Abshar Restaurant

Lovely food, and staff very friendly too. Food presented very well.

Fantastic meal and great value for money. A mixture of families and couples. Very friendly atmosphere. Service was equally as good. I highly recommend this restaurant

Lovely foods!!! Not too expensive too... But the service need to be improved.... Definitely will go back again bcz of the delicious food 😋

The food was delicious, good size portions & varied in choice. The staff friendly & attentive, made mother’s day dinner very special. Thank you, we highly recommend it.

excellent food in both quality and value. service could be better.

Lovely staff and great food. Thank you all for a nice mother’s day

Great food as always, never disappoints. Will visit again soon

Provides good value for money. Quality food used and it was served with a smile. Would recommend and also plan to go again soon.

Good setting , good food . Would return again for another meal

Excellent food and service with tasty and freshly cooked and succulent meat

Great food, great service with no waiting, happy staff, plenty of room and the best lamb chops I've eaten!

Took 10 minutes to get a menu, before asking for 1. Took another 10 minutes to get 2 glasses of wine and a coke. Full blown shouting argument between waiter and chef spoilt any atmosphere.

It was my first visit. The food was fresh and excellent especially the koubideh. Also had a takeaway, the portion of rice on takeaway was quite generous. Would come back soon to try some other stuff on the menu.

Very nice food and great service. I had the lamb chops for main course and I’d recommend them. My friends enjoyed kebabs of various types and seemed to like them too. The service was attentive and our food was served within a reasonable time. We will come back again I’m sure.

It was lovely, delicious and hot meal served. thank you. The staff were kind and responsive. Shame the main meal came late but the restaurant was very busy on Saturday night.

I love the traditional interior and the staff are so friendly and welcoming. The food was delicious and I liked the way the food was presented, lots of attention to detail.

Warm welcome. Friendly service and great food. We look forward to our next visit. Have recommended to friends. Parking available outside after 18:00. Worth a visit.

Food was amazing!! The starters what a great selection. Only downfall I think that they should sell spirits as they only do wine and beer.

very good food, quick service, good prices. One of the best Persian restaurants in the area. Went with a party of 4 and we all had a pleasant experience. Parking available on the main road if visiting after 6pm.

Excellent service and food was nicely done. The service and ambience was of a high standard. I ordered the sea bass which was huge , I had to take some home. I really enjoyed the evening at Abshar

We booked a table of 9, the food was Exceptional along with Exceptional service, would highly recommend and will be coming back again. Thank you

On arrival our party of five were shown to a table in a separate large part of the restaurant. We were the only group in this section and then had a 15 minute wait before being shown any attention. It felt like we were forgotten. Eventually our order was taken and starters for four were reasonably quickly served. The fifth person had a further 10 minute wait. After another long wait our main course was served some one and a quarter hours after arrival. Several other couples had arrived in this period and seemed to get served promptly. Indeed two couples arriving after us finished their meals and departed. We had returned a couple of wine glasses which were clearly dirty and we wondered if this was the reason for being ignored. However, and importantly the food when it happened was good. Will go again and give this potentially good restaurant a further chance hoping this experience was a one off.

We have been here many times. Our favourite is the bread as it is home cooked on a clay oven, and the chicken special. They have very good sized portions and are friendly. Unfortunately we had a bit of a wait to be served, and when we asked for more water/wine it was forgotten, but this was due to it being very busy. Another member of staff on hand may have been handy! I would HIGHLY recommend visiting. (DEFINITELY book if you are visiting on a Friday/Saturday!)

Had a meal there on sat evening. The starters were delicious but unfortunately we did not enjoy our mains as much. Mine lacked a little flavour. My friend's was bland and watery and the other friend meal was so big that she couldn't finish it. We left a lot of food. The service was very good and my friend was asked if she wanted to try something else, The only other comment was just it was very smoky in the restaurant from the bread making which was a bit off putting.

Huge portions and friendly staff. The food is as tasty as you could wish. Thoroughly enjoyed the evening here and all at a very reasonable price. Very happy.

Lovely restaurant in South Croydon. Food was delicious and service wonderful and friendly. Would return. There was a group of us and everyone was happy. Best baklava ever!

