Persian/Iranian/Middle Eastern food. Freshly made to order. Outdoor heated patio. Full bar. Fresh tandoori bread. Grilled kabobs on open fire. Seafood and vegetarian options are available. Full waiter service. Delivery and take out are available.
Tuesday thru Friday fine in starts at 5 pm. Saturday and Sunday, dine in at 11:30 am. Mondays are closed.
Traditional Persian dishes & a full bar in a low-key setting with belly-dancing & live-music nights. Based on 344 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 3.7 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
72 Bigelow Ave, Watertown, MA 02472
Phone: (617) 923-2222
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Hours
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday | 5–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 5–10 PM |
| Thursday | 5–10 PM |
| Friday | 5–10 PM |
| Saturday | 11:30 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 11:30 AM–10 PM |
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Reviews
Shamjith Ahmed
The highlight of an almost 100$ lunch for 2 was the Persian bread and it definitely should not be the case. The beef kababs were not great. Chicken kababs were ok. Had to order yogurt dip extra to make it all slightly better.
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Timo
I ordered Soltani beef. It was dried (extra well done), and the price+ 20 % gratuity is too much for this quality. I guess that’s why we were the only customer there at the weekend. Definitely not suggesting this restaurant to anyone and not coming back.
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Bilal Wahid
This restaurant is a bit on the pricey side. Their food is expensive but it’s worth it. I love tea so I will order the Persian chai. The rice and chicken is really good. I generally like spicy food but this food is not spicy at all. Also I really loved their cake. This place is definitely worth a try.
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Eli Moslemi
In a short time living in Boston, I have been in Shiraz restaurant a couple of time. My experience in almost the same every time. The food quality is good, not perfect. Comparing to American restaurants the portion is less and the price is high but overall I like it there.
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Zhila Hooshangi
I won’t recommend this place to anyone. We ordered kask bademjoon for appetizer and it was good. Our main course was soltani and it was horrible. The koobideh didn’t taste like koobideh at all٫ and barg had a wired smell and taste. I’m really suspicious of the quality of meat they use (you’ll need Chai Nabat after this ). And with such poor food quality, charging 20% gratuity is a rip off. Stay away from this place.
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Maj Andalibi
Food was good. Not the best. Service needs some personality, nice smile but no interaction with the guests. For a restaurant in middle of nowhere to have automatic tip charge unacceptable, bad taste with customer or they might not coming back. Leave the tipping to the customer and they might even pay more than 20%. Good luck
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Shuvaditta Saha
Excellent food and drink ! Absolutely loved the Kebob platter. It was our first time here. The waitress was nice and guided us well to make the right selection of order.
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V Madison
Good food, but HATE the 20% automatically added in gratuity! For a party of 3. Seriously? Plus, she didn’t even let us know … guessing she hoped we wouldn’t see it so we’d double tip her. How sad. Annoying to the point I probably won’t go back.
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JD Armand
Went here for father’s day and the food was fantastic. Great service and the atmosphere is nice. Would definitely go back!
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Mona Paak-zaad
We went to this restaurant with no high expectations on our end, and were delightfully surprised! The Persian Ice Cream was the best Persian I have ever had, in my entire life. Ghormeh Sabzi was delicious (this happened to be their stew of the day). I went with my mother and she has very high standards when it comes to Ghormeh Sabzi, and my Mother ABSOLUTELY LOVES the Cook’s Ghormeh Sabzi and couldn’t stop eating the extra Ghormeh Sabzi meal that we brought home that evening! For me the Persian Tea with Cardemon was the absolute Best Highlight. Try the Cream Puffs for desert they are also very very good! We had the past time! We went 10 years ago and did not like the ice cream, however now it has improved to the point of perfection. The dolmeh and Mirza Ghasemi Plate were definitely awesome as well! THIS IS THE BEST PERSIAN CUISINE I HAVE IN THE UNITED STATES, and I have been to other Areas of the USA as well, such as New York and Washington D.C. Please try this Persian restaurant over the other restaurants you will not regret it!
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