Cedars Restaurant — Restaurant in Brisbane City

We had a pleasant evening here on a quiet Tues night and everything ran smoothly. We booked through The Fork, to take advantage of the 30% discount on food. But generally, apart from the discount, I would say that bookings aren’t necessary, as there are plenty of tables available both inside and outside.

It being a balmy late summer eve, we chose to sit outdoors, which worked well for us. There were only a handful of other diners, some sitting inside, others sitting outside, and I found the ambience to be cool, casual and laid back. It was pleasant and relaxing to be sitting outdoors on a warm night. Park Rd is a fairly busy little restaurant precinct with numerous eateries on both sides of the road, so it has a lively and energetic vibe.

DECOR: The decor at Cedars is stylish and elegant with classic wooden furniture, comfortable upholstered chairs, dark timber panels and good lighting throughout the venue.

SERVICE: There were a bunch of Lebanese guys working here, and there were all super friendly, polite and helpful. Service was a pleasure. Our order was quickly taken and drinks and food came out at a steady clip and in the correct order.

FOOD: Being just my wife and I, we stuck to a fairly simple ordering protocol. A corona for me and a glass of prosecco for my wife, followed by a fattoush salad for a starter ($15), two main meals and a shared dessert. The fattoush salad was beautifully prepared with lashings of lettuce, tomato and cucumber, smothered in a tangy lemon sauce and topped off with crispy croutons. A great way to start the meal. For my main course, I chose the Chicken Moussakhan ($28), which was an interesting dish with four portions of soft pita bread filled with succulent grilled chicken, onions, mixed nuts and served with yellow rice and a bowl of garlic and pomegranate sauce. My wife went for the chargrilled lamb skewers with spicy bread, rice and salad ($25). The meat was melt-in-your mouth tender and perfectly complemented by the fluffy yellow rice, roasted tomato, chilis and fresh salad. We both enjoyed our meals. To finish, what else, but our fav baklava ($10). Four pieces of pastry in a bird's nest configuration with mixed nuts in the middle and soaked in a sweet syrupy sauce. Perfect way to end the meal.

TOILETS: There are clean and well provisioned toilets, inside the restaurant, with ample male and female cubicles.

PARKING: Parking was a breeze in nearby Douglas Street, a short walk from the restaurants, but there are plenty of spaces in any of the nearby side streets, with no after hours or weekend restrictions.

COST: After our 30% discount with our Fork booking, we paid $69 for the two drinks, a salad, two main meals and a shared dessert. That was decent value for money, given all the positives i.e. a super nice and comfy ambience, fast, friendly and efficient service and first rate food served in generous portions. Add to that clean and well stocked toilets and easy parking and you have all the ingredients for a relaxed and pleasant night out with fam or friends.

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I went here for dinner last night. Service was dreadful, very slow & was surprised that no staff were wearing masks. It is my understanding that (at the moment - after the most recent snap lockdown) you have to wear masks if you are in a service/hospitality environment. Also, as a customer, if you get up from your table, you also need to wear a mask whilst walking around inside (around other customers), this wasn't enforced. I am happy to be corrected if this is not the case. When we asked for more bread, the leftover pieces in the previous basket were picked up bare-handed by the waiter & put on top of the new bread. I was gobsmacked. I had booked a table only to find one hadn't been set up when we arrived. We were seated & then the table was set...the waiter held the forks by the prongs, again, no mask. We were told there were 3 banquets on offer for $45/$55/$65 & told the $45 one would be enough for our table so decided to order that one. When I went to pay for the bill, I was floored to see that the food was $225! What we were not told was that it was $45 per person! This was very misleading, left unsaid - not explained to us at all - the others at the table can vouch for that! I feel completely ripped off & again, I asked for water for all of us...only to be brought a bottle & charged. I had been to this restaurant previously & had the water issue then. All we wanted was tap water which I had previously been told "we don't have tap water" which is absolutely ridiculous...they ended up giving us tap water the previous time but it was given begrudgingly. Trays of desserts were sitting uncovered on a bar near the reception where both staff & customers were continuously walking past. We thought we would give this restaurant the benefit of the doubt & try again this time... Extremely disappointed in the service, the hygiene & the misleading information of the banquet cost. Feeling completely ripped off & upset by...

Best Lebanese restaurant in Brisbane. We were a group of 13 adult and one child, We had a $45.00PP banquette (more like a feast) food could have been enough to feed an extra 8 people.

We also had four staff members serving us to make sure that every member in the group with their every different cuisine requirement (Vegetarians, Vegans and Gluten free, is met to their best ability.

Everyone ended the night extremely satisfied with the food quality, quantity and most of all the very quick and pleasant services we got. . I am very disappointed by that GF person from our group, who wrote that sad and unnecessary review, Cedars restaurant nor their generous and kind staff deserve this, they were very accommodating our GF needs,. they went overboard to especially satisfy the GF person.

Dear GF person, I assure you couldn't go anywhere in the whole of Australia or Lebanon and get this top quality or quantity of food for $45.00.

Most people have had hard time for the last two years with COVID but especially our hospitality, give them a break. God has forgiven you surely you can do the same. Can you please remove you unnecessary review? as this would be a bad reflection for you and for whom we represent.

Thank you and Merry...