I have been now twice at Divan. First time I did a pickup order and though the food was delicious which made me bring my parents the next day for a birthday. The food was delicious. The presentation was amazing. The waiter, Fredrick, Manager and Owner were so hosting and nice. I recommend trying it out. You will not be disappointed. read more

It was the third time we went to this restaurant, the first time was good, the second time was ok and today was very bad. The rice was not good, koobideh is suppose to be fat and juicy but today's koobideh was dry and sad the barg was also dry and had no taste to it, koobideh was worse than barg, they both tasted like hay. A $33 food tasted like a $3 food. My husband's chicken was red and uncooked. They have to do better or people will not go back to their restaurant. I know I will not go back anymore. 0 stars. read more

The servers needs training in hospitality - patrons still eating and they come over again and again to pick up plates - why in a hurry - definitely not visiting again and recommending friends and family to avoid this restaurant read more

We went there excited to see all the raving reviews, but very disappointed mainly by the service. Service is honestly a big part of dining experience for me if that's bad everything goes down the drain. I ordered two appetizers after which waiter disappeared for an hour, only 1 came after an hour and then they came to get our entree menu order. Lamb appetizer is baby bite sized 4 cubes of lamb on a stick, skip it!! We had a course of 4 waiters attend to us meanwhile restaurant wasn'teven packed and yet took them to take my appetizers order 3 times to get it right which was babaganoush type eggplant dish. Very basic. For the price they charge the service should be impeccable but honestly one of the worst and unattentive and no apologies given either. Food was ok but honestly shamshiry is wayyy better. 2 stars given because soltani was decent. I would not recommend this place. read more

We enjoyed a wonderful meal at Divan on my birthday this week. As it was our first exposure to Persian cuisine, you can't imagine how relieved I was when David expertly guided us through the menu, ensuring we experienced the full gamut of the restaurant's offerings. Although it was a busy night, David's calm demeanor created an atmosphere where we felt we were the only customers in the room. read more

Noisy, crowded restaurant. Understaffed -- terrible service. So disappointed. It took us over a half hour to get waited on. Then overdone kebobs arrived. Despite telling waiter "rare to medium" the lamb was like a rock. We complained -- owner disappeared. No replacement, but he did give us a discount. He told us Persians "like their meat well done." read more

Best restaurant and best service in the DC metro. Hands down. Great bar! Delicious food! Great host. Awesome atmosphere.

The staff is great and food tastes authentic, traditional, and fresh

Unfortunately I will never be able to go out for Persian food again, because no other Persian restaurant will ever compare to Divan. I got the fesenjoon with tahdig and the koofteh tabrizi, and it's fair to say that both of them were life-changing. Yum!! read more

Focus is on presentation and ambience, which are both excellent;, but for the price food needs to be equally good. Kebab koobudeh was dry. Tadiq beautiful but soft and not crispy, Torsh kebab was tough, dry, and needed longer marination time. This place has potential -- great ambience and presentation but need to up the game in the kitchen! Expensive and quality needs to reflect this. read more

Excellent service and food with fun atmosphere. The restaurant was decorated so beautifully and from the moment you walk in you are greeted with a smile. read more

Very loud background music, expensive food, terrible customer service especially the manager at the front. He is very rude. We've been there twice both times he was so rude. Also the waitress the second time we went, took so long to get us the food and never checked to see if we need anything. My son needed a refill for his water it took forever. I don't recommend this restaurant read more

Last night i had one of the best time at dinner that I think I've ever had with my friends! They were attentive, entertaining and knowledgeable and full of personality. We will definitely be back soon! read more

I love the service at Divan resturant. Christian & Crystal are amazing. They made our experience extra special. I love the food as well. Great cozy romantic vibe with delicious food & service. Thanks to Christian & Crystal for their remarkable service. read more

Delicious food, nice atmosphere & good service. Sat by the fireplace in corner booth. We had wine & shared many appetizers that were tasty & interesting. We had panir sabzi wrap, fabulous shrimp divan, Kashmir bademjan & frittata. The bread was yummy too. Will return again. read more

Great authentic Persian spot. We loved the vibe in there and food was soooo good. Our server Ishmael was awesome and attentive to our table and so was the manager Chris. Would definitely recommend and will definitely be back, YALLAH! :) read more

Incredible restaurant! Gorgeous restaurant, wonderful ambiance, impeccable service, and the food is to die for!!! So beautifully presented and everything cooked to perfection! Thank you for opening in McLean! We will be back soon and often! read more

