We’ve only reviewed one Persian and Persian-inspired restaurant, both in eastern Melbourne. This time we wanted to try more of their food at Shiraz, which is also in the east in Doncaster (perhaps there’s a growing Iranian community in this part of Melbourne). When we arrived there it was just past lunch time, so the room was quiet. As soon as we entered we were invited to sit down, and given a menu list. Not long after the wait staff returned with glasses and bottles of water, this is something that restaurant owners should pay attention to as it’s a small but welcoming thing to attract customers. We immediately ordered from their ‘Persian specialty’ list a dish called gheimeh (lamb cooked with tomato sauce and onions, topped with crispy fries, and served with rice). We also ordered ashreshten (a noodle soup with sour cream, lentils, peas, beans and spices) and baghali polo (their signature rice with a dark green color). For drinks we ordered their yoghurt drink. We’d never tried this type of Iranian cuisine before, and I liked the hearty noodle soup and yoghurt drink. The layout is like a restaurant in general, with calming dark blue dominating the room. The service is quite friendly.

Kami pernah mereview Persian restaurant dan burger didaerah Doncaster beberapa waktu yang lalu. Kali ini kami hendak mencoba makanan asli mereka juga didaerah Doncaster. Ada kemungkinan orang-orang dari Persia tinggal didaerah itu. Ketika kami sampai disitu baru saja lewat makan siang, jadi ruangan cukup sepi. Begitu kami masuk dipersilahkan duduk, memberikan daftar menu. Tak lama pelayanan kembali membawa gelas dan botol air, ini yang harus diperhatikan oleh pemilik restaurant, hal kecil tapi bagus untuk menarik pembeli. Langsung kami memesan dari daftar ‘khas Persia’ mereka, gheimeh (daging kambing yang dimasak dengan saus tomat, bawang, dan kentang goreng, disajikan dengan nasi). Kami juga memesan ashreshten (sup mie dengan sour cream, lentil, kacang polong, kacang-kacangan dan beberapa bumbu) dan baghali polo (nasi khas mereka dengan warna kehijauan). Untuk minuman kita memesan yoghurt  drink. Semuanya memberi rasa yang belum pernah kami coba, dan aku suka noodle soup dan minuman yoghurt mereka. Tata ruang biasa seperti restauran pada umumnya dgn warna biru memonopoly ruangan. Pelayanan cukup ramah.