Restaurant Alborz in Köln

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

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.

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.

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

“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!”

"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!"

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!

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

One of the best persian food in Germany.

We ordered Falode and Bastani. Both had good portions and tasted good.

Highly recommended. Delicious food, very friendly staff. Air-conditioned inside, quiet seating outside despite the city.

Very friendly and helpful. Super delicious food. We sat outside in pleasant temperatures. If you want to try something different like German/European cuisine at fair prices, this is the place for you.

Very nice and friendly stuff Good quality food Highly recommend

Ate there again, as always, good keep it up

The rest of the food was good, but the pounded kebab didn't taste like meat at all. I don't know why they are stingy in using pounded meat in Iranian style. You can go to the lowest quality Turkish restaurants, the meat you eat tastes like meat, but I don't know what they use instead of meat.

Everything was awesome. the foods were tasty and delicious 😋, respectful and helpful staff. I definitely recommend it

Absolute recommendation, the service was also very nice and the food was of course excellent.

We are a family of 4 who traveled all over Germany and tried all kinds of food and we love Iranian food. When we went to Alborz restaurant, we were really shocked by the environment and the food. It was really awful, the seats were dirty, the environment was so noisy. The food that we had ordered Chanje Soltani smelled terrible, battered, leaves and chicken were also awful. Worst of all, the soup tasted very bad. Hot drink with a glass of ice and the ice melts after half an hour when the food comes. We do not recommend this restaurant at all.

I have known Alborz restaurant for several years, even though I am not a resident of Germany! I have always experienced good and delicious food in this place! But this last series, when I went, one of the staff brings food to the tables! He was very uneducated and without character, even though we discussed his rudeness a lot and I asked him the reason, he said he had a migraine and was nervous! But this rude waiter left and came back and threw a piece at me and my sister! And we didn't like the food at all! Alborz restaurant should be more careful in hiring staff there.

Great Persian restaurant. We were warmly welcomed and had a great meal. The food was very tasty and everything was perfect.

There were 5 of us. We ordered kormabezi, pounded, and chanje and leaves. The rice smelled very bad and unpleasant. The batter was not tasty at all and was hard. Fresh meat was not used. The leaves and stems have no taste at all, not even salt. The price is not too bad, but considering its quality, it is expensive. In general, I do not recommend anyone to go to this restaurant

Super delicious food and the service was so (hospitable). We ate very well and felt welcome as guests. Looking forward to future visits.

We were about 12 people from Holland with friends. The atmosphere of the restaurant was nice and cool, the attitude of the staff was very friendly and excellent But the food was not quality at all! The rice smelled horrible. When the food arrived on the table, the first thing that attracted attention was the smell of rice. We had ordered all kinds of kebabs and unfortunately none of them were of good quality. Kobideh was made of very poor quality meat and full of cartilage, the chicken was extremely hard and dry, the leaf kebab was too thin, short, hard and dry, the meat of the chicken was also strangely hard, it had to be chewed like gum. . It was clear that it was not in the material at all. All the kebabs, apart from being hard and of poor quality, had no taste, for example, the chicken breast meat was only yellow and hard, it didn't taste like lemon juice, nor salt, nor any other taste, the same goes for chickpeas and leaves. The main flower of the basket was the bad smell of rice, which completely blinded the appetite. Considering the very low quality, the price was high! In short, we were not at all satisfied with the quality of the food, so I do not recommend it to you at all.

hello Unfortunately, today, Tuesday, we came to Cologne and went to Alborz restaurant for lunch. Last time we came, the food was great. But unfortunately the food was very poor today. We ordered pounded kebab and chicken. It was pounded and could only be cut with a knife, it was so hard. And the chicken and rice were dry and unfortunately the rice smelled and had no butter or oil at all. Of course, we ate the food, but I told the staff and they decided to tell the kitchen and management about the problem. I don't know, maybe there was a problem with our food, but the food was really poor today. At least it was like this for us. I hope that the management of Alborz Group will pay more attention to the customer and to serve the customer's food in line with the customer orientation as before.

Really nice spot and nice staff

Hello, dear Iranian friends The behavior of the staff was excellent, but the food was not good. We ordered two plates of meat with rice, the rice smelled so bad, I couldn't eat it. It is Indian rice.

The food in the restaurant was excellent and the treatment was very respectful and everything was really perfect, thank you

We wanted to eat at this restaurant, but due to the abusive behavior of the waitress we had to leave without eating. We didn't want to sit next to the toilets, even though the main hall was completely empty and not reserved, but we were denied this wish. When we asked for the boss, the operator said that she was the boss herself. I can definitely not recommend this place.

Best Iranian in all of Cologne, very tasty, very friendly and cheaper than everyone else. Top

Kebab, yogurt, and fresh hot bread were delicious, but the rice tasted like dirt.

