Rajdoot Restaurant — Restaurant in Stroud

A rather disappointing meal. I have eaten here many times in the past but felt the standards had fallen this time. The greeting was warm and friendly as always. The service was swift as we were the only people in the restaurant....a little too quick to clear away plates after our starter as 2 of our group were still eating so had to hold onto their plates. I'm not sure if it is a cultural thing but one of the staff could be heard snorting every 5 minutes or so throughout the meal. To hear someone snorting up through his nose every few minutes was awful...had it not been a birthday meal we would have left as it is a disgusting sound to hear throughout a meal!! The food was mixed. The vegetable biryani was flavoursome but the vegetable dhansak was lacking in any flavour other than heat!! We brought this to the attention of the staff who said they would bring another out in a few minutes. In 3-4 minutes another came tasting exactly the same. It is impossible to cook a fresh one in 3 minutes so it looks like we were given more of the same. It was left uneaten as it was tasteless...sadly we had to pay for it. The naan bread was tasty but swimming in oil...the oil sat in a pool in the middle of the bread. We hoped pudding might save the meal but we were brought one dessert menu and told that they only had 3 things on the menu..... no kulfi icecream which we had hoped for....we paid and left. Such a disappointing but expensive meal, sadly after many years of going here we will not be returning. The food wasn't great but the constant snorting from one member of staff made...

Mediocre food... Shockingly bad service. Booked a table for four and asked to be seated at the front rather than in the booths. When we arrived there was a table free but we were told they were very busy and we were seated at the back. The tiny booths make it feel like you're on a train (and not a classy one!), and there is not enough room to fit four main dishes let alone any side orders. Also the waiter was passing us hot dishes as he could not reach the far side properly. Waiter offered no help with choosing dishes even though one member of the party was undecided, and even when asked to give us five minutes he walked away and came straight back. He also refused to take drink orders as that was a different waiter's job. When the food arrived, empty bottles were left on an already cluttered table even when we asked for them to be cleared. Food was at best mediocre, and overpriced. Had to ask for ice as the bottled beers were not cold. The service was just so unfriendly. And to top it all, the table we had asked for remained empty all night!! Have been to Rajdoot many times over the years, but never again. Will be going to The Passage To India in Nailsworth from now on where the waiters smile and the food...

I used to visit the Rajdoot when I lived in Stroud over 20 years ago and the service & food were excellent then. In the last year I have been visiting again with my 11 year old son and he describes it as his favourite place in the world to eat! To my surprise there are still some of the same familiar faces there and they could not be more welcoming to us. They have converted my son from being unsure about curry to him wanting to go as many times as we can! He really enjoys how welcome everyone makes him feel and he runs into the restaurant in front of me to shake everyone's hand.

The food is excellent, and unlike some other places we have tried, you can tell it is made from fresh ingredients and not simply warming up a standard set of pre-made basic sauces with a few additions. If the restaurant is busy you may have to wait longer for food but I would always be happy to choose this over warmed up options. The staff are always keen to make sure popadoms, drinks and starters are served quickly while you wait for main dishes to be prepared.

This is without doubt our favourite place to eat and I can see my son coming back here in 20 years time just...