We had ordered the grazing plate, the skewers and their signature rice dish and within literally 5 minutes the waiter had all three dishes in front of us. From the gorgeous interiors and the prices on the menu, we were expecting the dishes to be of a tapas-like portion, meant to order several quantities of to fully enjoy with a larger group of people (there were only two of us) but what came were two large wooden boards with a colourful array of meat and vegetables - beautifully charred chicken, lamb and beef, sides of crunchy carrot and red cabbage, cauliflowers and dips galore that were all so perfectly quantified that we managed to finish everything without feeling bloated or needing more. Koshari rice was spot on. Great price point. Charming staff. We will be Bekya for more! #throwinafreepun
Amazing vegetarian food. I would highly recommend this restaurant to everyone. Friendly staff and great ambience. Probably one of the best middle eastern places I have eaten at. Will be coming back to dine here again! :)
Michelle van der Horst
+5
Warmly greeted with great service- our waitress was very attentive and kept our drinks full. I've never had good middle eastern food until now - it was absolutely divine! We need a place like this on the Gold Coast. Wish we had room for dessert as they looked delicious
Wonderful food & service.
A must for anyone with a love of Middle Eastern food & ambience.
Amazing food and wonderful service... even our usually picky 4 year old finished her plate! ... the Kibbeh was a highlight! We will definitely be back soon!
Amazing food and great service. Haloumi salad and grazing plate are beautiful.
YUM, this place is amazing, so good !! Everything about the dish pictured was amazing. Service was very attentive and we felt really comfortable feasting. The halloumi bruschetta was amazing as well. Highly recommend this place.
The food at Bekya is my kind of food: fresh and flavoursome. It’s family recipes that have been created with a special touch. It’s beautiful food that you don’t see at a food court or your local kebab takeaway. The highlight for me was their kibbeh and the Egyptian falafel. Try stopping at one! #bekya #tramsheds
Bekya is absolutely amazing!! I highly recommend for anyone looking for a delicious, fresh and filling lunch or dinner. The staff are extremely accommodating, the service is incredibly quick and the meals are such great sizes for what you pay, it’s definitely value for money. Bekya also accommodates very well for vegetarians and vegans, with the menu clearly labeled.
Egyptian Foods, thats you don’t see every day at the normal food court.
Flavour is awesome in every single bite.
I’ve tried snacks size 🇪🇬 falafel, to be honest flavour is blew my mind but my opinion a little dry. However the tahini sort of sauce to comes with it, lift it up and makes the whole dish life again.
The dessert, quinoa and apricot is worth to try.
I tasted the fragrant from. The rose water, I’m guessing the perfumed it during the cooking process.
Nice, light, fresh dessert, nothing like I’ve tried before.
Housed in Sydney's iconic and now out-of-use Rozella Tram Depot, Tramsheds is one of Sydney's hidden gems. It's made up of a variety of restaurant pop-ups including the likes of Hopper Kade (which has since moved - click here for my review), Belle's Hot Chicken, Gelato Messina and Flour Eggs Water. It's a really beautiful space to walk around and check out the different restaurants that run there. For us, Bekya stood out.
Ordered from here using Foodora. The food was delivered swiftly and in no time at all I was chowing down on some tasty morsels from here.
I had the Flat Bread, Hummus With Minced Meat And Pine Nuts, and Fried Kibbeh. The flat bread was hot and mopped up the hummus really well. That was slightly spicy to my taste but still a delicious dish. The pine nuts gave it some crunch. The kibbeh was nice and crispy on the outside and had tender lamb in the middle.
Tasty middleastern tapas style share plates. Great wine selection. Service was impeccable-i would go back just for that. Unfortunately the weather in the whole open plan tramshed is humid humid humid. More of a winter experience rather than a place you would enjoy in summer. On the other hand if you want to rock a bikini you could probably tolerate it. Apparently it can get upto 35 degrees indooors in summer. No thanks i would rather fry on the beach. Its a very dog friendly place. So many doggies parked out front.
Decor is modern, theme is Egyptian, clustered together with other modern themed restaurants. Service was excellent and helpfully allowed my party of two vegetarians and two omnivores to order the $50 banquet menu with split choices for our different wants. So the food was varied and a good way of trying a large choice of different foods.
Every time I go to Bekya the food has been great and the staff had been so friendly. I love how they make their own flat bread and the dips are amazing. It is easy to have vegan, vegetarian, gluten free options too. My favourite is the arnabeet, cauliflower, and Koshari but everything I had tried so far have been amazing. My friends all love the food and even a friend who was visiting from the UK and picky with hommus and Middle Eastern good said she loved the food. Really love this place.
One of the best venues at the Tramsheds, been here a couple times, and it never disappoints, the service is good, the food is delicious and fast. We did not have to ask for water, the waiters are very attentive. Definitely be back during my next visit.
Great food , friendly people , good atmosphere.The lamb shoulder was succulent , dips delicious.
I thought it was reasonably priced for the venue.
Cool place, got the large platter with the three kinds of meat and dips, thought it would be small but fed the two of us quite well. Staff were nice and friendly
very well mannered staff, they were so welcoming. the place was very nice, good was nice. overall it was a good experience and we will go back again
It was my first time trying out egyptian food and it was a great experience.
This place has great ambience, friendly staff and tasty food.
The trio of dips is a must try, especially their hummus.
My second favorite for food is the salad, it's fresh and has a lot of flavours in it.
And lastly the pistachio ice cream! It has a unique twist into it and they put a lot of pistachio in it.
