Zahli

Wonderful and scrumptious meal at Zahli. Every food is so tasty. The host and chef are kind enough to let us order the banquet even if it’s just two of us so appreciate that guys. Service is great too from our host Rudy. Would come back again and highly recommend.

The owner Mohammed was very generous and let our big group booking overstay our time. He looked after us very well and made us feel very welcome. Very hospitable 👏
Food was delicious, the lamb and chicken skewers were amazing.

We've enjoyed our experince at Zahli, the owner and staff are very friendly and the quality of food is excellent. There is room for improvement for the "mansaf" plates as the rice portions are very small.

Absolutely PHENOMENAL! I can't wait to come back! Tonight was the first time I actually had dinner in the restaurant. Normally I'm there for business entertaining children for a function.
WOW! The food was absolutely delicious, the service was absolutely wonderful & the owner was simply just humble!

I want to try everything off the menu!

Now I know why everyone is talking about this place!

Zahli you have brought Lebanon home.

Thank You

We are from Adelaide and make a point to come here every trip we make to Sydney. Best Middle Eastern food I’ve eaten and the service is always great.
Would definitely recommend people come here as you won’t be disappointed!

Food was incredible! Best Lebanese food I’ve ever had! Presentation of dishes and service were amazing! Staff friendly and attentive! Will surely come back!

Very good food, awesome service. Normally I don't order Lamb but because of someone recommends me to try, I ordered lamb with some other dishes recommended by their staff. Everything was so good, flavourful and most important freshness in every bite of food was just amazing. I Strongly recommend if someone wants to try some middle eastern cuisine 💯

Wow, this place is amazing. I was really looking forward to dinner at Zahli and they certainly did not disapoint. All the food was delicious and very moreish especially the garlic sauce with the kafta. It was to die for, as was the fattoush salad. All the service staff were very friendly and all the food came out very fast. I could fault this restaurant at all, so much so that I am looking forward to returning there one night for dinner.

The customer service was exceptional, as they kept looking after us and changing our plates. The food was delicious and the restaurant is always clean. Try their knafeh

Great and original Lebanese foods. The ambiance is great and the staff is amazing really especially Rudy who served us!! The staff can easily communicate in English, French and Arabic. Very friendly service. Fresh quality and large choices on the menu including a large vegetarian choices. I will definitely come back while visiting Sydney next time.

Zahli Modern Middle Eastern restaurant has the best Middle Eastern food that I have ever eaten.All the ingredients were fresh. The food is so delicious. I especially loved all the different Lebanese dips and Lebanese salads. The lamb was the BEST I've ever eaten. Parking was no issue as the is plenty of off street parking spots. We were very impressed with the Covid rules that were in place. Well done Zahli.
The atmosphere was amazing. We were looking forward to having Lebanese sweets as they are our favourite.Next time for sure as we ate so much food and we were full. The staff were so nice and very patient. We will be definitely be going back and look forward to the next time.
I rate this restaurant 10 out of 10
BIG CALL I KNOW. TRUST ME.

🇱🇧 experience lebanese food in sydney
🫓 pita & dips
🧄 garlic dip (our fav)
🐑 kafta lamb skewers
🍖 mixed grill
🐟 barramundi in tomato sauce

🏠: @zahlirestaurant
📍: Elizabeth St, Surry Hills

📝: Feeling like I just traveled to the heart of Lebanon after indulging in the most incredible Lebanese cuisine at Zahli Restaurant in Sydney!🇱🇧

❤: Started off with warm, fluffy 🫓 pita bread served with creamy hummus and a 🧄🍋 zesty garlic dip. But the real show-stopper was the juicy, perfectly seasoned 🐑 Kafta lamb skewers! The tender lamb meat, mixed with traditional spices and herbs, was cooked to absolute perfection and served alongside a refreshing salad that complemented the flavors beautifully.

Went early before a play up the road. 6 of us got the banquet option. So much food and so good. The fish was amazing! We were all very happy with our meal. Highly recommend if going to the Belvoir

My partner and I came for our 3rd anniversary. First things first, temperature was checked and we logged in with a QR code. I have a business myself and really appreciate people doing this 👌🏽👏🏼
Now, it was AMAZING and I have recommended this place to many clients and friends since. The service was great and the food super generous especially for 2 people. Because of Covid we were offered a set menu. Vegetarian options available too.
It was delicious, tasty and very filling.
My favourite was the Smokey capsicum dip and the barramundi with spicy Tahini sauce (💯💯💯) but honestly everything was great
HIGHLY RECOMMEND 👌🏽

Fresh authentic middle eastern cuisine. Tabouli salad is mwah! All dishes were delicious! A warm and comfortable atmosphere with friendly staff. Coming back for more with the family.

Could not fault our dining experience here! We had the labneh, fattoush, potatoes, mixed grill, chicken manaf and the kousa. Finished off with knafeh and rice pudding. Service was amazing, especially Adella who was extremely attentive and kind. The restaurant itself is lovely, with a great atmosphere. My daughter was so impressed she thanked the chef personally. Will definitely be back!

Rarely awarded 5 starts from me. They had, hands down the best lamb I have had in ages. Cooked perfectly -tender and soft, while also had a beautiful and complex flavour. Will be back for more! The dips were lovely and had a great charred Smokey flavour I love.

I went there in the group of 15. Best food we had ever. Everything was cooked to perfection. The atmosphere was nice. We had a lovely night. Will definitely recommend to my family and friends

I enjoy great food and fine dining anywhere I go, but I hardly write reviews on my experiences, for this one I am totally compelled to do so, first the greeting and hospitality, outstanding, felt at home. The food was amazing , one of the freshest, tastiest and exactly how I had it in mind, definitely beyond my expectations!. Now if you are in Sydney and want the original Zahli taste you don’t need to go far, just visit these these guys, their chef is second to none. And meeting Mohammad Issmail, the owner and host was a huge pleasure! Best in Sydney 👍🏼👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏽🙏🏽

Zahli is a modern Meditteranian restaurant with style. It definitely was a pleasant experience, such a sense of family yet refined service. We witnessed a local enjoying his birthday and the staff went above and beyond to make it special.

Such qaulity and well presented dishes, some of my top favourites and must orders are:
- Samki Harra
- Ladies fingers
- kibbeh nayye
- makdous with turnips
- knafeh

This restaurant is nominated for the 2019 luxury restaurant awards, and they definitely deserve the title.