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Meet the Chef
Efe Topuzlu and Ozgur Sefkatli grew up in Turkey's cultural capital, Istanbul; the city that never sleeps. Taking inspiration from the streets and city of the owners' youth, Above Par is focusing on Middle Eastern shared dishes and house made produce.Restaurant menu
- Average price $60
- Kibbeh
- $7
- Fried Bulghur, Lamb Mince, Onion, Chili Labne
- Lahmacun
- $19
- Stone Baked Thin Turkish Pizza, Ground Beef, Sumac, Onion
- Prawn Casserole (GF)
- $25
- Mushrooms, Paprika Butter, Melted Cheese
Dietary options
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- Gloria Y.
12 June 2021 • 3 reviews
6/10Menu sounded awesome as I love Middle Eastern cuisine. Sadly, the food wasn't as good as it sounded and looked. The food was lacking the usual strong flavours you get from Middle E
- Alison E.
10 June 2021 • 14 reviews
8/10The Above Par team always go above to offer the best service & food.
- Shimin L.
19 May 2021 • 1 review
8.5/10Enjoyable meal with a nice setting. I enjoyed the flavours of the food. Thanks!
- Edward N.
19 May 2021 • 2 reviews
10/10Impressive personal service by the team. Loved their lahmacun, probably the best in town. Kingfish was really fresh and okra had a great touch to it. Also the extensive wine selec
Paul C.13 May 2021 • 13 reviews
7/10The menu was interesting, but I didn't think that the food was particularly nice or extraordinary. The fish dish came highly recommended but I thought was just a piece of fish cook
- Megan S.
5 May 2021 • 4 reviews
10/10Excellent food, service & drinks. Really impressed with the menu and wine list.
- Ines A.
4 May 2021 • 4 reviews
4/10I’ve been to this place last year and the food was really good. This time I ordered the prawn as a main. It was a mix of prawn with cheese and mushroom. I really think they were fr
- Melanie H.
4 May 2021 • 1 review
10/10We really enjoyed the dinner set menu. Food was absolutely delicious. Service was great. I personally loved the ambience and tasteful interior.
- Michelle N.
27 April 2021 • 2 reviews
10/10Generous portions, delicious food. Very very good. Highly recommended. Told them we need to leave within 45 mins and bam, we finished the meal in 40 mins. Tip: go for the $29 set m
- Anthony T.
26 April 2021 • 3 reviews
10/10Highly recommend, great food, ambience and service. Lovey touch to have the whole restaurant staff sign a birthday card for our guest of honour in their native language. Will be back again ASAP!
- Gillian D.
12 April 2021 • 5 reviews
10/10Fabulous find! We had lunch there on a Monday and it was packed! Obviously we weren’t the only ones who had discovered this place. The food was amazing. As were the selection of wi
- Ushter U.
26 March 2021 • 1 review
8/10Excellent food and service. We ordered from the set menu as well as ordering cocktails and drinks. The Turkish coffee negroni is delicious! It was quiet loud and the music was a b
- Pun P.
26 March 2021 • 49 reviews
10/10Love this place, food was so delicious and served fast! Their hummus and bread are the best I ever had. Will definitely be back again ????
- Angela T.
24 March 2021 • 6 reviews
8.5/10An intimate restaurant tucked away on Clarence St perfect for a midweek catch up. Delicious bread and dips with share plates for mains. Two items from our order was potentially mis
- Allison K.
23 March 2021 • 7 reviews
9.5/10Had a fabulous work lunch for a team of 16. Great set menu and very accommodating to dietary requirements. AC was not strong so it did get a bit warm inside. Will definitely be bac
- Emmanuel G.
19 March 2021 • 4 reviews
9/10Excellent food and friendly and professional service. It would be great to turn down a bit the volume of the music and have a bit more lights. However a great experience.
- Matthew W.
19 March 2021 • 3 reviews
7/10Nice but not amazing
- Winnie Li
19 March 2021 • 13 reviews
2.5/10The waiter and waitress were rude.
- Harel S.
13 March 2021 • 1 review
10/10Superb food and really nice setting and service. Had a DJ playing chilled music which was a nice touch. Definitely didn't leave the place hungry.
- Lorraine M
12 March 2021 • 3 reviews
8/10Great food and value. Portions were good size and lots of food with good variety and very tasty. We had a set menu with glass of bubbles. We were seated outside and would have pref
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Opening time
Please be advised that all our guests must be aged 18+ for dinner services.
Monday 11 am - 10 pm
Tuesday 11 am - 10 pm
Wednesday 11 am - 10 pm
Thursday 11 am - 10 pm
Friday 11 am - late
Saturday 5:30 pm - late
Sunday & Public Holidays - Closed
How to get to the restaurant
215 Clarence St, 2000, Sydney (NSW), Australia
Public transport
5 min Walk from Town Hall Station
Directions to get there
Wilson Secure Parking Opposite the Restaurant
Barangaroo, Darling Harbour, Haymarket, Sydney CBD, Sydney City, The Rocks
About the restaurant
Start with an aperitif at this young, vibrant, boutique Middle Eastern restaurant located in between the top bars of the city like Baxter Inn, the Lobo. Get your hands on the house made warm puffy bread, choose from one of the great selection of wines and enjoy your char grilled meats . Above Par has live DJs playing every evening.
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