Darvish Persian & Spanish Restaurant — Restaurant in Goa

Among the picturesque beaches of Goa, Vagator is one of the unique one's which attracts the locals as well as tourists. @darvishgoa is a small and quaint restaurant that lies in a quiet lane of Vagator!❤️ It is attractively designed with some beautiful artwork, and is quite special as it has chefs hailing from Iran and Nagaland!❤️ It serves a variety of delicacies which include authentic kebabs, spanish and middle eastern cuisine and speciality cocktails. What's really worth mentioning here is that the herbs and barberries used in a variety of their dishes are specially procured from Iran to ensure the authentic taste and flavour. Apart from the regular displayed menu, it has a special menu everyday to cater to the different varieties of food. They have an amazing special fire dance performance which leaves all the guests spell bound!❤️✨

In the frame: Zareshk Polo Ba Murgh (Chicken Saute Stew) : Zareshk stands for Barberries, Polo for Rice and Murgh for Chicken! Cooked with saffron, tomato and served with Barberry saffron Basmati rice!

Hummus Plate: This is an authentic Mediterranean hummus plate with chickpeas, virgin olive oil and paprika served with fresh pita bread!

Kebab Koobideh : Skewers of perfectly grilled lamb mince served with grilled tomato and salad. You can have it with saffron basmati rice or Iranian bread!

Persian Herbal Tea: Refreshing mug of authentic hot tea made from 12 herbs!

Mojito: The perfect blend of lemon juice and mint really complemented the food! . . The hosts were warm and welcoming, and were very happy to show us around!❤ . . If you are in Vagator then do head to @darvishgoa for some amazing authentic middle eastern cuisine that is sure to keep you...

I had a very bad experience in Darvish, while all my lovely friends loved this place and recommended to me also: “such nice kebabs are there”. 18th November we came for dinner with my friends, everyone ordered kebabs or other meet, and for me they made beans, because I’m vegetarian. When I tried it was so strange taste, but I don’t know how it’s should be, because I never tried this style kitchen. It was too vinegary, like acetous. My friend, who invited us there, he is from Iran, and he said that they are put there dry lemons maybe they put too much, he didn’t like the taste also. Everyone tried little bit, nobody liked. I was thinking to give it back, but I thought I shouldn’t, was mixing with rise and bread to make it edible. So , I didn’t eat something else in that evening. After 5 hours I felt so hard poisoning, I didn’t sleep, I went to the doctor 3 times, any medicines didn’t work , I felt too bad, I got 2 injections, helped me for 1 hour only. Then I went to hospital Vision, doctor said that it’s so hard food poisoning, and when they start injecting antibiotics I started breath normally. It was for 3 days. One of us also was vomiting that night. The one and main thing which is impossible to understand for me that: when my Iranian friend called them, the owner said that food was fresh, and I have allergies of beans. No tries to even know what happened with me . I ate beans million times in my life, I have no any allergies. You can be sure that it was poisoning from your food, and it’s so sad. You can easy find my...

Restaurant review: @darvishgoa is a family run restaurant in Vagator, and it has all the charms of a family based business. The restaurant itself is in the front yard and ground floor of their home, it has a homely feel ; unassuming and yet inviting ambience. The food is what they know and make at home - Persian , Mediterranean fare and Naga food , since they hail from these regions ( don't you just adore the mixed marriages and the fact that people of different origins have made their home in Goa ?) Coming to the food : Not only is it authentic, but also food that you won't get anywhere else in Goa. The seafood paella for example had a flavour intense broth, also rice specific for paella, and filled with calamari and mussels. Haven't had such since our visit to Barcelona. The bamboo shoot pork and the soup made with naga king chillies, along with black sesame pork was another example of regional cuisine true to its roots. A fatoush salad was are only nod at vegetarianism , which was nice aswell. For dessert we had the homemade baklava, just the way I Iike it , sticky and syrupy and stuffed with pista, not the dry flaky store bought variety. All in all it's a real off the beaten track restaurant, with dishes that are conversation starters. . It is 29 km from my home - and a place has to be worth my time and effort to go there, also I value all of your time aswell. I do wish they were on Swiggy or Zomato though for home delivery. Also I wore my flamenco...