Molana Persian Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Delicious food, flavoursome and interesting."
• "Food was absolutely perfect."
• "Absolutely amazing food, the best Kobide mince lamb on skewers I have ever had in my life."
• "The food is the star. I've been coming here for years and it's consistently delicious and very good value for money."
• "Food is always good and tasty."
• "Every single one of the meats tasted incredibly."
• "Soft, well-seasoned kebabs served on buttery rice."

Cons:

• "The worse experience today at molana. Portions were very very small."
• "The kebab arrived completely raw, Iranian kebabs never serves like this."
• "The quality of the food was not even average but definitely over priced."
• "Food was disappointing and kebab was rather dry and tasted nothing like kebab."
• "The food was below average, tasteless and mediocre, basically fast food quality."
• "The food which was a mixed grill lunch special it was bland with hardly any flavour."
• "The food itself was in very poor quality."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were experienced, well presented and extremely helpful."
• "The lady on the phone was incredibly helpful in sorting out my order for 24 meals."
• "Service quick and a little erratic but very polite and hospitable."
• "The restaurant offers a quick and efficient service without unnecessary fuss and fanfare."
• "The staff were nice and friendly."
• "Service fast and lovely."
• "Polite and Respectful Staff."

Cons:

• "Service...very poor indeed."
• "Asked for tap water with the meal but this was forgotten, had to ask for this which was pretty inconvenient."
• "The service was very slow."
• "Our orders were taken and then we were left for over 2 hours waiting for the food to arrive."
• "Staff were very rude and didnt even take the order down correctly, ended up with food I didn't order but still asked to pay for it."
• "The waiter wasn't smiling and he was very slow."
• "The service was bad and the prices is too high!"

Price

Pros:

• "A bit pricey at £65 for two people, but no complaints about the food."
• "The food is the star. I've been coming here for years and it's consistently delicious and very good value for money."
• "Portions are large and reasonably priced."
• "Brilliant food for the price."
• "Very good value for money."
• "And all was reasonably priced. We were surprised at how low our total was at the end."
• "The prices are reasonable and the portions are plentiful, providing good value for your money."

Cons:

• "Me and family had a dinner what I believe is price in the menu ok but when the bill come way higher per example zershek polo is £10 they charge you £16 tea is 4 charge you £9 zolobia £5 charge you £10 come on that’s called rep of."
• "Definitely over priced."
• "Food is really expensive for what you get."
• "They have a huge mark up on drinks. £8 for a pot of herbal tea."
• "Wow Overly priced cannot believe they charged £80.68 for 3 portions of kebab & rice, 3coke, 2bread & one soup."
• "The food was too expensive for its quality."
• "Good food but well over price. Sides and soft drinks such as coke and tea are well over price."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The ambiance is very nice, seating feels cramped, but overall not bad."
• "The ambience was great and I had the chance of enjoying Chelo Kabab after months."
• "Molana is a warm, inviting atmosphere with traditional decor and friendly staff."
• "Also its atmosphere was changed; it's less oriental, more modern."
• "A nice, cosy atmosphere."
• "The interior design was very modern and has an unique touch."
• "Always a buzzing and nice vibe, and cosy decoration."

Cons:

• "We were placed upstair in the private area where tables where so close to each other that we would be part the conversation of the next table."
• "The lack of space between tables caused discomfort."
• "The restaurant is also very loud and hot."
• "It is not the place to go for a date or have a nice evening dinner."
• "Very busy place, noisy especially if birthday party, they put music very loud we couldn't hear each other talk."
• "The constant presence of waiters rushing around and prematurely clearing tables created a sense of being rushed through our meal."
• "The restaurant was overcrowded and very noisy, making it difficult to hold a conversation without shouting."