Behesht Restaurant (Kensal Green)

First time visiting . We saw it on Tiktok, so we had to give it a go. Nice family atmosphere, very traditional. Most people in there were ordering the £45.00 platter . We had this between 3 of us, and we were super stuffed . Nice place to check out .

I recently visited Behesht for what I had hoped would be a pleasant dining experience, but I was left incredibly disappointed by the service and quality of the food. Having dined here since I was young without any problems, this visit was a shocking departure from the standard I had come to expect.

First, the service was terrible. We ordered tabbouleh, but the wrong dish was brought out the dish listed below. When we pointed out the mistake, the staff made us feel as though it was our fault. After waiting, they brought another incorrect dish this time the one listed above tabbouleh on the menu. It took a third attempt, and an explanation directly to the chef, before we finally received what we had originally ordered. This ongoing confusion left us frustrated and uncomfortable.

To make matters worse, we had ordered two naan, but only one was brought to the table. Additionally, the tadig, which is usually light and crispy, was thick, tough, and overly crunchy so much so that my best friend choked on it. The whole ordeal was particularly upsetting as it was her birthday and her first time trying Persian food. By this point, the experience had soured so much that we decided to get most of the meal as takeaway, feeling too uneasy to enjoy it there.

Unfortunately, the problems didn’t end there. When I got home and tried the salad Olivieh, I found bones and chunks of fat in it. This was shocking and completely off-putting. I hoped this might have been an isolated incident, but a family member told me they had a similar experience just a week ago, which suggests it could be a result of new staff issues.

Overall, this visit was a huge disappointment. Behesht has always been a reliable choice for me in the past, but the poor service, lack of care, and decline in food quality were unacceptable. I sincerely hope this feedback leads to improvements, but for now, I cannot recommend this restaurant.

Decent food but could be better. Food came luke warm and by the time it was time to eat, it felt cold. I have been here a couple of times before and it was definitely better those times. Not sure what happened this time and it wasn’t that busy either. We went in as 3 families and even the naan that came, was just warm by the time it came.
Big Note: Service charge is added by default and you HAVE to pay for it unless you find something wrong with the service/food. It’s NOT discretionary so please know this from before when you step into this restaurant. Overall ok experience.

We eat here maybe twice a year as it's quite out the way from where I live.

I see alot of people commenting about the service charge and I dont care, my advice to them is to not eat out if you cant afford it, no one forced you to eat there and you obviously visited because you like the food.

It's an upmarket Persian Restaurant that serves quality food and decent portions, I pay around £80 for four people to eat, including drinks, 99% of the time I am taking food home as there are leftovers.

The Lamb Kobeidah is really well cooked and the meat quality is of an exceptional standard, I also get the Special Chicken, whic is marinated chunks of Chicken Breast and it is cooked to perfection, really juicy and succulent Chicken that just melts in the mouth.

While the drinks are expensive, it's a worthy treat as the food is consistently at a high standard (never had food from them that we had to send back)

Also, grab a baba ghanoush (we call it Noush) it's a great representation of a classic Persian dish...

Finally, their Naan bread is on the large side and freshly made to order. We always grab a few extra to take home, and they last a couple of days where you can bang em in the micro and have some leftovers with the bread.

10/10 on customer service our server was polite and friendly, on this trip we realised we were a bread short, one hand raised the waiter came over and brought us the missing naan in seconds...

If you are looking for top Quality Persian food, this is the place for you. If you want budget food, go else where. If you want a debate on "service charges" go on reddit...

Been coming here since I was a kid, loved it then and still love it to this day. Quite literally everything was good and if we had an issue they sorted it out straight away. All of the food was high quality and cooked perfectly. Always end it with a Iranian tea with mint 👌🏽 Great service, great food, great vibes. 10/10 highly recommend!