Raja Indian Cuisine Restaurant in Cambridge

Excellent service and great authentic food. Enjoyed every mouthful. Very mixed menu with loads of options from the traditional to the more regional.

Thank you for the tiny free cheesecake, but it would have been better if you’d sent the salad we paid for. Not the first time order has been short. ?!?

A lovely family run Indian restaurant with great food, lovely service and a very pleasant atmosphere. The food is every bit as good as the famous Rusholme curry mile (sadly now largely defunct) if not better. We will definitely come here again.

Friendly staff and amazing food

Simple setting but the food is excellent. We rediscovered some Indian classics but with a twist and so subtle flavors. The stuffed naans were perfectly cooked (crispy outside still smooth inside) with excellent chutneys. The service was excellent inclusive of good advice and complementary dessert Our best indian experience for quite sometimes. Can only recommend Raja for all those reasons.

Been a regular for years and love this restaurant. On my last visit I was lucky enough to sample some new dishes that are being added to the menu which were delicious

🇴🇲The food is beyond good I recommend visiting, the staff is great

We had a very nice time at Raja. Fantastic atmosphere, great tasting food. We booked table for four a few hours before arriving. Highly recommended.

Great food and atmosphere. Friendly staff.

The presentation of the food and service was good enough, but the food itself did not meet my expectations. Overall, it was a good experience. I recommend everyone to try this restaurant.

Wonderful place! I ordered curry and Tandoori Roti and both are very delicious. The restaurant also serves peppermint water. Will come back next time!

Ordered from here on the 1st May. Food previously had been good in previous order. This time mint and mango chutney were missing and my coconut rice had been replaced with onion rice. Not impressed at all, especially as i dont like onion rice so my curry had no rice for it to go with, surely these things should be checked before sending out. Order #4928 deliveroo.

An Indian restaurant with many delicious tikka and biryani varieties The restaurant is quiet and not crowded, and we must book before arriving Fast service and reasonable price

Bangladeshi restaurant unfortunately serves alcohol

My favorite Indian restaurant in Cambridge! Wonderful atmosphere, great service and better food!

Very nice food and great service. We showed up a bit late in the evening but they served us anyway which was great. The atmosphere is good and everyone working there is very nice and helpful.

Food was delicious. We enjoyed it. But we didn't have masala tea. Waitress told, that they doesn't have a masala tea, because owner went now to India. Probably he took with him a kettle 🤣

My colleagues and I swung by the Raja last night for a last-minute dinner, and it was a fantastic experience! Even though we hadn't booked beforehand, they were really accommodating and sat us down right away. The staff was friendly and welcoming, which created a great atmosphere. The menu at Raja is extensive, offering a wide variety of dishes. This made it easy for everyone to find something they enjoyed, regardless of their spice preference. Overall, it was a great night out, and I'd definitely recommend checking out the Raja if you're looking for delicious Indian food in Cambridge.

The service was great! Very friendly! The food was delicious! Authentic Indian food in a great restaurant!

We chose this restaurant on Tripadvisor and we were totally satisfied. The owner and the young wait person were friendly and helpful and the food was delicious. They served a bottle of cold water with a very fresh mint stalk in it and it felt like a treat. The relishes were delicious. We ate a great meaI and the price was reasonable. We highly recommend.

It was such a delightful experience to have dinner at this very beautiful restaurant, the service was really good, the food was delicious and very authentically Eastern Indian, Thank you for a wonderful experience!

13 of us had a great evening at the Raja. The food was excellent. The staff were very attentive. Food recommendations from the staff were fantastic. We all had different types of meals so can’t individually recommend them but the feed back was that they were all lovely and tasty. Will definitely go back sooner than later. We liked the lay out and the metal plates to eat off, very traditional

Went to get some food supposed to be 25 percent off for takeaway was charged full price so was scammed and was told to pay as soon as

Was our first time in Cambridge, a very pleasant experience. Food was truly amazing. And service was great

We had the Thali. It was not too bad.

Really great food. The best food we had on our trip to Cambridge. Lovely small restaurant, great service and great value for money. Would recommend and go back if we’re on the area.

Fantastic food and service. Could not fault anything. It is very small so advisable to book. Will always choose this restaurant when visiting Cambridge.

Amazing food. Great recommendations. Lovely staff. Have been here three times and left very happy every time. Will be back!

Stunning in every way. The perfect Indian. Great individual menu, superb service and epic food. If I lived in Cambridge I would eat here every week.

Its a small Restaurant with great food and service. I can whole heartedly recommend the afghani lamb. I could've eaten a whole bathtubs worth. Its definetely in the mild side but is full of flavour

Wow I hope you’re hungry because the portions are big!!! Chicken dansak with onion rice and chips with green papadoms and free dip and it was absolutely amazing…. You have to try this one out guys I highly recommend it…..

