Rempah Ratus - Banana Leaf Cafe - South Indian Cuisine — Restaurant in George Town

I was brought here by a friend who gives high praise for the food. This is an Indian restaurant serving authentic Indian food. The restaurant has air conditioning, it's clean and has a spacious seating area. I was greeted by the manager, he is presentable, polite and soft spoken. He took our order. I ordered a mutton varuval set and thali set. The mutton was so flavourful, cooked to perfection. The meat is so tender and the mutton fat literally melts in your mouth. Thali set comes with multiple vegetables. The curry, dhal and other vegetables are nice.

Two things that need improvement are service speed and also accuracy of taking orders. For instance.. I ordered a mutton varuval set.. when the manager repeated and verified our orders, everything was correct. But when the dishes came to our table, it was wrong. Worst of all, I am paying for the double order because the waiter took the correct dish away when I told him what I ordered. No one verified with me what I ordered. So I thought whatever was left on the table was the correct one, and so I started to eat. But later, he came back with my meal which was the correct one. So now I have two. That did ruin my dining experience a little.

Parking is otherwise limited around this area during lunch time.

Overall, my disappointed dining experience aside, I am very satisfied with the food, and highly recommend the...

Rempah-ratus is definitely became one of my favourite Banana Leaf Restaurant. 😋

This restaurant is located at an heritage building. The interior is simple yet modern. They have upper floor which can accommodate around 30 people. Suitable for birthday parties and other functions.

The manager, Mr Francis is very friendly and attentive. Loved the hospitality.

Food in “Rempah-ratus” (Spices) is “cukup rasa” (spot on). Really loved their Thali set which comes with Basmathi Rice, 3 types of vege, 2 types of gravy, Rasam, Raita, Papadam and mor milagai (a delicious crisp chilli marinated in yogurt and sun-dried). À la carte menus and set menus are really good.👍🏻 The most important thing is the dishes free from MSG…👏🏻

We ordered chicken varuval, tenggiri fish fry and masala omelette as side dishes. Everything was delicious and the portions also good for the price. À la carte side dishes can shared by 2-3 people.

I will give extra star for the rasam and mango pickle 🤤

We finished the meal with hot beverages. The extra hot chai and bru coffee are must try.

Will definitely recommend this restaurant to my family and friends. Will visit more to try out other dishes. Rempah-Ratus certainly Cukup Rasa..🫡

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I was very satisfied with my meal in this restaurant. I had the veg thali set and chicken chettinad with lemon soda drink. The food was delicious, tasted like a home cooked meal and was up to my expectation.

The thali set consists of basmati rice, 3 curries (chicken curry, sambar, rasam), 3 vegetable side dish (tofu sambal, cabbage stir fry and ladies finger stir fry), raita and appalam which were perfect in portion for a hearty meal.

The chettinad chicken was equally good with a rich spice taste which stands for the name of the restaurant itself.

The lemon soda was refreshing and paired well with my meal but in my opinion RM11 is a little too pricy for it.

However, I would have enjoyed the rasam better if the tanginess was reduced. I also would love to see a sweet/ dessert serving added in the thali set in the future.

My overall experience having dinner in this restaurant was good as the ambience was conducive and the waiters were friendly too.

p.s. please request for extra inji puli with your thali set as it's really scrumptious... reminds me of my...