Tehran Restaurant

This place got me excited over rice and chicken. Two simple dishes made exceptionally well at Tehran. Their chicken is tender and well marinated. Their rice is well cooked and well spiced (not too under or over cooked). I even sampled some of their beef and was very impressed The portions are great too, which makes the already reasonably priced restaurant even better! You get your money’s worth and more. I’ll take one line to mention how warm and fantastic their tea is! Must try overall.

Great service! Food was pretty good as well. Not a whole lot to say as I don’t know much about Persian food, but what I had was good. I had the «Crazy chicken» that indicated on the menu was spicy, but wasn’t spicy at all. Other than that everything was good.

Among Persian food places in Montréal Tehran comes second I say concerning the kebab quality.
The atmosphere is better though and it is well lit if you care about it
We tried Jooje and Barg and were both happy! The Aash was offered as entré but you could consider it a full portion. The salad also was copious and delicious. We could not drink then but the bar seemed inviting.
Recommended!

Food is very good but not the best Iranian out there. Had difficulty trying to find a parking spot. The food is a bit overpriced. It is a family friendly restaurant. The service was not quick but they were polite and helpful. Worth the try.

I found a hair towards the end of my plate and told the lady supervisor and she did not even apologize she said oh well you finished it. However, I would not of finished it if I had seen the hair initially. They did not take anything out of the bill, nor did they even apologize. And then I looked into the kitchen I noticed that the chef was not wearing any gloves! The food may be good BUT it’s not worth what we saw and potential hygiene issues. Plus customer service is not good at all, the waitress is unresponsive/​They need to learn better customer service, and put a little more value onto hygiene — not only in the kitchen but in the bathroom. I wouldn’t touch anything in the bathroom with a ten feet pole. It’s sad but I’ll never go back to that restaurant again.

Ok food. Their unrecommended reviews are all bad. They are lucky that the reviews don’t show up on top. Would not go back again. Better than Yas restaurant. The staff was a bit too tense and when i made a joke they got soured up a bit. Maybe i should not joke:). The owner kept eating chips behind the counter with fingers in the mouth. Yum! Not too appetizing in my opinion. Definitely not friendly people in the place. Happy smiles would do wonders and are contagious. :) cheers

Despite having mammoth sized portions, and well in my opinion overpriced kebab, they have the nerve to say «you cannot share» or «you must order an appetizer», literally forcing you to order extra food even though the sultani costs $ 30.00 already. That is a poor excuse for customer service and downright greed. Basically «give me more money or else». Then the lukewarm soup comes and there is a nice long piece of arm hair in my soup, which signals poor hygiene. Then the kebab comes and it is very greasy. Then the tea comes and it’s definitely been watered down. The worst part is that I had been coming for years before the quality hit the bottom, and before they somehow decided to dictate how you order your food. Not more than 20 years ago the place was a favorite of cab drivers, now it is they type of establishment that exudes everything you don’t want to find in a restaurant.

I give this rate just because of the owners son who is a very nice gentleman other wise the rate would be one. After about twenty five minutes & three times request we had the water .the appetizer came to the table, no plates. For having the plates we had to keep asking the servers. The salmon fish main course was fried too much outside & inside was raw, when we asked to change the meal their answer was we will be charged for that. Three times we had to talk to the owners son for the problem. After 40 minutes the other meal came, the rest of the table were down. The rice was not cooked enough. Ghormeh sabzi very good. The khashko bademjan very nice. Ash delicious.the barg kabab tast good. The service very slow, need to have more smile.

Definitely one of the good Iranian restaurants in town. I personally liked the beef Kobideh compared to the chicken. Try crazy chicken if your a chicken lover. It was super juicy with a great flavor. The eggplant stater was pretty good as well. I will definitely come again if I feel like eating Iranian.

Best Persian resto in Montréal.

Loved the food and the ambiance was really welcoming. they were open even though it was the worst weather and everything else was closed!
Thierry chicken was tinder and rice us really tasty. once complaint though the beef wasn’t well done even though we asked it would be well done.
Would definitely come back again.

This place has been open for so long.
I’ve been 3 times in the past 20 years, all trips were consistently good.
The restaurant is very beautiful from inside and out.
It’s a large open room, and the neat thing is they serve alcohol (a rarity for Iranian restos).
The Ash soup is a heavenly delight, it’s a must
The prices are a bit too high for my taste, but the koobideh and crazy chicken ($ 16 and $ 17, are still pretty decently priced. Other items are in the 20 – 30 range.
You do get soup or salad, as well as tea at the end included with all the dishes.
There is pita bread with onions to open your appetite.
Service is cordial, but nothing exceptional
They do a brisk takeout, the Iranian community lives in the area and they are close to Vendome Metro.

