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Good luck with it Ali. As others have suggested, you just have to come here and then you can see what it is really like. I hope you stick around on the forum and share your thoughts and impressions when you first come here.
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SPICYAYAM,
Thats exactly what I'm going to offer the tourists, Iranian comfort food :-)
Good luck with it Ali. As others have suggested, you just have to come here and then you can see what it is really like. I hope you stick around on the forum and share your thoughts and impressions when you first come here.
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat drinking beer all day.
Hi SPICYAYAM,
Thank you for your comments and support. I really appreciate it :-)
Last edited by ali alavi; 21-02-2010 at 08:15 PM.
Ali
Why do you think Iranian food will go down well in Bali? I have eaten Iranian food many times and I would not call it a great cuisine
Regards Jimbo
Jimbo,
I have reasons to believe that it can find its place not only in Bali but anywhere else. My first question is, where have you had Iranian food?
The unfortunate facts regarding Iranian cuisine is that we as a people have failed to develop it and make it better, Iranian restaurant owners do not have a clue about the industry and many more sad facts.
But I can point you to some great Iranian restaurants in Europe and N.America where you will enjoy the food.
Oh, one more thing Jimbo, food and liking it is a personal thing. I don't like sea food, does this mean that you don't like it either?
Best of luck,
Ali
Well I was asking those reasons. It will hardly be a market for Balinese so I presume it will be aimed at tourists. I have eaten Iranian food all over the middle east. I never said I did not like it only that it was not accepted as a great cuisine. With your name I presume you are Iranian or reletive of one and there is your bias.
No idea about what you mean by a sea food arguement but if you do not like sea food in a country that is based by the sea you will limit your cuisine.
Regards Jimbo
Hi Jimbo,
Thank you for taking the time and explaining your point of view on the matter. I outlined some of the reasons why Iranian restaurants have not been very successful outside the country.
Indeed I'm Iranian, but I'm not biased towards the cuisine. Even if I open a restaurant in Bali I will not be serving the tastiest of hundreds of Iranian dishes as I have to adapt myself to the market.
My restaurant will not be a fine dining place, it will be very casual and my target market are those that are looking for a quick, full and tasty meal.
By the sea food example I was trying to make a point, and my point was that people, even members of one family have different tastes and likes and dislikes. I'm a professional and will not let my likes and dislikes
control my business.
One last thing, in my opinion Iranian Cuisine is one of the top five. But thats only my opinion :-)
Best wishes,
Ali
Good luck my friend. Your market in Bali is very complex with lots of such places. You need something to stand out if you are to make a success in this field.
Regards Jimbo
You also have to see it yourself the settings of where you plan to build your restaurant. Honestly it would be a tough competition if you're just planning to put up a regular restaurant there. Something unique might not waste your investment if so.
Dear Jimbo:
Thanks man, I really appreciate you taking the time and challenging me on this topic. Hopefully by the time I come to Bali you will be there and we can have a drink and discuss this furthermore.
Balivillaholidays: Thanks. Yes everyone here mentioned the tough competition out there, I will do my best to create something new:)
Thank you,
Ali
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