Tehran Lounge in Barnet

I've had a surreal experience here today. The staff tried to pass a lamb koobideh for beef. I asked before I ordered and again after it arrived because other Persian restaurants in the area make the koobideh with lamb. When it arrived it smelled like lamb so I asked again but I was still assured that I had been served beef. From the first bite it tasted like lamb as well but staff members still insisted that it was beef. The business owner even told me that it is the best quality beef, which he can be sure of as he buys it himself. He also said that they do not serve lamb at the restaurant at all. It's difficult to double-check what they serve at all, as the menu does not appear here nor on their FB page. According to all appearance, they make up as they go along. Unfortunately, no amount of conversation can make lamb smell or taste like beef. The good thing is that they offered my a refund, which I was more than glad to take. Why did they try to pass lamb as beef? Could it be that they try to put off customers who do not come here to smoke as a matter of policy? This is a shisha lounge more than anything else with food obviously being an afterthought. They seemed in disarray when I asked to see the menu. The most unbelievable thing is that they think that customers cannot tell the difference between beef and lamb. The Olivier (Russian salad) was also good but nothing exceptional. Of course, I will not be back here and I do not recommend. You can't be sure what you are served here.

Had the most amazing shisha and drinks, helpful staff and respectful manager,great vibes and interesting decoration, we enjoyed and highly recommend, Defenitly come back,

We have been going to this place for many years but post covid with the new refurb, everything has just gone up a notch. The shisha (premium flavours), last for hours and are incredibly smooth. The food comes in large enough portion (chips, etc). The staff are super helpful and attentive. Mr Mohammad the manager goes the extra mile to help out. The other members Medhi were always on the ball in case we needed something. The tables all have a bell and people are always fast to respond and see how they can help. Always a good night, easy parking outside, great food and exceptional service! Thank you

Solía ir allí con frecuencia antes del encierro porque la shisha es increíble y de precio razonable y el ambiente es muy relajado. ¡El servicio también es bueno! Hace poco volví y han rehecho el lugar muy bien con pisos, muebles, interiores nuevos e incluso shisha. para que todos los adictos a Instagram también puedan tomar buenas fotos ahora.

Visité el salón de Teherán por primera vez con mis amigos esta noche, y debo decir que es absolutamente increíble. Desde el servicio prestado hasta el ambiente. Un espacio muy acogedor, acogedor y escalofriante. La comida también era deliciosa. ¡Recomendaría! ! ¡Gracias al equipo lounge de Teherán! ¡Mantener el trabajo duro!

My friends and I went to Tehran Lounge as we had tried the other Shisha lounges in the area and found all of them to be lacking in one way or another (good Shisha, bad atmosphere, and vice versa), so we thought to try out a new place and we were so pleasantly surprised! Tehran Lounge is a hidden gem, only a few minutes walk away from Finchley Central Station hidden away from the hustle and bustle of the main High Street. It has a front conservatory indoor/outdoor section which is lovely, a restaurant area, and an outback. The Shisha is well priced at £16 for two, and of all the places I have tried seems to smoke the best and be the best quality. The drinks there are absolutely fantastic (the fresh juices, the smoothies, and the milkshakes are all absolutely delicious), and the food is excellent to, particularly the falafel which was wonderful and fresh. Everything is very well priced in all aspects. The atmosphere is lovely, nice atmospheric lighting, lots of space and not at all smokey or oppressive. Finally, the staff are wonderful and friendly, all very approachable and personable. Particularly Mahmood (pardon my spelling!) who has a lovely demeanour and is very attentive. Needless to say, we will definitely be back, and we had a wonderful experience at Tehran lounge.

Heaven to a shi sha addict it was fabulous!!! The service was spot on and we had a wrap with baklava it was delicate and healthy Happy to to let us enjoy the sun on a beautiful day without being nagged to hurry up! Definitely a place to go

So we chose here because of the reviews but however we are so disappointed now ! The staffs couldn’t even speak English the one we talked to first didn’t know what book a table means and pretended like we were wrong! The shisha had a very weak taste which was not good at all the carrot cake was so stiff and was obvious that it was old by the way don’t recommend it at all.

It's our second visit and we are very happy with quality and quantity. We had koobideh, kashk bademjoon and Shisha. They don't offer rice (Chelo) but they have fresh nan and it's crunchy and fresh. I've tried their fresh juice, was tasty and truly fresh. Furthermore prices are reasonable and open environment is warm during winter (haven't been there summer but I guess it would be nice).

Staffs are nice and the food is perfect. I had a hotdog sandwich, it was the best hotdog i have ever had. Shisha is good and it doesn’t burnt quick.

Warm place for chilling and food was great.recommend that place. Services was good and friendly staff.best place

its good place to go but they charging £5 for just plain hot water.... its a bit of question left ......dont main to get any reasonable charge for food or any others thing on the menu at all but £5 for hot water ???!!!.... they rowing all the good thing for very small amount its pity :(

It's one of the great shisha bar and persian restaurants recommended strongly to visit it. Frindly staff good food and good atmosfer.

Went here last night and had the best kebab I've had for a while! So nice to know there is a place of this quality right on my doorstep! Definitely coming back again!!

It is one of the nice shisha bar and Persian restaurant in North London Finchley Central they have a good grill kebab with nice sandwiches. And shisha also

Having driven past this relatively new Persian restaurant, I contacted them and said I would like to bring my Foodie Group and asked them to email their menu. The Manager said they were making a menu and would send it when it was ready. A few weeks passed and I made contact again and said I was ready to bring a party of 8 people for lunch. He then asked if we wanted food or shisha ! I told him we wanted Persian food. He accepted the booking and I confirmed it by text. Imagine my disappointment on arriving for the lunch to find that no table had been set up for us . They kindly offered us their back room, away from the smoking and it was left to me to put three tables together. The waiter then brought the menu, which was extremely small. We started to order and found that the items we wanted were not available that day.....We chose the Tehran Special chicken salad with an aubergine dip as starter and - to be fair - as salads go, it was quite a good one. Unfortunately they hadn't tossed it, so it wasn't until we reached the end of it that we discovered the walnuts and olives. The fact that it took nearly an hour to come to our table was also unfortunate ! The chicken was okay and the helpings were enormous. We also liked the Persian bread very much as it was hot and crispy.