What a fantastic evening with a group of friends to celebrate a 60th birthday. Waiting staff ( 2 lovely young ladies) were super friendly and great fun. You should be really proud of them as they were so brilliant. Food was amazing- all 12 of us had something different and everyone loved it so that’s always a great sign of consistency. Thanks for looking after us and we look forward to coming back again

Meal at Raja was spectacular! Celebrated a Friend’s Birthday there and they were superb in offering us free starters. The food was amazing, the staff is super attentive and it is honestly one of the best dining experiences in Cambridge.

The flavours are washed out, and the tandoori items are obviously cooked in a normal oven / grill and not a tandoor oven, a very disappointing lack of char on those. The gravy items fare better, maybe go with those. 1. samosa chaat - 6/10 2. meat platter - 5/10 (taste is for British, not Indian) (very mild, the coriander chutney is flat, the chicken they give is a pretty unimpressive breast piece) 3. afghani lamb - 8/10 mild but flavourful and cooked well, a star 4. garlic naan - 9/10, solid 5. tandoori chicken - 5/10 (absolutely no char, definitely not cooked in an actual tandoor oven)

We had a family meal - 7 of us. The food was really excellent, particularly the whole chicken, the thali and the mother India dish. The staff were very attentive and helpful. They were excellent with the kids. We will definitely be back. What a treat. Great decor and music too.

On Valentine’s Day I booked a table for me and my partner here , when we arrived the young lady was trying to speak to her boss about where we should be seated , her boss completely ignored her and took on a phone call instead and was prancing around the restaurant on the phone with the young lady chasing him and me and my partner was still stood by the door , we was ignored for about 10 minutes until the phone call then ended , he then walked over to us looked us both up and down like we where absolute rubbish , made us so uncomfortable how much of a disgusting look he gave both of us and then went on to say our table was gone somebody else has took it ! we was so embarrassed as we was leaving , he was the rudest man we’ve ever met and I wouldn’t recommend anyone coming here .

We had a great evening celebrating a family birthday. The menu is varied, food delicious, and service is fantastic. They could not have done more to make us feel welcome and enjoy our evening, including a surprise birthday cake 🎂. We will be visiting again soon 👍

I would give it a higher rating if I could! Honestly brilliant - brilliant food, brilliant staff, brilliant prices! Couldn’t be happier!

Raja and co are the loveliest people, and this food is nothing short of amazing! Celebrated a birthday here and the service was excellent. Special thanks to Ayb for making the evening so special

Visited on Feb 9th 2024 with friends to celebrate my birthday. Food and the service were both 10/10, we were well looked after by the staff and they went above and beyond to make sure we had a good evening! Would highly recommend.

Simply fantastic the best indian food I have ever had. Had a great lovely waiter very kind and helpful. Food didn't take long. Great!!

Extremely friendly. Normal prices. Plenty vegan options. Just had to give an additional tip.

We have visited this cosy restaurant many times as a couple and family and have never been disappointed. On this occasion, 16 December, it was for a family meal and we enjoyed our evening as always. My wife has a gluten, dairy and egg restriction but it is never a problem here, as the food is cooked fresh to order and the dishes can be modified. The menu is always varied and interesting and the dishes served are tasty and flavoursome. The staff here are always friendly, courteous and helpful and we especially liked reading about the history of the restaurant and owner. We would recommend to others and look forward to our next visit.

Food was extremely delicious. Came out over a great pace and we all had a great time.

What a great evening! Thank you Raja for a wonderful services ⭐️ Highly recommend 🥰 Will definitely be back again soon! Thanks, Mookie

The food and also the service by the waitress were really good. Unfortunately the evening ended with a very unpolite behavior of the Restaurant Manager. After one hour, we were told that we can not order more food and drinks. Then he asked us to pay and leave the restaurant in a very unpolite way, as he needed the table for other guests. Never again!

After a stressful day and long time at the hospital, I ordered food from here as I know this restaurant also good food that’s always tasty. However, I was met with the prudent staff who are incompetent and fail to see their own mistakes. The food when delivered was then dropped on the floor where the container then split and the staff insisted on me taking it. I then refused to which he took the food back to the restaurant ensuring I would have new food or a refund. He then never returned back with my food. And on calling the restaurant that had nothing to say other than insults and showed no care for the matter. So they made my bad day even worse.

Food was ok, service definitely not: The bill was presented when we hadn't finished yet. We made a reservation for 7 pm (and started earlier to be fair), but were asked to leave at 7:15 pm? ... Hint for the grumpy old man: Just politely ask next time if you would like to give the table away again ... Manners are key for the experience. PS: The rest of the staff (the young ones) were very nice and pleasant.

