Minaret — Restaurant in Samarkand City

Firstly I want to emphasise the folks here are extremely nice and friendly, so it's too bad the value was so poor. 100K som for 3 pumpkin manti, one dry vegetable skewer, and 2 cups of instant coffee. Compare to Bibikhanoum Tea House across the street which cost me 114K som for double the portion of manti and veggie skewers, bread, tea, and Turkish coffee. I liked the manti better at Minaret (though some might disagree with me), but the skewers at Bibikhanoum Tea House were much better. The food took a long time to prepare as well, even though the restaurant was completely empty at 9.30am. I hope they improve on their offering; otherwise it's a nice place with...

The restaurant is closed to the most famous landmark of Samarkand- the Registon. The food was very good. We had Plov and their Plov was very tasty. The rice was soaked with flavorful juice and meat was soft and tender.

The bread lived up to the name of Samarkand bread. Every bite you have bring special and unique oven smell of Samarkand oven. It was crispy outside and soft, warm, and chewy inside. When we first saw it, we thought we would not be able to finish the whole big bread which was bigger than an adult’s hand. But we did! It was really good. We also love the broth of the soup. The only thing we didn’t care too much was the dessert. It was a...

Minaret was a good finding in Samarkand, it’s right in front of Bibi Khanim’s mosque and the main bazar or market. The osh or Uzbek Pilav is good, the meat is tender and its flavour is authentic. The service wasn’t the best as you need to wait a lot for them to accommodate you and bring you the menu but it doesn’t outweigh the price, quality and the vibe that the...