I've been very excited about an actual Persian restaurant opening in area. It's probably not fair to write a review with one visit and if I go back, I will change it. 1st the good. Place itself is pretty nice. Our waiter cyrus was pretty good. I had a piece of joojeh kabob my friend ordered and it was good. According to my friends who ordered the salmon, it was ok. Also the zeytoon parvardeh was ok. On the not so good was mirza ghasemi which was not Smokey at all. Roasted Cauliflower was not good at all. We come to my order which was the strangest. I ordered the chengeh kabob which is lamb meat but could be risky if its not cooked or seasoned well. Instead I got the kabob torsh which is beef filet and actually a little more expensive and since that was my other choice, I did not send it back. It was very strange, it was definitely torsh but I'm pretty it was lamb. It tasted ok but with that lamb taste and kinda dry. But most off pudding was seeing some staff go behind curtains and have a heated argument. It wasn't loud but being close to our table, it was very noticeable. I mean really? Shouldn't you step outside to do that? Also it completely irks me when busboys start throwing silverware around and making noise next to my table. read more

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Fantastic quality and selection of authentic Persian foo. Service is amazing and atmosphere great for any and all occasions. Most definitely recommend Divan. read more

Divan is an up-scale Persian restaurant with many delicious choices not normally found at other Persian restaurants. The ambiance is welcoming and professional, the Matre'd and the wait staff are very attentive and friendly. Divan also has a solid wine and beer selection. read more

I am giving them an extra star to encourage them because of all the good things they have done with the place and their service. I have now gone 4 times despite their food not being as good as other places. Their actual food is more a 3 to be honest. That being said, I do recommend the place. I hope they work on that food. It would be gem. They have gained my business for a few months for now. read more

The service here was exceptional and the food was terrific. My daughter and I agreed that we will definitely go back. We will probably be a little more adventurous as well. While we were intrigued by some of the dishes, for our first time, we stuck with dishes we know. They did not disappoint. I had the steak kabob and my daughter had the chicken. The saffron rice was delicious and plentiful. In fact, I'm looking forward to having my leftovers for lunch. The Persian ice cream was great. You could really taste the rosewater and the pistachios were a nice topping. My daughter also got some tea which was tasty. I had a cocktail with prosecco and muddled blackberry which was delightful. read more

Great food, and environment. Service was exceptional. I specifically loved the appetizer and dessert.

We were very exited to try this restaurant. The food was extremely salty-kubideh and chicken barg were dry. Rice was oily -The worse part was that it was EXTREMELY HOT in there and I asked the manager to change the temperature but nothing was done about it. I have come to believe that the good reviews are from the people who never tasted Iranian/Persian food before. We will not go back . read more

I could attest that the food quality went down since they first opened. We ordered the kofteh tabrizi (meatball) as one of our appetizers and it physically made me sick by the time I left the restaurant... I almost threw up. The mast-o-khair (yogurt dip) was decent. The kofteh was really bitter and gave you a horrible aftertaste in your mouth.. The green chutney with the naan was tasteless unfortunately but the naan was warm, flavorful and soft. They gave pieces of naan as a complimentary dish. We ordered the lamb chops and the chicken jujen kabob. They all came with rice. Portions were good size. Service was awful.. it took 30+ minutes for our food to come. People that were seated after us got their food. We got an apology but they could've offered us a free dessert or discount from our whole bill.. something no, they gave us free, watered down, tasteless soda. The server didn't ask us if we wanted separate checks and gave us one bill right away.I regret tipping him that much.. he was just trying to make more tip from giving us one check. Had to write all our card numbers. He kept looking over at me and my friends, making us uncomfortable. Not sure why.. including a few other staff. None of the workers seemed that friendly. I was in the middle of packing my food and the busboy was literally trying to take my food, while he clearly saw I was putting the food in the to go box. The busboy kept coming several times while we were still eating and trying to take our plates. Two stars for the ambience, definitely a beautiful restaurant and upscale dining. Lamb chops, chicken kabob and rice was juicy and flavorful. I don't know if the prices were worth the quality of the food overall and poor service though.. I would much rather go to Shamshiry. Might not be as fancy, but the food quality and portion is amazing. I had good service there as well. read more

Amazing!!!!! Staff, service and quality was top notch. I was nervous at beginning cause waiter said we just opened Two days ago and I was like omg!!!! We are going to wait long time or food is not that great, but man, everything was perfect and I definitely recommend it to anybody who wants to try real Persian cuisine. My favorite was beet Burani and Kubideh. read more

Let me start by noting that the friendly welcome and later service were clearly noteworthy, though as is so often the case when the meals were served the server had to ask who got what! The 3 of us purposely had 3 different dishes: the lamb shank was good, the chicken (with a cream sauce) was okay; the chicken barg I had was maddeningly less than expected, even less than acceptable. Why? For $25 you get a tomato slice, a few slices of onion, a large pile of rice, and a single strip of plain (supposedly marinated) chicken, and I didn't taste the marinate. There was a $13 eggplant/whey appetizer that was quite good and the chocolate cake dessert was fine. I gently raised my disappointment with the chicken barg with my waiter who then called over the manager. I suggested they marinate it. He said it was very marinated. I suggested maybe a sauce on it would help. He said that is the Iranian style. In short, it seems it will remain on the menu as it is. That means I won't be inclined to return any time soon since I tend to avoid lamb and the majority of attractive options on the menu are in fact lamb. Put simply, $25 for a strip of plain chicken is absurd and explains why I rated the restaurant 2-stars. (Moby Dick knows how to marinate its chicken kabob, and it's vastly less costly.) As an aside, I noted several tables with obviously Iranian patrons, the women dressed very stylishly (unlike we non-Iranians!!). I wish this restaurant well but the chicken barg dish needs revamping. As we left the restaurant, I noticed several other patrons eating a similarly arranged plate, presumably pieces of lamb in the same strip formation as the chicken barg, also with a few onion slices and a single slice of tomato. I hope they enjoyed it. read more

