Online ordering for Afghan restaurants in London

Updated 13 November 2026. This page uses the Food Standards Agency register as it stood on 13 November 2026, across the 33 London local authority areas (32 boroughs and the City of London). It does not name any business. For the whole-area picture see our London page.

In short: the register lists 31 restaurants, cafés, takeaways and other catering premises in London with "Afghan", "Kabul", "Bamyan" or "Kandahar" in the business name, in 16 of the 33 local authority areas, mostly in outer west and north-west London: Harrow and Hillingdon (4 each), then Croydon, Ealing and Hounslow (3 each). 22 are registered as restaurants or cafés and 6 as takeaways. Kabuli pulao, mantu, bolani and charcoal kebabs travel well, and family platters suit online orders, so your own ordering page at 0% commission can carry a lot of your trade.

What the FSA register shows

This is a name-keyword count, not a census. It only finds premises whose registered name includes one of those words, so it misses Afghan kitchens trading under other names (many kebab and charcoal grill houses). We removed retailers, ice cream and tea shops and non-food settings. These are small numbers, so a few premises move the percentages a lot.

Of the 30 with a numeric rating, 9 (30%) are rated 5 and 16 (53%) are rated 4 or 5. Among all 8,552 London takeaways with a numeric rating, 57% are rated 5. With only 30 rated premises, mixing restaurants and takeaways, this is a pointer, not a verdict on any business or on the cuisine. It does suggest that a good rating is a real way to stand out locally.

Where they are

By postcode district, CR0, W7 and HA3 have 2 each; the rest are spread one by one. See our Ealing kebab shop page and the London page for more local detail.

Improving or challenging a hygiene rating

GOV.UK's FHRS guidance for businesses (read 13 November 2026) sets out the safeguards:

• Talk to the food safety officer first, then appeal in writing to your council using the details in your rating letter if you think the rating is wrong or unfair.
• Right to reply: you can submit comments to be published next to your rating, at any time until your next inspection.
• Re-rating inspection: once you have made the improvements, you can ask for a re-visit. Where the council does not charge, it will not usually take place in the first three months after the rating. Your rating could go up, down or stay the same.
• Show a good rating online: the guidance encourages displaying your rating on your website and social media as well as in your window. On Chefzi you can add it to your ordering page.

Setting up an Afghan menu for online orders

• Rice dishes with required choices. Kabuli pulao with lamb or chicken as a required single choice, and portion size as its own choice.
• Kebab platters. Lamb tikka, chapli and seekh kebabs with a required side (rice, naan or salad) and chutneys as add-ons.
• Mantu, ashak and bolani as items with quantity options, plus a vegetarian filter.
• Family platters for 2, 4 or 6, with fixed choices so the kitchen gets a complete ticket.
• Fresh naan can be an add-on on every main.
• Tablet offline? The Chefzi Orders app rings until someone accepts or rejects. If the device is offline, Chefzi texts the restaurant and auto-calls your mobile or phone line.

How to start

1. Put your menu into Chefzi on a short call with us. We set it up with you and aim to have you live in 24 to 48 hours.
2. Add your ordering link to your Google Business Profile (how) and a QR code to every bag (QR kit).
3. Reward repeat customers with loyalty (Pro) and tell regulars about offers by SMS and email with their permission (SMS and email marketing, Plus and Pro).

For the national picture see the Afghan restaurant ordering page, the charcoal grill page and the commission calculator. If your food is halal, say so in your own words in a statement you can stand behind: see halal menu wording. Chefzi does not certify food as halal; the wording is yours.

What Chefzi costs

Starter £12 a month (£9 billed annually), Plus £22 (£19) and Pro £49 (£39), per location, excluding VAT. 0% commission, no setup fee, first month free and no credit card to start. Plans are month to month with no contract. Card payments and SMS and email marketing are on Plus and Pro. The branded Android app, loyalty rewards and the Chefzi POS browser till are on Pro. See pricing.

What Chefzi does not do

• It does not set up delivery for you: you run your own drivers, and Chefzi has no courier integrations.
• The branded customer app is Android on Pro; iOS is coming soon, not live yet. iPhone customers order on your Chefzi website meanwhile.
• Orders placed on Just Eat, Deliveroo or Uber Eats still pay those apps' commission.

Sources

• Food Standards Agency, Food Hygiene Rating Scheme open data API (api.ratings.food.gov.uk), 33 London local authority areas, name match for "Afghan", "Kabul", "Bamyan", "Kandahar" and "Herat" with retailers and non-food settings removed, extract 13 November 2026, restaurants, cafés, takeaways and other catering premises only. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings are a snapshot of an inspection.
• GOV.UK, Food Hygiene Rating Scheme guidance for businesses, read 13 November 2026.
• Chefzi facts and pricing, chefzi.co.uk, read 13 November 2026.