Ten Delicious Menu Items at Rumi, Brunswick.

1. Sigaro Boregi. Thin filo pastry cigars filled with cheese, capsicum and basil. They were very hot and absolutely delicious. Very creamy. If they had been given the chance to cool, they would possibly have been oily, but they were devoured before that happened.
2. Cured bastourma. This, I have since found out, is halal beef porterhoused, cured and finely sliced. It had a lovely flavour, almost gamey.
3. Rumi's Vodka Cocktail. Vodka—although you wouldn't guess it from the taste—pomegranate juice—which makes you younger—and lime. Ultimately it's a trendier Cosmopolitan. Very refreshing, and the spicy, salty food made you want more! I had two.
4. Freekeh. A salad of sorts, made with roasted green wheat. It looks like bulgur wheat. It was mixed with almond slivers, herbs, feta cheese and pomegranate viniagrette. Delicious, slightly sweet due to the pomegranate possibly, and texturally exciting. Compared to many of the other dishes too, there was lots of it.
5. Cos and Herb Salad. Very simple but lovely and fresh with all the richer items. Cos, herbs such as parsley and coriander, radishes (not imbided, I don't do farting—only kidding, I always fart, I just farted then for effect, I don't do radishes), and a light dressing. We were talked into it. I am glad.
6. Lebanese sausages. Again a strong gamey taste. I am not sure what they were but they were yummy. The texture was very fine, a very dark colour. They were, I am hestitate to say, a bit like a blood sausgae with a rich take to match. Served with labne.
7. Spicy prawns. Deep fried with a spicey coating. These were reminiscent of whitebait and eaten in the same way—a crunchy all-in. Made you thirsty so lucky I had another cocktail.
8. Persian Fairy Floss. Divine. This is a food of the Gods. Unlike normal sugary pink fairy floss, this is more like the fluffiest, air infused halva you ever had. It was fresh, plentiful, addictive and melted in your mouth.
9. Shortbread cookies with a filling which I believe comprised fig puree and rosewater. Very nice, especially with ...
10. Lebanese coffee, sweetened, with cardamom. Served in traditional coffee pots off the stove complete with mud at the bottom.

*It was a great meal. I have been looking at reviews to get names and ingredients right and all I can say is that it is known there is a two sitting policy so if you come for the first sitting know that you'll get kicked out and don't complain. I am over people who complain. All those people on i-Google that complain about the random selection of themes—choose one and stick with it and then you won't be 'disappointed'. Better yet, design one yourself—I just hope your design doesn't pop up in my random display. This is off the track but I have something to say about it! So, ner! Randomness has the possibility of both good and bad inherent in it, if you are not up for that, stick to what you know and be boring, but most importantly silent!