Unfortunately my first time here and i felt the biriyani i had was a bit bland and did not have enough flavour. Even with the lentil curry, it was still lacking something. But i’m happy with their timely service and enjoyed the poppadoms. Hope you don’t mind, but hopefully this feedback will help you. All the best

Loved the food and service especially from our server, Nima. She was polite and helped us with the menu. We lovedddd the butter chicken and a the garlic and cheese naan. The price was worth according to the food. Loved the place overall. Must go.

We visited Raj recently when on a short break to Grantchester to visit our daughter. We’d been to the restaurant previously and had a nice meal each time and were well looked after by the staff. But on our last visit the chef and front of house team surpassed even their own high standards. Ordering the Kashmir Lamb main course for the first time, that was superb, our compliments to the chef resulted in another portion of Kashmir plus rice and popadom all on the house. I can’t recommend the restaurant and the team enough. If you’ve not been then you simply have to go there. We’ll be back again in June for graduation and another excellent meal and experience. Thank you guys, see you June ‘24!

Ok, so the chicken in the curries was too dry, but this place still deserves 5 stars for food as the flavours were amazing. I have been eating and cooking Indian food for over 30 years and am often disappointed by Indian restaurants, but not this one. Everything tasted as it should and then some. The vindaloo was deliciously hot and sour without being overpowering, the ceylon filled your mouth with delicious coconut and subtle spice, the aubergine side dish really tasted of aubergine, the lime and cashew rice delicious and the only problem with the bread basket was I wanted to eat it all!

Mowgli beef was amazing, however the butter chicken was very bland and didn't really have any depth. Same can be said about the tandoori chicken. The lamb chops and kebabs that came in the raja grill was really top notch and so was the masala fries which I would say is a must try.

Worst butter chicken I’ve ever tried, somehow the sauce was basically flavourless, with the small hint of flavour being what I can only describe as brocolli water.

Food was delicious and had wonderful customer service

This is not a review of the restaurant per se, but of the staff and management: On 19 Nov 2023, along with 9 other people, I witnessed A MEMBER OF STAFF ASSAULT A MAN who was drunk (and probably homeless). It seems the man had entered the restaurant, but was on his way out. Staff pushed him very hard making him fall badly. He fell onto another person, but if he hadn't, his head would have hit the edge of the kerb and he would have been SERIOUSLY INJURED. A more senior member of staff defended his colleague, and refused to make a report to the police. (We rang the police, but they wouldn't accept a report from a third party.) I'd call this bad service and a bad atmosphere ‼️

Superb food with a wide range of authentic Indian flavors, but most importantly — above and beyond service from the staff. Me and my wife came here for our wedding anniversary and could not have chosen a better place. Thank you for making our day special. We will recommend to others warmly and will be back soon.

Nice and cosy restaurant in the heart of Cambridge. Good food and excellent service. Highly recommended.

The food was really good. Amazing Indian food and prices are higher than average but totally worth it. The ambience is really nice as well. The staff were very friendly and gave very good suggestions. Will definitely visit more often.

Staff are very nice, food is also great. The curry is very rich in flavour: I enjoy the afghani lamb the most.

Amazing food, very good prices for the quality and quantity. Highly recommended.

Excellent food , great service and family atmosphere

Visited while on holidays to the UK from Australia. The food, hospitality, aesthetics, and intentional care provided by the owner and workers was honestly 11/10 service, it was so lovely to feel taken care of after a long hot day (during the heat wave). Highly highly recommend. Was a lovely experience :)

The staff were absolutely amazing, very tentive and great attitude and help. Unfortunately just for us, the food wasn't to our taste. I think it caters more for the non Asian palette.

All a bit ‘meh’. Lovely people working there, ambience was ‘ok’. Food was so bland, so bland... Walked away feeling like I hadn’t had a curry?!

One of the busiest indian restaurant in Cambridge, lovely staff, lovely owner very gentle man......good food

Amazing quality food and plenty of it. Very reasonable pricing too. I had the Thali and it was superb. Great service with friendly staff. Amazing bonus of a birthday cake for my other half too. Thanks so much for a great evening.

Worst customer service I ever had. Very rude, ill mannered, pathetic. Dinning Table was oily and sticky. Don’t waste your time

The food is very authentic, with plenty of flavour. The menu is somewhat limited compared to "typical" Indian restaurants. That said, there's plenty of variety, so I'm sure everyone will find something. The service was very efficient but not overly friendly or flexible. One dish we wanted came with a certain rice, which we didn't particularly want, so we asked if we could swap it for another and pay any difference. The answer was an emphatic no, we would have to order the rice we wanted as an incremental dish, which we did. Also, on Sundays they offer free poppadoms and chutneys. We had one each, they charged us for them. We mentioned this. They said nothing in response but took the cost off and added a 10% service charge. We were going to leave a tip anyway, so no big deal but hopefully, this gives you a sense of the service and the way customers are treated. Would I go back? For the food, yes, but as an overall experience, doubtful.

