Review Darband Restaurant - Bengaluru

This place is tucked away in a narrow lane, but is a spacious restaurant and has absolutely wonderful food. The kababs are their best.

great kababs and authentic persian bread (lavash) in a nice 'garden' atmosphere.

Authentic kababs and persian naan (lavash). Reliable home delivery.

Nice kebabs. They have a Russian dish 'stroganoff', liked it.

Its got the best Iranian logmeh kababs in town

Good food It's a good place Not crowded

Best destination for all those arabic food lovers

Yet to go but heard lot about this place Not so crowded

Good only for Iranian kabab.

Good restaurant and serving is nice

Good restaurant. Near to college.

Good ambience Great food

Fabulous food

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Amazing ambiance with a lot of seating capacity , food is just awesome..The food has so much of flavour.. great place to hang out with friends.. should definitely visit this outlet. Value for money...

If u want to eat a food as bad as you can imagine go do visit this place I can't call it restaurant an extremely bad rice smelling horrible ...u would get better quality of rice in road side ...and if you might not know the persian food u will ask for something and they give something else thinking that you don't know ...If there was some rule this place should have been closed.<br/>My true rate is _0_

An old time favourite of mine. I have so many good memories which revolve around this quaint, little restaurant with it's unique décor and delectable Persian dishes. However, I preferred it a lot more when the previous owner was around as he was a good natured man who always made it a must to enquire about the food and chat a little with the customers. The only downside to this place is that it is a bit difficult to locate. I would highly recommend their negindar kabab ( a mixture of lamb, beef and chicken)

This place serves some of the best Persian food in Bangalore. I would love to add 'authentic' as well because if this is the real deal, then Iranian food rocks!<br/><br/>I've visited this restaurant quite a few times and have been met with friendly service and mouth watering meat platters every time. The menu can be daunting which is why it's advisable to turn to the staff for help deciphering it. They do a good job of explaining the dishes and helping you choose.<br/><br/>The kebabs are moist, superbly done and packed with flavour. Enough said. The Persian bread, essentially a super huge naan, is a nice dry naan which is a delight to look at. They have kuboos as well which is chewier and softer. Both are pretty good.  <br/>The curries are smooth, very different from Indian curries in that they lack the spice punch that we're accustomed to. They do pair well with the breads but from my experience, I would say it's a bit of a hit or miss game because some have been downright bland.<br/><br/>I invariably order black tea every time I'm here so the drinks remain a mystery. <br/><br/>Dining here is a wonderfully laid back and relaxed experience with simple decor and a breezy out doorsy ambience.

Its location is quite difficult to find.<br/><br/>I heard lots of good words about this place so we planned to visit it, but the experience was very bad.<br/><br/>Ambiance: Nice ambiance, but I feel that they need more fans for summer time. They played some middle East music, but it was repetitive.<br/>Rating: 3/5<br/><br/>Service: A big 0. They do not have any clue about the word 'service'. I am writing their drawbacks point by point -<br/>1. No water was served for first 30 minutes.<br/>2. They did not care about to refill the glasses.3. Only 1 or 2 staffs are there to handle the whole restaurant.<br/>4. Do not have any idea about the items.<br/>5. Served wrong item and did not care to replace it even though we requested them to change it for a couple of times.<br/>6. They gave the bill including the wrongly served dish. When we refused to pay for it, they gave a new bill.<br/>7. No napkins on the table<br/><br/>When you are paying such a high amount of money for each dishes, then you can expect good service from them, but this place is exceptional.<br/>Rating: 0/5<br/><br/>Price: Overpriced place. Not VFM.<br/>Rating: 2/5<br/><br/>Food: They gave us wrong dish so I couldn't eat properly. Chelo rice was okay. Tried one Kebab. It was good. Tried Doogh, but it was like simple Buttermilk with some salt and masala.<br/>Rating: 3/5

Loved the Mutton starters, perfectly spiced but a wee bit too over on the seasoning, but perfectly cooked. Not a major fan of the main course, on suggestion of the gentleman on the other end of the phone, ordered a gravy & the bread, the gravy was so undercooked, that the only taste, that I was able taste was off raw tomato & ginger. I actually in a kind of a way liked the taste of fresh raw grated tomato which was spiced perfectly but the huge amount of ginger gives you a taste bud burn. Very steeply priced though, but for me starters did the job.

