Restaurant Alborz in Köln

Cozy atmosphere, super delicious kebabs and fresh homemade bread! Definitely a 100% recommendation from a local Cologne resident!

Excellent food quality and professional staff. I recommend this place.

They are really friendly and welcoming people The portions are pretty big enough for two people . I have tried two kinds of different food and both were great delicious ( compared with other restaurants) Thank you Bita jan ❤️

Our very favorite Persian restaurant that we have been loyal to for many years! The juiciest and most authentic kabab is here! The homemade bread is also unbeatably delicious! We always enjoy coming back and recommend it 100%! 🤩

It's a good restaurant, but the thing I need to pay attention to is that it's getting better every day! This is much more important than being good alone.

Drove from Amsterdam to Cologne for Alborz on the advice of a friend. The food is super fresh and tastes authentically Persian. Delicious warm bread and good quality bread. You immediately smell that they use fresh saffron in the food; something you rarely see nowadays. Definitely worth repeating.

I’ve been coming to this restaurant every time I travel to Köln. The quality of their Barg kabob has declined. Service was excellent.

Very fresh food and sensational service. Many thanks to dear Bita and the team for the evening. ❤️

I’ve given this restaurant multiple chances, but each visit leaves me more disappointed. The rice is not Persian at all and tastes awful—nothing like the fragrant, fluffy rice you’d expect. The kebab lacks flavor and feels uninspired. Surprisingly, the vegetarian option was slightly better, but still not great. The only positives are the fast service and polite staff, but that doesn’t make up for the poor food quality. If you’re looking for authentic Persian cuisine, this is not the place.

Great service, very tasty food.

If you like Persian cuisine, a must.

By far the best Persian restaurant in NRW! Authentic home cooking at its best, served in a warm, cozy atmosphere with friendly staff. Absolutely recommended – a real taste experience! 👌👌👌👍👍👍

Food was good, service could be friendlier.

Yes, nice atmosphere. Enjoy your meal.

Unfortunately, you still cannot pay by card in this restaurant (even after Corona!) - something that is now possible in every kiosk.

great great great Very good staff treatment Excellent service speed The food tastes great Great looking food Excellent saffron tea Excellent traditional ice cream It took less than 10 minutes from ordering food to serving. The food was hot and delicious. All the time, one of the personnel is present in the middle of the hall to be available to the customer. being unique Thank you to the manager of the restaurant for choosing well-behaved staff as well as good food and service. Ausgezeichnet, auszeichnet, auszeichnet! Der Umgang des Personals was exceptionally good. Die Geschwindigkeit des Services was excellent. Der Gesmack des Essens was fantastic. Die Präsentation der Speisen war erstklassig. Der Safrantee was delicious. Das traditionelle Eis war perfekt. Von der Bestellung bis zum Servieren ca. 10 minutes. Das Essen war heiß und lecker. During the entire stay, there was always a member of staff present in the room, to be there for the guests. It was simply unique! A big thank you to the restaurant manager for the selection of friendly staff and for the high quality of food and services.

Best Persian restaurant in Cologne. As always, great service, delicious food. Highly recommended. Thank you

Thank you for the best service.👌🏻

Yummy!! Store looks much better from inside and outside. You sit comfortably, nice atmosphere. Food delicious, price OK and friendly service. Thanks.

The three of us were in the restaurant for lunch. The ambience and service invite you to linger. Very nice and beautiful. We shared a warm starter plate and a grilled plate as the main course. The meat was juicy and incredibly tasty. Basically everything was very tasty. Therefore can give 5 stars. Parking on site is fine if you look and you can find something nearby. Price performance - right. And we will come again.

Great experience. Perfect food, polite staff and fast preparation.

A bunch of ill-educated people run the restaurant and deliver the worst food to the customers These made us embarrassed in front of our guests yesterday.

There is no reason to treat the customer nervously and dominate him. Politeness and respect are the first words in customer orientation, which unfortunately does not exist in this restaurant and they are treated with absolute rudeness. My daughter was scared of the waitress. You will not notice the taste of the food in this restaurant. They are stealing in the business and serving the worst food. For sure, going to this restaurant will not create a good memory for you.

