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Although I've been a long-time loyal customer of Al Sofra, this was my first time back in a while and my fave kebabs seem to have disappeared with the management change. The prices are still the same; here's the chicken plate ($9) with chilli, onion and tomato salad and rice. Not to mention the extremely long wait, but instead of a charcoal grilled chilli, there were chilli flakes; the serving size must have halved and the salad desperately needed lemon and sumac. Hmm, the bread to chicken ratio was way off as well. I left feeling a little hungry and greatly disappointed.

Are there any kebab / pizza / pide restaurants you love? Help! I need a replacement

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Al Sofra
35-39 Auburn Road, Auburn
Phone (02) 9649 9299

I've made my own baklava at home plenty of times. While it's fun mixing and matching different nuts, syrup to pastry ratio and wacky shapes, nothing beats walking into a baklava pastry store. The huge display here offers more varieties of baklava than you can imagine.

Here's what I ended up with:

The long ones in the back-right are lady's fingers cashew baklava... these are crispy, buttery and not overly loaded in syrup. Splendid. The round disc of pastry with cream has been an all time favourite of mine... the soft fluffy cream balances out the sweetness so well. Ah, and my second most loved baklava would have to be the king's crown of long kounafa pastry which resembles a bird's nest full of whole pistachios. It's pure heaven.

Auburn Baladna Pastry
Opens 8am - 10pm daily!!!
150 South Parade, Auburn
Phone: 9649 2324