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Ariana Restaurant

4.4 (18 reviews)
Open • 12:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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Very good aubergine starter on the left and boring cheese starter on the right
Jennifer S.

Mixed bag here. Some mediocre food and some really good food but nothing my husband and I would go out of our way for again. The staff though is nice and even when we left, a man rolling the dough for the flatbread gave us a sincere thank you for coming. The decor is also very cool, with walls painted a warm mustard brown colour and tchotchkes everywhere. The menu in the restaurant is slightly different from the online menu, which is a bit annoying as a vegetarian bc I was really eager to go here based on what I saw online. We ordered the panir-o-sabzi to start and whilst a big plate, the description didn't match the meal. I expected feta cheese blended with tarragon, mint and walnut, almost as a spread, with walnuts. Rather it's a big salad with radish slices and 2 halves of a pretty tasteless cheese, and walnuts. Piping hot bread is served with it. Next I ordered the mirza gasemi which was the best-tasting dish of the night: a soupy mix of aubergine, whet and tomatoes, it was perfect with the bread. My main, the ashak, was a big dish but a big downer: very bland despite the heaps of sauces. My husband got the grilled chicken with a specialty rice of orange peel, almond slivers pistachio and grated carrot and salad: again a huge plate. The orange peel was the most distinctive, delicious taste, basically caramelized. My husband loved the spicy green sauce that accompanied his meal.

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“Go in the summer and sit outside under the pretty self made balcony which overlooks mile end park.”

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Jimmy's Restaurants

Jimmy's Restaurants

3.5(12 reviews)
2.1 mi•Greenwich
•££

Went to the London Designer Outlet that opened a while ago at Wembley, it's not far from where I…read morelive and husband suggested it so I wasn't going to turn down the offer! Parking is confusing. The signs say £30 but the attendant told us up to 2 hours £3. The one main lift was out of action that day, but that is unrelated to our meal at Jimmy's. As my husband was using a shopmobility scooter, the waitress offered us a table for two right near the food counters. We'd just sat down and another waitress asked us had we just sat down, to which we replied we had. "Well can you come and sit over here?" indicating seating further away - to which we explained we'd been offered to sit there by her colleague. OK, maybe a genuine mistake. They weren't particularly busy as it was only 10 minutes after they'd opened at Noon. So a waiter pounces to ask if we want drinks (which are nice but expensive) so I requested tap water. I let my husband go and get some food and waited for him to return and then went to peruse the food counters. It's an incredible place - an "all you can eat" single price where you can choose from salads, pastas, pizzas, chinese, indian, mexican, steak. If you're a big eater - this is the place for you! Thankfully, they had a nice selection of vegetarian dishes as we don't eat meat when we're out. When I returned to the table, my husband told me that a waitress had asked if he wanted a drink (glasses of water had not been brought to the table!) so he said he'd like an Assam Tea. It was obvious she spoke poor English because, in spite of him pointing to the words "Assam Tea" in the menu she said "You want Apple Mojito?" so he told her not to bother. A little later, whilst eating, I asked the waiter if we could have an Assam Tea. He went away, came back and said that they didn't have any and did we want another type of tea? "Okay, Darjeeling please." He returned to say they didn't have that, either so requested one pot of breakfast tea which, thankfully, they DID have. I did , finally, get my glass of tap water, a good 20 minutes and asking twice after my original request for it. Sometimes the food isn't all that hot but, bearing in mind that once you've spooned food on your plate you'll be walking around the other food stations to peruse what else there is, the food on your plate is going to have cooled off (unless you've just picked up salads, of course!). While eating our dessert a chap, who appeared to be the manager, had seen my water glass empty and came over to refill it and asked if everything was alright. Er, no, actually. So we explained about the seating and the waitress misunderstanding the request for tea and he apologised that they have a lot of foreign employees who don't speak the language very well. When we told him about the Assam tea he was quite taken aback that we'd been told that there wasn't any, nor any Darjeeling to be had and he said he'd look into it because both teas are quite popular. Our visit was on a Saturday and there were a lot of people there who were presumably attending weddings later as they were all dressed up - one lady kept catching her long skirt on her heels! Also there were children running with a plate of food in their hands which I thought was extremely dangerous but nobody else seemed to think it was a problem. One guy in a chef's outfit but presumably a senior one, kept coming around with a dustpan and brush to pick up spilt food from the floors and the interior, which was VAST, was extremely clean.

absolutely lovely dinner for the family of 10 (: it is traditional and looks amazingread more

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Gourmet Burger Kitchen

Gourmet Burger Kitchen

3.8(40 reviews)
2.1 mi•Aldgate, The City
•££

After months of walking by these burger joints, I was finally hungry enough- and in the area- to…read moretry one. It's true that if you've been to one of the many burger chains in London, you've kind of been to them all. However, each one guarantees good- if not great- quality, and a few signature twists of their own. This place is no different, and conveniently-located near one of London's most famous landmarks. The interior of this one leaves a bit to be desired, with it's quirky Scrabble-looking signage and funky colors, but the menu is the same as everywhere else. I was a bit miffed that I had to get up and go order at the bar after being seated, but the menu was straightforward enough that it didn't take long. Service was also a bit lukewarm, but whatevs. It being my first time here, I thought it best to go with one of their benchmark signatures and ordered The Legend burger with smoked applewood cheese and a side of sweet potato fries with a bacon mayonnaise dipping sauce. I have to say, that was one darn good burger. The meat was perfectly cooked, the sauce they used balanced out all the flavors nicely, and those fries were cooked to such perfection, I had to force myself to use the dipping sauce so it wouldn't go to waste. There was nothing wrong with this meal. And the price wasn't bad, either. They also have a nice selection of cheap cocktails, beers, and dessert on the menu, but for all that, you're going to need an extra stomach or two.

I was craving a burger. I was told by the locals to come here…read more I was hungry after hours of walking to all of the top tourist spots in the area. I need to give my feet a break and fill my belly. I got a basic burger, it was juicy and perfectly cooked. The sesame bun was soft and billowy and pure carby goodness. It had some lovely cheese and fantastic house sauce that made it even better.

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Ariana Restaurant - persian - Updated October 2026

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