Rasa

If it says Rasa Vegetarian Restsurant , then how can you order fish and lamb carcasses from the menu? Is this a genuine vegetarian restaurant ? Can not be if the negative comment by the first commentator is anything yo go by!

I was really looking forward to visiting Rasa having read and heard the positive reviews. However, I was really disappointed by the food, service and value. The selection of dishes is very poor, but nonetheless, I ordered a fish curry and my partner ordered the lamb. My fish was about as fresh as a teenager's sock and the sauce was indescribable. The lamb was very dry and overcooked. Keralan cooking should all be about the spices, the flavours and the smell, none of these were apparent in the curries that we chose. Not only was the food not up to scratch, the service was ridiculous. We had to ask for water four or five times., with our glasses never being refilled. The man who introduced himself to my partner as, 'the manager', was rude and uninviting - he didn't even bother speaking to me. I think he has a serious issue/problem with females. We'd only just put our spoons down on the plates and our bill was thrown at us and we were being ushered out of the door. I can safely say, I won't be coming back here ever again. There are some really beautiful places to eat in the area. Please don't waste your money by going here!

Excellent food! Lovely service, good atmosphere.

I am a regular at both of the Rasas in Stoke Newington. I've tried many other Indian restaurants but Rasa is still one of the top 5 I've experienced in the UK. I was also surprised to read the first commentator's review (below). The last time I went to Rasa the waiter actually mentioned that we were possibly over ordering on the rice and bread. We really appreciated this as he was right. The portions were generous and delicious. I've never ordered a set menu though so maybe the first commentator just made a bad choice. Like the poster below II take friends and family to Rasa because the food is so good.

Don't know what the below poster did wrong to receive such a poor experience. I've been here at least ten times and taken various friends and family along, all of whom were impressed. If you order the right combo it soooo cheap and I've always been crammed full when I left. Nice staff, cosy atmosphere, highly recommended.

We were really looking forward to our visit to Rasa having read the positive reviews. However we were really disappointed by the food, service and value. We were 3 adults with two children. We ordered the 3 set meals as we wanted to sample the various dishes. However, the selection was very poor and in addition we were told we had to order a main meal as we could not share the set meal with the children. We were given 3 deserts (rice pudding!) two of which we gave to the children. At the end of the bill arrived with a 12.5% service charge. There are many good places to eat in the area. Based on our experience this isn't one of them!