Chef’s Kiss

Al Aseel

Restaurant · Middle EasternChatswood

No dishes marked gluten free

70 dishesmenu read 1 Novalaseel.com.au

Always confirm with staff

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Same menu as Al Aseel, read once for every branch.

Badges show only what the menu states. Anything else: allergens not listed, so ask staff.

To Share (Mezza)

  • Hommos$15

    Chickpeas, tahini, lemon, olive oil

    Likely sesame (our guess)

  • Hommos Beiruti$16

    Hommos, lemon, boiled fava beans, garlic, fresh herbs, olive oil

  • Baba Ghanouj$15

    Smoked eggplant, tahini, labneh, olive oil

    Likely dairy, sesame (our guess)

  • Labneh$16

    Strained yoghurt, mixed olives, fresh mint, olive oil, house-blend dukkah, diced vegetables

    Likely dairy (our guess)

  • Muhammara$16

    Sun-dried bell pepper, walnuts, breadcrumbs, tahini, pomegranate reduction

    Likely gluten, nuts, sesame (our guess)

  • The Trilogy$23

    Hommos beiruti, baba ghanouj, beetroot dip, crisp herbed Lebanese bread

    Likely gluten, dairy, sesame (our guess)

  • Beetroot Dip$16

    Fresh roasted beetroot, garlic, tahini

    Likely sesame (our guess)

  • Hindbeh Bi Zeit$21

    Endive, extra virgin olive oil, lemon and garlic dressing, topped with caramelised onion

  • Shanklish$16

    Cheese aged in zaatar and mild chilli, tomato, red onion, cucumber, dukkah wafer

    Likely dairy (our guess)

  • Rahib Batenjan$17

    Fire-roasted eggplant, tomato and red pepper salsa, pomegranate reduction

  • Msakaa$17

    Fried eggplant duo, garlic, onion, bell pepper, tomato

  • Vine Leaves (5)$18

    Slow-cooked and hand-rolled grapevine leaves of spiced rice, tomato, lemon

  • Kibbeh Nayeh$29

    250g traditionally cured beef mince, burghul, extra virgin olive oil, house-roasted spices accompanied with our traditional garnishes. This

    Likely gluten (our guess)

  • Hommos Bil Lahme$23

    Hommos, pan-fried lamb mince, toasted pine nuts, sizzling ghee

    Likely dairy, nuts (our guess)

  • Chilli Garlic Prawns$29

    Tiger prawns, chilli garlic creamy spicy sauce

    Likely dairy, shellfish (our guess)

  • Crispy Whiting$26

    Flour crusted whiting, house-made pickled tarator, fresh lemon

    Likely gluten, fish (our guess)

  • Haloumi$21

    Caramelised in honey and thyme, tomato, kalamata olive, pistachio dukkah

    Likely dairy, nuts (our guess)

  • Batata Bi Kizbara$19

    Twice-cooked crispy potato, garlic and chilli oil, fresh coriander

  • Arnabeet$20

    Cumin spiced cauliflower florets, dukkah, tahini dipping sauce

    Likely sesame (our guess)

  • Jawaneh Bi Kizbara$19

    Fried chicken wings, coriander, garlic, lemon

  • Makanek$20

    Lebanese sausages pan-fried in butter, pomegranate molasses, lemon

    Likely dairy (our guess)

  • Sujuk$20

    Spiced sausages pan-fried in a lemon and butter sauce

    Likely dairy (our guess)

  • Batenjan Maqli$20

    Crisp fried eggplant, lemon garlic coriander salsa

  • Kibbeh (4)$20

    Hand-crafted crisp croquettes of minced meat

  • Kibbeh Vegetarian (4)$20

    Hand-crafted crisp croquettes of spinach and chickpeas

    Vegetarian

  • Kibbeh Mishwiyeh$25

    Baked croquettes of minced meat, pomegranate, walnuts, house-roasted spices, yoghurt and cucumber

    Likely dairy, nuts (our guess)

  • Sambousek Meat (4)$20

    Hand-crafted pastry of meat and onion

    Likely gluten (our guess)

  • Sambousek Cheese (4)$20

    Hand-crafted pastry of three cheeses

    Likely gluten, dairy (our guess)

