Gebran Lebanese Cuisine

Delicious Lebanese food at reasonable prices. We had a range of dips, tabbouleh, fish, chicken ribs, grilled egg plant and mixed grill. The service was excellent and the food came out quickly. We will definitely be back again. Highly recommended!

My dining companion was half joking when he said, “I bet he owns the winery too.” We’re seated in Gebran Lebanese Cuisine, a Mount Lewis stalwart for more than two decades. He’s referring to owner, John Gebran, who incidentally did, in 2021, purchase the Goulburn winery, Kingsdale, that dominates the succinct wine list. We’re actually dining next door to the main restaurant—once designated as Padrino Italian, but swept up into the popularity of the rustic North Lebanese. Gebran also owns Aji, the neighbouring Japanese (his “second favourite cuisine”). You can order food from both restaurants in either of them. The cooking methods at Gebran are simple—the same as you’d find in old-school rural Lebanese kitchens—where all of the animal is in play. Scooped up in branded flatbread, hlaywat ($26)—pan-seared sweetbreads in lemon, garlic and parsley—is a great exemplar. It eats well with the reasonably-priced Kingdale Chardonnay ($45). Creamy lamb shawarma-topped hommos ($18) arrives faster than you can ask, ‘where is our food?’ Labneh harrah ($16)—where strained yogurt (labneh) is gently combined with spicy red chili paste (harissa), almonds and pistachio—was new to me. It suited being wrapped up in flatbread with pickles ($5) and grilled meats from the mixed grill ($38/6). The barbecued lamb, chicken and kafta skewers also come with a pot of garlic sauce. You can also get split jumbo king prawns ($13/each) if you prefer a seafood feast to a land-based one. The only miss on our table-wide spread was the Gebran salad ($20) where lettuce—topped with golden nuggets of deep-fried halloumi—was limp rather than crisp.

I had an amazing experience at Gebran Lebanese Cuisine! The food was incredibly authentic, packed with flavors that transported me straight to Lebanon. The mezze platter was a standout, with fresh hummus, tabbouleh, and baba ganoush, each dish tasting homemade and delicious. The service was friendly and attentive, and the atmosphere warm and inviting—perfect for a cozy meal or a gathering with friends. Highly recommend for anyone craving genuine Lebanese food in a welcoming setting.

I've been coming here for years. I took some good friends there for lunch as i had been talking this restaraunt up for a while. Unfortunately I was disappointed with the experience. I asked for 2 servings of the banquet for 2, though it felt like a banquet for only 2 people. The servings were small and certain dishes were bland. I understand we are going through difficult times economically, unfortunately it's experiences like this that stops customers from returning. A coffee would have been nice also guys. Good luck !!!

Good Lebanese, with excellent falafels and skewers. Mixed platter is a mixed bag with shawarma meat not classic.

Food was not flavoursome. It felt like a market place, we were put in the nosiest area, it was too cramped, and the food came in four different times. The prawns came out first, which were actually delicious. This is why this review got one star for food. But the skewers took 15 minutes after the prawns to come out, but then it took a complete hour just for the mansaf to come out, and it was entirely too chewy and the rice still having zum in it. We then added fattoush to the order, but then it didn't come until we decided to tell the waiter (that didn't come until we called him to our table after 20 minutes of waiting when we came in), to cancel the fattoush. Only for the waiter, a dark blonde, to tell us 'You didn't order fattoush.' LIKE YES WE DID! JUST 25 MINUTES AFTER THE SKEWERS CAME! Is it now illegal to add to the order?! ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE SERVICE! They didn't smile, they didn't check on us, they favoured other customers just because they knew them more and because they looked more Arab (we're Lebanese mind you), and full on ignored me when they came back out to the front just to talk to other customers, WHEN I HAD ALREADY ASKED THEM TO CHECK ON MY MANSAF AND WHY IT WAS TAKING SO LONG! I will Never come here again. It got so bad, we had to leave early, didn't even consider dessert. And my mum, which we came for mother's day dinner, had to tell the server to his face how terrible the experience was and that's when he said what I mentioned previously. Absolutely disgraceful. Please, save your money, your peace, and your comfort; pick somewhere else.

We ordered alot of mezza i must say every dish that came was great! Our mains were also yummy except for the rice it tasted like the packet you pop into the microwave for 90 seconds. Also a great place for a drink and shisha 🍷 Every time we visit here it never disappoints :)

The food is so delicious so far best Lebanese cuisine taste I had . The restaurant for me a bit tight and busy so it was very noisy and not comfortable for me also they charged us $6 for a jug of tape water was a bit strange. Overall I definitely recommend that place you will enjoy the food .