Honourable Mention Visit
Attendees: Damon Heath, Jack Nohilly, Hamish Maclauchlan, Luke Harfield
Honourable Mentions: Curtis Coates, Jordan Connor
(Both will continue as honourable mentions for UK ratings.)
Overview
Our first official European outing — well, “official” might be overselling it. Only four Curry Club members made the trip, so this lands squarely in the honourable mention pile rather than a full-scale rating. Still, a Curry Club visit is a Curry Club visit, and the Rasoi Ghar in Barcelona earned its shot.
And truthfully? It was… fine.
Not catastrophic, but nowhere near the standards we’re used to in the UK. Spain can claim the sun, the architecture and the nightlife — but based on this meal, curry certainly isn’t one of their national strengths.
The Good ⭐
Let’s be fair and start with what Rasoi Ghar absolutely nailed:
- Aesthetic: The place looked fantastic. Modern, clean, and clearly run by people who care about presentation.
- Food preparation: Visually, dishes were well-assembled, portions respectable, and there was an obvious pride taken in the kitchen.
- Staff interaction: Warm, polite, welcoming — even with a language barrier. Honestly, they outperformed several UK restaurants in customer service alone.
This isn’t a place lacking heart. It’s a place lacking flavour.
The Not-So-Good ⚠️
And here’s where the wheels fell off.
The food simply didn’t deliver the core of what a curry should be.
- Taste: Underwhelming, muted, forgettable.
- Spice: Practically non-existent. Even a korma back home has more kick than what we were served.
- Consistency: Every dish leaned watery, thin, lacking that rich British curry-house body we expect.
- Overall quality: Let’s not sugar-coat it — the Club collectively frowned upon the meal.
In fact, and this hurts to say…
Even the worst curry house we’ve visited yet, in Armthorpe — Shimla — outperformed Rasoi Ghar.
Yes, that Shimla. That tells you everything.
Final Thoughts
Rasoi Ghar is a restaurant with potential, ambition and lovely staff — but sadly, none of that makes up for a curry that tastes like it forgot it was a curry. British curry houses simply operate on another level, and Rasoi Ghar didn’t come close.
This is an honourable mention, not a contender. Europe’s curry scene has a long way to go before it threatens the UK’s throne, and Rasoi Ghar offered a polite reminder of exactly why the Curry Club was founded in the first place:
to celebrate curry done properly.
