Rasa N16 in Hackney

Food is excellent, and good atmosphere but be careful when you pay, our bill was £24.95 per person and they charged me £62 for two. They basically overcharged me by £12. I had opted to not pay tip because they kicked us out as they only allow you to stay there 90 minutes because of train delays we were 20 min late in the beginning .

Everything on the menu we have tried is absolutely delicious, flawless friendly service and some of the best Indian food I've eaten. Can't recommend enough!

My favourite place to go out to eat! Staff are super friendly, and menu is so interesting & very reasonably priced.

This place is a delight. Super authentic dishes that are memorable. Price is good too

Good food but had booked a table for a specific time but waited 30 min at the entrance to be seated much later than the booking time, without getting any apologies from the staff. Felt unwelcome and like the staff didn't bother to consider us as they were already too busy.

Rasa has declined in quality to an almost unrecognisable degree

Great dinner at Rasa. We shared all dishes between the table - the mango curry in particular was a delicious surprise as part of the vegan feast. Since it comes with starters, mains and dessert, the feast is an amazing value for money option! Parking on a nearby road was absolutely fine in the evening.

Great food, Although as a family we are not full time vegetarians, i prefer food without the addition of poor quality meat particularly the MRM chicken that is prevalent in many restaurants. Rasa was Excellent value with so much flavour, across lots of shared dishes, I think Rasas has been doing the now fashionable small plates style of service for years but with out the hefty price tag

Delicious food and lovely staff

Don't look no further if you want to try the best Indian cuisine from Kerala in London! The staff is absolutely lovely and the food is delicious! Ideal if you have a dairy intolerance (like me).. and meat eaters will definitely enjoy it too! i absolutely love this place, and bring all my friends and family whenever they come visiting me in Stokie. Cheap considering quality of food and location.

Would highly recommend their onam sadhya. The service was very warming. Everyone working had a nice warm smile and made the festival day better.

Amazing restaurant. Left stuffed with food to spare for breakfast.

I regularly eat at Rasa, because it's flavourful, delightful, great portions and the staff is always kind and smiling, even when they're getting slammed. I highly recommend the Masala Dosa and Bagar baingan with lemon rice 🔥

Despite having a reservation, I had to wait more than 25 minutes with no communication from the staff about the delay. The management seemed clueless, showing a complete lack of organization and attention to the customers. When the food finally arrived, it was below average—definitely not worth the wait. On top of that, the service was extremely poor. There was no attentiveness from the staff, and the overall atmosphere felt disorganized and frustrating

Lovely buzzy restaurant !!! The food was delicious and the veg feast was great value for money. I think a bit more description about what you were getting on the feast would’ve been better. Lovely little pudding for my birthday too. It’s busy and quick paced, if you are looking for a quiet relaxing dinner, this might not be the place. The paneer is a must!

for under £20 per head for food and drink, this was a really fab spot for great vegetarian and vegan keralan food. next time i feel we should get the dosa as other table’s looked really good.

Good, but expensive for a vegetarian restaurant.

I love south Indian and Sri Lanka food, and Rasa delivered on both accounts. The feast is great value for money, just make sure you arrive with plenty of space in your stomach! Friendly owner and staff topped the day

The worst accessibility I have ever seen at a restaurant. Wheelchair inaccessible in every possible way. Large step at entrance, heavy door, narrow awkward corridor, no space to turn a wheelchair around the corners Great food and service, but accessibility just isn’t good enough.

Been there many times, always great food and great customer service. Book in advance though as it gets very busy on weekdays too.

Fabulous. Delicious. Inexpensive. Colourful. Flavoursome. Charming. Can’t recommend highly enough for spicy, interesting Indian vegetarian food. You won’t miss the meat! The restaurant has been going for decades and the founder is still there, managing the whole operation, greeting customers as though they were close family. Every dish is a winner.

I had a wonderful experience at this great establishment. Joyous food, lovely attentive staff and great value. My friends and I left with a skip in our step - but not too skippy as I was very full. Will be coming back for sure.

Food is good but could be great.

Always superb food and plenty of plant based options. Order the dosa 🌱👏

Excellent place. Brilliant staff, great food and worth trying for sure. Excellent for vegetarians. The food portions were great, and it felt so light and tasty. Would recommend the dosa’s and the paneer curry. The spinach in the curry is lovely. Have recommended to friends already. PS, the tamarind rice. Wow

Asked for two masala dosa and they packed one. Rate 10 pound for each. Is this joke or fraud..... not even gave coconut chutney...

Very good South Indian vegetarian and vegan food. Some dishes are unnecessarily vegetarian instead of vegan because they use butter ghee instead of vegetable ghee or oil. Their parathas were amazing but are no longer vegan, which is a shame. The acoustics aren't great. It can get very noisy, especially if there's a group. Nonetheless, the place is good value for money.

