Jaam-e-Jam Persian Restaurant

We’ve been to Jaam-​e-​Jam a couple of times now and really should go more often. The food is incredibly fresh and flavoursome, the servings are well sized and it is well priced. A Persian teacher at my son’s school says it’s the best and most authentic in Sydney (although I believe she knows the owners so may be biased). We have certainly enjoyed our meals there.
The lamb shanks with dill and broad beans are awesome (and I’m not keen on either dill or broadbeans). The chicken with barberries is fantastic. The buttery saffron rice is mouth-​watering. Last time we had a wonderful herb pancake for an entrée that we would definitely order again.
Dessert was delicious with saffron and pistachio ice creams and a big jug of doog (traditional salted yoghurt drink) to wash it all down.
Well worth a visit!

Probably one of the best Persian restaurants I have ever dined in. They always surprise me with their juicy minced lamb kebabs. Reasonable inexpensive moderately cosy suitable for families and friends.

Absolutely awesomeness– first time mere and definitely coming back. If you like any kind of Middle Eastern food — this is better! Much deeper spices.

For a long time Hornsby has been a bit of a dessert when it comes to eating out. Other than the Westfield food court there really wasn’t much around. Over the last few years though things have started to change for the better and Jaam-​e-​Jam is the latest shimering oasis in Hornsby’s cultural dessert. They have been open a few months now and serve really amazing Persian food.
For those of you who (like me, up until last night) has never eaten Persian, it’s similar to Lebanese/​Turkish/​etc but at the same time, quite different. And it tastes amazing.
Kebabs are a big part of the menu and we had the Jaam-​e-​Jam special which was a mix of minced lamb, lamb fillet and chicken kebabs, all beautifully cooked. We also had a chicken stew in a pomegranate and walnut sauce that was absolutely fantastic and a braised lamb shank served with broad beans, rice and dill. Fantastic. Everything is served with buttery saffron rice and bread.
They also serve traditional Persian drinks — rockmelon juice with ice and sugar, carrot juice with ice cream (yep) or Doogh, a traditional spiced yogurt drink that’s sweet, sour and salty all at once.
Desserts included saffron and rosewater ice cream (available to take home from the Persian supermarket next door), traditional Persian sweets and some chilled rice noodles in rosewater syrup served with lime juice. Not your ordinary, everyday dessert selection and all fantastic.
The service was fast and friendly. As first timers they advised us on how much to order (and got it spot on) and the prices are very reasonable.
Well worth a visit. They also do breakfast and lunch. Some of the Persian breakfasts might even tempt us out of bed on a weekend morning…