Raj Douth Tandoori Cuisine — Restaurant in North Hertfordshire

Well I have to make a confession, I had not been back to the Raj Douth for about 10 years. Why? Because the last time I went the decor was awful, and more importantly the food was the same no matter what you ordered. There was a rumour flying around that the same sauce was being used on every dish, just with the meat and veg changed depending on your order. Well after being convinced to try it by friends I can only say I was made to EAT MY WORDS.

The place is much improved, the decor is welcoming and the staff welcoming especially the owner who had a certain “cheeky charm”. We visited on banquet night where for £13 I had a poppadom and starter of a mixed kebab, which was a large portion to say the least and cooked brilliantly with a good balance of spices. Followed by a Chilli Chicken Tikka Masala oh wow there was defo some heat to that curry but again great thick sauce with strong flavours, my only down side was the chicken was a little hard and overcooked, but overall good. Also included in the price was a rice, keema rice for me, which again well cooked and nice and moist which is nice for an Indian sometimes the rice can be to dry. Garlic nan was cooked well and did the job. All this for £13 how can...

Worst part is their service and arrogance. This restaurant barely have any people, and the day we went they were half filled and yet the waiter/reception acted as if they were too busy and did not even attend properly. Still we adjusted and took a table only to wait for nearly 45mins and saw another guest arguing with the waiter how disappointed she was and that she and her family have been waiting for 2hr for the food to arrive and that it was 10pm and gone past dinner time so decided to leave. Post this incident I waited further 15mins and eventually went up to the waiter and asked when the food will arrive. He rudely replied that it will be "way way way long!" that's his exact words. I then politely asked - if we should leave, for which he replied "Just Leave - with a loud tone! " it was shocking....to see a waiter speaking to their customers like this....its most disgusting. Infact - every other guest that evening were seriously disappointed, as either their order did not arrive in full or arrived too late. Worst restaurant i've ever been to!...

What a disappointment! I have never had "Chewy Chicken" before now. I had the Chicken in Ginger with Cashews, I think the chef totally forgot the Ginger and ate two thirds of the cashew nuts. My wife had the Chicken Korma which was "unpleasant" in her words, she too said the chicken was tough, I am not even sure how you can make chicken tough, perhaps it wasn't chicken? The pilau rice was warm but not hot. I have to admit, the Nan bread was very good. The service was not very good either, the waiter had insisted we must sit in the main dining area and not the side room, there was a large group of around 18 young men and 2 young women who were not only extremely noisy but also blocked the way through from the kitchen especially while being served so that other waiters could not attend to other guests. I am not sure why young (20 to 30 ish) people think that it is OK to F and Blind in a restaurant but there was no attempt to ask them to mediate their language. No, I was not impressed and I shall not be...