There is a story behind this review and how it all happened and of course, I will tell you guys! (LOL!)

My cousin, who lives close to Pistachio’s Resturant, tried their breakfast one weekend and that caused an exchange of a LOT of messages on our Doha-Cousins Whatsapp group. She kept on going about how AMAZING the breakfast was, how the Omelette reminded her of her mum and that ALL of us need to make a plan to have breakfast there ASAP!

A little background on my maternal side of the family (in case you are thinking why all the commotion on the group) – We come from a family where the conversation at the breakfast table is “What will we have for Lunch?” and while having lunch we discuss the “Dinner Menu”! But we don’t stop there – every meal is followed by a “critical analysis” of the food and a “brutal dissection” of the cooking skills! (We are a very difficult bunch of people to please and I totally freak out when cooking for my uncles!) – True Story!

We made the plan and we all went together one fine Friday morning. We thoroughly enjoyed the breakfast and I told Rizwana (the owner of Pistachio’s) that it was superb! The conversation then led to my blog and food reviews and I offered her to do a food review(I loved their breakfast so much!). She then invited me and my foodie bunch to a breakfast review. I am usually a little hesitant when it comes to food reviews because I find it difficult to be fair to the business (who invites me) and MOST importantly to my readers (I only write about it if I REALLY like it!). With this review invite, I knew I could do complete justice to both!

Pistachio’s is a fairly new Pakistani restaurant that opened its doors to Dohaites about a year ago. Rizwana Abdul Sattar had no experience of running a business before but seeing the HUGE gap in the Doha market for a decent family friendly Pakistani restaurant, started Pistachio’s and has been running it successfully with the support of her husband. Pistachio’s is definitely a hidden gem in Doha for desi food lovers, especially when it comes to their breakfast menu! The restaurant is in the Asian Town near Industrial Area and is quite a nice sized restaurant with decent seating for families.

So let’s talk about FOOD now!

 

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OMELETTE – PARATHA

My cousin was absolutely right! Their Omelette-Paratha is a deadly combo – a MUST try! I have it every time I go now. While the Omelette has the homemade feel, the paratha will remind you of the Pathan ka dhabba! The Parathas are sooooo sooooo good!!! Crisp, non-greasy, full of layers yet non-stretchy, khasta (as we call it in Urdu). Hands down – they are the BEST Parathas I have had in Doha! An absolute MUST!

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NIHARI

The other thing that I really enjoyed was their Nihari! I am a huge Nihari fan and very very picky about it too! I couldn’t find decent Nihari in Doha, so I started making my own. But this Nihari reminded me of the authentic Nihari taste of Karachi. First I had it with the Naan, but then I ditched the naan for the Paratha and Nihari combo! And by the end of the breakfast, ALL of this Nihari was gone!

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HALWA PURI

Their Halwa- Puri Nashta is great too. It’s a Combo that comes with 2 Puri, Halwa, Channay (with Aaloo Bhaji mixed in -YES!) and Achar. The puris are crisp and not soaking in oil!

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STUFFED PARATHAS

My husband loves Aaloo ke Parathay, and he really enjoyed Pistachio’s Aaloo ke Parathay which were served with Achar. The Parathas were crisp, non-greasy and the filling was yum!

While my husband enjoyed those, my 5-year-old worked on the Chicken Paratha. The chef really knows his Paratha making well!

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LASSI

We had all this food with the yummiest Sweet Lassi, a taste that will remind you of Pakistan-  I can bet! No matter how full you are, it’s definitely another MUST!

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DOODH PATTI

After the Lassi, I just wanted to crawl back into bed and wanted to go back to sleep!(which I did when I got back home! lol). I was stuffed! But their Doodh Patti (Karak) is NOT TO BE MISSED! Again, the authentic taste of the Dhabbay ki Chai! 

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The Breakfast menu is only available on the weekend from around 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Writing this post just made me realise how badly I need to go back! It’s quite far for us but totally worth the drive. Plus there is absolutely NO traffic on the weekend mornings, anyways! I know ladies, it’s a lot of calories, but totally worth hitting the Gym for some extra workout sessions! (and you can definitely blame me for those extra calories! :D)

So, who’s coming this weekend? I’ll most probably be there too! LOL

Here is their BREAKFAST MENU, in case you want to know what else they serve.

Disclaimer:

I was a guest at the restaurant but the opinions, LOVE and pictures are very much my own! The portion size may vary as these were for sampling.  I am often found there on the weekend mornings! 😀

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