Food was delicious; there was a variety of options to try, but I will never go there as I've received the most awful service ever.The server never introduced himself; I should've caught his name so I could call the restaurant to claim all the tip I paid.I asked for a separate check, but he told me your food would be served separately; he did that so he could add the tip to the check automatically as we were a group of six.I had beer and I asked for a straw for my kid; he said, "Who wants straw for a beer?" When he realized that I wanted the straw for my kid, he said, "Let me see what I can do," and after a couple of minutes, he gave me an unwrapped straw with his bare hand.I asked him for water with ice three times, and he ignored me!I was not able to pronounce the brand of beer, and he corrected me with sarcasm.He served an overly strong, cold tea, and he replaced it with the most watery tea ever. The sweet came long after the tea.I asked him for a small spoon for my toddler, and he said we don't have one. read more

This restaurant is amazing and SO needed in the McLean-Tysons area!! I love Persian food and so we were excited to taste it in a beautiful setting. Everything we tried was delicious--we had the grilled octopus, the kookoo sabzi, the shrimp ceviche and the sabzi wrap (what a great idea by the way--perfect for gluten-free diners!) as appetizers. Then we moved onto the lamb shank with the fava bean rice, the Cornish hen with the berry rice and the Persian macaroni--a LOT of food but all so yummy--there was plenty to take home afterwards! We will definitely be back to Divan many times over!! Thank you for coming to McLean!! read more

The gentleman at the front door essentially called my wife and I liars, in front of our two young hungry kids to boot. In sum, it was a weekend night and we called on our way there, and were told by the man answering the phone that "we should be fine" if we get there in 10-15 min. for a table of 4. We got there, and were asked for our reservation. We told them we didn't have one, but that we called ahead of time. The man got testy, told us that was not possible. I explained that not only it was possible but we did it, and we were told that we should be fine. The man then yanked a phone out of his pocket and told us he's the one who answers the phone, and therefore the conversation never happened. He said they were really busy, and that others were turned away as well. Putting aside the fact that the other family standing there likely did not have the conversation we had just minutes prior, I also noticed we were the only parties with kids and that he likely didn't want kids there on a weekend evening. If that's the case, so be it. Just make that clear up fron when people call you ahead of time. read more

So bummed not to be reviewing the food, as we were denied the chance to even give it a whirl. My wife and I were heading home from a long day with our two hungry kids, and we called an audible and decided to try something different (we typically get Persian takeout in Vienna, one town over). My wife called to make sure we could get seated as it's a Saturday night, and she was told by the man who answered the phone that if we were to get there in 15 min. or so seating "shouldn't be a problem." So we got there in 15 min., and were told repeatedly by the guy at the door that they were "sold out" and that it was not possible. I explained that we literally called 15 minutes before, and were told it shouldn't be a problem, and the guy whipped a phone out of his pocket and told me that no such thing could've been told to us, because he's the one who answers the phone. I was fairly shocked, as the dude was essentially calling would-be patrons liars to their face. Like we'd drag the entire family out of the way on a Saturday night, and invent a phone call out of our imagination? Regardless, the attitude was such a turn-off, that I didn't want to expend any more energy asking whether they had just changed their minds, whether someone else could've answered the phone who wasn't aware of how booked they were, or whether he was simply calling my wife a liar. So we just left and went to Aracosia around the corner, which is much more accomodating and open to customers (and they too were booked, they just sat us anyhow. Food was incredible). read more

This restaurant gives me all the "I have closed my eyes and landed somewhere in the beautiful Mediterranean," feels. I can't believe this is in McLean! I had some of the most flavorful and fresh tasting food I have ever had paired mindfully with delicious craft cocktails. There are restaurants that build their cocktails around the food or vice versa. This restaurant seamlessly does both. What I loved the most was that some of the recipes are passed down from generations - subsequently we are the beneficiaries of these authentic creations from Iran and the Mediterranean. To top it all off, the best surprise, as soon as I walked in I was greeted by the most charismatic man with a charming smile that would make even the most confident of women blush - David. Many of you will remember him from Primi Piatti in DC, where I met him in my late teens. Knowing he is now here, along with food, ambiance and cocktails to die for - I will be coming back again and again and again. read more