Ariana II in Brent

The food and the service were super. Loved the crushed pumpkin starter. We had the platter for 4 between the 4 of us and it was more than enough. The meats were expertly cooked and delicious. Highly Recommended

First sight, no one there, sat down, staff were nice. One tiny portion of condiment was given (some type of sauce before the bread so nothing to eat it with) while cooking smoke from the kitchen filled the restaurant. Prices were very high given the portion size, £17 (inc fee) mix grill only came with 2 skewers (usually should be 3) which was very average tasting and a salad that looked like it came from Aldi reduced section and rice with no seasoning and no grilled tomatoes which usually comes standard. No complementary soup or tea were offered at all! At similar restaurants with similar prices there are better views and atmosphere with many more complementary stuff eg tea and soup and much bigger variety of condiments. Music was barley heard and sounded very washed. On top of all of this there was a 12.5% service fee, not sure at all what for! Many better other places for the same price or cheaper and bigger portion sizes with much more generous service. Would not recommend to come here.

Amazing and very helpful staff, they helped with food choice. Food was absolutely delicious. Restaurant is nice, clean and very welcoming. Will definitely come again!

Food: I’ve had plenty of great homemade Afghan food so rarely eat out for it. The starters (manti, nan, dips) were fine. The qabuli pilau was poor. Carrots were not even caramelised. Very bland. Meat was also very bland too. Had much better elsewhere. Watered down Afghan cuisine. BUT the service was shocking. Friendly to our faces, but we overhead the waitress saying discriminatory things about a particular religious group. This made us feel unsafe. Wouldn’t return.

Me and my partner visited the restaurant after we had been recommended it by a friend. The food was incredible and the service was attentive and helpful. We brought our own alcohol and they opened our wine for us. I will definitely recommend and visit again. It was very affordable and we boxed up and took some food home with us.

Staff were absolutely lovely, and so accommodating with difficult dietary restrictions. Sumira (sorry if that's spelt wrong) was an incredible host and front of house, and the portions were incredible. It was a great time out for everyone involved.

Absolutely delicious Afghan food for an affordable price in Ariana II. I would particularly recommend the Kabuli Palau here which comes in a large portion wih rice and meat on the bone.

Get the lambshank, anything with pumpkin in it and pretty much everything, this place is amazing

We Loved and enjoyed everything in this place, very reasonable portions, yummy starters and brilliant Ayran or yogurt drink. They also gave us a complimentary tea and dessert. I would rate them as 1 of the best Afghan restaurants in London that I've tried.

Service is excellent and they were so friendly, welcoming and helpful. The food itself was a bit bland - it was my first time trying Afghan food. Overall, good to try but I probably wouldn’t be coming back.