Berenjak - London

Great food, friendly staff, and reservations are recommended!

This charming Iranian restaurant has a delightful ambiance, although it's located in a cozy, cramped space where diners are likely to feel a bit crowded. The decor is lovely, creating a warm and inviting vibe. The food is tasty and packed with flavor, but it can be a bit pricey, and we found ourselves waiting an hour for our meat skewers. A significant downside is that, despite the long wait for our meal, we were informed just 1.5 hours after being seated that we had only 15 minutes to clear our table. This left little time for dessert. The restaurant could really benefit from expanding its space and improving its service, allowing both the kitchen and guests to enjoy a more relaxed dining experience without feeling rushed.

We went to see Book of Mormon last week and obviously couldn’t waste the opportunity for an early finish and some top notch food before hand. Enter Berenjak! I know this said gets a lot (mainly by us), but you really are going to struggle to better the food being served here in this part of London! Everything tasted sensational, we both agreed we wished we had the time (and the empty stomach space) to fit more from the menu in!! We will definitely be back for more, the bread and dips are so so hard to resist and that chicken kebab really was something else! The staff were fantastic, really knowledgable about the menu and always happy to offer recommendations. We booked to sit at the bar in front of the open kitchen, and loved watching the chefs at work (also happy to chat away with you whilst cooking)! Our fave things: Really can not fault anything about the experience we can’t wait to get back!! 7 10 min walk from Tottenham Court Road tube station

Friendly, casual and really well made food. It’s what you might expect from a middle Eastern meal but elevated. The hummus was excellent as were the moist and perfectly well cooked kebabs. Dessert was a lone baklava ice cream sandwich but it was excellent and not overly sweet. Staff weee friendly and knowledgeable. A worthy meal to have before matinees.

Amazing! Nothing but great food here and service. I arrived 15 minutes prior to opening and I was immediately seated. Nonetheless, even if you had to wait for an hour or two, you must try this place. Hands down the best place I went to in our trip to london, and I tried many places but nothing comes even close to this place. Come in hungry because you gonna clean the plates, I assure you. Thanks Berenjak!