Sameem Afghan Restaurant & Catering

Sameem Restaurant is a great spot if you're looking for delicious food in a relaxed, no-frills setting. The staff is super friendly and attentive, making sure you have everything you need without being intrusive. The food is really good—flavorful but not overly spicy, which is perfect if you want to enjoy Afghan dishes without too much heat. The decor is simple and humble, nothing fancy, but it adds to the comfortable and laid-back vibe of the place. Overall, it’s a solid choice for a nice meal with good service.

We went for Kabli Pulao, and it was pretty decent. It is not a really big place and could definitely use some cleaning. The overall vibe of the restaurant was a little dull.

The food was amaaaazing and the perfect spice level. We are usually really social media centered but we didn’t even remember to take photos of our food till it was almost gone already (so you know it’s fire) The service was really nice as well, none of that annoying fake nice attitude most places have but just genuine people. We’re from out of state, but we would literally travel back to St. Louis just for this food

Lamb qabelli pulao is the best thing I have ever eaten. The put a lamb shank and the lamb was so well cooked it literally fell off the bone. It’s definitely a must try.

The food is really good, with perfect tenderness of meat and perfect spice level. Love their food but the atmosphere could be a little better though. Their emperor platter and lamb karai was so good

Our party of four visited over the weekend. Everything we ordered was delicious. The lamb fell off the bone, the chicken was tender. Service was attentive. Serving portions were just right for the price. The bread was a bit dry and flavorless and the Turkish coffees were just served in massive to-go cups. These are minor details, but worth noting if you're considering adding these items to your order. They might be due for a deep cleaning , but everything was tidy and certainly nothing felt gross. Atmosphere was pleasant. Great location. Metered Street parking available or a quick walk from a metered lot. We will definitely be visiting again!

Coming back to this restaurant after 8 years for the Afghani cuisine. The Kabuli Palau with slow cooked Lamb Shank, raisins & shredded carrots was as tender & falling off the bone with wonderful flavors just as I remember. It was worth coming back. 👍🏽👍🏽 👏🏾👏🏾

The food was an A+! Even the plain rice was outstanding. We had butter chicken and chicken broast. Extremely satisfied. Wow. The chicken was so tender. Very impressed. The chicken pulao with carrots and raisins was great. The staff were so attentive. One tiny request on the butter chicken is just put a little less salt and it will be 11 out of 10. One more tiny constructive criticism: though the upstairs main dining room is already nice, please consider some soft glowing lighting and/or candle-type lighting, maybe flowers. Just think about the atmosphere being a little more clean and warm and inviting. But I do plan to come back here every time I visit St. Louis. Loved your delicious meals and so proud to see such an excellent halal restaurant. Thanks so much for an enjoyable night out with my husband! Update: returned to the restaurant again Oct 19, 2024, with more of my relatives. The taste was even better! I highly recommend the Mediterranean feast appetizer for a group of 5 or 6, chicken wings appetizer, soup. And of course we got butter chicken, curry chicken, chicken broast. Waiters are so attentive and caring. Nice, chill atmosphere. 😎