Fantastic Persian food that has been elevated to a new standard. If you haven't had Iranian food before and are interested in trying it, then this is a good restaurant to go to for your first try.
Went with some family and was pleasantly surprised at how this restaurant has taken standard Iranian dishes and improved not just the presentation for them, but also raising the flavours for some dishes as well.
For the starter we had Kashk_o Bademjan (Baked, crushed Aubergine with extra trimmings added in) served with in house made stone baked bread... Delicious!
We also had the Salad (can't quite remember the name, which had a mix of cucumber, mint and pomegranate) which was really nice and well presented.
For mains we had the Makhsoos – Barg o Koobideh (sliced tender lamb loin fillet and one skewer of ground shoulder of lamb),
The Baghali Polow – Lamb Shank,
And although I can't remember the name for it was the mixed kebab with Lamb and chicken shish. All of them were served with either fragrant/saffron rice and were all very tasty.
As for the other details, the staff were extremely friendly and helpful and the venue was quite fitting and clean, overall a solid standard for Iranian cuisine.
Lovely food from this restaurant. I ordered via delivery app and the food arrived quickly and hot, and as shown in the photo it was packaged well and kept the heat in.
The portion size of the chicken kebab was really big which was great.
The reason for 4 star is the Calamari portion was small, it had 3 Calamari's which compared to elsewhere you can usually get 4-6 so it's not drastic but 3 Calamari's for £8.50 in my opinion is expensive.
But I'll definitely order here again and hopefully one day dine in the restaurant I'll just avoid the Calamari and get something else.
Had Sunday lunch at Crystal as a party of 4. The food was excellent and the service was welcoming and friendly.
Something worth noting: the place is spotless clean, from the kitchen to the loo. Hygiene brownie points for this.
Will be returning.
Very nice place. the food was amazing. The rice was freshly prepared, and the meat was super delicious and soft 😋. We tried Saffron ice cream, and it was lovely.
Very polite and helpful suff members, we were 4 adult with 4 kids, and they managed quickly to get us a one big table even though the place was nearly full .definitely recommend
I tried almost all the Persian Restaurant in London and this one is on of the best. Great food quality, tasty, decent price and very polite staff.
The food was huge and delicious 😋 never seen a fish meal come out all fish lol every time we order always onle the meat no tail no head
My salmon got hard time finishing but it went down
The best Persian restaurant I've ever been to. Hands down! Chicken and lamb that melts in your mouth. Traditional Iranian dishes that take me back to Iran.
Excellent, kind service and beautiful interior with tea lights on each table.
I will be coming back again and again and again!
The food was amazing! So tasty and had good quality! Good size portions too! Cocktails were really good! The staff were nice and friendly!
It was a date night with my wife and I wanted to fine dine yet be local to us. South Croydon is as local as can be. Crystal Restaurant under Hussain fulfilled and tick boxed. Starter of Baba Ganoush, my Sea Bass main, the grilled Chicken, and then the Saffron infused sugar Mint tea. Perfect. Thank you so very much for a lovely service.
This is one of the most underrated restaurants ever because everyone should be raving about how good it is. One of the best Persian restaurants I’ve ever been to in London. Food is always well cooked and fresh and service is lovely. Prices pretty reasonable too.
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