Jasmin One - PUNCHBOWL

Behold the Mixed Platter ($21)! This dish included grilled chicken, kofta, lamb shish kebab, falafel, and kibbeh, served with generous portions of tabouli, hummus, and baba ganouj. While nothing in particular stood out on the platter, everything was delicious and made for a very satisfying meal. A top tip is to crush the crispy falafel and place it in a pita with toum, pickles, and tabouli – it is just as flavorful as any kebab.

A mix plate is always a safe choice at this restaurant. While I'm not a huge fan of the kafta, the other cube meat is delicious, as well as the chicken. The garlic dip is a must-have, unless you're on a first date! The restaurant can get quite busy and noisy at times.

This place serves a true representation of Lebanese cuisine. From its mixed shawarma to dips like hummus and baba ghannouj, it’s flavoursome food is to die for! <br/ <br/ I love the seating and how big and clean the restaurant is. When you walk in you get this fresh feeling and it’s very comforting. <br/ <br/ I have tried almost everything on the menu at Jasmin1 Punchbowl and it never fails to amaze me. <br/ <br/ For breakfast I recommend the Fatteh and Foul dishes. For lunch/dinner I recommend the mixed plate and sambousek.

Have been an occasional visitor here for many years. This place offers decent quality food at a reasonable price. In all that time I think my only negative food quality experience was a basket of stale bread given to me on one occasion. The shish kebab and kebbeh nayeh (raw lamb mince dish) are offered in a slightly more generous portion than most other Lebanese restaurants I've tried but without extra cost. You can easily pay more for less elsewhere.<br/ <br/ Patronage varies but if you want a quiet experience the best time to visit is probably early in the week. On all days peak hour seems to be between 7 and 8.30 pm. When it gets busy, the waiters start to lose the plot, and sometimes the restaurant fills up completely. I have seen people walk out after not being served, and have nearly done it myself.<br/ <br/ One other point of irritation is the table cleaning practices of the wait staff. They spray strong scented cleaning product on the table and wipe up, which I find quite disturbing while seated at an adjacent table as the smell interferes with the flavour of my own food, and it seems the mist from the spray bottles strays across the room. I have also seen this at other Lebanese restaurants. This is another reason to avoid peak hour.<br/ <br/ Otherwise, it's a good choice.<br/ <br/ The good:<br/ value<br/ food consistently decent<br/ generous portions<br/ EFTPOS accepted<br/ <br/ The not so good:<br/ waiters struggle when busy<br/ gets very noisy when busy<br/ stray cleaning mist

So goood !! Ordered a bunched of mixed plates with different meats and some hot chips. As soon as the food came, things got exciting on the table with everyone grabbing their own things to put in their wraps. Everything was pretty tasty, seasoned well, with their garlic sauce being addictive as usual. Food came quick and price was pretty cheap! Recommend to come with a bunch of friends. Would come here more often if I could :P