Persia ? June 2012 |

Following on from Anatolia, we were in the mood for more food from that part of the world (and beyond!). We spied a graduation dinner deal on 5pm for Persia on Great Western Road, neither of us were graduating but I didn?t see any other dinners with mortar boards or gowns and no one asked for proof so?

To begin,

Spicy Pomegranate chicken wings

Spicy chicken wings (?4.90) in a pomegranate sauce, which weren?t all that spicy and I?m not sure where the pomegranate was either but 4 char-grilled chicken wings with salad still made for a decent starter.

Dolmeh felfel

A large stuffed green?pepper (?5.50) delicately spiced with a rather random mish-mash of salady bits around the edge. It was all tasty though.

Ghaimeh bademjaan

For the mains, we both opted for curried lamb stews and?Ghaimeh bademjaan (?9.90) consisted of diced lamb with chana dal and cinnamon in a light tomato sauce with baby aubergine, served with white saffron rice. Again, I don?t know if my?taste-buds?were failing me but I couldn?t detect any cinnamon or saffron, but once again it was still tasty.

Ghormeh sabzi

Ghormeh sabzi (?9.90), in addition to lamb it contained?spinach, parsley, green onions, coriander and shanbalileh (whatever that is!?) with dried lime, red kidney beans and served again with saffron rice. I ordered this because it looked unusual, and it was?a bit too unusual. It was very?green!?My taste-buds were?definitely?up to no good, all I could taste were the parsley and coriander, which I like in moderation, but this was a bit overkill. The lamb was cooked nicely so I ate it up but I don?t think I?ll be ordering this again.

Onto dessert?

Strawberry Cheesecake

I love cheesecake (?3.90) and this was decent but tasted shop-bought.

Baghlava

The Baghlava (?3.50) was a bit hard for me, I was hoping for soft and syrupy not crunchy.

Total cost for 3 courses and a drink each ? ?33.80. The?prices in brackets are the regular A La Carte prices though and not the special price we paid for the 3 courses (as that menu is no longer available). Overall decent food but not great though service was?friendly and attentive.

Source: http://foodanddrinkglasgow.co.uk/persia-june-2012/

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