Delicious food, had houmous,babaganoush and haloumi salad between 2 to start then lamb chops with amazing tasting rice! Service was good too, will definitely return

Food was good, service horrendous. Things kept coming out at different times so we waited ages for half our drinks, then we'd all finished our starter before one person even got theirs, then the mains came out before he had finished despite me asking for a break between courses. Again one person's meal didn't show and we had to ask for it. Water we had to ask for twice before it came. We also had to ask for an ice bucket for our wine. Service was automatically rolled into the bill, no separate line item, so I had to work out the service and deduct it. Then I was told by doing so I hadn't paid. I explained that I wouldn't be paying service charge given the above and was told I was deducting this from the waiters salary. The 'manager' was very unprofessional despite me explaining calmly why I would not pay service charge. He even said I was shouting at him which was hilariously inaccurate so I just ensured they weren't going to dock one waiters salary (the poor guy who brought our bill but was not our waiter) and left. Shame, we won't be going there again!

We have visited this restaurant before, but this was our 1st time in the new section. Some may find sitting here feels a little away from the action, but it worked for us as we could chat easily. A couple of us had 2 courses with the others opting for main only, I had an aubergine dip starter & main of casserole with lamb & kidney beans. Those of us having starter ordered bread to accompany, the flat breads were big & we could easily have shared between 2. All the food was good, as usual, & nicely presented, service was attentive but not intrusive.

Was in a large group so night was fun but service was ‘strange’. Tried to serve main course without having had starters - they suggested we had it all at the same time which we declined. However, as always, food is amazing and incredible value for money. Big portions too. Will be back for sure as food just too good.

All Persians really enjoy the national cuisine and Im no different but I don't always have time to cook so I really enjoy eating out at my favourite local Persian restaurant, great food and service.

Love this place 10/10 for food and service .. good food .. good price 🍴

The food was exceptional. Had the mixed grill and the meat melted in your mouth. Lovely evening, great atmosphere. Wonderful food. Definitely a favourite and will be visiting more regularly and recommending to friends.

An authentic Persian restaurant serving great food with friendly service. Highly recommended.

The flat breads cooked fresh on the premises are a specialty and combine with the many “dip” starters perfectly. Good food cooked authentically.

This restaurant has been such a find . a little bit different in South Croydon. Delicious food . We had a family party covering all ages and everyone enjoyed the variety of dishes . Give it a go . You will not be disappointed .

The food quality was and quantity was really good. They delivered the food after a long time after placing the order. The environement was clean and nice and hygenic.

Excellent food & very good service. Prices reasonable including wine prices. Overall experience excellent & we are happy to recommend this restaurant. Staff welcoming & helpful.

Excellent restaurant all round. The waitresses are very friendly, the decor authentic and the food absolutely delicious. Varied menu. Something for everyone and prices very reasonable. Portion sizes very generous too. Will definitely be going there again.

They provided a friendly ans helpful service. Great food, tasty with good variety and huge portions...not to mention excellent value for money. I look forward to returning.

I havent eaten such a delisious joje on My whole life and that also include My own. Extra +points for the bread that they made in the restaurant! Service was good and the atmosphere were cosy. Prices were ok not so expensive and even IF it would be expensive it would be worth every cent! I strongly recommend this resturand, so whenever you visit London visit this restaurant. Even IF you dont stay in Croydon its worth the time it takes for you to Go there. Only thing they Can improve is the waitress, a smile from here would be nice!

Lovely food, really great variety and really generous portion sizes. The fresh juices were perfect and the atmosphere of the restaurant was great, so relaxing and welcoming

This was the first time we tried ABSHAR restaurant on 25.03.2016. WE went there to celebrate my wife's birthday. The food was excellent. Everything was freshly cooked and the fresh hot Nun bread was fantastic. The service was excellent. Very polite and helpful waiters. Quick, efficient and friendly service. All the items including starters, main courses and deserts was simply delicious. The price was very reasonable. We will be a regular customer of ABSHAR from now on, I can recommend ABSHAR strongly to anyone who likes this kind of food. Shiraz Family, Wallington

Great food, good prices pleasant staff and nice family atmosphere

Big portion sizes and lots of unusual dishes made for an enjoyable meal at a very reasonable price. We particularly enjoyed the 'rice crust' starter. Food was rather salty, but admittedly I am quite sensitive to that. The flatbreads are awesome, but don't underestimate their size - they will fill you up!

We love this place! Not our first time, Everything is perfect, every time different flowers on the tables , staff friendly and professional . The food is amazing!

Food very nice. Helpful staff but need more staff - only 3 for full restaurant on a very busy night. Bill receipt is deceiving as no mention of the added 10% service charge, all items are listed then a total which includes the service charge - sorry but this is very naughty and for this reason only may not visit again!!