Haftsin Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Overall beautiful food, friendly staff and will be back."
• "The food is very good, we tried kebabs and some veg stew, gormeh sabzi! Both were very good, kebab was tender and well cooked."
• "Rice is unbelievably delicious and fragrant and chicken is tasty and moist."
• "The food was really good can recommend the soup and the mixed kebab, the flavours are amazing."
• "The saffron rice (with or without barberries) is the best in the world, and their lamb kebabs unbelievably good."
• "Food was absolutely fantabulous. Chicken and kebab sultani, saffron ice cream, saffron Persian tea amazing."
• "Food was absolutely amazing. Extremely rich in flavour and cooked to absolute perfection."

Cons:

• "Chicken (with the fasenjaan) was not fresh, tasted like it was a few days old."
• "I would expect better side dishes and probably a little more meat for the price."
• "The price was also ridiculously high for the poor quality of food."
• "Kebab was not chargrill, stale bad taste."
• "The food isnt as good as it used to be. The rice was a bit overcooked and the meat portion has gone down."
• "We order Sultany from menu but the steak was very hard and not tasty."
• "Second mix starters was tired, after taste, stale, not nice."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are polite and very welcoming."
• "The staff were friendly & attentive."
• "The person who took our order was very polite and professional."
• "Staff helpful and more than happy to explain choices and menu options."
• "You are sure of a warm Persian welcome and the staff are more than happy to offer advice on the menu."
• "Kind and friendly staff, excellent service."
• "The staff are so friendly, helpful and really pleasant."

Cons:

• "Some of the serving waitress needs to improve their attitude."
• "The young man serving us wasn't very attentive, didn't check if we needed anything else etc."
• "The service was a little slow however it was fairly busy."
• "Service was mediocre and wait time for food was too long."
• "Only received 1 J2o drink instead of 2."
• "The customer service is also very bad, and the staff are not apologetic at all."
• "Disgusting behaviour and service from staff at Haftsin!"

Value

Pros:

• "Prices are above average but quality is great."
• "This is not the fanciest place but the food is great and value for money."
• "Great food, great value."
• "The value for money is definitely there."
• "The price is very reasonable and the portions are generous."
• "Good quality food at reasonable prices."
• "Offering enormous portions of tasty food at great prices."

Cons:

• "I just feel that it's expensive for what it is."
• "Won’t be returning again."
• "Never mind, it is my last time and I don’t recommend to anyone anymore."
• "Very expensive also."
• "But the price has gone up so much and £2.50 for a can of coke is over the top."
• "The prices are going up."
• "Some dishes are below the expectation with high price."

Ambience

Pros:

• "The decor is nothing fancy TBH, but great food."
• "The ambience is lively."
• "There's a nice atmosphere here too."
• "Lovely decor, welcoming establishment, full for a Thursday evening."
• "The ambient is nice."
• "All the meats were beautifully spiced. The lamb chops were succulent and tasty. Persian rice was light, fluffy and flavoursome."
• "Very delicious food, lovely environment."

Cons:

• "However I have to take off a star because they refused to serve me tap water, which is very unusual."
• "The place has slightly crowded feel."
• "The noise level is a nightmare."
• "It is a small restaurant and it became busy and loud while there with some kids being noisy near the entrance."
• "The only downside to the restaurant I would say is size... It is quite small."
• "The decor was clean and simple if not a bit dark."
• "Small restaurant looking a bit basic."