Arabella

Restaurant · Lebanese · Middle EasternNewtown4.5 (1,661 Google reviews)

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Arabella Menu

Cold Mezze

  • Kebbih Malsa$33

    Lean meat topped with tomme, onion, radish, mint, pistachio & extra virgin olive oil

    Likely dairyLikely nuts

  • Kebbih Nayyeh$35

    (Lebanese sashimi) Crushed wheat mixed with fine meat, herbs, chilli and spices

    Likely gluten

  • Mixed Pickles$18

    Turnip, cucumber, chilli & olives

  • Mixed Dips (2 ppl only)$29

    Hummus, baba ghanouj, garlic, lemon, salt, extra virgin olive oil

    Likely sesame

  • Tomme (Garlic)$18

    Garlic, lemon, salt, crushed ice and extra virgin olive oil

  • Garlic Labneh$17

    Matured yoghurt, garlic, mint and extra virgin olive oil

    Likely dairy

  • Baba Ghanouj$18

    Smoked eggplant, tahini and lemon

    Likely sesame

  • Hummus$17

    Chickpeas, tahini and lemon

    Likely sesame

  • Walnut Pistachio Dip$22

    Capsicum, garlic, fresh chilli, walnut, lemon, salt and extra virgin olive oil

    Likely nuts

Hot Mezze

  • Pesto Lamb Fillets$29

    Lamb fillets with fresh basil, served with cream sauce on chips

    Likely dairy

  • Foul (Beans)$25

    Fava beans crushed and simmered with garlic and lemon, dressed with chopped tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, served with Arabella pickles

  • Fried Cauliflower$23

    Fried cauliflower served with tahini sauce

    Likely sesame

  • Fried Eggplant$23

    Fried eggplant served with plain yogurt mixed together with dry mint and garlic

    Likely dairy

  • Grilled Halloumi$30

    Grilled halloumi served with grilled tomato, cucumber, fresh rocket with lemon juice

    Likely dairy

  • Spinach Triangles (3 per serve)$15

    Deep fried pastry triangles filled with spinach, onion, lemon, herbs and spices

    Likely gluten

  • Sambousik (2 per serve)$15

    Deep fried pastry pockets filled with lamb, onion, herbs and pine nuts

    Likely glutenLikely nuts

  • Ladies Finger (2 per serve)$15

    Pastry, feta cheese, herbs and parsley

    Likely glutenLikely dairy

  • Falafel (3 per serve)$15

    Chickpeas, broad beans, herbs and pickles served with tahini sauce

    Likely sesame

  • Fried Kebbi (2 per serve)$15

    Lamb mince, onion and pine nuts

    Likely nuts

  • Arabella Coriander Potatoes$21

    Potatoes mixed with coriander and herbs

  • Makanek$26

    Oven baked lean lamb mince sausages with pomegranate and lemon

  • Hummus with Meat$29

    Topped with diced lamb fillet and pine nuts

    Likely nutsLikely sesame

Traditional Dishes

  • Moloukhieh$44

    Mallow cooked with coriander, garlic, chilli, lemon, grilled onion, shredded breast fillet chicken served with rice

  • Lemon Garlic Chicken$39

    Marinated grilled chicken breast tossed in our special garlic sauce and fresh herbs (chilli optional)

  • Fasoulia$37

    Butter beans, lamb shanks, crushed tomatoes, garlic, onion, coriander, dash of basil, rice (available in veg / vegan)

  • Bamia$37

    Okra, lamb shanks cooked in tomatoes, coriander, garlic, dash of pomegranate molasses, rice (available in veg / vegan)

Mixed Plates

  • Vegan Mixed Plate (One Person)$45

    Choice of okra or fasoulia, hummus, baba ghanouj, fattoush, spinach triangle, potato coriander and falafel

    VeganLikely glutenLikely sesame

  • Mixed Plate (One Person)$50

    Hummus, baba ghanouj, fattoush, falafel, lady finger, sambousik, garlic dip, lamb skewer, chicken skewer and lean meat kafta skewer

    Likely glutenLikely dairyLikely sesame

Salads

  • Grilled Halloumi Salad$29

    Grilled halloumi, rocket, Spanish onion, tomato, cucumber, shallots, radish, lemon and extra virgin olive oil

    Likely dairy

  • Grilled Eggplant Salad$29

    Grilled eggplant, lettuce, capsicum, Spanish onion, mint, sumaq, lemon, pomegranate and extra virgin olive oil

  • Fattoush$23

    Tomato, cucumber, shallots, radish, capsicum, green veg rocket, lettuce, crispy bread, pomegranate and extra virgin olive oil

    Likely gluten

  • Tabbouleh$23

    Parsley, shallots, mint, crushed wheat, tomato and lemon

    Likely gluten

  • Rocket Salad$22

    Rocket, beetroot, tomato, sumaq, onion and lemon

Pizza

  • King Garlic Prawns$43

    Tomato base, mozzarella, sun dried tomato, garlic prawns, olives, feta & parsley

    Likely dairyLikely shellfish

  • Newtown Vegan$33

    Tomato base, grilled eggplant, capsicum, cherry tomato, olives, mushrooms & pesto

