Don’t really come here for the kebabs, but more for the dessert. Weird I know. But they’re not too bad and it’s quick. The meals overall seem a little more expensive then most other places, but then again Hasir does look heaps better, more modern, and cleaner, than those places too.
Sam m.
Place rating: 3 Melbourne, Australia
Though not the best around(and there are plenty in this neck of Fitzroy/Collingwood), Hasir’s do an OK kebab. By OK, I mean I haven’t had an experience as bad as Tim O’s, but I’ve never had a great one either. Hasir’s go for the colourful and clean approach to kebabs; there are images of the meat sandwiches on the walls and the place is too-brightly lit. There is something to be said for a bit of dinge in a kebab shop and it carries through to the flavour a bit like a too-clean barbecue. Given that the only time I’ll ever go for a kebab is late and night and with a gut full of piss, the lighting in here is unfavourable. Plus, I’ve had instances here(late night ones) where they seemingly lose track of orders through pushy drunks and wait times, in this unfortunate fluorescent light, can be a bit long. That said, they are providing a public service by eliminating hangovers. There’s nothing bad about that.
Tim O.
Place rating: 2 Collingwood, Australia
I was happy to see a new kebab shop open on Smith St last year, I don’t mind the occasional one. I tried Hasirs and was deeply disappointed. The meat was dry and it tasted a little like a garlic slurpee. I first tried only a few weeks after they opened and forgave them, thinking they were just ironing out the creases. Fast forward a year and I’m walking along Smith St with a friend, «oh these kebabs are great, you hungry?» «Are you serious?» «Yeah I had one last week — they’re awesome». So the creases must have been ironed out. I assume that these kebabs are obviously good now. So in we go to the yellow room and choose from the menu. I got a lamb kebab and my friend got chicken. Maybe I should have got chicken, because I couldn’t really appreciate the lamb. My friend still thinks this place is great and I have agreed to disagree. Again I think it’s another Melbourne venue relying too much on location and not quality to get punters through the door.
