Sydney's Favourite Turkish Restaurants
Your Go-To Family-Friendly Turkish Restaurant in The Ponds
Authentic Turkish flavours, big share platters, and a welcoming atmosphere perfect for families, kids, and group dining. Join the family, welcome to our home.
Today's hours · The Ponds
Open 7 days from 9:00 AM
Kitchen closes 9:00 PM
Find us
The Ponds Shopping Centre
Shop 2/2 The Ponds Blvd, The Ponds NSW 2769
Mon – Wed · Pickup only
Mid Week Pizzas Special
2 Medium Classic Pizza $30
What are you craving?
Casual Turkish Street Food Dining
Local Business Finalist
2017 · 2019 · 2020 · 2023
Plus Restaurant Guru Best Takeaway Food 2023.
Recognised in NSW Parliament: Community Recognition Statement, 2025.
Our kitchen
Authentic Turkish
Our grills are carefully marinated and handcrafted by our professional chefs to bring you the most authentic flavors.
100% Halal Certified Products are used & no artificial flavoring.
Turkish Street Food & Authentic Turkish flavors. Let the Aromas of the Wood Charcoal BBQ tantalize your tastebuds. Family Run Operated Since 2001
Proudly part of The Ponds for 10 years.
Our story →
Our specialty
Chargrilled Turkish Shish Grills
Our famous chargrilled meats are slow cooked over an open-flame theatre. Authentic aromas and flavors will tantalize your tastebuds, but don't just take our word & come see for yourself!
Since 2001 we have specialized in Woodfire cooking methods using various cuts of meats, poultry & seafood with smokey Mediterranean flavors
Restaurant menu
Our Dine in Menu updated Regularly
Chicken Sahara
Creamy Lemon citrus sauce
One of our customer Favourites with tender grilled Chicken cooked in lemon citrus creamy sauce
Marmaris Pide
Spicy Prawn Pide · Delicious Prawns with garlic and hint of chili, tomato salsa & Mozzarella Cheese
HSP Snackpack
Ultimate Doner Favourite · Tender Slices Lamb & Chicken, Cheese, over Crispy Fries topped with Spicy bbq & Garlic Sauce
Wood Charcoal
Grills Platters & Banquet Menus
Ottoman
sujuk sausages, egg, feta, olives, mozzarella
Iskender Kebabi
ultimate kebab plate, sliced doner lamb topped on diced turkish pide, drizzled w. our famous salsa & garlic yoghurt sauce
Desserts
Happy Endings with delicious desserts from authentic pistachio baklava to oven baked rice pudding. If you haven't tried yet the Nutella Hazelnut Baklava is the Bomb !
Have you tasted our vegetarian dishes?
Fresh Turkish Pides are a great choice for Vegetarians. Let's not forget the amazing array of falafels, stuffed vineleaves, cheese sambousiks, pastries & unique mezzes we offer.
See vegetarian options →
Big share platters
Authentic Turkish flavours, big share platters, and a welcoming atmosphere…
Families, kids & groups
…perfect for families, kids, and group dining.
Open-flame theatre
Our famous chargrilled meats are slow cooked over an open-flame theatre.
"Food is amazing but sharing food is memorable."
What guests say
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"the food here is consistently good and that charcoal grilled flavour is just fantastic. the lahmacun is a family favourite, and the bread and dips are great. Adana also gets the thumbs up!"
"We love coming here. The Shish platters are the best. The chicken is by far our favourite. The tomato and cabbage salads are super fresh and tasty. We always order the banquet or platters. The Babaganoush is the tastiest I've had anywhere local."
"…Always a great experience with such friendly staff. The food is so fresh and tasty and is a fast service so not a lot of waiting around for your meals."
What's new · Foodtruck · Events · Catering
Meet our latest addition to family — TheKebabKollective Foodtruck
Now we can cater to all events, functions, festivals & corporate events with our latest addition Foodtruck. We have already done major festivals, NYE events and plenty of corporate events, enquire today about your next upcoming event!
Sahara Catering & Functions
We do catering to suit all types of functions and events.
Enquire about catering
Location & Contact
Sahara Street Food | The Ponds
The Ponds NSW 2769
Inside The Ponds Shopping Centre
The Ponds — Kitchen hours
- Sun – Sat 9:00 AM – 9:30 PM
- Kitchen closes 9:00 PM
Sahara Street Food | Food Truck
Want to colab? Email us on [email protected]
The Ponds Shopping Centre