Juicy kebabs
Kabab Koobideh is repeatedly praised for being juicy, flavorful and perfectly grilled; lamb and chicken kebabs also receive strong marks.
Sofreh Kitchen & Grill
Jumeirah Lake Towers
Sofreh Kitchen & Grill is a small Persian restaurant in Jumeirah Lake Towers, known for char-grilled Iranian dishes and a cosy, home-like setting. Reviewers especially mention the juicy Kabab Koobideh and generous mixed grills, with takeaway and delivery also available.
Reputation Score
4.3
★★★★☆
449 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Persian flavours
Several diners describe the food as authentic, homey Persian cooking with a distinctive touch rather than a generic grill menu.
Cosy setting
The intimate interior is tastefully decorated and calming, while the outdoor terrace gives diners a JLT view and a breeze.
Warm service
Reviews describe friendly, attentive hospitality, including accommodating welcomes and fast serving on several visits.
Fresh bread
Fresh Iranian bread is served with some meals, and one reviewer specifically praised the restaurant's authentic barbari bread.
Generous portions
Diners mention generous portions and food that works well for sharing, including mixed grills and rice-based dishes.
Good presentation
Food presentation and takeaway packaging are both noted as polished, with one first-time diner receiving complimentary warm bread and accompaniments.
What to Eat at Sofreh Kitchen & Grill How we choose these items We use AI to find praise and criticism of specific foods and drinks in a selection of Google reviews. For Sofreh Kitchen & Grill, this list is based on 50 reviews, not every review of the restaurant. The score is positive reviews minus negative reviews. For example, two positive reviews and one negative review give +1. Each review counts once per item; neutral comments do not change the score. A zero score is not a positive recommendation. “Only neutral feedback” means there are no positive or negative votes. “Mixed feedback” means equal numbers of positive and negative votes. The quotes are examples of what people said, not every comment we counted. We use different reviews where we can. We normally show up to 10 foods and 5 drinks with non-negative scores. Items with the same score stay together. If a tied group would go past the limit, that group and the lower non-negative scores go into Honorable mentions. If an overflowing positive top tie would leave the list empty, we show up to 10 items from that tie and keep the rest in Honorable mentions. Foods and drinks with a negative score are under What to Avoid. Use this as a guide to what reviewers liked, not a guarantee that you will like it too.
Foods and drinks mentioned in reviews of Sofreh Kitchen & Grill, ranked by positive reviews minus negative reviews. Zero-score items have no net positive feedback; their labels distinguish neutral-only from mixed feedback.
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Koobideh Net +5
“The Kabab Koobideh was incredibly juicy, flavorful, and perfectly grilled.”
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“The Kabab Koobideh was incredibly juicy, flavorful, and perfectly grilled.”February 2026
“This place is sooooo good service amazing the best service ever food so yummy must try koobideh nice small cozy place must come”May 2026
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Mix grilled for two Net +3
“Food was very delicious .we ordered mix grilled for two .it was fabolous.Ms regein took our order she was very helpful and friendly nature.”
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“Food was very delicious .we ordered mix grilled for two .it was fabolous.Ms regein took our order she was very helpful and friendly nature.”February 2026
“a nice small gem of a place serves one of the best Persian food with a cosy and modern interior. We ordered mixed grill and chicken tahdig. Mixed grill was amazing. Would recommend to any one!”July 2025
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Tahdik Net +3
“The best Persian food in Dubai!!! Every time I’m craving some good mixed grill, koobideh, tahdik, I come here! Best you’ll ever eat.”
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“The best Persian food in Dubai!!! Every time I’m craving some good mixed grill, koobideh, tahdik, I come here! Best you’ll ever eat.”November 2025
“And the crunchiest TAHDIG!”June 2025
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Hummus Net +2
“We received a bread basket with assorted yummy freshly baked bread. The hummus, moutabel and two wraps, falafal and meat wrap.. but were very yum. Definitely recommend.”
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“We received a bread basket with assorted yummy freshly baked bread. The hummus, moutabel and two wraps, falafal and meat wrap.. but were very yum. Definitely recommend.”November 2020
“Best kebabs we had in Dubai hands down. Their lamb koobideh kebabs are amazing and are a must try. Salad, bread hummus, cheese all excellent. If we had more time we would have come back here for sure.”November 2024
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Lamb koobideh kebabs Net +2
“Best kebabs we had in Dubai hands down. Their lamb koobideh kebabs are amazing and are a must try. Salad, bread hummus, cheese all excellent. If we had more time we would have come back here for sure.”
