Sabbagh Patissery, Greenacre

So I don't have 20/20 vision, but I'm sure I can spot a patisserie sign faster than most people.

Despite rolling out the door of Lebanese restaurant Al Aseel, our bellies distended with falafel, lamb skewers and garlic yoghurt chicken, we found renewed energy (and appetite!) by the time we had stepped into the sweet syrupy surrounds of Sabbagh Patisserie (spelt with an inexplicable 'y' on the street signage).


Znoud el sit (ladies arms)

There's nothing quite like a counter stacked with pyramids of baklava to make me a little weak at the knees. As we marvel at the trays of syrup-glistening pastries, the pristine rows of icing sugar-dusted shortbread, the deep brown toasted hues of the kenefe semolina, it's all I can do to stop myself pressing my nose up against the glass like a kid in a lolly shop.


Shortbread


Boukaj baklava


Gift baskets


Baklava booty

I eventually come away with a tray of kenefe (to be blitzed on high in the microwave until the ricotta cheese middle is a stretchy goo) and my favourite baklava shapes: the boukaj pyramid and what I call the mini sausage rolls. Both have optimal nut and pastry ratios, that is, lots of nuts!

The baklava is good. Really good. I'm not a big fan of rosewater syrup, finding the floral overtones a little sickly and cloying. These are perfect for me. The pastry is sufficiently doused with syrup so as not to be dry but not overly sweet either. And the boukaj, I'm amazed by the multiple leaves of pastry that fan apart every so slightly. I try to count them but get cross-eyed after I hit twenty.

With each bite, there's a crisp shatter in the mouth as the pastry crumbles into smithereens. The filling of nuts is generous, with a strong taste of cashew. These are possibly better than my usual favourite, Rabeih. A topple of the baklava crown? I'd better go back, just to make sure.




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Sabbagh Patissery Lebanese Sweets
5/173 Waterloo Road, Greenacre, Sydney
Tel: +61 (02) 9758 5020

Open 7 days 9am-11pm

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