Zurouna - South Yarra

On a cold winters night we were warmed up by Zurouna. Service was friendly and helpful. The food was delicious. We shared falafels, eggplant/pomegranate salad, tagine vegetables and barramundi. The wine list was large enough to provide good options including by glass. You should try it!

We were met by pleasant & courteous staff late on a Tuesday evening & seated in front of an open fire on a chilly Melbourne night. The menu has a wide selection of Mid-Eastern / Lebanese food with food & wine in mid to upper price range. Vegetarian options are available. The ambience is a lovely Middle Eastern setting with unobtrusive background music. Food was plentiful & quality was excellent. BYO appears to be accepted and they also do take away & home delivery. There is no disabled access. We came back the following evening (earlier) & were remembered which is nice.

One time on the channel 9 program Postcards, there was a segment on a profiled Lebanese restaurant which showed beautiful freshly prepared dishes vibrant in colour and the host just oozed over the prepared food. This gave us the idea to simply Google a Lebanese restaurant near by and try our luck. Fortunately, Google led us to a wonderful place on Toorak Road called Zurouna. We arrived at lunch on a Saturday but we were the only ones dining. Clearly we're no longer part of the hip kids these days. The woman who served us was fabulous and directed us around the menu. Let's be clear, everything sounded amazing so we settled on four dishes from the "Small Plates" side of the menu. First up three dips with flat and crisp breads. There was hummus, a cucumber one and baba ganoush (or a traditional Lebanese ghannuj as we were told). Next up, the shallow fried cauliflower which was garnished with cumin followed by the lamb cigars; spiced lamb wrapped in filo pastry - seriously good. Then the surprising winning dish for me... pan fried haloumi with diced tomatoes and toasted slithered almonds with a spice called zaater. We washed this meal down with a Rose from Lebanon which was lovely and crisp and complimented our lunch well. After that we rolled out of the restaurant and glad we took the advice not to order mains. And finally as a really lovely gesture the lovely lady who served us gave us a take-away box of dessert treats. How nice? Well recommended restaurant and great find. Thank you Google, we'll be back!

Been there numerous times, it never seems to let us down. Greeted by delicious aromas and friendly staff. The ambience is just perfect. We went on a cold evening, and had a table by the fireplace, with our red wine, then the food started coming through, we choose a banquet, from the cheese cigars to the lemony tabouli and fattoush, not to mention the stuffed koobi, creamy dips, grilled chicken on skewers with garlic dip, lamb and kafta...we haven't even started on the amazing desserts and coffee....It's safe to say, we will definetly go back again and again, its not just the food, the attention whenever its someone's b'day, they make everyone feel involved. Just a WONDERFUL place to have a night out with family and friends.

Next time you’re dining at Zurouna and you receive your bill, have a closer look at it. Our bill last night clearly stated a 10% discount offer when paying in cash. Awesome right? Well, when my dinning companions and I proceeded to take advantage of this ‘awesome’ offer, we were advised, in a nonchalant manner that, ‘We don’t do this anymore’. So Zurouna, it seems that you need to have a closer look at the Competition and Consumer Act. You provided us with false and misleading advertising when we have a right to receive accurate and truthful messages about your service. It’s quite simple, honour this claim or remove it from your bill. We were also appalled by the arrogant and dismissive attitude of the manager who refused to honour this offer. He clearly didn't get the seriousness of it. Zurouna, it seems that you also need a lesson or two in customer service especially when the customer is right. You left a bitter taste in our pallets and we will NOT be returning!