Cave Restaurant — Restaurant in London

We had high hopes for this place having read the reviews but unfortunately our experience was not good. We first had to ask could we move tables, as we were sat straight in front of the door on our own, when the back of the restaurant was slightly busier - it wasn’t the best atmosphere to start off the dinner. They shouldn’t have a table located there in my opinion, especially in winter, it was freezing.

The food overall lacked basic seasoning and was incredibly bland. The aubergine starter (£8.85) we could taste no garlic, and it needed salt and pepper. The Chelo Gosht (£19.95) was really watery and needed seasoning.

Also worth nothing not once but twice we were told by two different waiters not to order or eat dishes as they were ‘disgusting’ - I know this was said as a joke but probably not the right tone to set when we are about to eat in the restaurant.

This place isn’t cheap and for the quality you are getting it’s just not worth it. We were disappointed leaving. The interior is quite cool, but it’s not enough to make us return. We sadly...

We come here quite often and sometimes order in. The food is the best in St Margarets without question. There is also parking nearby and the location is all-round adorable, like a fairytale.

Everything on the menu deserves a shoutout — the fattoush, both yoghurt spreads, the bread (hand-baked and it shows!), the amasing lemon and mint Persian tea and the baked aubergine (mirza ghasemi). The Chelo Gosht lamb dish and the fattoush are the best — the sauce the lamb is soaked in is next-level, absolutely divine. The restaurant has a lovely, unique decor, feels like you’re in the mountains (apart from the gorgeous bread oven).

The desserts are really unique, unlike anything we’ve ever had: the makhloot, which combines bastani (Persian ice cream with saffron and milk) and faloodeh (Persian noodle lemon sorbet), is a must-have. We also really enjoyed the bakhlava. Will be back asap, unforgettable...

We were walking past the cave our way somewhere else but the atmosphere inside looked lovely so decided to pop in (Monday night). We were seated straight away - the food, wine and service was excellent. We had 2 separate guys serving - both very helpful and polite. The vibe is super chill, music is quiet enough that you can have good conversation - largely classical/instrumental. Really great date spot. The food was amazing - we had some cold starters then the mixed grill for two. Good portion sizes. The menu has great little cave related quotes at the bottom of each page which was a funny but nice touch. 100% would recommend. It worked well for the two of us but there were some larger tables which looked fantastic as there are lots of...