دومین بار بود می‌آمدم به رستوران البرز متاسفانه پذیرایی تون واقعا افتضاح بود روی یه بشقاب دو عدد زیتون با کمی جعفری و دو حبه قند این به جای خودش در تمام دنیا بختیاری یعنی یه سیغ جوجه با یه سیخ گوشت که متاسفانه شما یه سیخ مخلوط گذاشته بودید و اینکه برنج هم ایرانی نبود و روی برنج از رنگ زعفران استفاده کرده بودید نه خوده زعفران

Great Persian cuisine, fresh dishes and traditional dishes, the staff are fantastic and helpful, I'm always happy to go there. Very very tasty 😋 😋 😋 😋 😋 😋

The food was excellent, high quality and tasty. The staff was also very friendly and accommodating. We will definitely go there again. ^^

Today I came to Cologne and this restaurant for the first time. As an Iranian, I am very happy to see such a high-quality Iranian restaurant in the city of Cologne, and for my Spanish friend it was also a nice experience and an unforgettable memory. The quality of the food was excellent and the behavior of the staff was very respectful and friendly. Thank you Restaurant Alborz!

I had the pleasure and all I can say is that it was an absolutely unforgettable experience. The service was impeccable – the staff were friendly, attentive. The ambience in the restaurant is cozy and stylish, ideal for a relaxing evening. You can tell that a lot of attention is paid to details here, and that really contributes to an all-round successful experience. I would recommend to anyone looking for great food and excellent service. I'm already looking forward to my next visit!

Hello - I don't think the behavior of the staff was good at all because we wanted to order faster for our friends who were on the way so that the food would be ready when they arrived and we wouldn't be delayed. They told us that it is the rule of the restaurant that we cannot take the order earlier. Must be everyone. So, we ordered a soup until our friends arrived, but they told us with a pleading attitude that the rule of our restaurant is that we order drinks first, and now because you are waiting and... there is no problem. At least in 13 years of visiting restaurants, I had never heard anything like this and it was new and disrespectful to me. After lunch - we ordered batter, which unfortunately was full of onions and it was almost hard to find meat inside - the barley soup we ordered had flour (or something similar) used to glaze it, which tasted very bad. The chicken we ordered was very dry. Personally, I will not recommend this restaurant to my friends. Because you can't get a good experience from here, nor good food - they have a cozy atmosphere and I hope they think about the quality of the food and the treatment.

Camera surveillance system in the lobby area. What is massively annoying are the surveillance cameras. Absolute no-go. There are cameras installed directly above your head. You are being filmed and eavesdropped on. I find it disgraceful. Feedback given several times. People always excuse it with various, illogical and unrealistic facts and nothing happens. Apparently the management doesn't care about the privacy of the guests and simply ignores data protection in this country.

Gutes Restaurant. Aber was massiv störend ist, sind die Kameraüberwachungssysteme. Die Überwachungskamera im Essbereich ist ein absolutes No-Go. Direkt über deinem Kopf sind Kameras installiert. Während des Essens und der Unterhaltung wirst du gefilmt und belauscht. Ich finde dies unverschämt. Oft habe ich mit dem Personal darüber gesprochen und Feedback gegeben. Es wird immer mit verschiedenen, unlogischen und unrealistischen Fakten ausgeredet, und es passiert nichts. Anscheinend ist die Restaurantleitung nicht an der Privatsphäre der Gäste interessiert und ignoriert einfach den Datenschutz in diesem Land. Ich werde allen meinen Freunden und Bekannten davon abraten, in diesem Restaurant zu essen. Die Qualität des Essens ist gut und lecker. Der Service ist sehr nett und freundlich."

Delicious skewers, excellent bread and nice service! Price/performance is fair in my opinion! The portions (main courses) are generous and the atmosphere is nice! Clear recommendation!

There is no comparable restaurant far and wide.

The quality is getting worse and worse, the meat smells unpleasant and is very carelessly prepared and the portions are very small. I was really ashamed that I brought my guests there. I think the city should check this.

Food and service were great. The ambience leaves something to be desired. Old furniture, floor not clean, cutlery outdated.

Nice waiters and nice atmosphere. Neda is a dream 💐

Not recommended! Bad food. Very incompetent service. Dirty chairs. The menu is only in German!!

I was there again yesterday with my family. As always, delicious, fast service and very hospitable. As a vegetarian, there is also a delicious selection and I recommend the restaurant.

Great food. Extremely delicious. The service was also great. The restaurant is recommended again after the change of ownership.

Delicious iranian food🥰 friendly service.

A great Persian restaurant, nice and attentive staff and the food is fantastic.

Koubideh was very nice but the kduje was a little bit dried. I love the dough there! All in all worth to try, 7/10.

The best Persian restaurant in Cologne. Delicious dishes and friendly service. The fresh bread is very tasty. Card payments are also possible.

It has deteriorated extremely, the food we ordered to pick up sometimes smelled strange. We don't like it at all anymore. Child-friendliness is zero, there aren't even children's portions. And I don't want to talk about the exorbitant prices. It's a shame

Everything was up to par - the food was extremely tasty, very large portions, fast and friendly service. A very large selection of vegetarian dishes. I recommend!

