Best Middle Eastern Restaurants in Gardner

We have been coming to The Helmand for many years and it never disappoints. The service is exceptional and the food is incredible. Everything is very fresh and the flavors are wonderful. There is something for everyone here. Highly recommend. You will not be disappointed!

The food and service are always very good. All the food is very fresh.

Our new server was friendly and available . The level of service and the preparation of the food seemed to be elevated from previous visits.

Saffron is a unique experience, as it's co-located in the 1939-vintage Royal Diner. Saffron gets (presumably) cheap rent, while the Royal makes extra income because it's only open for breakfast and lunch. That means you're eating Middle Eastern food in a very old school American setting - it's quirky, but it works. When we arrived at 7:15pm, they were digging out of a very full early dinner service, so service was a little slow to start, but picked up speed as they caught up. Our server was on top of everything and friendly. The food was genuinely exceptional - everything we had was both cooked and presented beautifully. I had wanted to order the beef kebab, but the early service had cleaned them out. I "settled" for the chicken kebab, and that's in quotes because in no way shape or form did it end up being a second place meal. It was outstanding - easily the best chicken kebab I have ever had. Highly recommended!

Food was fabulous and service was great. Noise level was quite high, and would have liked a few more veggie options on the menu, but overall highly recommended.