicken is so moist even the breast was juicy. The garlic sauce is the..."
Cutiefoodie_au 🤙🏽
"Last night we had dinner At fernandos. The food was fresh, properly prepared and a great value for the price. We highly recommend it. Specially..."
Shahnaj
"I wish there was an El Jannah in every suburb! I can only compare this to the Campbelltown store since I haven't been to any others - the food..."
Food Is Really Great
"El Jannah's is a popular charcoal chicken joint and for good reason! They deliver quality food at amazing prices, especially the meal deals. Ordering..."
Helen & Michelle
"Never disappointed with the delicious chips, chicken and the incredible garlic sauce. The best garlic sauce I've tasted. I recommend anyone go down..."
Luke Ross
"Best chicken, garlic sauce, fatoush, chicken wrap and chips!!!!! ..."
Perdii
"It's all about the chicken gloriously charred over coals at this joint, you can smell it from the street. It's great accessible food and it gets..."
Eatsydney
"Been to El Jannah numerous times and their chicken never disappoints! Line may be long on weekends, but it is well worth the wait! The charcoal..."
The Chubby Food Critics
"Absolutely love their chicken with the infamous garlic sauce! It's to die for!!! The pickles are interesting, but honestly the garlic sauce is the..."
Knitteddy
"If you love charcoal chicken, then this is the place to be! So many charcoal chicken places have come and gone, but el-jannah still remains. I always..."
Randomness_of_existence
"Everyone has an opinion about which spot produces the best charcoal chicken; so I know I’m going out on a limb when I declare: it’d be hard to..."
Does My Bomb Look Big In This
"OK I used to LOVE this charcoal chicken joint. I think the one in Granville is better but this is still nice.I love the crispiness of the..."
Tarni
"The food is always delicious here. I love the traditional coal fired meats and the dips and pickles that compliment it. If I had one gripe it's that..."
Gareth Hamill
"For me hands down the best Middle Eastern style chicken shop in town !This place just does all the small thing right and the end result is..."
Baz Juan Pablo Sanchez
"Yummy!! Always a good experience at this outlet of el jannah. Moist chicken, love the pickles, garlic sauce and fresh bread. Fatoush, tabouli,..."
Amanda
"Punchbowl is a fun suburb to explore – tucked away but filled with delicious delights. One of these is my all-time favourite chicken shop El..."
Victoria Hackland
"Has one of the best garlic sauce i ever had, well i only had 5 different places and most are either too harsh in garlic or very faint in garlic but..."
Asian Food Ninja
"While I have to agree the chicken isn't anything to write home about, we all know why we go here. The garlic sauce. The garlic sauce slathered in..."
Rebecca Alison
"Ridiculously good chicken, garlic sauce was great too! A platter of 1/4 chicken, garlic sauce, pickles and bread for $7 is an amazing price for such..."
Darude
"Food is excellent every time although they are a bit slow on customer service and I hate the fact there's no eftpos! Food wise I love their fattoush..."
Raneen
"Can I just start off by saying, I am in LOVE with garlic sauce. El Jannah's garlic sauce is hands down the best garlic sauce from all the other..."
Amanda Ly
"El Jannah and Charcoal Chicken, two words which make me drool just thinking about it. See that crispy chicken right up there?, it’s the juiciest..."
Charn Tangson
"The chicken is succulent and juicy, but the best part is the skin - smoky and tasting almost like a bitter toffee in places, with that glorious..."
Helen | Grab Your Fork
"Love the garlic sauce. Garlic sauce + chicken is the best, I get some takeaway from here on the way to uni and the food is just..."
Ethan
"Charcoal chicken. Popular spot, fast food at its best, charcoal chicken is full of flavour and tender, and the burnt skin bits are some of my..."
Jennifer Seah
"Best chicken, best rice. My partner loved the chicken and I loved the rice. Such lovely flavours and such generous portions. My partner could not..."
Becandfood
"Best Charcoal Chicken. Already reviewed this place..."
Safwat Hossain
"Fantastic food! Excellent value for money, they do not skimp on anything! Chips are always perfectly fried, and garlic sauce is to die..."
