Lawash Bakery & Kebab Shop

A neighbourhood Icon, Lawash has been here for a long time. If you taste the food, you’ll understand why. The range of food is pretty good. Mostly BBQ style but damn tasty. Served with Pita and Rice the servings are a good size for the hungry.

Lawash seems more of a kebab outlet than a bakery. They make their own pita but I did not see any other baked goods on my visit. It’s somewhat run down looking from the outside as you drive past on South Road but the side Street allows for easy stopping and access.
The inside is simple, spacious and clean. There’s plenty of tables and a TV for those who can’t go without. There’s two types of menus, on two walls. For example, you can order kebabs by the kebab quantities and either with pita or rice (same with curry and a few other choices), or you can order from another wall where there are pre – prepared meals/​quantities and they are numbered like in many Asian restaurants.
I found the mix of the two slightly confusing, especially since my only question was to get plain (not spicy) meat for my children and that was not obviuous from the menu. After a lengthy chat I ordered some basic lamb and chicken kebabs which came with a small salad, pita and sauce.
The prices were reasonable and overall you can eat for about $ 10 per person. The meal sizes aren’t plentiful though and if really hungry grab an extra kebab or pita over and above the suggested meals. Our kebabs were tasty though, nicely cooked and seasoned, and the pita very homely. It was pleasant satisfying food that sits somewhere between 3 and 4 stars. For locals and if passing through it’s an ideal lunch break.

Really enjoyed my kebab, best kebabs in Adelaide by far. Everything was fresh and the portion size was great. Highly recommend!!!

Wholesome, tasty, unpretentious goodness!
Lots of large tables in a clean, basic casual dining area. This place is frequented by people of all walks of life, shapes (post-​gym, protein load up!) and cultural backgrounds… families, couples… This is not date night ambiance but I’m not here for romance, I want to get fed some yummy, grilled, delicious Lebanese food. Don’t worry about getting messy!

Lawash is the definition of your classic Adelaide suburban gem. It’s tucked out of the way, a little bit grungy, and full of wholesome, delicious food.
My housemates and I started coming here just after we moved to Torrensville, when Lawash just had the one small shopfront. I remember walking in the first time on a dreary weeknight just to buy some flatbread to go with dinner, and it was like stepping into a quaint family dining room. It’s doubled in size now after expanding into the shop next door (and it’s still almost always full), but it hasn’t lost any of the charm.
Be forewarned that the staff aren’t always the greatest, though any problems are much more honest mistakes than real malice. The food, however, is always amazing: generous portions, tender, beyond tasty meat, fresh, crispy vegetables, aromatic rice and mouthwatering breads. I find it hard to get past the Lamb Roll ($ 7.50) and Kebab and Rice ($ 12), but I’d be shocked if anything bad came out of their kitchen.

I’m a little abashed to admit that I live and work within 5 minutes drive to this place and I have finally managed to drag my katush down to Lawash. Smack bang in the middle of South Road, it has undergone a bit of a makeover to be aesthetically pleasing in a café slash rustic sense.
In the busy lunch hour, it was packed inside — people in suits, shirt and tie on their lunch break make up the crowd on a busy Tuesday afternoon. The menu was varied and everything looked good. In the end I settled for a lamb and chicken grill and my buddy had the mixed grill. After perusing the menu, I decided that I will have to return and try the curry and other tempting dishes they have on offer.
After a 10 – 15 minute wait our lunch came out, mine was two skewers nestled between a large freshly baked flat bread with sauces and salad as accompaniments. My mate had the mixed grill which included an extra skewer. I got my hands dirty to tear up my bread and enjoy my meal. The meat was tender and juicy and bursting with flavour, the flat bread was crisp on the outside and fluffy on the inside — a perfect combination. I returned to my office feeling full and content — oh yes this place gets a big tick from me with taste, location and eating on a budget. My lunch was a easy $ 8. Only wish there was easier parking but hey you can’t win them all!

Have been here before and has been delicious food but bad service so my partner and I decided to give it another go. I ordered a rice dish and he ordered a naan meal and we split the bill paying 17 dollars each and didnt take a receipt. 2 naan meals came out which I thought was strange so I asked a guy who worked there if my rice was coming and he kind of pretended he didnt understand me and ignored me. Then my partner went up the counter and asked what was going on and he was told we didnt order it and only paid 15 dollars each and proceeded to get defensive and snarky .My partner decided not to get upset about rice but it was obvious they had sold out of rice and tried to cover their tracks. We also heard people around us asking for their rice and saw the staff giving them cash back but alas nothing but rudeness to us. Disgusting service. will never ever be back

I gotta say I went here today and I was not as impressed as the last two times. Average meal. All of my 4 skewers were different temperatures, initially I was served three as my 4^th was forgotten.
I paid 22.85 for a can of drink and 4 chicken skewers on rice and a side bit of lettuce slice of tomato and red onion. The same meal goes for $ 15 at competitors, including bread.
May give it another go as I did enjoy it previously much more.

