My wife and I stopped by for a friend's 30th birthday on a Sunday evening. A local to this restaurant, our friend only had good things to say about the food and the staff, and I have to agree.
This is your typical Bangladeshi family-ran British-Indian eatery, but the guys here do it so well. All too often I see places like this lose their motivation and spark after years of service, but the guys at Rajbari still have buckets of it - the food was wonderful, and served hot & fresh with a smile and a laugh. Nothing (within reason) is too big an ask - for example they put together a little dish for the kids which went down a treat. The meat/veg to masala/sauce ratio is pretty good, and the portion sizes are pretty bang on. At just over £10 for a filling two-course meal, I feel like I'm robbing them!
The interior of the restaurant could do with a little TLC, but don't get me wrong - the place is clean and a nice place to stop for a meal out; they even have nice quality toilet paper lol. They have a cool selection of non-alcoholic drinks and desserts, which we didn't get to try on this occasion.
I wish these guys continuing success with Rajbari - this cuisine is slowly dying out, and the gents aren't going down without a fight (sorry for the cheesy...
Read morePlanned a family dinner after hearing good things , turned to be one disaster , over priced , cold , average portion food to start with , the fish fry was not crumbed properly ,chicken with green chili was super hard and no taste like palak murgh then a popular Bengali recipe .Another disaster was the simple basanti pulao. It was bland , over boiled and looks like chef was in hurry .The kitchen is made in near a loft of the main entrance which says all about the hygienic condition of kitchen and the quality dishing out .Fancy Bengali eateries are popping up every where but sad to say basic preparations also they...
Read moreThe Rajbari was recently sold and brought due to a family tragedy, the previous owner and chef made amazing Indian food with so much flavour and care, since being sold the food is very bland and watered down and the chicken is not fresh, you can tell there’s no care in the food now, just been brought as a successful business hoping for an easy ride but by the way there food is now it’ll be over before it’s even started, I’ve had this Indian 3 times recently and all been very disappointing, won’t be ordering again, there’s many better Indians in rugeley I suggest going to one of them rather than the inevitable...
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