The lamb was fantastic. Strong spicy notes but not too dominant. A bit drafty at the entrance. I'll be back!

Delicious authentic Persian food!

An absolute delight! We had a wonderful evening in this Persian restaurant. The food was excellent - the flavors, spices and lovingly prepared dishes were to die for! We would particularly like to highlight the great service from Tina and Bita. The two of them were incredibly nice, attentive and made our evening even better with their friendly and warm manner. We can highly recommend this restaurant and will definitely come back! Thank you for the warm hospitality.🌹

It was very tasty and the service was super nice.

The food was deliscious. We got one Kubide and one Chelo Barg. The only thing to improve is the quantity of Kabab Barg that was a bit low. Also the bread and cheese and vegetable served before the food was deliscious but again for two people, two small pieces of cheese are not enough

Very good food. The staff was very friendly and accommodating. I was a guest here about 10 years ago and the quality hasn't diminished. Highly recommended.

Super lovely staff, polite and attentive. Paid parking spaces. High chair for children. The fresh flatbread is unique. The food is good, fresh and good quality meat. We can definitely recommend a visit

I was very satisfied with my visit to this restaurant. The service was friendly and attentive, the food was really tasty and impressed with its quality and taste. What was particularly positive was the generous portions, which offer a lot for the price. I will definitely come back and can only recommend this restaurant!

Everything was just perfect...the food, the service, the local and the environment! Their Kobide is just amazing! This is one of the best Persian restaurant in Germany!

The staff have a friendly attitude The food was prepared very quickly and was of good quality

I enjoyed the dinner there,it was my first experience Persian food

We had the pleasure of dining at Alborz restaurant in Cologne at the last night of year 2024, and it was an incredible experience with our nice freinds, too! The food was absolutely delicious, authentic, and full of flavor. The warm and welcoming atmosphere made us feel right and happy and the staff were exceptionally friendly and attentive (Special thanks to Bita joon for her affable 😊) . If you're looking for a taste of authentic Iranian cuisine with amazing hospitality, Alborz is the place to go!

Fantastic restaurant that offers Persian specialties in all their variety, as we know them from Iran. Meat skewers with minced beef, chicken or lamb skewers or even chicken marinated in pomegranate sauce with walnuts (Fesenjan) are absolutely delicious taste experiences. Chelo Kabab, the meat skewer, is the national dish of Iran. Chelo is the unique steamed rice. There are also fresh herbs and saffron rice, which is unique to Persian cuisine and, in contrast to East Asian cuisine, is prepared more al dente and much more tasty. The restaurant is also characterized by its beautiful and cozy atmosphere and, above all, by the very friendly service. Certainly one of the best restaurants with Persian cuisine that I have visited in Germany so far!

Everything was great, the food was really tasty, the behavior of the staff was excellent

Hello, I wanted to say that the environment of the restaurant and the staff were very nice, but the food, the stew of ghee and Qorme was very watery and the taste of the food was not clear.

The Alborz restaurant really impressed us! The food was excellent – ​​authentic, fresh and tastefully prepared. We were particularly impressed by the variety of dishes. The staff was extremely friendly, attentive and created a pleasant atmosphere. We felt completely comfortable and will definitely come back. Absolutely recommended!

Unfortunately, my visit to the Alborz Restaurant in Cologne was not satisfactory. The service was rude and disrespectful, which negatively affected the overall impression. I expect polite service and friendliness in a restaurant, but that wasn't the case here. I cannot recommend this restaurant.

I was recently at Alborz Restaurant in Cologne and was disappointed with my visit. The employees were rude, disrespectful and unfriendly, which made the atmosphere very unpleasant. I would have liked more professionalism and friendliness. Unfortunately I cannot recommend the restaurant based on this experience.

Best service ever.❤️‍🔥 food quality is amazing here.

A completely hygienic and clean restaurant with very simple and unpretentious decor, serving high-quality, delicious, and first-class Iranian food, with excellent hospitality by Mr. Ruhollah in hosting the guests. Everything is great and perfect!

