Unfussy halal Eastern dishes including grilled meat and fish at a cafe-style Iranian restaurant

Patogh

This restaurant was absolutely fabulous. Small and not pricey. Freshly prepared food which was delicious and generous in portions. Complementary bread and dip. The staff were very friendly and helpful. I would recommend anyone to go and eat there . Worth the trip. Helena

I liked the rustic interior and the place has a charm to it. Service was very friendly. The food was kind of mediocre. Big portion but the kebab tasted I dunno, a bit undercooked and not the tastiest. I regret not having the bread instead of rice but the salad was fresh enough. Cost £15 which was fine.

Authentic Persian/Iranian food. Great taste. Freshly made food. Tried their lamb kebabs. Restaurant is very small. Extra seating upstairs. Been going to this restaurant for many years. The interior needs some attention to improve the ambiance of the place.

I visited this Iranian restaurant last week with one of my European friends — it was her very first time trying Persian food, and she completely fell in love with it! We ordered kabab koobideh, and the flavour was just perfect — tender, juicy, and beautifully seasoned. She couldn’t stop talking about how delicious it was and how it reminded her of home-cooked comfort food, even though it was her first Iranian meal ever!

Although the restaurant wasn’t busy at all, it surprisingly took around 30 minutes for the food to arrive. Still, once it did, the taste made it absolutely worth the wait. The cosy atmosphere, traditional Persian tableware, and nostalgic interior design made the experience even more enjoyable. I’ll definitely be coming back again — it’s a lovely place to introduce friends to real Iranian cuisine! 🇮🇷🍢✨

As lovers of Persian food, we had high hopes - but unfortunately, this place was a real letdown. The food was incredibly bland, lacking any of the rich seasoning or flavour you’d expect. The rice, usually buttery and aromatic, was plain, and the kebabs were dry and overcooked, not juicy or tender.

We ordered the traditional mint yoghurt drink, but it was so sour we genuinely wondered if it had gone off - or worse, if we’d been given someone else’s leftovers.

We paid £50 for two people: two minced meat kebabs with rice, bread, and hummus. Somehow, the server brought us the most expensive options without clarifying, when we’d asked for plain naan and two glasses of the yoghurt drink (£2 each), instead, we were given a £6 jug. These price differences matter, especially when the food doesn’t deliver.

Overall, not worth the money or the experience. We won’t be returning.

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