The Raj Indian Restaurant - York Indian Restaurant and Takeaway Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The lamb was so tender and so tasty."
• "Had the chicken balti- well cooked and well spiced."
• "The food was well cooked and portions are good."
• "Chicken madras was perfect. I really liked it."
• "The prawns were fresh and tasty...their flavour not lost in the curry."
• "Both dishes were excellent with the meat melting in the mouth."
• "Best Indian we have ever had, tasty and mouth watering flavour."

Cons:

• "The food was very bland and the rice greasy."
• "Food was so bad."
• "Worst food ever tasted with bad service."
• "Food, too sweet."
• "Watered down, bland korma, not marinated in sauce, chicken added to the watery korma!"
• "The paneer in the saag paneer was rubbery."
• "The Butter Chicken tasted overwhelmingly of rancid, boiled cauliflower."

Service

Pros:

• "All the staff were super friendly and kind."
• "The service was outstanding too."
• "Atmosphere was very comfortable with staff making you feel at ease."
• "Good food, good atmosphere, good service."
• "Staff very friendly and attentive."
• "The service was brilliant and we got our food really fast."
• "Staff were excellent and service was awesome."

Cons:

• "Service ranged from attentive to indifferent depending on which waiter came over."
• "Services was also poor and the staff is very arrogant."
• "Customer service = garbage."
• "RUDE miserable and bored staff."
• "Utterly disappointing and lacklustre service."
• "Poorly orchestrated service."
• "The service is too slow it took an hour and half just to prepare our meal."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Small but very inviting.. hidden treasure on our trip to York xx."
• "Looks like a tiny place from the outside but it's a real tardis, goes back for several rooms and is split over a few floors."
• "It's a small room so feels cosy."
• "Resturant looks good, nice ambiance and good menu."
• "Good atmosphere."
• "Food was very flavoursome and a good atmosphere in the restaurant."
• "Great staff, very helpful and friendly."

Cons:

• "The place is quite small and noisy."
• "The restaurant is too narrow and our table was in the basement which has no WIFI."
• "Seated in a run-down room off the main restaurant."
• "The whole place looks very tired and lacking any love or care."
• "The decor is poor, the fish tank far too small to house such large fish."
• "Zero warmth from the staff."
• "The staff was very unprofessional and far away from being friendly."

Value

Pros:

• "They accepted Tastecard."
• "The final price was very reasonable considering the quality of the food."
• "Very value for money!!!"
• "Not cheap but reasonably priced."
• "The food is excellent, good value for money."
• "Good value for money on the food and also the quality was very nice."
• "The guy who owns it always as time for a chat nothing is to much trouble."

Cons:

• "I think for paying £55 for a meal we didn’t like and the service to have not one meal taken off is appalling."
• "Waste of money would not go back as no apology was given."
• "Complete waste of £40!"
• "Order a vodka coke came flat told them they took it away came back just as flat and worst was charged £10."
• "We were charged for the popadoms and condiment tray which we were not aware of."
• "Worst 45 pound ever spent."
• "Beware of asking for spicy popadoms! £3.60 and I got two plain and smaller popadoms and the spice tray."