Online ordering for Persian 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 30 restaurants, cafés, takeaways and other catering premises in London with "Persian", "Iran", "Tehran" or "Shiraz" in the business name, across 12 of the 33 local authority areas. 21 are registered as restaurants or cafés, 3 as takeaways and 6 as other catering premises. North-west London leads, with Barnet (6), then Camden, Ealing, Hounslow and Kingston upon Thames (3 each). Of the 26 with a numeric hygiene rating, 6 (23%) are rated 5, against 57% of all London takeaways. It is a small sample, so read it as a pointer. Persian kebabs, stews and rice dishes are mostly ordered as meals for the table, which suits your own ordering page at 0% commission.

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. It misses Persian kitchens trading under other names (many grills and kebab houses), and we removed names where the word clearly meant something else (for example rugs or carpets). Retailers, mobile caterers and drinks-led premises are left out.

Of the 26 with a numeric rating, 6 (23%) are rated 5, 15 (58%) are rated 4 or 5 and 6 (23%) are rated 0, 1 or 2. 4 (13%) are awaiting inspection. 22 of the 30 names use "Persian". With so few premises, one inspection moves these shares by several points.

Where they are

By postcode district the most are in NW2 and W13 (3 each), then N3, NW6, W4 and SW14 (2 each). The spread runs through north-west London (Barnet, Brent, Camden) and the western suburbs (Ealing, Hounslow, Richmond, Kingston). Nearby cuisines: Afghan restaurants in London, Lebanese restaurants in London and Turkish restaurants in London.

Moving a rating up

With fewer than a quarter of these premises on a 5, a better rating is worth showing on your ordering page. GOV.UK's FHRS guidance for businesses (read 13 November 2026) sets out the routes:

• Re-rating visit: fix what the officer listed, then ask your council for a re-visit. Where the council does not charge, it will not usually happen in the first three months after the rating.
• Appeal: if you think the rating is unfair, talk to the officer, then appeal in writing to the council using the details in your rating letter.
• Right to reply: you can send comments to be published next to your rating at any time until the next inspection.
• Show it: the guidance encourages you to display your rating online as well as in your window.

Setting up a Persian menu for online orders

• Kebabs with a required rice or bread choice. Koobideh, joojeh and barg can each require chelow rice, saffron rice or bread, with grilled tomato as a free choice.
• Rice as its own choice. Zereshk polo, baghali polo or plain chelow can be a paid upgrade on any main.
• Stews with rice included, such as ghormeh sabzi and gheimeh, set as one item so nothing is missed.
• Family and sharing platters with sizes for two, four or six, and mixed-skewer choices.
• Starters and sides as add-ons: mast-o-khiar, kashk-e bademjan, salad shirazi, torshi.
• Celebration nights such as Nowruz in March and Yalda in December can take pre-orders with set collection times, so the kitchen plans ahead.
• Tablet offline? The Chefzi Orders app rings until someone accepts or rejects. If the device is offline when an order arrives, 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. Tell regulars about your own ordering page with their permission (SMS and email marketing, Plus and Pro), and reward repeat orders with loyalty on Pro.

For the national picture see the Persian restaurant ordering page, the Middle Eastern restaurants 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. Chefzi helps you move regular customers to your own site.

Sources

• Food Standards Agency, Food Hygiene Rating Scheme open data API (api.ratings.food.gov.uk), 33 London local authority areas, name match for "Persian", "Iran", "Tehran", "Shiraz", "Isfahan" and "Tabriz" with 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 (re-rating inspections, appeals, right to reply, displaying your rating online), read 13 November 2026.
• Chefzi facts and pricing, chefzi.co.uk, read 13 November 2026.