Persia

The ambiance, music, the kind and warm staff, and the wonderful owner, plus the delicious chicken kabob plate made my night in Puerto spectacular. As someone who has Persian heritage, I highly recommend Persia restaurant. I felt like I was getting a home-cooked meal from my mom. The food is freshly prepared and melts in your mouth. 10/10

Over 30 years ago a friend of mine made what I knew only as Persian pomegranate chicken. I’ve been wanting to have it again ever since. To my surprise, this restaurant has it on the menu! The 30+ year wait was over (it’s called khoresh fesenjan)! But would it be as good as I remembered? All I’ll say is that I was transported in time, I was blown away: it was just as I remembered. It was so, so delicious! Also, the basmati rice is perfection! I’m coming back for more as long as I’m in the area. This place should be on your list!

*edited review after hilarious response from business owner* Pretty average. Service was friendly but inattentive. After placing our order we waited around 10 minutes, before having to remind our waitress about our drinks. There were only 3 or 4 other tables of people in the restaurant. Aubergine starter dip barely had any aubergine flavour in it. Just tasted of garlic and yoghurt. It was tasty but not what we ordered or were expecting. Hummus was strongly flavoured with cumin, more than tahini. Falafel salad had 4 tiny balls of fairly tasteless falafel in it. Not enough for what they are charging! Everything looked pretty, but lacked substance. Restaurant is decorated really nicely.

Some of you might think, why would I try Persia while in Escondido? You're wrong. This restaurant captures everything that is this place... The rich wild and organic flavors. The this is so good why isn't it like that everywhere. Loved it so much been here twice. The ethnic Persian house music they play fits so neatly with the inviting homey atmosphere they have. If you don't know what I'm talking about it's because you haven't been there yet.

I ate here multiple times on my trip and the food is incredible. I tried almost all menu items and was impressed by them all. Strongly recommend. Great atmosphere as well.

Great cozy spot in La Punta, Zicatela! We were missing some of the persian cuisine while travelling through Mexico. The staff was really nice, and we could communicate in every language here, spanish, farsi, german, english. Lovely interior with a traditional persian setup. The food was great too. We had the Ghormeh Sabzi, really recommend that if you wish to try out some of the most “persian” food you can get. If we come bach to Puerto Escondido, we would love to revisit.

Ate there last night. Loved the food. Chicken so tender it fell off the bones. Great flavor. Drinks were on point. love that skewers are cooked on an open fire where guests can see great touch. The gentleman cooking the skewers seemed to cook them with care. The ambiance was lovely and chill tribal/house/trance music was playing. We received our food quite quickly but when the restaurant started filling up it was a little slow to get our bill. Didn't bother us though. Its a nice place to hang out and the staff was friendly and greatful. Would return and recommend.

The restaurant was - compared to a lot of other places at La Punta - not very crowded. Persia is the living example that that doesn’t say anything. We had the wrap kebab and wrap falafel and were blown away. Tasted really good and I was instantly curious to try other things on the menu. The service was good, staff was super friendly. We were initially looking at other restaurants, but were in the end very happy with ending up in this cozy place. Music is nice as well!