Raj Bari
183 Hotwell Rd, Clifton, Bristol BS8 4SA, United Kingdom
4.5
204 reviews
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C9XM+VJ Bristol, United Kingdom
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Ordered the chicken bhuna, chicken biryani and aloo gobi. Food was aromatic and flavourful but with a complete lack of spiciness even though their menu said “medium”. Checked with the servers, who said it was supposed to be “mild” and “the British would find that spicy”. They offered green chillis to ensure that I “feel satisfied”, and charged £1 for a few whole chillis.
What made the experience worse was a server who asked a lot of personal questions which I found intrusive. He also assumed that food from my hometown were spicy, which the fact was the contrary.
Of note, they charged £6.3 for two papadoms and a condiment tray. While many Indian restaurants I have been to in this country offered them for free, at Raj Bari they were even more expensive than most of their starter options.
Maybe it was a meal that “The British” would enjoy, but for me it was certainly unpleasant.
Pictured is a plain naan, mushroom rice, prawn bhuna & lamb jalfrezi
The staff were brilliant from start to finish, I’ve booked to go back in 2 days with my mates
Thank you guys