Tiba’s Lebanese Restaurant

Tiba’s Lebanese Restaurant, 504 Sydney Road, Brunswick. (03) 9380 8425
Score: 34/40
The food at Tiba’s is solid and fresh, if a little basic, but it is the prices make it one of the best eats in town.

We came to this eatery with a group of around 15 people. We ordered one of each of the six set menus (pretty much platters) and some extras to pad everything out.

Each platter had a range of meats, dips and garnishes and there was one vegetarian option.  They range from $13 for the vegetarian one, all the way up to $30 for the special which includes almost everything you can think of.

We had felafel, shawarma, sausage, lamb cutlet, chicken wings, kofta, quail, salads, humous, tzatziki, baba ganoush, spinach pie, vine leaves, cheese pie, vine leaves and so much more. Of course you can order things separately if you want to but the platters make a lot of sense.

Everything was fresh and hot and tasty – especially the quail, which was particularly juicy and delicious. There were more than enough options for our vegetarian friends, although they had to fight us for the crunchy felafel.

One of the highlights for me was also the mekhallel, or bright pink pickled radish, which I absolutely adore and was present in vast quantities.

This Muslim establishment allows strictly no alcohol, but who needs it – the drinks here are completely hilarious. I chose Sunkist. Awesome.

But really, the attraction with Tiba’s is in the price. We paid around $12 a head including soft drinks. How can you go wrong?

Atmosphere: 9/10
Service: 9/10
Value for money: 9/10
Food: 7/10