Rasal - Three Rivers

While looking for an Indian restaurant in Rickmansworth, my party and I stumbled upon Rasal. The bustling atmosphere gave us a good feeling about the place, especially since it was a Friday night and we hadn't made a reservation. Fortunately, after a short wait, they were able to accommodate us. The menu was impressive with a wide variety of choices, including specialties from Bangladesh. I opted for a chicken dish labeled as 'hot', and it was absolutely delicious - flavorful and garnished with chillies and onions. We also tried a cucumber raita to accompany our mains, which was surprisingly light and frothy. The plates were properly warm and the food was served on heated stands, keeping everything hot and bubbling. We paired our meal with Bangla beer, a new favorite of mine. The service was polite and attentive, although we did have to wait a bit for our food to be prepared. However, it was well worth the wait. I highly recommend a visit to Rasal for a memorable dining experience.

The food was average with all the meal’s being dry with little sauce and lacking in flavour. We have been to this restaurant before and it was a good experience with really good food but it would seem that tonight being a Saturday and a not overly busy that they could not cope. We waited for over 50 minutes for our meals to arrive and even this seemed to cause the staff a big ordeal. Literally each of the four mains came out one at the time and the fourth meal at least five minutes after the others, the same happened with the rice being brought to our table one at a time as-well as the bread and side dish. Because of the time it was taking for people to get any food in front of them the noise in the restaurant was very loud with people talking mainly the same topic, how long is the food taking? . The flavour of the food was ok and to be fair the staff were polite but seemed overwhelmed with the task of serving people within a reasonable amount of time. No apology for the delay was given. Unfortunately we will not be returning to this restaurant again.

I went to this restaurant on a Saturday night and was impressed by the delicious food and attentive service. Every dish had its own unique and distinct flavor. It was also a great value for the price.

I have never been treated so aggressively and rudely by waiters before! We booked our table well in advance so we weren 't walk-ins but were made to feel unwelcome and a nuisance from the start. From the moment we walked in there was no greeting or smile. As soon as my friend sat down they came to take the order and when we said we weren 't ready they told us to hurry up and that they have a big table coming soon and they needed our table. They then let two other sets of walk-ins be seated which we thought was strange if they needed our table so desperately. The food took 30 mins to arrive, which was fine with us, but then to bully us into eating quickly was not on. The manager came over half way through our meal (we were not eating slowly) to have a go at us for being too slow and that we 'd messed up his table seating. The large table of men buying loads of alcohol who were there for the same length of time as us were not hurried along at all. It was clear that they just wanted to make as much money as possible, with no care for the actual enjoyment of their guests, cramming people in or being fine if you bought loads of drinks. The bill was brought and the receipt thrown at us with no thank you or goodbye. There is no way we will be returning here and we will be spreading the word for our friends not to either!

I have been going to Rasal for over 20 years. It is the best food and over the years I have taken many people there. Friends, family and they have never been disappointed. Best Indian food around!