jasmin1

well there are a few jasmine 1 restaurants in sydney, i have been to all of them and tried pretty much all of there delicacies. undoubtedly, this one is the best among them. from the quality of food to service and ambience it just hits the right chords.

there lebanesemixedplate comes with sheesh kebab, well grilled tender chicken breast, kafta, baba ghanush and hommus dressed with olive oil is sure to excite your taste buds, fatteh with chicken is just perfect toppled with pine nuts cooked with yoghurt served with veges on the side, don't miss the fattoush salad which is a traditional lebanese salad quite colourful , crunchy with full of tangy flavour to it, add to that there complimentary black tea made in arabian style. ola!!! that's sure to make you fall in love with the lebanese cuisine.

the ambience is good. cost vice they are quite cheap comparatively. mandi here is not worth trying, save yourself.

situated in auburn, jasmin is your place to go for quality turkish/lebanese food. we went on a saturday evening, the place was packed and more people were waiting to get in (always a good sign).

we ordered the chicken shish tawook (succulent chicken, cooked to perfection) and amixedplate. themixedplate contained a chicken shish, a lamb kefta, a lamb kebab, hummus, baba ghanouj, 2 falafels and some tabouli. all this was served with pre-cut fresh lebanese bread, salad and garlic sauce. the lamb kebabs were very moist and a delight to eat. the falafel was not over fried and spiced just right. there was a lot of food for the two of us, but the quality of food was such that we had no trouble finishing it. we ended the meal with the complimentary sweet, black tea which was a great way to end a fabulous meal.

one word of caution though: if you are going here on a weekend, the place will be noisy.. no, very noisy. you can't really dine in peace, but the quality of food makes up for the commotion.

good service, decent food at a very reasonable price. tried themixedplate and free cinnamon tea, overall it's better than i had hoped as i am not a regular consumer of middle eastern food. the environment is nothing fancy but seems generally clean.

kebabs andmixedplates here are amazing, great value and will leave you full. service is good, not amazing but not bad either. love their cinnamon tea!

my favourite lebanese food! service is quick and the food is super tasty. love themixedplates for value and to get a little bit of everything.
only thing to note is that it can get busy during peak hours and very noisy as it’s an open dining area.

complimentary cinnamon tea goes down a treat after stuffing ourselves with meat and carbs!

ordered: sambousik (lamb mince patties, $12 from 7), fattoush salad ($10), chips ($6),mixedplatter with lamb and chicken ($22) and medium mashawi plate ($30) with complimentary bread/pickles. i love the diy and communal aspect of lebanese food. if i’m honest, i couldn’t differentiate what meats were what, but it all tasted good to me. nothing in particular stood out, but everything complemented each other really well and made for an enjoyable meal. all this food feeds about 5-6 ppl.

came here for a weekend lunch. the place was quite when we came but soon it was full of customers.
dish ordered:mixedplate (skewers).
portion was quite generous and everything tasted delightful.
parking space might be tricky during busy time and there’s extra charge if you pay by credit card (didn’t see any sign about the extra charge so i realised about it when i saw the receipt).

food quality 4.5/5
taste 4.5/5
service 4/5
variety 4/5
value for money 4/5
quantity 5/5
ambience 3.5/5

ive always liked lebanese food, but this place is like truly lebanese. i loved the meshawimixedplate that had kebabs/kofte .. personally i lived the one with chicken.
the staff is extremely polite and sweet. even though i bothered then quite a few timeस, they answered each of my questions very well and helped me place my order.
i ordered the fatteh which was chickpea and yogurt. i like the taste but it was a little less spicy for my taste.
the falafel was amazing and very filling.

mind you their portion size is large and do not order too much food at once becauee you might end up taking it home for dinner!

my favourite was the garlic sauce that they served along with. it was just the best thing!

for dessert i had baklava and i was surprised to see they had ladies finger baklava as well! their cinnamon tea is free for the first round and tastes great with the baklava.

overall, my experience was fabulous and i'm definitely going back for a gorgeous shawarma asap!

best chicken i have ever had in sydney.
the restaurant is so busy when i walked in, yet the owner offer great service and food was delivered in a short time with very nice service.
unfortunately, my phone died so i could not take a few pictures. for the record, i happily finished themixedplate (all chicken) and grilled eggplant/cauliflower all by myself.

if you ever heard of the expression “looks can be deceiving” well i tell you what jasmin1 is just that .
it’s middle eastern cuisine at its best. our gang hit the streets of auburn on a fine weekday evening and came across jasmin1. let me tell you straight parking is no fun at this place. space is limited so public transport would be good option. you won’t think much about the restaurant when you see it from the outside but don’t turn back yet . we got a table straightaway and started ordering our good. we ordered the chicken shawarma, lamb shawarma andmixedplate as we wanted to try everything.
themixedplate was yumm, the combination of kafta, shish kebabs and falafel along with garlic , baba ghanoush (egg plant) and hummus was heavenly.
we thoroughly enjoyed it. the chicken and lamb shawarma was awesome not to mention the pickled vegetables. we also had a jug of ayraan , yoghurt drink which very soothing followed by a sweet black tea.
the whole experiences as a reminder of the dubai street food scene which i miss dearly.i left very envious about the plight of sydneysiders as they have authentic lebanese dishes at their doorstep.
lucky !!!

kabseh fish : 😁 great
mixed plate : 😍 amazing
fattouch : 😍 amazing
service : 😁 great

beautiful food and great service. you can smell the deliciousness of the food from outside. absolutely loved the meats on themixedplate. everything was cooked perfectly and some meats even had that smoky taste to it. tabouli was a little sour for us but still paired well when eaten with everything else.

more of a 3.5! service was okay, waiters were prompt but not so welcoming which was a little disappointing. the food was okay as well. it isn’t as good as some of the arabian food i’ve had, but it isn’t too bad. i ordered themixedplatter and everything on it was delicious, the only down fall was the tabouleh which was way too sour! the falafel in particular was mouthwatering so i definitely recommend that!
the kabneh fish was good and we all really enjoyed that. i also really enjoyed the complementary tea offered at the end of the meal, it acts as a really good cleanser 😂.

once you tried their food especially their meat platter you will definitely coming back. my favourite is theirmixedplate so i have bits and pieces of everything. their chicken and lamb is my top pick. it is very tasty and tender. they have a complimentary tea once you finish your meal. we always go here every friday and it is always packed which means food is really good!

very delicious lebanese food and great value. themixedplate is huge and comes with falafel and kibbe on top of the usualmixedplate fare. the falafel is freshly fried, and delicious.

 be sure to grab the (free) cinnamon tea as part of the meal.

the car park fills up very quickly, but there is generally reasonable turnover. make sure to reverse in, as people park all over the place

we went here for a meal amixedplate and 3 chicken skewers. all up it should’ve been just $34 instead they charged us $51 on the credit card.
do not go here, if you want good honest service.