After coming here several times over several months, well, we've just given up on this place. While I've always thought the food was decent, I have to agree with all of the complaints voiced... Terrible, slow service, nickel-and-diming us every step of the way. I blame the owner. He is also a server, shows no real interest, no smiles, and he definitely doesn't want to see a Groupon coupon. He asked us if we wanted bread. Since we were starving, I said yes. I knew that I would have to pay for it. Later, and without asking, he brought over another small basket. Charged us for two baskets of pita. We've gone both with, and without, Groupons. It pretty much makes no difference. You're going to be there for awhile, and it is not a cheerful environment. When you use a Groupon, he adds an 18% tip on to the total bill. I feel that in this day and age, I know how to tip. It's plain insulting. While I invariably over-tip (having been a waiter myself eons ago), I very, very rarely tip under 20%, but if there is ever a place that barely deserves 15%, this is it. The last time we were there, we felt that the food quality had fallen down, so besides having to put up with the poor service, now the food wasn't consistent. I've given up on Nageen. read more

Negeen is a nice little place in downtown Summit that gives you a really good bang for your buck in a great taste. It was both mine and my wife's first venture into Persian food, and we left with a solid first time experience. *BYOB* It's a tighter restaurant, seating isn't too spaced out, but it's also not crazy busy, so you don't notice. Really good smell inside; fresh food. My wife and I were starving, so we went right to the meals - no app reviews on this one, crew. Cracked the bottle of Pinot Gris and began... I got the chicken with rice, and it was done very well. Spiced well with a really nice flavor, and a really good portion size. The staff had excellent service (refilling waters, asking if everything was good, etc...) The price was also right for a meal like this - it's a good bargain! Granted, if you get appetizers, it will be a bit more, but not much. read more

Negeen Persian grill - Albaloo. - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Summit, New Jersey

I'm certainly no expert of Persian food but my wife and I were looking for a change and decided to give this place a try. We are very happy that we did! The waiter was super friendly and helpful as we had no idea what to order. Everything that came out of the kitchen was wonderful. The eggplant and hummus were fresh and tasty. The lamb, beef, chicken were all cooked perfectly and each was excellent. We will be back! read more

If you are persian, you would appreciate this cozy great restaurant which gives you the feeling of home when your mom cooks for you. We had Shirin polo and Gheymeh. Both were really delicious. I'm so happy that we just moved close to this restaurant and have the chance to try different persian foods here. read more

Very gos bbq chicken and lamp and grilled vegetables are excellent. Beef was ok but not as good as the others

This restaurant is authentic middle eastern cuisine. Be forewarned that there is no air conditioning, and the aroma of the environment has all of the fragrances one would expect from such an establishment. It has outdoor dining available, should you desire. I started with an olive appetizer, zeaton parvardeh, which was tasty and tangy. The main course I ordered was a vegetarian stew comprised of eggplant and peas, served with basmati rice. I found it quite enjoyable. The waiter was reasonably attentive and diffident. So why only three stars? I thought that the portion size was unreasonably small, given that my dishes were vegetarian. It was supplemented by an overabundance of naan style bread and rice, which could have easily been halved in size, whereas the entree should have been larger. I tried this restaurant using a group-on coupon. I think that if I would have paid full price for my dinner, I would have been miffed, and therefore shan't return. Nonetheless, it is worth a try, as the food is prepared and served nicely. read more

Food was very good. I saw the reviews and was nervous but, everything was wonderful. The owner even joked around with us saying we didn't order enough food. We came on a Groupon and had never noticed the place before, but now we'd try it again. read more

Do not ever eat here!! The service stinks. Had a dirty glass and plate and worst of all, a MOUSE ran across the restaurant floor. When we pointed this out to the owner, he said "that all restaurants have mice" and "it's an old building" and because of the weather this happens frequently. Not only did they not take anything off the bill for this, but they charged 18% gratuity which they say they only do for groups of 5 or more, even though there were only 2 of us dining. UPDATE: After speaking with the Summit Department of Health, they will be following up with the restaurant, but from comments made, I gather this is not the first time they are looking into this matter with this restaurant. read more

Excellent Middle Eastern cuisine. I've been to three restaurants in the area; one in Morristown and another in Madison. This is by far the best. This is certainly the best & most authentic Middle Eastern restaurant I've been to in this area. I had the Kabob Soltani (filet mignon and kobideh) & my fiancee had the the chicken kabob. Both were excellent; served with saffron/butter basmanti rice. Several people were there with Groupons. One couple had not read the terms of the Groupon and was a bit unpleasant, but that's not the the restaurants fault. We had no issue with service and will certainly return frequently! read more

The waitress told me to order something in addition to what I already ordered or get out. Nope. She scolded us when I felt uncomfortable and wanted decided to leave instead of ordering more. read more

Love to go there for lunch for sandwich - Must have the ice cream to die with rose water... We would go there every other week for lunch. Must have DOLMEH Stuffed grape leaves with rice, yellow split peas, ground beef, and herbs. MAST-O-KHIAR - Only if you like yogurt Diced cucumber and mint in our own thick homemade yogurt. KOBIDEH (GROUND BEFF AND LAMB) read more

This place is awful I went there with a friend two weeks ago. The service was terrible my food was cold and the waitress was very rude. I also notice that they reheated their food in a microwave and served to customers. Even though the service was awful just as a courtesy I left a tip with the bill via their Apple cash register system the owner came up to me five seconds later and said he didn't see a tip left on the bill and was getting loud about it even though I assured him I did made me and my friend uncomfortable. A resturant owner or employee should never approach a customer in that manner stay away from this terrible place unless you like reheated food and bad service read more

Amazing food, cozy and home feeling ambience. Great for groups, or just a quick grab. Highly recommend the kababs (any) as well as the stews. read more

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Ordered Negeen salad and I think it's overpriced for few grilled veggies and I asked to put some chicken and all together it cost $23... not worth it. Also when I called they said minimum delivery is $50!!! And I live one mile from the restaurant. This place doesn't interest me at all it was my first time today maybe the last! read more

Negeen Persian grill - a half eaten meal - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Summit, New Jersey

Pleasantly surprised. Didn't think I'd find Persian food this good in Summit! The eggplant and the kobideh kabob are my two favorites. read more

Half decent persian food (not many options in the area) that is served with a large portion of grumpy. I was their only customer at the time and felt like I was disturbing them by placing an order in the middle if the day. Could be the reason the place was empty. Food was edible but nothing like my persian in-laws make. read more

I think I must have eaten here once before when it was just opened, but yesterday I was out with a group and it was very nice. Summit has a bunch of restaurants, but most of them are so-so if not terrible. There is always a lot of turnover - the place on the corner of Maple street by the train station has changed over a lot in the past 10 years! Negeen has been here a while and I can see why. Last night we had hummus and an eggplant apetizer- both were good. The Kubideh beef kabob had a great flavor. Instead of rice several of the people in my group got Negeen salad with their entrees- grilled vegetables with feta cheese. I shoudl have gone for that, I liked what I had. It was relatively reasonable and the portions were generous. I could have shared an entree with someone but I ended up taking stuff home. I recommend it. read more

Food was just OK for the high price but my experience with the owner took me back. He was unkind and not helpful. I would not recommend this establishment. read more

This is one of the best persian restaurants in the tristate region, its service, dining, ambience and location are brilliant the family who own and operate the business are very lovely and display the true persian hospitality you would expect my wife and i enjoyed valentines there and we would thoroughly recommend it to others read more

My wife and I live in Summit and have been frequenting Negeen. We also order food in sometimes. Their Negeen Salad, humus, Kebabs, and rice are really amazing. Great flavorful food! The couple who owns and manages the place do a fantastic job even if service is sometimes a little slow. But I believe that is part of the charm of the place. Their Kobideh, scallop and shrimp kebab, and rice are off the charts good!!! read more

My husband and were excited to try this restaurant and when we were the only ones in there I should have known something was amiss. All our food was heated up in the microwave, waitress no where to be found. Would never go back read more

I really don't understand the bad reviews. This place always delivers. The owner is super nice and friendly, and their food is authentic and very fresh. Portion sizes are generous. My wife orders delivery from here often and it always comes on time. read more

