Sufi

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70 Askew Road

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Tue Jun 12 2012

While many of its contemporaries go out of their way to emulate the canteen feel of Tehran’s downtown chelo kebab houses, Sufi is a restaurant in the conventional sense. This is one of few places in London that capably blends authentic Persian cuisine with an intimate environment that’s as suited to romantic liaisons as family reunions. The walls are hung with Middle Eastern musical instruments, calligraphic bronze art and the occasional framed painting of a wizened Sufi cleric.

Candles illuminate the linen-clad tables after dark; and a traditional clay oven by the front door turns out soft and seeded taftoon bread. The latter makes a perfect accompaniment to a bowl of ash-e reshteh, a creamy noodle and bean soup that’s among the best we’ve had in the capital. Kebabs are expertly grilled, but this is one place where it’s worth experimenting: the khoresht-e fesenjan (chicken with chopped walnuts and pomegranate molasses) is incredibly flavourful, and there are some excellent fish and even vegetarian dishes. There’s also an unusually decent wine list, including some punchy reds from Lebanon’s Château Ksara.

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Address:
Sufi 70 Askew Road
Shepherd's Bush
London
W12 9BJ

Phone:
020 8834 4888
Website:
www.sufirestaurant.com
Opening hours:
Meals served noon-11pm daily
Transport:
Tube: Hammersmith tube then bus 266
Price:
Main courses £6.50-£13.50. Corkage £5
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1. Sufi
  - 70 Askew Road
    Shepherd's Bush
    London
    W12 9BJ
  - 020 8834 4888
  - www.sufirestaurant.com
  - 51.503771,-0.243777

Categories:
Food and drink
Facilities:
Restaurant and bar facilities. Take away. General facilities. Private rooms. Available for hire
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(11 ratings)

First time here and I would rarely give a 5 star to Iranian restaurants as one always thinks mum's cooking is the best, but the food in Sufi came a close second place. fantastic starters, generous, perfectly done mains, reasonably priced and served with a helping of Iranian hospitality, good enough for me and my family. Highly recommended, will go back for more.

Roxy Thu Sep 6 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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This is our 'local', and the first place we bring anyone new to the neighborhood. Amazing food, good service, and thank Heavens, they deliver!

Shea Sat Jul 14 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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Highly recommended with honest prices and genuine Persian hospitality ! Absolutely authentic, from someone who spent many years working in Iran.

LimaTango Sat Jul 14 2012
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This persian restaurant deserve every star that it gets! Friendly staff, welcoming , Clean and excellent food. No wonder some of the well known British pop stars go there ! :)

Dr Saman Thu Jul 12 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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very very nice. wonderful starters - aubagine and hummus, tasty main - mixed grill. they offer freshly baked bread too which was delicious. really good, friendly service. overall it was delightful. will back for sure. they were fine about us bringing our own wine too, very reasonable corkage

ben Sun Nov 6 2011
Rated as: 5/5
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Fantastic food , pleasant environment and excellent management. :)

Parang Fri Oct 28 2011
Rated as: 5/5
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The starters were slightly hit & miss (feta, walnuts and herbs was a small chunk of feta and a sprinkle of walnuts on an enormous bed of mint leaves, very strange). The humous and aubergine starters were very nice though and the freshly baked flat bread was a nice touch. The mains were fantastic, beautifully flavoured and very filling. The freshly made baklava was a real treat too. Fantastic service and very reasonable prices, I will definitely be back!

Lo Sat Sep 17 2011
Rated as: 4/5
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been to Sufi again a couple of nights ago. You could not ask for a better service and better food. very very fine persian cusine in a very nice, clean and relaxing atmosphere. Staff are very friendly and respecful. I recommend it to anyone who is a fan of persain food already or who would like to try persian food for the first time. I will go back to this restaurant again and again for sure.

Ameneh Sat Apr 30 2011
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