Bandar Restaurant

We chose their restaurant week 3-course menu, and WOW were the portions HUGE! I got the Alaskan King Salmon and my partner got the lamb. We both felt our meat was a little dry. It was still good, but not great due to the dryness, especially of the salmon. The lamb was ordered Medium but it came out more med-well. Another friend went with us and ordered the filet and she loved hers and said it was seasoned really well and delicious. She too ordered medium, but it was also more like medium-well. My recommendation is if you want medium, order medium-rare. All 3 of us got desserts, which were beautiful and tasty. The cake pieces are very big and can definitely be shared. We dined inside and the decor is very pleasing, neat, and clean. We’ll definitely return again to sample more of their menu choices.

There is nothing bad about food quality. Everything we ordered came in fresh and in big portion. Only the stuff was very unfriendly, especially when they see the children, they asked me to leave my baby’s stroller in the front door ( in the street) when they have plenty room in restaurant to park the strollers. One of the waitresses doesn’t want to come to us( I guess she was afraid of 3 kids).

The food is not bad. Hummus was very good. 20% tip is included by default as well as 8% surcharge. Portions are really big. Take the main course for two or skip appetizers.

On a business trip to San Diego, I decided to revisit this restaurant after about 4 years. I must say that fortunately nothing has changed! Same delicious authentic food with great service. I took a colleague with me and she also thoroughly enjoyed the food and the service.

The restaurant is nicely decorated, and the lighting is great. This is our go-to whenever we are in San Diego. We had the beef, chicken, koobideh, and the group appetizer. We tried the Bandar cabernet sauvignon, which was ok. Our server, Gota, was really sweet.

Amazing restaurant and customer service. The food portions are pretty big, we had enough food left over for the next day. The food is tasty with an authentic Persian taste.

Wow! I used to think another Persian restaurant close by has the best Persian food, but boy was I wrong! We ordered six dishes, and every single one was outstanding. I’m comparing this place to other local Persian restaurants and hands-down, this is my favorite. The ambience is exquisite too! I will be a regular.

It’s our first time here. Minus 1 star for long wait for service, please hire more waiters. The food were great and big portions (shareable). World famous chicken and chicken shish kabob has the same chicken, the only difference are the vegetables. Since there’s not much staff we waited a long time for our drinks, my husband ordered a soda but got an iced tea. Would have been a good experience if not for the long wait.