King Ahiram Lebanese Food

This place is terrible! I ordered a falafel sandwich and I got both sides of the pita-​which no one ever does in Lebanon. The falafel balls we dry and flavorless. And they put iceberg lettuce-​which doesn’t exist in Lebanon, we use romaine lettuce. And they put carrots in the sandwich-I’ve never had shaved carrots in a falafel sandwich before and I’ve spent 18 years of my life in Beirut… I know the prices are low, but it’s not worth it at all. Save yourself the hassle and go to a real Lebanese restaurant, which I have yet to find in Brisbane

What a bargain! I had a yummy falafel wrap for $ 5. The wrap is a good size and the falafels were crispy and tasty, accompanied by lettuce, tomato, onion, bean sprouts, sauce and a bit of chili (optional/​to your liking).

For a vegetarian I really love this place, especially the falafel. I would eat there weekly but refuse to put up with the rude service. The old gentleman has zero customer service, the same can be said for the young woman. Eye contact and a smile go a long way. It’s a shame because there is a lot of potential.

Very good authentic Lebanese food and reasonably priced! Makes me feel like I’m home :)

Only sampled this place once. If I lived near it regularly I would, well, frequent it regularly. Superb sick awesome falafel and turkish delights. Granted I was quite genuinely starving and famished (and when one is ravenous all food tastes better), which negatively effects objectivity, but that said, this place is affordable and the best falafel I have had. Found a comparable falafel place in chicago, but not as good as this one. a lot of locals seem to like this (someone recommended the turkish delight which was appropriately delightful).

If you are down to the last bit of shrapnel in your pocket and in search of a solid feed. absolutely go here! $ 4.00 falafel wrap. Add some eggplant and hot chili sauce and you are set!!! I would suggest asking them to go light on the salad and heavy on the hummus. But be careful as sometimes the girls will give you dirty looks if you ask for too many changes, I dont really think they like to do work.
Sitting outside is usually a bit nicer as the inner section can be a bit blah and gets hot during the warmer months.

King Ahiram was always a popular option among my uni friends when we needed a quick, cheap meal. The funny thing was that nobody actually knew what this place was called because the most prominent words on the sign are CAFE LEBANESE FOOD. It’s only when you really take notice that you see King Ahiram’s name on there. So yeah, until I paid closer attention when I decided to review it, this place was always known to me and everyone I know as ‘the Lebanese place’. I guess the point I’m making is that at a place like this the name is unimportant.
The food is tasty, cheap, and a bit on the greasy side so it ticks all the boxes for hungry youths. I wouldn’t go here expecting a gourmet meal, but for the prices and the convenience it’s worth munching on a felafel kebab or cabbage roll. ‘The Lebanese place’ might not be fit for a King despite its namesake, but it’s definitely fit for a starving student.

Don’t eat here if you are expecting 5 star service but OH MY GOODNESS, do these people know how to make great food or what? I had to wait until visiting West End before I could write this review as I had no idea what it was called. To me, this place has always been «that cheap falafel place in West End».
Honestly, if it weren’t for how cheap and tasty the food is, it would not really survive. Thankfully, the many hippies and cheap skates have spread the work making this one popular place. The «eating area» is some room with tables and chairs, pink walls and, bunch of boxes and plenty of pigeons that will watch you while you eat. The place is BYO too so you can grab a cheap meal and enjoy a drink whilst you eat it.
The food here has always been good; I always go for the falafels but have tried the cheese puffs and have found them equally as tasty! One thing I like about the falafels is that they add bean sprouts in them and are very generous with the amount of hummus they put in. Last time I came here, I was was so excited to eat my kebab that I completely forgot to photograph it for this review.
If you have not been to «that cheap falafel place in West End» then I suggest you go. I am a huge fan of the place, not just because it is cheap but it actually makes really good Lebanese food.

The best thing about King Ahiram Lebanese Food (which I only knew as the cheap West End Kebab shop) is that it is ridiculously cheap!
The first time I came here was after a night of indoor rock climbing. I was sweaty, tired and covered in chalk but hungry as a beast. My friends suggested it as a good place where we could eat without offending anyone by our odour or appearance. The food was great and did I mention cheap. They also have dodgy seating outside that was just perfect for us in our post climbing state. I like the dolmades and sweets available as well as their kebabs. Have I mentioned that they are cheap yet? Like seriously the cheapest you will find anywhere. It is hard not to be a fan of this place when they are so so ridiculously inexpensive but still serve good food.

