As an Indian who is often skeptical of the restaurants around the Bay, I was quite impressed by this.Good value for money, overall good flavor (not too whitewashed lol), great service, nice ambiance.Wish the best to this restaurant and hope they include more South Indian dishes in the future!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Alex T.
I came here on sunday around 430pm because i was craving for Indian food. Found this place on Yelp and decided to give it a try. I ordered chicken tikka masala and my fiance got a coconut chicken curry. We also ordered garlic naan. Wow it did not disappoint me at all. The food is super delicious and big portion as well. Garlic naan is bomb we had to order another one. Overall i'm happy i chose a right decision to come here. Service is great and i love the vibe here. We also ordered hot chai and it's bomb. We will definitely come back to try the other dishes on the menu! Highly recommended!!
Scott Sibley
Came here for restaurant week and will return. Friendly people, good value and fun decor.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Lamb Vindaloo, Curry Chicken
R R
I don't think Indians will like the food here, most reviews are from non Indians. IMO this is below average Indian food. The pakoras are weird. The chicken tandoori was red in color but tasteless with carelessly roasted onions and peppers. The nans were flat and thick.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Yeshasvi M.
Great tasting food, cheap prices, would recommend the Baingan Bharta, and the Chicken Tikka Masala.
Elizabeth M.
We found this place on Google Maps (we were craving Indian food). Solid place! Can only speak for vegetarian options. Matar paneer was really good; we loved how flavorful it was. The blend of spices with the tomato-onion curry worked really well. Malai kofta was also good. The dumplings for the malai kofta were not gummy. They were soft/melts-in-your-mouth texture (we've had issues with other Indian restaurants where malai kofta dumplings were super gummy). We got bhel puri as an appetizer - would highly recommend this dish. If you're looking for spicy Indian food, this place leans on the "milder" side. Service was great, the restaurant has a very welcoming atmosphere. We loved the decor. Would come back again!
Sandy R.
Great new Indian place gave me a free sample of their vegan mango lassi. They have regular too and both are delicious. Very nice owner & I hope he is able to open a full there in the long run for some interesting cocktails too. We ordered a bunch of take away and it is all delicious. The samosas and lassi are a whole meal for me right now so I will know more about the other dishes when I get to the leftovers. I did try them quickly & everything was great so I highly recommend you go in and welcome our new restaurant! And don't worry, Café Colucci just moved to San Pablo.
Tiffany Y.
Solid Indian place in Oakland! Service was very accommodating and lots of variety of the menu. As appetizers, we tried the Tandoori Chicken ($16) and Bhel Puri ($9). I really enjoyed the Bhel Puri with all the textures and tamarind sauce. For an entree, we did family style and had the Chicken Coconut Curry ($17), Shahi Paneer ($16), Lamb Korma ($18), and another chicken one. My favorites were the Shahi Paneer and Chicken Coconut Curry because they were super flavorful. There was definitely a good amount of spice to all of them because we were just continuously ordering more rice to survive the heat. The garlic naan was also good, but it was pretty thin and I prefer the fluffier ones. Overall, I'd come here again since there are so many options but it was a bit on the pricier side for me.
Sanura D.
I ordered takeout from here and I got the lamb vindaloo, dal mahkni and garlic naan. The curries were pretty bland and not medium spicy like what I ordered. The dal was watered down and not as good as other restaurants I have been to. And the naan was warm but not was soft and fluffy as other naans I have had. I won't be ordering from here again and if you're an Indian food lover like myself, you wouldnt either.
Jon Carver
Really delicious food that was prepared for take-out quickly. Super friendly staff made the brief interaction refreshing and memorable.
Picked up some takeout the other night and found it to be some of the most delicious Indian food I've eaten over 50+ years in various countries, including India. I like to try standards with a new place, so the Saag Paneer and Chicken Tikka Masala were first and I would order them again in a heartbeat. The channa dal was undercooked for my taste, but since the sauce the channa were cooked in was exquisite I am imagining this is purposefully their style and not a cooking error. I agree with others that the spicing is a little more hot than other restaurants, so if you would normally order medium or low medium you might want to ask for mild. It still had a lovely light heat to it.
Alan M.
We made our first visit to Rasoi this evening and found the food to be absolutely first class. My girlfriend much enjoyed the Lamb Tikka Marsala with a rich flavor and a dish full of character; my choice was the Chicken Saag with spinach and a long time favorite of mine......maybe a little dry on this occasion and still most enjoyable. We both agree that their dishes lean to the spicy side and more spicy than was described to us.... Something to be aware of when ordering! Service is very polite and friendly if a little slow. The ambiance is notably warm and we loved the beautiful ceiling, as others have already mentioned. Altogether most enjoyable and we plan to return
Jose L R.
The food of this place is really good, it deserves 5 stars. Indian food is my favorite, and I was really impressed by the flavor of all the things we tried.
Jack L.
Been craving Indian for a while and figured this spot near Berkeley would be fun to try. It was fairly empty during lunch on Friday. While the server seemed friendly enough, he was multitasking with kitchen prep so we had to wait a bit to be seated, give our order, and even pay the bill. They do have lunch specials where you get rice, naan, chicken/veggie/lamb dish (12 oz), and veggies. It's a good deal considering that the dish by itself is 16 oz. We ended up with orders of chicken tikka masala, veggie korma, and lamb in the coconut curry. While we asked for mild, it was a bit spicer than we expected and that kind of made it hard to enjoy the meal. They did offer us some yogurt to help us out. The veggie korma also didn't quite have the same sweet, creamy flavor from other places. The chicken in the tikka masala was decent though as it wasn't too dry like most places that use chicken breast.