The quality of the food and the service from the staff were excellent. In this restaurant I was able to experience the original taste of Iranian cuisine again. We ordered a grill platter for 3-4 people, which was both inexpensive and delicious. Our table attendant was a lady named Bita who was extremely friendly and charming. We will remember her friendly tone and her positive charisma for a long time. Many thanks to Restaurant Alborz for making this lovely experience possible for us.

Very tasty food and nice atmosphere

Zuerst möchte ich über die Vorspeise sprechen, die wirklich sehr mager war und der Service insqesamt sehr schwach war. Es schien, als würden einige der Kellner mit Widerwillen bedienen. Das Verhältnis von Quantity zu Preis war nicht justified. Es sollte nicht für jede Kleinigkeit additionales Geld von den Gästen verlangt werden. I hope, dass die Betreiber dieses Restaurants das verstehen. Wenn Sie bereits einen kostenlosen Service wie Tee anbieten, wäre es besser, diesen wirklich kostenlos zu lassen, zu lassen zu verlangen nach der Bezahlung der Rechnung noch einmal 1 Euro für den Tee zu verlangen. Diese Art des Services ist für die Gäste sehr unangenehm. I hope that my comment has a positive influence on the service of these restaurants, even if it doesn't appeal to me. First, I can say about the appetizer that it was really very, very small and the service was very poor. The customer service was as if some waiters served with reluctance. The amount of food was not fair for the price. I hope the owners of this restaurant will understand this, and finally, if you provide a free service to the customer, such as drinking tea, it is better that it is free, rather than asking for 1 euro after paying for the food. make for tea This service model is very unpleasant for the customer. I hope that my comment has an impact on the service of this restaurant. Although this restaurant is not attractive to me.

We were regular guests and were horrified by our last visit. Incredibly long waiting times, even though the restaurant was hardly busy. Guests who arrived after us were given priority. When we complained, we finally received our food, but raw. After complaining again, we received burnt meat, which was burnt on the outside and raw on the inside. The waitress claimed this was normal. Such poor service and food quality is unacceptable. It seems like it's all about making money without caring about customers. No improvement, but instead completely conceded. Around €60 was easy. That was definitely our last visit!

Loading worse My chicken was raw and my Adana was cold It's disgusting Employees are nice The black tea Tastes like hot water with no taste Not to be recommended for €20

Poor quality Unfortunately not like it used to be We have been regulars at this restaurant for a long time and have always appreciated it - especially because of the friendly and attentive service. The staff is still a real highlight, always courteous and striving to ensure guests have a pleasant stay. Unfortunately the quality of the food has declined significantly recently. The dishes often taste bland, the ingredients don't seem fresh, and the attention to detail that we once valued is now completely missing. It's a real shame because we always enjoyed visiting the restaurant

The first Iranian restaurant I have tried in Germany, the food tasted good, we ordered Kebab Koobideh, and Kebab Soltani, which was delicious. The fresh bread that they made themselves was very delicious with herbs. The outside chairs was great but I didn’t like the interior design and it’s atmosphere. It’s a bit pricey.

There were seven of us, everyone enjoyed the food very much, service was courteous, friend, price-performance ratio was wonderful, everything went well. I would have liked to give 5 stars for the ambience, but the toilet door, which is not lockable, cost me a small number of stars. I would still like to go there and recommend it, thank you very much.

excellent choice👌🌹 yummy food and lovely crew 💪

Albors is my favorite Iranian, the food is always very good and the service is just perfect. Many thanks to Samira and Bita, you are always warm, friendly and do a very good job!

A very interesting culinary experience. Nice place.

Very good Iranian food in a nice atmosphere. Centrally located on Rathenauplatz

One of my favourite places. Delicious food, super service, authentic atmosphere. Will be back.

The food is delicious Service was ok Prices okay

I would like to say that the quality of the food is the best and has never changed.

This restaurant is a must for Persian cuisine lovers. Everything is just right here – from the quality of the food to the warmth of the team and the authentic atmosphere. I will definitely come back and highly recommend it to everyone!😊

A fantastic experience with excellent hospitality and delicious food. Highly recommended! Tasty stews: Ghorme Sabzi, Gheyme Bademjan as well as Fesenjan. The tray of grills for 2 people is amazing.

