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We got 5 dips/spreads (from left to right): spinach, eggplant, Persian yogurt, walnut, hummus.

In general, compared to greek ones, I feel like these were healthier, not as salty / strongly flavoured. Could be interpreted as plain, but as someone with a lighter palate, I liked it! I particularly enjoyed the spinach (borani esfanaj), which was very flavourful, probably due to the sweet onions within, as well as the Persian yogurt (mast), which was served cold and was rather thick with a pleasant sour flavour. The walnut (muhamara) was p good and rather interesting - nutty and sweet from the bell peppers mixed in. Kinda like upgraded nut butter. Hummus was alright, it’s tasty but I’ve had better, and the others outshone it. Eggplant (kash-e bademjan) was like babaganoush but more fibrous, would have preferred it to be more smoky but it was still rather tasty.

All the charcoal grilled items come with a bowl of rice! The basmati rice was very light and all the grains were separated, decently fluffy. It could have been more aromatic though.

We managed to feed 6 with this. Minced lamb was a bit gamey but was still alright with it bc it’s pretty juicy. Both the chicken and fish were tender and succulent, prawn was well marinated and firm, tho it did kinda taste like shrimp, not prawn? Beef was done medium rare, juicy and not tough. Came with some greens, which were decent. I liked that the meats were all properly done, none of them fell short!

Kebabs have its origin in Middle Eastern cuisine as a street food. The two meats (lamb and chicken kubideh) were served with a mix of saffron and white basmati rice that were both aromatic and fluffy. The lamb meat didn't had a gamey taste and both meats were tender and well marinated with a nice balance of flavour and aroma from the spices. Wished we could just order a meat skewer by itself. Overall definitely a place to visit though staff service could be improved.

Made with walnuts and a mix of Persian spices, the hummus had a nutty flavour and creamy texture to it; and an added sweetness and tangy-ness from the pomegranate. Best eaten with their crusty and chewy Persian bread for a healthy earthly goodness.

These small rice wraps reminded me of mini "bazhang" as the stuffed rice had a similar sticky texture. Lightly flavoured with herbs, the stuffed rice was wrapped with grape vine layers that gave it a slight bitterness.

With over 100 participating restaurants, you will be spoilt for choice and here is why you should put Shabestan as one of your choices.

For the dinner menu, Shabestan will be offering either a 3-course menu ($68++ per pax) or 4-course menu ($78++ per pax), and you will be thoroughly satisfied and filled by the end of the meal. It is absolutely value-for-money for the quality and quantity that you are going to get and some of the dishes are created solely for the Restaurant Week, which you are not able to order on normal days. For the appetizer, you get an option between the Roasted Red Pepper Hummus or Roasted Eggplant Dip, both served with Persian bread. The next course features the salad dish of either the Greek Chicken Salad or Arabic Fattoush Salad, the former consisting of tender cuts of grilled chicken breast and the latter is a vegetarian option.

The mains consist of three options for you to choose from and we sampled the Saffron Joojeh Kebab and Lamb Shank Pilaf, the pilaf a signature and crowd favourite of the restaurant. The Saffron Joojeh Kebab comes with a marinated chicken breast kebab over a bed of rice while the Lamb Shank Pilaf totally stole the show for us. The lamb shank has been cooked in a tomato and herb base mixture for hours till it is so tender that you do not need much force to fork apart the meat from the bone. Served with fluffy grains of basmati rice with raisins and nuts, this is the perfect complement to the tender lamb shank meat. Rounding up the meal is the dessert course with either the Sholeh Zard or Saffron Kunafa, the former a Persian saffron rice pudding with a touch of honey to add the sweetness while the latter is a kunafe layered with assorted nuts and seasoned lemon zest.
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✨ Shabestan
📍 80 Mohamed Sultan Road, The Pier at Robertson, Unit 01-13, Singapore 239013
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‘Semi fine dining’ priced restaurant along Robertson Quay

Enjoys the APPETISERS - Borani Esfanaj (spinach) & Homemade Cheese.
The grilled platters is good too - like lamb, fish & prawn portions not big but price is high to be having Middle Eastern food in Singapore.

Overall customer service is good but do give some time for customers to chit chat not too overwhelming approaching the table :)

Total damage: s$56.00 per pax

More of a fine dining restaurant with highly personalized service.
My favorite turkish food place in SG

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The kebab is Chef's Hamid Hosseini recipe of charcoal grill vegetarian kebab (celery, green pepper, red pepper, cucumber, egg plant and zucchini) with seasoned vegetables and homemade cottage cheese.
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The grilled vegetables are nicely charred and aromatic. I like the homemade cottage cheese best.
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Baghala Polo or the dill rice is aromatic, fluffy and delicious at the same time.
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This dish is part of Shabestan Persian Green Month (15 Nov to 15 Dec 2018).
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📍Shabestan
The Pier @ Robertson
80 Mohamed Sultan Road
#01-13, Singapore 239013
📞68361270
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This comes with mix of saffron & white rice.

Very comprehensive platter with meats that were well marinated and prepared with great technique in order to create the wonderful balance of flavor and aroma! Especially enjoyed the beef and surprisingly the minced lamb 😋

All I can say about this dish is if you love meat like me and have the money to spend then this dish is to order. All the meat was flavorful and was to die for. The dish contains 3 types of lamb and 3 types of chicken grilled to perfection. Definitely you will need a group of friends to finish this.

Protip: Friday nights they have a belly dancer which will add to your experience of persian cuisine.