I'm very disappointed.. No sense of service..just because you make good food doesn't mean you forget about service..its a turnoff when such a good restaurant gets arrogant and forgets a sense of humility..

Food: Distinct taste of every dish that we ordered. But quantity was not good.<br/><br/>Ambience: Great!<br/>Service: Takes long time to prepare food, but the waiters are friendly.<br/>Price: Although food is tasty, the serving is also quite small. I would say it's overpriced.

This is a Persian restaurant and I can say hands down it is the best Persian restaurant in Bangalore. Yes, I have tried every other restaurant that claims to serve Persian food and no they are nowhere close to Darband in terms of authenticity of taste. For those that do not know a lot about Persian food, Persian or Iranian food is not the same as Afghani, Lebanese, Arabic or Middle Eastern food. Although all of the above and Mughlai and Tandoori food are closely related, for the discerning palate, Persian food is very distinctive in its flavors, delicate spicing and well cooked, melt in your mouth meat is the hallmark of this cuisine.<br/><br/>That said, Persian cuisine does not offer much for the Indian vegetarian palate and it is best to avoid the cuisine and indeed this restaurant if you are a vegetarian. Coming to the food, I have been here thrice and I have only ordered the Boneless Joojeh (Chicken) Kabab and Kabab e Koobideh (Lamb) every time. They are as good as you will find in any good Persian restaurant around the world and I do not find a need to try something else, especially because I don't get to visit this restaurant as often as I would like to.<br/><br/>Both of these kebabs have the delicate spicing characteristic Persian food. They are best eaten with Chelo rice (Basmati Rice). They look dry, but when you put one piece in your mouth, they will literally melt and you will taste the warm, juicy kebab that is best enjoyed with your eyes closed to best appreciate the subtle, incandescent play of spices. This is the food of and for Kings.<br/><br/>I give the restaurant no marks for location. It is located in a hard to find nook that does this place no favors. No marks for their service either. If however you like good Persian food, then you must visit this place.

This restaurant is a little tricky to find, going by google maps (which we followed), ambience nothing great but gives a calm feel. Food is "the real thing" here. We ordered a persian naan, chicken stroganof and a chicken pizza. Well let me suggest that don't order more than 1 persian naan initially, if you only 2 people. Not because of the quality, but because of the size, its hugeeee... The taste of the food is different but really good. The chicken pizza was stuffed with juicy minced chicken and mushroom. The food overall is great and worth a try.

Brilliant food..especially the Bonabi kabab..best lamb preparation i have had in a long time..!! The ambiance can be improved..and the location is a bit of a problem..but once you try the food you wont regret the effort..!!

Not my cup of tea. While the ambience is great it fails to make up for the lack in service, value for money and the quality of food. Persian food deserves a better representation.

Darband is an authentic Persian-Iranian restaurant off New BEL Rd. This place used to be run by Iranians when it started few years back. I really like the kababs especially lamb koobideh - the minced meat is very soft and the spices that go into the kabab is very different from the ones used in mughlai or awadhi cuisine. The taste has a unique rustic touch to it ! This is best have with the chelo rice or persian naan. Do try Doogh, a refreshing buttermilk-soda drink. In summary, Darband stands out for its airy ambiance and unique menu and is also a great place for group gatherings !

Decent ambiance, but that's about it. The place has nothing else going for it. The Kebab platter we ordered was tasteless grilled meat with no spices except for the lamb kebab which tasted like brine. The powdered spice topping was tasteless too. It tasted like brick powder. No exaggeration! We were the only customers in the place(I can see why) and yet the service was horrid. The food is overpriced. You can get much better food for the same price pretty much anywhere else on BEL Road. <br/><br/>Not revisiting. EVER.

