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Rasa Cafe

ROBERTOS DUBAI www.rasa.co.uk

Before we begin with the full review of Rasa Cafe, I need to give you the backstory of hunger which led me to eating perhaps one of the finest curries my palette has ever had the privilege of tasting.

It was a freezing cold day in London, after having spent two very long days at ICE, and just finishing a couple of well deserved drinks with a friend at the amazing Praxis booth. I needed to find some food after drinking on an empty stomach, as the grumpy hungry side of my personality was beginning to rear its head.

Making my way back to my hotel in Stratford, I saw the huge Westfield structure in the cold grey London weather. This would no doubt have a plethora of choices to assuage my impending problem. To be honest I was faced with the ultimate first world problem of returning to my five star hotel and having a very well presented and beautiful dish, however tiny it would be tiny.

Alternatively, I could gorge on fast food, then lay in the fetal position in the splendor of my hotel and regret having the mega burger from one of the many faceless international brands in the shopping mall.

About five metres before the front entrance of Westfield, the smell of curry and spices was carrying further into the evening air, filling my lungs and amplifying my hunger tenfold. I tried to resist by walking past, but it was like I was in some weird cartoon where this smell pulled me in. There was literally no escape!

I have not had the pleasure of eating Malaysian food since I visited there about twenty years ago, so I wasn’t too aware what to go for. Unlike its Thai cousin where I have my staple go to dishes like Pad Thai, I was in a brave new world of food that I had no visual reference to.

What I loved was that there was the right amount of choices, and no real crazy mystery dishes which my brain at that point of the day could not compute. I went for the spicy Malaysian chicken curry served with rice, and the chef special lamb satay.

Taking my place at my table eagerly awaiting the food, I got talking to Noor who helped me choose which dishes would soothe my hunger. As serving staff go, one of the nicest I have ever encountered, outlining the various dishes meticulously , also telling me how they gained a huge following when the lockdown was on.

When the food arrives, you are served perfect portion sizes which is just enough to eat and not so much you feel like you have to finish it all. The Chicken curry in my own personal spice index was a step below the heat of a madras curry, however the ingredients all worked together so well that you are not overpowered by the heat, you just have a great tasting dish.

The lamb satay was without doubt the best I have ever eaten. Noor told me that it was sourced from Wales, so it was incredibly tender with the marination perfectly holding and absorbing into the meat, resulting in the taste melting into every taste bud in my mouth.

After finishing the meal and being incredibly satisfied, I asked to pass my compliments onto the chef who duly came out and talked me through other special dishes. Although I was so full I thought I would burst, they insisted I try the vegetable soup before I left. This soup is not one of those you can eat in cold weather, you could eat this all year round. In fairness it would have been a perfect dish on its own, with it brimming with vegetables and sat in a delicious broth.

Having got the bill, I waddled off into the night incredibly content and without a shadow of doubt. If I am in that part of the world again, that will be my first place to eat.

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