Bamiyan Restaurant

bamiyan; horrid service and uninspiring food. The food was bland, my lamb was dry and overcooked. The price seemed excessive for rather small portions. The service was far and beyond the worst I have ever experienced. When I arrived I had a wait to be seated while the waiter took a personal phone call. When I complained that my lamb was bland I was told I simply didn…

Good Food, Good Service. I'll have to admit I've never had Persian or Afghani food before so I was skeptical. When we went we asked the waiter for suggestions and he was very helpful. Even with allergy issues, he was able to point out the things that we should avoid and suggested asking for certain sauces on the side.

All the dishes we had were excellent and I wish I had left room for dessert.

If you're looking for something different, give this place a try.…

Best Kebab around here. We've been going to Bamiyan frequently since it opened. My husband and I both love Persian and Afghani food, so this is a natural for us. The Afghani Kebabs are particularly good, as is the Aush soup. I find it amazing that so many are complaining about the service. We've found the service to be absolutely perfect. Maybe that's because we're relatively regular. The owner is very friendly and very quick. When he's not around, his backup is a bit less sure of what they're doing, but, still, always kind and attempting to be accomodating.

We love to go out for good food and can't stand how much average to awful food there is at restaurants of this price range around the eastside. Bamiyan is well above the rest and is our go-to place for reasonably priced very good food in a comfortable setting. Now if only it wasn't in Issaquah since there's just no quick and easy way to Issaquah from Redmond.…