Thanks to its proximity to IISc, Darband has been a much loved place ever since we found it almost by chance! The ambiance is simple but elegant with a pleasant, airy feel and a quite a bit of green. Also, it's never really overcrowded so it's always a relaxed and quiet dining experience. It specializes in Persian cuisine and is probably the only place in North Bangalore; the others being Sufi in Koramangala and Ayda Persian Kitchen on Church street. Although a bit heavy on the pocket, it's worth it once in a while. There are quite a few options on the menu for vegetarians, but Darband would probably be best enjoyed by non-vegetarians. A word of caution though: The meats are subtly spiced and are somewhat 'bland' in comparison to how the average Indian would prefer meat... so they may not suit everybody's tastebuds!<br/><br/>The spiced-yoghurt based drink Doogh is refreshing but quite heavy by itself. For starters, we usually prefer the Kashk-o-Bademjan or Mirza Ghasemi, close cousins of the Arabian 'Baba ghanoush' and also related to our very own Baingan Bharta! This is well enjoyed with the Persian Naan, a gigantic piece of flatbread which can easily serve at least 3 people. Although not Persian, the mushroom and cheese appetizer was also very well enjoyed. For main course, I would recommend the succulent kebabs among which we personally liked the Kabab-e-Koobideh (lamb) and a beef kabab (name forgotten!). Chelo (steamed,buttered rice with a slight crust) is the perfect accompaniment for the kebabs, balancing the palate nicely.<br/><br/>Overall, a great place for savoring the unique flavours of authentic Persian cooking! Worth trying!

Food isn't good at all...don't even try it!!!<br/>Maybe Persian food is not type of food...still cant imagine of having it once again...my first n last visit

Tucked away in a blind lane off New BEL Road in the Sanjaynagar area is a wonder. Brilliant persian food, nice ambience and very quite. Hardly anyone ever comes here. Here is no advertisement anywhere about this restaurant and very few people know about it. Very spacious, semi outdoor kindnof seating and great service. Haven't found any defects whatsoever. Serves veg, chicken, lamb and beef.

A restaurant worth visiting if you are a non-veg lover. Yes, the food isn't spicy, but its delicious. A little heavy on your wallet, but hey you don't get authentic Persian cuisine everyday.

A typical Persian-Iranian restaurant on New BEL road. Its a little tricky to find this place as it is located in the residential area. For the food, we tried doogah (yoghurt with soda drink), kebab shishleek, chelo (buttered basmati rice) with- khoresht bamiyeh (chicken gravy) and naan. All these were really good. However, the spice factor was low. The restaurant is spacious inside and has good ambience. Overall, it was a good experience!

Okay. Firstly it's a Persian restaurant, so am not considering the spicy quotient here. I knw we as Indians like eating something spicy in our meal. So if you want to eat something spicy then this is not a place to visit. But if you want to try Persian I would suggest you to visit this place one. <br/><br/>The kebabs are good. We had a minced lamb kebab. I don't know the name because it's too hard to pronounce and to read :D <br/><br/>Anyways the restaurant is quite neat and clean. It's a open space with tables well organised. Courteous staffs, if you are confused, asked them what you want to try. <br/><br/>Persian naan is amazing. It's equivalent to 4 naans that we usually get in the restaurants. If the cost of a dish is more than 350 then the quantity is way too much for 2 ppl. <br/><br/>Yo: kebabs <br/>Boo: they use sesame oil<br/>Er: no ac

This place just appears out of nowhere in some cross roads next to the side wall of the M S Ramaiah campus... After you enter past the gates, it is a big place with nicely spaced out tables... Nothing extraordinary about the ambience but you are not disappointed... As you seat yourselves and going through the menu, after about a decade or so the waiters come to you after having finished their chit chat about when the world will end and confuse you about what you wanted to order... After specifying what we wanted, we waited for another decade for the food to arrive.. We ordered the kabab e bakhthiari (mince of chicken, beef and lamb) , chicken sandwich and makhsoos e darband... The food was nicely done which almost compromised for the ridiculously long wait... Generally bland, but has got a nice flavor to it and has brilliant amount of quantity... We rounded this off along with a glass of doogh which was according to the menu a Persian drink, but tastes almost like a glass of buttermilk we get in a sreeraj lassi bar (having not been to Persia, I can't confirm the authenticity, but it's not bad) ... An OK place to give a visit sometime... Decent alternative if you wanna give the more popular restaurants like sea lion and truffles ice & spice a rest and try a different cuisine... Will come here if I ever get lost by mistake again and end up in the vicinity...

