The Rajah Restaurant in Highland

Excellent food & excellent service

Been here a couple of times now and food is not bad at all. Service maybe a little rushed and lacking in choices on menu compared to some Indian restaurants.

Well worth a visit, won't be disappointed

Por lo general, conseguir comida para llevar desde aquí, pero esta noche comimos en, ya que hemos estado utilizando este restaurante durante muchos años. El personal es amable y atento gran elección de menú y comida muy sabrosa. El Raja es el restaurante indio más antiguo de Inverness que disfrutarás 👍

I wouldn't recommend this place at all. 1st. They pressure us into ordering the starter which was actually really bad (the giant cookie with sauces, typically given for free in many Indian restaurants) 2nd. I order a Kingfisher bottled beer and I'm given an unknown tap beer, small size, I don't like confrontation so I let it pass, but no apology nor explanation given. 3rd. The mango lassi was an absolute joke, borderline delinquent. 4th. It was 50 pounds for two people eating a barely acceptable service. 5th. They had the audacity to suggest leaving a tip when I requested the bill. We're just passing by, so we won't be coming back obviously, but the experience was awful.

Amazing meal, great service.Wonderful and friendly staff and great atmosphere. Highly recommended.

It was really good. Staff were great, accommodating and extremely diligent. Food was excellent.

Calling this place an Indian restaurant is a false advertising at best and cruel joke at worst! Every single dish we ordered was a complete disaster. The lamb starter was so tough one could use a hacksaw to cut through, chewing it was a punishment! The chicken gravy had no taste, the biryani was nothing but oily rice full of color but no flavor, chicken tikkas were so dry. This place is both extraordinarily expensive and extraordinarily terrible. Absolute misrepresentation of Indian food!

This is a really good Indian restaurant. Friendly and attentive service. The food came quickly even though we were the first customers of the day at 1630 on a Wednesday in April. Their Mango Lassi is the best I have tasted yet and my Lamb Tikka Tandori was really delicious and flavorful. I can highly recommend this restaurant.

Elegí este lugar para mi cena de cumpleaños número 70 y tan contentos que lo hicimos. Fantástico menú con una gran variedad de platos y todo cocinado a la orden. Mi pareja no come cebollas y la mayoría de los restaurantes indios parecen incapaces de cumplir con esto, ya que hacen tanto batch cooking. No hay problema aquí. El servicio fue atento sin ser intrusivo y el restaurante estaba lleno a las 7 pm lo que tomo como una buena señal. Inverness está lleno de restaurantes indios, pero este realmente destaca. La patología de langostinos era excepcional, pero toda la comida era deliciosa

Perfect meal and charming service. Definitely recommended. Best Indian restaurant in Inverness. Any bad review is totally inaccurate.

I rarely leave bad reviews, but this place absolutely deserves it. Even someone who’s never had Indian food could’ve done a better job in the kitchen. The only redeeming part of our meal was the water—probably because the chef didn’t have a hand in preparing it. The food tasted like it had been reheated from the day before, and the lamb tikka was so tough we needed a sharper knife just to attempt cutting through it. Spoiler: even that didn’t help much. The meat was chewy and borderline inedible. And the final insult? Pineapple. In a spicy Indian curry. Who thought that was a good idea? It completely threw off the dish. If you’re looking for authentic or even just decent Indian cuisine, this is not the place.

A group of seven of us had dinner here. Service was fast and efficient, and the food came out quickly. Quality was generally very good, though be warned that everyone thought the heat levels were high for the dishes they had. The Peshwari naan in particular were very good and I thoroughly enjoyed the mixed grill. Would happily eat here again.

Buena comida en un entorno agradable. Servicio rápido y comida sabrosa con personal atento. Popular entre los lugareños, que le dice todo.

Pedido para llevar, la comida principal era hermosa, llena de sabor. Sin embargo, los panes parecían estar mal cocidos. En general, sin embargo, muy agradable y sin duda volvería a ordenar.

Tasty enough food, curry was nice and well cooked lamb. The mixed grill was a bit expensive for the fact it's just a small plate without the likes of rice or a sauce which you get elsewhere with the mixed grill for the same price - in saying this everything on it was well cooked and tasty, the prawn and chicken was cooked to perfection(chicken is usually my least favorite and it was probably the best so that's a big compliment). Keema Nan was tasty, nice and thin and fresh as expected. Pappadums and dips were also very tasty, other than the spiced onions had no spice but all still tasty

Food and service were 1st class would definitely come back 👍

This long established Inverness restaurant continues to offer excellent Indian food in a clean and convivial premises in the centre of the city. I would recommend it to anyone, local or visitor. Best to book.