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Natural, welcoming and fresh is how I'd describe Bekya's atmosphere at first glance. The decor and details are just gorgeous. The service was nice and friendly. Food brought out in good time and well plated.
We ordered The Bekya Board (with mixed skewers and dips), the Egyptian Koshari (their signature dish), Fattoush Salad, Pearl Barley & Shanklish Salad, Ladies Fingers, Grazing Plate, Flat Bread and Trio of Dip. For dessert, we tried the Roasted Pistachio & Vanilla Bean Ice-Cream and Coconut Mouhalabieh.
The thing I liked best was actually the potato salad that accompanied the Crumbed Lamb Cutlets. The combination of fried potatoes, peas and tahini was delicious! I wish there was more! As portion sizes for most of the dishes were on the smaller side. Another standout was the Ladies Fingers, which consisted of haloumi cheese wrapped in filo pastry. I mean, who doesn't love deep fried cheese.
The Fattoush Salad and desserts were a bit of a miss for me. The Fattoush was lacking the punchy flavours and texture I was hoping for and the desserts weren't exactly to my tastebuds liking, but they were plated beautifully. Overall, the decor and atmosphere demanded higher expectations for the food, but it wasn't quite on par on flavour with other middle eastern restaurants of the like.
Still a good place for groups to share different dishes in a relaxed atmosphere - worth a visit.
Must haves // Crumbed Lamb Cutlets with the potato salad accompaniment, Ladies Fingers
Pros // lovely decor, friendly service, good for sharing
Cons // portion sizes slightly on the smaller side
Food: 3.5/5
Ambience: 4.5/5
Service: 4/5
Had a great lunch here. The Tramsheds as a venue overall is very likeable with Bekya sitting in one of the corners. We sat up from the main floor which if you have a choice, is a nice option. A little cosier and offers a feel of the building.
We shared both the Grazing plate all of which was tasty; with the cauliflower and the haloumi as the picks and the Beyka Board, which had a trio of dips and lamb, kofta and chicken skewers. All the dips were very smooth a had strong clear flavours. The lamb skewer in particular was good with a lovely smokey flavour through it. The shared dessert was a terrific vanilla bean and pistachio ice-cream.
Service was a willing but a little hit and miss but overall very enjoyable food and ambience and great value. Happily return and will.
Baz Juan Pablo Sanchez
+3.5
Look I get it, non Arabs will be fascinated by the spectacle of middle eastern cuisine and be wowed by the modern plating.
But here's the thing, I care more about the flavour then how the food looks.
Look I like the fact they're trying to modernize Middle Eastern cuisine, I really am, but it can't be at the expense of flavor and value.
Just because you plate something nice, doesn't make it worth double what I can get it for in Punchbowl.
Get both right and I'll show you the money
Worth checking out! We asked to try a bit of everything so they were great to change the portion sizes to accommodate this request. For once I felt super full but healthy and good at the same time. Great for small and big groups!
Cool place to hand out. The contrast between nice, sleek new apartment blocks and the rustic feel of historical industrial architecture is really nice to experience all around Sydney. We went to China Diner this time. Good experience, nice seating, good food. But there are lots of other options. Looking forward to coming back soon.
Nice ambiente, well restored historic building with a climate. 2h free parking and all facilities like toilets available. Nice exhibition space upstairs, paired with a good selection of shops and restaurants! The eateries are a bit pricey, but worth it quality-wise.
Old Tram repair/service warehouse (shed) transformed into a functional place located around a nice residential neighbourhood.
It have a variety of cuisines to choose from and a supermarket. All the essentials for us to grab an easy breakfast, lunch or dinner and our groceries.
Great addition to the area. Lots of places to catch up with friends for a bite to eat. The supermarket is super nice and has a great range of products not normally found in the usual Coles and Woolies. Parking is available onsite and if free for 2hrs.
I love this place! Not a lot of shops-but the ones that are there are excellent. The supermarket is probably the best I've ever seen. Always worth a visit for a look around-and to see the historic old tram.
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It is easy to appreciate and enjoy a location where a building from the past was not destroyed but rather repurposed so that Sydney citizens and visitors 100 + years later can enjoy and appreciate history, good food, good coffee and even a playground for the Littles.
Tramsheds acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which Tramsheds stands today, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation and we recognise their enduring connection to the land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
Every Sunday 8am – 2pm
Wake up and take a stroll down Artisan Lane each and every Sunday morning where you will be delighted by local fresh and delicious produce and bespoke wares.
It may be historic, but Tramsheds today has been transformed into Sydney’s most dynamic district for dining – and learning.
Home to 7 community-based retailers and 11 restaurants and cafes from some of Sydney’s most forward-thinking chefs, it’s a hub for culinary creativity and a place where true innovation is born.
The Rozelle Tramway Depot was always busy when it was built back in 1904, becoming an important interchange where people met and socialized on their way around the city. While it has a different purpose today, more than a century on and a dramatic renovation later, Tramsheds still plays a pivotal role in community gatherings and remains a place to celebrate Sydney’s architectural history.
Nice indoor place to stroll around, grab a bite to eat or pick up fruits and produce.
Nice place for a family outing with two hours of free parking and ample outdoor space. The independent grocer here is good (albeit a little pricey) and the old world charm of the setting is worth a visit on its own. I'm a bit sad to see some chains popping up. Would love to see some pop-up restaurants or something the encouraged more communal dining. In any case, worth a visit if you're in the area.
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