This was my first visit to a Persian restaurant.
My colleague who is of Persian descent took us to this place and I was not disappointed.
The space has a Persian feel to it. The server seated us to our table and gave us a basket of complimentary Persian bread.
I ordered the chicken shish kabob and my colleague ordered the lamb shank. They were both delicious. The portions were huge and I walked back home with a full stomach!
Recommended!
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For some people, their first impression of a restaurant is how it looks, whether it’s the establishment’s store front or an initial glimpse of the dining room. For me, a more important impression is how the place smells, the sense that intrigues my nose about things to come. Upon entering Darvish, it was the first thing that struck me – all the spices melding together with a faint smoky meat scent. Sure, their colourful tablecloths were nice, but that’s secondary.
Most of the heavenly aromas must come from Darvish’s stews. When our aubergine stew or bheymeh bademjoon ($16.99) was set on the table, it certainly made me inhale deeply, a calm yoga breath. You really can’t go wrong with a hearty dish spooned over the basmati rice, where the tomato sauce has a hint of citrus thanks to dried lime, which keeps it light while the split peas helps to thicken the sauce. The meat wasn’t immensely tender for veal, but good enough. I only wished there was more eggplant (especially since the stew was named after it), as the vegetable absorbed many flavours and I wish there was more than one piece.
Make sure to choose the saffron barberry rice if you’re getting a kabob as despite looking regular basmati topped with cranberries, it's certainly more flavourful thanks to being cooked in saffron liquid. You’ll need the extra spice as
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My friends and I went to Darvish in April, 2017 as our first ever introduction to Persian Food!
The restaurant was really easy to find due to its location by Wellesley station. It is a family owned restaurant, and the owner proudly exclaimed that Darvish was the first Persian restaurant to open in Toronto. Needless to say, we were excited!
We started with an App called 'Mirza Ghazemi' ($9.00) which was an eggplant and zucchini dip - it was served with warm Persian bread. The dip tasted homely and comforting - although it lacked any form of spice.
For my Entrée, I ordered 'Fesenjoon' ($18.00) - A walnut and pomegranate stew with chicken pieces - served with Barberry rice. This dish was SO surprisingly good! It tasted sweet, and was just so satisfying with the tartness of the barberries in the rice. The only drawback was that there weren't many chicken pieces in the stew as I would have liked.
My friends ordered the Chicken and Lamb Shish Kebab (~$18.00) as well as the Lamb Shank (~$19.00). The kebabs were well-cooked, but again, lacked any spices/seasoning. The sumac spice kept on our table added some zing to the kebabs. The Lamb shank was simply fall-off-the-bone goodness!
Overall I was satisfied with my meal, but longed for a more robust flavour in the dishes.
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