Watan - Afghanisches Restaurant in Darmstadt

Heute waren wir mit unserer Familie im Watan Restaurant und leider waren wir sehr enttäuscht. Wir mussten über eine Stunde auf unser Essen warten. Als das Essen endlich kam, waren die Chapli Kebabs sehr scharf und teilweise verbrannt. Mein Mann hatte Lamm Karahi bestellt, aber es waren mehr Knochen als Fleisch im Gericht. Besonders ärgerlich war, dass die Rechnung am Ende nicht stimmte und uns 10 € zu viel berechnet wurden. Wir werden dieses Restaurant auf keinen Fall noch einmal besuchen und können es leider auch nicht weiterempfehlen.

Ihr war bisher sehr überzeugt von dem Essen sowie von dem Service. Ich hoffe, dass es eine einmalige Erfahrung war, aber die Qualität der Speisen, die Portionsgröße und der Service haben sich sehr verschlechtert.

Das bestellte Essen wurde erst in die falsche Ortschaft geliefert, weshalb es verspätet ankam und dann auch noch unvollständig. Bei dem Versuch das fehlende Gericht telefonisch nachzufordern, wurde ich darauf hingewiesen, dass es der Koch gemacht und es geliefert wurde. Somit hätte ich es erhalten! Da dem nicht so ist, haben wir jetzt weder das Essen, noch das bezahlte Geld. Ich werde nicht mehr dort bestellen!

Unglaublich lecker gewürzte Speisen super preisgünstig, schöne Terrasse und Kinderspielplatz 🥰 was will man mehr :)

The food wasn't hot enough and didn't taste good. The waitress wasn't very friendly. Not recommended.

Essen ist naja, Service ist naja, watan heißt es, aber passt hier nicht wirklich. Es ist eine Schande den Begriff watan dafür zu benutzen. Auf der Rechnung steht ein niedriger Betrag als das was kassiert wird, Beweis: siehe Fotos

Wegen Empfehlung heute zum ersten Mal dort gewesen. Richtig nettes Personal, leckeres Essen und schöne Atmosphäre 🤗. Wir bedanken uns nochmals, für die leckere Mahlzeit. JazakAllah

The service was very friendly and the food arrived relatively quickly. Their traditional rice with raisins is simply amazing. The mantu portion was a bit small, so I had to order extra rice. The value for money is excellent – ​​large portions for around €10. Highly recommended! 👍

The best restaurant in Darmstadt. I'm not Afghan, but I always eat Afghan food there.

I've been here several times and always order the Afghan rice with lamb and the leek-filled pastries. They're incredibly delicious and filling, unbeatable for the prices, and the perfect spot to eat with friends and family! I'll definitely be back! Especially the €5 doner kebab special offer – it's a real steal!

One of the best Halal restaurants in Darmstadt, everything was perfect. They handled well the big number of guests we had around 40 people 😊😊, some minor delays for some orders but all in all was a nice experience. It is a must try in Darmstadt, we will come back for sure.

My first time eating Afghan food and I'm thrilled. I ordered lamb shank with rice; it was incredibly tender and delicious. You get a really generous portion with plenty of meat and rice for a great price. €18.90 I'll definitely be back.

The food is a dream, the service is friendly, and the restaurant is beautifully decorated! The place is a bit hidden, but it's worth a visit.

It was our first time there, and we were very pleasantly surprised – we'll definitely be back. We chose from the Afghan and Indian menus. The portions were generously sized, so much so that neither of us finished our meals. They were served with a wide variety of side dishes, including dips, salad, and bread. Both the dips and the dishes themselves offered a diverse range of flavors and were perfectly seasoned. The service was attentive throughout. The prices were very reasonable for the quality and variety of the food. Overall, a truly fantastic restaurant with a great selection, excellent prices, and superb service.

Food was very tasty. Organization was poor, understaffed, and staff overwhelmed. It felt like it took half an hour for the buffet to be restocked; especially on days like these, everything needs to be more organized.

The Iftar buffet is unfortunately not recommended at all. For €25 per person (excluding drinks), the quality is extremely disappointing. None of the food seemed fresh. The mixed-meat kebabs and chicken tasted strongly of frozen food, as did the very small samosas. The salad also didn't seem fresh. Overall, all the food was cold, and it was particularly noticeable with the meat products that they came straight from the freezer section—probably from an Asian grocery store. For the price, I would have expected significantly more freshness and quality. Unfortunately, the entire buffet was a huge disappointment.

Ordered the chapali kebab and chicken pulao and the whole meal was 10/10. Think i have found a new fav restaurant

Delicious rice with meat, I order it often

Delicious food and friendly staff. Mantu is one of the most popular dishes on their website for good reason.

