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Bamiyan - El Dorado Hills
Bamiyan Afghan Restaurant is very unique and one of its kind. It brings the wonderful and delicious taste of the 5000-year historical world flavor in today's lifestyle. If you haven't been to Bamiyan you don't know what you are missing! Rated #1 of the top 10 Restaurants in 2009 by the Sacramento Bee! 2010 Best of Sacramento Dining Awards To the Health Conscious Afghan cuisine at Bamiyan Restaurant is a collection of authentic traditional recipes, a blend of tastes, which are exotic. Afghanistan is a land-locked country, and cooks rely on meats, freshwater fish, vegetables, dried peas, beans, fresh and dried fruits, yogurt, noodles, rice, and a distinctive palette of seasonings. Afghans do not use butter or heavy cream in their cooking. Vegetable oil, corn oil or olive oil are used for cooking.In almost all the recipes in Afghan cooking, a small amount of herbs, spices and seasonings are used to flavor the dish and add a sensational taste, not too overwhelming.
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7 Current Reviews
Summary of Diner Ratings & Reviews
Overall
(Outstanding)
4.3
/
5
Rating Breakdown 7 reviews
5 stars
(2)
4 stars
(5)
3 stars
(0)
2 stars
(0)
1 star
(0)
Food
(Outstanding)
4.3
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
3.9
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
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Diners classify this restaurant as:
- neighborhood gem(4)
- fit for foodies(3)
- romantic(3)
- great for outdoor dining(2)
- late-night find(1)
Bamiyan - El Dorado Hills Reviews List
Review 1 for Bamiyan - El Dorado Hills
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Good food, very quiet and slow.
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Good)
3
/
5
Ambiance
(Fair)
2
/
5
Noise Level
Quiet
"Wonderful meal. Alas it was a Wed evening and we were the only ones in the restaurant. It was our wedding anniversary and as we had driven past so many times, we wanted to try it out. Seems like they are very quiet during the week and perhaps more lively at the weekends. A suggestion would be to do much more to advertise to attract mid week diners, perhaps Happy hour or sample apetizers etc. The food was excellent and people need to know more about this great restaurant on their own doorstep"
Dined on 03/27/2013
2012
Special Features: fit for foodies, great for outdoor dining, neighborhood gem
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Review 2 for Bamiyan - El Dorado Hills
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Everything about our visit
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Quiet
"Everything about our visit to Bamiyan was wonderful. It was a very slow Wednesday evening and we were the only diners but the staff carried on and treated us royally. The food was so unique and delicious. I loved the pumpkin puree, my lamb kabobs were cooked perfectly, the sauces were all different but each enhanced the food and the dessert with the Afghan tea topped everything off beautifully. I would highly recommend this restaurant and can't wait to visit again."
Dined on 03/04/2013
2013
Special Features: late-night find, neighborhood gem, romantic
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Review 3 for Bamiyan - El Dorado Hills
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
The food was wonderful. The
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Good)
3
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Quiet
"The food was wonderful. The serrvice was a little on the slow side, but the server was very nice. I had heard the wine selection was good, but it seemed VERY limited to me. Overall it was a positive experience and I'd recommend this to others. I also look forward to my next visit."
Dined on 02/16/2013
2013
Special Features: fit for foodies, neighborhood gem
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Ratings-Only Reviews for Bamiyan - El Dorado Hills
Based on the average of (4) ratings-only reviews
Overall
(Outstanding)
4.3
/
5
Food
(Outstanding)
4.3
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
4.5
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate