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How we read reviews →Late-night Melbourne CBD Arabic restaurant and shisha lounge known for mansaf and shawarma
A late-night Arabic dining lounge running until 1-2am on weekends, pairing a shisha smoking lounge with table service; reviewers are split between calling the dining room dark and moody or warm and inviting.
An in-house shisha lounge with a wide flavour range, a Ramadan Iftar buffet with an upstairs prayer room, and catering handled for groups as large as 30.
Reviewers repeatedly praise the authenticity of the Levantine and Gulf dishes, though a change of ownership and chefs was noted by some as diluting the traditional taste and mansaf preparation more recently.
Most reviewers call it good value and among the best-priced Arabic food in the area, though a few flag it as pricier than expected on quieter visits.
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