1001 Nights Restaurant & Cafe

What 1001 Nights Restaurant & Cafe does

1001 Nights Restaurant & Cafe is a single-location, family-owned Levantine restaurant operating in Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia since 2013. Founded by an Iraqi family that immigrated to Australia in the early 1990s, the restaurant serves authentic Lebanese/Middle Eastern cuisine including mezze, charcoal-grilled meats, tajines, and traditional sweets. The business runs three daily service windows: a cafe (6am-1pm daily), lunch (12pm-3pm Wednesday to Sunday), and dinner (5pm-8:30pm Wednesday-Thursday; 5pm-9pm Friday-Sunday). Supporting offerings include private functions and catering for groups of 10 or more, online ordering, and digital gift cards, with the restaurant emphasizing halal-certified meat, a pet-friendly outdoor area, and a thematic Middle Eastern ambience.

The technology stack is limited to standard commercial point-of-sale and ordering tools rather than proprietary systems: Square handles payment processing and gift card fulfillment, while Bopple powers online ordering for pickup. There is no in-house software, no app, and no AI/ML capability disclosed. The customer base consists primarily of local Mornington Peninsula residents and visitors seeking authentic Middle Eastern dining experiences, with a secondary segment of event hosts and group bookers for catering and private functions.

Revenue is generated through four streams: dine-in restaurant service, functions and catering (quote-based for 10+ guests), online pickup ordering (Bopple), and gift voucher sales (Square). Pricing follows a pay-as-you-go unit-pricing model across menu items (for example, a lunch mezze board at A$39 per person, individual lunch dishes A$20-A$24, cocktails A$20-A$22, tap beer from A$7, and wine by the glass A$14-A$17). The business operates on a direct-to-consumer model with no disclosed investors, parent company, or institutional ownership — the founding family retains full ownership of the establishment.

Name

1001 Nights Restaurant & Cafe

Legal name

1001 Nights Restaurant & Cafe

Website

https://1001nightsrestaurant.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

1001 Nights Restaurant & Cafe is a family-owned, single-location Levantine restaurant in Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia, operating since 2013 and serving authentic Lebanese/Middle Eastern cuisine via dine-in cafe, lunch, and dinner services, plus functions catering and online ordering.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Levantine Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAFACAB

Casual Dining Restaurants

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Full-Service Restaurants (Casual & Fine Dining)

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All-Day Dining Restaurants

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Full-Service Restaurants (Casual & Fine Dining)

Keywords

• Levantine cuisine restaurant
• Middle Eastern dining
• Halal certified meat
• Private event catering
• Australian cafe hospitality

Headquarters

HQ city

Mount Eliza

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Service: Full-service dining experience offering Lebanese/Levantine cuisine including mezze, charcoal-grilled meats, tajines, and traditional sweets. Operates as cafe (6am-1pm daily), lunch (12pm-3pm Wed-Sun), and dinner (Wed-Thu 5pm-8:30pm, Fri-Sun 5pm-9pm).
2. Functions and Catering: Private event hosting and catering services for gatherings of 10 or more. Includes cake storage and service with cakage charge.
3. Online Ordering: Digital ordering through Bopple platform for pickup orders.
4. Gift Cards: Gift voucher sales through Square platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

1001 Nights Restaurant & Cafe is a single-location family-owned Levantine restaurant in Mount Eliza, Victoria, serving authentic Lebanese/Middle Eastern cuisine across cafe (6am-1pm daily), lunch (12pm-3pm Wed-Sun), and dinner (Wed-Thu 5pm-8:30pm, Fri-Sun 5pm-9pm) services. The menu features mezze boards, charcoal-grilled meats, tajines, traditional sweets, and a curated drinks program of cocktails, local and Middle Eastern wines, and craft beers, complemented by functions/catering for 10+ guests, online ordering via Bopple, and gift cards via Square. The restaurant uses halal-certified meat and offers vegetarian options.

Product overview

1001 Nights Restaurant & Cafe is a single-location Levantine restaurant in Mount Eliza, Victoria, operating since 2013. The business operates as a unified restaurant with multiple dining services: a cafe (breakfast service), lunch service, and dinner service featuring authentic Middle Eastern cuisine including mezze, charcoal-grilled meats, tajines, and traditional sweets. Supporting services include a curated drinks program (cocktails, wines, beers), functions and catering for private events of 10 or more guests, online ordering via Bopple platform, and digital gift cards via Square. The restaurant serves halal meat and offers vegetarian options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cafe Service Daily cafe service offering breakfast and light Levantine fare, open Monday to Sunday 6:00am-1:00pm at the Mount Eliza restaurant location.
• Lunch Service Lunch menu featuring Levantine cuisine including mezze boards, Moroccan chicken soup, falafel salad, open shawarma, maftool, and lamb dolma, served Wednesday to Sunday 12:00pm-3:00pm. Lunch Mezze Board priced at $39 per person (minimum 2 persons).
• Dinner Service Dinner menu offering authentic Levantine cuisine including charcoal-grilled meats, tajines, and traditional sweets, served Wednesday-Thursday 5:00pm-8:30pm and Friday-Sunday 5:00pm-9:00pm.
• Functions and Catering Private event hosting and catering services for gatherings of 10 or more guests, including birthday celebrations with cake storage and service ($3.00 per person cakage charge). Quote-based custom pricing.
• Drinks Menu Beverage program featuring cocktails ($20-$22: Spicy Margarita, Apple Tea Sour, Pomegranate Paloma, Bourbon Sour, Clover Club, 1001 Pina Colada, Mint Blossom, Turkish Coffee Martini), craft beers including local and international options ($7-$14 tap, $10-$13 bottles/cans), and wines by the glass ($14-$17) from Yarra Valley, Barossa, McLaren Vale, Mornington Peninsula, and international regions.
• Online Ordering Digital ordering platform enabling customers to place orders online via the Bopple app for pickup orders from the Mount Eliza restaurant.
• Gift Cards Digital gift vouchers available in customizable denominations for redemption against restaurant dining at 1001 Nights.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Abla's Restaurant: Long-established family-run Lebanese restaurant in Carlton, Melbourne. Highly comparable as another authentic, family-operated Middle Eastern venue serving traditional mezze and charcoal-grilled dishes to Melbourne diners.
• Rumi Restaurant: Lebanese/Middle Eastern restaurant group in Melbourne. Comparable Middle Eastern casual dining operator serving mezze and charcoal grills to Melbourne diners.
• Maha Restaurant: Melbourne CBD Middle Eastern fine dining restaurant. Comparable as a Melbourne Middle Eastern dining operator, though at a higher price point and more central location.
• Miznon Melbourne: Israeli/Mediterranean casual restaurant in Melbourne CBD. Comparable Middle Eastern cuisine offering with a casual full-service model targeting urban diners.
• Al Andalus Restaurant: Mediterranean/Middle Eastern restaurant in Melbourne. Comparable cuisine category with full-service dining and shared plates positioned similarly to 1001 Nights' mezze-led menu.

Broad incumbents

• Grill'd: Australian casual dining chain. Comparable as a multi-location Australian casual dining operator, though serving burgers rather than Levantine cuisine — useful for benchmarking casual dining scale and digital ordering capability.

Regional players

• Melt Pizzeria: Mornington Peninsula casual dining operator. Comparable as another peninsula-based casual dining venue competing for the same local diners and visitors, though serving Italian cuisine.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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