Prince of Persia: Eat Like a Persian!

It’s a habit for me and my office friends that every Friday, we’re going to treat ourselves for a special lunch out (at around 11PM to 12MN—FYI: I work at night!) as a reward for all the hard work that we have done for the week. It’s our favorite day indeed. It’s not only because it’s the last working day but it’s also the day when we indulge ourselves to a satisfying unforgettable food trip.

Here at Eastwood, there are many good restaurants to choose from. I see them like music artists on an awards night running for the title, “People Choice Award. There are lots of them but only one can win the title.

On the other side, we are like the judges of tonight’s competition. We decide which among these restaurants will suit our taste. We decide which of them can satisfy our monotonous food cravings.

And our choice for tonight is… (Drum rolling) “The Prince of Persia” restaurant. (Loud applause)

The Prince of Persia offers a wide variety of fresh Middle Eastern flavorful cuisines that are cooked suitable for the common taste buds of Filipinos. The menu is composed mainly of lamb and chicken dishes, Kabab and mixed vegetables seasoned with Persian aromatic spices.

Mirza Ghasemi (P120): Grilled eggplant with garlic, tomatoes and spices.

Chelo Koobideh (P275): Two skewer charbroiled ground beef Kabab with grilled tomato with Persian rice topped with butter

Lamb Beryani (P395): Persian style rice and lamb mixed with Beryani sauce

Chicken Beryani (P265): Persian style rice and chicken mixed with Beryani sauce

Kabab Sandwich (P145)

Shawarma with Persian Rice (P150): Marinated beef, tomato, cucumber, onion, with Persian rice.

The interior design of this restaurant is very simple and basic. It’s not so much of ornaments but it feels so homey inside.

At the front desk

Shisha, or sometimes called hookah--these pear-shaped glasses contain syrupy tobacco mixture that is commonly smoked in some parts of the world like Iran, Syria, Nepal, Bangladesh and even here in the Philippines, most commonly found in the Muslim regions in Mindanao. (Ref.  'Mu'assel, Wikipedia')

We really enjoyed dropping by to eat here tonight. I’m satisfied so I’ll give them an eight-out-of-ten score. This was really a Persian experience worth remembering =)