rasoi

very good food take home very systematic triedbutterchicken and chicken biryani both very good. will visit again pricing very reasonable. ambience looks good though i have taken only take away.

food was not spicy at all in spite of asking them to make extremely spicy food. had chicken lollipop which was the only decent dish we tried. had chicken makhani and egg curry with nan,butternan and rice. good ambience.

excellent food, great service... tried their venisson samoussas what a delice! thebutterchicken is good and their salad- very well seasonned and everything was perfect. the paratha and nan is so finely done. i can say they have the authenticity of great indian food.  one thing that they could correct is the music was too loud up to people needed to speak loud. not the best atmosphere to enjoy their excellent food.

this is a crazy cool place! i love the interior decorating job done at rasoi and i love thebutterchicken even more. one of the best i've had yet!

great food!. we went for dinner last night and really enjoyed it.we shared an onion bhaji and a spring roll appetizer. both were large and i could have stopped there, but we had also ordered some naan, rice,butterchicken, pork belly and chicken, and the vegetable gobi with broccoli. everything was delicious and we brought home the leftovers for a tasty feast for lunch today as well! we will definitely be back! yummy and reasonably priced....

pleasantly surprised!. living in st-henri for the past year, i've walked past rasoi many times. last night we had a friend visiting from out of town, and decided to give it a shot. we're so glad that we did! the decor is stunning, though we ended up in the back terrace which was perfect on a summer night. we were informed that there weren't any paper menus, so we took photos of the menu with our smartphones, and proceded to the terrace. our server was new (first night on) but very helpful with suggestions, and we ended up getting a variety of dishes that she had brought out in courses, which was brilliant. we had a huge pitcher of mango-mojito which took a very long time to come, as did the food, but to be honest, it was just perfect for a relaxing evening catching up with an old friend. also, in my experience, indian food is always a long wait, and i did see the chefs working hard in the kitchen! the server was a bit nervous about the wait, and kept apologizing and checking in, which was very sweet. we assured her we weren't in a rush, and the timing worked out perfectly. as an ex-server myself, i gave her a tip: let patrons know they're in for a wait but it's worth it. that way people know what they're in for, in case they were hoping for a quick meal. the food did not disappoint. the onion bhajis were some of the best i've ever had, and thebutterchicken was solid. my friends enjoyed the nan pizza with fig and cheese. the only dish we weren't crazy about was a mango and sushi-style tuna salad. we all found it too spicy. the prices were very reasonable, and the manager even offered a round of shots on the house for the wait (which we declined as we were pretty buzzed from the pitcher!) there was a little confusion about finding the bathrooms, which aren't marked as such, but the staff was so friendly. conclusion: a perfect spot for a nice relaxing evening with yummy indian in st. henri. don't go when you're starving or in a rush and you'll be fine! we will definitely be back soon.

fail. period.. i had supper at rasoi about a week ago and was very disappointed. the food was actually quite good although the divvying of portions is completely idiotic. if it is a tapas style menu, why is the bbq chicken 4 times the size of thebutterchicken? i totally get the small portion tapas style thing, but it is inconsistent. there are also no individual, paper menus... maybe at a cafe or bistro with counter service, but you call yourself an established restaurant? what a moment ruiner, getting up and going all the way inside to take a photo of the menu on the wall during what was supposed to be a romantic dinner. the staff seemed unenthused, drained and probably overworked. all of these problems lead directly back to one source: poor management.

small portions, but a good place to eat. i went to rasoi with a couple of friends on a friday afternoon and was immediately taken aback by the decor. rich and colorful, it reminded me somewhat of india. before we even got to order the food, it was a hassle deciding what to eat, not because there are a lot of choices, but because the menu is posted on the wall and you get no paper copy.

after we finally did order, it took nearly half an hour for the appetizers to arrive on our table. we ordered naan pizza x2 and tandoori chicken x2. i was disappointed by the relatively small portion of food (compared to other indian restaurants), but the taste made it worth it. the food was fresh and cooked to point where you could taste each individual flavour separately.

as for the main courses, we ordered 2butterchicken, 2 goat curry and 2 chilli chicken with 8 garlic naans. the naans were very nicely done with the garlic spread over the whole naan and not just the middle. out of the 3 dishes we ordered, thebutterchicken was the most memorable one so we decided to oder 2 more.

all on all, if you're looking for good indian food with some choice of western fusion (naan pizza), rasoi is definitely the place to be. my only bad experiences were the fact that you don't get a paper menu, it's a little overpriced and the wait time is longer than usual, but the quality of the food makes up for the time you spend waiting for it.

