Where to break fast this Ramadan, from Iftar buffets to banquets

With restaurants in Alexandria, Bankstown, Castle Hill, Greenacre, Parramatta and Penrith, Al-Aseel is easily accessible for delicious Middle Eastern cuisine. Their iftar menu, which is available at all six locations this Ramadan, features traditional hummus, fattoush and shish tawook, plus loads more. Daily from 7.30pm. $68.

If you’re looking to break your fast with some friends, Titanic is definitely the right place. From iftar to midnight, you can dine on Middle Eastern and Italian cuisines with some shisha on the side. The Iftar buffet menu includes pasta, salads, traditional kibbe nayeh, mansaf, kefta and different main meals on offer every day, and costs $60 per adult, which includes fruit platters and desserts. Children under 12 cost $30.

Armani has been serving up for three generations, so they’re pulling out all the stops for their iftar buffet menu, which features Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dishes. Break your fast with fresh seafood, steaks, prawn cocktails and Adana kebabs. Book ahead for this one as the team prepares the halal certified banquet during the day and tables usually book out. Daily from 7pm (or dusk, when daylight saving ends); $100 per person. 

This year, Volcano's Steakhouse is offering a special buffet and banquet menu for the holy month of Ramadan at their Bankstown venue. You can order from a two-hour buffet that includes pizza, pasta, chicken, ribs and salads, as well as desserts and hot drinks. Mon-Thu 5pm, $59.90, and Fri-Sun 5pm, $79.90 person. Kids under three eat for free.

What we love about Auburn institution, Student Biryani, is the absolutely massive servings for absolutely cheap prices. The halal certified eatery will be serving delicious iftar boxes for you to break the fast, featuring vegetable samosas, biryani, of course, and loads more, for $13-$40. Open seven days a week at all three locations – Surry Hills, Auburn, and now Wollongong.