In this restaurant, you can always eat healthy, quality and delicious food, and most importantly, the employees will treat you very respectfully and politely.

There were 5 of us there last week, the food was impossible to describe as it was tasteless. we don't recommend anyone to go there!!!!!!

Happy and polite staff, great service, excellent food. A must-try in Köln. Will be there again, definitely.

Enjoyed a very nice evening in a great restaurant with great service and delicious food. Gladly again 👌🏻

Authentic flavors, warm welcome, a culinary experience that transports you directly to Iran. I recommend and look forward to coming back!! 👌

The staff was friendly, and the food quality and taste were excellent. The atmosphere was also very enjoyable

Such a beautiful restaurant with such warm service ✨

The cozy restaurant is located right next to the cathedral. We would have to park on the street with a parking permit. 4€/hour. The entrance has a small staircase. There are baby chairs for younger guests and various areas with tables and chairs. We didn't make a reservation but were allowed to choose the table freely. The food was prepared quickly, tasted good and the prices were ok too. The best thing from our point of view was the tandoori bread, which is freshly baked to the highest quality. The toilets are clean and the background music is appropriate. *The highlight of the whole thing was the staff. They were all young, super friendly women who lovingly looked after the guests and were super polite. They work quickly but calmly! All in a very pleasant visit. We will definitely do it again and recommend others to do so too! P.S. I would like to have such staff too ;)

Koubide was delicious but Fesenjoon (both vegetarian and with chicken) were nor tasty. At least they were not tasting original. Serving Fesenjoon was also very weird because they served the stew in a very large bowl which contains unreasonably large portion for one person (one plate of rice). Kashje Bademjoon was also tasty but the portion was too small. I guess it was not more than 5 spoons. More than half of the plate was salad. Serving salad with kashke bademjoon felt a little weird because I'm used to having that with vegetables (Sabzi). Koubide plus Doogh costed 21€ (16.5 + 3.5=20 and I don't why it costed 21€). We went there on a Friday which was a public holiday and it was too crowded. Do, on public holidays and weekends reserve your table as early as possible..

The best Persian restaurant in Cologne. Persian cuisine is incredibly delicious and must be tried by everyone!

We would like to tell you about our last visit with you. We've been to you twice so far and both times we were completely satisfied - we liked the service and the food, which is why we decided to take new friends with us this time to show them your restaurant. Unfortunately, our last visit was very disappointing. Yesterday we were with a group of seven people and when we asked a simple question about the parking situation, one of your employees spoke to us very unfriendly and in an inappropriate tone. This tone bothered the entire group so much that we ultimately decided to leave the restaurant. Especially in the catering industry, good and respectful treatment of guests is important. We expected more friendliness and professionalism and hope that this was just an isolated case.

I highly recommend trying the kebab Chenje and Kashke Bademjan!

Excellent quality of food and reasonable price.

I recently stayed at Alborz and it was a great experience! The atmosphere is welcoming and pleasant, perfect for a relaxed dinner. The staff was very friendly and attentive, which made the evening even better. The food was simply outstanding! Every dish was fresh and full of flavor. The [dish] I ordered in particular was an absolute highlight – perfectly prepared and lovingly presented. I can only warmly recommend Alborz Restaurant and am already looking forward to my next visit!

Our expectations would be exceeded. Very friendly service. The food is great because you can immediately notice the quality of the products. Cleanliness is very important. We can wholeheartedly recommend this restaurant. Thank you very much for that

Unfortunately I have to say that I had a very disappointing experience at this restaurant. The staff were extremely rude and disrespectful. From the start they had a dismissive attitude and seemed uninterested in welcoming us as guests. Questions were answered irritably and snidely, and the entire behavior was downright shameful. It's really sad to have to experience such treatment as a paying guest. I will definitely not recommend this restaurant and will never visit it again.

Awful, really regretting this ugly behavior of the employees who are asked questions about the parking space or extra seats, they answer all the questions with rudeness and insolence.

Really tasteful and authentic. Polite staff and great service.

