Starters
Ash-e Reshteh
One of the oldest and most popular soups, made with
Persian noodles, pulses and fresh herbs
£4.95
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Mirza Ghasemi
Smoked aubergines, tomatoes, eggs and garlic
£4.95
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Kuku Sabzi
A delicate herb omelette
£4.95
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Mast-o Moosir
Moosir is a cross between a shallot and a garlic with a very mellow flavour. Native to Persia, it is chopped and mixed with thick strained home made yoghurt
£4.50
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Dolmeh
Vine leaves stuffed with rice and aromatic herbs
£4.95
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Kashk-e Badenjan
Sautéed aubergine, walnuts, garlic, whey and mint
£4.95
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Mast-o Khiyar
Chopped cucumber and mint mixed with thick strained
home made yoghurt
£4.50
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Hummous
Pureed chickpeas, tahini, garlic and lemon juice
£4.95
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Boorani-e Esfenaj
Steamed spinach mixed with thick strained home made yoghurt
£4.95
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Olviyeh
Diced chicken, gherkins, eggs, potatoes carrots and peas
in a light coating of mayonnaise
£4.95
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Mazeh Sini
A selection of starters; Mirza Ghasemi, Mast-o Khiyar, Hummous, Kashk-e Badenjan and Olviyeh (recommended for up to 5 people)
£21.95
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Sides
Taftoon Bread
Persian bread, baked fresh to order
£1.95
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Sabzi-o Panir
No meal is complete with out a plate of fresh herbs, feta cheese, radish, spring onion and walnut
£4.95
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Salad Shirazi
Diced cucumber, tomatoes and onions with a lemon dressing
£4.50
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Salad-e Fasl
Seasonal mixed lettuce leaves, tomato and cucumber
£5.50
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Torshi
Persian pickle made of mixed vegetables and aromatic
mixed herbs
£3.95
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Mains - Persian Grills
CHELOW KABAB, rice and kabab, is the national dish of Persia. It is eaten with many accompaniments such as sabzi (fresh herbs), Shirazi salad, yoghurt dishes and more. Butter is melted
into the rice and a sprinkling of Sumac, a slightly sour spice, adds piquancy to the lamb kababs. These dishes are served with chelow - steamed rice, garnished with saffron and grilled tomato.
Kabab Koobideh
Two skewers of finely minced lamb kabab
£11.95
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Kabab Barg
Tender kabab of marinated lamb fillet basted in saffron butter
£14.50
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Makhsoos
One skewer of lamb fillet and one skewer of minced lamb kabab
£16.50
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Kabab Chenjeh
Succulent cubes of marinated lamb fillet
£13.95
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Soltani
One skewer of cubed lamb fillet and one of minced lamb kabab
£15.95
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Ghafghazi
Grilled skewer of cubed lamb fillet, chicken fillet cubes,
onion and peppers
£13.95
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Joojeh Kabab
A whole poussin, portioned and marinated in lemon juice,
onion and saffron
£12.95
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Joojeh Kabab
A skewer of saffron and lemon marinated cubes of chicken fillet
£11.95
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Momtaz
One skewer of marinated chicken fillet and one of minced
lamb kabab
£14.95
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Saffron Sini
Mixed platter of one Barg, one Joojeh fillet, two Koobideh
and one Ghafghazi
£49
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Mains - Stews & Special Rices
Ghormeh Sabzi
A stew made of aromatic mixed herbs cooked with lamb,
red kidney beans and dried limes, served with steamed rice
£11.95
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Gheimeh
Lamb stew with split yellow peas and dried limes cooked
in a cinnamon and tomato sauce; topped with matchstick
chips, served with steamed rice
£11.95
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Gheimeh Badenjan
Lamb stew with split yellow peas and dried limes cooked
in a tomato sauce and topped with sautéed aubergine,
served with steamed rice
£12.95
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Bamieh
Lamb and okra in a tomato sauce served with steamed rice
£11.95
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Fesenjan
Sweet and sour chicken stew made with pomegranate
paste and ground walnuts served with steamed rice
£11.95
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Addas Polow
Steamed rice layered with lentils and raisins, flavoured with
cinnamon and saffron; served with braised chicken
£11.95
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Zereshk Polow
Steamed rice mixed with bright ruby-coloured barberries,
loved for their mouth watering piquancy, saffron and
slivered pistachios, served with braised chicken
£11.95
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Mahi
Fillet of sea bass served with steamed saffron rice and salad
£14.95
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Mains - Vegetarian & Vegan
Aubergine Stew
Split yellow peas and sautéed aubergine cooked in a tomato sauce flavoured with dried limes, served with steamed rice
Vegan option: Taftoon bread freshly baked to order, instead of rice
£9.95
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Okra Stew
Okra in a cinnamon and saffron flavoured tomato sauce served
with steamed rice
Vegan option: Taftoon bread freshly baked to order, instead of rice
£9.95
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Desserts
Baghlava
Parcels of filo pastry filled with ground almonds and pistachios
£4.95
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Bastani
Saffron's famous homemade saffron, rosewater and pistachio flavoured ice-cream
£4.95
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Paloodeh
Saffron's homemade Persian sorbet threaded with rice noodles and flavoured with lemon juice
£4.95
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Chocolate and Vanilla Ice Cream
£4.95
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Makhloot
A combination of Persian ice-cream and
sorbet - very traditional
£4.95
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