Kish Mish

The doorway leads to a spacious basement restaurant decked out in wood. The menu is composed is a range of hot and cold starters plus grilled meat and some stews, seafood and veggie options.
I am not an expert on Persian food but despite that small detail, I can say that the food was average at best.
I ordered the Loubia Polow which was supposed to be a stew of lamb and green beans with saffron with rice. Perhaps stews are dry in Iran but it turned out to be more reminiscent of a briyani. It tasted fine but nothing like the expected stew that was described in the menu.
My other diners order off the grill menu. Lamb was overcooked, chewy and dry. The chicken kebabs were marinated with lemon and probably very little else. All you tasted was lemon over an unpalatable overcooked, very dry chicken breast chunk. The grilled seabass did what it said on the tin (it was seabass and it was grilled) but was otherwise a boring and uninspired plate of fish. It reminded me of fish I have gotten in bad tourist areas in the tropics.
I won’t even bother to describe the starters.
Not a horrible experience by any means but definitely not a go to destination either. I really was hoping to enjoy my meal here but it was a disappointment.

I absolutely love this place. It’s byob and cash only but if you know this in advanced you get fantastic food and fantastic service for a fantastic price. Four starters and main courses with a corkage charge was just £54. Even though our bottle of wine was £10 this still made our Saturday night evening out really good value. They have a great choice for meat eaters and vegetarians and easily accommodated my celiac friend. Would definitely go back there and recommend everyone try it. You need to keep your eyes peeled as it’s a tiny entrance with steep stairs going down to the restaurant but once you’ve found it it’s worth it. Lovely outside area as well for summer time.