Nasrin's Kitchen

Name: Nasrin's Kitchen
Address: New York, NY, 10019
Rating: 4.41

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Nasrin's Kitchen is a Persian catering brand with 5 years of experience serving NYC's most discerning clients — including Google, HBO, and Columbia University. We've been featured in the New York Times, Vogue, Forbes, and The New Yorker. Every dish is made from scratch using authentic Persian recipes with fresh, high quality ingredients. Whether it's a corporate lunch, private dinner, or wedding reception, we bring a unique culinary experience that your guests won't forget. We take pride in exceptional presentation, reliable delivery, and making every event feel special.

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Serves New York, NY

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5 employees

6 years in business

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Wedding

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Breakfast or brunch

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Cocktail hour or hors d'oeuvres

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Good 4.4

100 reviews

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7%

A J.

Feb 1, 2025

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From Google

Probably the worst experience we have had at a restaurant in the past few years. Heres why:1. Unmentioned bread fee- Only when the bill arrives, you will see the additional amount they charge for the bread provided with the Starter dip. That is not mentioned anywhere on the menu.2. Credit card surcharge posted after Checkout- As per NY consumer protection credit law, the restaurant needs to display the credit card price and cash price individually on the menu or notify the customer. This was not done earlier and only showed up on the final bill before checkout3. Service was extremely slow and staff had to be beckoned for a total of 10 times. 4 times just to refill water alone4. When asked about recommending dishes and ingredients staff was rude and said only the chef knows how its made.5. Short staffed - The frustration was evident and was not welcoming6. Prices - Extremely expensive not commensurate with the quality expected7. A different tables bill was charged on credit cards and had to be rerun again8. Couple of the items we wanted to try were just not availableOverall the experience was of a very poor quality and comical

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Daniel C.

Feb 20, 2025

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From Google

I debated sharing this review for days because I am a huge supporter of small businesses, and as a small business owner myself I know how important good reviews can be, but I genuinely feel that we were scammed by this restaurant. We had an early reservation on Valentines Day between work and an early show, it was in the area and we love all genres of middle eastern food so it seemed like a good fit for a quick sit-down bite. When we arrived they informed us of a special Valentines Day menu (which was not advertised at the time I made the reservation, and was VERY limited). Im the type to look at menus ahead of time and so I was disappointed when most of the items on their regular menu were not offered that night, it was not announced to me when making the reservation so I really was caught off guard by that.We ordered two appetizers to share, eggplant yogurt dip which unfortunately was flavorless, very bland like basically roasted eggplant and plain yogurt no seasoning not even enough salt, and samboseh which is like a phyllo samosa. The samboseh were three bite size pieces with very little filling inside served with sauce that tasted like it was from a jar. Not to mention the flatbread they serve is mostly air, also flavorless, very dry, and they charge you for it.At this point we were so disappointed in the quality of the food that we discussed leaving before entrees but we were in a rush to get to our show and in midtown so we were kind of stuck. We shared Persian salad and kofte for our entrees. The Persian salad had fresh crispy vegetables so I cant fault them there but the olives were not high quality and it was served like almost crudite style, with dressing on the side, not chopped and mixed. It felt like they prepare the salad bowls ahead undressed and keep them refrigerated to serve with side dressing at the table. And then the kofte. I love kofte and order it out often from many different restaurants of different ethnicities that all serve different styles of kofte. Ive never seen such horrible kofte: four meatballs that were extremely overcooked lamb, full of fat that had not been rendered properly, smaller than golf balls, like the size of a bouncing ball, honestly they were not worth taking in more than one bite they were so small. But you couldnt even bite it because they had clearly been microwaved to serve, you know when the dish is hot like that and the food is ridiculously hot but the sauce is room temp. By the way the sauce was mostly grease/oil it was inedible. And I love fatty foods, most home cooking has the natural fats rendered into the sauce and can often be very rich and delicious but this was offensive oily sauce with no salt no seasonings and dry, tiny lamb meatballs. It was $45! $10 FOR EACH TINY MEATBALL and it didnt even come with rice, potatoes, nothing else was in the dish.All four dishes would have been the appropriate amount of food for one adult male for around $120, and not one of the dishes was good. If youre a drinker youre only adding more to the bill but maybe with a glass of wine I wouldnt have noticed the disappointing food.The servers there are so nice, so I cannot be upset with them, although it was slow service (could be due to a huge party of like 25 people seated at the same time as us). The fact that they pack people into the dining room like less than a foot between tables I was stuck in a difficult situation, making a scene about our horrible experience and disturbing other customers who were on romantic dates, but also had to catch our show time, so we paid and left. And before anyone comes for me on our $120 bill we tipped 20%.We had to order a pizza when we got home after the show.Im sure the owners are good people and would be disappointed to read this, and normally I would be willing to give somewhere another shot but this was really offensively bad food, and I think people deserve to know. If this was an off night because of the large party or the Valentines Day menu, then you should not do parties or holiday menus.

narges R.

Feb 21, 2025

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From Google

The best persin food and closey atmosphere

Ferdos K.

Feb 21, 2025

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From Google

The best Persian restaurant and friendly place

Hormoz K.

Mar 28, 2025

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From Google

A really good experience in NYC

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