My family had dinner here without the ability to do any recon. I wish I had. The ambiance is meh…read more Not alot of wiggle room as tables are jam packed to fit as much at capacity. Coming from the Mecca of Persian Cusine, I judge hard on the establishments ability to make the most basic dish: koobieh kabab. If you cant make that, you deserve a 1. Its like making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Basic. We all started with family style appetizers that came with Kashkeh Bademjoon, salad shirazi, mausto-moosir, olives and some other staple items. That was good, and earned a star. My food was horrible. The consensus of my family with the exception of my sister who ordered chicken kabab was like mine. The kabab was mixed meat of some sort, lamb, beef some surprise secret that was horrible and gross. Never in my life, and I have had some interesting experiences and traveled alot , have I ever had kabab koobideh like this. One bite, we were all done. The dough was equally bad. Holy crap. The look on all our faces and the fact our entire table was dead silent spoke volumes. If you know Persians you know we are loud. If an entire table is silent while they are eating, somethings up, big-time. My friend ended up crashing our family dinner and when he saw my face , he knew something was up. Later , i found out this place has a reputation of crap food, crap service and over charging. Soo many options, and we chose the worst. I do not recommend this resturant. We grabbed our untouched food put it in "to go" boxes and decided instead of it going to waste gave it away to others who may have gone hungry that night. Lesson learned. My sis said, any where in the world , chicken is chicken. They cant cheat you with chicken. But when you trust them with koobieh and they switch it to some weird mix meat , thats on you. Next time, im ordering chicken. One star for her chicken. The rest, no way.

This place was absolutely amazing. Everything from the service to the food quality and how the food…read moretasted, the ambience and decor. I had a very pleasant experience from start to finish. The staff were very courteous and attentive. I have been to a lot of Persian restaurants around the world, and this one sits at the top of them. Highly recommended if you are looking for Persian cuisine in Düsseldorf! You will not be disappointed!

Obwohl der Kellner sehr freundlich war, hat die Zubereitung des Essens über eine Stunde gedauert,…read moreund es war das geschmackloseste, das ich je hatte. Das Hähnchen mit Knochen war alt, und das Filet Mignon war furchtbar. Ich werde nie wieder kommen. Es gibt bessere persische Optionen in der Stadt.

Quality of food is fine! But they haven't menu in Farsi as a Persian restaurant they should have!…read moreThe value of food compared to other Iranian dinner resturant significant high about %80 plus the tax! I paid more than 20 euro only for rice and 1 grill of Chicken but in the Tehran resturant in Hamburg I paid only 11 euro for rice and 2 pieces of grill!

I really really love this little spot. Reasonably priced, quaint (I would even dare say…read moreromantically rustic), clean, well stocked with all they have to offer (on and off the menu). My all star lineup: Chelo kebab 4.6 Kashk-e-Bademjan 4.1 Mast-o-Khiar 5.0 Tadig Fesenjan 4.8 Koobideh 4.2 Barg 4.3 Zereshk Polo 4.4 Akbar Mashti 4.7 Faloodeh 4.9 Pineapple Doogh - the mere fact they were actually willing to make my weird request (sweet pineapple juice and yogurt)...instant 5 stars. Added bonus: Don't be surprised if you're served by a young woman who resembles a Persian model/movie actress. Don't ask for her autograph. It's embarrassing.

رستوران صدف یکی از بهترین رستوران‌های ایرانی در کلن است. محیطی تمیز، دل‌انگیز و صمیمی با پرسنل…read moreبسیار خوش‌برخورد و حرفه‌ای دارد. غذاها عالی و با کیفیت بالا هستند، مخصوصاً کباب برگ و کوبیده که بسیار خوشمزه و تازه‌اند. تجربه‌ای لذت‌بخش و کاملاً توصیه‌شده!

First of all: downgraded from 2 to 1 star, because the owner asked Yelp to remove the negative…read morecomment. Here is what I wrote a couple years ago: Doesn't really matter if it is Persian or Iranian, the food is on the edge. Even thought the veggies appear to be fresh the meat tastes, if at all, quite old. Fries are definitely not part of the restaurant's special cuisine. The other extras are of medium quality, some are worse. Even the ketchup is of poor quality. If this is your first encounter with Persian/Iranian cuisine don't be too disappointed. If you find the right place Persian/Iranian food can be quite tasty.

Hands down, an exemplary warm service in Dutch, English and Persian, uncharacteristic of other…read moreplaces we've been to in the Netherlands.  The food was good overall. The Mahicheh (lamb chop) was absolutely tender and very delicious. They serve two types of rice, one with saffron and mulberries, the other with carrots and raisins - both done nicely. We had the mantu and mirzaghasemi as appetizers; both were good. We tried 3 of the kebabs too. Not bad, but strongly outplayed by the other dishes.  They have a lovely house bread that one should not miss! The yoghurt-and-shallot side dish was excellent. I didn't like the house yoghurt soda much though.  We had the walnut ice cream and the saffron ice cream for dessert. Both were prepared well and came in big portions. The cardamom tea and the mint tea were great. So we ended at a high. Overall, delicious meals and a very pleasant experience. I would definitely go back to have more Mahiche and try the stews.

Include me as another fan of Kandu. Although the place looks (and smells) like a bygone…read moredisco-tourist trap stuck somewhere in 1971, it's almost romantic - in a kitschy tropical vacation, if not humorous kind of way. Apart from the decor, one can tell a lot of effort goes into the authenticity of the condiments and overall recipes. The food is really pretty good. We ordered most everything and all were winners. I imagine this would be a fun first date choice - but only if diners are both laid back, looking for some one-on-one alone time, and into uncommon ambiences. If Kandu was operating the U.S., it would quickly become a packed trendy hipster hangout for 30-somethings. In a good way.

I've ordered in food from here, and so far it's my favorite Persian food in Dusseldorf. It tastes…read moregreat. My faves: Kubideh plate w/ the grilled tomatoes and saffron rice with an additional appetizer of the Mirza Ghassemi. Out of this world. Maybe one day I'll stop by the actual restaurant!