Raja Monkey Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "All of the waiters were spectacular, however our main waiter was Masud! His recommendations were on point!"
• "Staff were super friendly and kind."
• "The service was brilliant."
• "The lads that served us were very polite and helpful."
• "The service was friendly and very attentive."
• "Staffs attention to details and customer service was above and beyond."
• "Service was polite and attentive, perfect timing with everything."

Cons:

• "AWFUL service with clearly obnoxious owners/workers (especially the old guy)."
• "I felt the service was disappointing and lacked any attention or interest."
• "Service could have been a bit more attentive, I had to ask for four missing side plates."
• "The only slight downside was the service. We waited approximately 1 and half hours between starters and mains being served."
• "It's just the way the waiter spoke that ruined our mood and experience of the restaurant."
• "The waiter said you got 1 minute as the kitchen will close."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food is excellent, good proposition on a range of curries with chicken, fish, lamb and beef."
• "Absolutely lovely food."
• "This was one of the best curry's I have ever had."
• "Food is consistently fantastic, I love it every time, it's on another level from the regular places."
• "The cooking was not only excellent, but out of this world."
• "Food was really good we'll cooked with a good balance of spice."
• "All are very delicious especially the monkfish."

Cons:

• "Over spiced and over priced."
• "The food was average in my opinion and catered for the western market."
• "Food was ok.. ordered 2 chicken recipes and one of it was not close to actual authentic taste."
• "Not impressed with the food, chicken and mutton lacking in seasoning and flavour."
• "Chicken pieces were huge and slightly tough/undercooked."
• "The food was below par and we both left the dhal and parts of our meal from the Thali ordered."
• "Food was really rank. The Chicken Spinach had about two strands of spinach in it and tasted awful."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The decor was fabulous inside and we were greeted at the door straight away."
• "The atmosphere is heart warming, you can tell it is the hub of the community."
• "Atmosphere was superb with fantastic decor."
• "Lovely atmosphere and very cozy."
• "The restaurant is clean and has a great ambience."
• "Atmosphere was quiet and cultural."
• "Spacious restaurant with beautiful decorations."

Cons:

• "The place was extremely stuffy and clamy with no air con on to keep us cool."
• "A bit too noisy for my liking but the food was nice but my wife's Dosa was simply that and it did not come with the sides that you get at other Dosa serving places."
• "This restaurant was not full, but even so was a bit noisy."

Price

Pros:

• "All the class of a high end restaurant in town but at reasonable prices and with convenient parking."
• "Pricing is very fair including wine and drinks, a must to visit."
• "To top it off good price."
• "Friends of Lasan, quality food and more than reasonable on price."
• "Discount too via the Independent Birmingham app."
• "Such quality as well for the price."
• "Service was good and with the added bonus of a 10% reduction due to having a solarcard, the meal including papadoms and drinks cost around £73 which we felt more than reasonable."

Cons:

• "Very expensive and not worth the money you spend. Charged 10 pounds for veg biryani."
• "It’s not cheap. But it’s worth every penny."
• "Very good food overall but quite pricey."
• "Found it expensive to what we are use too."
• "The food was good however it is pricey for the area."
• "Big prices and little portion."
• "Starters are a bit on the expensive for what you get."

Accommodation

Pros:

• "Very accommodating and friendly to my 7 month old baby."
• "They were super accommodating to food allergens and took really good care of us."
• "They accommodated us although the kitchen had just closed and we were so grateful!"

Cons:

• "Seats were uncomfortable too."
• "We wanted ice cream for my children but they forgot to give it, children come home sad."
• "Disappointed that all the ice cream and deserts have nuts in."
• "No go for vegetarians. Not much to offer. Very limited starters."