Lavash

I’m from Los Angeles and am very big on food culture. Since I came to London, I didn’t find a restaurant that truly amazed me until I ate here. My fiancé found this place at random one night, and since it was one of the only restaurants in the area open late, we decided to give it a try. Truly amazing! We will definitely make the drive here again.

We had dinner at Lavash last week and the service and food were outstanding. We booked a table tonight and the waitress was extremely rude. So much so we left the restaurant. She had no idea of customer service and being helpful. We only requested a table not directly outside the kitchen door. This was too much effort for her when the restaurant only had 3 other guests. Very disappointed we did not have the same experience from the previous week. Lavash need to sack the waitress to stop other customers being discouraged from eating at the restaurant

I’m not massively familiar with Persian food but do live Middle Eastern food in general; I found Lavash just okay, all the dishes and condiments were on the sweet side. The lamb kebab was delicious while the one pot chicken was disappointing.

Lavash is a contemporary styled Persian restaurant in the leafy London suburb of Finchley.
Growing up around a large number of Persians, including a few close friends, I am no stranger to Persian cuisine. In London there are thousands of Persians and as a result there is an endless supply of Persian restaurants to cater to them. I have been to many of them, but my favourite is Lavash.
The restaurant is stylishly decorated and the low lighting and soft music sets the mood for either a romantic meal or a relaxing get together with family or friends.
I have sampled most of the food here with Ghorme Sabzi, a stew of parsley, coriander, chives, lamb and red kidney beans, being an excellent starter. My favourite main course is called Jujeh — marinated chicken fillets, served with salad and rice. For your first visit here I would recommend the Mixed Grill, an assortment of lamb fillet, chicken fillet and minced lamb with salad and rice, which will allow you the chance to decide which will be your dish of preference on future visits.
Be sure to try the lavash bread, which the restaurant is named after, baked fresh in their authentic oven. You can even watch the baker make it just outside the kitchen close to where you walk in.
The owner and staff are very friendly and attentive and make you feel welcome as soon as you step in and smell the assorted aromas of Persia.
If you can find better Persian food outside of Tehran I’d be very surprised!

I understand and actually cook persian regularly.
Didn’t eat in Lavash so I wont comment on the restaurant and service.
The food delivery I received was extremely disappointing, The lamb shank was tasteless and everything else besides the rice inedible.
There’s really not much more I can offer other than the food was terrible. There are many more Persian restaurants in the area I would be trying them.

What? I can’t believe I haven’t written a review on Lavash before. This is my favourite restaurant to bring groups of people to, as the fare is delicious, the atmosphere very warm, and the service friendly. The prices are great too. People can order what they want and I don’t have to worry that the bill will be too high. There is almost always parking on the street out front. Highly recommended.

Lavash can be out of the way for most people because its a little way out of the centre of London. But it’s definitely worth a visit to experience quality food.
Great service, great food, great price!

I really enjoyed the food here, but it is quite expensive compared to some other Persian Restaurants. Service was excellent and friendly. I ordered a few starters that were a decent portion, and didn’t have room for my main meal. The restaurant is spacious and has outside seating.

Can’t fault this place. Food and service were excellent. But you pay for it.
If it’s your first Persian meal then try the mixed starter, followed by any of the grills (Makhsoos or the boneless chicken would be good ones to try), finished off by some bastany (or faloodeh) and Persian chai.
Also try the doogh which is the traditional yoghurt drink.
Enjoy.

Lavash is the name of an Iranian bread but by swapping the last a for an i does describe this restaurant well! Tuesdy night is quiet but the food is consitently good — a table of 5 were served efficenintly and friendly. The food is is. Starters, if I am being honest are ‘average’, but the mains are excellent. They do grills and the lamb, either minced or chunks is done in a particular style that must be unique — the tenderness is to die for and the taste exquisite. The vegetarian option looked good too and everything was accompanied with light fluffy rice. The bread (lavash) is light & crispy. All in all if you’re up the top end of the Finchley Road and lookng for a good meal do consider Lavash!

Lavash (the typical Iranian/​Persian bread) is a really nice looking restaurant, quite modern and spacious. Must sit around 100 people.
I have only been here once, but have been to quite a few Iranian restaurants, and when looking at the menu, I thought to try the Beef fillet steak in cream, mushroom and red onion sauc, costing 18 pounds. What really shocked me was that it didn’t come with rice, and an iraninan meal doesn’t make sense without it, so I ordered a whole plate of it as a side, nice fluffy saffron rice, absolutely delicious, they do the best rice!
I find that at Iranian restaurants, I always comment on the great bread and rice.
Without doubt, the rice at Lavash was great, and so was the bread, cooked in its own bread oven, arriving at your table, warm, flat and fresh bread, lovely.
My friends ordered various kebabs and all their reviews were pleasant, not one negative thing to say. Though at the same time, nothing amazing was said, as for my beef Fillet, it was fine, but it was the rice that had me at hello.