Raja Indian restaurant Cambridge Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Best Indian food I have found in awhile."
• "The curries are flavourful and spicy and the paneer and tandoori are very tasty."
• "The food is fresh and healthy--not too much oil and the oils they use are clean and not old."
• "Wonderful authentic dishes with fantastic and distinctive flavours."
• "The food was really good. Amazing Indian food and prices are higher than average but totally worth it."
• "Superb food with a wide range of authentic Indian flavors."
• "The food is absolutely delicious here. I have been multiple time, it has always been fantastic."

Cons:

• "Ordered a lamb & chicken biryani but neither were authentic, and both massively disappointed."
• "Worst curry I’ve had in a while. Extremely overpriced, tiny portions, and no better than a basic ready meal."
• "We were very disappointed with how over spiced and artificially hot the food was made for us."
• "The vegetable bhaji on our shared platter was very dry and obvious it’s prepared in advance and left on a hot plate / cupboard."
• "The flavours are washed out, and the tandoori items are obviously cooked in a normal oven / grill and not a tandoor oven, a very disappointing lack of char on those."
• "The Food is super bland and sometimes comes cold."
• "The butter chicken was bland, and the chicken was dry and lacked flavour."

Service

Pros:

• "It’s small and cosy so book in advance and expect to be close to other diners but the super friendly family service and back to basic menu is well worth the trouble."
• "Very friendly staff and shows an interest in making sure you order what you really would enjoy."
• "The staff were very friendly and gave very good suggestions."
• "Staff were very friendly."
• "Service was excellent, very friendly staff who were very helpful."
• "Staff is friendly. Owner Raja chatted with us."
• "The staff were friendly and knowledgeable about the food, recommending suitable dishes."

Cons:

• "I WAS THEN HUNG UP ON BY THE MANAGER WHO WAS NOT INTERESTED IN THE SLIGHTEST."
• "I rang and the first person i spoke to was extremely rude and the next person who claimed to be manager refused to re deliver our food."
• "But sadly the manager comes across as angry & deluded."
• "What let us down was the terse and unpleasant service, particularly from the more senior server."
• "Told we were not allowed to order alcoholic drinks, only soft drinks before we had even ordered because we apparently had already had 'too much'."
• "One of the staffs mannerism was appalling & we had to tell him not to serve us."
• "Worst restaurant ever. I wouldn’t recommend to anyone. We had very bad experience. The manager was so rude when we ordering food."

Value

Pros:

• "Good value for money we had poppadoms, about half of us had starters, main courses, sundries and drinks and it worked out at just over £20 per head."
• "Price is very fair."
• "Generous servings, all for a great price."
• "Absolutely 10|10 We were visiting from London and was not disappointed. The food was outstanding, the setting was perfect."
• "Meal for 4 @£70 seems great value to me👍"
• "Amazing quality food and plenty of it. Very reasonable pricing too."
• "Food was very good and affordable."

Cons:

• "Extremely overpriced, tiny portions."
• "Prices are higher than average but totally worth it."
• "I took one star only because it is quite expensive. (Although very tasty)"
• "Food quantity is less for a higher price."
• "Averagely overpriced food."
• "The beer was £4 a pint which is pretty expensive, even by Cambridge standards."
• "Only criticism is that it is slightly expensive for what it is - especially given the decor etc."

Ambience

Pros:

• "The interior is beautiful, it has a classic feeling to it and it oozes history."
• "Visited while on holidays to the UK from Australia. The food, hospitality, aesthetics, and intentional care provided by the owner and workers was honestly 11/10 service."
• "Nice venue, very tidy and well presented. Great place to meet with friends and enjoy drinks and good food."
• "Welcoming service, good atmosphere (especially since they have refurbished)."
• "The atmosphere is beautiful."
• "Lovely atmosphere and great selection of drinks."
• "The ambience is really nice as well."