Dolma Restaurant

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#32 of 1,407 Restaurants in Baku$$ - $$$, European, Middle Eastern, Vegetarian friendly

+99 556 009 909+ Add website

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Hours

Sun

11:00 AM - 2:00 AM

Mon

11:00 AM - 2:00 AM

Tue

11:00 AM - 2:00 AM

Wed

11:00 AM - 2:00 AM

Thu

11:00 AM - 2:00 AM

Fri

11:00 AM - 2:00 AM

Sat

11:00 AM - 2:00 AM

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4.5

1,854 reviews

#32 of 1,407 Restaurants in Baku

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Food and ambience

Local cuisine, Azerbaijani, European, Middle Eastern, Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options

“Eggplant salad was absolutely amazing a little tangy and little sweet and the...”

“We had their traditional salad, margarita pizza, and the chicken which i forg...”

Special occasions, Romantic, Large groups, Business meetings

“Best business lunch”

“Business meeting”

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Istiglaliyat 53, Baku Azerbaijan

+99 556 009 909

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"Dolmа" restaurant specializes in European and Azerbaijani cuisines. Located near Fountain Square, against the museum of azerbaijani literature.This is family restaurant with several guest rooms and creative interior, that has an atmosphere of old Baku .In totaly, here accommodate up to 140 guests. Here you can enjoy breakfast, nourishing lunch, and dinner in a relaxed situation.Restaurant has capabilities for banquets service, weddings, corporate events. Working hours: 11:00 to 02:00 Services: WI-FI, breakfast, business lunch, banquets, cash operations by post terminal.

CUISINES

European, Middle Eastern, Azerbaijani

Special Diets

Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Halal, Gluten free options

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Late Night, Drinks

FEATURES

Takeout, Reservations, Private Dining, Seating, Street Parking, Television, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Digital Payments, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Live Music, Family style

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Dzeny

Sarajevo602 contributions

Excellent local cuisine

Nov 2024 • couples

I went to this restaurant twice to eat dinner and lunch. I took my family and friends as well. It is in the basement, and there are I think 10 stairs to get to entrance, so it is not for people with mobility issues. The restaurant is decorated in traditional ornaments and plates, and carpets, and the waiters are dressed in traditional clothes. You have to wait to be seated. We ordered quite a lot of dishes to try everything and all the food was very good. I would 100% recommend this restaurant for eating. It is also customary to get served by the waiters, they cut your food and serve you on your plate. I am not used to this, so it was new for me.

Written December 6, 2024

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Kate

790 contributions

Yummy local food

Dec 2023 • family

A great place to try a variety of local dishes at reasonable prices and in traditionally decorated interiors. The place was recommended to us by our hotel reception staff and we did like the food they serve - we tried dolma, chicken kebab, chicken on board and the eggplant salad, everything was fresh and tasty. The waiters speak English, the service quick and attentive.

Written January 6, 2024

Malcolm D

Dubai123 contributions

A must visit if you are looking for traditional Azerbaijani cuisine

Oct 2023 • couples

A must visit for any tourist looking to sample traditional Azerbaijani cuisine. The restaurant is located in the city centre in the pedestrian district close to Starbucks. Although situated at the basement level, the entrance is at street level. The ambience is very unique, as the walls have been painted over for the stonework to appear in traditional designs. A wide choice of dishes was available, which we found to be very reasonably priced for the location and the ambience. Staff were friendly and courteous, and service was relatively prompt. My wife and I were very impressed with the unique nature of some of the dishes and were happy to have had the opportunity to taste traditional Azerbaijani cuisine. Which tasted very good, by the way. We dined there twice during our short 4 night stay in Baku.

Written November 5, 2023

Ari Chakrabarti

Princeton7 contributions

Rude waiters, mediocre food slow service -Avoid

Aug 2024 • family

Food is ok, service is slow and rude waiters. Went for dinner with family and friends, after seating it took 20mins for someone to come asking for the order. Food took another 20mind and additional 26 mins for my son’s order. Food was mediocre, price isn’t cheap but what made me give a 3 star is rudeness of the waiters. Service was awful and waiters hardly care about your needs. I will avoid this place in future.

Written August 26, 2024

Yanina B

Samara6 contributions

I expected more

Aug 2023 • solo

The restaurant is located in the very center of Baku on a shopping street, a very crowded place with a lot of tourists, there are few locals in the establishment. Mostly foreigners. The service is not the best in Azerbaijan - you can sit there for 10 minutes with an empty glass; they won’t come up or ask. Food for 4, I ordered pilaf with beef, the meat was not very good, dry, tough, unexpected for me. Since this is not my first time in Azerbaijan, the meat in this country has always been the most delicious for me, the portions are large, the prices are reasonable. You can go just once, but there are still a lot of decent establishments in Baku with good cuisine and the best service

Written August 27, 2023

Игорь И

Lobnya117 contributions

Shameful.

Oct 2024 • couples

It's a normal restaurant, but it's not good enough for downtown. Portions small, service so bad, first mixed up order, then brought dry fish (barbecue) shamefully of course!! I recommend tea there!