They use to be impolite even with Iranians but I see they’ve changed the manner with new staffs ! On the other hand foods are very nice and give you an idea about real persian foods !!! It worth if you wanna pay $ 30 for your meal !

The food to price ratio is perfect, the sultani is great and order the number 2 chicken, and the soup is amazing.
I’ve been there three times already and have not been disappointed until now.

I got the most severe good poisoning from this place a few years back. We had contacted them to let them know and they didn’t care. My boyfriend at the time and I were sick for a week from the food we had ordered there. Never eating there again.

Very spacious restaurant by the Vendome station, great service, their chicken and beef Kopideh is sooo good. The combination of the fluffy long grain rice and roasted tomatoes with the beef and chicken and a salad appetizer is so tasty. The plate is really big and filling for one person, so you might feel like rolling out of the resto after your meal. The mirza appetizer is really good too! I’ll definitely come back.

I took my Prof here, because he wanted to have Persian food. I hesitated a lot because of the comments, but finally surrendered because it was the closest to his place and I didn’t have a car. It was a weekday, and at noon there were quite a lot of people eating there (more than 10 tables taken, while the restaurant is in a residential area).
Unlike some have mentioned, the staff were quite nice, just that they didn’t speak Persian! My Prof asked for Tahdig (fried/​carbonized rice from the bottom of the rice casserole), which is not served normally, but they kindly served it for us on the side…
The food was nothing out of ordinary. For one thing the chicken I ordered was rather dry. We also ordered the lamb shank which was OK. The eggplant paste was below ordinary and rather tasteless. I haven’t tried other main dishes, though. I give it three stars because I really liked their Salad and their Aash (kind of a thick soup).

Went here Sunday night with the family. They raved about the place so I was looking forward to it. Very Meh. Biggest complaint was the staff. They weren’t rude, just moreso slow and inept. They rarely checked in on us and it took forever for us to order. They weren’t very busy either. Menu is okay, but seems pretty pricey. I ordered the jajeh and the chicken was probably the most moist chicken I’ve had. It was very very good. Everything else was okay. I agree with the thought that Tehran’s food is well cooked and flavourful. However, it may be a little too quickly cooked at times, and appear overly oily. Would I come here again, yeah. Would I come out of my way to come here, nope.

Mix of traditional and contemporary Persian food with a few vegetarian options. Large plate sizes generally consisting of grilled meat plus rice and tomato. Meals come with starter ash soup (our server told us over 50 ingredients go into making it!!!) or salad and tea (although on my particular visit they only remembered to serve half of my party tea). Service is quick-​food came out within 15 minutes!
Nice dinning room. Generally friendly staff (although I have also heard of poor management) but they did tend to rush us out the door despite not being particularly busy. Also, 3 or 4 different servers came to our table at different times… lack of communication or weird dinning service structure???
Overall a nice spot for sit down Persian food. Miles above the city’s plethora of kebab joints. My only complaint would be the service style, which make me not want to return.

all good things come in 3s? add one more to the theory — Atmosphere, Service, & Food
Atmosphere: Tehran’s atmosphere is the direct result of its history — its history in Montréal as well as the history of its cuisine. Tehran, which has had its doors open for well over a decade (perhaps closer to two) is in fact an Iranian rather than a Middle Eastern restaurant. Although Iranian cuisine consist of much (much) more thank just koobedeh (akin to kebab) and flavoured rice, Tehran makes a good business from offering the types of Persian dishes that the west has come to expect. Often frequented by many of the Persian community (a great sign), visit Tehran durning the month of Ramadan and see it buzz with families gathering for their Iffar (breaking of the fast) meal for a really unique experience.
Service: No objections on the efforts of the staff — they are kind and very willing to wait a few extra moments so that patrons can choose what they want. The staff certainly works hard (the place is often at capacity during dinner times) and so may be a little late in responding to requests.
Food: Tehran’s food is well cooked and flavourful. However, it may be a little too quickly cooked at times, and appear overly oily. The menu is generous but not full to the point of being prohibitive. The wide selection of koobedeh and other meat dishes is the real attraction — but remember, these are but a small (small) sample of what Persian food really is (same as saying that Lebanese people don’t just eat Shawarmas, Hummus, and Falafel either ;O)
Good family atmosphere, clean, and generous.

Tehran is a wonderful establishment.
I’ve been an infrequent visitor for the past 10 years. I always wish I’d go more often.
The menu doesn’t have too many options. But the choices you have are so flavourful that you won’t feel lacking.
The plate sizes are quite large, though I have noticed that portions decreased a bit recently, and prices went up. Worry not, you’ll still be stuffed and not spend too much.
Everyone should give Tehran a try. The food is delicious and the service is quick. And shame on someone rating a restaurant they’ve never been to and making a judgment based on hearsay.