Ramas - PEARCE

Rama’s is an old timer and extremely popular with locals. Part of their secret is Mini’s warm hospitality, but the food is also great!. Sit outside in the warm weather…. …or be cozy inside if it’s cool. Good choices are…. Chicken Dhai Wala – Boneless chicken pieces cooked in a spiced yoghurt sauce. $23.00

If I could give a higher score I would. I have been coming to Rama's since I was small and now that I don't live in Canberra I have to make my pilgrimage for the best Indian in town. Hard to pick my standout dishes as they are all excellent but can never go past the goat curry, pumpkin coconut Roti, prawn saabji, vegetable korma and beef vindaloo. I love this place! Amazing customer service from Mini and the girls.

Chicken korma is the bomb and also try their roti parcel with tamarind sauce). The staff here are just the friendliest people! One of my fav restaurant in canberra.

This was my first dine-in lunch at Rama’s – they only open for lunch on request, and we had a big group to catch up with friends visiting from Papua New Guinea. We all had the $30 per person banquet, which included a huge range of delicious dishes. We started with pappadoms and minted yoghurt, which were crispy and a perfect appetizer. Next were the samosas, which were packed full of delicious filling and came with a lovely dipping sauce, as did the bahjia after that. The food was well-paced, giving us plenty of time to chat in between courses but not leaving us hungry. I was very excited when it was curry time – there were so many choices! I started with the chicken korma and found myself coming back to it again and again. The creamy flavour was so rich and complex, without being overly spicy (we’d requested a ‘medium’ level of heat for the curries). The beef vindaloo was, unsurprisngly, quite spicy, but again it had great complexity of flavour that I absolutely loved – I just needed a bit more rice than sauce for that one! We felt so welcome it was almost like dining in someone’s home – Rama’s is a Canberra classic for a reason.

Rama’s Indian Fijian Restaurant at the Pearce Shops is immensely popular and busy. Service is extremely friendly and efficient and there’s a real feeling of being welcomed and entertained. Prices are probably more than average but this is balanced by no corkage BYO, and more reasonable rice and roti prices. The food is also very good and serve sizes good for sharing between up to six people. Entrees include the very delicious Roti parcel $9 each..