Rassai in Haringey

Honestly. I used to adore OITA. I still very much enjoy the food and the service. It's always above par, really fantastic. However, for some time now, they have installed TVs throughout the restaurant and outside. And now in the last 3 visits, football has been played on these TVs. From what I could see, this was never requested by a patron, but the staff. Oita used to be the only place around that was just a restaurant, not a bar/pub (there's 5 in walking distance). And it's a shame that the lovely vibes of music and indoor/outdoor garden have been spoilt by this visual/auditory distraction. I'll be visiting other local restaurants instead if this continues... As an example, I was celebrating my birthday there with a meal, and halfway through the evening, the TV behind my friends heads pops on, and the Qualifying for the world cup was put on. Not only was it as mentioned super distracting, but it just feels so out of place when you're trying to eat dinner with friends, it only seeks to take away from conversation. Again, this isn't a pub/bar. And qualifying for the world cup shouldn't be important enough for an exception. When it was sunny and outside, the TVs would also be playing sound, which is even worse, and honestly ruined my last evening there.

Jai Shri Krishna has closed! It's the end of an era! Babu has produced incredible food for 40 years - if you've not been, you have seriously missed out! Thank you Babu+!

Delicious food and great service! We had the samosas, poppadoms, chili parotta, pani puri, masala dosa, daal, butternut squash and sweet potato and bread fruit curry with paratha

A real value for money. Very pleasant service. Clean, aesthetic and all the dishes were well prepared.

Great service, great food, great people, all above, you guessed it, it’s great