Rasa Sayang Restaurant Reviews Summary

Category: Southeast Asian restaurant London

Address: 5 Macclesfield St, London, W1D 6AY, United Kingdom

Phone: +442077341382

Rating: 4.3
based on 676 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Great authentic dishes that bring back memories of Malaysia!"
  • "The chicken curry is to die for. IT WAS FIRE!!"
  • "The laksa was one of the best I’ve had and comparable to what I’ve had in Singapore and Malaysia."
  • "Everything I ordered was delicious. The Singapore Chilli Crabs were some of the best crabs I've ever had."
  • "The roti was flaky and chewy in all the right ways, and the curry was delicious with good-sized pieces of bone-in chicken."
  • "The food was just amazing."
  • "The food was unbelievably tasty and surpassed all my expectations, and very reasonably priced for what you get in terms of flavour and portion size."

Cons:

  • "The menu has shrunk, the portions have reduced in size even more."
  • "Lack of options for people with seafood allergies is why I am giving it 1 star."
  • "The coconut rice was quite mild on coconut flavour; could barely tell the difference between the coconut and plain steamed rice."
  • "The chicken dish, which had been one of my favourites in the past, left all four of us feeling sick and uncomfortable."
  • "The chicken wings really bland and the chicken that came with the rice had no flavour."
  • "The Singapore laksa was very disappointing."
  • "The Nasi Goreng... the whole dish was slightly dry."

Service

Pros:

  • "You are greeted warmly and ushered to your seats."
  • "Service was efficient, but felt like they wanted us to leave to make room for other people."
  • "The staff is really friendly and the service is quick."
  • "Service was efficient."
  • "The staff were very nice."
  • "The staff is very friendly and the manager knows how to handle the customer."
  • "They made a couple of errors with our orders but were onto it as soon as they realised - great attitude & lovely to deal with."

Cons:

  • "Service was efficient, but felt like they wanted us to leave to make room for other people."
  • "Place was crowded and a bit noisy as we were in basement."
  • "Usually people queue outside, so would recommend booking in advance."
  • "Oh and the tables/chairs are a bit crowded…."
  • "Took a while to get served because it was quite crowded."
  • "Kind and quick service, but come early or during off hours to avoid waiting for a table."
  • "Service needs to improve, we had one lady covering 9 tables in the basement and it took a long time for her to take our orders."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "The atmosphere is pleasant and plenty of room to move around."
  • "Amazing value for money, will definitely come again!"
  • "The atmosphere is relaxing and well designed."
  • "Inside of the restaurant is very cosy."
  • "The decor is nice, very pinky and room noisy. You will feel you are somewhere in Asia."
  • "The restaurant itself is very casual and laidback, nothing too fancy."
  • "Atmosphere was ok, nothing outstanding."

Cons:

  • "Place was crowded and a bit noisy as we were in basement."
  • "Unfortunately, our table was so close to the others that we had to move it every time someone wanted to leave or use the restroom."
  • "The atmosphere is pretty good but the downstairs is a bit cramped."
  • "The only down side is the noise. It is super noisy, to the point where it’s not possible to hold a conversation whilst sharing a meal."
  • "Not the kind of restaurant you come for a relaxing sit down for many hours, but the kind that you eat and leave as soon as you're done because there's so many people waiting outside to get in."
  • "I wasn't a fan of the bulbs of the lantern given my slight photophobia."
  • "STRONGLY NOT RECOMMENDED FOR ASIANS TO VISIT."

Value

Pros:

  • "The food was delicious, reasonably priced, and service was quick."
  • "The price was very affordable for the food."
  • "Prices reasonable for the portions."
  • "Given the low prices, we were overall very pleased with our dinner."
  • "Total hit was £20 per person so I'll go back and try more."
  • "Overall good prices for anywhere, and a steal for Central London."
  • "Menu is very reasonably priced for Central London."

Cons:

  • "The caveat with the place however is the portion sizes. While my portion was large, my friend's Beef Rendang was small in comparison and that did not include the rice, he had to buy the rice separately."
  • "However dont think I will go again, as there are other places in the local area which are much better. And prices little steep as well."
  • "Little bit expensive but expected for central location."
  • "We ended up spending a great fortune on this unsatisfactory meal."
  • "Price was on the higher side, and there is no kids menu."
  • "The chilli crab is amazing but very expensive for what it is."
  • "Food though is average for London prices."

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