This is one of the best restaurant in new bel road. Taste typical Persian, not at all comparable to any other place. Totally different. I just love to go there again and again. <br/>Note: took some of my friends once. They didn't liked it. Coz the food is not spicy. <br/>Its a typical Persian restaurant

Simple restaurant, quiet place , you will not feel your in the city , usually not crowded , when I went ,there was another table occupied and rest were empty. Food is normal nothing exceptional but good for a change.Lamb kebabs are very salty.

Nice place, such peace is hard to find on New BEL Road. The place looks good and has a very laid back feel to it. Not crowded, not run over by noisy college students either. The mixed kebab platter is a must. Probably the best Persian kebab i have had in Bangalore, need more visits to be sure. I like how their menu is not diluted with Indian choices, unlike most mainstream Persian food joints. The staff overestimates the size of their naans, which actually is rather large. Beware of mosquito repellant coils under your table. Yes, that's where the smoke is coming from.

If I could live there so I could eat their food daily, for every meal, I would. And they are so close to me, I have been there 6 times in the last two weeks. love, love, love it.

This place is located very close to my office. Since I had never tried Persian cuisine before, visited this place on a Friday afternoon for lunch. The place is pretty decent. There was literally no other person in the place at the time.<br/>The menu is pretty self-explanatory with a detailed explanation of every dish present. Also, the waiter also clearly explains as to what exactly the dish is. The drawback is that, there are a very few dishes for the vegetarian, and most of them are eggplant based.<br/>We ordered for a starter accompanied with Persian naan - as suggested by the waiter and a main course. The funny part is, the main course looked like a starter and vice-versa. And we were shocked to see the size of the naan. It can easily serve 3 people.<br/>The food tasted ok. Guess Persian is not my kinda cuisine.<br/>This is a real good place for hard core meat lovers, with the wide range of kebabs they serve. The owner of the place was kind enough to speak well and ask about our experience at the restaurant.<br/><br/>Ambiance : 2.5/5<br/>Food : 3/5<br/>Value : 2.5/5<br/>Service : 3/5

Darband is a great place to get authentic persian food.<br/>we had a whole bunch of things, forgot the names of 2.<br/>we started with the kababs, the most outstanding of them all was the kabab-e-shishleek, the meat was so tender it just melts in your mouth, there was a lamb chop that we ordered that was just as tender<br/>we joojeh kabab which didnt really feel like a small chicken but was decent, a little over done.<br/>we also had the kabab e chenjeh which was not very impressive.<br/>the celo (rice) was done well - plain rice so not a lot of detail, but when mashed with butter, roasted tomato and eaten with the kababs it makes for a great meal.<br/>Service was excellent too, the manager was really helpful and so was the staff.<br/>Its a long drive for me, so i unfortunately will have to think twice when wanting to eat here again, braving traffic for food is a tough battle.

The Persian cuisine offers a wide range of Chicken, Beef nd Lamb Kebabs.<br/>For first timers, I would recommend a single Naan (which is pretty humongous) nd Bakhtiari Kebab.<br/>The ambience in the evening is pretty spectacular indeed.<br/>The flavours are good but the food is pretty heavy nd the location sucks too.<br/><br/>A place worth trying!!