Recommended by family. This was our second visit. Absolutely fantastic. We travel down from St Albans to meet London - based family. The food is exceptional, fresh and original. The masala dosa is culinary bliss. The staff are efficient, friendly and attentive. Added to this, it is very cheap. TO THE OWNERS - OPEN ONE IN ST ALBANS. Our city has no vegetation Indian restaurants. You would be very welcome and successful, I ‘m sure.

Train your staff some table etiquette!!! We were a group of 7 work colleagues and our Keralan experience ended on a sour note. Wish the staff had been trained for some table etiquette. Just as we sat down, in matter of 10 minutes, the guy serving us came thrice asking for drinks.. I mean let us settle down a bit! Then while placing the order for mains, I started with breads because that page was open on menu for me, but the guy insisted to start with “Dosa, then mains, then breads”. And when I stopped, he goes, “ this is it” ! One of those restaurants which want you to order more, glad I didn’t budge and we ordered enough food which we were able to finish happily. They seemed to be in a great rush to serve and make us leave. The same guy, came to clear the table and one of my colleagues who hadn’t finished yet, picked up her plate as well, she asked him twice to leave it. Worst was at the end was he cleared the table and without asking us for desserts put the bill on table. That’s when I spoke to the other staff member who was not at all apologetic about the whole experience and pointed out that the table was reserved only for an hour and 30mins which we weren’t aware of. He insisted that it’s given when we book but the colleague who booked didn’t see it and we could have been informed when we sat down. The server then very rudely picked up the bill and said will get the desserts menu now which obviously we declined. I am rating Rasa for their starters and Rasam, masala and chilly onion rawa dosa, appam & parotha. Curries weren’t that great and didn’t give me a true Keralan experience.

I love Rasa! The food is always so delicious and there are so many options, which for a vegan is usually not the case. It was extremely busy when we visited and they asked for the table back after just an hour but luckily we were finished. I am obsessed with the masala dosa and order it every time I dine in. I've ordered it once for delivery but it doesn't travel too well and was soggy so it's a big reason to visit in person. The staff are lovely and the music was great!

Nice spot. Got the recommended veg feast. Nice sauces and chutneys. Starter is so so but main very nice. Value is very good!!

came here with a big group last night, food was super delicious as always, one of my favourite spots

Loveeeee this place the food is amazing, the staff is so kind and the vibe is PINK and cozy and love it love it!!! Go and bring your friends!! Vegetarian restaurant with vegan and gluten free options ❤️💚

Quirky and charming front entrance - which attracts you in. But if you want to eat some food, this is not the place for you. All we had felt like hospital food, plain with no soul, quite the opposite of southern Indian cuisine. Sorry for this review, but you need to actually make the food on the day and work on the hygiene of your place if you want happy customers (even tap water felt off)

Interesting and tasty mix of authentic southern Indian vegitarian dishes & breads. The only negative was it felt rushed, although we had pre-booked a table we were presented with the bill before deserts had been served, followed by the card machine to pay while still eating, so exactly 90mins from sitting to leaving. If we were told this in advance it would have helped. So great food, but please can we have time to eat it.

4vof us had a most excellent dinner at Rasa on 11 June. They gave us a table without prebooking at around 9pm. The range of dishes was great, including the paratha and chapati. They all combined well, and waitstaff gave good friendly advice on our choices. Cost was reasonable, excellent value.

Top notch poppadoms with a range of pickles, a flavorful mango and banana curry and delicious kulfi to follow! Service was excellent and the restaurant’s vibrant atmosphere a real Sunday evening treat!

Great restaurant. The food was delicious and the staff were friendly and helpful. Loved the decor too.

Amazing food and service! I had the best birthday meal here with friends. Thank you!!

While the ambience and vibe at Rasa is cute but the food isn’t that impressive. Their coconut chutney is diluted to a level it has lost the primary flavour. The sambhar has potential to be good but it lacked spices. Overall won’t be returning to this place.

O.k only " nothing to write home about " Great Masala Dosa though ,,!! Thanks guys ,

Great place to be with your family members, friends and date also Well customer service, delicious food and a variety of tasty foods and drinks

Unbelievable food, lovely staff, cute venue, left so full I could barely walk, all for £20ish pp. Will definitely be back.

Great find. Had a lovely evening here

Excellent! Delicious vegetarian and vegan menu. Very tasty and lots of choice! Great for allergies

Eating at Rasa is always a treat

They are open on Mondays too btw so ignore google’s schedule. My partner ordered the veg feast platter and i order the that Cheera lentil curry. I kid you not, every single one of the dishes you see was banging! The service was special and the best part is that the food is ayurvedicly made. So even if you get out of there full, you don’t feel heavy and slow and mucky like if you eat in other Indian joints. The price is decent for London. We drove 1hr to get there and they did not disappoint. I will see them very soon

Delicious food and great variety on the menu! Will definitely be coming back

A dosa so good, it had me considering moving to London.

