Restaurant Review: Arya Persian Restaurant

I have been pestering Boyet to let us try Arya. He kept on declining because he didn’t like their food when he tried it with his office mates. But since I wasn’t feeling well after my first HPV vaccine shot, he gave in to my request. I am not a big fan of Middle Eastern food but I was very willing to give it a try that day. Unfortunately, Boyet was not as enthusiastic as I was because he hates foods with strong smell and flavors.

We enjoyed a glass of refreshing lemonade. Boyet said it’s too acidic but it was just right for me.

I have fallen in love with the kebabs from Kebabers which I usually buy from our office canteen at PHP65. So I made sure to try Arya's Beef Kobideh – ground beef skewers seasoned with spices. It was served with grilled tomatoes on the side. I wanted to pair it with Basmati rice but the waiter said that we need to pay additional PHP20 so I settled with the Persian bread.


It would have been a perfect experience if Boyet just enjoyed the food as much as I did. To add to his dismay, he found an additional PHP20 on our bill. The waiter told him that it was for the Basmati rice he ordered with the Geymeh. The waiter earlier emphasized that we needed to pay PHP20 if I upgraded my bread to rice but he failed to mention it to Boyet. And we vividly remember that the menu says “served with Basmati/Jasmine rice”. But the waiter pointed out that the menu also says that there is a “rice adjustment”. I hope that they make that note a little larger because there was also another customer who argued with the wait staff and disputed the additional charges when he settled his bill.

Seriously, Arya really needs to update their menu and remove the misleading phrase “served with” and insert the necessary adjustments.

Arya Persian Restaurant
Level 2 Midtown Wing
Robinsons Place Manila