Lacto
Indian
Beer/Wine
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Large Indian restaurant. The menu has a vegetarian section. Vegans need to ask which items are or can be served vegan. Open Mon-Sat 12:00-23:00, Sun 15:00-23:00.


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12 Reviews

First Review by Sernicki

RubyMay

Points +412

Vegan
04 Nov 2023

Seems like lots of vegan options, it’s a shame we didn’t like it!

Staff are friendly and know which dishes are vegan. I don’t think anything is labelled vegan on the menu but there are choices. I just had poppadoms and a vegetable dupiaza. Poppadoms we’re ok and the dupiaza was not very good. It tasted a bit like it had come out of a jar rather than homemade. Wouldn’t rush back to this Indian.

Pros: Friendly staff, Seems lots of choices

Cons: Nothing clearly labelled vegan on the menu, Not very nice

savilla

Points +136

Vegan
05 Sep 2023

Comforting Indian food

The menu had some vegan labeled items, and we were able to modify some vegetarian items to be cooked with coconut milk instead of dairy! Staff was knowledgeable. Large portions, warm delicious Indian food.

Pros: Decent price , Easily modified to make vegan, Delicious

MellanieNoise

Points +44

Vegan
22 Nov 2022

You have to ask which meals are vegan

On the menu only vegetarian meals are checked so you have to ask what is vegan. But the service is very nice and helpful.
You have to spend min 14 pounds per person but the food is not cheap so no problem on doing that with one order.
Food is very tasty and its very nice indian restaurant.

Updated from previous review on 2022-11-22

Pros: Different levels of spiciness , Lots of vegan option , They can prepare you meals that aren't on the menu

Cons: Expensive , You have to ask for which food is vegan

lfusfeld

Points +247

Vegan
08 Aug 2022

Good Indian food

The staff was helpful in identifying what could be vegan. They don’t use butter ghee there. The food was tasty, exactly what we were looking for.

Pros: Reasonable prices , Tasty

Serieusaboutfood

Points +48

Vegan
02 Aug 2019

Nice place!

We went here twice because the food was so good and the staff is very friendly. They were helpfull in pointing out what meals were vegan. Wish i could give 5 stars😄

Pros: Friendly staff

Cons: The vegan dishes arn’t marked on the menu

Anuky

Points +61

Vegan
25 Feb 2019

Great vegan options

Loved it, great vegan options fast serving and cozy atmosphere.

Pros: Vegan options, Reasonable price, Fast

MargitWiltschek

Points +38

Vegan
25 Sep 2018

Good Indian Restaurant.

Vegan Options, friendly Staff.

PaolaNell

Points +272

Vegan
17 Aug 2017

Perfect Indian vegan meal, love it!

Really good Indian food, super nice staff, a lot of vegan options! Love it

TrixieFirecracker

Points +4061

Vegan
28 Nov 2016

Insulting service

I visited here in August and I'm sure I meant to contact Happy Cow months ago to questions where it was appropriate to keep this restaurant listed.

I think I'm being conscientious when I check places are still open and bookmark them... *How about you read the reviews?*. It was only as I entered that I saw the three reviews on here were from 2008, 2009, and 2012.

I thought I'd start with asking if the vegetable pakora was ok for vegans... she looks at me and shakes her head "No.." Me: "Does it have milk...egg...?" "Yes". "What about the samosa or onion bhaji?" Again she kind of grimaced and shook her head.

Then we went to the mains. Tarka Daal? No, it has cream/ghee, I can't remember which. Well, of course it does. Then we were told that that type of food isn't what they do - "because it doesnt taste as nice that way" - and Indian Ocean around the corner was better for vegetarians. Good to know when we were already sitting with two pints. Basically, some Indian restaurants cook fresh to order, but I got the feeling these guys want to cook fast, serve fast, and get their tables back for the next round of paying customers. Faffing about with replacing ghee with a veg oil won't fly.

So, we were told any veg curries except the daal were ok, so we enquired about another two and were told they weren't suitable either. Some dishes clearly said they were cooked with butter, cream or ghee, but others didn't but they were, too. We went with a potato curry and a cauliflower curry which were listed as vegetable sides but we asked for them as mains. At this point she said we could have most of the chefs main curries with vegetables but I like potatoes and I like cauliflower and couldn't be bothered with the vagueness of "vegetables" and potentially having to dissect it for chunks of mushrooms - the only vegetable I don't like.

Food came in less than 10 minutes. The chapattis were lovely. Curries were fine. When the bill came it was around £9.50/£9.95 for each main when the veggie chefs mains were £8.95 so I'm sure the prices were bumped up, possibly as minimum spend per person on food was £12.95. The staff whom we didn't need to engage with in as much dialogue were friendly and prompt and the food we ended up with satisfactory but was regardless a disappointing experience overall.

Pros: The chapattis, None, None

Cons: Very insulting server and disinterested, Minimum spend per person on food, Menu confusing and not that much for vegans

Tara HD

Points +781

Vegan
03 Aug 2012

Good indian food, vegan options

They have several vegetarian dishes on their menu, some of which can be made vegan. I liked the food.

sherill

Points +128

Vegetarian
09 May 2009

Good food and selection

The Rajah has good food and a nice atmosphere. Staff is attentive and helpful if you tell them you are vegetarian or vegan. They will make suggestions and recommendations as to what you can have with your dietary restrictions. My husband and I enjoyed eating there when we were visiting Inverness a couple years back and would go again if we return to the area.

Sernicki

Points +390

Vegan
19 Jul 2008

Nice place to eat

I visited this place while attending a wedding at the weekend. Once the waiter knew we were vegan then he pointed out all the options available to us. The food itself was very tasty and good size portions and the price was fair for the food we got. Worth a visit and make sure you tell them you are vegan (if this applies) as they can prepare certain dished with out ghee.

Pros: Tasty, Fair selection

Cons: Not 100% veggie




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