Harden's survey result
Summary
There’s a host of no-choice, multi-course meals at this unusual Clerkenwell venture, where charismatic chef, Yuma Hashemi, showcases his Persian cuisine in a “fabulous room, set up like an affluent Tehran dining room c.1970”. “The quality of the food is superb”, and “the personal attention makes one feel as if eating at a friend’s home – nothing commercial”. There are “two mild flaws, though – 1) it’s expensive for what it is; and 2) it’s quite reliant on bread and rice”.
Summary
“Completely unique and hugely enjoyable” – Yuma Hashemi offers modern European cuisine from a tasting menu of his choice (for £85 or £135 at the chef’s table) at this Clerkenwell three-year-old. Except on Sundays, when there’s a traditional Persian feasting menu that celebrates his heritage.
Summary
Chef Yuma Hashemi presides over an open kitchen – combining contemporary European small plates with influences from his boyhood in Iran – at this unusual Clerkenwell yearling. In the evenings, you choose from either a short (five-course) tasting menu or a long seven-course one. Sundays are given over to traditional Persian feasting, which fans suggest is the biggest draw here: “a meal to remember, with beautiful flavours and textures”: “tahdig (the caramelised crust at the bottom of a pot of rice) was a thing of utter beauty”.
Summary
Chef Yuma Hashemi presides over an open kitchen – combining contemporary European small plates with influences from his boyhood in Iran – at this unusual Clerkenwell yearling. In the evenings, you choose from either a short (five-course) tasting menu or a long seven-course one. Sundays are given over to traditional Persian feasting, which fans suggest is the biggest draw here: “a meal to remember, with beautiful flavours and textures”: “tahdig (the caramelised crust at the bottom of a pot of rice) was a thing of utter beauty”.
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Restaurant details
Prices
 Drinks |
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|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £90.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £4.00 |
 Extras |
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|---|---|
| Service | 10.00% |
20 Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4SX
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | CLOSED |
| Wednesday | 6:15 pm‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 6:15 pm‑11 pm |
| Friday | 6:15 pm‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 6:15 pm‑11 pm |
| Sunday | 12:30 pm‑4 pm, 6:15 pm‑11 pm |
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