Nice Persian restaurant with really cool interiors, feels very authentic and staff are friendly. It is slightly pricey but it definitely is filling.
Unfortunately a few of the dishes we wanted to try were not available. But would recommend getting the skewers - super delicious, flavourful and soft. The eggplant starter is also worth trying! Also love a good side of Persian rice 🙏
I suggest everyone who wants to taste an excellent food, try this stunning environment.
You would have an unforgettable time in line with having delicious food.
Thank you
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An Iranian friend brought us here for dinner one night and for my first taste of Persian cuisine, I was really impressed! We tried a selection of dishes and walked away very full and very happy.
The eggplant entree was delicious but we found it to be very oily underneath. The Persian bread (similar to naan) was tasty and fresh.
There was a specialty dish of baked rice with a layer of chicken in the middle, this was my favourite. On its own, the filling was a little bit dry but the baked, crispy part of the rice was absolutely delicious!!
The skewers were tasty and cooked well, we all preferred the saffron chicken to the lamb. Unfortunatley the stew we ordered, did not suit my taste as I found it too sour. There also was not very much lamb in the stew, which was a shame because the pieces we did find were very tender.
Entertainment-wise, a very talented bellydancer came out and was great at getting us and other diners involved. This was a really fun surprise and made this a very memorable dinner. Would recommend but best to come with someone who knows about Persian cuisine because it might be difficult to navigate the menu otherwise.
Melbourne Culture Eats
+5
The food is absolutely outstanding to say the least!
Wanting to try this restaurant experience for a very long time. Finally we made it to enjoy the beautiful traditionally furnished restaurant in Richmond. The furnishing is absolutely outstanding. I was in love with the fit-out - honestly felt like I was in Iran.
DJ and singer at 830 pm on a Saturday to really embrace the traditional Persian atmosphere and to have a dance.
May I add we were the only non-Persian table that night which I absolutely loved! This really showed the authenticity of the restaurant. Even had people coming up to us speaking Farsi thinking we were Persian too!
If you don't like too much noise - best to visit earlier before 8.30pm. It's also a beautiful peaceful vibe before the DJ.
As I celebrated my birthday at this restaurant what I loved is the restaurant catered super well for us. I had a very large booking and to my fault I got the numbers wrong. The restaurant was packed but the staff still managed to pull a table out and accommodate for us!
BYO wine is also a huge plus for a gathering which we really liked.
🍴: Shahi - lamb backstrap & chicken skewers served with steamed saffron rice and a grilled tomato 🍅 🍴: Barg - one skewer of tender lamb blackstrap served with steamed saffron rice and a grilled tomato 🍅 🍴: Baghali Polo Ba Mahiche - Steamed saffron rice cooked with fresh dill and broadbeans served with chicken in a tomato sauce with saffron
💰: $$$ - finer dining
The service is outstanding and highly recommend to visit this restaurant as overall it truly is a gem of a find.
Honestly can't wait to come back!
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If one tries to dig through the rich history, culture, flavours and tastes of Persia, it would not be an exaggeration to say that there are not many Irani-Persian restaurants to cater the cuisine, however one such place is on Bridge Road in Richmond that captures most of all and that is Hafez!!!
The dining room is spacious, well decorated, well light, warm and admist the medivial - contemporary decore. Kudos to the ambience.3/5
Bar and wine list is decent offering a horizon of soft drinks, wines and spirits. 3/5
We tried the Tabouleh which was a simple but tasty bulgur parsley with finely chopped spring onions, tomatoes, mint served on lettuce in a dressing of olive oil and lemon juice 3/5
For mains we tried the Shahi platter which was a combination of chicken kebab and lamb strips - although the saffron taste was missing- rice was partly yellow in colour but not saffron rice as one would expect Irani rice to be- place of Saffron.Chicken was juicy but lamb was bit dry and seemed chewy. 3/5
Service was extraordinary- we had 2 waiters- a persian and a brazilian and both were extremely warm, well informed with the cuisine who were able explain the gastronomy of Persian food 4/5.
Heavy with tasty meals we could not request for a sweet dish, next time it shall be💐
Revisit: Yes
The best Persian restaurant in Melbourne that I’ve ever been too, friendly staff, nice atmosphere, amazing design, great food;) highly recommended.
The location and interior design of the restaurant are perfect. Delicious Persian food coming with great customer service. Highly recommended.
Beautifully decorated Restaurant, friendly and attentive staff. Kebabs were delicious, would recommend to family and friends and will return soon :-)
Great food. Everything we ordered was delicious. Dips, kebabs, stews and desserts were all great. Cool decor and nice atmosphere midweek. A little pricey but unsurprising for the area. Would recommend.
Friendly staff
Nice decoration
All different kebabs taste delicious
Rice is good
Dips are also good
Bread was also nice
B.Y.O also available
I’ve been here a few times and will be back here for more kabab
Praveen Abeyagoonasekera
+5
What an experience.
Love the ambience, feels like you're in the middle east.
The food was on point too, the meat tender and yummy!!
We had tea after the main meal which was also different and i loved it (it was like rose tea, rose petals in the tea served with sugar cubes).
Would definitely be back!!
The place looks absolutely from 1980s Middle East theme. There is also this stench in the air, especially when you go towards WC. I am not sure how to describe it but it was not too disturbing.
The food was good. Their Mirza entree was good. Normally you will have salt and paper shakers on top of the table. Here you have salt and sumac.
Waiter and the maître d'hôtel was very polite and welcoming. I will visit Hafez once again.
A little part of Iran in Melbourne. Kebabs are excellent, so are the other dishes with a good variety to choose from. Tea is a must afterwards. Will appeal to non Iranians too, sampling tasty Iranian food without actually visiting Iran!
Delicious food. An amazing vibe! The service was great, The owner is so lovely and welcoming you feel like your a guest in his home! Definitely recommend, the chelo kebab hit the spot too.
Will be taking friends and colleagues here to give them a little taste of the Persian experience!
Merci!!!!
Delicious food and nice vibes, loved the interiors of this place...I had chicken with pomegranate molasses and it was delicious
A wonderful place and friendly staff.
Regarding the food:
We ordered Juje (chicken), Barg (lamb) and koobide (mince) kebabs with rice. The kebabs were all tender. However they should have been a little bit saltier.
Generally the taste of Barg and Koobide kebabs were not that great since the lamb meat is different to what we have in Iran (Australian sheep breed is different).
The rice could have been Iranian grown which is available in Australia. I expected a generous amount of lemon and tomato.
Lovely little spot, very yummy food. Service was good, nice to see employees speak farsi.
Hands down the best Persian restaurant in Australia.
The food is amazing and the customer service is excellent.
If you looking to try real Persian food this place is the real deal.
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