Ariana Afghan & Persian in Tower Hamlets

A true local gem!We have been coming here nearly a decade and the food has always been consistently fantastic, and portion size good. I would go as far as to say that it’s one of my favourite restaurants in London. There's no way some of the negative reviews on here are genuine!We moved away from the area in 2018 and so have only been picking up takeaways occasionally when in the area - and recently when I popped in to collect - I met the owner briefly and it was so endearing to know he remembered us and our favourite dishes & deserts.Recommended:Qabuli Palouw (lamb shank with rice cooked with fried carrots, raisins, almonds and pistachios) and Shirin Palouw (Rice with orange peel, almonds, pistachio, and grated carrots. Served with grilled boneless chicken)(The chicken is more deeply marinated than anything I have ever tasted elsewhere and always cooked well).If you’re dining here - I highly recommend the mint tea while you’re waiting…. And for desert the Afghan rice pudding is divine.

Totally rude staff! Stay away if you are looking for good service. Initially wanted a takeaway then decided we will actually grab a table and eat. After a lot of huffing and puffing from who seemed to be manager and saying it’s more expensive to eat in he decided we can sit down. Please bare in mind eating in and takeaway is same prices. I then asked for the menu and there was even more huffing and puffing.All I can say the staff are super rude. Dined in last week food was mediocre but the service was a good 3/10. They really are not bothered about service. Honestly if you are looking for a decent dining service stay away. Not amazing food and bad service I would never be coming back.

Tasty food, kind and welcoming staff, lovely atmosphere and very reasonable price! I had a great experience here :)

Amazing service, we had a friendly waiter called Hossein. The food was prepared and served quickly. All the dishes were delicious. All in all very pleased with our experience - would highly recommend!

Very pleased with this charming place!Tried their legendary national dish Kabuli palaw and it was amazing!If you're a fan of meaty dishes with rice then this is the place for you. Very friendly and welcoming service too.Foods aren't too spicy or salty. I highly recommend.

Food is good but definitely could be better, the meat is sometimes quite flavourless and dry. The Qabuli Pilao however is decent. Outdoor seating is nice, the shisha isn’t great.

Rubbish food, I was there with my friend yesterday, I took my food away for today but when I wanted to reheat the food I realised the food has gone sour . And also my friend get sick from yesterday. I put the stew in rubbish. Waste of money not recommended at all.

I was very curious to try this restaurant for the mixed review and unfortunately, this restaurant didn't reach my expectations.We wanted to try a mix of starters so we ordered that, the waitress said that the mix was for 4 people and it was a ‘selection of the chef’ as described on the menu an the price was 23£. We were expecting a many different starters with a great variation of them but instead, we received a plate of 4 dips with a lot of bread. I was so disappointed. Food was average. Nothing special that blow my mind, but the price was just unjustified for such a portion.So don't order mix staters you'll be disappointed. Try something else instead.

The portion sizes are actually horrendous in this place. They charge so much for so little food. I’m glad I went in the ‘Eat Out To Help Out’ scheme as I will never pay full price for this restaurant. A portion of roast potatoes is only 4 potatoes. The kebab was dry and tasteless. The food was very tasty but the prices and portion sizes were a huge let down. The staff members were very friendly and nice. The food was made fresh and was very warm on serving. The desserts were really nice and sweet with tons of flavour but they use supermarket branded Oreos and the biscuit was super soggy and stale. #middleeasternfood #kebab #mileend

According of price food is not good . It’s not worthy of money .. khyber grill is best ❤️ Price is so high but food is not like that 😬. Curry was 4/5 days before . Not any fresh food in here . Coz it’s not a busy restaurant. Fully disgusting. Cannt eat . Pay my bill .