Darya Restaurant Menu (Update 2025)
Darya Restaurant, a Persian/Iranian-Middle Eastern-Halal establishment in Santa Ana, CA, offers a diverse menu with options for all. With a classy ambiance and excellent service, it provides a memorable dining experience. The appetizers feature unique dishes like Maust'Moosier, Panir Sabzi, and Tadig with various sauces. The soups and salads, such as Ash Reshteh and Darya Salad, are refreshing and flavorful. The chicken dishes like Chicken Barg and Chicken Soltani are tender and fulfilling. Customers rave about the quality and variety of the menu, noting the exceptional service and atmosphere. From the Borani to the Lamb Rice plate, each dish is carefully crafted and presented, leaving diners satisfied and eager to return. Darya Restaurant stands out for its delicious cuisine, inviting ambiance, and attentive service, making it a must-visit spot for Persian food enthusiasts.
Appetizers
Maust'Moosier
Delicious yogurt flavored with chopped shallots.
Maust'Khiar
Combination of yogurt and chopped cucumber, flavored with mint.
Panir Sabzi
A colorful plate of imported feta cheese, walnuts and fresh herbs. Mint, basil, watercress, tarragon and radish.
Borani
A medley of deep eggplant, yogurt, onions, garlic and herbs.
Dolemeh
Cooked grape leaves, filled with ground beef, rice, tarragon, split peas, green onions, basil, parsley and fresh herbs.
Salad Olivieh
Potato and chicken salad.
Tabauli
Chopped parsley, onions and tomato.
Hummus
Garbanzo beans pureed with tahini.
Tadig with 1 Sauce
Crispy rice with 1 sauce.
Tadig with 2 Sauces
Crispy rice with 2 sauces.
Tadig with 3 Sauces
Crispy rice with 3 sauces.
Ash Reshteh Soup
Persian soup with fresh vegetables, noodles, pinto beans, kashk (whey) flavored with sauteed garlic and mint.
Barley Soup
Chopped barley, parsley and cilantro.
Persian Salad
Combination of fresh chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, parsley, onion and our house dressing olive oil, fresh lemon juice and black pepper.
Mixed Green Salad
Combination of iceberg lettuce, tomato, red cabbage, cucumbers, imported Feta cheese, Greek olives and imported Greek pepper.
Caesar Salad
Darya Salad
Combination of iceberg lettuce, tomato, red cabbage, cucumbers, imported Feta cheese, Greek olives, raisins, lentils, dates and fresh vegetables.
Soups and Salads
Chicken
Chicken Kebab with Bones
Delicious marinated charbroiled, cornish hen. Served with imported basmati rice and charbroiled tomato.
2 Strips Chicken Koobideh
2 juicy strips of ground boneless breast of chicken. Served with imported basmati rice and charbroiled tomato.
Chicken Barg
Thick strips of juicy marinated charbroiled boneless chicken breast. Served with imported basmati rice and charbroiled tomato.
Chicken Soltani
Combination of one strip of ground chicken and thick strip of juicy marinated charbroiled boneless chicken breast. Served with imported basmati rice and charbroiled tomato.
Vegetarian Fesenjon
Fried walnut pomegranate sauce, mixed with boiled chicken and a side of basmati rice.
Vegetarian Ghemeh Bademjan
Fried eggplant cooked in special tomato sauce, yellow peas and onion sauce served with veal and a side of basmati rice.
Vegetarian Ghormeh Sabzi
Sauteed vegetables cooked with dried limes, red kidney beans and special seasoning with a side of basmati rice.
Veggie Skewer
Vegetarian Plates
Beef
2 Skewers Chelo Kebab
2 skewers of juicy strip of charbroiled seasoned ground beef. Served with imported basmati rice and charbroiled tomato.
Chelo Kebab Barg
Filet mignon, U.S.D.A. Choice, marinated in Darya special sauce and charbroiled. Served with imported basmati rice and charbroiled tomato.
Chelo Kebab Soltani
Seasoned ground beef and filet mignon, U.S.D.A. choice. A combination of charbroiled tenderloin beef and strip of seasoned ground beef. Served with imported basmati rice and charbroiled tomato.