There are couple of things which turned out sad to me when I was at this restaurant. <br/><br/>I had my google map on for my navigation to this eatery. There is a small lane which goes from Ramaiah bus stop, when you walk into the lane, you will spot Daily Bread. You need to walk into that lane straight & you will find few boards leading to the restaurant.The ambiance could have been better - I felt this after the bill arrived. <br/><br/>At 7:30 PM, the place was empty with us being their first customer for the evening. With a craving to have kebabs, we promptly ordered Joojeh kabab without bones. <br/>My mom particularly wanted to have something in naan. The menu card suggested to have curry to go along with naan / chelo (saffron rice served with butter on top). When we asked for the curry, the waitperson said its not available for chicken & they have it just for beef. They did not have anything in prawns either. So, we ended up having Chicken stroganoff as main. <br/><br/>Kebab was presented first. It was so beautiful. It had a strip of moist & succulent pieces of chicken in front of boiled slices of veggies - beet, carrot, tomato, pickled beet, lemon. It tasted as good as it looked. <br/>Chicken stroganoff came with half sliced tomatoes bordering the plate with strips of chicken, cubed mushrooms & french fries dipped in the sauce. I would say it was not the best, but passable. I was sad for the fact that it did not have bread to go with. <br/>We weren't that full & so ordered Baal mekziki - sesame battered, deep fried chicken wings. Doesn't come with any kind of dip but is served with pickled beet .Did not make me happy, I have had far better wings else where. One can easily avoid this. <br/><br/>With the amount of mosquito bites I was experiencing, & weird Arabic songs playing in the background, I wanted to get out of the place asap. Also, by then customers had started walking in. Most of them weren't Indians for certain. The bill came up to 1000. For an ambiance like that, I did not gauge the bill to be that high. I would recommend this eatery only for its kebabs.

This place is located in one of the by-lanes off New BEL road, almost hidden in a corner. The place is spacious. Since I visited the place at daylight, i am assuming the ambience would be lovely at night as the place has a refreshing feel to it with a water fountain and greenery around. However the seating may not be too comfortable for a long meal. I ordered the kebab platter as I wanted to sample the varied kebabs on the menu. The kebab platter offers 4 varieties in chicken, lamb and beef. The flavors are authentic and lovely. Although, prices seem to be a bit on the higher side, the delicious flavors make up for it :-) Recommend this place to kebab lovers. Would love to go back and try other dishes on the menu.

Good food, decent prices delivery can take a while sometimes.

Excellent food.. Portions are huge.. Less crowd.. Good ambiance

One of the few authentic Persian restaurants in town.. The spread is amazing.. The waiters are knowledgeable and help you choose the right dish for you.. Since the names of the dishes are in Persian!! Meat is well marinated and succulent.. Good value for money.. Try their naan and kebabs.. Quantity is good and the ambience is perfect for a lazy Sunday brunch.. Since this restaurant is tucked in a quiet little corner.. It might help to switch on ur GPS ;) but I'm not complaining... Less crowd = less noise +more time on the table :)

Good ambience in a frugal setting. Authentic kababs, timely services, value for money. Must try for grill lovers.......

Excellent food. Very good ambience. Totally authentic cuisine.

Must try for arabic kababs lover.<br/>Kababs are well marinated and tender everytime.tasted lots of variety of kababs but my favourite remains kabab-e-bakhtiari.<br/>And all kababs looks really beautiful<br/>Naan is sooo big.enough for a guy's lunch.do not order 2 until you see it.<br/>Beautiful gastronomical experience everytime.well priced.very very clean for a middle end restaurant.very friendly service.<br/>Highly recommended

Makhsoose darband and jooje kabab boneless was nice. Didn't like the rice much . Though nan was really big and nice. Had a nice time in a good ambiance.

just go to this place... if you like non veg and good food.. you ll love it for the life time.....

very nice restaurant with a good ambiance. Very good for larger groups.<br/>fantastic kababs in any variation (chicken, beef, mutton). bread is great and the garlic dahi (maste-moussir), too. and the Persian cooking is authentic, that's the best of all.

Super awesome discovery. These guys are awesome starting an iranian place here. Superb taste and chilled interiors. Must try

The best persian restaurant in India

Darband is a Persian restaurant tucked away in one of streets off New BEL Road. The setup is casual and unpretentious. The restaurant even has a little water fountain in a corner. The music playing in the background is distinctly Persian.<br/><br/>The best thing about the restaurant is undeniably, the food. I've been to this place on 3 occasions, and every time, the kebabs have been succulent and flavoursome, as have the accompaniments. One definite must-have is the Persian version of buttermilk, called Doogh.<br/><br/>I'd also recommend a chat with the owner, an elderly gentleman from Persia. While he doesn't speak much English, he is amiable and pleasant. Incidentally, the chef is also from Persia.

Nice Persian food on New BEL Road! Havent seen too many people eating here. Hope they stay in business!