Cedrus Lebanese Restaurant

I love Lebanese food. I’ll be the first to admit it! I was soooo looking forward to this place. We booked in for 8 people on a Saturday night, banquet menu only on Saturdays which is totally fine with me because I know Lebanese do a good banquet.
The whole place was booked out but we were pretty much the first table there. It was a muggy afternoon/​night and the aircon was cranking. Nice. However for some reason one of the vents was leaking water and dripping right in the centre of my sister in laws head. My pregnant sister in law. When we asked to be moved it was like I’d just asked for a million dollars! Totally understand you guys are booked out so let’s shuffle the table 30 cm back. reasonable. No we can’t sorry. Wait what? Plenty of room to move back for both tables to get in and out. No sorry can’t do that. After a few slightly awkward moments they agreed and it was done. Geez that was difficult.
ahem. Now to the food! It was delicious, really authentic proper Lebanese food that was on par with my mums cooking. Bread kept running out though. Bread is cutlery for Lebanese food and every time I had to try super hard to flag down someone.
BUT the only food item I didn’t like was the dessert baklava. Now I know my Leb sweets and this was horrible. I also know that Lebanese are not stingy with coffee and sweets. These people were. Never have I been to a Lebanese restaurant or any middle eastern place that pours the coffee out on the traditional tiny cups then takes the coffee away. WhaaAat! That’s a massive no no. My grandma would have lost it if she was there! Come on guys I already paid $ 45pp give me a second cup of coffee 5 cm worth.
The service and hospitality I am used at middle eastern places was completely missed at this place which is soo disappointing. That’s the part I treasure the most.
Oh and one more thing. 2 pregnant ladies were also dinning with us and asked for a herbal tea instead of coffee. No. $ 4 extra. As we were walking out the owner caught us and we informed her of why we were not pleased and she very generously gave us 2 takeaway cups of herbal tea. Thanks for that! But a little to late.

Some of the best food I have had in a very long time and very attentive service! We had a group of 8 on a busy Saturday night and the floor staff were on standby and always around when we needed something. Food was perfect with just the right amount so you weren’t looking for more and the hookah was smooth and smoky with the hookah guy very swift in changing coals he looked very in his element! Would recommend this place to anyone wanting great food and a warm atmosphere and a very reasonable price