The food is fantastic: cheap and sooo tasty! OK I admit some dishes were a bit too spicy for our untrained mouths, but not all of them. The waiters are very smiley and friendly. The location is nice. We'll be back for sure

This is such a fantastic place for South Indian / Kerala cuisine! We were able to get seated on a Friday despite not having a reservation, which was lucky! Everything was really great! A particular standout was the paratha: best paratha I’ve ever had!!! The masala dosa and paneer spinach were also fantastic. The ambiance is wonderful: it’s ornately decorated and warm. It’s absolutely worth the Overground ride to Stoke Newington!

Sent me the wrong delivery knowingly! When I called they said they knew that they had sent me the wrong items and just to ask for a refund on Uber eats. The food was cold, not what I ordered and the people were rude.

Excellent Dosa, dhal, curry and rice. One of the best in London, been consistently good for 30 plus years. Still very reasonably priced. Highly recommended South Indian restaurant.

No waiting and straight in. The decor is from Kerala (so sets the scene) and so is the food. Lightly spiced (could be spicier) good portions of wholesome food and reasonably priced. Good friendly service, all in all a pleasant though not memorable meal and experience.

A beautiful little restaurant with wonderful food and lovely staff. We had the vegetarian feast, which is a large selection of nibbles, starters, curries, nice, bread and a dessert. Really reasonable price. Definitely going back there.

Food served here is not as authentic as mentioned in their website/reviews section. We ordered a main course called ”Pepper chicken”, we didn’t find pepper in it, but was more about tomato puree. It didn’t have any flavors. I don’t recommend it to an Indian folks, what they served is not authentic for the amount we pay! Service was great though.

Great little restaurant we went with some friends. Its vegetarian feast set menu is amazing. It’s a small restaurant with a fun packed atmosphere. Very good price and the food was outstanding.

Come here hungry so that you can fest on their super-affordable vegetarian feast. You will get an assortment of crunchy crackers and different chutneys followed with some Keralan style fritters paired with their own sauces. The main is huge and we got vegetables curry, a spicy daal, cabbages, and a delightful creamy aubergine dish with rice and two types of bread. The rice pudding dessert is a lovely finale as it wraps the scrumptious meal with a mellow, cinnamon note. Will come back!

It is a small place and gets filled pretty fast, so prefer getting a reservation here. The food is amazing and very close to what you might find in parts of India. The service is great and the staff is so sweet as well. (When we were ordering, he even suggested us that it might be too much, which was such a thoughtful suggestion, so it impressed me). I would definitely recommend this place for a vegetarian meal as well because they got so many good choices.

Booked a large table for friends on my 30th Birthday - excellent menu and the vegetarian feast was more than enough for us! Incredible food and great service, I will go back more sober.

Delicious food and good ambiance

best dosa I've ever had, delicious food, worth the trip to Stokey even if you're not local

Absolutely amazing. Food was delicious, service impeccable and a very busy, thriving atmosphere. Highly recommend.

Exceptional food at a reasonable price

An outstanding local restaurant. Big portions, cheap, great atmosphere and the service and food are always top tier.

Great for vegans, super yummy food but a little bit rushed. We booked in advance and were seated at 5.30pm on a Saturday and they needed our table for the next customers at 7.30pm. 2 hours. I guess that's all we can hope for in this "time is money" city. Just slightly confusing because it was an unusually quiet evening in there and there were a lot of tables empty when they required us to leave. Felt a bit more like being in central London than little ol' Stokey. The food is fabulous so it's nice to take your time if possible and enjoy the experience. I'd recommend booking for their second sitting at 7.30pm so that you can relax a little bit longer if you want.

Delicious food, wonderful staff, great atmosphere- will return!

Wonderful atmosphere ( love the pink!!!!!) , wonderful food. Perhaps the best paratha of my life. Had a mango & green banana curry which was bang. Okra was the star of the show though. Recommend to a friend!

Amazing portions and the best South Indian food I’ve had in London in a long time! Absolutely love! Will reorder for sure.

Very good and tasty south Indian food. Great selection of starters. Awesome desserts.Did not have reservations, we had to wait outside to get in.

Food was quite bland, and the paratha I ordered came 25 minutes after my main meal, by which time my curry was cold. Had high hopes for this place but sadly wasn’t good :(

Really delicious food, especially the cauliflower starter. We had the veggie set menu which was so much food and amazing value - would really recommend!

The most wonderful South Indian vegetarian restaurant in London. I have been eating here for many years with family and friends... consistently good food... Must visit!

