Pistachio in Nottingham

Visited for early dinner on Saturday. Friendly & helpful staff. Having never visited a Persian restaurant before, we were unsure what to expect - came away loving it.We shared a 4-dip starter plus some Persian king prawns. We over-indulged on the delicious bread and dips.We then shared three main courses, grilled options: halloumi, chicken wings and lamb. All came with salad and safron rice. Delicious although we struggled to finish them all because of the aforementioned bread 🙂They have Beck's Blue moon-alcoholic beer and an interesting Belgium saffron blond beer.I thoroughly recommend and will be visiting again soon.Conveniently close to both the Neon Raptor and Liquid Light taprooms.

Easy to book via email, welcomed at the door with lovely olives. Food arrived quickly and all tasted very fresh and delicious. Nice atmosphere with the music and decor. Only suggestion would be to improve the table and chairs as they currently didn't really match the nice asthetic of the restaurant. Will definitely be coming back!

Heard great things about Pistachio so wanted to give it a try. Not an expansive menu but a few meat, veggie and gluten free options. The meal consists of lots of small sharing/dipping plates that you eat with fresh toasted bread. The cheese dip was delicious and wings were good. Some very similar flavours across some of the other dishes though and the meatballs were small and disappointing. Also, avoid the duck. Perhaps the smallest sliver of meat sitting among lot of beans. Considering that dish alone was almost 12 quid, we felt a bit cheated. Overall, tasty but over priced and not enough variation to keep us coming back.

We had a great time, it was my friends birthday and I let them know beforehand. They made a real effort and owners seem great. I had a spinach and artichoke dip which was 10/10 and a veggie stew which was super tasty! We will be back! Thank you for this great evening. We enjoyed it thoroughly! The cheesecake tested beautiful as well, so creamy and nicely decorated!!

Absolutely fantastic- from start to finish.The food was simply amazing- (the dips selection with bread, as a starter, are a must).Great service, smiling faces, wonderful hospitality all-round. Thanks for a great evening!

I’m feeling slightly mixed.The walnut and aubergine dip was tasty, but we had to send it back as we found two hairs in it. We were promptly brought a new one and it tasted great.The chicken wing starter was a hit!The mains all tasted good but we felt they were all missing a bit of salt, yet delicious nonetheless.The baclava was great, and the tea was absolutely incredible.I would definitely recommend pistachio over Persian empire for anyone looking for quality Persian food made without cutting corners.

Now, this is it. I felt like family, a warm hug of familiarity as I was greeted by the staff and the spices as you come through the door. Soul food is sold as the deep south, but this Persian feast brought a new meaning to the term.From the staff to the food, the atmosphere was charming. Attentive yet respectful servers talked us through their favourites. We both picked stew, it was hearty and felt like a labour of love. Something passed down from generations and refined each time - perfectly balanced in pomegranate sweetness and sour spitces.It was a brilliant experience and one we cannot wait to come back for! A real treasure just along from Sneinton Market. Thanks guys for a wonderful evening!

A really World cuisine dining experience with delicious Iranian food. Great service and a very chilled and pleasant restaurant. Street parking for 2 hours nearby after 6pm.

Can't recommend this place enough! The food is fantastic and we received probably the best treatment and service since the minute we arrived until we left. Special thanks to Faroch for the attention with us and our requests. Strongly recommend getting a selection of dips with the Persian bread as started , and the stews were really good as well!

The food was delicious and the service professional and friendly. We’ve had the mixed grill, the grilled halloumi and the roasted aubergines (vegetarian) stew. It was very good! We’ve also treated ourselves to some baklava’s made with pistachio. It was exquisite. I highly recommend the place.