Sagar Ratna Connaught Place - New Delhi

Eating is typical i indian with lots of oil. and more oil. it is very clean and has two days, but if they are looking for a place with good choice of salad....not here....all together a good restaurant and friendly stuff.

Sagar Ratna is a dependable lacto vegetarian restaurant chain serving high quality South and North Indian dishes. Good food, good service, fair prices, and tasteful decor (nice but not overdone . Fresh juices too. We 've been to the Connaught Place location many dozens of times, and it 's consistently good on all counts. Unlike many other Indian lacto veg spots, Sagar Ratna is vegan friendly in the sense of being both happy and competent to accommodate requests for no cheese, no butter, no cream, etc., and in our experience they 've always executed the special orders correctly they 've never served us dairy products, so as vegans we appreciate that greatly (and if you have allergies or lactose intolerance, you will too . Just politely communicate very clearly and you should get exactly what you ordered. Especially recommended: Paalak (spinach , which is particularly tasty here and can be done vegan by requesting plain paalak without paneer, butter, ghee, or cream. Mushroom masala (be forewarned: it 's spicy and relatively rich Tandoori roti (they 're big, so 2 is plenty to polish off a single serving of your veggie dish of choice Fresh fruit juices try the mosammi juice (a.k.a. sweet lime, though it 's not in fact a lime; it 's an orange sized fruit with a taste somewhere between orange and lime, or thereabouts . The only thing we 've had that we found subpar was the tomato soup (not terrible, but below average . Until Delhi gets an all vegan, organic restaurant (one can hope, right? , Sagar Ratna will continue to get a lot of our business. UPDATE JAN 2013 Sagar Ratna continues to deliver great food and vegan friendly service. We 're impressed that the same high standard has been upheld for so long. We notice another reviewer believes he got sick from eating here, which we find surprising because we 've eaten here 100+ times and never been sick. Having lived and worked in India more than 11 years, we can attest that in fact it 's very difficult to pinpoint the source of one 's illness because many disease causing organisms take between 24 hours and 4 weeks to germinate, so when one gets sick it 's rarely the case that the last meal you ate is the one responsible. It 's nearly impossible to be sure, so while it may be true that the reviewer got sick at Sagar Ratna, the odds are against it. Even if it were true, it seems like a fluke because the place is very clean. We wouldn 't want others to be scared away from one of Delhi 's best options.

Ate here based on another review and spent the next 4 days in bed with diarrhoea and vomiting. We explained we were vegan and what we could and couldn't eat, they said they understood and pointed out meals we could eat, however one came with cheese on top. We sent it back and they brought another out. Out of everyone traveling in our group, the only people who became violently ill, were those who had only eaten here.

I ordered a South Indian thali for 260 rupees. Before I placed my order, I inquired about vegan options but got a blank stare in response. The menu was quite extensive, but I opted for the South Indian thali, which appeared to be entirely vegan when it arrived, except for one item and possibly the dessert. I decided to eat everything regardless, but I suspect those items couldn't be classified as vegan. Overall, I found the meal to be delicious and satisfying. I don't believe it was an unlimited serving, but I had more than enough and left the restaurant feeling happy.

We loved the ambiance of the restaurant. It was quiet when we arrived, but it filled up quickly after that. If you're vegan, be sure to inform the staff—they're very helpful and can guide you on which meals are suitable. The staff was friendly, and the place was bright and clean. We were impressed by the large portions, delicious food, and reasonable prices.