Arojj Dii — Restaurant in Göteborgs Stad

Yet another Thai place in Gothenburg. Arojj Dii, located near Chalmers on the rather quiet Viktor Rydbergsgatan tends to be a popular recommendation among University-related people. How does it hold up?

It was a moody Thursday lunch when I went to Arojj Dii. During lunch, everything in Swedish restaurants changes, so it was no surprise that the menu was a bit different. A small sign informs about the lunch deal. Basically everything but some special dishes is part of it. No drinks included, but a side salad.

When it comes to vegan options, the options decrease significantly upon asking the staff. Basically only two types of curry can be made vegan. Kaeng Massaman (peanut curry) and Kaeng Kra Ree (yellow curry). I opted for the latter, a simply one with some vegetables, tofu and potatoes, served with rice.

After a short wait it already arrived on IKEA färgklar plates that I have at home myself. Quite a funny coincidence. The curry itself is filled with your typical ingredients in such an establishment. Pre-cut carrots, potatoes and tofu, straight from the wholesaler-package.

So, it is bland. Low quality ingredients meet a simple and all too oily yellow curry. It’s alright and what you expect at this location for this price-point, but I still find it disappointing.

The main problem hereby is not the food itself, but that as a vegan you are bound to two options of bland curry and not even stir-fry was an option. Lack of options, busy atmosphere and an underwhelming lunch deal (no drink, come on!) don’t really make the place shine.

All in all not the worst place I have eaten Thai food in, but also just not good. Cheap ingredients, low effort curry and rather unpleasant staff don’t make Arojj Dii a place to get back to.

Arojj Dii is your typical Thai restaurant in Sweden. Cheap ingredients, dishes by the book, some low-budget atmosphere. As a vegan, you are lucky if they understand what that entails. Nothing too wrong with it, just highly underwhelming and considering there is no lack of other places, you might as well...

Employees have told us the food was vegan when it wasn’t, 3 DIFFERENT TIMES! The first time I went here I asked specifically which plates could be made vegan and was told that only the red and green curry could be made vegan. I ordered these several times. Then I was told by a separate worker months later that these could not in fact be made vegan and only two other dishes could be made that way. I was shocked and explained how someone else had told me the opposite. The woman very confidently said that the initial worker was wrong and that only these two other dishes could be vegan because the red and green curries have shrimp in the sauce which most employees don’t know. I was upset because I feel like restaurants should be very careful about giving out misinformation about the food they are serving, especially when someone could have an allergy to shrimp. I understand that accidents happen and I asked her to talk with the staff to make sure everyone knows so that this doesn’t happen again. She assured me she would. The last time I went in I tried to order one of the dishes she said and asked if it was vegan, and the employee responded “Yes, all dishes can be made vegan.” I was shocked!! Three employees saying all different things. Mistakes happen but I feel like this is really unacceptable. Restaurants have the responsibility to know what they are serving you, and if an employee tells a customer something that is false, there should be some sort of repercussion, at the very least a talk with the staff. It’s a shame because I really like this place, I think it’s delicious and relatively cheap, but the casual misinformation from three different employees is simply unacceptable. They should know what they are serving. If I had known it was not vegan, I would not have bought it but because they told me false information about their food several times, I did end...

I’ve been to this restaurant three times now because the food is genuinely good ,it’s what keeps me coming back. However, during my most recent visit, I had a disappointing experience with one of the staff members.

After I placed my order, he asked me where I wanted to sit. I initially chose a table, but then changed my mind because it was near the entrance and a lot of people were coming in,it was lunchtime, and I didn’t feel comfortable eating with so many people constantly passing by. So I decided to move to a another table in a quieter spot. The staff member didn’t say anything directly rude, but his facial expression was very unfriendly he wasn’t smiling and seemed irritable when responding to me. It made the moment uncomfortable, especially with other customers watching.

After checking the restaurant’s page, I noticed another review mentioning a similar experience with staff behavior. I’m not sure if it was the same person, but it does raise concerns about the customer serivice here. I truly believe that anyone working in hospitality should be approachable and respectful, especially in a busy setting.

The food is still worth mentioning it’s great but I hope the management seriously looks into staff attitude. Good food should be matched with...