Michelin awarded takes on traditional Iranian dishes

Nutshell

A gem of a restaurant in St Martin’s Lane serving first class food with a difference. Having asked for the waiter’s opinion on the dishes offered the 4 of us shared 3 beautiful starters. I then took the lamb for my main course, which was exquisitely tasty and beautifully cooked, followed by the chocolate ganache dessert. Amazing.
Our attentive and knowledgeable waiter guided us easily through the gluten free options that two diners required. Interesting wine list as well.
Highly recommended.

We loved the food and the ambience! Downside is that the kitchen closes on Saturday night at 9:15pm. So make sure you book way before that otherwise you can't enjoy a relaxing dinner and you will have to rush. They take reservations till 9pm, but I will totally avoid to book a table at that time as you will have 15min to order. A bit rushed for a Michelin Restaurant so not ideal, but food was delicious. Also note the portions are super small and prices high.

Delicious! I tried all the appetizers and they were all very yummy and delicately cooked, loved the mixture of different tastes 😋 perfect place for a date, and to try something different while tasting the middle eastern flavors. Service was great too. Everyone was so lovely and welcoming.
Will definitely go back.

The food was amazing and the service was good, but all of a sudden, they rushed us to finish our meal and get out. The weird thing is that we made a reservation and placed our order for a cocktail and the four course tasting meal almost immediately. We ate as fast as they brought the food, but they said that our reservation was only for an hour and forth five minutes, we were taking too long and we needed to clear out before the next table shows up. How exactly are we suppose to eat a four course meal plus a cocktail beforehand in that timeframe. It’s an insult to the food. An amazing meal and kind service went down the drain instantly as they acted like we were doing something wrong. As if the next table was royalty, we were warned we had to rush when they brought out dessert. Then literally 5 min later, we were scolded for not being finished and brought the check. We paid as we tried to finish. Then two min later some guy, presumably the boss, comes over and yells at us to get up. Bizarre! A five star restaurant with a four star ending in the matter of 10 min.

Absolutely fantastic meal with friends on Sat night. Each course was super, from the non-alcoholic cocktails, through the very tasty mains to the desserts - each intensely flavoured and beautifully presented. Also the service was smiling, attentive and very professional:

Our chicken and lamb is Halal. Beef is not Halal.

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