Ras The Essence Of India (Clarke Quay)

After reading the reviews here and hearing others, I expected more from this place than what I got. We were a group of 14. Ambience was OK, but the tables were terrible in the dim indoors. The small tables had a big 15 inch square column as the leg, which means there is not much space for feet. Service is what let me down most. "Still or Sparking?" - what a terrible start - $$$ is all they care about. Then we ordered. 4 mixed grills (we said 3, they said not enough), 3 malai kebabs, 14 samosas, naans, 3 veg briyani, 3 palak paneer, 3 butter chk, 3 rogan josh, 3 mushroom curry. We wanted to order less, but it became a "not enough" game. ... again trying to push the bill up. We only finished about 2/3 of the food.... and there were a few serious big appetites in the group. The veg briyani was excellent. Unfortunately the rest were so-so, nothing to write home about.... In the end, I left feeling fleeced. $1000 or $70 per head for this??? I can do much better elsewhere..

With the $15 nett lunch promotions, I decided to try and wasn't disappointed. I had the tomato soup which was quite tasty. The cook decorated it with swirls of the cream on top. The main entree, the Butter Chicken was generous with lots of chicken slices in it and the sauce thick and creamy but not overpowering. They gave rice AND also naan bread to mop up the rest of the gravy. The basmati rice was nicely cooked, and it retained its shape, besides being fluffy and fragrant. But alas, my $15 nett lunch ballooned to $24 because of the order of a plain yogurt lassi...Other than the price of the lassi at $8, it was quite well made, and complemented the meal.
The other main entree was the vegetarian SUBZI JALFREZI...which I guess was the assorted vegetables. Maybe I will be back to try that.

was at this place 3 times last year. Very food cusine. Loved the butter chicken and masla fish.. Indoor seating is more private and quieter while the outdoor seating was good to take in teh view of the SIngapore night life.

i'm a fan of indian food. yes sir i am.

maybe its the curries, maybe its the nan. goodness knows, i just love it.

this was a place i chanced upon. walking along clarke quay, just decided to give this place a shot.

i wasnt disappointed. the service was good, the food was all i expected from indian food and more. especially the curries. yum yum. who can resist the curries? anyway, we had our fill and were extremely satisfied.

and the food for the eyes was not too shabby either. sitting al fresco along the river, it was an ideal place to people-watch. especially during weekend evenings. order some wine and sit back and enjoy. just pray for cool weather and good breeze.

not too expensive too. had quite a bit for quite a reasonable price. definitely delightful.