Short story: Love Persian food? Come here. Period. Here's the scoop. I had an interesting Friday in Ottawa. I had my car's windshield chip repaired. I then went shopping. At around 2 pm, I felt like a late lunch. I did a search and found Silk Road Kabob House nearby. Perfect! It's located in a large plaza with lots of parking. I backed into a spot and walked in. There were two diners when I had arrived. I had a nice woman welcome me and was my server during my entire stay. This place has combo specials. I had brought my appetite and ordered two of them: - Mantu (six) - Lamb combination (lamb kabob and koobideh kabob) with salad and basmati rice I got water and a Diet Coke to start. Both were cold and perfect to enjoy. I got starter naan (silk bread) with butter. The naan was so good. It was baked fresh and hot, allowing the butter to effortlessly melt on it. So good! I ate the whole thing, which I normally don't do. My mantu came out first. I got six of these steamed dumplings. They were filled with onions, and ground beef and lamb. They were drizzled with yogurt, with split peas sprinkled around each dumpling. OMG! They were fantastic. Each one was packed full of flavourful filling. The wrapper was the perfect thickness that kept the filling in, but wasn't too thick that made you chew incessantly. The yogurt and chick peas were paired so well with the dumplings. I highly recommend getting mantu here. My lamb combination came out next. There was so much food. I surprised myself by polishing off everything because the entire meal was delicious. The lamb kabob was yummy. The morsels of lamb were tender and seasoned nicely. The lamb koobideh was a ground lamb kabob that was nicely seasoned and equally as scrumptious as the lamb morsels. Excellent! The salad was fresh and crisp. I enjoyed it so much. The basmati rice was generous. It didn't have a whole lot of flavour, so I recommend mixing it up with the proteins and salad. I paid with a credit card. I tipped and all was well. Before I left, I used the washroom. It was clean. It was to the left of the counter at the back of this eatery. I let the nice woman know that the food was excellent. She was pleased. I wished her a pleasant day and left that I waddled out the door with a content tummy. I miss the food at this eatery. If you love Persian food, especially lamb and mantu, come here. You'll be so happy with the food here. (322) read more

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Truly the Best Persian food I had in Ottawa . Great food. Wonderful Service. Clean and Cozy place. I enjoyed the chicken Breast Kabab and my friend had Fesenjoon Basket of fresh baked bread was absolutely amazing. I recommend Silkroad Restaurant 100%. read more

food was very mediocre, for authentic Persian food, salad came with ranch dressing. Not a good start. Kebabs were extremely salty and chicken kebab was marinated with Franks Red hot sauce. All in all food was not authentic, more like fast food taste and over priced for the quality read more

We loved dinning in at Silk Road Kabob House. It's a great place for lunch (buffet) or dinner. Most recently we ordered take out and everything was just as we remembered. My favourite is the chicken breast kabob with their bread, rice and salad. My husband always orders the lamb shank. Add carrots and raisins to your rice for extra deliciousness. read more

Silk Road Kabob House - Chicken and beef kabob platter - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Absolutely incredible food! The service is amazing but honestly they could treat us like rubbish and I would still eat here. I had lamb and chicken combo. The bread is superb, salad is fresh and rice lovely. Sorry for half eaten food. read more

Silk Road Kabob House - Lamb & Chicken combo - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Such amazing flavours and wonderful food. Service with a smile. Recommended for the lamb kebabs alone.

This place was really a nice find. Wasn't busy when I came in, just a few other customers. Must be family owned. Nothing fancy, but menu was very good. Ordered beef and chicken kabobs, was so good. Entire meal with rice and salad was very fulfilling. I would definitely visit this place again if I return to Ottawa. read more

Silk Road Kabob House - Deliciousness. - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

I mean wow. I didnt want the lunch buffett, but i ordered Kobedeh kabab with salad. The bread that they bring for every table was amazing. The kabab itself was so juicy and awsome taste, i've had in lots of different resturant in Toronto, Dubai, Montreal, and 98% are too dry because they use meet with no fat but this one the right amount of fat (the way real kobideh should be). The nice waitress ( Masoomeh) was really helpful with everything. Overall this is the real deal place. Next time i will try different food and will let you all know. read more

My friend brought me here at lunch time as he never had tried the lunch buffet. He said that the dinner fare was very good. Persian food is similar to Indian food but a bit different. All the dishes were between good and very good. The selection of choice is more than ample. The randori chicken was done perfectly and some other dishes which I had never tried were delicious. Even the rice pudding was good. A previous review said that the service had been inadequate but the waitress who served us was very knowledgeable and super pleasant. I love the Coconut Lagoon but I find Silk Road is close enough for the quality of the food and the service is much friendlier; I am not knocking Coconut Lagoon but rather complimenting Silk Road. There is also lots of parking here as opposed to the Coconut Lagoon. read more

Great food but the chicken tandoori was kind of burnt but otherwise it wonderful thanks

Tried it out for the first time, the two of us really enjoyed our food. The sauce they make is exquisite. The prices are quite good too. The decor is really nice. read more

Love the food and wish I could rate the place on the food only but the complete dining experience also relies heavily on the service which was barely fair at best read more