Terrible terrible TERRIBLE service. I came in for lunch with an Amazon local deal voucher and I felt we were treated differently because of it. First, the table that came in 20 min after we were seated got their waters poured and orders taken before anyone even came to greet us. When I mentioned we had a voucher, we were given the "dinner menu", claiming the voucher couldn't be used for lunch. Entrees were all the same size but $2-3 more expensive. Ridiculous. We never received our pot of tea but were certainly charged for it. An *undeserved* 18% gratuity was automatically added to our bill. It is supposedly added for groups of 5 or more. When questioned, the owner replied that it was automatically added with coupons. Disgusting! We didn't even receive refills on water. I hate when restaurants do these voucher deals but hate when patrons actually come in to use them. The food was good but I won't be back. read more

My boyfriend and I headed to Negeen around 8pm on a Friday night after I had purchased a Groupon for $20 for $40 worth of food. When we arrived, only a few of the tables were taken, one by the owner and his family. The owner sat us at a tiny table that was literally 2 inches away from the table of a family of four. The family expressed their need for space and I also asked for a more spacious table with some more privacy, to which the owner replied that it was his restaurant and because it was a Friday night, he had to save the tables for other guests, because we're not guests or anything. I made a reservation and didn't think to say anything at the door since it obviously wasn't crowded but mentioned it when I again asked for a better table. After much back and forth and an unneeded headache, I closed the menu and was standing to leave when he finally allowed us to sit at another table- not sure why I had to beg when through out the duration of our 45 minute stay, at least 4 tables were consistently empty. Anyway, when my fuming was just about to subside from the above-mentioned incident and my shock of being treated so poorly, I had to listen to the couple at the table in front of us argue about the use of the Groupon; the owner was being unnecessarily rude. Dude- if you don't want to honor Groupons, then don't do the deal. If it weren't for Groupon, that couple and myself would never have learned about your restaurant and perhaps if you were a little more hospitable and respectful, we would come back. The food was okay; my boyfriend had the lamb chops and I had the boneless chicken kabob. But in all honesty- why would I come back here when the owner doesn't value his customers and makes them feel so unwelcome and uncomfortable? There are several other restaurants with similar cuisine that I would much rather go to. I should have read the reviews before purchasing the deal, especially the 40 mysteriously "not recommended" reviews. read more

We tried this restaurant twice, and every time it was more disappointing than the other. The first time the service was horrible, and the food was tasteless. The second time, thinking that probably we did not oder right the first time, we returned to be more disappointed. Service was still horrible, and to make matters worse, one of us found hair in the rice. When we brought this to the attention of the server, he tried to justify the issue by saying that the hair was from the brush used for the butter glaze on rice! They only replaced the rice not the whole dish and charged fully for the entire thing. We never ever go there again and have advised our friends, Iranian and non, not to step in there. read more

This is a decent place that I would have loved more if it weren't for the following: 1) Service is lackluster; not particualrly warm or caring. Go, eat, leave, is the feeling you get. 2) $1.95 charge per pita. We ordered appetizers, they brought bread. We thought it was free b/c it wasnt on the menu. We asked for more bread, they charged us twice. $4 bucks for 2 pieces of pita. Not a huge deal, but a little annoying. They should have been clear about it. **SUMMARY - Food was tasty. Service is blah. Nickle & dimed on the bread. read more

Delicious! Flavors subtle but strong, keeps you wanting more. Both the main dish (zaleshk polo) and dessert (baclava and felludeh) were delicious. Coming back for more and bringing guests next time! read more

The restaurant is excellent. My main course was rich in flavor yet not too heavy and the desert was amazing (falludeh). I highly recommend this as a destination for Persian food. read more

We purchased a Groupon and visited the restaurant the Sat before Mother's Day. My wife mentioned the Groupon when we entered and the hostess said no problem. When we tried to use it, the owner came out and said it was Mother's Day weekend and we couldn't use it and we should have mentioned the coupon in advance. When I told him we had, he berated the hostess, his daughter, and they went away. She came back and took the coupon. When I checked my credit card bill today, I noticed he had overcharged us. Really dumb as I have my copy of my receipt and filed a dispute with the cc company. Food is so-so. We had the combo and asked for medium rare but got well done. read more