  • Spinach Fatayer (4)$20

    Hand-crafted golden fried triangles of fresh spinach, lemon, sumac

    Likely gluten (our guess)

  • Rakakat (4)$20

    Delicate cigars of basturma and cheese

    Likely dairy (our guess)

  • Falafel (6)$18

    Crisp fried bites of chickpeas and fava beans, tahini dipping sauce, house pickles

    Likely sesame (our guess)

  • Loubieh Bi Zeit$23

    Lebanese green beans, braised in tomatoes, onion and garlic

Mains

  • Kafta Mishwe$33

    Our classic skewered kafta, grilled bread with chilli, fresh biwaz, toum

    Likely gluten (our guess)

  • Shish Tawook$33

    Marinated chicken breast skewers, grilled bread with chilli, fresh biwaz, toum

    Likely gluten (our guess)

  • Laham Mishwe$40

    Succulent lamb rump skewers, grilled bread with chilli, fresh biwaz, toum

    Likely gluten (our guess)

  • The Medley$62

    Skewers of kafta mishwe, shish tawook and laham mishwe, grilled bread with chilli, fresh biwaz, toum

    Likely gluten (our guess)

  • Chicken Shawarma$30

    Seasoned chicken strips, signature spice blend, chilli bread, toum, pickled cucumber

    Likely gluten (our guess)

  • Lamb Shawarma$35

    Grass-fed lamb strips, signature spice blend, chilli bread, tahini sauce, biwaz, pickled cucumber

    Likely gluten, sesame (our guess)

  • Lemon Garlic Chicken$36

    Tender marinated tawook, our signature lemon garlic sauce, fresh parsley, olive oil

  • Reyash Ghanam$46

    Lamb cutlets, roasted crispy potatoes

  • Shish Barak$39

    Traditional lamb mince dumplings, yoghurt, coriander and garlic butter, toasted pine nuts, aromatic rice

    Likely gluten, dairy, nuts (our guess)

  • Warak Enab Bi Lahme$44

    Slow-cooked and hand-rolled grapevine leaves of spiced rice, braised leg of lamb, mint cucumber laban

    Likely dairy (our guess)

  • Samkeh Sayadieh (A)$44

    Oven-baked spring creek barramundi, sayadieh rice infused with spices, fish stock and pinenuts

    Likely nuts, fish (our guess)

  • Samkeh Harrah (A)$45

    Oven-baked barramundi fillet, capsicum, walnuts, coriander, pine nuts, spicy tahini sauce

    Likely nuts, sesame, fish (our guess)

  • Creamy Garlic Prawns$35

    Garlic tiger prawns, creamy sauce, jasmin white rice

    Likely dairy, shellfish (our guess)

  • Mjadra$26

    Cumin infused lentil rice, crisp onions, tomato sumac salad, mint cucumber laban

    Likely dairy (our guess)

  • Mansaf Chicken$35

    Tender chicken poached in mansaf spices, turmeric rice, roasted nuts, mint cucumber laban

    Likely dairy, nuts (our guess)

  • Mansaf Lamb$38

    Braised lamb shank, spiced mansaf rice with minced lamb, roasted nuts, mint cucumber laban

    Likely dairy, nuts (our guess)

  • The Slow Roast$88

    12 hour slow-cooked spiced lamb shoulder, rice infused with minced lamb and spices

Salads & Sides

  • Tabouli$20

    Traditional parsley and burghul salad, tomato, onion, fresh mint, lemon and olive oil dressing

    Likely gluten (our guess)

  • Fattoush$20

    Cos lettuce, tomato, cucumber, capsicum, cabbage, radish, shallots, fresh herbs, crisp fried Lebanese bread, Al Aseel dressing

    Likely gluten (our guess)

  • Ruby$20

    Mixed greens, tomato, fresh beetroot, goat cheese, walnuts, honey mustard dressing, pomegranate jewels

    Likely dairy, nuts (our guess)

  • Beetroot Salad$19

    Fresh beetroot, yoghurt, tahini sauce, fennel, rocca

    Likely dairy, sesame (our guess)

  • Toum$8

    House-made rich garlic dip

  • Turmeric Rice$14

    Turmeric infused rice, flavoured in chicken, roasted nuts

    Likely nuts (our guess)

