About Room 43 Bar and Kitchen
Bringing an authentic taste of Persia to Lavender Hill, family-run Tarragon has built a loyal local following since opening in 2013. Their Koobideh is the ultimate comfort dish – two skewers of perfectly spiced minced lamb, served with freshly-baked bread.
Hot Starters
Mirza Ghasemi (V)
Smoked aubergines, tomatoes, eggs and garlic.£4.20Kashke Bademjan (V)
Fried aubergines, garlic, whey and mint.£4.20Koo-koo Sabzi (V)
Mixed herbs and egg.£4.50Dolmeh (V)
Staffed vine leaves with rice and Persian spices.£4.20Falafel (V)
Chick peas, herbs, and mixed spices.£4.50Tah Dig and Khoresht
Crispy crunchy rice with any stew of choice.£7.00Vegetable Dish
Grilled halloumi, mushroom, tomatoes, potato, parsnip and pepper.£5.00
Cold Starters
Mast O Khiar (V)
Chopped cucumber and mint mixed with yoghurt.£4.20Mast O Moosir (V)
Shallot with thick strained yoghurt.£4.20Olvieh
Diced chicken, eggs, potatoes, carrots, green peas, pickled cucumber and mayonnaise.£4.50Salad Shirazi (V)
Diced cucumber, tomatoes and onions with a lemon dressing.£4.20Tabouleh (V)
Finely chopped tomatoes, parsley, bulgur and onions served with olive oil and lemon.£4.20Hummus (V)
Pureed chickpeas, tahini and juice.£4.20Baba Ghanoush (V)
Grilled aubergine, tahini, cumin, coriander, garlic and olive oil.£4.20Sini E Mazeh
A selection of five starters: Mirza Ghasemi, Mast o Moosir, Kashk e Bademjan, Olvieh and Hummus served with two flat breads.£20.00
Mains
Kebab Koobideh
Two skewers of minced lamb kebab with grilled tomato and choice of Saffron rice, chips, bread or salad.£9.50Joojeh Kebab
One skewer of chicken fillet marinated in lemon juice and saffron served with grilled tomato and choice of saffron rice, chips, bread or salad.£9.99Barg
A skewer of marinated flat lamb fillet served with saffron rice.£12.95Chenjeh
Succulent cubes of marinated lamb fillet served with rice, grilled tomato and salad.£12.95Ghafghazi
Grilled skewer of cubed lamb fillet, chicken fillet cube and peppers served with rice, grilled tomato and salad.£12.50Momtaz
One skewer of marinated chicken fillet and one skewer of minced lamb kebab served with rice, grilled tomato and salad.£11.99Soltani
One skewer of cubed lamb fillet and one minced lamb kebab served with rice, grilled tomato and salad.£13.50Shishlik
Marinated tender lamb chops served with rice, grilled tomato and salad.£12.95Makhsoos
One skewer of lamb fillet and one skewer of minced lamb kebab served with rice, grilled tomato and salad.£13.50Special Shishlik
Marinated tender lamb chops and one skewer minced lamb kebab, rice, grilled tomato and salad.£13.99Parseh Special (2 Persons)
Mixed platter of 1 Barg, 1 Joojeh, 2 Koobideh, 2 portions of rice, grilled tomato and salad.£30.00Parseh Special (4 Persons)
Mixed platter of one Barg, one Joojeh, four Koobideh and one Ghafghazi.£48.00Ghormeh Sabzi
A stew made of aromatic mixed herbs cooked with lamb, red kidney beans and dried limes, served with rice.£9.50Gheymeh Bademjan
Lamb stew with split yellow peas & dried limes cooked in a tomato sauce and topped with sautéed aubergine, served with steamed rice.£9.50Gheymeh
Tender pieced of lamb diced & cooked with dried limes & split peas, topped with fried potato strips and rice.£9.00Fesenjan
Chicken stew cooked with pomegranate syrup and ground walnut.£11.50Okra Stew (V)
Tomato based stew with okra, garlic and onion served with saffron steamed rice.£8.00Zereshk Polow
Rice mixed with barberries and pistachios and braised chicken.£9.99Baghali Polow Ba Mahicheh
Rice made with dill and broad beans served with lamb shank.£11.99Sea Bass
Grilled whole sea bass served with saffron rice and salad.£13.50
Sides
Torshi (V)
Mixed vegetable pickles.£3.50Flat Bread (V)
£1.50Saffron Rice
£3.00Grilled Tomatoes
One skewer of grilled tomatoes (three tomatoes.)£1.50
Desserts
Faloodeh
Persian sorbet threaded with rice noodles and flavoured with lemon juice.£4.50Persian Ice Cream
Saffron and rosewater flavoured ice cream with pistachio.£4.50Mix of Faloodeh and Ice Cream
A traditional combination of Persian ice cream and sorbet.£6.00