Quiet place and good food at reasonable prices.

Delicious food and amazing value for money!! We can almost always find a spot for up to 8 people at short notice.

The food tasted wonderful, I'm very satisfied. I'll gladly come back again. The service was very friendly, I felt very comfortable.

One star is even too much for this!

⸻ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I visited Watan Restaurant for the first time today and I'm truly impressed. The food is outstanding, freshly prepared, and absolutely delicious. The service is very friendly and attentive; you immediately feel welcome. The ambiance is also very pleasant – a warm, cozy atmosphere with a real feel-good factor. The dishes are served promptly and impress with their quality and flavor. I will definitely be back and can wholeheartedly recommend this restaurant.

This was my second visit to Watan Restaurant in Darmstadt, and I'm absolutely delighted both times! 😄 The food is incredibly fresh, delicious, and authentic – you can tell immediately that it's prepared with love. The portions are generous, and the value for money is excellent. 😁 Both times, the service was incredibly friendly, attentive, and warm; you feel instantly welcome. The atmosphere is also pleasant and clean, perfect for a relaxed meal or a gathering with family or friends. 🥰 This definitely won't be my last visit – I'll be back again soon and highly recommend Watan Restaurant! 😎

This was our last order from this restaurant. Each time, a delivery time of approximately 40 minutes is quoted, but in reality, the delivery takes over two hours. Furthermore, with delivery orders, no invoice is provided; only the total amount is stated. On a previous occasion, when ordering in person, the price on the menu was lower than the amount we had to pay (a difference of €5–10). Only after repeatedly asking did we receive a belated invoice. It is incomprehensible why the menu prices do not match the total amount due. Based on this experience, we will not be ordering from here again.

Never again! The visit to Watan Restaurant was a complete disappointment. The staff was extremely rude, stressed, and made absolutely no effort. We were completely ignored, questions were answered curtly, and there was no trace of hospitality. I have rarely experienced such poor service. The restaurant advertises itself as welcoming, but in reality, you feel completely unwelcome as a guest. Not recommended.

Unfortunately, disappointing. I was very dissatisfied with the service at Watan Restaurant. The staff seemed unfriendly and inattentive. I didn't feel welcome, and requests or questions were barely addressed. It's a shame, because the ambiance is actually lovely, but the service significantly marred the overall experience. I hope things improve in the future.

Disastrous – absolutely not recommended I have rarely experienced such abysmal service as at Watan Restaurant. The staff is unfriendly, arrogant, and clearly overwhelmed. You are ignored, treated rudely, and made to feel like you're just a nuisance. No smiles, no hospitality, no courtesy – nothing at all. The entire experience was unpleasant and disappointing. Never again! This restaurant should seriously consider whether it even wants any more customers.

The food was very good, but I'm only giving it 4 stars; I'll come back. I only ate one dish.

Unfortunately, the food was disappointing – I can't recommend it! I would suggest narrowing down your offerings to improve the quality.

Top restaurant. Delicious food. Super friendly. There's something for everyone. Highly recommended. Thank you for the great service!

Delicious food, friendly staff and pleasant atmosphere.

Tastes very good. The wait is a bit long, though. But otherwise, it's great 👌

★☆☆☆☆ – Very disappointing We went to the Wataen restaurant with friends and were unfortunately very disappointed. The food was cold, and the meat had an unpleasant smell. The overall taste was poor, and we could barely enjoy the meal. Absolutely unacceptable for the price. Unfortunately, we would not recommend it.

Qabuli didn't taste anything like it used to. The waitress didn't know how to speak to the customer at all.

We love the food at Watan. It's typical Afghan food and very tasty. Freshly prepared. The ice cream and Ferni are also delicious. We highly recommend it.

Very tasty food. Highly recommended. Chapal kebab are the best. A must try.

The food was very bad, cooked too quickly and the meat was not cooked through.....

Why are the dishes on your site more expensive than on Lieferando, and why is the minimum order value €50? Go back to normal, this is too much.

This is my first time I came from USA to Germany I heard a lot about your restaurant honestly food was delicious beautiful environment but I saw no one clean the table I was sit it wast dirty and one of the female waitress lady she was coming late to take my order besides that I requested to clean my table but unfortunately with bad behavior she response me to let me sit in another table please advise your employment to make her behavior with customers thanks

The service and food were excellent. I highly recommend a visit.

Delicious food with huge portions. One of the best kabuli Pulao!

As always, everything was great

A place where you can enjoy your tasty Asian food in peaceful atmosphere. Prices are reasonable.