    VeganLikely nuts

  • Vegetarian$33

    Tomato base, mozzarella, onion, grilled eggplant, mushroom & cherry tomato

    VegetarianLikely dairy

  • Supreme$38

    Tomato base, mozzarella, capsicum, mushroom, onion & lamb kafta

    Likely glutenLikely dairy

  • Bella Pizza$38

    Tomato base, mozzarella, chicken shawarma mushroom, capsicum & oregano

    Likely glutenLikely dairy

Lebanese Pizza

  • Manoush Meat$23

    Minced lamb, tomato, cucumber, yoghurt and fresh mint

    Likely dairy

  • Manoush Mixed Cheese$21

    Haloumi, mozzarella, tomato, cucumber and fresh mint

    Likely dairy

  • Manoush Zaatar$18

    Zaatar, tomato, cucumber and fresh mint

    Likely sesame

Light Meals

  • Wedges$14
  • Chips$13
  • Chicken Schnitzel$33

    Served with mushroom sauce and chips

    Likely gluten

  • Lamb Shawarma Wrap with Chips$28

    Likely gluten

  • Chicken Shawarma Wrap with Chips$27

    Likely gluten

  • Falafel Wrap with Chips$23

    Likely gluten

  • Kafta Wrap with Chips$25

    Likely gluten

  • Calamari with Chips$30

    Likely shellfish

Seafood

  • Mixed Sizzling Seafood Platter$56

    Calamari, octopus, prawns with cooked veggies and chef's special sauce with rice

    Likely shellfish

  • Salmon Fillet$43

    Salmon fillet (ocean caught) baked and served with Arabella sauce

    Likely fish

  • Samakeh Harrah$45

    Fresh barramundi fillet marinated with tagine sauce topped with roasted mixed nuts

    Likely nutsLikely fish

  • Sand Whiting$45

    2 pieces of deep fried whole sand whiting served with lemon and tahini sauce

    Likely sesameLikely fish

  • Traditional Baked Snapper$44

    Whole grilled snapper with tagine sauce and vegetables

    Likely fish

  • Grilled Baby Octopus$49

    Grilled baby octopus sizzling marinated in lemon, garlic and pomegranate sauce and vegetables

    Likely shellfish

  • Woodfire King Prawn$54

    Jumbo king prawns marinated with herbs and spices (Lebanese style)

    Likely shellfish

Steaks

  • Lamb Cutlets$48

    Marinated lamb cutlets with herbs served with chips (Middle Eastern style)

  • Scotch Fillet$51

    350g scotch fillet served with mushroom sauce, mash potato & vegetables

  • Eye Fillet$52

    220g eye fillet served with mushroom sauce, mash potato & grilled vegetables

Poultry

  • Mixed Lamb and Chicken Shawarma$38

    Marinated chicken and lamb strips served on a bed of cabbage and parsley with garlic dip and tahini sauce

    Likely sesame

  • Mansaf Dejaj$38

    BBQ chicken cubes on a bed of cinnamon meat rice with herbs topped with cashews and almonds, side yoghurt

    Likely dairyLikely nuts

  • Chicken Shawarma$34

    Grilled chicken breast strips marinated in herbs, spices, olive oil, lemon, garlic topped with grilled onions and tomatoes served with…

  • Shish Tawouk$34

    Flame grilled marinated chicken cubes served with garlic sauce

Lamb

  • Lamb Mansaf$41

    Oven baked shredded leg of lamb on a bed of cinnamon meat rice with herbs, topped with cashews and almonds, side yoghurt

    Likely dairyLikely nuts

  • Lamb Shawarma$39

    Lamb strips from the leg marinated in 7 herbs, spices and mastki, grilled tomato, capsicum, onion, tahini sauce and extra virgin olive oil

    Likely sesame

  • Shish Kafta$34

    Premium minced kafta skewers mixed with parsley, onion and herbs with tahini sauce

    Likely sesame

  • Lamb Skewers$42

    Tender cubes skewers of premium lamb grilled over flame, capsicum, onion and chilli walnut dip

    Likely nuts

  • Mixed Shish Kebab$34

    Skewers of lamb, kafta and chicken with garlic sauce

Banquet

  • Classic Arabella$70

    Entree: Fattoush, Tabouleh, Hummus, Baba Ghanouj, Chilli Walnut Dip, Chips, Selection of our authentic finger foods: Falafel, Ladies Finger…

    Likely glutenLikely nutsLikely sesame

  • Mom's Feast$100

    Entree: Fattoush, Tabouleh, Hummus, Baba Ghanouj, Garlic Labneh, Chilli Walnut Dip, selection of our authentic finger foods: Ladies Finger…

    Likely glutenLikely dairyLikely nutsLikely sesameLikely shellfish

  • South Lebanon$78

    Entree: Fattoush, Tabouleh, Hummus, Baba Ghanouj, Garlic Labneh, Chilli Walnut Dip, Chips, Selection of our authentic finger foods…