I have driven past this place many, many times and to be honest I’ve never really been tempted to stop in. However, lately this place has been coming up in a lot of conversation. So, of course, as I am not one who likes to miss out I decided that now is the time to try Lawash (Bakery???).
Firstly, this place is not a bakery, more like a modern takeaway venue. Although, there is quite a bit of spacious seating. On this occasion I chose to take away but there is plenty of room for prams & children (a necessity for me) if you did want to dine in.
Traffic was crap on this particular day and this food smells Devine. The drive home was torturous. Despite a lengthy ‘resting’ time in my car our kebabs held up exceptionally well. I actually can’t workout how the flat bread remained flat bread and not a glutenous sloppy mess. The grilled meat was perfection and the salad packaged separately was fresh. Only small criticism is I would have preferred more salad and sauce. Having said that the meat and bread portions were super generous.
I am fan and will be back.

I always thought The Hunger Games was just another way of describing my Friday night scramble for a meal out of the house, and if you had seen me last Friday you would understand why.
I’d read the reviews, seen the photos and known that Lawash was going to be my fat luck Friday feast. I drove along South Rd, looking for the dodgy blue and white shop I’d driven past and never gone into so many times before and got a little disoriented.
Lawash has upgraded and doubled in size! Now taking over 2 store fronts, with open kitchens and wood ovens, their menu is displayed on crisp and clean black and white boards and with actually tempting looking photos of their chicken and grill dishes. I almost walked outside to check the name of the place again as it was so different to what I was expected.
$ 10 and 10 minutes later, after watching a constant stream of other hungry mouths come in to play, I was handed a container and went on my merry way.
The ½ chicken, lawash bread and «salad» (1 tomato slice and some lettuce) was more than enough for one person. The charcoal chicken skin was crispy, finger licken’ oily and ensured a succulent chicken breast, wing and leg were protected from becoming dry underneath. It had a hint of spice which I loved (but spice sensitives won’t) and so did the yoghurt sauce accompanying the meal. The bread was huge, fluffy and not oily at all, perfect for soaking up some of the chicken meat.
I rolled over on the couch after dinner, satisfied with my Hunger Games win.

A couple of friends and I made our way rather guiltily to Lawash on our way home from a Crossfit session one night!
It turns out we shouldn’t have felt guilty because what we experienced was not your usual greasy kebab.
We all ordered the falafel option, one had the salad plate and two had the falafel wraps. Both options consisted of exactly the same ingredients; falafel, lettuce, tomato, a pleasantly spicy sauce and delicious fresh flat bread. The salad plate version was just ‘deconstructed’. They were very cheap at only $ 5. You can also buy extra huge rounds of flat bread for only 60 cents!
A great, tasty and cheap take-​away option.

Lawash provides some of the best grilled meat in Adelaide at an extremely affordable price.
Don’t let the ‘bakery’ part of the name fool you, this place serves delicious Turkish style lamb, beef and chicken. Their mixed grill is an excellent taster — one of each type of kebab, accompanied by some freshly baked layered bread, salad, garlic and chili sauce — and will fill you up for $ 12.
Recently refurbished they have extra seating available at last! Highly recommend anyone that likes deliciously spiced meats to give this place a visit.

Great bread, this place is as genuine as it gets. Whether you wanna smash down a lamb or chicken roll or sit down and take your time with one of their plate options you will not be disappointed

Here’s a hidden little suburban gem. I have no idea why they call themselves a bakery, as that is really burying the lead. Lawash is an exceptional grill restaurant.
The place may not be much to look at (and many could be put off by the tatty, dingy interior) and the menu may seem limited, but this is a place that knows the value of doing one thing and doing it well.
Whether ordering a kebab or a mixed grill plate, you are guaranteed a simple, tasty and fresh meal.
This place is simple, authentic and affordably priced. Well worth a trip to Thebarton.

I think that what I just tasted was happiness… yes, happiness in a mouthful.
On a Unilocal recommendation I ordered the mixed grill — take away and I certainly do not regret it! The meat was so tasty all placed on top of the bread which soaked up the yummy flavours. At only $ 12 and served with salad, it was a great lunch choice!
This totally brought me back to all the yummy flavours that I experienced in Turkey and I can’t wait to get back to Lawash (or to Turkey) to try more!!! Totally authentic and delicious!

