El Alseel, Alexandria, Sydney Inner

El Alseel, Alexandria, Sydney Inner

✦ El Alseel located around the corner from The Grounds in Alexandria is a great place for lunch or dinner. It is large and spacious, with parking on site, great food and great service. ✦ On this occasion we went there for an early dinner 

Al-Aseel, Lakemba

Al-Aseel, Lakemba

I have heard a lot about Al-Alseel from friends and I think it was even referenced in SMH once. A Lebanese friend of mine loves it so it also had that additional vote of authenticity. She assured me that the ‘local’ branches of the restaurant 

Habibs, Bankstown

Habibs, Bankstown

Since I have tried El Jannah, I knew that it was only a matter of time before I tried its rival, Habibs. Both specialise in charcoal chicken with a killer garlic sauce. Both with its loyal fans, travelling far and wide to Bankstown or Granville/Punchbowl 

El Bahsa, Newtown

El Bahsa, Newtown

The Vintage Queen and I met up one Saturday morning to have Newtown brunch. We both purchased a Rooibos Iced Tea with Blood Orange and Mint (nowhere near as nice tasting as that description sounds!!! Tasted like very watered down rooibos tea with no hint 

Rowda-Ya Habibi, Newtown

Rowda-Ya Habibi, Newtown

It was a chilly Saturday night and Slinky, the Vintage Queen and I had arranged to enjoy some happy hour cocktails at Kuletos. We agreed that the dinner venue would be left to fate – after all, who knows what one will feel like eating