Shandiz Restaurant in Sunderland

Loyal customer but now refusing to honour the stamp card deal. Immensely greedy behaviour with no communication whatsoever. Tried twice on one night to get rejected, tried again a week later and same thing. Won’t be ordering from here again. I hope the extra tenner is worth it.

I have been a loyal customer with this restaurant for a number of years. Go in with groups of friends have for years but also order. I order that much I have been awarded £10.40 in the stamp cards and when I have placed My order because it is £10.40 discount they have cancelled the order. I tried 3 times and they cancelled each one. will not be returning. greedy greedy

What an absolutely brilliant little unpretentious gem in a city full of great restaurants. We went looking for an Italian restaurant, it was fully booked. We thought the Shandiz was only a takeaway, and my wife said lets see what it looked like as we walked back. From the outside it looks 'poor' but the inside is surprisingly lovely in Iranian /Persian style. But the food , OMG, for the money is simply amazingly brilliant. We were served by Nahal who was beyond lovely, professional and attentive. If you fancy a brilliant CHEAP meal, ours with a bottle of good house red wine costed only £40.99, you can't go wrong! Go here and enjoy. I strongly recommend a bargain great meal with great flavours and service!

We regularly ordered from Shandiz and had accrued enough stamps on our stampcard, however the restaurant cancels any order made using the stampcard discount but will put through orders at full price. We won't be ordering from here again.

Best take away in sunderland at the moment 10/10

We dropped in by chance - what a discovery! Fantastic Persian food, very nice service and more than reasonably priced. Recommended!

We order from here a lot, and we’d earned a nice amount on a stamp card to deduct from this order. The restaurant cancelled the order with no real reason other than they’re not accepting stamp cards.. we ordered full price but the food is not to its usual standard tonight 😟

Another great delivery of fab food from Shandiz!

Great place to eat clean tasty value for money food.

Food only took a moment to sort when I arrived - but it was the wrong order. Instead of a chicken and chips wrap I got a halloumi and salad wrap. It was too late when I realised, so I can say it tasty, but I had added a no onions comment and there were onions in the salad - this order mistake could have been problematic if it had been an onion allergy, rather than an intolerance, as they were hard to find.

A very friendly welcome and tasty food from an interesting Persian menu. Plenty of vegetarian options. We were served a complimentary bowl of delicious lentil soup each. We had starters which were generous in size. Kash E Bademjan starter tasted as good as it looked. I had the Faseenjan main which was different and quite a sweet main. Thank you Shandiz.

The lamb's testicles and sheep's heads was delicious!!

Had a fantastic meal with family here today.. food and service was excellent and very reasonably priced.. the manageress was very welcoming and friendly and the waitress did a excellent job with a smile.. would recommend highly.

Wonderful food as always, the food never disappoints it is always delicious and cooked beautifully

The food was absolutely delicious, the best restaurant I’ve ever been in UK. But the atmosphere it wasn’t that good. I surely recommend this fabulous place. If I live in Sunderland I would come here every night to eat.

The chicken wrap was delicious.. I only had two issues, the food temp was a little on the cold side and there were only about twenty chips in one portion. Looked like someone had helped themselves to a few en route. If that's not the case then £3 for half a portion of chips is a little on the tight side. Saying that I would order again as the chicken was a delight!

The food was as delicious as always. One of the best Persian restaurants in the region. Thank you

Wouldn’t go anywhere else for a kebab salad is so fresh and crisp amazing

Great service, food was delivered quicker than expected for a Sunday evening. Food was fresh and everyone enjoyed it. Many thanks!

Never disappoint, their kebab kobedeh with rice was delicious and grilled chicken wings were yummy, we will definitely order again.

Never lets you down. Best in town

Very nice , excellent service food fresh and authentic

Great tasting food. Brilliant service. Will be back again.

They got my order wrong and give me a wrap with nuts in. They just laughed their mistake off and give me the correct order (after having to drive back) For all they knew I could've been allergic so laughing it off didn't sit well with me. I don't think I will be returning EDIT FOR A REPLY: You are incorrect. You do a Nutella Wrap. Hence why I did not notice until I took a bite of my 'chicken' wrap. If I had allergies, I could be in hospital or dead. You really need to update your staff that Nutella contains nuts and double check all orders that have nuts to make sure they are correct. You are opposite TTonic

Food is very nice here, very friendly and polite staff. Food is always Delicious

Food was excellent and so was the service. Looked more like a fancy cafe though.

