Almas Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is EXCELLENT."
• "One of the best dishes is the Joojeh, I highly recommend it. Also one of the best Joojeh dishes I’ve had in London."
• "Some of the best Iranian food in London."
• "The food was so delicious that we left no food on the plates."
• "This place does absolutely beautiful delicious food. Everything was divine."
• "Food tasted authentic, fresh and flavourful."
• "The food was on another level of serving. The addition of nutrients and deliciousness makes it so so zesty."

Cons:

• "Koobideh was too dry in my opinion, the meat was not juicy at all and had little flavour."
• "Traditional aromatic Persian flavours just weren't there! Mains were just plain bland!"
• "Restaurant and food have nothing special. Hummus tasted like the one in plastic box from the supermarket."
• "But the food was very mediocre, the barg, koobideh, and ghorme sabzi was nothing special."
• "The quality of the kababs was pretty poor."
• "The food served was of exceptionally poor quality."
• "The food was covered with oil, we were feeling hungry but not able to eat anymore at the same time."

Service

Pros:

• "We have good welcome from the staff, delicious and tasty food."
• "The portions are generous and our server Golnaz was very professional and friendly."
• "I would also like to thank the staff because I almost lost a valuable piece of jewellery, but they were honest about finding it and kept it safe until i collected."
• "The staff were extremely friendly and accommodating."
• "The staff was friendly and attentive, making the whole dining experience even more enjoyable."
• "The owner is very friendly even gave me extra starters to try on the house.. excellent food and service."
• "The staff were friendly and attentive."

Cons:

• "Complaint to the manager wearing (tracksuit very professional!) standing behind the counter even worst attitude."
• "However, because of the very rude behaviour of the owners and the staff the party was ruined."
• "When we had finished the meal the person serving us insisted we give a five star rating."
• "Service - shockingly bad. Didn't give enough glasses and then plates."
• "The restaurant needs actual waiters as the boys are clearly not into this, despite being friendly and welcoming."
• "The buzzer provided didn't work."
• "Young waiters sat around in the corner and had to be called each time for service."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "Absolutely beautiful restaurant, very clean, modern and classy."
• "First of all, the decor is stunning."
• "The inside is beautiful and bathrooms are clean."
• "The decor of the restaurant is very beautiful, and the outdoor seating is great for summer."
• "The decor of the restaurant has been updated since the new owners have come in and it has a lovely authentic feel."
• "The restaurant itself is very cute and cozy."
• "The restaurant is also incredibly authentic, with the interior decor all made from materials from Iran."

Cons:

• "The interior design could be better."
• "If not for the unfortunate interior design, this could be the most popular Persian restaurant in London."
• "We were seated at a table which wasn’t properly cleaned. There was sugar grains on the table and some sort of liquid."
• "That is far too expensive compared to other Persian restaurants with way better, tastier and fresher food."
• "It is quite overpriced and they even charge you 10% service charge without any prior notice."
• "Service was hit and miss with some waiters friendly but one waiter plain rude who demanded we pay service charge."
• "Forcing service charge on customers!"

Value

Pros:

• "The food was incredible and reasonably priced."
• "The prices are very reasonable as well!"
• "Their prices were also really good."
• "We were very happy with the portions and the prices were very reasonable."
• "The price is low compared to the huge portions you get."
• "The price is the most reasonable in the area."
• "Food is very good and very reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "The nan small and they charge around £1.75 for this small nan whichis not filled me up."
• "And the juice price need to be reasonable £5 for carrot and orange juice is not worth it."
• "£56 spent at Almas were absolutely not worth it."
• "The amount of food i ordered not for the price i paid its quite expensive the portion quite small."
• "And I paid £68.00 definitely not worth it."
• "Some of the dishes are more expensive than other restaurants and the quality is average."
• "The starters were rather small portions compared to other places for a lesser price."