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Written October 16, 2024

magam123

Dubai23 contributions

Dolma Resturant

Aug 2024 • family

This restaurant is truly the best in the area, known for its authentic dishes and exceptional flavors. What made our experience even more special was our waiter, Ramiz. He took the time to thoroughly explain each dish, even going so far as to bring out raw ingredients from the kitchen to give us a closer look. The meats are incredibly fresh, and even the yogurt tastes like it came straight from the farm. If you visit, be sure to ask for a seat at Ramiz's table for an unforgettable dining experience.

Written August 12, 2024

esra k

Mugla3 contributions

I was very satisfied

May 2024 • solo

I was very pleased. The food in the underground restaurant is very good, nostalgic, made of stone, and the prices are affordable. The employees are very good. Enver is a great employee. Mr. Recep was also very helpful. He is a good employee.

Written May 29, 2024

travelwithfamily79

Muscat134 contributions

Good place for Non Veg

Jan 2025 • family

Cave like feel and a beautiful ambience. Staff dressed up in a traditional attire added to the feel of Azerbaijan. A very extensive menu but a very very less choice for vegetarian food. Although the staff helped us choose crispy eggplant salad and mix veg bake style dish. Eggplant salad was absolutely amazing a little tangy and little sweet and the eggplants were crispy. But the baked kinda dish had only mushrooms and some chestnuts with absolutely no flavor and taste. Breads ordered were really fresh.

Written January 1, 2025

Fearless610270

Moscow62 contributions

Tourist place

Oct 2023 • couples

The room is a basement type, no windows, poorly ventilated, stuffy and cramped. We visited on a Sunday evening, almost full seating in several rooms, only tourists. The menu is extensive, small written, upon my request the waiter said that there were no traditional dishes, I ordered shish kebab, which turned out to be very tough. Then it turned out that the requested dishes were... The service is not worth its 10%. We also ordered kutabs, kyufta, and tea. We won't be back again.

Written October 29, 2023

oxlist2008

St. Petersburg42 contributions

Terrible!!!

Aug 2024 • family

The restaurant has a nice interior, the menu is extensive, beautiful, but here is the kitchen ....It is the most terrible restaurant, the food is prepared for the flow of guests, that is, for you it is just warmed up, choban salad (tomatoes, greens, cucumbers) - portion compared to the price - minuscule, but that's okay, he clearly already stood a couple of three, or maybe more hours (tired) applied as from a basin, kutabs - heated, that is, cooked in the morning, and we were at 10 p.m., chicken in cherry sauce with kashayaei - also, chicken separately, cooked not even today I think, sauce separately, potatoes with lamb - same story, lavash heated to become soft, table in a word, although the price tag is high. In 3 days we've been to different establishments - that's the worst.

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Written August 5, 2024

Анастасия

28 contributions

Nice establishment

Mar 2024 • couples

In appearance, the restaurant is very inconspicuous and does not inspire confidence, in the basement. But! It was recommended to us by locals and we did not regret coming for dinner. There are a lot of seats, we found a table freely on Saturday evening. The service is good, the food is delicious, very large portions, we didn’t have to wait long. prices are about the same as everywhere else. The only negative is that due to the not very convenient location of the halls, the waiters waited a long time to ask for the bill. overall - we were very pleased

Written March 24, 2024

Neale1810

Kingston-upon-Hull3357 contributions

Great place for traditional food

Nov 2022 • solo

I had seen this restaurant on a couple of YouTube videos so when I saw the excellent TA reviews as well I thought this would be a good option for my last night in Baku. The restaurant is very close to fountain square and is easy to find. The restaurant itself is below floor level and opens out into quite a large area made up of several arched ceiling rooms. I didn’t have a reservation but there was plenty of room. The menu was multilingual so I found it easy to look at it (it has photos too) and decide (though there is a large choice). My waiter spoke good English and was really friendly and helpful. I ordered the chicken Caesar salad to start followed by skewers of lamb and chicken with a vegetable saj- I preferred ordering that way as I wanted the meat from the skewer rather than ordering a lamb or chicken saj where the meat is cooked with the vegetables. The food was excellent - the skewers were cooked to perfection and the saj such a tasty accompaniment. With a couple of local beers the meal was complete - thoroughly enjoyed it and was only £24 all in.

Written November 20, 2022

mahammadorujov

Thank you very for your review. We appreciate your comments and look forward to the pleasure to welcome you again

Written April 10, 2023

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Nicky50-03

Moscow4294 contributions

Stylish

Jan 2025 • couples

A national style establishment. They serve completely unusual tandoor tortillas. Lamb and potato lyulas are very good. Preventive maintenance, fast and beautiful serving. Nice wine card.

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Written January 14, 2025

Dirk W

Alexandra Headland10137 contributions

Tourist favourite

Sep 2023 • solo

Located in the center of Baku, Dolma is clearly a favourite with both locals and tourists. Underground, cavern-style, the setting is traditional and so is the food. The staff are well trained, friendly and helpful in English. I tried 3 spicy pancakes as entree, then had the stew which is served on burning charcoals (I found the stew very greasy and tough). Together with a beer and a glass of red, I paid 40 Manat.