Excelente personal, comida y ambiente. Decidimos tener una comida india una noche mientras nos alojamos en Inverness y con un montón de opciones, ya que hay bastantes para elegir, esta fue una excelente elección. Un lugar encantador, gran personal, comida increíble lo resume. Había un montón de personal, y todos eran muy acogedores, amables y atentos en los momentos adecuados. Grandes opciones en el menú a precios razonables. Excelente comida, bien presentada y sabrosa! No puedo echar nada en falta de nuestra visita. Sin duda volvería y recomendaría

Excellent. We hadn't booked, it was a Tuesday night in March and the place was packed, but they managed to get us a table. Food was absolutely amazing. Service was first class

Probably one of the best Indian meals we have ever had. Piping hot food, good portions and friendly attentive staff.

Very nice service. We spontaneously got a table for three. We were asked again and again if everything was okay. The food was very tasty and arrived pretty quickly. All in all a great, inexpensive shop (the three of us paid around £70).

Excellent food,service and value.

The food here was very disappointing, both dishes we had were very very oily. The preparation was lazy with large chunks of almost raw onion. Spice level was OK, but one of the worst curry's I have had in a long time I also found it quite expensive for what you get.

Used this Indian for years! Never again. Bad attitude at reception. Food was tasteless and watery, starter was supposed to be a mixed kebab and was nothing like that and included a samosa Very poor all round and won’t be back I’m afraid.

Another lovely meal here. Not expensive and extremely tasty 😋 Staff very friendly and quick once food ordered. See you soon.

Was recommended to us but sadly the food was disappointing. Kadhai vegetables lacked flavour. Pakoras were decent. Garlic naan seemed tesco store bought. Gulab jamun was good. Staff weren't too friendly either. Wouldn't recommend for authentic indian

Quiet but very clean and light. Good attentive service and excellent food.

First time, but certainly not the last.....a superb dining experience in every way....from the moment we arrived to a warm greeting, to the impeccable service, and of course the sumptious food.... We believe the finest Indian food in Scotland.... Highly recommended

En una visita reciente a frpm Aberdeen a Inverness, nos recomendaron probar el restaurante Rajah Inian en Inverness, El personal era eficiente, profesional, bien educado y muy amable. Teníamos un pollo y un plato de verduras, la comida estaba fuera de este mundo, no puedo esperar a volver. Definatley merece una visita.

Esta fue nuestra primera visita desde el Covid. La comida era tan brillante como siempre - hemos estado comiendo aquí durante más de 40 años. Cabe destacar - este es uno de los pocos restaurantes que sirve gambas reales - no la variedad de supermercado pokey. Anoche me tomé el Passanda de Gambas con arroz pilau. delicioso. Francamente, una vez que has comido aquí, todos los demás restaurantes indios desaparecen en la oscuridad.

Was mega! Group of 17. Well looked after.

The service was amazing, warm and inviting. We were all treated beautifully from start to finish. Food was flavourful and great portions. Will be making reservation again soon.

Lovely restaurant, in a beautiful location. We waited till our last night to eat at Rajahs and we were not disappointed. The staff were all very friendly and professional, the food was so good and quick. If we ever come back to Inverness we will definitely eat here again and will recommend to anyone coming up here. Take care and thankyou 🙂

Esta es la tercera o cuarta vez que hemos estado en Rajah ahora, si elegimos tener un indio en Inverness, esta es generalmente la primera opción. Esta vez alrededor de la comida era excelente como de costumbre y el servicio al cliente era genial. El personal era muy amable y amable y la comida salió a la perfección. No se apresuraron a darnos la cuenta después de que hubiéramos terminado y estaban charlando, lo cual fue agradable. Volverá

Really delicious food, but a bit pricey. They charge for things that are included at other Indian restaurants.

The food was delicious! Me and my family really enjoyed! Highly recommend. The service was good and waiters were very friendly and accommodating to my grandparents diet requirements. The atmosphere was lovely. Definitely recommend!