  • Mansaf Rice$15

    Rice infused with spices, minced lamb, roasted nuts

    Likely nuts (our guess)

  • Laban$11

    Rich yoghurt, cucumber, dried mint

    Likely dairy (our guess)

  • Chips$13

    Thick-cut fried potato chips

Kids

  • Shish Tawook (Kids)$17

    Tender chicken skewer, potato chips, tomato sauce

  • Kafta Mishwe (Kids)$17

    Hand-made kafta skewers, potato chips, tomato sauce

  • Chicken Tenders$17

    Crumbed chicken strips, potato chips, tomato sauce

    Likely gluten (our guess)

  • Mini Pizzas$17

    Mini margarita pizzas, potato chips, tomato sauce

    Likely gluten, dairy (our guess)

  • Sundae$12

    Vanilla icecream, marshmallows, maltesers, sticky chocolate syrup

    Likely gluten, dairy (our guess)

Dessert

  • Five-Layers Chocolate Cake$18

    5 layers of chocolate cake, chocolate sponge, paillette feuilletine, chocolate mousse, hazelnut whipped ganache, hazelnut custard

    Likely gluten, dairy, nuts, egg (our guess)

  • Haleweh Cheesecake$18

    Pistachio haleweh cream cheese, crumble biscuit base, crushed pistachios, fresh raspberries

    Likely gluten, dairy, nuts (our guess)

  • Mafrouke$20

    Caramelised semolina, ashta, roasted almonds, crushed pistachio

    Likely gluten, dairy, nuts (our guess)

  • Knefeh Bel Jebneh$20

    Traditional Lebanese cheese knefeh, rose water syrup, crushed pistachios

    Likely gluten, dairy, nuts (our guess)

  • Baklawa Ice-Cream$18

    Baklawa ice-cream, dipped in dark chocolate, served with cashew cream, pistachio and rose petal crumb

    Likely gluten, dairy, nuts (our guess)

  • Baklawa Tasting Plate$17

    Hand-crafted pistachio and walnut baklawa

    Likely gluten, nuts (our guess)

  • Halewet El Jeben$18

    Semolina sweet dough, thick clotted cream, rose syrup, crushed pistachios

    Likely gluten, dairy, nuts (our guess)

The menu’s own key: (A) Australian · (I) Imported · (M) Mixed

Set menus (per person)

Set menus, banquets and tasting menus: a meal for the table, priced per person, often with a minimum number of guests.

  • The Lebanese Feast$79.90

    Minimum 4 guests, served to share. Fresh Lebanese bread, hommos, baba ghanouj, kibbeh nayeh, tabouli, fattoush, cheese sambousek, meat & oni

    Likely gluten, dairy (our guess)

Good to know

Restaurant

  • Kids welcome (5)venue menu, read 1 Nov 2026 · source
  • Has a kids menu (5)venue menu, read 1 Nov 2026 · source
  • No outdoor seatingOpenStreetMap, read 28 Jul 2026
  • Vegetarian dishes (1)venue menu, read 1 Nov 2026 · source

Not known yet: dog friendly, wheelchair access, vegan options, high chairs, takes bookings, byo, baby change. Ask the venue.

Facts

FactDetail
AddressChatswood, NSW
AreaLower North Shore
KindRestaurant · Middle Eastern
Websitealaseel.com.au
Menu read1 Nov 2026 from alaseel.com.au
MapOpen in Google Maps

What diners say

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Ratings are diners’ own experience. They don’t make a dish safe; neither do we.

Where this comes from

Allergen answers come from the menu’s labels first, then the listed ingredients, then a model’s judgement checked when unsure. How allergen status is decided.

Questions about Al Aseel

Does Al Aseel have gluten-free options?

No dish is marked gluten free as served, from the menu read 1 Nov 2026. Each dish shows whether the venue labelled it or it was read from the ingredients.

Is Al Aseel coeliac friendly?

Chef’s Kiss reads each venue’s own menu and says where every answer came from. It never calls a dish safe: kitchens share fryers, boards and flour, and menus change. If you have coeliac disease or an allergy, confirm with staff before you order.

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