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“Best kebabs we had in Dubai hands down. Their lamb koobideh kebabs are amazing and are a must try. Salad, bread hummus, cheese all excellent. If we had more time we would have come back here for sure.”November 2024
“For mains we ordered one skewer of Juje( chicken) and Koobedeh (lamb) kababs and it came with Rice. I would suggest to go for Iranian rice and we will certainly try that for next time. Both Kababs were some of the most succulent and juicy kababs I have ever eaten in UAE ( in all of 15 years here ) - Perfectly marinated and seasoned, these kababs were outstanding.”June 2024
Honorable mentions (25)
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Akbar jujeh Net +1
“Loved the akbar jujeh and olive paste! The rice and tahdig is so good too. Service was great and friendly, love coming back here :)”
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“Loved the akbar jujeh and olive paste! The rice and tahdig is so good too. Service was great and friendly, love coming back here :)”February 2026
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Ash Net +1
“We tried Ash ( Soup) and kashk bademjan and Kuki Sabji and they provided fresh Iranian bread to go with this and it was truly superb.”
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“We tried Ash ( Soup) and kashk bademjan and Kuki Sabji and they provided fresh Iranian bread to go with this and it was truly superb.”June 2024
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Ayran (without gas) Net +1
“We especially recommend ayran (without gas), the lamb wrap and Bakhtiari kebab—excellent. 🩵”
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“We especially recommend ayran (without gas), the lamb wrap and Bakhtiari kebab—excellent. 🩵”July 2026
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Bakhtiari kebab Net +1
“We especially recommend ayran (without gas), the lamb wrap and Bakhtiari kebab—excellent. 🩵”
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“We especially recommend ayran (without gas), the lamb wrap and Bakhtiari kebab—excellent. 🩵”July 2026
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Barbari bread Net +1
“Very good iranian restaurant offering the normal dishes as well as sandwiches and pizzas. It's one of the very few restaurants in Dubai offering authentic barbari bread.”
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“Very good iranian restaurant offering the normal dishes as well as sandwiches and pizzas. It's one of the very few restaurants in Dubai offering authentic barbari bread.”August 2022
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Beef kebabs Net +1
“This place serves delicious grilled meat! Being a Persian restaurant in JLT called SOFREH. They do delicious chicken, lamb, beef kebabs from cubes of meat or ground meat. Its finger-licking! And their breads are so good that I didn’t even get a chance to take a picture! So next time you think of kebabs - remember SOFREH.”
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“This place serves delicious grilled meat! Being a Persian restaurant in JLT called SOFREH. They do delicious chicken, lamb, beef kebabs from cubes of meat or ground meat. Its finger-licking! And their breads are so good that I didn’t even get a chance to take a picture! So next time you think of kebabs - remember SOFREH.”July 2022
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Beef tongue sandwich Net +1
“Had the beef tongue sandwich, it was delicious and the meat was tender”
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“Had the beef tongue sandwich, it was delicious and the meat was tender”February 2026
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Brain sandwich Net +1
“Every items we ordered especially tongues and brain sandwich were fresh, delicious, and beautifully presented.”
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“Every items we ordered especially tongues and brain sandwich were fresh, delicious, and beautifully presented.”March 2026
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Chicken kebabs Net +1
“This place serves delicious grilled meat! Being a Persian restaurant in JLT called SOFREH. They do delicious chicken, lamb, beef kebabs from cubes of meat or ground meat. Its finger-licking! And their breads are so good that I didn’t even get a chance to take a picture! So next time you think of kebabs - remember SOFREH.”
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“This place serves delicious grilled meat! Being a Persian restaurant in JLT called SOFREH. They do delicious chicken, lamb, beef kebabs from cubes of meat or ground meat. Its finger-licking! And their breads are so good that I didn’t even get a chance to take a picture! So next time you think of kebabs - remember SOFREH.”July 2022
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Doogh Net +1
“Yummy Doogh – Best Iranian food in town! The food and drinks are absolutely delicious, everything we tried was fresh, flavorful, and perfectly seasoned. The portions are generous and the prices are very reasonable. Special shoutout to the juicy kebabs, fragrant rice, and that incredible doogh (the yogurt drink is addictive!).”
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“Yummy Doogh – Best Iranian food in town! The food and drinks are absolutely delicious, everything we tried was fresh, flavorful, and perfectly seasoned. The portions are generous and the prices are very reasonable. Special shoutout to the juicy kebabs, fragrant rice, and that incredible doogh (the yogurt drink is addictive!).”November 2025
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Falafal Net +1
“We received a bread basket with assorted yummy freshly baked bread. The hummus, moutabel and two wraps, falafal and meat wrap.. but were very yum. Definitely recommend.”