Excellent Thalia and Aghani Lamb. Also loved the poppadums and chutneys

Sehr kleines aber feines und leckeres indisches Restaurant.

Welcoming service, good atmosphere (especially since they have refurbished). My partner who has been going to the Raja since it opened introduced it to me. Highly recommended!

Had a lovely meal! Last night we arrived late at night and the team we’re so accommodating to get a table for us. Great food, flavour so fresh and hot. 100% recommend!

Poor quality food, food tasteless, chicken was rock hard & undercooked with pink flesh in between. One of the staffs mannerism was appaling & we had to tell him not to serve us. We ordered boneless chicken but got something else with bone, the curry tasteless the worst I have eaten in my life, don't waste your time going there. There are better places in Cambridge. I know where not to go next time . Dr K.

Worst restaurant ever. I wouldn’t recommend to anyone. We had very bad experience. The manager was so rude when we ordering food. Very poor customer service. Never ever go to this restaurant. We spent £111 for 6 guests which is equal to £18.50 per person. We’ve been to so many restaurants in the UK. This was the first time that we were unwelcome in the restaurant and the manager doesn’t know how to speak to customer politely. Please don’t go.

Worst curry I’ve had in a while. Extremely overpriced, tiny portions, and no better than a basic ready meal. Have never been so upset about a meal out.

Very nice food and service was really great. I would pop in again if I'm ever in Cambridge.

Belle découverte à quelques minutes du centre historique de Cambridge. C’est vraiment très bon. Totalement frais. Et le service est d’une gentillesse remarquable. Allez-y les yeux fermés !

Poor quality Indian food. Disappointing experience

Worst food taste, not good taste at all. Not recommended

Great food, Shere Khan is a must try if you like a spicy dish!

Fantastic food, been about 12 months since my last visit, and still one of the best curries I have had.

I had a lovely and affordable meal at this family-owned Indian restaurant in Cambridge, I’d highly recommend going there for dinner due to the friendly staff and nice ambience!

Averagely overpriced food. The vegetable bhaji on our shared platter was very dry and obvious it’s prepared in advance and left on a hot plate / cupboard. The aubergine slice in batter was bland, tasteless. The sag paneer was very bland, not seasoned well, the tandoori roti wasn’t cooked fully and parts were raw. Very disappointed with the food. The chefs and wider team need to improve or this will damage their reputation, 😳

Food quantity is less for a higher price. We had to order paneer and its gravy separately (for the spice), which just sounds absurd. The chickpeas were bland too even after we told them to make it spicy. However, the atmosphere was good and the taste was not too bad.

Welcome greeting by staff excellent,Excellent food and presentation. Excellent customer service. The restaurant clean and tidy. A must visit this restaurant...

Had a really tasty meal here, chicken tikka ceylon was delicious and just the right amount of spice for me. Everyone in our group thoroughly enjoyed their meal. The mushroom rice was fluffy and tasty and the garlic naan perfect. If we lived closer this would be a new favourite.

Reading some of the reviews, I'm a bit confused as to whether these are pertaining to the same restaurant or not. My family & I found all the food to be fantastically flavoured. Great choices for all pallettes. Personally, I'd prefer it to be slightly more spicy, but that's not a criticism, it's just my taste. All dishes, including mango lassy drinks were very tasty. Highly recommend a visit to this restaurant and if we lived closer by, it'd become a regular visit.

Food was absolutely horrendous. Watered down, no flavour. Even the vindaloo was bland?!

The food is disgusting and the manager is very rude avoid avoid at all cost

Wow, better than all the restaurants on Brick lane together !! Once again the best !! Absolute magic❣️❣️❣️

Great atmosphere and service but I got Tikki Masala and it had an entirely different flavor than I’ve ever experienced. It was too sweet and very grainy, so while I appreciated the experience, I didn’t like the food at all.

Great service and wonderful food!

Unplanned visit turned out very well as we had a quick meal before going for a Saturday night out. The staff was friendly and accommodating to our needs before the closing hour. I look forward to visiting you next time with more time to enjoy your delicious food.

£34.. Chicken tikka masala For 1 course and 2 poppadoms...

A wonderful experience Food are delicious with excellent services Highly recommmended

Really amazing, loved the food and the staff were brilliant

Excellent food, great service and a relaxing atmosphere. Recommended.

Pretty amazing food. Staff are nice and welcoming.

Amazing curry and amazing customer service! My boyfriend and I get takeaway from here regularly and never have any complaints, always 10/10 in every regard.