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Rasa 55 Stoke Newington Church Street, N16 0AR Stoke Newington 020 7249 0344 www.rasarestaurants.com Category: Indian & Pakistani Travel: Stoke Newington rail/73, 393, 476 bus Lunch served noon-3pm Sat, Sun. Dinner served 6-10.45pm Mon-Thur, Sun; 6-11.30pm Fri, Sat Main courses £3.95-£5.95. Set meal £16 4 courses Credit cards: AmEx, DC, MC, V |
RasaHot pink walls, smouldering incense sticks, assorted South Indian artefacts and warm service complement the absolutely authentic Keralite menu here. Food is based on vegetarian dishes influenced by the home cooking of Keralas Hindu Nair caste. Ambience and a fine pedigree dont guarantee consistency across the board, however. Our mains were superb: a light, crisp rava dosa (a South Indian pancake studded with onions and green chillies, which provided hot bursts of flavour against the smooth batter); and a kayi (green bean) curry, laced with ginger and full of tender beans, cauliflower and carrots, which went especially well with perfectly cooked lemon rice. But some of the starters and sides fell short of these high standards. The coconut chutney and sambar key partners to many South Indian dishes were insipid. This wouldnt have mattered as much if the accompanying idlis and masala vadai (deep-fried dumplings made with a lentil batter) had been as fluffy and light as they can be. But Rasa was full of happy chatter on the Tuesday night we visited, and on balance, deservedly so. Source: Time Out Eating & Drinking Guide 2008
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Child facilities: Babies and children welcome: high chairs http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/7824.html Available in print from Time Out and in shops
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