Mahdi

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217 King Street

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Fri Oct 1 2010

Many Iranian restaurants strive to emulate the informality of the dinner parties at which so much of their nation’s cuisine is served. Not so with Mahdi, a sprawling space akin to an oriental food hall, its arching brick walls hung with carpets, its shelves cluttered with colourful trinkets. A stuffed peacock keeps watch over a fountain in one corner. Service tends to be swift and unsmiling, and the tables are crammed so close together that at peak times it’s hard not to feel your conversation merging with those on either side of you.

For all that, Mahdi remains one of London’s most popular Iranian restaurants thanks to the quality of its cooking and the diversity of its menu. Don’t miss its less commonly found starters, such as ash-e reshteh, a smoky bean and noodle soup thickened with whey. Mains are gargantuan (taking home a doggie bag is standard practice) and cover a range of grilled chicken and lamb kebabs as well as stews and dishes such as baghali polo ba mahicheh: rice flavoured with dill and broad beans, accompanied by a melt-in-the-mouth lamb shank.

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Address:
Mahdi 217 King Street
London
W6 9JT

Phone:
020 8563 7007
Opening hours:
Meals served noon-11pm daily
Transport:
Tube: Hammersmith or Ravenscourt Park tube
Price:
Main courses £5-£12. Set meal (noon-6pm Mon-Fri) £4.50-£5.90 1 course. Unlicensed no alcohol allowed
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1. Mahdi
  - 217 King Street
    London
    W6 9JT
  - 020 8563 7007
  - 51.492471,-0.233292

Facilities:
Eating and drinking facilities. Restaurant and bar facilities. Take away. Reservations required. Accessible facilities
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(5 ratings)

Went there on New Years day. The chicken my friend was given was uncooked, raw in the middle. The waiter's response was we cook all meat like that even the lamb. Anyway he eventually agreed to get another one 'well done.' He then forgot to order this and took our plates and said he would provided it for takeaway. As we were going out this was no point. He then argued that my friend had eaten half the meal and we should pay for half the bill. Regardless of whether she could get food poisioning. There are better, friendlier and safer restaurants out there! avoid this one!

John Thu Jan 3
Rated as: 1/5
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I have bben there 3 times comming back disappointed .the 3rd time was the most recent one.The service is well under standard.they forgot to orde one of our starters, they brought kebabs half raw you could see red meat in the middle and blood, and in the end, they forgot to order our take away, made us wait for it for 50 minutes in the end wrong order!!!!!!!as we had guests with us , did not complain on the day... but we will never go back again.total waste of money and embarresment in front of our guests!!!

Menoosh Mon Jul 9 2012
Rated as: 1/5
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Value for money, great food and more than generous portions. The waiters occasionally joke and smile.

Joana Sat May 19 2012
Rated as: 4/5
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Is best place for family, and the value very good , I been there from 2001, the menu stil same they must get new , but they are very friendly .

Funny Sat Jan 14 2012
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Best place ever. Delicious everything - ridiculously cheap. I don't know how they do it but they rock!

Tom Sun Mar 13 2011
Rated as: 5/5
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This restaurant is great! Atmosphere is calm, waiters are friendly, great decoration (if you manage to see the stuffed peacock on a branch you'll know what I mean!!!) and great food! With such cheap prices and excellent, succulent and such enjoyable kebabs! The rice is fluffy with delight. I've been here about six or seven times (can't beat my sister who's been there about 89 times!!! But then, she does live in London and I'm just visiting!) I haven't really had anything else apart from kebabs.....that's a recommendation!!!!!! 10/10 for the restaurant!!!!

Sophie (aged 10) Fri Aug 13 2010
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