Janeth Alexandra Perea Santacruz
The food is delicious, very authentic and for me as a Colombian they were new flavors to my palate... I would return without a doubtKid-friendliness: You can choose the level of spiciness... My girl enjoyed it
As an Indian who is often skeptical of the restaurants around the Bay, I was quite impressed by this.Good value for money, overall good flavor (not too whitewashed lol), great service, nice ambiance.Wish the best to this restaurant and hope they include more South Indian dishes in the future!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
I came here on sunday around 430pm because i was craving for Indian food. Found this place on Yelp and decided to give it a try. I ordered chicken tikka masala and my fiance got a coconut chicken curry. We also ordered garlic naan. Wow it did not disappoint me at all. The food is super delicious and big portion as well. Garlic naan is bomb we had to order another one. Overall i'm happy i chose a right decision to come here. Service is great and i love the vibe here. We also ordered hot chai and it's bomb. We will definitely come back to try the other dishes on the menu! Highly recommended!!
Came here for restaurant week and will return. Friendly people, good value and fun decor.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Lamb Vindaloo, Curry Chicken
I don't think Indians will like the food here, most reviews are from non Indians. IMO this is below average Indian food. The pakoras are weird. The chicken tandoori was red in color but tasteless with carelessly roasted onions and peppers. The nans were flat and thick.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Great tasting food, cheap prices, would recommend the Baingan Bharta, and the Chicken Tikka Masala.
We found this place on Google Maps (we were craving Indian food). Solid place! Can only speak for vegetarian options. Matar paneer was really good; we loved how flavorful it was. The blend of spices with the tomato-onion curry worked really well. Malai kofta was also good. The dumplings for the malai kofta were not gummy. They were soft/melts-in-your-mouth texture (we've had issues with other Indian restaurants where malai kofta dumplings were super gummy). We got bhel puri as an appetizer - would highly recommend this dish. If you're looking for spicy Indian food, this place leans on the "milder" side. Service was great, the restaurant has a very welcoming atmosphere. We loved the decor. Would come back again!
Great new Indian place gave me a free sample of their vegan mango lassi. They have regular too and both are delicious. Very nice owner & I hope he is able to open a full there in the long run for some interesting cocktails too. We ordered a bunch of take away and it is all delicious. The samosas and lassi are a whole meal for me right now so I will know more about the other dishes when I get to the leftovers. I did try them quickly & everything was great so I highly recommend you go in and welcome our new restaurant! And don't worry, Café Colucci just moved to San Pablo.
Solid Indian place in Oakland! Service was very accommodating and lots of variety of the menu. As appetizers, we tried the Tandoori Chicken ($16) and Bhel Puri ($9). I really enjoyed the Bhel Puri with all the textures and tamarind sauce. For an entree, we did family style and had the Chicken Coconut Curry ($17), Shahi Paneer ($16), Lamb Korma ($18), and another chicken one. My favorites were the Shahi Paneer and Chicken Coconut Curry because they were super flavorful. There was definitely a good amount of spice to all of them because we were just continuously ordering more rice to survive the heat. The garlic naan was also good, but it was pretty thin and I prefer the fluffier ones. Overall, I'd come here again since there are so many options but it was a bit on the pricier side for me.
I ordered takeout from here and I got the lamb vindaloo, dal mahkni and garlic naan. The curries were pretty bland and not medium spicy like what I ordered. The dal was watered down and not as good as other restaurants I have been to. And the naan was warm but not was soft and fluffy as other naans I have had. I won't be ordering from here again and if you're an Indian food lover like myself, you wouldnt either.
Really delicious food that was prepared for take-out quickly. Super friendly staff made the brief interaction refreshing and memorable.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Picked up some takeout the other night and found it to be some of the most delicious Indian food I've eaten over 50+ years in various countries, including India. I like to try standards with a new place, so the Saag Paneer and Chicken Tikka Masala were first and I would order them again in a heartbeat. The channa dal was undercooked for my taste, but since the sauce the channa were cooked in was exquisite I am imagining this is purposefully their style and not a cooking error. I agree with others that the spicing is a little more hot than other restaurants, so if you would normally order medium or low medium you might want to ask for mild. It still had a lovely light heat to it.
We made our first visit to Rasoi this evening and found the food to be absolutely first class. My girlfriend much enjoyed the Lamb Tikka Marsala with a rich flavor and a dish full of character; my choice was the Chicken Saag with spinach and a long time favorite of mine......maybe a little dry on this occasion and still most enjoyable. We both agree that their dishes lean to the spicy side and more spicy than was described to us.... Something to be aware of when ordering! Service is very polite and friendly if a little slow. The ambiance is notably warm and we loved the beautiful ceiling, as others have already mentioned. Altogether most enjoyable and we plan to return
The food of this place is really good, it deserves 5 stars. Indian food is my favorite, and I was really impressed by the flavor of all the things we tried.
Been craving Indian for a while and figured this spot near Berkeley would be fun to try. It was fairly empty during lunch on Friday. While the server seemed friendly enough, he was multitasking with kitchen prep so we had to wait a bit to be seated, give our order, and even pay the bill. They do have lunch specials where you get rice, naan, chicken/veggie/lamb dish (12 oz), and veggies. It's a good deal considering that the dish by itself is 16 oz. We ended up with orders of chicken tikka masala, veggie korma, and lamb in the coconut curry. While we asked for mild, it was a bit spicer than we expected and that kind of made it hard to enjoy the meal. They did offer us some yogurt to help us out. The veggie korma also didn't quite have the same sweet, creamy flavor from other places. The chicken in the tikka masala was decent though as it wasn't too dry like most places that use chicken breast.
The food is delicious, very authentic and for me as a Colombian they were new flavors to my palate... I would return without a doubtKid-friendliness: You can choose the level of spiciness... My girl enjoyed it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5