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Cuisine: PERSIAN
Area: BIRMINGHAM

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The Essential Taste of Birmingham
Address 11 Great Hampton Street, Hockley Birmingham
Postcode B18 6AQ  Map
Tel 0121 236 0402
Hours Daily 1500-2300

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 Here's 290 words from beauraing on Friday, March 09, 2007  
Food: Value Service: Decor: Rating: Cost/head: Suits:
9/10 : 10/10 8/10 7/10 89 % £5 Small Family Gathering

A very warm welcome awaited us at this seemingly family-run restaurant near the Jewellery Quarter. I was there with a friend and my two children on Wednesday evening at around six o'clock when the only other party was a group of students from the nearby College of Law. The menu seemed sufficiently varied and interesting (we were also offered the reduced-price version). I have eaten Persian cuisine before so I knew what generally to expect and ordered the feta salad as a starter - fresh and delightful but so much of it that I had to use it as a side dish as well. My friend had the generous portion of houmous which came with plenty of fluffy warm pitta-style bread called khoubz.

For my main course I had lamb which reminded me of Greek Kleftika - extraordinarily succulent and mouthwateringly melting off the bone, accompanied by fragrantly perfumed Saffron Rice which I struggled to finish and copious helpings of hot gravy. My friend and the children had a variety of kebabs with rice, which all proved delicious. Everything was accompanied by mountains of fresh flat-leaf parsley, mint and the ubiquitous dill, which I happen to love.

No room for dessert but a few complimentary sweets accompanied the traditional Persian tea which was also offered to us gratis. I was staggered when the bill came though! £21 for four of us (including yoghurt-based and fizzy drinks) seemed ridiculously low but I calculated what we'd had and it was right. Fantastic value for money and I don't know whether it was the fresh herbs or the tea, but I enjoyed a wonderful night's sleep afterwards!

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No.of reviews: 3
Average Rating: 94%
Highest Rating: 99 %
Lowest Rating: 89 %
The Essential Taste of Birmingham
 
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