Shayan Persian Takeaway Hove - Brighton

The food at this restaurant is delicious and the atmosphere is warm and welcoming. The lamb ribs were absolutely amazing, made with authentic homemade ingredients. The staff is friendly and accommodating.

Sensational food, brilliant service … a home away from home! The owner was so accommodating, the staff warm and attentive and food was delicious.

The restaurant is a charming setting that offers incredibly tasty dishes, with a standout being the grilled fish. The service is warm and inviting, making it a hidden gem.

The food and service at this restaurant were fantastic. The dishes were freshly made and the salad was especially delicious. The customer service was excellent. I highly recommend this place.

6/8/23 Sunday evening We two middle aged guys from London were in Brighton for the tail end of Pride weekend. We had our Parisian friend with us, showing him the delights of Brighton Pride and Hove! He was buying us the meal as we had driven him down especially (parking in Puddle Lane by the Marina). After watching sunset on the beach I looked up local eateries on TA to find this one (located on the TA map) just up the road 500m North inland, from our sitting just to the west of the Pier. As we left to head North I checked on GMaps to see where it was, it was a 2km walk! The location was different and further west. I double checked to confirm the route. We walked along the beach westwards to the Hove seaside gardens and then north to meet Western Rd where Gmaps said the restaurant was. We found at 20:45 the small restaurant with a few tables to be quite busy. The very friendly waiter showed us to the table. We assumed it was a non alcohol establishment so ordered some Doogh (Ayran) and sparkling water. The food was different from what we are used to in Lewisham, London, so we experimented with our choices although with two of us being pescatarians they were more limited. The drinks arrived quickly and were appreciated. Shortly after at 21:12 the main dishes arrived. All were generous, piping hot and nicely presented. A lot of rice!! The main dishes were all very tasty with nice helping of assorted dressed salads. The waiter was very friendly and chatted with us a bit. Other diners seemed happy including a group of Persian and Asian friends on the next table who were having some special tea, not on the menu! The condiments on the table included a dispenser of Sumac, the waiter explained. We noticed another group ordering and receiving beers! We asked the waiter if they had a drinks menu licence and yes they did! We had not asked for it originally so were not presented with it! Our fault but probably just as well as we had been drinking some of the day already! We asked for the bill and the waiter offered us cookies on the house! How could we refuse!! Our Parisian friend paid the bill (which he found good value at £43.70 by his card and we two paid the service in cash. We left very happy and sated around 22:20. On leaving I decided to trace the original TA listing location. After a km walk towards Brighton we found no trace of the restaurant or any previous takeaway. That would have been a wild goose chase! Maybe they started as a takeaway near Brighton, became successfull and could only afford to rent a restaurant space in Hove? We continued walking to the car via Wetherspoons where we had a pint each! I am writing this whilst waiting in Gatwick for a flight to Budapest three weeks after the meal so the exact choices are tricky to mark on the menu (as I usually do) despite their being itemised on the bill. I posted the menus after our meal but they have not been published, only my receipt.