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Upmarket Indian restaurant in [[Locale Epsom|Epsom]], in the [[Category Good Curry Guide 2007|2007 Good Curry Guide]]. They also do takeaway but not delivery.
Indian restaurant in Epsom.
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Entry is into a small bar/lounge area with comfortable pleather armchairs and a corner bar with Kingfisher keg taps, a wine rack, and spirits optics behind. Steps lead up from here to a long, wood-panelled dining room, where white-clothed tables, each topped with a fresh red rose, stand among comfortable upholstered chairs.
In the [[Category Good Curry Guide 2007|2007 Good Curry Guide]].
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Lighting in the dining area is kept dim overall, with carefully directed spotlighting of each table to ensure you can see what you're eating. Although this does produce a more intimate atmosphere, the decorative carving in the wood panelling is unfortunately almost invisible in the gloom, and little can be seen of the ornate gilded faux pilasters either.

[[Kake]] visited on a Wednesday lunchtime in June 2017. I was a little early for their opening time of noon, but they were happy for me to come in and wait in the lounge area. I was the only customer — heavily outnumbered by staff, one of whom explained they get a lot busier in the evenings. Instrumental jazz was playing, not too loud. It was a warm day, so I was grateful for the aircon that got turned on partway through my visit.

I went for the sobzi biryani (&pound;14 including a side of vegetable curry) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/35317800896/ photo]</small>. It was pretty good. There was a good selection of vegetables &#8212; aubergine, okra, mushrooms, brussels sprouts, broccoli cabbage, red pepers, carrot, potato, some sort of sweet squash, cucumber, and tomato &#8212; and they were all individually cooked to just the right texture. The aubergine was soft, the okra just crisp, the mushrooms well-browned, and the cucumber and tomato raw. Fresh herbs were in evidence too, and there were plenty of crispy fried onions on top. I wished the spicing had been a bit less subtle and a bit more distinct, and the side curry was a touch too sweet, but these are minor criticisms.

Service was clearly aiming for an upmarket feel, yet was still friendly and welcoming. Tap water was poured from a bottle which they didn't leave on the table &#8212; I had to ask for a top up. No service charge was added to the bill. A small chocolate truffle was brought at the end of my meal (no charge was made for this).

Accessibility: A step to get in, and two more steps to the dining area. Some of the seating is on a dais. Ladies' toilets are before the steps to the dining area; not sure where the gents' are.

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* Photos of the takeaway menu as of June 2017 (note that the prices for takeaway are "around 7% to 12% lower" than for eat-in): [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/34515187254/ 1], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/34548213793/ 2], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/34515185984/ 3]
* [
http://flickr.com/photos/uno_speedo/sets/72157603772625215/ uno speedo's photoset on Flickr]
* [http://goodthingsmagazine.com/le-raj/ Good Things review]
* [http://www.surreylife.co.uk/food-drink/restaurants/le-raj-epsom-downs-surrey-kt17-3lb-restaurant-review-1-1645080 Surrey Life review]

<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], June 2017. Opening hours taken from the Le Raj website, June 2017.</div>

* [http://flickr.com/photos/uno_speedo/sets/72157603772625215/ Flickrite uno speedo's photoset]
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Indian restaurant in Epsom.

In the 2007 Good Curry Guide.

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