Bandar Restaurant serves Mediterranean food with unique Persian spices flown to San Diego and served in original recipes. Chefs Behrooz and Shokooh create simple preparations to showcase them, alongside an exotic variety of oven-roasted eggplant, charbroiled chicken, seafood and flavorful prime steaks. Look for signature classics Barg and Soltani. Bandar Restaurant is award-winning since 1996. The restaurant has a unique energy, sitting right in the heart of Gaslamp Quarter in Downtown San Diego.
Elegant eatery known for generous portions of chicken kebabs & other Persian cuisine, plus a patio. Based on 702 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 3.9 stars. Price $
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
845 Fourth Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 238-0101
Website:
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Hours
| Friday |
4–10 PM |
| Saturday |
4–10 PM |
| Sunday |
2–9 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
|
4–9 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday |
4–9 PM |
| Wednesday |
4–9 PM |
| Thursday |
4–9 PM |
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Reviews
Kamran Bigdely
They did a nasty trick on us and others. They sneaked in 20% tip on all orders and then they also asked for tip without telling us they have already added the tip! Lucky I read the fine print and told the waiter.
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Jessica Noyes
Such delicious, freshly made food with amazing flavors. This is a place where you want to take your time to enjoy the meal. The portions are large making it perfect for sharing among friends/family. And the service was impeccable — not too many places have service like this anymore. Can’t wait to go back!
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Dianna Bartel
The pesto hummus is fantastic. Famous chicken also incredible. And to finish, the fadooleh (Persian ice cream) is absolutely amazing. The rose water is a bit strong at first but give it a couple bites and be sure to squeeze on plenty of lime.
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Marie Kang-Scott
The restaurant is nicely decorated, and the lighting is great. This is our go-to whenever we are in San Diego. We had the beef, chicken, koobideh, and the group appetizer. We tried the Bandar cabernet sauvignon, which was ok. Our server, Gota, was really sweet.
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Dean A
One of the best Koobideh (ground beef kabob) dishes I’ve ever had! Very succulent and juicy. Wonderful service, and atmosphere. Super classy and a wonderful fine dinning choice.
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Oleksandr Rivkind
The food is not bad. Hummus was very good. 20% tip is included by default as well as 8% surcharge. Portions are really big. Take the main course for two or skip appetizers.
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Kara S
We chose their restaurant week 3-course menu, and WOW were the portions HUGE! I got the Alaskan King Salmon and my partner got the lamb. We both felt our meat was a little dry. It was still good, but not great due to the dryness, especially of the salmon. The lamb was ordered Medium but it came out more med-well. Another friend went with us and ordered the filet and she loved hers and said it was seasoned really well and delicious. She too ordered medium, but it was also more like medium-well. My recommendation is if you want medium, order medium-rare. All 3 of us got desserts, which were beautiful and tasty. The cake pieces are very big and can definitely be shared. We dined inside and the decor is very pleasing, neat, and clean. We’ll definitely return again to sample more of their menu choices.
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Tatevik Holikyan
There is nothing bad about food quality. Everything we ordered came in fresh and in big portion. Only the stuff was very unfriendly, especially when they see the children, they asked me to leave my baby’s stroller in the front door ( in the street) when they have plenty room in restaurant to park the strollers. One of the waitresses doesn’t want to come to us( I guess she was afraid of 3 kids).
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Nhonho Le – vo
We went here for Valentine’s Day. It’s a small classy intimate place. Our waiter was very friendly and knowledgeable with the menu. All the staff worked as a team, as our waiter was swamp with her tables. Another staff member made sure we were taken care of. We decided to get the lamb and filet mignon. Both of the dishes was good. It was very tender. It could be a little more flavorful, but not bad at all.
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Burhan Nabizada
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