BEEF SHISH KEBAB
CHARBROILED JUICY CHUNKS OF FILET MIGNON MARINATED, SKEWRED WITH ONIONS, TOMATOS AND BELL PEPPERS
1 Strip Chicken Koobideh Lunch
1 juicy strip of ground boneless breast of chicken. Served with imported basmati rice and charbroiled tomato.
Boneless Chicken Kebab Lunch
Delicious marinated charbroiled, boneless breast and leg of chicken. Served with imported basmati rice and charbroiled tomato.
Chicken Shish Kebab Lunch
Thick chunks of charbroiled chicken breast, marinated in our special sauce with bell peppers, onions and tomatoes. Served with imported basmati rice and charbroiled tomato.
Chicken koobideh 2 pieces
Two skewers of juicy strips of of ground chicken
Chicken with the bones
Delicious marinated charbroiled Cornish hen
Chicken Soltany
Combination of one strip of ground chicken and thick strip of juicy marinated charbroiled boneless chicken breast. served with basmati rice and charbroiled tomato.
Lunch Chicken
Lunch Beef
1 Skewer Chelo Kebab Lunch
1 skewer of juicy strip of charbroiled seasoned ground beef. Served with imported basmati rice and charbroiled tomato.
Boneless Lamb Kebab Lunch
Our finest cut of charbroiled boneless baby spring lamb tenderloin marinated in our delicious Darya sauce. Served with imported basmati rice and charbroiled tomato.
Shish Kebab Lunch
Charbroiled juicy chunks of filet mignon marinated, skewered with onions, tomatoes and green peppers. Served with imported basmati rice and charbroiled tomato.
Beef koobideh (Two skewres)
Two skewers of juicy strips of charbroiled seasoned ground beef served with white rice and tomato.
Beef Soltany
Seasoned ground beef and filet mignon, USDA. Served with white rice and tomato
Beef barg
Charbroiled of filet mignon marinated in our special sauce. served with white rice3 and tomato.
Fresh Atlantic Salmon Lunch
Fresh filet of salmon marinated & oven roasted. All served with basmati rice and choice of soup or salad.
Fresh Rainbow Trout Lunch
Fresh filet of trout marinated and oven roasted. All served with basmati rice and choice of soup or salad.
White fish (fried)
Fresh filet of lade superior white fish marinated and fried. served with rice and Persian salad.
Lunch Seafood
Lunch Daily Specials
Albalo Polo Lunch
Basmati rice mixed with black cherries served with boiled chicken.
Baghali Polo Lunch
Basmati rice mixed dill weed and lima beans, served with fresh seasoned boiled lamb-shank.
Lubia Polo Lunch
Basmati rice mixed with green beans, tomato sauce and diced beef, served with one skewer of ground beef kebab and shirazi salad.
Zereshk Polo Lunch
Basmati rice mixed with barberries and saffron served with boiled chicken.
Adas Polo Lunch
Basmati rice mixed with raisins, lentils, dates and saffron served with boiled chicken.
Ghormeh Sabzi Lunch
Sauteed vegetables cooked with dried limes, lamb shank, red kidney beans and special seasonings with a side of basmati rice.
Fesenjon Lunch
Fried walnut pomegranate sauce, mixed with boiled chicken and a side of basmati rice.
Ghemeh Bademjan Lunch
Fried eggplant cooked in special tomato sauce, yellow peas and onion sauce served with veal and a side of basmati rice.
White Rice
Albalo Polo
Basmati rice mixed with black cherries.
Baghali Polo
Basmati rice mixed with dill weed and lima beans.
Lubia Polo
Basmati rice mixed with green beans and tomato sauce.
Zereshk Polo
Basmati rice mixed with barberries and saffron.
Adas Polo
Basmati rice mixed with raisins, lentils, dates and saffron.
Extra Chicken Koobideh
Extra Beef Koobideh
Tomato
Grilled tomato
Side Orders
DINNER MENU
Bagali polo with lamb shank
Limba beans rice with dill served with lamb shank
CHICKEN SHISH KEBAB
TICK CHUNKS OF CHARBROILED CHICKEN BREAST WITH BELL PEPPERS, ONIONS AND TOMATO.