Mithra — Restaurant in Bristol

The service was really bad when we visited this place last month. I reserved for a group size of 8 in advance and when we arrived and were all seated, there were only two tables with two were occupied. We booked the table for 7pm but it was not before 10pm the food arrived... Though, they managed to feed and send another group of men before our food arrived, even though they had arrived after us. Not finished yet... The order was messed, the waitress was constantly spilling things which is normally okay but at one occasion just barely missed spilling on one of us.. The plates were brought with missing items, all arrived at random time and one didn't arrive at all. When we asked about it, it actually took only 10-15 minutes for them to prepare it, surprise! We were very surprised it was so quick after all the waiting. Make sure you also go over your check as they made lots of mistake with that, too. They claimed their card machine doesn't work but I went there twice in 6 months, first time we belied but it was the same at the second time as well... They in fact managed to take some of our payment from the card, which stopped working half way the group. I just peeked into their kitchen while we were leaving, there was no chef at the kitchen and their kitchen is tiny to cook! I saw 2 microwaves, I am not sure how they use that of course but very disappointed overall with the service. The food was okay both times (first time we were two and waiting time was about 1h or so, we didnt mind..) but you can eat really anything after being so hungry... Never...

While I was quite excited to go to another one of Bristol's Persian dining offerings, we left disappointed. The food was very good but other Bristolian persian restaurants (past and present) have left me more impressed. The kookoo sabzi was missing the indicated barberries (or zereshk) and while the food was good, it was not the best I've had. While the rice was fine, it was quite subtle and got lost in the flavour of the mains. Starters, while quite tasty, were modest in portion size, and while the bread is very good, it comes one piece at a time, requiring you to continue ordering more as you go. The main complaint would be about the service. Our waitress was very disengaged and inattentive, and we were seated in a part of the restaurant where the lighting was off and the table was missing its small vase of wilted flowers. While another member of staff was friendlier and did offer us a free sample of food, we left feeling very underwhelmed with the service and thought that we would unlikely go back to Mithra given the city's...

The food was mediocre and lacked any real authentic flavours. The flatbread with the starters was stale and not even warmed. The starters themselves were lacking any punch or earthy warmth that is reminiscent of Persian cuisine. The mains arrived with a large portion of rice, however again that was lacking any flavour and a salad garnish that had seen better days. The meat (Koobideh) was very bland and tasted reheated rather than cooked fresh over open charcoal as it was oozing the oils from it. The owner was polite and we were given complementary cinnamon tea at the end of the meal however considering we were the only customers the service was not great. At nearly £25 per head I felt that I we could have a much better meal and experience at PerKor which is just...