Just returned from our first visit. The food merits returning. The service, is just something to be tolerated. They simply had too few servers. Most importantly, the bill was incorrect. We ordered three appetizers for 14.95 and they charged individually 5.95 each. Also, they included 18% gratuity in the bill with a line that says "18% gratuity included for parties over 5." There were four of us. I'm a cynic, so I assume they do this to everyone, and I warned those at the neighboring table. Having said that, the food was tasty, though the meat portions were very slim. Best dishes were the appetizers: chicken and veges in yogurt, smoked eggplant in tomato, and hummus. I'll go back, but I'll always check my bill. read more

What can i Say?? I loved the food, loved the atmosphere, love that its as authentic as it gets. I get a persian family making my dishes that have been in their generations for many years. I always get the eggplant appetizer, they make their own bread there. I like that you can BYOB. Service is always great - one of my favorite spots in summit nj - go try something different, you wont be dissapointed! read more

Food is ok. Service is terrible. Watch out on groupons, they add all types of fees there and tip is automatic by them. Very small portions. Try another place for persian food. read more

Awful. Flies all over, mediocre food, the waitress messed up our order numerous times. I'd never go back. Persian food is one of my favorite cuisines too, so it was doubly dissapointing. read more

The fake reviews giving this place 5 stars will not help remedy the issues. Yes service is weak, especially the young male student who is there evenings and weekends, he is not helping the cause. Since my original review I dined at Negeen 3 separate occasions, each time hoping that with some of the feedback provided would improve the problem areas, I finally gave up. I have no interest in driving from Paramus to Summit in hopes that they will eventually get it right. From what I recall, appetizers were great, so were the stewed dishes, the lamb chops and Barg from the kabob selections were consistently tough, and that is being kind. read more

Customer Service: 1 Star The Owner (I believe) was one of the worse Hosts we have encountered in a long time. He was disengaged and disinterested in being polite, speaking to us and serving. Mind you, there were only 2 other patrons eating when we arrived. The restaurant was practically empty! Food: 3 Stars We heard them microwaving our appetizers (the restaurant was so quiet and almost empty) lol. My husband's lamb was not done well even though we asked for well done meant. The favors were mediocre but overall it was satisfying. Coupon: 4 Stars They accepted our coupon but the Host (Owner) did not seem too sure about what I was asking about when I first mentioned it. MAJOR ALERT: 0 Stars We saw a mouse!!! Yes, we sat on the right side of the restaurant (facing outside) next to the Windows behind the radiator and we were visited by a mouse. Since it was so quiet, he put in a few appearances, greeting us at one point and then doing 100M Dash across the floor in between some tables and chairs. Now I have shared my honest feedback so you decide on whether you want to visit... read more

Service was just ok. I didn't feel like they were rude as other reviewers felt but they also weren't at all tentative or friendly. .. Especially since we were the only table sat in the restaurant. The hummus was really good but they charged extra for the bread that goes with it. The food had a good flavors but was small portioned for the price. At the end they added 18% gratuity to the bill, there were only 2 of us. That and the charge for the bread made it feel like they were "nickel and diming" us. The atmosphere was nice but you can definitely find a better all around experience elsewhere. read more

The food was ok. The thing that we REALLY like is the dolmeh and the baklava. The service is rather slow. It took a while for us to get in and out. read more

I have only been here one time - but the Albaloo Polo was very good, very flavorful, better than expected. The Gheimeh stew was fine too. The only thing is that we went there on a Friday night, we were the only table, and the food was very slow coming. And the Negreen's soup ... I don't know if the chef forgot to put salt in it, or if it was supposed to be bland. But I will go back and try some more dishes. read more

We have been to Nageen twice, and enjoyed it very much both times. I have had fesenjon and the vegetarian stew; my husband as had fesenjon and a lamb dish. Both were very good. The yogurt drink is the salty variety- I am used to the sweet Indian Lassi - but I found it delicious anyway. The service was slow but friendly-my husband is friendly and curious to the point of embarrassing me at times, but it seems that it's hard for people not to respond well. Try being friendly to the staff, it may help make it a more pleasant visit. read more

After being a loyal customer for sometimes, I gave up . The Quality has gone down so much, it is not funny. So sorry read more