Alborz Restaurant is a longstanding Persian restaurant at 13 Hammersmith Road near Kensington Olympia. The dining room presents an elegant but approachable setting for the generous grilled meats, rice dishes and slow cooked recipes associated with Iranian hospitality.
Charcoal grilled skewers are a central part of the menu, including minced lamb and other meat preparations served with grilled tomato or onion. Saffron rice accompanies the restaurant’s casseroles, bringing fragrance and colour to their deeper, slowly developed sauces.
Persian tea and doogh, a yoghurt drink, offer traditional accompaniments alongside familiar soft drinks. To finish, baklava, faloodeh and saffron or vanilla ice cream with pistachio and rose water continue the menu’s characteristic flavours.
The restaurant opens daily and its location is convenient for events at Olympia as well as meals in West Kensington. Its broad service suits family dinners and group gatherings, while the combination of grills and casseroles gives individual diners plenty of choice.
Address: 13 Hammersmith Road, Kensington Olympia, London W14 8XJ, England
Alborz West Kensington Menu
Starters
Ash Reshte
vegetable soup with herbs, lentils, kidney beans, chcikpeas, noodle, mint & sour cream/kashk
Lentil Soup
red lentils, carrots, potatoes, onion, garlic, coriander & spices
Kashk Bademjan
fried aubergines mixed with garlic, onion &sour cream/kashk
Mirza Gasemi
smoked aubergines mixed with garlic, tomatoes, eggs
Kookoo Sabzi
soufflé of fresh mixed herbs, garlic, eggs
Dolme
vine leaves stuffed with rice, herbs & spices
Hummus
chickpeas, sesame seeds oil, garlic & lemon
Mast O Khiyar
yoghurt mixed with diced cucumber & mint
Mast O Mosir
yoghurt mixed with wild garlic
Season Salad
lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes & dressing
Salad Shirazi
diced cucumber, tomatoes, onion & dressing
Feta cheese
Torshi
mixed pickles
Khiyar Shour
pickled cucumbers
Olives
Bread (Naan)
Main Courses
**ALL GRILLED DISHES IS SERVED WITH SAFFRON RICE & GRILLED TOMATOES** CAN BE REPLACED WITH SALAD OR BREAD
KEBAB KOOBIDE
two skewers of minced lamb
KEBAB BARG
a skewer of steak lamb fillet
KEBAB CHENJE
a skewer of shish / cube lamb fillet
SOLTANI/MAKHSOS
a skewer of steak lamb fillet & minced lamb
KOOBEDE CHENJE
a skewer of shish/cube lamb fillet & minced lamb
JUJEH BARG
a skewer of chicken breast, a skewer of steak lamb fillet
JUJEH CHENJE
a skewer of chicken breast, a skewer of sish/cube lamb fillet
JUJEH KOOBIDE
a skewer of chicken breast, a skewer of minced lamb
JUJEH FILLET
a skewer of cube boneless breast chicken
JUJEH KEBAB
whole poussin chicken on the bone
FISH / MAHEE
Grilled/fried
ZERESHK POLO
cooked chicken in tomato sauce & rice mixed with red berries
BAGHALI POLO
cooked lamb chunk, mixed rice with dill and broad beans
MIXED GRILLED
2 skewers of minced lamb, chicken fillet, chenje/barg fillet (2 PERSONS)
MIXED GRILLED
4 skewers of minced lamb, two chickens, chenje/barg fillet (4 PERSONS)
Casserolls
**ALL THE CASSEROLLS SERVED WITH SAFFRON RICE**
GHORME SABZI
lamb casserole cooked in sauce of fresh herbs, kidney beans, dried lime
GHAYME
lamb casserole cooked in sauce of yellow peas, tomatoes, dried lime
BAMIEH
lamb casserole cooked in sauce of okra, tomatoes, garlic
FESENJAN
chicken breast in sweet & sour sauce of pomegranate paste, walnuts
Vegetable Casserolls
GHORME SABZI
mushrooms, fresh herbs, kidney beans, dried lime
GHAYME
mushrooms, yellow peas, tomatoes, dried lime
BAMIEH
mushrooms, okra, tomatoes, garlic
FESENJAN
mushrooms, pomegranate paste, walnuts sauce
Desserts
BAKLAVA
sweets pastry with nuts, syrup, rose water and saffron
FALOODE
persian sorbet mixed with rose water, pistachio, noodles and syrups
ICE CREAM
Traditional ice cream with flavor of saffron or vanilla & pistachio, rose water