    Likely glutenLikely dairyLikely nutsLikely sesame

  • Vegan (vegetarian optional)$65

    Entree: Selection of our traditional dips, Hummus, Baba Ghanouj, Cauliflower, Selection of our authentic finger foods: Falafel…

    Likely glutenLikely sesame

Kids menu

Kids Menu $21

  • Kids Margherita Pizza

    Likely gluten

  • Chicken Schnitzel and Chips

    Likely gluten

  • Chicken Nuggets and Chips
  • Kafta, Chicken or Lamb Skewer with Chips

    Choice of kafta, chicken or lamb skewer served with chips

Dessert Menu

Desserts

  • Pancakes$22

    Available with Oreo or Biscoff

    Likely glutenLikely egg

  • The Social Biscoff Melt Cake$14

    Likely gluten

  • The Temptation$14

    Cookies and cream crushed Oreo throughout cheese cake

    Likely glutenLikely dairy

  • The Luscious Layered Honey Cake$14

    Cream filled layers of honey sponge

    Likely glutenLikely dairy

  • Belgium Chocolate Pizza$22

    With strawberries, banana and pistachio

    Likely glutenLikely dairyLikely nuts

  • Dark Chocolate Cake$14

    Likely gluten

  • Ricotta Cheesecake (Papa's)$14

    Likely dairy

  • Waffles$21

    With Belgium chocolate

    Likely glutenLikely dairyLikely egg

  • Bakalawa with Ice Cream$15

    Likely dairy

  • Bakalawa$8
  • Halawet Jibn$21

    Lebanese dessert made of semolina and sweet halloumi cheese topped with ashta and crunchy pistachio

    Likely glutenLikely dairyLikely nuts

  • Sizzling Knafeh$25

    Our signature topped with crunchy pistachio and honey syrup

    Likely nuts

Ice Cream

  • Ice Cream (1 scoop)$8

    Chocolate or vanilla

    Likely dairy

  • Ashta Ice Cream (2 pcs)$23

    Our signature Lebanese style (tasty flavour) topped with crunchy pistachios

    Likely dairyLikely nuts

Little Nibbles

  • Fruit Platter for 4$52
  • Fruit Platter for 2$32
  • Watered Carrots$14

    Sliced with fresh lemon juice, cumin & salt

  • Mixed Nuts$20

    Cashew, almonds & pistachio

    Likely nuts

Set menus (per person)

Set menus, banquets and tasting menus: a meal for the table, priced per person, often with a minimum number of guests.

Banquet

  • Vegan$65

    Entree: Selection of our traditional dips, Hummus, Baba Ghanouj, Cauliflower, Selection of our authentic finger foods: Falafel…

    VeganLikely glutenLikely sesame

Good to know

Restaurant

Not known yet: dog friendly, outdoor seating, high chairs, byo, baby change. Ask the venue.

Facts

FactDetail
AddressNewtown, NSW
AreaInner West
KindRestaurant · Lebanese · Middle Eastern · Turkish
Phone+61 2 9550 1119
Websitearabella.com.au
BookingOnline through OpenTable
Google rating4.5 from 1,661 reviews
Menu read8 Nov 2026 from arabella.com.au
Hours
  • Monday12pm–12:30am
  • Tuesday12pm–12:30am
  • Wednesday12pm–12:30am
  • Thursday12pm–12:30am
  • Friday12pm–1am
  • Saturday12pm–1am
  • Sunday12pm–1am
MapOpen in Google Maps

What diners say

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Where this comes from

Allergen answers come from the menu’s labels first, then the listed ingredients, then a model’s judgement checked when unsure. How allergen status is decided.

Questions about Arabella

Does Arabella have gluten-free options?

No dish is marked gluten free as served, from the menu read 8 Nov 2026. Each dish shows whether the venue labelled it or it was read from the ingredients.

Is Arabella coeliac friendly?

Eatcrush reads each venue’s own menu and says where every answer came from. It never calls a dish safe: kitchens share fryers, boards and flour, and menus change. If you have coeliac disease or an allergy, confirm with staff before you order.

When is Arabella open?

Monday: 12pm–12:30am. Tuesday: 12pm–12:30am. Wednesday: 12pm–12:30am. Thursday: 12pm–12:30am. Friday: 12pm–1am. Saturday: 12pm–1am. Sunday: 12pm–1am. Hours can change on public holidays; check with the venue.

Can I book Arabella online?

Yes, through OpenTable: https://www.opentable.com.au/restref/client/?rid=54923&restref=54923&lang=en-AU&color=8&r3uid=cfe&dark=false&ot_source=Restaurant%20website&logo_pid=68735819&background_pid=68736100&font=brandonText&ot_logo=subtle&primary_color=12305c&primary_font_color=ffffff&button_color=ddb990&button_font_color=333333&corrid=66238513-06d5-4866-9cde-01af77fb4e63

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