Normally brilliant in every way but something but quite right tonight

Starter of Falafel was burnt black and solid as a rock and the salad with it was old, the lettuce had brown edges so that went straight in the bin. The lamb in the wrap was so chewy I gave up before I choked to death. If you value your teeth and life don't buy from here, horrendously dissapointing.

Good quality and quantity of food. Would order again.

excellent food delivered piping hot as always

Delicious food, fantastic quality and great portion size! Will order again

Got a lamb wrap that came luke warm with six chips. Not very flavourful and didn't feel like value for money at all. Disappointed after hearing so many good things.

Best place in Sunderland, never had a bad meal.

I came to Sunderland in 2018 and learned about the restaurant from my friends. The food was delicious and the staff were friendly. I returned in 2019 and invited my family to visit and the food was of the same level and quality. I came back 5 years after my first visit and Shandy's is still the same. The best Persian restaurant in England 👍🏻

The food came after two hours of ordering

This Persian restaurant in the North East of England is a must-try for anyone who loves authentic Persian cuisine. The food is beautifully prepared and tastes like it was made in Tehran itself. The meat dishes are especially tasty, and the owner is very attentive and makes sure that all of his guests are well-served. The restaurant has a warm and inviting atmosphere, and the staff is friendly and helpful. The menu is extensive and offers a variety of dishes for everyone to enjoy. Whether you're a seasoned Persian food enthusiast or a curious newcomer, this restaurant is sure to impress.

The most amazing restaurant, we stumbled on completely by chance . Food is absolutely out of this world! Lamb chops were the best my dad had ever eaten in his life , so reasonably priced and the staff simply could not do enough for you !

Lovely food, never disappoints. Prompt service every time.in my opinion best on just eat.

This is a great place to call in for food while in the city centre. Excellent food, outstanding service and reasonably priced. We loved it.

Superb food , great selection of starters with bread to die for. Good selection of main meals and the selection we made was tasty, with "melt in your mouth" meat dishes. Vegetarian options are available if that's what you prefer. Friendly attentive staff, good prices and good portions size. What's not to like? We will be back next time we are in the city.

Third order with mixed wrap. Can’t go wrong with mixed one :)

I am a big Fan os This beautiful Shandiz Restaurant, whether I order online or sit down in this warm and friendly space, the customer service is second to none and ordering online tops it off perfectly too, great food and the price also follows. I highly recommend it to everyone look for good freshly cooked food with love. ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

cold food,wrong order, tried to ring ...engaged for ever. sad times

Delivery came exactly on time, delivery driver was friendly and the food (two Arabic wraps) was great as usual 👍

Food is excellent, but on this and our previous order items were missed. The last order was missing a salad and our latest order was missing chips.

Always nice from here and delivered on time

Food was late, cold and missing items

Had a great lunch with friends on their recommendation. From now on I'll be going here every time Whenever I want to have a good time with good meal. Absolutely amazing tastes to the food and amazing value. It was my first time & the waitress was really helpful and patient. We were given a small bowl of complementary lentil soup to start with, then had Kashk-Ebademjan with a huge naan for a starter, followed by Half chicken and Chelo Khoresh Gaimeh Badamjan-lamb, Koobideh (kofta grill) which were absolutely delicious. We end up our meal with happy faces and this all cost us £34.5. Great value, amazing tastes & very friendly waitress. Highly recommended.

Fantastic grill, wonderful homemade Persian foods! Love it

Lovely place. Looks vintage. Really delicious food! I am surprised that there is a Mediterranean restaurant here in Sunderland.Definitely a hidden gem that needs to be discovered by everyone.

As always my food was lovely. I’ve never had a bad meal from Shandiz

Wow! First time ordered and will order again for sure. This review is for mixed wrap (chicken and kofta) with garlic and chilli but .. it was incredible. I still have curry with rice (for later/tomorrow) but if the quality of it is as good as the wrap was - I will be a happy man. Well done. Thank you!

Food was delivered very very cold. Disappointing to eat

Had Bakhtiary (cubed chicken and lamb on one skewer) which came with saffron rice. Added garlic & chilli dips and a nan, all for under £20. Meat beautifully spiced and tender and nan was light and fluffy. Very nice pint of draught Poretti to go with it too. Often get something to eat before the match here and never disappoints. Service is always good and the restaurant has a very relaxed atmosphere.

Amazing food, lovely and fresh.