definitely recommend it. 3.5/5

great ambiance, great food!!!
you must orderbutterchicken!! service is slow, but they will give you free drinks to compensate ..! :)

st. henri gem !!. my friend and i went to rasoi last week and had the best time! everything was so delicious, from thebutterchicken, fig pizza to the kebabs! plus the nan was to die for! we also had some delicious and creative cocktails.
the decor was amazing, like nothing i've ever seen before !
i highly suggest you give rasoi a try, you wont regret it :)

overpriced and boring. why pay 10$ for a meal you can get it at 25$ and more at rasoi!?
from the comments here, i was expecting a good service... things started oddly with the server dropping the pitcher of water on the table and leaving, even tho the restaurant was empty at that time. then the waiting started. after an hour and a half, we finally ordered the food...
asking the question what was «chicken jafeezi» (i don’t remember the name correctly), we had the answer: «it’s chicken, and onions, and it’s very good». don’t imagine a lovely indian girl having a hard time speaking english, the waitress was caucasian...
so we stick with the classics goat vindaloo,butterchicken and some veggie curry. the vindaloo was kind of okay (but worth 30$ with a little soup) and half the plate was bones. we were a group of 4 and were all disappointed with thebutterchicken which was not bad but again not worth 25$. this meal is the easy way into indian food, make it good... and then i thought that our bowl of chick peas at 16$ or something was basically stealing... i mean, 16$ for a 1$ can of chick peas with a spoon of curry powder, really?
overall a disappointing experience because of the poor service, overpriced meals and very boring food... i will stick to my favorite places in jean-talon and parc-ex next time

awesome food. had the onion baji, chana masala, naan bread,butterchicken and dahl soup. great decor, great music and great bartender.
i strongly recommend you try it out.

best place on notre-dame. i couldn't be more satisfied than ever! rasoi really rocks! my wife and i ordered thebutterchicken and the masala shrimps with rice and naan. it was top notch delicious. i would recommend this restaurant to everyone because i will definitely go back there soon. cheers!

great indian food, excellent services, and reasonable prices. we had the lentil soup, onion baji, and beef kababs as starters. for our main course we enjoyed thebutterchick ( rich, sweet and sophisticated) and lamb korma ( delicate yet savoury ) . great wine selection and eclectic ambiance. high end indian fusion par excellence.

simple and relaxing. to start off, know that i am by no means a critic of great caliber, nor do i consider myself finicky. that said, i'll sum up my experience at rasoi: succulent, with more layers of flavor than i expected.

appetizers: venison samosas. while i am not a fan of samosas, as i find them bland, the they prepared it with some kind of beet/berry sauce to dip or spread with the samosas. the dip really accented the taste of the venison and it was to my liking. accompanying the samosas was a little simple salad with a light creamy sauce, twinge of spiciness to it enough to remind me that i was indeed at an indian themed establishment, and helped bring the ambiance of the food to come.

table d'hote: i hadbutterchicken (fusion, right?) and korma d'agneau.
salad to accompany our meals. simple salad. balsamic/pepper/oil. not filling, nothing special, but appreciated in anticipation of a main course.
nan? garlic nan. good quality nan, not too much garlic, just enough to give it the flavor i was looking for in my garlic nan. a plus in my book (i had bad nan before, i didn't even think that was possible, but yep it is. so good on rasoi for good nan.)
basmati rice was better than most, rice wasn't too dry, not overly cooked, and not oily. great to go with the main course.
so.butterchicken. wow. usuallybutterchicken is so north american that there's no real way to get other flavors into it easily as its main taste is very overpowering. well, i could tell there were some added spices which i really liked, and it gave another layer of taste to thebutterchicken i wasn't expecting, and was rather fond of. no idea of which spices, due to not being too food savvy, but now all otherbutterchickens i will try will pale in comparison :'( .
korma d'agneau. i didn't know what to expect - i love lamb so that's what i wanted. so it was, as thebutterchicken was, in a little dish that was put over a small candle to keep warm (a good idea really). the lamb was tender and fell to pieces easily, yet not overly cooked. there was some hint of mushroom it seemed, yet no mushrooms themselves. i am not a mushroom fan, but the sweetness wasn't fighting the dish, it complemented it.
it came to my surprise that i almost liked the korma d'agneau more than the already delectablebutterchicken. all in all, the 2 dishes were side to side in terms of tastyness.

i recommend rasoi to anyone who wants to eat indian food, that is westernized, then re-easternized (fusion i guess). hard to describe. it's delicious. if i had more space at the end of the night i would have delved into the desserts, but alas, i was thoroughly full.
they doggy-bagged our leftovers and now i'm looking forward to you, friday lunch!