Diba Persian Restaurant (Wimbledon) Reviews Summary

Food Quality and Taste

Pros:

• "Both the lamb chunks and chicken chunks are always really tender."
• "We finished both dishes and all of us were full after that. They were amazingly delicious."
• "Big plates. Nice presentation and even better taste!"
• "Absolutely amazing! Restaurant has gorgeous decor and the food was very fresh with amazing quality meat."
• "The star of the show was the freshly naked naan though as even though I didn't get a picture of it, it was delicious."
• "Food was really good well priced for london (Wimbledon) probably why it was so busy."
• "The food was fantastic, as was the saffron ice cream."
• "My husband and I have been to Diba in Wimbledon quite a few times now and it has been amazing every single time!"

Cons:

• "The ambiance and decor is nice. But the food is honestly mediocre. Nothing extraordinary in terms of taste."
• "Food: 3.5 (rounded down). The food was decent on the whole I'd say with the chicken being quite tasty and well cooked."
• "We deliberately did not chose the grill as that's something we can also try at a Turkish restaurant and we wanted something authentic and truly Persian."
• "The falafel are amazing, I have been dreaming about them ever since."
• "The good: Table reserved as requested even on a busy evening, service with a smile, reasonable atmosphere, decent table wine, excellent (string) garlic bread, mint and cucumber yogurt (Mast Khiar) was OK, baby chicken was cooked perfectly and had a nice tang of lemon."
• "The bad (which outweighed the good): a hair on the garlic bread (disgusting!), lentil soup (Adasi) was too cold - barely "warm" and lacked seasoning, minced lamb skewer (soltani) was under-cooked - cool in the middle like it had been taken from a freezer and not cooked through properly, lamb fillet skewer (soltani) was the worst item - 50% gristle - very cheap lamb and the food lacked seasoning, and one of the square plates had a big chip in the corner."
• "If this were a contestant on Masterchef, they'd be going home at the end of the round."
• "I tried this restsurant many times, every single time their service was perfect , very friendly staff , the food is absolutely delicious, yesterday i was fasting and went with my friends there we really enjoyed so im confidence to recommend this restaurant to others."

Portion Size

Pros:

• "Thankfully we only ordered 2 dishes to be eaten by 3 people, because the portion for a dish was really huge!"
• "When I started seeing the plates flying out of the kitchen I couldn’t believe my eyes at the huge size of them."
• "The portion are generous and I was here for it."
• "One of the best places you can find persian meals. Highly recommended."
• "Great food, large portions & very reasonable prices."

Cons:

• "The ambiance and decor is nice. But the food is honestly mediocre. Nothing extraordinary in terms of taste. The portion is quite huge. So order carefully."
• "Food is overpriced. Ordered Zeresht Polo Special. It was very special and was very surprised to have chicken carcasse with 50g of chicken thread in the takeaway box."
• "Really good food. We got the mix grill for 4 people and a mix grill for 2 people, ample amount of meat/chicken but not enough rice."
• "We went there one of the hot day two weeks ago. The aircondition did not working and we getting sweaty and sticky as soon as sit on the chair. The food quality was resonable except rice, that was dry and smelly , very cheap Basmati rice."
• "Parking in Wimbledon is hard to find, however couple of parking sites near to Diba. I had a great time here. Service was good but they did forgot a few items so had to request certain items a couple of times which took a while for it to come. Food was amazing, I thoroughly enjoyed the chicken wings. The mixed grill was nice (enough for 3 people)."

Service and Staff Friendliness

Pros:

• "The staffs were nice and did their job profesionally."
• "Floor staff looks in a good spirits considering this is the last push of the year when most of us who work in hospitality we reach the burning out fine line towards going insane at this point of the year."
• "Maryam is so kind, friendly and welcoming and always remembers her regular customers and goes above and beyond to ensure that everyone is always happy and pleased with their experience."
• "Everybody was super nice and available when needed."
• "Friendly and accommodating staff and super delicious food."
• "Certainly enjoyed the Persian tea. Great food, great service, and great prices."
• "Fantastic Persian restaurant, top quality food and beverage. Very friendly and attentive staff, food was served quickly and atmosphere was very enjoyable."
• "This is one of my favorite restaurants in Wimbledon for more than 8 months. The staff, food and service are lovely and I am one of their distinguished customers."

Cons:

• "We were not greeted with the warm welcome you would expect, instead by humourless overworked staff in an overcrowded restaurant."
• "The servers were too eager for us to eat our food and get going."
• "Really disappointed with this establishment. Booked a babysitter for our two young boys for our first date night in Wimbledon since moving in 18 months ago."
• "The servers were very friendly friendly, with some great recommendations on the food. Service was very quick. Would highly recommend and will definitely visit again."
• "The service was ok, although one plate was taken from table even though not everyone had finished eating."
• "Even though we had a reservation waited 20 minutes queuing on the street without anyone checking or saying anything to us."
• "The service was not at it's best, when we had to continuously ask for things that should have been on the table and brought up with the food."
• "It took nearly 15 minutes to get served and the restaurant wasn't even busy, then i had to ask twice for my water that i ordered. really frustrating , wanted to leave due to the long wait for everything!"

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "The restaurant was nicely decorated with Persian theme."
• "Aleluya. My friend start looking for a place last minute to book a table for our dinner and out of three options, Diba Persian Restaurant sounded like a great option."
• "Affordable prices and stunning decor."
• "The decor is also gorgeous!"
• "The restaurant is beautifully decorated and very romantic."
• "The atmosphere is busy but in a good way and the service was on point."
• "Nice relaxed vibe and friendly welcoming staff."

Cons:

• "Restaurant comfort, atmosphere & ambiance ⭐️⭐️ Way to hot to enjoy an evening meal, no air conditioning or alternative way ie. Fan or portable ac to cool us down on 8th September 2023."
• "The ambiance and decor is nice. But the food is honestly mediocre."
• "The atmosphere is nice and calm inside, you feel very welcome and the service is extraordinary."
• "The first time we went to DIBA we were really impressed. But the food tasted extremely bland, tasteless and lacking in flavours, thus a very disappointing experience, sadly enough."
• "We went here for the first time last night. The food is absolutely delicious!! service is great and the ambience lovely."
• "The atmosphere of the restaurant was beautifully decorated for Christmas."
• "I honestly dont know how this restaurant has managed to obtain more than 2 stars."