Reviews - Abla's
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Visiting Abla's restaurant is a memorable experience, showcasing delicious and authentic Lebanese cuisine that never fails to impress. The warm family atmosphere adds to the enjoyment of the fresh and flavorful dishes served on lovely crockery by friendly staff. The generous portions, welcoming service, and attention to detail make Abla's a top choice for a fantastic dining experience. Whether you choose to enjoy a banquet or sample a variety of dishes, every bite is sure to be a delight. The rich flavors, fresh ingredients, and traditional recipes ensure that Abla's remains a standout destination for Lebanese cuisine in Melbourne.
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The fresh food, with all the different flavours has brought us back here to Ablas since They are beautiful, delicious, yum great experience every time. Service is always good, because it's a family affair they up hold the traditions. Thanks for great...memories. View all feedback.
What Isabella Ekström dislikes about Abla's:
It is rather sad when a place that has been a Melbourne institution just does not cut it anymore. Abla's might have been exotic in the but it need to do a bit better than that nowadays. The Tabboulleh was sadly soggy, the kebabs...pleasant enough but nothing special. At least the Baklava was quite pleasant. The service was very good- at least one thing was very good. View all feedback.
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Last update : 05.08.2025
Had a wonderful dinner at Abla’s! The food was absolutely delicious—hearty, homely, and full of flavour. There was a great variety of dishes, including plenty of gluten-free options, which made it easy to find something for everyone. The service was warm, attentive, and made the whole experience even better. Highly recommend for anyone looking for comforting cuisine in a welcoming atmosphere. Price per person: A$60–80 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5
I’m dreaming about this food. The dips are the best I’ve had and the most fresh falafel. So so delicious. Recommend booking a table as it is a busy restaurant, which shows how much love this food gets! Beautiful restaurant Price per person: A$40–60 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Trio of Dips, Chicken and Rice, Tabouleh, Fattoush Salad, Falafel Vegetarian options: So many
Food: 3 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 3 Price per person: $40–60 Recommended dishes: Chicken and Rice Parking space: Difficult to find parking
Last update : 28.08.2024
As usual the food at Ablas was fantastic. I always have the chicken and rice and it never fails to impress me.
A lovely night ordered from the menu this time to try some different things was great
Amazing as always! We love Abla’s so much. Food is outstanding and service is always so lovely
Last update : 03.02.2024
What a wonderful restaurant! The food is absolutely delicious and the staff so accommodating and friendly. Left with a full belly and feeling like one of the family.
Awesome food and fantastic service!! Highly recommend
Any one looking for beautiful Lebanese meal in Melbourne Carlton Elgin st Ablas restaurent the place to dine thank u for the beautful meal u provided for us on satarday night I was looking forward to delicious meal which we had Thank u Abla we love u and the restaurant and of course the food u cooked when u get to Melbourne that must go visite I wish I can give u more than 100/00 Joseph BitAr
Was so looking dining ablaslebaneserestaurant and I wasn’t disappointed
One of the most delicious and homely dining experiences we've had! It was such a treat having Abla come by and chat to us, and being able to take her recipe book home with us. Clearly a very hospitable and generous family, and the food rivals that of the best fine dining restaurants in Australia.
Last update : 23.02.2022
Abla's is a Lebanese restaurant; it is decorated in shades of grey; it's an intimate setting. The staff are young and enthusiastic, they were happy to explain the menu and waited while we made our selections. Apart from our main courses, we had a selection...of dips with flat bread, including hummus and baba gonoush, which were delicious. We selected stuffed cabbage rolls and lamb kofta. The rice with chicken was our favourite; simple, but tasty.. I ordered a Rochford pinot noir, which can be recommended. To conclude, we had cardamon coffee, a Lebanese specialty. In all, we departed well satisfied with our meal.
I’m so angry ………….. angry that I did not dine here previously! I can’t believe it took my so long to try this place out ! Fresh , delicious, filling portions , great variety and friendly service .
We were people for dinner and ordered Banquette ,expecting great food and plenty meat. after we had our food we were so disappointed. We received some cheap Libanese round bread,some mezza, and as main only one small skewer of kebab and some rice with...cinnamon and avery very thin layer of chicken on top. and we paid per person. What a Waste of money. We get much much better value for somewhere else. I am talking about being expensive,We expect to pay for Banquette, but we expect to get more food for it as well, and not rice and maybe meat. the round table was stable and table top was unstable and very small. We had to put our wine bottle etc.. on the ground to make space for some other food arriving. The taste was OK. service was good.
It is rather sad when a place that has been a Melbourne institution just does not cut it anymore. Abla's might have been exotic in the but it need to do a bit better than that nowadays. The Tabboulleh was sadly soggy, the kebabs...pleasant enough but nothing special. At least the Baklava was quite pleasant. The service was very good- at least one thing was very good.
Out to dinner and the table was so small the water and wine had to be placed on the floor. Disappointing as there were other tables unused . If you go make sure the table is large enough especially if you are sharing dishes...as we had to hurry to finish dishes as the next ones came out. There was no room on the table