I’d been wanting to try this place for ages; every time I walked past, the golden array of filo pastries would catch my eye. So, finally, I did. The results? Not bad for a cheap eat. I tried a Cheese Puff ($ 2), a filo triangle filled with feta, herbs and chilli, and a Felafel Wrap ($ 4). The Cheese Puff was tasty, but the Felafel Wrap was packed with a bit too much bland salad, ie. the white bit of the lettuce.
I went to eat my food in the dining space, but after 2 minutes I was joined by a group of pigeons, one of which was dragging its tumour-​covered club foot all over the table next to me. Now, I know you can’t catch cancer from a pigeon (or can you??), but I really couldn’t stand sitting there much longer, wondering what germs were lurking on my table.
If the idea of eating King Ahiram’s food hasn’t been completely tainted by my account of their pigeon infestation, their take-​away hummus is worth trying, and in my opinion good value. It comes in small ($ 3), medium ($ 5) and large ($ 8) plastic tubs and is much better than your store-​bought hummus.
All-​in-​all, a good cheap eat, but best to take away!

All hail the King and his lovely daughters — they’re the ones working shelling out sustenance to his hungry subjects and look none too happy about it. Maybe the King doesn’t pay the Princesses too well…
Oh well, I can forgive a disinterested scowl in place of a smile when the food’s this cheap and tasty. Until a recent price rise, the felafel kebab was just $ 3.50 (now $ 4) and meat kebabs $ 4 (now $ 4.50).
I usually go for the felafel with an added slice of roast eggplant (75c) — delicious. The stuffed vine leaves are the best in town! The meat options aren’t the best in my opinion, with the chicken and beef used being a bit stringy and gristly. I guess that’s one of keeping prices down. Indentured family service is another…

I was craving middle eastern food while visiting my parents and when my god-​parents wanted to have lunch one day I suggested we go and have a middle eastern meal. My god-mother’s friend suggested King Ahiram. The place is just a take-​out place with an adjoining room with tables and chairs where you can have a «sit-​down» meal. So we ended up ordering a selection of items.
I don’t know. I am used to going to Little Arabia for my middle eastern food here in southern California and my favorite place in Brisbane is Nono’s and omg… the food here was kinda on the dismal side. I felt really bad that my parents and god-​parents had to sit through a different cuisine which I’ve been touting as so fabulously delicious only to be faced with really sub-​par Mediterranean food.
We had falafels, hummus, babaghanoush, kebabs, these crescent pastry things which looked like empanadas — everything was mediocre at best. The meat was dry, the dips needed more olive oil… falafels were hard as rocks. Tabouleh was flavorless.
I never heard the end of it after the meal, even from my son who is an avid fan of this cuisine.
We are definitely going back to Nono’s next time.

If you have ever been a poverty struck student in Brisbane, chances are you know about this place. It’s cheap, it’s fast, and it’s not half bad. Known by locals as, ‘the kebab place in West End,’ King Ahiram boasts the cheapest kebabs in Brisbane, with a felafel kebab at around $ 3.50 and a lamb shish kebab at $ 4.50. Really.
The food isn’t bad at all. Apart from kebabs they also serve meat and vegetarian platters which are enough to feed two people, baba ghanoush, a delicious grilled eggplant dish, as well as dolmades (rice wrapped in vine leaves) which unfortunately I’m fairly sure come from a can, and desserts such as Turkish delight and baklava.
This is pretty much street food; while there is semi indoor seating, you’re more likely to sit on one of the tables on the footpath. And it’s not the quietest footpath.
But for the price of the food this place is pretty freaking awesome. they are not stingy with the meats, salads or sauces in the kebabs and the staff have always been friendly to me, although I have heard otherwise from other people so I guess you have to take your chances.
We also BYO’d and were not charged corkage which was a surprising treat.
Try King Ahiram, it’s a cheap feed and it’s a good feed. Just watch the chilli; it can get pretty hot. And like most cheap places, cash only!