Namkeen Tikka

On weekend I went to Peshawar with my family and we only go to Peshawar for the food nothing else and If you are a food lover and desi food lover then you should go because I am. The food is very tasty and yummy 😋.

The place is very unhygienic and you can’t go alone at night(for girls/ women only). But concentrate on food.

Although Charsi Tikka does away with the traditional floor seating or charpoys that are typical of tikka outlets in Namak Mandi, it does feature a live kitchen, where customers can see mutton tikkas grilling on an open spit and chicken tossed with fresh tomatoes in block woks over smoldering charcoal.

The restaurant’s most popular dish is the namkeen tikka and We ordered that and namkeen karhai. The namkeen karhai is a variation of the same dish, catered to those who like a bit of gravy alongside their meat.

And in the end, they servers “kawa” which is also perfect 👌

Taste: 9/10

Price: 9/10

Service: 9/10

Recommend ✅

Bismillah Tikka and Charga House

Living in Pakistan, it is very clear to those in the food industry, that there must be something Desi for the locals. Since most of the customers investing in food are the youth, mainly those who are going to university and colleges, so the food that the restaurants are serving should be within their price range. The best quality food that comes with low prices is the Desi food. 

Bismillah which is very strategically located in F-8 near many colleges and universities and also provides economical and tasty food. 

One of the fears that come to mind while eating Desi is the hygiene of the restaurant. Bismillah is a very open restaurant all of their procedures are very clearly visible, so all such fears are diminished. '

A dish that I would recommend, which is a must eat, the seekh kabaab karahi. 

Overall ratings for the restaurant:

Taste 9/10

Prices 8/10

Service 10/10

Burning Brownie

This is the place to go for a cup of coffee, some chit chat and the cheesecakes.

The hype is real and I personally know friends and family who are visiting from different cities that prefer to visit burning brownie while they are in town.

It’s a nice, well decorated place with the perfect ambiance and vibe. It’s always crowded, because everyone loves it that much.

Their seating might be a little limited; they should definitely expand their seating.

The service is good and the taste of the food is mouthwatering.

From coffee to shakes to dessert to sandwich, everything is fulfilling and delicious.

I always visit burning brownie with my friends for a little gossip session with the perfect duo of coffee and cheesecake.

Must try place, totally recommend it!

Taste:9/10
Price: 8/10
Ambiance:10/10

Najeeb Spot

Is one of the few authentic Afghan rolls in Islamabad. Najeeb spot has been in Islamabad since more then 10 years, it's located in f10 markaz and now opening in i8 markaz as well.

Najeeb spot is one of those places which provides a cheap, filling and flavorsome snack at anytime of the day. It is open 24/7.

Najeeb spot is known for it's famous Afghani roll which consists of Afghani naan, fried sausages, Meatloaf's and french fries. All these condiments are wrapped up in an Afghani naan topped with green chutni, garam masala, ketchup and mayonnaise. It takes less then 5 minutes to prepare.

Najeeb spots is one of those places where everyone can rely on at anytime of the day or night, if no other place is open, Najeeb spot is, it's all the youngsters go to spot at night. Najeeb spot is always crowded with customers waiting for there delicious roll to prepared so they can feast upon it.

Individuals can make there customized rolls at Najeeb spot as well, they can choose between chicken or beef sausages. Some rolls consist of K&N nuggets and patties as well.

Price: 9/10

Taste: 8/10

Service:9/10

Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam is located near the Kulsum International Hospital, Blue Area, that's just near 7th Avenue. Omar Khayyam was established in 1987 by a retired Iranian diplomat and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Mazhari. Uptil 1987 there was no other Iranian restaurant in the capital of Pakistan. I have been a frequent and dedicated client of Omar Khayyam since the past 15 years as my family is close friends with owner.

Omar Khayyam has a very calm and comfortable ambiance, an individual comes to peace on entering Omar Khayyam, with the classical Iranian music being played in the background, paintings of Iranian scholars on the wall. The thing which differentiates Omar Khayyam from other restaurants is not only there delicious food but the hospitality and the loving environment the owners have to offer to their customers. The owners especially go to each and every table after the customers have been seated, make a polite conversation with them, make them feel like home and recommend the best dishes if its there first visit. They have had famous dedicated customers such as Benazir Bhutto, Pervez Ashraf, Yusaf Rraza Gilani and Prince Charles also visited the restaurant upon his visit to Pakistan.

