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Darvish Restaurant Tempus
Category: Restaurants Persian/Iranian Persian/Iranian [Edit]
508 Yonge StToronto, ON M4Y 1X9
Neighbourhood: Downtown Core
(416) 929-8893
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
10 reviews for Darvish Restaurant Tempus
10 reviews in English
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Review from waeza s.
Toronto, ON
11/16/2011
Darvish is my go to spot for Persian food in the city because the food is good and its close to my home. I am not sure how it compares to other Persian restaurants in the downtown core, but on its own I do like it.
I normally get their khoobide kebab, which is the ground beef kebob. Its juicy, flavourful and charred just right. Their fesenjoon is also good. The dishes come with a sizable portion of your choice of fava dill or another type of rice and charred tomatoes or salad. I recommend the fava dill rice and the tomatoes.
The server--- the same woman who always works there--- is very nice and the ambience of the place is relaxing because of some really lovely soft music that they play in the background. Prices are in the $11 to $17 range and given the very large portion sizes it is worth the price.
One star off because I had a bad experience with their lamb shank stew which was too boney. -
Review from Soren M.
Vancouver, BC
2/6/2011
Been there many times, and I like the food. But not the best of Persian food I have had....
There aren't many other Persian restaurants on Yonge, so that's your only bet around there.
If you make a trip to Little Italy though, You'll find a few Persian restaurants that I would rank 4 and 5-star. -
Review from Hoang N.
1/2/2011
I was a tourist from Orange County California, where lots of persians live, so I would say I have a good idea what "good" persian food is. and MMMMMmmhm, this place was sooo good! I had the joujeh kobideh and tried some of the barg as well. Best persian spot ever!! Super authentic, food made with love!!
Bathrooms were clean so I wasn't uncomfortable to use afterwards (since most downtown restaurant bathrooms are usually gross) Loved the area this place was in too -
Review from Terry P.
9/25/2010
Cute, quiet Persian restaurant right on Yonge Street north of College. Service was pleasant, and the food arrived promptly.
My friend and I split an appetizer which was a dip made from eggplant and other things (I don't remember exactly) served with bread. For my main course, I had kafta kebabs with a roasted tomato and rice, and my friend had chicken in a pomegranate sauce, also with rice. The serving sizes were very generous.
The only problem was that, for the most part, the food was bland. The dip didn't really taste like anything, and my kebabs seemed boring even before I was finished the first of the two. Fortunately my companion shared some of the sauce from his dish, which helped give my rice some flavour. He had the opposite problem that I did - he grew tired of the rich pomegranate-taste before he finished.
Overall, not a bad place, and I suspect that some of the dishes are much better than others. -
Review from Jessica P.
2/15/2012
Solid food and dining experience, but nothing to write home about. Good place to go if you're in the area, but I don't know that I would go out of my way just to eat here.
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Review from Bijan V.
Updated - 2/2/2009 2 Check-ins Here
I'll have to retract a bit of my excitement this time around. I wanted to go and get some good persian food that I'm lacking from back home but unfortunately Tempus didn't deliver.
I found their chicken kebobs to be... not what they're supposed to be.. weren't really tasty at all and they didn't serve you like a proper persian place is supposed to! You know, persian bread with herbs, cheese, onions, etc there was nothing!
Also I just realized that half their menu isn't even persian food. It's too bad, I guess for a proper persian meal, I'll have to head waaayy up Yonge street to Little Iran (Yonge and Steeles-Finch area)Listed in: Yonge Street!
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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12/4/2008
One of the few and great Persian restaurants downtown. They have GREAT lunch deals, and their… Read more »
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Review from Julie M.
Toronto, ON
7/4/2011
This was my first experience with Persian food, and what a great experience it was!
We started with the dip platter - a delicious array of tastes: eggplant, hummus and a yogurt dip with a side of olives. The bread that came with it was exquisite. I was a little disappointed with the flavours, not as strong as I am used to with Greek dips (which this seemed similar too), but apparently this is how Persian food is.
My meal was Ghormeh-sabzi (beef brochette in a stew with beans). The tastes were so delicate and savoury. It came with basmati rice (some was saffron). Overall very delicious.
My bf got the Fesenjoon (chicken with walnut and pomegranate). Again, very delicious savoury flavours. A bit rich for my tastes but he loved it.
Overall a great experience. I had originally ordered the Gheymeh-Polo, but they were still in the process of making it (hence the 4 stars instead of 5).
We will be back again! -
Review from Derrick C.
9/9/2010
I enjoyed the appetizers here more than the entrees. We split some eggplant dip that went really well w/ the bread they gave us. I ordered a lamb dish served w/ rice which was kinda plain but the broth the lamb was sitting in was good enough to be had as a soup. Last, the waitresses here are really friendly (and visually appealing as well).
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Review from Ramanan S.
Toronto, ON
8/22/2008 1 Check-in Here
I've been looking for a good Persian place downtown for quite some time. Darvish is just North of College on Yonge, in the spot another restaurant called Tempus used to be. (The shop actually goes by both names: Darvish or Tempus.) It's a moderately sized restaurant, long and rectangular, with an exposed brick wall to your right and mirrors and bench seating on your left. There is a fair amount of seating, so you could accommodate a fairly large group. My wife and I sat at a table for two near the back. We ordered kashk-e baadenjaan to start; it's an eggplant dish I like a lot. I ordered a chicken and beef kebab plate as my main. I always get kebabs whenever I go to a Persian place. It's how I rate them against one another. (I also just like kebabs a lot.) My wife ordered the ghormeh sabzi, which is a Persian stew. We both agreed the chicken kebabs and the kashk-e baadenjaan were excellent, that the beef kebabs were quite good, and that the ghormeh sabzi was a bit watery. I think overall Darvish is a nice place to eat -- the fact the food is so cheap is a nice plus. Most of the mains were around the $12 mark, appetizers were under $7. Darvish is definitely worth checking out.
I've been several times since my first trip there and it's always been great. -
Review from James V.
11/6/2009
We stop at this joint a few years ago and the food was slamming baby. I'm not Persian by birth, but lets just say I'm a Persian through marriage. Once you learn about the great Persian culture you will fall in love with everything. My wife found this place while we were vacationing in Toronto and the food was pretty good. We had the typical Persian thing of Chicken Kabob washing it down with some yogurt drink. This was a great find and a very enjoyable place to eat. Trust me I know what I'm saying because this Brooklyn boy loves his food.