Silk Road Kabob House - Service lacking Had to go up to the front more than once to get our server to come back to the table since we needed service. - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

I came here yesterday with a group of friends who were breaking their Ramadan fasts in the evening. Even though I myself can't fast, it turns out that Silk Road has a very nice, all you can eat iftar buffet for only twenty dollars a head. I was orignally going to order something I had seen on the online menu, but once I went up to the front and viewed the selection of food, I decided to try out the buffet deal instead. It was not a disappointment at all . They didn't dumb down the food or use cheap ingredients to sort of stretch the volume, and everything there was very well made. There are several Afghan restaurants all over Ottawa, but this is more of an Iranian/Persian restaurant with real Persian food. I had been looking for a while for a place that actually had Iranian stuff since I know how to cook many of the dishes myself, and this place had some good things. Out of the buffet I had the saffron basmati rice (I was sad there was no tadigh, but those always go first!), the koobideh kabab made from ground beef, the gormeh sabzi (a stew with lamb and various greens and fenugreek leaves and beans), the salad, and, strangely enough, some butter chicken which happened to be there as well (go figure!). All of it was excellent, and I also had some of the Afghan style naan bread which was also well-made and fresh. They also had a good mast-o-khiar, which is a thick, yogurt-based salad with cucumbers and salt and mint. It had been a while since I had had a good one in a restaurant, which was nice as well. The service was friendly and a bit abbreviated as it was break-fasting time and the place was completely packed full of women, men, and children of all ages and sizes and ethnicities. The place remained clean and the tables were serviced in an efficient manner, and even though we were the last ones to leave the place that night, they didn't try to usher us out the door. Over all, this is a place I intend to visit again, most likely to sample the Persian-style Soltani since I am also a big fan of barg kababs as well. read more

Upon my visit to Ottawa, I went to an Afghan /Persian resto called Silk Road Kebab. I ordered chicken, ground beef & filet mignon kebabs. It all came with basmati rice, hot harissa sauce & salad. The whole experience was kind of dull. I was expecting an explosion of exotic flavors but was disappointed. The experience was not very authentic read more

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Everything was delicious. My sister and I shared the #1 combo for 2 people. It had a variety of skewers and came with salad, basmati rice and bread. Perfrct for sharing. The kabobs were tender and moist. A good meal if you are craving a lot of meats.. oh and the appetizer we got was like a meat dumpling with some yogurt (muti?). So good! read more

Silk Road Kabob House - Appetizer - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

I could come here every week! As s vegetarian my options are a bit limited but nonetheless I always find myself satisfied! The buffet is not as friendly for vegetarians but I can't get enough of the usual veggie options that they serve at the buffet so I can't complain. The buffet is only at lunch time. The other veggie options on the a la carte (?) menu are also really good I always have a hard time to decide. They usually are accompanied by a large plate of salad and rice, the latter being absolutely delicious I could eat pounds of it. The hummus and bread on the menu as appetizer are made in house and they are simply addicting. The location is not central but yet extremely accessible in a strip mall with loads of parking. The service is usually quite good and speedy, with the exception of the odd times when it gets really really busy. read more

I went here with my aunt for dinner. I got the chicken kabob and beef kabob. It was fresh meat and cooked properly. The rice and salad was fresh. The bread was good. I would eat here again. read more

The food is delicious and fresh. Went for dinner on Sunday with my family and we ordered the #2 family platter. It's can definitely feed 4-5, way above the 3 persons it suggests. The platter came with beef skewers, chicken skewers, and Lamb medallions. Two full rows of each. Plus a whole plate of basmati rice, a salad, and some "silk bread" to go along with your choice of the appetizer. This is KEY! = do not get turned off by the dull entrance. Also try the non alcoholic beer / Barbican. I personally love the Mango and Raspberry flavours. I will definitely return with others anytime I feel like Persian food. read more

Rostam is a top chef in Ottawa specializing in Persian food. I love the food, the service, the price, everything is amazing. The buffet is definitely worth it and is so delicious. Writing this review making me want to go back right now. I guess i know what to have tomorrow. read more

Amazing Food Fantastic customer service I love this place and go there at least month My go to place to order appetizers and main dishes when I have guests All my family and friends love their food read more

Worst staff during the evening November 15,2019. We came to the restaurant at 9:20 plenty of time left. As soon we arrived they said we don't usually take orders now but I can still get it for you. I told the waitress right away shami kabob and she said okay and then went to the back. Next thing I know 7 minutes later she comes back to say take the order of my friend who asked for sometime and she totally switched up her story and said we don't have anymore of the shami kabob but really they didn't want to serve us as she and other the other server were talking to each other in farsi. I told her I thought you already took my order to the back and the other server laughed in the back. Horrible customer service. They both made a choice to not serve us even though the restaurant doesn't close till 10 pm and at first accepted even said we can order and then later came back and switched everything on us. To the server that laughed in the background you don't deserve to work in a restaurant with that attitude. What a shameful experience. Garbage service. Now I have to find another Iranian Restaurant. Useless waste of my time. Thanks for lying and wasting our time server that said "We will make an exception for you guys". read more