We went to this restaurant twice. Once with my son and today with my colleagues. Both the times we had great experience. It is a grt place for individual dining or family get together or party. The outside area is especially superb. The owners are very kind and go above and beyond to make you comfortable.loved their food. Very authentic and generous portions. Recommend qabuli pulao shank and skewers. Also refreshing drinks. Very relaxed environment.
We tried Karwan Afghan restaurant located at Boondall for takeaway for the first time and I was pleasantly surprised. We were served by a young man who was friendly, warm and attentive.. Although, there was onlyone person serving the food as well as taking payments. Therefore, service is a bit slow.
For the positive feedback the service was great and the food was fresh and tasty.
For the negative- a bit expensive , perhaps more staffing required as understaff , could do with a bit more spices to make it more favourable and small servings / portions for the price you pay. We ordered
The place was very clean and well maintained, which adds to the overall pleasant dining experience. Overall, there's still room for improvement.
(3.5 stars)
A side quest into Rooty Hill on the way back from Penrith Regional Gallery saw us dine at Qabuli House. You’ll find it at the railway station end of the suburb’s little shopping strip: just look for the metal shelves bearing Afghan and Arabic breads. The modest shopfront is split between a takeaway shop and an over-lit dining room, with raised booths running down one wall. Clear plastic glistens on each tabletop. The—also laminated—menu focuses on kebabs and curries, arranged in different combinations and generous platters, with rice, or floppy pillows of Afghan bread and plastic-wrapped single-serve salads.
The mix plate kebab ($21) is a collection of three different kebab, marinated then barbeque with a tomato and a green chilli. The kebab e murgh—yellow-hued, yoghurt and spice marinated chicken—is usually my favourite, but here the pressed lamb mince shami dragged through little pots of watery cucumber yoghurt sauce is the winner. Cumin and coriander are evident in the lamb tikka kebab, though the chopan kebab ($20) has more flavour. Here four charred loin chops are tender and tasty, if a little difficult to extract from their bones without a knife. In the curries, chicken qorma ($16) presents thigh meat in a yellow-tinged, tomato-based curry. The sauce warrants scooping up in more of the lovely, warm bread.