Persian Room
Image: My eye-opening visit to this ornate, intricately decorated family-run restaurant made me ashamed of my ignorance about Iranian food. I expected the flavours to be familiar from my forays into the Middle East; but it’s actually quite unique! With my mouth watering from the wafting smell of sizzling Persian kebabs,
My eye-opening visit to this ornate, intricately decorated family-run restaurant made me ashamed of my ignorance about Iranian food. I expected the flavours to be familiar from my forays into the Middle East; but it’s actually quite unique! With my mouth watering from the wafting smell of sizzling Persian kebabs, I devoured interesting dips accompanied by excellent, house-made, garlicky Persian Bread ($4) – definitely include a magenta (beetroot) bowl of lightly effervescent Borani Laboo ($9) with your meal. Green olives pop against an approachable, cold combination of chicken, potato and egg called Salad Olivier ($18). The compelling Kufteh ($12) reinvent meatballs completely (and for the better) with lean lamb, rice, split peas and a surprise plum. Fruit also makes an appearance in the slow-cooked dishes like the sweetish eight-hour Fesenjun ($22) of chicken drumsticks cooked with pomegranate and walnuts. Owner Maryam Azady and her staff arrive at 5am each day to ensure these dishes impress with tender, falling-apart hunks of lamb; particularly good in combination with kidney beans and sun-dried lime in the five-hour Gormeh Sabzie ($22). You haven’t tried Persian cotton candy until you’ve wrapped your lips around the silky saffron infused strands they make here; best with a creamy, fragrant bowl of house-made Saffron and Rosewater Ice Cream ($7). Worth a stumble off the usual foodie trail…
Persian Room
52 Harris Street, Pyrmont
Ph: (02) 9692 9299 www.persianroom.com.au
Persian $$-$$$
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