Gate Of India — Restaurant in Rotterdam

This diminutive Indian spot a few hundred meters west of Centraal, while not elegant, is a nice place for a good meal. It is perhaps a 10 - minute or so walk from the station. It is not hard to find as the restaurant facade is unobtrusive and matched to the neighborhood.

The woman who waited on me was rather pleasant and accommodating. The menu offered several tempting favorites. I started with a red Dal Soup that was quite good. For my main, I had Chana Chicken, which was chicken with chickpeas in a red curry. It was excellent. It was accompanied by a salad and a small bit of vegetable curry. I also ordered Peshwari Naan. It was all terrific. The curry was very tasty and the Naan was extremely well done.

The prices were very reasonable. With a can of sparkling water to drink, my bill came to €21.50. I was very happy with the value. One thing that should be noted is that they did not accept cards. Only cash payment...

Chicken was raw on the inside of most parts of my meal. Owner told me he would send someone to my place to verify before issuing a refund. An hour later he proceeds to tell me that there’s nothing wrong with the food and that it’s probably not to my taste. I go see him in the restaurant to make him try the raw chicken. As he tries it I hear a crunch of the raw chicken and looks at with me a straight face telling me it’s fine. I then tell him that if I am sick tomorrow because of his raw chicken that I would come back. He responds with “you can’t get sick from raw chicken”. Never going back to this place and I don’t recommend it to anyone. I’ve gone to many Indian places before so I also don’t appreciate being questioned by the owner that it’s...

Best Indian in Rotterdam, by the quality and 'homemadeness' of the food.

However, this is not high cuisine. It's a family business, made with family unity and love, and that's what makes their food great.

This, at the same time is their weakness: there is not much restaurant experience in the team managing the place, no alcohol served in the restaurant, there is no amazing service. Sometimes the food tastes more salty, sometimes more spicy, depending on the mood of the Chef.

These are just a family who cook amazing and, from what I have heard compete, with the best 50-euro-p.p Indian restaurant...