Sumaiya
"Garlic sauce is the winner. Trooped out to Punchbowl. 6.30pm on a Saturday night and there's 10 people in front of me in the queue and no tables..."
Ronin47
"AMAZING!!!. Portions are HUGE! Garlic sauce, pickles and bread are plentiful and delicious, tabouli is the best I've ever had. Two quarter chickens..."
ShoopShoop
"Easily the best garlic sauce and chicken place around, don't bother with the others, come straight..."
Judith
"This place is unbelievable. If you've never been here you need to ASAP. Best..."
"The food there is to die for!!! Full of flavours and so authentic in taste. Can't wait to go back and try more. The staff are just so friendly and..."
mamo hey
"The best authentic Pakistani food in Sydney, great ambience, awesome food and service 💯 . Highly recommended..."
Syed Ali
"Best Malai boti and Mustard Saag.Fresh Karahi is another best too.
Malai boti is so yummy with butter flavour grilled with BBQ and Saag is so..."
Fahad Sangra
"Nihari lamb shank and brains. Amazing food, options for pakistani and chinese food. Unique tasty food cooked to perfection. Try this place you will..."
King Project
"Went to the restaurant with the family to try the Chinese food ( Pakistani style). The staff was friendly and helpful with the kids. The food was..."
Izaz Haque
"Have been there multiple times and had tried many things from the menu. Food is delicious.
Paya and Nihari was much better last time then the one we..."
arsalan laiq
"Excellent renovation. More staff. Same great taste. We only had issues with service before as the food had always been amazing. But with new staff..."
"The food was pretty good! Specially the service, I will definitely recommend this spot! �, keep it up..."
Abdullah Khan
"Great food great service nice music very welcoming not over priced like other restaurants , love this place, I think people should give them another..."
Mohamad Matar
"I first time ordered our dinner from Black rock....i was surprised .....because the food was great....and very tasty....My friends liked the Rump..."
T.j. Yousfi
"Thank you black rock best Custer service and good food and shisha thank you once again and please say thanks to the waiter and to the manger..."
Katerina Xanthoudaki
"Thanks for a lovely iftar dinner. The food was plentiful and delicious! The baba ghanouj was a hit as were all the meat dishes. Happy faces and full..."
Samar Omar
"The food taste awesome doesn’t matter what you order the price is unbelievably cheap for the great quality of Lebanese..."
Pita Khoury
"Big thank you to the Girls Zeinab /Beboti as they were very helpful/patience yet professionals with our last minute needs, providing us with baby..."
Vivian Abdul
"We have been eating there every week since the new owners have taken over and we have never been disappointed...."
Julie Khoury
"Very nice service , food and management ... Love the sitting area combination between outdoor terrace and internal seating for family ... To be a..."
Bilal El-bizri
"Just amazing. The freshest and probably the best food experiance ivr ever had at a restaurant this place is a must..."
Ahmedshony
"Amazing food with very nice desert I will go every weekend to BlackRock it's nice family restaurant and the kids will enjoy the meal with a very good..."
Nano_jaam
"WOW. Went out tonight to Black Rock this place just amazed us in every way, the food was just amazing, The service exceptional, The setting..."
Maxmeedo
"The food is great, the service was really good, loved everything about the place, heaps of food yummi and fresh. Love..."
Khodr
"Absolutely Amazing. The food is just stunning especially the Salmon Steak ,Service very attentive and very reasonably priced. seriously guys you must..."
Matty
"Sydneys Best. This place is just absolutely amazing. Food, service, setting, 5 star all the way, I highly recommend to allgreat work guys keep..."
Mark
"Best in Bankstown. Just love this place. Great food and the staff really look after you.Definately heading back for more dinners..."
Chris
"This place hasnt been open long, but i must say i am a regular and come here when ever i can with my fiance, and we both love it. Yummy food, and..."
Jana
"I was in the place just reading the review's it almost put me off, but what I experienced was completely different to what it was said? I personally..."
Imad Ali
"The reviews here are a little exaggerated. I visited this place a while back and the staff were so friendly and the servings were huge. It's a little..."
Norah Al
"Nice casual setup for family and friends. Food is good and fresh. Pizzas are good so was the chicken burger. Definitely recommend a visit or two...."
Macca H
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