Chef’s Kiss

Al Aseel

Restaurant · LebaneseNewtown

No dishes marked gluten free

70 dishesmenu read 1 Novalaseel.com.au

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What the menu saysMenu notice: kitchens are not allergen free and items cannot be guaranteed free of common allergies; prepared in a facility with equipment sharing and possible cross-contamination during handling or storage of ingredients.
  • Menu notice: kitchens are not allergen free and items cannot be guaranteed free of common allergies; prepared in a facility with equipment sharing and possible cross-contamination during handling or storage of ingredients.
  • Menu notes: *Kibbeh Nayeh should not be consumed by persons susceptible to illness. Ask staff about dietary requirements. 15% surcharge on public holidays.

This menu is shared by 5 venues and read once for all of them.

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
  • Not wheelchair accessibleOpenStreetMap, read 28 Jul 2026
  • Vegetarian dishes (1)venue menu, read 1 Nov 2026 · source
  • Takes bookingsvenue website, read 2 Nov 2026 · source

Not known yet: dog friendly, outdoor seating, vegan options, high chairs, byo, baby change. Ask the venue.

Facts

FactDetail
Address189 Missenden Road, Newtown, 2042
AreaSydney City & Inner East
KindRestaurant · Lebanese
Phone+61 2 9550 3194
Websitealaseel.com.au
BookingOnline through SevenRooms
Menu read1 Nov 2026 from alaseel.com.au
Hours
  • Monday11am–10pm
  • Tuesday11am–10pm
  • Wednesday11am–10pm
  • Thursday11am–10pm
  • Friday11am–10pm
  • Saturday11am–10pm
  • Sunday11am–10pm
MapOpen in Google Maps

What diners say

No diner ratings yet.

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?

The venue notes: “Menu notice: kitchens are not allergen free and items cannot be guaranteed free of common allergies; prepared in a facility with equipment…”. 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.

When is Al Aseel open?

Monday: 11am–10pm. Tuesday: 11am–10pm. Wednesday: 11am–10pm. Thursday: 11am–10pm. Friday: 11am–10pm. Saturday: 11am–10pm. Sunday: 11am–10pm. Hours can change on public holidays; check with the venue.

Can I book Al Aseel online?

Yes, through SevenRooms: https://www.sevenrooms.com/reservations/alaseelgroup?venues=alaseelalexandria,alaseelbankstown,alaseelcastlehill,alaseelchatswood,alaseelgreenacre,alaseelliverpool,alaseelpagewood,alaseelparramatta,alaseelpenrith

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