It's so tasty, especially the kebab and the rice and somach And they are friendly

Great food, very friendly staff.

I can say that in my opinion the service was excellent and the hospitality was great and the meat was also very fresh and well prepared.

Great restaurant! Cozy, warm...too warm. But the food was great. Attentive conditions top.

the restaurant is very good and shone clean and the food is very tasty

Last night I wanted to get something to eat there, it was so late by now, they apologized to me. So friendly and respectful staff. Thanks.

Professional staff Very welcoming High quality food Top notch bread

Nice staffs, good fresh naan and tasty kashke bademjan. But our main course was nothing but oily, bad and awfully bland food. It didn’t live it my expectations up and I feel it didn’t get my money worth.

The quality of the food is good, but unfriendly personeel.

The food here is authentic and very tasty.

Great Koubideh and Dough😍😍 The meat was soft and well-cooked, and the sides were delicious as well. The staff were polite and friendly and the ambience was nice for family and friends 😍

Had dinner at Alborz with the family today and it was delicious as always. The service from our service person Bita was particularly outstanding. We were completely satisfied and positively impressed with their service. Thank you very much again.

The food was acceptable and close to authentic. The service and atmosphere are another story! First I don’t know how they succeed to make you feel this unwelcome…It’s maybe the attitude or responding to requests… Secondly, it was like there is no ventilation! The one hour there felt like 3 with still air, frequent burning smells, and low lightning.

The food tasted very good and the service was top, the ambience was also very nice. However, I was missing something while eating, but maybe it was just a feeling that I didn't want to let go of. Still recommended!

The food was catastrophic, it just didn't taste like anything, sorry but that's not Persian food.

Food was tasteless, not recommended

You have to try it yourself, please tell your boss! You will be amazed, brilliant ❣️

Very unfriendly and very profit-oriented employees. There was an empty table and we were sitting there with the family and received a meal card from a waiter and shortly before we were about to order a waitress came and asked us who gave us permission to sit on this table? I was stunned and didn't know how to react to someone so rude. She said the table was occupied even though it was free. She said we can sit there but only for an hour. You felt discriminated against there. It was really the last time. And the food had no taste at all and very little rice for €17 per portion. You would have expected more. As a stranger, you should think again about going there, as only regular customers are well served there.

One of the best Persians in Cologne, if not the best currently.

Average tasting food and interesting service. We drove from Frankfurt to this place and had a reservation for a group of 7. Going through traffic we called and let them know we would get there a bit later and they were understanding and accommodating on the phone. By the time we got there even later than what we discussed earlier, the hostess was understandably not very happy and a bit unwelcoming. They mentioned our table was going to be filled by a different group and we only had one hour to sit, order and dine. Being tired and hungry, we said we were ok with that and sat down. After the bit of unwelcoming first part, the order taking and the service became more pleasant. The bread was fresh out of the oven and amazing, the barley soup was ok and mast o mousir serving was very small. The food came looking good, but the taste was lacking, we have the same problem with Persian restaurants in northern California, there's just not a great place to get decent Persian food. The kababs were juicy which is good, but the taste and texture was not great. The chicken was bland and tasteless. Rice was prepared well and the portions were good. After an hour we left the half empty restaurant, no group showed up for our table either. If this is the only Persian restaurant in town, then I understand the need to visit, but not my favorite place.

Raftaar and Akhlaq are good and delicious, especially the cold olives and Koubideh. This situation and the morality of people will be happy and freundlich, this place is very good and strong, it will be better and more comfortable 👌🏻

Simply delicious, everything fresh and very accommodating. Have ordered here many times and have always been very satisfied. Please stay so tasty and fresh 🙏🏻

food came too late , we waited 45 min for main course. 3/5 stars

Very tasty food and also very friendly staff. I was very pleased

I was there spontaneously one evening alone for dinner. The two waitresses were very polite and had a very loving manner. Also to the other guests. I'd love to come back soon to try more dishes.

Very tasty food, very attentive, nice team. We liked it very much. The chairs could be a little further away from the wall. Gladly again soon.

Friendly staff Price performance good

Very good service. The grilled food tastes very good and the selection is okay too. It's definitely worth taking a look there

It is expensive and the kebab quality was not good. The bread was perfect. It is so crowded and tables are tightly located. It is far from bahnhof.

Good food, friendly environment and reasonable prices.

Unfortunately my dish was completely lacking of salt, I heard from all of my friends that's good. I guess that you can't go there if you are vegetarian, that's a pity

Ma dirooz ba doostemun umadim restaurant Alborz va vaghean man yeki az behtarin kababhaye omramo inja khordam. Kababe barg va kubideh fogholadeh budan. Man normal kubideh kheyli doost nadaram amma enghadr ke laziz va khub bud ke pashimoon budam chera bishtar nagereftim. :) zemnan service kheyli mehraboon va hesse kheyli khubi dashtim. Harvaght az Holland umadim Köln hatman baz miyaym va sar mizanim.