Great food as always and still warm like it came out few minutes ago! Thanks guys

The food in the restaurant was delicious, but the attitude of the staff was not good at all

Food was absolutely amazing and just as good as it is in the restaurant which is rare. It came early aswell :)

Wow, just a great little restaurant with utterly delicious food. The service, the staff were all brilliant too. Never had Persian food as such but what a treat. Really recommend this place. The chef is a wizard lol! Thanks.

Wonderful food. Excellent packaging.

Salmon and rice without any veggies aside or onion or garnish.

Food is amazing. My favourite place to order from and the BBQ Grilled lamb chops are fantastic 👍🏼👍🏼

Every time perfect food. Exactly like homemade! Recommended

Tasty full of flavour meal, we ordered kebab kobide and chicken wings with salad and chips, yummy.

The waitress said fack off so rude

I’ve been a few times, highly recommend it to anyone who likes Iranian food. Pictures from today at my shop, we ordered

Always lovely food from here and delivered on time. I would definitely recommend this place

Food was so delicious, we ordered kebab kobide, the grill platter for two and lamb barg, grilled chicken wings, all with salad and chips. We will definitely order again.

Great service and delivery, food was also good x

I did not like the Faseenjan at all , too sweet

Great food never a disappointment

There isn’t many parking available nearby. They are cash only. Staff are very friendly and we were offered a complimentary soup which tasted well. Chicken kebabs tasted nice but minced lamb kebab wasn’t tasty at all, stay away from that one.

Unreal food and the best garlic in sunderland

It's really nice resturant. The atmosphere was great and food was good. The only downside was the drinks. Nothing special there. Just ordinary drinks that you can buy from the shops. I didn't expect that when I order Doogh, I get pasteurized Ayran. The rest was great. Great value for money.

Tastiest Aubergine starters and main meal,I have ever had. I wish I knew how to replicate it.

Delicious Persian cuisine - our favourite!

Just the best wraps and garlic ever !

food was used to be good but I dont recommend this place anymore

food was used to be good but I dont recommend this place anymore

Had a wonderful meal here. Lovely and friendly staff, outstanding food. Portion sizes are very generous. Highly recommend.

I love the wraps but why have you removed the salad from them ? Really disappointing to get some chicken and sauce in naan bread , we've come for years and now you are only giving chips in the wrap as a option and not salad ?

Fantastic service and delicious food as usual 😊

Lovely food, delivery is prompt and very friendly staff, would definitely recommend

Food two hours late, called the restaurant 3 times, first time after 40 mins post estimated delivery time (17.30-17.50), was told food will be with me in 10 mins. Second time rang another 40 mins later to be told there was a problem with printer and food will be with me in the next 15 mins. Food arrived (19.50)- 2 hours after estimated time. On the app was marked by the take away as delivered 17.35. Food was hot.

The food was absolutely gorgeous, Staff and manager was friendly and helpful. The atmosphere was cozy. Highly recommended.

Salad was horrible No nan bread Want a refund Come here all the time and they spoken to me poorly over the phone and messed my order up last time I will order from here again absolutely joke

very good clean food fully recommend

Nice food but delivery prices need to be looked at

BEWARE! Ordered my food at around 8.30pm and at 9.40 it was shown as "on the way". 10 minutes later got a notification that order cancelled. Like seriously?! They had to wait till 9.50 until all the shops are closed to cancel the order. V disappointed!! (Had to put the review on previous order as I couldn't find option with the cancelled order)

Four of us went for the first time recently. Our experience was fantastic. Nice cosy place, very good food and wonderful service. So good value for money too.

wow. Just wow, First Class..... loved it, never heard or tried of the Dolmeh Barg but it was superb, and the rest of the food? superb, thanks so much. x

Everything is always absolutely delicious would never order from anywhere else

First time ordering . Was very nice!

Fantastic food, delivered early and arrived hot!

Used this restaurant for years & it keeps getting better. The food is amazing, the staff very pleasant & the ambiance is so nice. Would recommend 🤩

I ordered lamb kabsa and lamb biriyani, It's very hard to find lamb pieces in biriyani.and kabsa it's not the actual kabsa taste If you are looking for Arabian food try other shop.here you will get disappointed

First time we've used shandiz I'll defo use them again

Lovely food but pricey delivery charge, hesitant to order again at nearly £5 delivery.

Family feel, great food and genuinely nice staff

Food amazing I mean amazing but although it’s only a couple of pounds I seem to get charged more from the delivery driver compared to what the phone call person tells me the total cost is. Hasn’t just happened at this restaurant but a few different places so I could be off on this but I would prefer to get a total amount and pay that amount and choose delivery tip myself.