Ras Vatika

Absolutely fantastic. While this place doesn’t look like much from the street the food is superb and the prices reasonable. The majority of the menu is Southern Indian so if you are looking for Butter Chicken, Rogan Josh or Vindaloo this won’t be the place. However, if you have never had the pleasure of South Indian style it’s time to branch out and try something new! Different flavours, different colours and different textures galore. The Samosa Chat are delicious as are the various Dosa (especially the Potato filled ones).
Thoroughly enjoyed it and ½ tempted to back there tonight!

Really like really? Are you expecting me to pay 7.50 for soft puris when I order dahi puri and expect it to be really crisp? It was bland and not at all good I really wasted my money on that one particular dish? when I told the lady about it, she told me that the chutney n yoghurt makes it soft. that’s not true lady. I’m a regular Indian chaat muncher! Great prices? Ahem! I’m sorry guys this place is a rip off I don’t agree with 23 $ for a thali at alllllllllllllll??? Are you kidding me? Please go try some vegetarian food at sasuma on dominion road the food tastes way better and the pricing is just fine 13 $ for a thali at sasuma? Well i think that’s a perfect price. The only thing I really love at this restaurant Is their batata vada. It’s really yummy! The theplas kept that the counter are over priced… I haven’t tried them and I’d advice you NOT to try them either x what a waste of money ! My advice go to jai jalaram sandringham after 5 for really nice theplas And undhiyu because at ras vatika undhiyu is sold at the price of gold! Some of the curries they make are not too bad with the soft rotis… you can live without giving them a try for sure! If you haven’t tried this place you re not missing out on much !!

Great little place in Balmoral village. I’ve lived in Balmoral for over a year, frequently going to many of the dumpling houses, but have never noticed this place until it was recommended by a friend. The menu is kind of confusing — there’s lots there. I would recommend asking for some help — they’re more than willing to offer advice on what you should have. Best part is, all the little deep fried delicious treats are $ 1.50 each, so you can try quite a few as you go through the meal. I’ll be going back to try the vege burger (I hear it’s amazing) and their version of dahi puri. The setting itself — it’s Balmoral. If you know the area, you know what you’re getting into. Well worth the visit.

Ras Vatika! It’s a good combination of words to say. You can say it in a whole of different ways and it still sounds jaunty.
Ras Vatika is a pretty jaunty little place as well. It’s small — there’s only about five tables — which I think is probably for the best as if it was much bigger it wouldn’t feel as homely. I prefer to stick with a thali, as that’s pretty much the house speciality, but the dosas are pretty ace, and the gulab jamun are pretty damm good too.
This is a good place to come if you’re vegan, as almost everything is vegan — friendly — mostly it’s just the yohurt-​y sauces and paneer you might have to look out for, but they’re pretty knowledgeable about what’s in everything here as it’s not from a packet or a jar, so you should be OK if you just ask.

«Trust me,» my friends girlfriend said «I’ve been to India. I know Indian food. This is the best place.» Rolling our eyes, we piled into the car and headed on down to Ras Vatika. We wandered in and took our seats, perused the menu and ordered, constantly being advised by said girlfriend all about the different dishes. Dishes that most of us had ordered before at other places. When the meals came out, I was a bit underwhelmed at the size of my dish, but the naan bread was big enough to fill the hole that was left over after wolfing it down. We had to keep getting our own water, which was a bit odd considering we were the only people in the place, and a couple of dishes were not exactly what we ordered, but we were all hungry enough to wolf them down anyway. So — below average service, underwhelming meal size but good taste. Maybe it really is like India?

I bloody love this place but my beloved has issues with the perceived lack of ease in picking up takeaways from here. I have to really work my whole «I cook/​you procure» argument to get a taste of Ras Vatika. Which is solely vegetarian and does both South and North Indian dishes for really great prices.
You can dine in too of course but it’s very Balmoral if you know what I mean. Still, New Flavour started somewhere and this place does get busy. You can’t bring your wine but they do provide a nice bottle of water with metal tumblers which somehow makes for a richer experience. It’s so often the little things.
If you get a peek behind the counter it literally looks like a group of women cooking out of their home kitchen, it’s that rustic. They’re mostly very nice however beware the surly teenager. That’s probably just a good general rule for life really.
I particularly appreciate the Thali as I am greedy but there’s only so much that will fit in my tummy. This is the place that started my sambhar habit and I still believe a person could live on sambhar alone with no detrimental effects. But why would you when there’s so much more on offer?
If you haven’t tried the staple spicy Indian soup before, come here, get a Thali and a whole new world will open up. In that world is the other thing that makes Ras Vatika so much more than a curry house — the «Snacks» and the «Chat». In fact I think this is what they do best. My most favourite is the little heart shaped Cutlet (yup weird name) whose ingredients remain largely unexplained but does involve coconut which I have a special fondness for. I’ll just say that it’s savoury, spicy and sweet all at once. Try it.