To put it simply: really catastrophic when dealing with customers.

10 of the 10 Thanks alot for great service and food. Good job guys 🫡

"A real highlight! The food was fresh and of the best quality, with a great selection of dishes that really delight. The staff is incredibly friendly and accommodating, you immediately feel welcome. The design of the restaurant is also beautiful and creates a pleasant atmosphere Atmosphere. Absolutely recommended!"

“An absolute insider tip! The food here is not only fresh, but of the highest quality and incredibly delicious. Every dish tastes like it was prepared with love. The staff is extremely friendly and attentive, so you immediately feel welcome. Added to this is the tasteful design of the restaurant, which creates a cozy and stylish atmosphere. An all-round fantastic experience – I’ll definitely be back!”

An acceptable meal and setting. I don't regret going to this restaurant

Have been visiting the restaurant for over 5 years. VAT has not yet risen to 19%, prices here have risen significantly. All is well if it doesn't rise again in January 2024! But at the same time in “Ghormesabzi” only offering two small pieces of meat with rice as a main course for around 17-18 euros, I have no understanding of that. It's a shame as a regular you'll just be disappointed. By the way, the menus in Google are from older years. Should be updated. As a regular guest, I'll give it another chance at some point! because this time everything went wrong!

Iran is a country full of varied and delicious dishes. If you want to experience the genuine and fascinating taste of Iranian cuisine in an environment reminiscent of the country's historical atmosphere, you should definitely visit this restaurant. In addition to the food, I also recommend trying the special traditional Iranian ice cream here.

delicious food, service is great, especially at Farid, excellent waiter, very polite, personable and competent!

Suuuuppperr delicious, absolutely professional service. We like to eat there. My recommendation 5 stars definitely. Please keep it up

Tasty and lots! Go back again and again!

We were there without a reservation. We were kindly offered a table. The employee was very nice and friendly. The food was great. We tried kubideh, jujeh and tschenjeh. Tschenjeh was in other ligers…. Super juicy and delicious. Great respect for the kitchen… 🙏🏻

My friend invited me to this restaurant on the weekend and we were absolutely thrilled. From the moment we were greeted until we left the restaurant, we were looked after in an extremely friendly and attentive manner by the waitresses. The food was excellent, especially the meat - delicious and juicy. They also offer Ghorme Sabzi.😍 I can heartily recommend this restaurant for its authentic Persian cuisine with many delicious dishes.

Best Iranian restaurant in Germany. Very friendly staff, very delicious dishes especially Kebab Koubideh & Kebab Soltani, which were completely juicy and well cooked simultaneously. Also side dishes were tasty, like Oliven with walnuts and pomegranate paste and Yogurt with Shallot. Absolutely recommended.

best Persian in all of Cologne! I've been going here several times a year for 13 years

The specialties prepared on a charcoal grill are particularly recommended!

1. pleasant and friendly atmosphere 2.The most delicious Iranian dishes and kebabs 3.The best Iranian restaurant in Cologne

A really great and very cozy restaurant. Very tasty and nice staff!

Hello team Alborz, We came here spontaneously and for the first time. I haven't received such a hospitable welcome in a long time! All dishes were consistently delicious. The appetizers came quickly. So do the main courses! Delicious. Very friendly and I would like to highlight very attentive staff. Thank you very much, see you next time.

We have been there for 2 times in 2 differwnt days. Everything was great. The service, food, atmosphere, ptice.... are awsem. We ordered Koobide, it was even better than the original ones in Tehran. You can pay by card there easyly without any problem. I highly recommended this place for Iranian and even others.

Highly recommended! Everything was perfect. I liked the food, the vibe, service, atmosphere, staff and everything. :) One of the best Iranian restaurants in Europe for sure.

The experience of eating persian food here in general is good, but there are some concerns. we waited so long for it to be served, which could be also because there was a big Iranian concert in the city. The quality of food in general was good, specially the kebab was delicious but the rice was not good quality basmati rice and it didn’t taste and smell like a persian rice.

The most famous Persian restaurant in the city. I got a delicious kebab. The prices are very fair. Highly recommended