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“We received a bread basket with assorted yummy freshly baked bread. The hummus, moutabel and two wraps, falafal and meat wrap.. but were very yum. Definitely recommend.”November 2020
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Ghormeh sabzi Net +1
“It’s excellent. I had koobideh and joje kabab and loved them both. UPDATE 31 May 2021 - I had a wonderful dinner an tried their ghormeh sabzi this time and loved it. All the grilled meats were fantastic too.”
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“It’s excellent. I had koobideh and joje kabab and loved them both. UPDATE 31 May 2021 - I had a wonderful dinner an tried their ghormeh sabzi this time and loved it. All the grilled meats were fantastic too.”June 2021
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Joje kabab Net +1
“It’s excellent. I had koobideh and joje kabab and loved them both. UPDATE 31 May 2021 - I had a wonderful dinner an tried their ghormeh sabzi this time and loved it. All the grilled meats were fantastic too.”
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“It’s excellent. I had koobideh and joje kabab and loved them both. UPDATE 31 May 2021 - I had a wonderful dinner an tried their ghormeh sabzi this time and loved it. All the grilled meats were fantastic too.”June 2021
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Kashk bademjan Net +1
“We tried Ash ( Soup) and kashk bademjan and Kuki Sabji and they provided fresh Iranian bread to go with this and it was truly superb.”
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“We tried Ash ( Soup) and kashk bademjan and Kuki Sabji and they provided fresh Iranian bread to go with this and it was truly superb.”June 2024
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Koobideh sandwich Net +1
“We tried the koobideh sandwich as well as the lamb tongue and brain sandwiches. They were all good.”
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“We tried the koobideh sandwich as well as the lamb tongue and brain sandwiches. They were all good.”August 2022
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Kuki sabji Net +1
“We tried Ash ( Soup) and kashk bademjan and Kuki Sabji and they provided fresh Iranian bread to go with this and it was truly superb.”
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“We tried Ash ( Soup) and kashk bademjan and Kuki Sabji and they provided fresh Iranian bread to go with this and it was truly superb.”June 2024
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Lamb kebabs Net +1
“This place serves delicious grilled meat! Being a Persian restaurant in JLT called SOFREH. They do delicious chicken, lamb, beef kebabs from cubes of meat or ground meat. Its finger-licking! And their breads are so good that I didn’t even get a chance to take a picture! So next time you think of kebabs - remember SOFREH.”
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“This place serves delicious grilled meat! Being a Persian restaurant in JLT called SOFREH. They do delicious chicken, lamb, beef kebabs from cubes of meat or ground meat. Its finger-licking! And their breads are so good that I didn’t even get a chance to take a picture! So next time you think of kebabs - remember SOFREH.”July 2022
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Lamb neck Net +1
“Amazing food! High quality, enticing plating and wonderful staff. Get the lamb neck - dish of the day on Saturday's.”
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“Amazing food! High quality, enticing plating and wonderful staff. Get the lamb neck - dish of the day on Saturday's.”March 2026
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Lamb wrap Net +1
“We especially recommend ayran (without gas), the lamb wrap and Bakhtiari kebab—excellent. 🩵”
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“We especially recommend ayran (without gas), the lamb wrap and Bakhtiari kebab—excellent. 🩵”July 2026
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Meat wrap Net +1
“We received a bread basket with assorted yummy freshly baked bread. The hummus, moutabel and two wraps, falafal and meat wrap.. but were very yum. Definitely recommend.”
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“We received a bread basket with assorted yummy freshly baked bread. The hummus, moutabel and two wraps, falafal and meat wrap.. but were very yum. Definitely recommend.”November 2020
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Moutabel Net +1
“We received a bread basket with assorted yummy freshly baked bread. The hummus, moutabel and two wraps, falafal and meat wrap.. but were very yum. Definitely recommend.”
