Justina Singh

We had an absolutely wonderful experience at Rita’s restaurant. Our flight was delayed from LAX it was an easy Uber ride to her Resturant . We were greeted by the owner she is absolutely lovely and stunning person has been in business more than 32 years. The food was delicious - we ordered a whole lot of stuff everything was amazing but our favorite was the lamb and the shrimp. The food is very authentic and each plate individually made for the customer.. Close to Santa Monica beach for a little walk after a wonderful meal thank you again for the pleasant experience we had.

Micah Woods

Rita was amazing! She was very thoughtful of our experience, talked with us, then cooked for us. The food tasted perfect and we all had different plates and tried each other's. We felt like this was a personal experience eating food we usually don't get where we live. Definitely recommend coming here!

Al Jamm

This has to be the best Indian food around for sure!! Rita, the owner and the chef always around and she's very charming. She has a diverse menu and makes everything from scratch. I highly recommend the Coconut Curry.

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Kalyanashis Chakraborty

Searching for an Indian restaurant got me here. The aroma outside also pushed me to go in. Found out Rita and her husband is from my grandparents ancestral town. The food was really good. Spice level perfect and got the authentic taste. Gravy and Rice Quantity is good for 2 person. Fast service, every patron is taken care personally. I will suggest have chicken biriyani it has really nice flavor and it reminded of my hometown. Will visit this place again when I am back to Santa Monica.

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Hardial Singh

Nice place to enjoy the Indian food in LA. The quality of food is really good and service is great.

Blake Votilla

Pretty good food. Staff was really friendly. Samosa seemed homemade. My tikka masala was great but some of the veggies were cold inside the hot mix making me wonder if it was previously frozen? Leaving 4 stars because of the cold items and the prices were quite high but I’m sure their rent isnt cheap.

Nutan S

The food wasn't great. It was just okay. Too rich gravies upset our stomachs later on. Service was really fast after they took our order but they took forever to come and take the order in the first place. No restrooms allowed! Like really?! We ordered two appetizers chana puri and bhel puri, they were good. Vegetable koftas were good but again the rich gravy. :( Chana masala was good. The other two non-vegetarian dishes were just okay. Will I visit them again? No. They are very pricey when compared to the quality of food.

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Ross Mantsurov

Average Indian restaurant in Santa Monica. Vibes were very traditional, cozy, and the aroma was filled with spices. The chicken tikka had quite a large portion but was extremely expensive ($26). It was also on the sweeter side which some may or may not prefer. Service was a bit slower even when restaurant was practically empty; would recommend going if you have money to spend. However, the food was very good overall.

Lola Haas

Crazy town! We walk in on a Sunday night to an almost empty and rather bleak dining room. Wait a reasonable (not short) amount of time before we're greeted by what could possibly be the owner, not friendly - just odd. My daughter had a hankering for a korma but wanted to add potatoes. Me: we'd like an order of veggie samosas and chicken korma, but please add potatoes to it. Him: Hold on, let me see if we have any samosas. Returns to the table and says yes we have one Samosa left. Now, when have you ever been in an Indian restaurant when an order of samosas wasn't two?? But he was trying to tell us that the five dollar Samosa was just one. Ummm....I don't think so. Ok no problem just give us the one. Me: And then we'd like to order the korma and add potatoes (again). Him: We can't do that. Me: Why? Him: Because we can't. Me: Wait. You have potatoes in the keema curry right? So can't you just take the potatoes that you would use in that curry and add some to the korma? Him: No sorry. Us: See ya! We headed back to our neighborhood joint in Woodland Hills, which was packed with people and warm and festive and friendly with always amazing customer service!

Bb Cc

I was excited to try out this restaurant because I saw it in the area but I was very let down. I called the restaurant to place a togo order and when I inquired about a dish due to my allergies the woman on the phone became very angry and rude. I asked her if the beef curry had any fish in it because I have a major seafood allergy and its common for seafood to be used in dishes I wouldn't expect sometimes (for example some places cook with Worcestershire sauce or fish sauce for seasonings ) so I always ask just to be safe and not assume because it can be dangerous for me if I don't. After the lady became disrespectful by continuously saying in a rude way “ why would fish be in a beef curry” and “to not ask questions like that because it was making her mad “ I decided not to even order from here because I don’t care how good the food MIGHT be , the rudeness and disrespect will never be tolerated and no restaurant should speak to their customers this way. 0/10!