Bien visitado este restaurante esta noche y solo puedo decir que la comida era de 5 estrellas. El personal también 5 estrellas muy atento y ni un poco agresivo. Uno de los mejores restaurantes indios ha estado en Escocia, im de Glasgow, donde numerosos restaurantes indios grandes. Mi agradecimiento a todos en el restaurante

Comida increíble y personal amable y atento. No es la comida más barata, pero de siguiente nivel. Comida cocinada por encargo así que solo tienes que enfriar y esperar un poco. Los parathas fueron los mejores de la historia. No podía comer todo lo que necesitaba una bolsa de perro que nos ofrecieron sin tener que pedir a diferencia de otros restaurantes. ¡Date un capricho y no te arrepentirás!

We went with group of friend the ambience was ok but the waiter were disinterested and food they bought out was in wrong order. It tasted bad.I will not recommend this restaurant to anyone. . STAY AWAY !

The chef as said by order taker, is capable of preparing only 4 chapati. Yes you heard it right. Also the waiter was not cooperative while taking orders. Food was average. Also there is minimum 14.95 GBP per person for chef to prepare food. Yes you read that right too.

Fui con un grupo de amigos a este restaurante. El camarero era extremadamente grosero, la comida era terrible sabía mal que compraron la comida en orden equivocado No sé cómo pueden sobrevivir con tan mal servicio y mala comida.

Great food, well served. We'll be back!

La comida era excelente, pero el servicio era mediocre. Aun así, merece la pena una visita para disfrutar de la comida perfectamente preparada. Volveremos.

I visited The Raj restaurant just after it opened on a Saturday and ordered a takeaway meal for two. Chicken balti dansak and vegetable dansak. Food was excellent. It was freshly cooked and there was plenty of it. Best I've had in a long time. Thoroughly recommend this restaurant as service was also very good.

Ordered chicken tikka masalla and received king prawn masalla thank God I don't have a shell fish allergy. Waiter seemed to think mistakes happen and tried to offer me correct meal,but I had lost my appetite. Not acceptable ,won't be back.

Tasteless food with highly unprofessional behavior towards indian people, saw multiple incidents during our visit

Bad service. Kid is crying and the service person didn’t bother to serve water. Only after constant requests the water was served.

Best curry in Inverness but I so hate the fact that you at are expected to tip when you pay by card, ie the machine asks you if you want to leave 10%, 20% etc. I feel tips should be my choice and this felt very unconfortable-i generally leave 10%cash but this really is not on. Shame as great restaurant

I came by myself one Sunday afternoon. Food was very nice but when the main course arrived the old waiter did not tell me that the dishes were roasting hot he just put it down and walked away I burned 2 of my fingers and had to ask for a glass of ice water to cool it down. Thankfully the younger waiter came and gave me some burn spray which helped. He even came back later to check and see if I was okay but the old waiter who served my food never once returned to my table. I always leave at least 15-20% tip but I did not because of the horrible experience. They should tell all customers that the dishes and plates are very hot especially to tourists

Never disappointed. My go to Indian.

I was seeking Indian food my entire week in Scotland and finally found a place that hit the spot. The restaurant is nice, and clean (a bit tight on seating, but not too bad). The food seemed fresh and well prepared - definitely full of flavor! The whole meal wasn’t too experience and the staff is very friendly, conversational, and there to help.

Disgusting waste of money, the food was boiled and spiced. It was the saddest meal in the whole of uk

Wonderful service, delicious food! Thank you for saving the day when all our kiddos were starving.

**If you are a BROWN skin, do NOT bother going** Rajah, run by Bangladeshis, masquerading as an Indian restaurant, clearly caters and panders to the Western Audience. We were "politely" informed by the Waiter that as Indians, we would find the nearby Bayleaf more interesting, and that Rajah had a minimum spend which we would not be able to meet.

Popular indian-bengali restaurant in Inverness. Very crowdy always, food taste is average and a bit pricey.

Fijne aardige bediening. Het eten was heerlijk en kwam snel. Ook Kinder menu’s met ijsje. Ruime keuze. Gezellige sfeer.

The oldest in town but still rock solid. Superb service and excellent cooking makes for a nice dinner experience in Inverness.

Very rude and disrespectful staff; worst dining experience in UK. Go to this place only if you want to spoil your mood.

Great restaurant and fantastic food

Very rude staff and the management is even worse. Biased against Indian. Very little option for vegetarians. Quality of food very poor. Not open to suggestions from customers and scream at them for giving suggestion and make rude and inappropriate comments. Highly disappointing and would never recommend it to anybody.

