Hafez Persian Restaurant

Lovely food, friendly staff, gluten free and veggie options.

I booked a table for my 61st birthday with 12 friends. What a wonderful evening. I asked the restaurant to prepare a selection of starters for everyone, giving us a taste of Persian food. It was lovely. The food was excellent and the staff were friendly and looked after us. It is a lovely place and I highly recommend it.

I honestly don't know how some people have left a 5 star review saying the food was amazing, maybe they haven't been to other good Iranian restaurants!The food was waaaaayyy to pricey and it was very bad ( and i live in London and used to London prices) . The chicken was border line disgusting and tasted like fish , the koobideh was raw in the middle even though i told them that i was pregnant and needed the food to be well cooked and dont even start me on the service , i dont even think they wanted us there , i was very uncomfortable. When i asked for an extra plate for my 4 year old , the waiter said what do you wanna plate for "We got out of there ad fast as we could and for the first time in my life i didn't leave a tip . Will defenitely not return again ."

What a lovely and homely neighbourhood restaurant this is turning out to be. The place is quirky but comfortable and the food is freshly produced, great tasting and a little bit different to what you will get elsewhere. The service at times can appear a little amateurish, but it is always welcoming and friendly. You get a sense that this is a real family affair. So with support and experience they will become more organised, although it would be a shame if it ever got too professional, as I love just as it is.

This restaurant is now called Turk Naz and we called in here Saturday evening after a day of sourcing various home items for someone. It was the beautiful different coloured Turkish lanterns and the little red glass candle holders that enticed me into the restaurant. We both love everything about Turkey including the food and I have visited the country several times. A really tasty homemade lentil soup and stuffed home leaves for our starters and I had an amazing homemade vegetarian Mousaka for a main and my partner a Combo Kebab and loads of Greek salad, my fave. An ice cold Efes lager and a glass each of wine (one red and one rose) were very welcome too, all rounded off by a strong Turkish coffee. Very warm welcome, fabulous food, impeccable service and scrupulously clean restaurant. We'll definitely be back, thank you.

Lovely restaurant. Food is delicious & reasonably priced. Good range of drinks. Hand sanitiser outside & social distancing was observed while we were there. Children catered for. We really enjoyed ourselves & will be back.

Three stars.Service was good.Unfortunately the food wasn't great.Starters were decent but the flatbread accompaniment was a bit hard and dry.Main meals were average.Chicken joobeh was bland and meat was poor.My friend had lamb and chicken shish.Lamb was overpowering.The rice was ok.Salad side was average.Asked for extra sauce. It was a Crucials brand out of the bottle and into a dish.Dessert was baklava. Soggy and tasteless.Cardamom tea I have to say was lovely.Overall. Not impressed.Which is unfortunate as I think it could be a great little eaterie with a few changes.

The cook and waiter were the same person. Only one staff servicing the place which would account for the poor service and that cannot be helped. That said, I never got the drink I ordered and my chicken wings and lamb chops were cremated. I was eating coal worst yet the chicken were so burnt but inside were still somewhat pink.Giving 3 stars despite the criticism because it couldn't have been easy all alone.

Went on a Friday night, didn't book. It is a small cosy restaurant. The young girl doing front of house/waitress was very professional and definitely deserves a pay rise!Food was fresh and tasty prices are very reasonable and portion size was good. Would recommend this place of other pricey places in Sutton. Keep up the good work.

Excellent quality food in a beautiful setting. We collected our order and got 20% off. The chicken and lamb skewers were so tasty, and the rice good enough to eat on its own. It’s a really authentic experience and this food takes some beating!