Tucked just a 100m stroll from the sand of Grange Beach, Adelaide’s western coastal locals and visitors have welcomed a vibrant new dining experience with the official opening of Lezzet Restaurant & Café to be held next week.
After nearly two weeks of soft-launch buzz, the restaurant is already creating a stir among locals, and for good reason.
With its roots in authentic Turkish and Lebanese cuisine, Lezzet is the third culinary venture from seasoned restauranteur Daniel Ali, who also owns the popular Al Sultan Shisha Restaurant, Enfield and Shisha Lounge on Hindley Street.
For Daniel, this opening is something special and close to home. A proud Tennyson local, he saw the chance to bring something unique to his own neighbourhood and ran with it.
“I’ve been cooking authentic Turkish and Lebanese cuisine for over 17 years,” he explains.
“When the opportunity came up to open our latest venue near the beach, I jumped at it. I live in Tennyson and wanted to create something for the community.”
Despite only being open only a matter of days Lezzet has already become a bit of a local hotspot.
Daniel says there’s been no shortage of returning guests, with one couple even dining there twice in the same day—lunch and dinner, back to back. That’s some serious food love.
The menu is a heartwarming mix of traditional family recipes and top-quality ingredients, prepared in a way that sets Lezzet apart from other local eateries.
Daniel’s confidence in his kitchen is easy to get behind: “We use extremely good quality meat, and the way we cook our dishes is very different to other restaurants, so our food is very, very good.”
The undisputed star of the menu is the Mixed Grill. It’s a feast fit for a king—or at least two very hungry beachgoers. Piled high with chicken shish, lamb shish, Iraqi shish, combo doner kebab, chicken wings, tomato, rice, salad, dips and bread, all for just $60, it’s already a best-seller and feeds two to three people comfortably. It’s the kind of dish you’ll want to tackle after a long swim or lazy afternoon in the sun.
Other crowd-pleasers include the Manakeesh—a sort of Middle Eastern pizza-meets-flatbread fusion that’s baked until perfectly golden.
Then there’s the line-up of favourites like yiros, ABs, burgers, mixed dips with pita, falafel, salads, lentil soup, traditional Lahmacun, vine leaves, and dessert pizzas. Pair that with a fresh juice, smoothie, mojito, or classic coffee, and you’ve got yourself a beachside dining experience that hits all the right notes.
With Lezzet now officially joining Adelaide’s food scene, beach lovers and foodies alike have a new reason to linger a little longer by the sea. Whether you’re grabbing a smoothie post-swim or settling in for a long, flavoursome feast, Daniel and his team are serving up a slice of the Middle East with a side of ocean breeze.
WHAT: Lezzet Restaurant & Café
WHERE: 14 Jetty Street, Grange
WHEN: 10am-8pm, 7 Days
More info: here
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