Shiraz Restaurant brings Persian cooking to Saint Heliers through a menu led by grilled kebabs, saffron and carefully balanced spices. The dining room operates as a fully licensed restaurant and bar, while BYOW adds another option for guests arranging a meal around their own bottle. Evening service runs through the middle of the week, with longer daytime-to-evening hours on the weekend, making the venue useful for both dinner and a more leisurely Saturday or Sunday gathering.
Kebabs form the clearest path through the main menu. Koobideh uses minced lamb marinated with spices, Joojeh pairs free range chicken with saffron, lemon and herbs, and Chenjeh centres on pieces of lamb steak. Combination plates bring those skewers together in different proportions, then complete the meal with salad, grilled tomato and a choice that includes fragrant saffron rice.
Moraasa Polo shows another side of the kitchen. Basmati rice coloured and scented with saffron is layered with tender meat, pistachios, other nuts and tart barberries, creating contrast between savoury richness, fruit and crunch. Plain yoghurt or a shallot version can cool the stronger flavours alongside the meal, and nut-filled baghlava provides a crisp, syrupy finish rather than simply repeating the spice profile of the mains.
The structure of the menu makes Shiraz particularly easy to share. A table can divide several skewers, compare lamb and chicken, and use rice, grilled tomato and yoghurt to build each plate differently. Wine service and BYOW suit a longer dinner, while takeaway and delivery preserve the same focus on kebabs and rice for meals at home. It is a focused Persian offering whose variety comes from marinades, combinations and accompaniments rather than an overextended list.
Address: 7 Maskell Street, Saint Heliers, Auckland 1071, New Zealand
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Shiraz Persian Restaurant Menu
Appetizers
Soup of the day
Please ask our staff.
Chef dips – Dips and bread
Savor the Chef Dips at Shiraz, where exquisite flavors await. Paired with freshly baked bread, these delightful creations complement your dining experience with a symphony of taste and texture.
Mirza ghasemi
Pureed charcoal-broiled eggplant mixed with roasted garlic, scrambled egg and tomato puree served with bread
Mezze
Selection of tabouleh, dolma, eggplant dip, falafel, hummus and olives served with bread.
Chicken Wings
Free-range Broiled marinated chicken wings served with fries
Mix marinated olive
Savor the delightful blend of flavors with our Mix Marinated Olives at Shiraz. These exquisite olives are marinated to perfection, creating a harmonious medley of tastes. Enjoy this appetizer, served with a zestful touch that will awaken your palate.
Salad
Garden Salad
Green leaves, lettuce, tomato, cucumber served with special lime and parmesan dressing
Rustic Spinach Salad
Green leaves, fresh spinach topped with chopped walnut, dried cranberries and feta cheese, kalamata olives, red onion served with pomegranate-balsamic reduction
Main
All kebabs are served with fresh salad and grilled tomato with the choice of saffron rice or fries
Koobideh (Prime Lamb Mince)
2 skewers of Prime minced lamb marinated with spices broiled to perfection
Joojeh kebab
1 skewer of Broiled boneless free-range chicken marinated in saffron, lemon juice and herbs
Chenjeh
1 skewer of tender butterfly lamb steak pieces broiled to perfection
Barg
Meltingly tender eye-fillet pieces broiled to perfection
Vaziri
Combination of 1 skewer Prime minced lamb & 1 Skewer of free-range chicken
Shahi
Combination of 1 skewer lamb steak & 1 skewer of free-range chicken
Apadana
Combination of 1 skewer Prime minced lamb & 1 skewer of lamb steak
Sultani
Combination of 1 skewer prime minced lamb & 1 Skewer of eye-fillet
Royal
Combination of 1 skewer prime minced lamb, 1 skewer of lamb steak & 1 skewer of free-range chicken.
Shiraz Grazing Plate
includes selection of our freshly sourced dips appetizers and selection of 1 x Prime minced lamb, 1 x free-range chicken, 1 x lamb steak skewer, 1 x grilled chicken wings skewer and some tasty grilled prawns and fries
Maskell Plate
Famous low carb Kebabs on Maskell salad includes lettuce, tabouleh, red cabbage, carrot and tomato’s served with hummus and selection of sauces
Salmon
Grilled New Zealand fresh salmon fillet marinated with extra virgin olive oil and fresh lemon juice served with seasonal vegetables
Dessert
Persian Saffron Ice Cream
Saffron Ice Cream flavoured with rosewater, cardamom & pistachios
Chai & Baghlava
Pot of tea served with Baklava (for 2)
Banana Split With Ice-Cream
Sides
French fries
Wedges
Baghlava
Turkish delight
Shallot yogurt
Yogurt
Wine
Prosecco DOC Italy
Longmeil Stell Nere Sparkling Shiraz Ita
Louis Roederer Champagne France
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Hot Drinks
Tea
Black, Herbal, Chamomile
Chai Latte
Coffee
Nespresso Coffee
Juices
Juice
Apple, Orange, Cranberry
Soft Drinks
Lemonade
Ice Tea
Peach, Lemon
Coke
Fanta, Sprite, L&P
Sparkling Water (1 Litre)
Homemade Ayron (Doogh) Yougurt Drink
Beer
Hazy Pale Ale
Little Creatures Lager
Peroni 0% Alcohol
Peroni 3.5% Low Carb
Corona Extra
Heineken
Asahi
Sommersby Apple Cidar
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