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Rasa

55 Stoke Newington Church Street, N16 0AR Full details & map

Restaurants & cafés: South Indian

Das Sreedharan at Rasa in 1998 - © Francesca Yorke

Time Out says 3 Users say 4/5 Rate it

By Time Out Editors Posted: Jan 29 2010

This original branch of the Rasa chain may not have quite the buzz it opened with in 1997 - wowing critics and locals alike with the vegetarian home cooking of the Keralan Nair caste - but the food remains excellent. Cabbage thoran is still a surprise, a delicate stir-fry singing with the flavours of popped mustard seeds and cumin, the subtle aroma of curry leaves and the texture of shredded coconut. Moru kachiathu is another signature dish, turmeric-stained yoghurt bathing large chunks of orange mango and making for a sweetly spicy dish that tastes as exotic as it looks. The appam pancakes on our recent visit were disappointingly scorched on the outside, but own-made pickles were so magnificent that we quickly forgave this sloppy detail.

Tags: Asian, Indian, South Indian, North East, Stoke Newington, Budget

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Rasa details

Address

Rasa

55 Stoke Newington Church Street N16 0AR

Transport Stoke Newington rail or bus 73, 393, 476

Telephone

020 7249 0344

Rasa website

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

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Comments & ratings 4/5 (Average of 3 ratings)

By MC - Oct 29 2011

5/5

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.

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By Kester Muller - Oct 6 2011

5/5

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.

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By Ian Place - Aug 10 2011

1/5

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!