Lovely restaurant and fantastic meal , my wife and i came up from manchester and would recommend this restaurant to anybody

Fantastic food and service, rarely go anywhere else

Wow. Some of the best curries we've had anywhere. Really friendly and prompt service from the guys running the restaurant, and on our trip to Inverness we went back for a second time. The Garlic Chilli dish was just the best we've had anywhere. All food was fresh and tasty. The staff were simply incredible and catered to our needs.

Service and food is amazing here. I’m celiac/gluten free and ate here with no issue - all their curries and obviously rice are gluten free.

Overexpensive , as an Indian myself, no authentic flavours

Good food very tasty. Service was a nice relaxed approach from the staff and engaging with you.

Curry very wattery... nan bread v well cooked. Friends lamb was chewy and bland. Very expensive, much dearer than ive ever paid and we shared a starter...chicken pakora..3 pieces for nearly£7. Def won't return or recommend.

Food is fresh and service is good. Been a few times now always spot on

We ate in & I loved this restaurant We had a takeaway & the food was poor quality in comparison Why is this? Doesn’t make sense! Seems a common occurrence across most restaurants.

Very tasty. We ordered Pasanda and Chasna curry and Aloo Saag, really tasty. Ambience was nice and clean, service was fast. Reasonably priced.

Best Indian restaurant in Inverness

Love the Rajah, food is the best Indian cuisine in Inverness, great value and so tasty, would highly recommend 👌

Have been to the Rajah quite often but the past few times have been very disappointing.Gave the Rajah the benefit of doubt and took friends there as we all fancied a curry .On entering there was a calor gas heater at the entrance and apart from anything else it looks awful ,and the calor is smell isn’t nice.Food was poor to say the least.Two of us had Lamb Biryani which consisted of strips of tough lamb.The same tough lamb was used for the Lamb Bhuna.Most of it was left on our plates. Needless to say we will not be back.

I was up on a day trip with family and we decided for our birthday meal before the train back that we would visit this place, we passed it jist by luck but if your a restaurant in Inverness that’s lasted over 40 years then it must be worth a shot and it did not disappoint. We went at 4:30 so for that time the atmosphere wasn’t great but I can imagine this place to be busy and vibrant during peak times, The food was fast fresh and unreal, next time I’m back I will be going here again, the options for curries as well was huge, and Greta veggie options

Although we were not booked we were made very welcome, the service was excellant and the food was flavoursome and plentiful, well presented and good value for money.

Food was great but expensive. And the £36 surcharge on top was a total rip-off. I won't break my neck going back.

Awhh so good service perfect brilliant atmosphere lovely food all the other customers were lovely too just a lovely place to have a family meal very good curry thank you

Excellent food and quick service.

Excellent food with attentive and helpful staff. Staff cognisant of food allergies and the need to pay attention to customers worries. For a Monday night, the place was buzzing and a great atmosphere to enjoy good food.

Nice meal but got the bill they added £20 service charge said on menu 10% service charge for tables of 6 and more so if you book for 2-4 people no service charge very sneaky to charge people should have the right to tip what they want not be forced to do it

Very unwelcoming. If you are expecting authentic indian food please don’t visit this restaurant. Food quality was bad too. The curry was fillled with oil and alot of vegetables. Couldn’t even eat 1 nan bread with a whole portion of curry. Very poor experience

Had a great meal tonight at your restaurant a birthday dinner and was perfect 👌🏻

We were told this was the best Indian in Inverness. I found it meh. Our nan was burnt and the mashallah was way too sweet. But the service really annoyed me. They addressed my husband like I wasn’t there. I had to wave down help multiple times and really felt ignored. We went at 5 and there was no one else there so being busy wasn’t the reason.

The restaurant has a cosy atmosphere and a relaxing vibe. The meal was delicious and the chicken was really tender - the best we have had at an indian restaurant! The pints of Cobra were cold - highly reccomended!

This was my second visit to this restaurant and it was fantastic. Food was as good as my first visit. If you are in Inverness for business or leisure, this is a great place to get a bite to eat.

I make a point of coming here when I can. The karahi curries here are highly recommended. Pictured is a pathia curry, which was just what I needed as I was under the weather. A bit of jaggery, chillies and antioxidant spices soon chase the end of a cold away.