The appetizers are honestly one of my most favorite parts, they have a variety of starters but I like to go with the Salad Olivia, which is a mixture of chicken, potatoes, salt, pepper, olives and cucumber which is served with Iranian bread, its light and full of flavors. Another appetizer which I absolutely love is the ‘kashk-e-badam jaan’ it’s a mixture of eggplant with fried onions. Moving on to the main course, there specialty is the ‘Sultani’, the Sultani consists of there special Chalo kabab and strip of steak called the ‘Kubide’ its served with rice cooked to perfection with butter on top and with a grilled tomato and onion. For a beverage I prefer the Iranian specialty drink called ‘Doogh’ which is milk with soda. After the main course is finished, I move on to the desert in which they serve a Bakhlawa made to perfection with Iranian black kava.

I would recommend everyone to try this restaurant for a new food experience, with a peaceful and calm environment and the best experience for Iranian food.

Taste=9/10

Service:8/10

Subway

Subway is simply my favorite place, they make to select my choices to make sandwiches. The prices are little expensive though. However it tastes delicious.Upon walking through the door, you are always greeted immediately. And whoever makes your sandwich is going to get it right because they listen to the customer and provide exactly what the customer is asking for. The bread is always fresh! The chicken and other things as well. 

My experiences in the restaurants have been nothing but good. The staff are friendly and hard-working. If they run out of an ingredient they are more than happy to make more. 

I also like the fact that Subway gives you the ability to pick every single thing you want on it. 

Subway is better than a lot of the other fast food restaurants out there. Like with any restaurant there's no place that is perfect but when it comes to being healthy, professional and good I believe Subway is the place to go to. 

All of you managers and workers of Subway keep up the good work. I know there are some people out there that complain about the food but in my opinion I think they’re really good.

I enjoy and appreciate Subway for their healthy choices and consistency of food and service.

Service:10/10
Price:8/10

2 Broke Engineers (2 B&E)

2 B&E is located in F-7 markaz, near to safa gold mall. It was established about a month ago, the idea has been taken from a very famous T.V series 2 Broke girls, while keeping in mind what a Pakistani graduate has to do in order to earn something until a proper job is offered.

Since they are the new entrants in the market, they have wonderfully targeting the youth, students like themselves. Students can go there have some meal while they can work on their projects or assignment and in the mean time their meals are prepared. 2 B&E understand that being the new entrants, so they have chosen to stick with the market rates for their dishes, not low nor high. They need to have some unique selling point to survive in such an over saturated market, so keeping in mind the trends the have been able to come up with the concept of selfieccino. A customer takes a selfie and then the command is fed to the cappuccino machine, so by the time the cappuccino is prepared, it has the customers face on the cappuccino, hence the name selfieccino. Most of their entrees are east to eat, the kind in which there is less to no chance of getting things messed up, the place is more concerned of customer convenience.

Overall, it has a really nice and comfortable ambiance, not a lot noise nor any sort of disturbance, the perfect place for students to come in study, make a project, do their assignment while having a good meal with the special selfieccino. Very satisfying condition to do your stuff easily.

Taste = 8/10

Service = 9/10

Ambience = 10/10

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Welcome to the flavors of Islamabad, this is a food blog covering the categories of

• DIY 'Do it yourself''
• New Arrivals 
• All Cuisines 

The specified categories have been chosen keeping in mind, the culture, trends, and convenience of the general public mostly in Islamabad but as well as in Pakistan.

For the DIY category we will tell you how to make tasty, easy and healthy dishes, which will include all the ingredients, the proper methodology and the essence of the self-made dish.

For the All cuisines we will do a blog covering most of the cities restaurants which offer food the proper Pakistani way, maybe at times Asian way as well. It can be of low budgets, high budgets, proper branded places or maybe non branded.

Last but not the least we will also be covering the new restaurants that we see entering in the market on a daily basis, they can be for ambiance, service, food, whatever the purpose may be.

We are also open for suggestions for the viewers, if you want us to do a specific restaurant do let us know.

Authors:

1. Ali                                  

2. Tamscel

3. Zunaira

4. Rabia

5. Malaika