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“We received a bread basket with assorted yummy freshly baked bread. The hummus, moutabel and two wraps, falafal and meat wrap.. but were very yum. Definitely recommend.”November 2020
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Olive paste Net +1
“Loved the akbar jujeh and olive paste! The rice and tahdig is so good too. Service was great and friendly, love coming back here :)”
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“Loved the akbar jujeh and olive paste! The rice and tahdig is so good too. Service was great and friendly, love coming back here :)”February 2026
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Riz Net +1
“First time o try Iranian food, and although it tastes like any middle eastern or Turkish grill , I enjoyed the tastes of the riz”
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“First time o try Iranian food, and although it tastes like any middle eastern or Turkish grill , I enjoyed the tastes of the riz”September 2025
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Sherbet Net +1
“the food is amazingly fresh i had to ask for extra walnuts to munch while we stroll outside after dining. the food serving size also is good for its price ..their sherbet is simple yet taste beuatifully.ambiamce is homey and calm and relaxing..plus points for the fresh orchids around”
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“the food is amazingly fresh i had to ask for extra walnuts to munch while we stroll outside after dining. the food serving size also is good for its price ..their sherbet is simple yet taste beuatifully.ambiamce is homey and calm and relaxing..plus points for the fresh orchids around”September 2025
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Pizza Net 0
Mixed feedback
“One of the highlights of the menu is the pizza, which is truly a work of art. The crust is crispy and light, with the perfect balance of chewy and crunchy. The toppings are incredibly fresh and flavorful, with a range of options to suit every taste. The combination of cheese, herbs, spices, and vegetables is masterfully crafted and makes for an unforgettable dining experience.”
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“One of the highlights of the menu is the pizza, which is truly a work of art. The crust is crispy and light, with the perfect balance of chewy and crunchy. The toppings are incredibly fresh and flavorful, with a range of options to suit every taste. The combination of cheese, herbs, spices, and vegetables is masterfully crafted and makes for an unforgettable dining experience.”February 2023
What to Avoid (1)
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Iranian chicken kebab Net −1
“I ordered Iranian chicken kebab. For example, it was supposed to be saffron-flavored. But you couldn't even eat it.”
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“I ordered Iranian chicken kebab. For example, it was supposed to be saffron-flavored. But you couldn't even eat it.”April 2026
Tips for a Better Visit
Arrive early. Come before busy periods if you want an indoor table; one reviewer says the small dining room fills quickly.
Try koobideh. For a first order, consider Kabab Koobideh, especially if you prefer a juicy, well-grilled minced-meat kebab.
Saturday special. Check whether the lamb neck is available if visiting on Saturday; a reviewer identifies it as the day's special.
Specify doneness. Tell the team how well done you want the meat, as one diner recommends stating your preferred finish.
Plan parking. Allow extra time to find a space in JLT, where limited cluster parking can make arriving by car inconvenient.
Consider delivery. If seating is unavailable, delivery may be easier; a reviewer says the restaurant is listed on most delivery apps.
Plan the visit
Practical details
sofreh kitchen and grill, Jumeirah Bay X1 Tower - Cluster X
Al Thanyah Fifth - Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai
| Mon | 12:00 PM – 11:30 PM |
| Tue | 12:00 PM – 11:30 PM |
| Wed | 12:00 PM – 11:30 PM |
| Thu | 12:00 PM – 11:30 PM |
| Fri | 12:00 PM – 11:30 PM |
| Sat | 12:00 PM – 11:30 PM |
| Sun | 12:00 PM – 11:30 PM |
Common Concerns
Limited seating
The restaurant is very small, with only a few indoor tables and limited outdoor seating that is more practical in cooler weather.
Parking hassle
Parking in the cluster can be difficult because available spaces are limited.
Takeaway delays
One takeaway order promised in 10 minutes took over 35 minutes, with the customer reporting poor communication.
Price concerns
Some diners found the restaurant expensive, while one reviewer felt two small pizzas were poor value at the stated price.
Mixed consistency
Most reviews are positive, but isolated diners reported an unacceptable chicken kebab and a complaint about a previously used starter.
Customer-reported prices
These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.
126 dirhams
two small, ordinary pizzas
“It was unacceptable that we paid 126 dirhams for two small, ordinary pizzas”Google review · March 2025
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The Bottom Line
Sofreh Kitchen & Grill is a compact Persian restaurant in Jumeirah Lake Towers where the main draw is Iranian comfort food from the grill. Start with Kabab Koobideh, mixed grill or the lamb wrap; reviewers also praise Bakhtiari kebab, fragrant rice and crunchy tahdig. There are less-common choices too, including beef tongue and brain sandwiches, plus fresh Iranian bread.
The setting is intimate rather than spacious. Reviews describe a beautifully decorated indoor room with only a handful of tables, alongside a small terrace that can be pleasant in cooler weather and offers a JLT view. The atmosphere is often called cosy, calm and home-like, and service is generally described as warm and attentive.
Takeaway packaging is notably well presented, and delivery is available through most delivery apps. Plan for limited seating and difficult cluster parking, particularly at busy times. One diner reported a takeaway wait of more than 35 minutes after being promised 10 minutes, so delivery and pickup timing may not always be predictable.
Pricing is viewed differently: some find portions reasonable or worthwhile, while another reviewer considered two small pizzas poor value. For a first visit, arriving early and asking about Saturday’s lamb neck are sensible moves.