Jasmins

Can you read that? the BEST kebabs in Sydney! Since we're still in the hunt for the best kebab in Sydney, there is no reason why I don't drop by the sister restaurant of Jasmin 1, the Jasmins.
Jasmins is located in Sydney south west suburb, Lakemba. All along the narrow Haldon St of Lakemba are cramp with Lebanese restaurants and Pakistani grocery shops. We were fortunate enough to get a car park right in front of Jasmin 1 after 3 rounds of parking hunting!



Jasmins was crowded, we were initially being given a seat at the long communal table right before the counter, but was later moved to a smaller table for 2 when the table was freed.
Did i mention that it's sister restaurant is Jasmin 1? Well, my mistakes, after a brief chat with the waiter/owner, we were told they are no longer in partnership. Though they still keep the name, and there are still a lot of similarity between the 2 restaurant.
They have a smaller menu, and cheaper priced! Their kebab was only $5 !!! Cheapest in Sydney that is for sure. My husband order the same mix plate, this time it's only priced at $13. I order the same doner kebab. Later did i realised, the doner kebab that i have ordered, is not the food court style, instead,it's a whole plate of kebab meat! The $5 dollar kebab ( which will be the food court style ) is for take away only! I'm was feeling a bit disappointed but husband assure me that he will help me finish my plate of meat!



Complimentary Pickle

Their complimentary pickle dishes are exactly the same as Jasmin 1, we're happy to see that they are a little more generous with their bread.


Complimentary Lebanese bread


Complimentary dips: Chili, garlic and tahini

They also give us 3 plates of complimentary dips, the tahini ( sesame dip ), the toum (garlic dip ), and the chili dip. This is the first time we were being given chilli dip, which is really good, as i love the heat of chili. Tahini is full of zing from the infusion of lemon and the toum was ever so good.


Doner Kebab ( dined in style ) $ 16

My doner kebab arrived in style, huge pile of shredded meat, heavily spiced and with a strong burnt flavour. It's very smoky, and very delicious. I did not regret ordering this instead of the boring food court style kebab. And yes, I share this mountains of meat with husband,


Mix Plate $13
Consist of : hummus, baba, 2 felafel, 1 kebeh, shredded chicken, beef and lamb and tabbouleh

We felt a sense of dejavu when the mix plate of husband arrived. It's quite similar to the one in Jasmin 1,even their felafel tasted similar. The only difference is they give us 2 felafel instead of 3, and the meat is also a little bit less in quantity when compare to Jasmin 1. But hey, it's 3 dollar cheaper, so we don't have any complain.

Overall, the food is fast, fresh, and very cheap. I'm so tempted to come back again very soon to buy the $5 doner kebab ( takeaway style ! )

Sweet City

After our gastronomic feast in Jasmin 1, we visit the next door for dessert.



Mountains of baklava awaiting for us. Baklava is a type of rich middle eastern dessert, made of many thin layers of filo pastries filled with nuts, either pistachio, cashew or walnuts, sweetened with sugar syrup or honey, often infused with rose water.


All baklava sold at $14 per kilo



Sweet city also offer huge range of other Lebanese sweets such as various mamouls, ice-creams....which I shall blog in future. Right now, we're all for baklava!


7 Baklava $4

We bought 3 pistachio and 4 cashew baklava



oh Yum!!

Al Aseel

Al Aseel is located in Greenacre, about 30 mins from Sydney CBD. It's a small restaurant, serving authentic Lebanese cuisine. The atmosphere of the restaurant is simple, yet warm and cozy. On top of each table, there was a huge pile of the freshest Lebanese bread, sealed loosely in a plastic bag. After being seated, we're immediately being offered a plate of complimentary pickles, consist of olives, chillies, cucumber, radish and slices of fresh tomatoes. We also help our self to a range of juice and drink at the fridge near the counter.


Complimentary Pickles

The laminated booklet of menu, consist of huge range of Lebanese dishes, range from felafel, kofta, samboski to various salads such as the famous tabouli, and a range of dipping sauce such as hummus, babaghanous....Basically, the mains was divided into 3 main section : the meat section, the seafood section, and the wrap section.
The husband, immediately flip to the meat section, and ordered himself a small mix plate platter.
I have a strong urge to try their wrap despite the huge pile of bread infront of me, so i order the chicken kebab.


Chicken kebab: Spiced chicken skewers, tabouli and pickles, wrap in Lebanese bread, lightly toasted. ( $7.50 )

The chicken kebab came first, and it was such a long and huge wrap. I cut it in half and share it with husband. It was nice, the chicken is juicy and plum, very different from the kebab that you usually get from the food court. Although, i do regret to ask them to put chili sauce as i like my kebab hot.


Small Meat Platter ($18)

The small meat platter is not small at all, it includes the whole shebang: tabouli, hummus, babaghanous, and felafel. He order the mix plate that consist of chicken, lamb and beef skewer kebab. The tabouli is fresh and lively, both the sauce are top with diced tomatoes, drizzle of olive oil and some sprinkle of paprika. I particularly love the rich and creamy babaghanous, while my husband prefers the hummus. The small bowl of white, thick garlic sauce ( toum ) make a very nice accompany to the oval shape felafel, which are crips on the outside and soft on the inside. I think it's the best felafel around. All the meat are smoky, yet tender and juicy. In under 30 mins, all the sauce and meat are mop up with the bread and into our now bulging belly. There are still a lot of bread left, and upon enquiry, we're allowed to bring the complimentary bread home! We're truly satisfied and left the restaurant without hurting our wallet :)

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Al Aseel
Shop 4, 173 Waterloo Rd
Greenacre, NSW 2190
Ph: (02) 97586744