• Masa

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  • Bewitchingly exotic, Masa is a glitzy beacon on an otherwise drab suburban precinct. Inside, below a substantial central chandelier, youll find heavy wooden furniture, shiny tiled flooring, a satellite TV, maroon and wood-panelled walls, a cushion-bestrewn area at the back (for the taking of tea), and a shiny open kitchen. The food is fabulous. Picture a marriage between the best of Middle Eastern and Pakistani cuisine, with a few Balkan salads thrown in as bridesmaids. Hence the bread (resembling roti, hot from a tandoor) and the rice (fluffy pilaus) are sublime: the juicy seared kebabs likewise. Yet the enticing menu holds much more. Try the mantoo, pasta dumplings filled with minced lamb and sweetly flavoured onions, covered with a mince and split-pea sauce; or a starter of bourani-e-afghani (a tangy, moussaka-like dish of aubergine in a tomato sauce with quroot reconstituted yoghurt); or a side dish of chickpeas and new potatoes in a minty relish. For dessert, there are ice-creams, baklava or fereeni (a rosewater-based pudding). Slinky, black-clad staff, low prices, a BYO policy and the almost entirely Afghani clientele add to the allure.

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  1. Posted by Homa Pinnock (registered user) on 07 Jun 2008 17:04

    We have eaten at Masa (which means taste in Dari/Farsi) on a few occasion and would recommended. If you enjoy eating lamb, then try doo-pee-yeh-za.

  2. Posted by soodin roy (registered user) on 18 Apr 2008 14:50

    This should be voted best afghan restaurant in london. very relaxed atmosphere. waiters and waitresses will go to the extreme to impress you, service unrivalled.
    This is what i call traditional afghan food.
    i've been to the afghan kitchen restaurant in islington and it felt like i was in ikea.food is not afghan at all.
    THE DSL CREW

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  • Details

  • 24-26 Headstone Drive, Harrow, Middx, Harrow, HA3 5QH
  • Tel: 020 8861 6213
  • Category: Afghan
  • Travel: Harrow & Wealdstone tube/rail
  • Times: Meals served noon-11pm daily
  • Price: Main courses £4.50-£12. Set meal £19.95 (2 people) 2 courses; £47.95 (4-6 people) 2 courses. Unlicensed. Corkage no charge
  • Credit cards: AmEx, MC, V
  • Licenced: unlicensed
  • Services:
    • Child facilities: Babies and children welcome: high chairs
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