An award-winning Lebanese restaurant has officially opened the doors of its newest venue in Parramatta.
Locals who are fans of Lebanese classics like hommos and kibbeh will be excited to hear that Al Aseel’s newest restaurant is located right on their doorstep in Parramatta.
Its grand opening last week saw guests get the special opportunity to sample signature dishes like the lemon garlic chicken and enjoy a range of vibrant cocktails. Hundreds flocked through the doors of the new venue, checking out the spacious and modern restaurant to the tune of a live band.
The much-anticipated Parramatta restaurant marks the opening of the seventh Al Aseel eatery in NSW. Originally opened in Greenacre in 2002, Al Aseel has since spread to locations like Penrith, Alexandria and Castle Hill.
Al Aseel Group Managing Director Faysal El Abd said Parramatta was carefully selected as the newest location for the popular restaurant.
“As the centre of global Sydney and one of the state’s fastest growing regions, Parramatta has been quoted as being a driving force in the NSW economy,” he said.
“This was a compelling consideration that played a significant role with the location selection for our seventh restaurant.
“We are built on the foundations of community and family and are excited to introduce a little Al Aseel mystique to the area of Parramatta and share our love of authentic Lebanese cuisine and hospitality with local businesses and the wider community”.
With a restaurant capacity of 300 patrons at any one time, Al Aseel Parramatta creates a dining experience that is designed to be “relaxed, warm and flexible”.
Not only does Al Aseel Parramatta provide a general dining experience, it also offers two function spaces that can be used for everything from weddings to intimate private dinning.
The first is a private dining room that is set back from the main restaurant and can cater for up to 16 guests around a marble dining table. The second function area is an extension of the general dining area, which can also be made private. When not utilised for functions, it becomes a seating zone that offers a comfortable dinning experience.
The bar is centrally located in the restaurant and provides prime seating for guests who want to be close to the action.
In addition to the signature dishes Al Aseel is so well known for, Parramatta will also see some delicious new additions added to the menu.
Guests will be taken on a culinary journey across Lebanon as they enjoy kibbeh mishwiyeh with house roasted spices, hommos beiruti, crispy whiting with house-made pickled tarator and the ruby salad of fresh beetroot, pomegranate, goat cheese, walnuts and mixed greens.
Al Aseel is located at Shop 1/85 Victoria Road, Parramatta.
Ellie Busby is a news reporter for Western Sydney Publishing Group. A graduate of the University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University, she is a journalism Major. Ellie has worked with Universal Media, The Cova Project and for a range of other organisations. In 2024, Ellie was named Young Writer of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.