Rasika West End - Washington, D.C.

We came to dinner because we just flew in, it was cold and rainy, and this place was near our hotel. it turned out to be a complete guy. first the entire menu had only four vegan options. all other vegetarian dishes were premade with any form of milk in it. Actually, I was never so rigid vegan-unfriendly in an Indian restaurant. second, eating was simply not good or authentic. we ordered the gobi matar, the mushroom curry, reis (more later) and a series of the roti. I would say the most authentic thing was probably the . the curries tasted very bland, mild and buried. the mushroom cuurry even had green tweeping in it that I had never met before in Indian food. good red should come fresh and hot, but soft and supple; what we got was stiff, hard, a little burned and crusty. Finally it was a lot overpriced for quality and quantity. basmati reis with curries coming is quite a lot standard, but here they have to pay an additional $3 for a small bowl of it. I wouldn't have noticed paying more for the saffron rice if it didn't mix butter. our bill came to about $40 plus drinking money and we were still hungry after it was over. good that whole foods was close; I went there to get some of the salatable. I love Indian food, so I always find out where to travel. I also follow recipes and try to cook home. After all these years, I can safely say between good and bad. this place is bad. that so few other diners were Indians and most of the workers were non-Indians should have been the wise.

Veg/vegan friendly, find dining, Indian restaurant. Wonderfully spiced Indian cuisine. Professional staff. Not a specifically veg/vegan menu, but the staff is very helpful and those dishes that are veg/vegan are soooo worth the hunt. Great wine list as well.

Rasika is perfect for a fancy night out. Although they have an extensive veggie section of the menu, I elected to try the tasting menu because I wanted to try as many of the dishes as possible. In addition to an omnivore tasting menu, Rasika has a vegetarian tasting menu that can easily be made vegan. Unlike some restaurants where the veggie options feel like they're not given as much attention as the meat options, Rasika is a place where you can go as a group of mixed diners and feel totally satisfied that what you are getting as part of your tasting menu is of equal quality (if not better) than your meat-eating companions (for $10 less My meat-eating husband got the regular tasting menu, and I felt that my meal was totally on par with his. From the menu, it appears that the tasting menu is four courses, but it actually ends up being quite a bit more food than that. I mentioned to our server that I am vegan, and then the vegan-friendly food just started arriving. First there was a samosa, then a fried spinach appetizer, and then a third appetizer which was like a little tower of eggplant slices with mashed potatoes in the middle. For the main course I got four silver pots full of different Indian dishes, plus rice, okra, and bread (separate vegan bread was brought for me without me having to ask). As if that weren't way too much food, the dinner finished off with three scoops of delicious sorbet. This was truly an extravagant, decadent dinner. I loved how the staff were familiar with vegan diets; they must see a lot of vegan customers. In fact, I overheard one of the diners at the table next to ours discussing with his dining companions that he was vegan.

Excellent. from personal, to eat and drink. it was a pleasant evening and I appreciated the recommendations of the waiter.

Food service consistently good in 3 years of eating here