Diba Chelsea is a Persian restaurant at 386 King's Road. The kitchen combines traditional recipes with a broad casual dining menu, using saffron, dried lime, pomegranate, walnuts, fresh herbs and charcoal grilling to build the characteristic flavours of Iranian food. Fresh naan is baked in the house clay oven, and the restaurant serves lunch and dinner every day.
Cold starters include shallot yoghurt, cucumber and mint yoghurt, hummus, baba ghanoosh, mixed pickles and olives with walnut and pomegranate. Warm dishes such as kashk bademjan, mirza ghasemi, noodle and bean soup, stuffed vine leaves and crispy tahdig provide contrasting textures. Salads based on cucumber, tomato, herbs, feta and pomegranate add brightness alongside the richer dishes.
The grill offers koobideh minced lamb, saffron chicken, lamb fillet, lamb chops, whole poussin and mixed platters intended for sharing. These can be served with saffron rice, naan or chips, grilled tomato and pepper. Slow cooked lamb shank, lamb neck, zereshk polo and dizi sit beside stews such as ghormeh sabzi, gheymeh and fesenjan with walnut and pomegranate sauce.
Sea bass, trout, salmon and king prawns extend the menu into seafood, while meat free stews, falafel and vegetable dishes support vegan and vegetarian diners. Saffron and pistachio ice cream, faloodeh, Persian pastries and baklava provide distinctive sweet finishes. Persian tea, coffee, doogh, fresh juice and aromatic alcohol free drinks complete a menu with enough range for both individual meals and larger family tables.
Address: 386 King's Road, Chelsea, London SW3 5UZ, United Kingdom
Diba Chelsea Menu
Cold Starters
Mast Khiyar
Yogurt with finely chopped cucumber and dried mint
Hummus
Mashed chick peas blended with tahini, garlic, lemon juice and olive oil
Naaz Khatoon
Yogurt with grilled aubergine, walnut, fresh mint, chili and herbs
Baba Ghanoosh
Grilled aubergine with tahini, garlic, lemon and olive oil
Torshi
Homemade pickles with mixed vegetables
Sir Torshi
Pickled garlic
Khiyar Shor
Pickled cucumber
Zeytoon
Olives marinated with garlic, lemon juice and olive oil
Zeytoon Parvarde
Green olives marinated with lemon juice, olive oil, walnut and pomegranate sauce
Olviyeh
Shredded chicken breast, potato, free range egg, gherkins and peas in a light coating of mayonnaise with lemon juice and olive oil
Mast Mosir
Yogurt with finely chopped shallot
Olives
Olives marinated with garlic, lemon juice and olive oil
Warm Starters
Kashk Bademjan
Lightly fried aubergine with onion, walnuts, herbs and garlic topped with whey
Mirza Ghasemi
Grilled aubergine, garlic, onion, eggs and tomato
Ashe Reshteh
Traditional soup with persian noodles, beans, lentils and herbs topped with whey
Dolmeh
Vine leaves stuffed with rice and aromatic herbs
Falafel
Four pieces of fried vegetable fritters with broad beans and chickpeas, served with hummus
Chicken Wings
Charcoal grilled chicken wings marinated in olive oil and fresh lemon juice
Golden Rice (Tahdig)
Special oven baked crispy rice with saffron. Served with a choice of ghorme sabzi or gheyme
Breads
Naan
Traditional flat bread freshly baked in our house clay oven
Garlic Naan
Traditional flat bread with garlic and olive oil freshly baked in our house clay oven
Grilled Dishes
Koobide
Juicy ground lamb skewers
Joojeh
Grilled chicken skewers
Joojeh Torsh
Grilled chicken skewers with sour sauce
Joojeh Ba Ostokhan
Grilled chicken with bone
Momtaz
Mixed grilled skewers
Barg
A skewer of tender lamb loin fillet. Grilled dishes are served with salad fasl, grilled tomato and pepper with a choice of saffron rice, chips or naan bread
Makhsos
A skewer of tender lamb loin fillet (barg) and one skewer of minced lamb. Grilled dishes are served with salad fasl, grilled tomato and pepper with a choice of saffron rice, chips or naan bread
Lamb & Chicken Specials
Zereshk Polo
Slow cooked chicken with tomato sauce served with saffron rice mixed with slivered pistachios, almond and forest berries
Baghali Polo Mahiche
Slow cooked lamb shank served with saffron rice mixed with fresh dill and shelled broad beans
Loobiya Polo Gardan
Slow cooked lamb neck served with saffron rice mixed with green beans and tomato sauce
Dizi
Slow cooked lamb chunks, grains, potato and tomato, served with fresh naan bread, pickle and raw onion
Bamiye
Tomato based lamb stew cooked with okra. Served with saffron rice
Ghorme Sabzi
Traditional stew with lamb, mixed herbs, kidney beans and dried lime. Served with saffron rice
Aloo Esfenaj
Slow cooked chicken with fried spinach and persian golden plums (plums may contain pits). Served with saffron rice
Fesenjan
Fried mashed walnuts and chicken cooked in pomegranate sauce. Served with saffron rice
Children Menu
Minced Lamb Kabab
Served with rice and salad or chips and salad
Chicken Fillet Kabab
Served with rice and salad or chips and salad
Sides
Chips
Fried potatoes
Mix Mezze
Mix Mazeh
Selection of five starters (mast mosir, mast khiyar, hummus, mirza ghasemi, kashk bademjan) contain egg, walnut and yogurt
Desserts
Zoolbia Bamiye
Persian doughnuts with saffron and rose water includes nuts, flour and milk
Khatoon Baklava
Pistachio baklava served with saffron ice cream
Ma'ajoon
Vanilla ice cream, shredded coconut, banana, honey, seasame seeds, pistachio, walnuts, pineapple
Rainbow Ice Cream
Two scoops (mix or single flavour)
Baghlava
Pistachio baklava with saffron ice cream
Maajoon
Vanilla ice cream blended with coconut, banana, nuts, honey & pineapple