Delicious food. Good selection. You can sit outside. Drinks are a bit expensive.

The portion was huge and the taste was amazing! Update August 17, 2025: I ordered two pilaws from Wolt. The price remained the same, but the portion was half the size! Couldn't the manager explain this? Update August 18, 2025: I called the staff on duty, and they were very friendly. Hopefully, I won't have the same experience again next time.

Large portions, very tasty and clean restaurant, friendly staff. I will definitely go again 😋

The restaurant has excellent and delicious food and a beautiful atmosphere. The service is also friendly and exceptional.

Super delicious food, our taxi driver Mr Kyper recommended it to us and went with us, it was wonderful, such great food, we would love to come back.

Excellent restaurant with incredibly delicious food. Thank you, Mr. Khyber, for this recommendation. We'll be happy to come back.

This restaurant offers great food.

Excellent food, generous portion sizes, we couldn’t finish it all… Economical compare to many restaurants we tried in many European countries as a tourist from North America. Only issue is most people don’t speak English so it’s a bit hard to communicate if you don’t speak German.

Delicious and flavour food, the biryani was hot and amazing! 🌶️ The vege sambosa needs improvement, and the mango juice was salty so we returned it. Loved the refreshing cardamom ice cream! Staff were super helpful, but the restaurant was extremely hot inside. With hot dishes being served, the high temperature made it uncomfortable to enjoy the meal. A cooler environment would make the experience much better.

I visited the Watan restaurant in Darmstadt and I can honestly say: I've rarely had such good Afghan food. As soon as you walk in, you notice the attention to detail. The decor is simple yet stylish – with traditional rugs and subtle ornamentation, without seeming kitschy. The food was the absolute highlight for me. I was particularly impressed by the Qabuli Palau: tender, perfectly cooked lamb that practically fell off the bone, combined with aromatic rice, raisins, and roasted carrots. The flavor is slightly sweet yet spicy – exactly what you'd want. The Mantu, steamed dumplings with a meat filling, were also incredibly good. The dough was thin and soft, the filling moist and richly seasoned, and the yogurt sauce rounded it all off perfectly. The kebabs were also excellent – perfectly grilled, well-seasoned, slightly crispy on the outside, and juicy on the inside. What I particularly liked were the little details that are taken care of here: fresh ingredients, homemade sauces, a crusty bread basket that's always served fresh. The salad wasn't just a sloppy side salad, but crisp and freshly dressed. The service was friendly and attentive without being intrusive. You can tell that it's important to the people here that their guests feel comfortable. The overall atmosphere is relaxed and pleasant – perfect for enjoying good food in peace. All in all, my visit to the Vatan restaurant was a complete success. If you like Afghan cuisine or just want to try something new, this is the place for you. I definitely recommend it!

Went there for the first time today. Lots of selection and super delicious, fresh food. We'll definitely be back again.

Good quality service. Restaurant was kept clean and the food was great.

We ordered for pickup via Uber Eats, and the food was ready just 15 minutes later! And it was absolutely delicious. Great seasoning, pleasantly spicy, etc. I especially liked the chickpea curry with rice. I definitely recommend it.

As an Afghan, I've tried many Afghan restaurants, but this one was truly amazing! Delicious food and friendly service – highly recommended.

Foodis tasty i tried Afghani pulao, i quantity is alot in low price. Atmosphere is also nice peaceful.

The three of us waited 40 minutes for our food. When the rice arrived, the expensive mahiche palaw, there was a hair in the rice. When I called the waiter and told him, he said, "What should I do now, brother?" And there was silence, without any insight or remorse. He probably expected me to eat the food. Then, after five minutes, a waiter came and offered me the same dish. I declined because I'd lost my appetite. The first waiter said it was probably a waiter's dish, even though you can see from the photo that it was already cooked.

Super neat and clean restaurant. Pleasant service, very helpful and friendly. We enjoyed the Afghan 2-person dish kabul pilav, a rice with warm herbs (not spicy), carrot and raisins with 2 delicious lamb legs where the meat comes off the bone so perfectly hidden in it. This was served with some small side dishes such as salad, beans and green tasty spicy and spicy sauce. As a drink we had the delicious Afghan green tea. We loved it and enjoyed it enormously! Everything really great! The portion is really perfect and more than enough. We will definitely come back if we drive past here again. The prices were very acceptable for what you get. Thanks again!

Very good. 100% recommendation, delicious, something unusual, and, as far as I know, authentically traditional.

Ordered online 2 hours ago and it hasn't arrived

A little out of the way, in a place where you wouldn't expect this restaurant. Plenty is served and at a pleasant price-performance ratio! Gladly again❣

A great place to eat Afghan food. I recommend it to friends.

The reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is when it comes to eating, it depends on what you order. The meat dishes are extremely top class in every respect. The meat is buttery tender and melts in your mouth. The Indian dishes like butter chicken are not recommended. The portions of the mantu (dumplings) are really far too small. But all meat dishes were extremely good. I really enjoy eating there. A recommendation from me.

The best Afghan restaurant in whole Germany❤️🇦🇫

Very disappointing! The food clearly wasn't fresh - the meat was tough, the rice had an odd taste, and overall everything seemed like it had been cooked for two days. Unfortunately not a good experience. Not recommended.”

We went here today for ice cream, but it tasted absolutely disgusting. The ice cream was sticky, had hardly any sugar, and you couldn't eat more than three teaspoons because it was so inedible. So my tip for you: don't buy Afghan ice cream here; it's a waste of money on garbage. This restaurant isn't even worth one star, and besides, we had to wait 45 minutes for the ice cream to even arrive. We were extremely disappointed in the end.

Very delicious food, great service and lovely ambience ✨

We were there today for Iftar essek and the food was very tasty. For the price, the selection and quality of the food is top, there were 3 meat dishes and 2 vegetarian ones with starter and dessert. The service was very nice and courteous and worked calmly and pleasantly despite the many visitors.

Very tasty food in a friendly atmosphere. There is currently a buffet at sunset that you can take part in, alternatively I could have chosen something from the menu.

First and last time, I wanted to try for the first time the Kabab but the meat was absolutely disgusting and green, it smelled like a mess and rice was stinky with no taste and salt, never again!

Update March 1, 2025 I was actually a big fan of this store! Delivery only! Have ordered often. Yesterday I also ordered, there was only bones in Qabuli, for 12 euros is incomprehensible! Ordered again today. Burnt kofta, spinach only consisted of salt. And again Qabuli was boneless today, but only fat and indefinable stuff! It's a shame that they don't make any effort and the quality is very poor!! For That's done for me too for now!

Delicious food, nice staff, clean bathrooms, good music A bit spicy

Tried something special for my 11th birthday and ate it on a sofre on the carpet at Watan. Chicken and meatballs, both Afghan seasoned. The service was extremely friendly. Gladly again!!!

Schmek very tasty 👍 I recommend it to everyone

Excellent food, very good quality, homemade, huge portions

It was our first time eating at Watan and we were very pleasantly surprised! Very tasty, fresh food and friendly staff. We would love to come back!

I ordered takeaway food The food was actually good However, I couldn't enjoy it because the packaging is made of aluminum and the food had really absorbed the flavor from the aluminum. This packaging is not acceptable for health reasons, but I won't deduct a star from it. One star deducted because of the green pointed peppers that were smeared with yogurt even though mine doesn't contain any yogurt This strongly suggests that these peppers were simply taken from another dish and placed on my food. This is very unhygienic

Friendly, Clean Highly recommended

Very tasty food. I ordered the lamb korma and the meatballs, both were seasoned perfectly. The lamb was also tender.

Very friendly service, food served quickly and fresh. Highly recommended 😊👍🏼

Mega! Very tasty and great ambience. It's a little smaller inside than it looks outside 😄

I would happily recommend this great restaurant

One of the best Afghani cuisines in Germany 👍🏻👌🏼🌹🙏🏻

Wonderful food and environment, very appropriate price.

I recently ordered and it arrived on time and was very tasty. I recommend the biryani to you ❤️

I had a wonderful experience at this restaurant. The food was absolutely delicious and the staff was incredibly friendly and attentive.

In the future, a shoe box should be placed next to the traditional seat. The last time we felt sick was the smell of shoes taken off at our table. I no longer had any appetite. A small shoe cabinet would be nice so you don't have to smell the cheese feet.

Ideally I would give 6 stars! The food is incredibly delicious

Amazing, authentic Afghan food. And if necessary Pasta Bolognese for the kids 😉

Tastes delicious Price performance fits LG Hotel

Freshly prepared and with a delicious taste. We hadn't planned to eat there but it was a great find.

It was empty. But it was very good. I can only recommend it!

Totally surprising how delicious this place is!

Very tasty food can only be recommended!

I always enjoy going to Watan, the price-performance ratio is definitely right and the taste is great too. In my opinion the restaurant deserves more attention 👍🏽

All I can say is that the food is incredibly tasty, but most of the dishes contain hot peppers. Other than that, everything is delicious, the atmosphere is calm, the service is excellent and the staff are extremely friendly. I highly recommend it