Persian Kitchen Restaurant (Walton on Thames) — Restaurant in Elmbridge

I am honestly amazed about all the good review. This is the first time and probably last time to order. The food needs a lot of improvement, and the only thing was nice and not expected is the was a nice place to sit while the name of the place is Persian Kitchen ! I loved the atmosphere but the food was the mood killer. I have ordered 1x Special Kebab (Jooje+Koobide with basmati rice) £19.95 + 1 x Special Persian Pizza + 1 £19.95x Doogh 1L General review for non-Iranian folks: Kebab: was ok, quality of rice is fine and portion of the food is alright. Please note there is no salad, onion and lime (only Sumac is with the food that is cost £20) Pizza: Average pizza, the taste killed by adding too much oregano and it was 12 inch for £19.95. Honestly you cannot find any place that cost £19.95 for 12 inch and the taste is not special at all and Basilo pizza right at the other side of street do the same for £9.99 and collection offer for £5.99 Doogh: I think either the person in charge was not there or they did not have chief at all because I cannot believe how can some one could mess with Doogh, too salty and fizzy. if your drink are fizzy you should write it in your menu. The Persian side of the review: The quality of the kebab was not acceptable compare to price, the portion of the food was less that it is suppose to be. Rice was dry and honestly It won't cost that much to add salad, onion and lime. This is the cultural food and most places I visit these items are included. Persian Pizza: I am not sure if anyone at the kitchen have any idea about Persian Pizza. Hint: it have several layer of jambon and way less oregano. Caspian's price for 18 inch Special pizza is £24.95 while you are making 12 inch for £19.99 and the quality of the pizza way better that yours. Also, the dough is the most fundamental of the food was too dry and burnt rather than being crispy Doogh: This was not Doogh, ask any random grandma (she should be persian !) she will teach you :) It was Sunday around 1 p.m. restaurant had no customer. when I came, no one offer a seat while I was waiting, and when order was ready they forgot my drink and when I asked they were not aware of it at first. I have nothing against the restaurant but the food (definitely) and customer service (slightly) needs improvement. By the way inside was nice so I gave 5 start...

Persian Kitchen is not going to win prizes for it's laminated menu's with garish photographs of the various dishes on offer, to be honest you'd think they were trying to put you off coming in!

But you just need to get over that!

Because their food is wholesome and tastes delicious. I can honestly say that I've never tasted rice that is so light and fluffy. The Mirza Ghasemi; smoked aubergine and tomato was delicious. We had squid rings and whitebait for starters that I'm sure were from a catering suppliers dropped into the deep frier.

But the Bakhtiari Kebab of chicken, lamb and tomato was most definitely home made, charcoal grilled, charred on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside... Mmmm!

Choose carefully from the menu and select their homemade, in-house dishes and you're in for a treat. Out waitress was very friendly and very helpful. I'd highly recommend and hope to...

This is a lovely family run restaurant. My personal favourite dishes are the stews. So far I have had Ghaimeh on a few occasions, once take away and once as a family meal with friends. The restaurant atmosphere was friendly and service was good. On both occasions it was beautiful and tasted authentic like it was home made in Tehran. The Ghormeh Sabzi was brilliant too. I have not yet tried the grilled Kebabs but am looking forward to trying them, my sister had the joojeh Kebab and liked it. They also have other things on the menu but as I am half Persian the Iranian food has always caught my eye. This is a great place to meet for casual dining with friends and family or hold a celebration. The takeaway stays fresh and warm if you fancy a takeaway & they deliver within a 3 mile radius too. Thanks Zio, we hope you continue to bring the taste of Iran to the local area for...