This is a great restaurant, i have been coming here for over twenty years. Today i had a take away as i now live on my own, and the food is fantastic, its all about what you are used to , i have had some terrible food in glasgow, Edinburgh, and elswhere, so all you negative reviewers folk, if your not happy you havent lived.. and go somewhere else that serves s#%t .

This was our second visit to this indian as it was so good first time round. Can I just point out that what they served us in the form of Mixed Pakora was 2 small pieces of chicken pakora and 2 small veg pakora which they charged us £8. Daylight robbery. There was salad on the plate but we ordered pakora not salad. We come from Glasgow where you get at least 3 of each plus mushroom pakora for £6.95. We both ordered biryani. It was nice but the sauce had potatoes and carrots in it. Have you got a new chef?

I love the rajah because no matter if your picking up a take away or sitting in the staff are so amazing, everyone is polite, lovely and so helpful. Food is so reasonably priced and the quality is always great. This is my fav take away in inverness.

Really enjoyed our takeaway! Reasonable pricing - hot, fresh and tasty. Was recommended this place by a local and it didn’t disappoint.

Best indian food in a long time, cant rate it highly enough and really great staff. This place was recommended to me by a local. He wasnt wrong, food was really good and of great quality. Plus it's a really nice place. Being located in a basement keeps the worst of the Scottish winter at bay.

Worst experience since I have steped my feet in this beautiful country. Too much racism towards Indians while most of the staffs are Indians. All curries tastes same, nothing so tasty to be so proud of. I hope when the staff members goes to have food somewhere they get treated similar way for being an Indian.

This will be the first and last time I'm visiting this place. Even though staffs are Indians, I felt so much rasicm toward us. Such a unpleasant welcoming and we felt so much insult. They should learn how to behave and treat customers. If any Indians are looking for authentic food please stay away from this place. This is not the place for you. Don't see the good reviews and fall in this trap (they really don't know what is real Indian food) there are lot of good restaurants they serve good food and service.

Ate here on Wednesday night and was pretty busy . We had poppadoms , onion bhaji , veg pakora , then chicken tikka biryani and a chicken bhuna with pilau rice . We shared a garlic nan . Everything was really tasty and fresh , the bhaji was so crispy and the nan so light and fluffy . Chicken was moist and great flavour to the curries . Had 2 pints of cobra and 2 perroni zero and was £75 . The portion sizes were good and staff very friendly and efficient. Left pretty stuffed and will not leave it so long between visits the next time . There’s been a couple of poor reviews recently and it nearly put me off but we had a cracking meal and would definitely recommend.

Awesome food, great service, 5*

When you arrive this looks, sounds and smells reassuringly like a good, solid BIR - and it is. But don't be fooled into thinking it's ordinary, because the Rajah serves food of an unusually high standard. Everything from the brilliant (home made?) lime pickle onward was fresh and zingy. We ordered three fairly hot mains all of which were spiced in a way that really sang and had individual character (compared to the dismal chilli cosh you get in some places), the breads were fluffy and crispy and the starters perfect examples of their type. 10/10, unreservedly recommended. Poppadoms and pickles Meat samosa Veg samosa Onion bhaji Balti chicken madras Balti chicken tikka jalfrezi Balti chilli-garlic chicken 2× plain naans Chapati Bottle sauvignon blanc Pint lager £120

When you arrive this looks, sounds and smells reassuringly like a good, solid BIR - and it is. But don't be fooled into thinking it's ordinary, because the Rajah serves food of an unusually high standard. Everything from the brilliant (home made?) lime pickle onward was fresh and zingy. We ordered three fairly hot mains all of which were spiced in a way that really sang (compared to the dismal chilli cosh you get in some places), the breads were fluffy and crispy and the starters perfect examples of their type. The service was friendly, professional and attentive without crowding us. 10/10, unreservedly recommended. Poppadoms and pickles Meat samosa Veg samosa Onion bhaji Balti chicken madras Balti chicken tikka jalfrezi Balti chilli-garlic chicken 2× plain naans Chapati Bottle sauvignon blanc Pint lager £120

We have always gone to this Indian Restaurant when visiting Inverness, but were slightly sceptical having read recent reviews. We needn't have worried; very welcoming staff, extremely busy restaurant, great food as usual! Really not sure about where the negative reviews came from! Can't wait to go back! Lovely chat with the staff, especially as they alleviated our concerns when they heard us chatting about he negative reviews!!

Christmas outing ... expensive!