I booked for 8pm and arrived on the dot actually rushing to get there to make my booking on time, once I arrived there was no seating available and had to wait 30 minutes to be seated by a cramped door way with deliveroo drivers coming in and out to get orders. This is the second time I have come here and it's happened every time. This shouldn't happen if you have a booking system and they're obviously over booking their capacity. The seating is very cramped, you are literally sitting on the same table with other people. The dosas are very overpriced for what they are, a thin layer of bread and potato... £10!?!? I ordered a paneer spinach curry and it only had 3 tiny tiny pieces of paneer in it l. I could have honestly cooked better at home honestly. Come on. They also seem under staffed because I had to order or ask everything twice! Unfortunately won't be going again.

I'm not usually a person who likes vegetarian food but this place is incredible. Best Indian in London, hands down.

We shared our 50th wedding anniversary dinner here and the choice was perfect. Loved everything we ordered at this vegan restaurant.

Masala Dosa was very tasty -- will definitely come back for it

Best Indian food in london. Great service and lovely staff.

Food wasn't that great and portions were small. Wouldn't recommend this place.

The best Indian food in London. Every dish is delicious. It is always busy and you can see why. Incredible value. The dosas are magnificent. Lovely curries, the beet pachadi and bagar baingan two of my favourites.

Best Indian restaurant I have ever eaten at. Food is very good, they catered for a large group of us and the service was great

The signature of the experience was the Masala Dosa, with delicious spicy potato filling. We know one will not be enough for two of us after we had the first bite. As mains, we had Chef Special which was a mixed vegetable curry for us, however, it felt like it could be something more special. The second main was Paneer Cheera Curry and it was amazing. They both worked well with Lemon Rice and Paratha. Pal Payasam was the best finish after all the food, with the notes of cardamom.

We went for lunch becuase of the area. Atmosphere and service was good. However theyve won lots of awards but 10 years ago and we see why. The food is very small portions, they have good vegan options but it seems its just frozen vegetables. The curries dont seem fresh, tinned fruit or stored heated up curry and again the rice portion was tiny. The food SEEMS affordable but with the portion size, it actually works out quite expensive

So incredible!! Service was OUTSTANDING and food was delicious. Can't wait to go back!

Lovely south Indian food at very affordable price in pleasant ambience and with friendly and efficient service. Truly recommended

Superb, authentic veg food from the Indian state of Kerala. Def recommend

Rasa has a cosy and fun decor and the waiters are super friendly! The food was incredible - especially the cashew aubergine and the parathas. We were two and had more than we could eat and a beer and it came to £25 each. Would definitely recommend!

Had a lovely evening here, the service was warm and welcoming and we felt really well looked after. The food was absolutely delicous, i would especially recommend the channa masala and the dosa.

Worst Indian food I've ever had,Service is sloppy too

Love it, the best Indian restaurant in London, for sure.

Good food , good ambience , good service Had gobi pakodas, masala dosa, Parripu ( don’t know if I am saying it right ) , Nair dosa and payasaam . Absolutely delicious We were served by yasasvy and Libin who were very cheerful, happy and helpful Keep up the good job Wish I had known the chefs names But whoever u are , you are doing a Fine job ! Cheers

Clearly the most authentic South Indian cuisine!! The passion and enthusiasm can be seen. Will be back soon!

every single aspect of the experience was absolutely perfect. upon entry you're hit with a pleasant wave of warm colours and smells. the staff are very friendly and helpful. the food was absolutely divine in every regard and the choice was nearly indefinite. the masala dosa bigger than a child was the star of our table, but every dish down to the humble rice was eloquently presented and perfectly spiced and wondrously cooked. could not be better.

I’ve been wanting to try this place for months as I walk past it frequently and it was delightful! The service was wonderful as was the delicious fresh food. Great atmosphere and very affordable. This is a must for any craving quality Indian food!

Very disappointed, everything was watery, too salty and no layers of flavours whatsoever ! The only good thing was the plantain starter (delicious).

Food was great!! I’m from India hence felt the vibe there. We had ‘banana boil’ which I would say is must try!! Their Nair dosa is really good!! Worth visiting more than once! Good if you are a pure vegetarian as they have 2 branches which serves vegetarian and non vegetarian food so no need to worry about:)

Hands down the best food we had. Please please try the fish curry and the LAMB !! We have been ordering take away since the day we dined in here. And the chef himself was a very humble talented human. Definitely recommend if you want some goood food

we didn't even try to make his birthday a big deal but these guys took note of me saying it when i booked, they gave him a birthday surprise pudding and it was delicious! thank you, great service, delicious food, good prices, lovely space, bigup!

Really great value. Lovely staff and delicious food.

Rasa South Indian Vegetarian is fantastic for genuine South Indian cuisine. The staff were so attentive, friendly and genuinely nice. Service was excellent. Prices were super reasonable. I highly recommend it!