So my boyfriend has moved to the apparent hidden gem suburb of food in Adelaide. Thebarton!
Lawash is literally a 2 minute walk from his house, so prepare for the most triple-​tested review of my life.
The outside is unbecoming and fades into the background somehow — despite being quite blue. But don’t let that phase you, I’ve found that the store that looks the most like a home/​drug spot/​mafia-​go-​to are the stores you want to be in. Especially if you want your puttanesca served with a line of coke before waking up next to a horse head.
You walk into this blue odyssey and greeted like family, the tables are covered in a thin plastic — just like the nonnas house that you’ve never been to because you’re gosh darn English. And the cutlery is all set out and waiting for you, I don’t know why I like it, I just do.
I have trialled a few of the dishes, my go-​to is the chicken roll ($ 5! Why wouldn’t you?) but also the chicken al fam is amazing. Try the yoghurt drink and some of the pomegrante beers.
The place smells amazing and the chicken is always cooked perfectly, juicy and tender with a charcoaly crunch to the skin!
Make sure to try all of the desserts. Because dessert places are overrated and baklava is not.

I have driven past this so many times while living in the area and ignored it as just a little bakery. Once entering and paying the $ 12 for a combo kebab pack, taking it home and devouring it my opinion changed. Amazing food, great value.

I’ve driven past this little shop many times, but only recently have I started working around the corner from it. I decided that today was the day I would be going in to give it a try.
I walked in, saw a few old guys enjoying a meal on one of the tables, an old guy behind the counter, then a young lad came out to serve me. I didn’t have a lot being that I only wanted a snack on the way home.
To my right was a small rack with some wonderful looking flat bread on it. I had to get some to take home for dinner. After cooking up some marinated chicken and putting in a bit of salad I have to say dinner was fantastic!
Let’s reverse a little…
The kebabs are absolutely wonderful by the way. Sadly I haven’t experienced anymore than this, but I WILL be back. Trust me on that…

This dine-​in or take-​away kebab shop and bakery is a gem; a few ‘new arrival’ families who all had experience back around Turkey and the Middle East with bakeries but could not individually afford to start business got together and set this one up, so there is a lot of expertise involved, and a lot of pride.
Even though it looks like not much from the street, it is a humble, clean and respectable venue. I’ve eaten here many times and I really like it a lot.
Their bread is sold all over Adelaide, and can be purchased at its lowest cost here where it is made.
The lads who run the place at night are all good boys, they are consistent with their food preparation and they usually have a smile for you.
Off the menu I have tried a Shami minced lamb kebab, a Lamb Korma (curry) a Falafel (Vegetable) kebab, Doogh yogurt drink (very yummy, a little like an Indian Lassi) but what I usually have is like a mixed grill, a little of everything.
The traditional desserts, like the bread are made here and also sold in many outlets around Adelaide they a crunchy baklava with pistachio, cashew, and a poppy seed cake. They are mostly cheap and usually very fresh when purchased here, particularly the Lady Fingers which also come in a chocolate coated version.
The elder men who work in the day time and from before dawn to make the bread are also generally very happy and friendly. The store sells some groceries as well, not a lot, but a few items.
If you are sitting down for a meal, it is Halal, you can wash your hands. The food is served with some salad and bread. They have a canvass blind outside to mask the hot afternoon sun and the traffic of busy South Road, and if you are driving you can park around the back, so it is all very easy.
The cost is very low. Good for a single meal or a group.

Lawash (pronounced Lavash) Bakery & Kebab Shop is on my list of hangover pit-​stops. Breads baked in-​house, and delicious charcoal grilled kebabs — Turkish style. Opposite the oval on South Rd, Lawash is a small family-​run business — a bunch of old Turkish men and one young guy on the counter. It isn’t pretty inside, but it’s still a nice place to be. You can watch the kebab man cook behind the counter, using the bit old tiled wood oven and a clean silver desk. The place looks a little rundown but it is surprisingly popular because the food is cheap and yum.
You can get kebab (mix, chicken, shami or tikka), felafels, lamb roll (double or single), pulao rice, lamb korma or borloni bread. I usually go with a single lamb roll with a borloni bread. The meat is good — not too fatty, a generous serve without being over the top. The borloni bread is delicious — leek and a fine layer of potato cooked in a flatbread. You can also buy a bunch of different imported products and bags of the freshly bagged flat breads.
I have missed one important element of my research — the desserts. There is two whole shelves of baklava and its close relations — pistachio, cashew, and poppy seed varieties. I will report back on these at a later stage!