Sufi

Went here on a Wednesday night. The place was fairly quiet but the food was really impressive. To be honest, even with the good reviews, I was slightly sceptical that the quality would be high given its location, but all in our party - a mix of vegetarians and carnivores - were pleasantly surprised. And some of the group are very, very hard to please...
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8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 9
Monday, June 27, 2011

Got a week's gardening leave and the boy's on half term so we're doing a restaurant a day in our local area (Hammersmith). And we're lucky, we're spoilt for choice.

Sufi is a place we'd heard a lot of good things about but never ventured into as Askew Rd isn't the road of choice in the area it has to be said. But with time to burn, why not?

Very pleasant inside. Homely, sweetly decorated. Warm welcome.

Menu. All the classics you'd find at other persian places in the area. Grilled meats, lots of mezze starters, big flat bread.

We ordered 2 soups, some hummus, some mirza ghizeme and some olivera, and one grilled chicken dish to share for three of us.

As the good ones do, he made the bread in the big oven at the front and coated it with sesame seeds and kalonje seeds. Delicious.

The food all came together as we asked and it was all delicious. Generous helpings, freshly made. In fact we over ordered.

One quibble. The Mirza Ghizeme tasted a bit too much like raw onion. But this could well be my ignorance rather than a failing of the dish.

The chicken was expertly cooked I would say and the rice it came with was steamed beautifully.

Best bit of course is the bill. £33 the lot. You'd pay £10 more even in Yas (reviewed here by me) and of course in town you'd pay a hell of a lot more.

Charming place. A local gem. We'll be back.
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benjamin163 - View all reviews by this user
8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, June 01, 2011

Went there with a group of friends, the service was good and food excellent! especially like the lamb fillet, very tender and nicely cooked.
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Tom
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Monday, February 28, 2011

great restuarant. If you take advice from Iranian friends you may have this restuarant will cook typical Iranian dishes to order even though they are not on the menu.we had Iranian wine as well which was offered by the waitress. Really good way to run a restuarant and forget all that stuff about Iranians that you read in the paper and saw on the news because they are lovely people.
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gary
9 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Friday, December 11, 2009

What a fantastic little restaurant very simply put. The cusine is persian and the menu is broad enough to cater for any taste - from mild and creamy to hot and tasty.

The key to this place is its simplicity - friendly welcoming staff, great freshly prepared food using good quality ingredients and a very reasonble bill at the end of it.
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James Crawley
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 10
Thursday, August 13, 2009

Fully agree with other positive reviews. Warm atmosphere, great grills, and lovely service. Don't miss the Black Shiraz wine, and the awesome chicken wing starter. Fish was good, though less expertly done than the meats. A great evening out in tight times.
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Brandon
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Saturday, April 18, 2009