Lalla Rookh

This is hands down the best vegetarian roti in the city (though not the cheapest). Can’t speak to the rest of the menu, but if you’re looking for fabulous Surinamese takeout (they have dine-​in tables too, but the restaurant is a bit cramped), this is the place.

Service was very nice (waitress explained the whole menu for us) and the food was very good too!

Great Surinamese food, big portions, good service and good value for money even though it’s one of the more expensive restaurants.

Hands down my favorite Suriname place in Amsterdam. I’ve been 3 times now and every time, I wanted to punch someone because it was just so freaking delicious! I love the spicy peanut sauce that they serve with some of the items (i.e. fried plantain) and some of the dishes like the sambal kip are insanely good. They have spicy and mild dishes, good variety, and their sticky coconut cake is quite delicious too. The service is not the best… sometimes it seems they are moving in slow motion… but with food THIS good, I am willing to overlook this aspect.

Yiammi yiammi yiammmmmmmi
The best words to discribe this place. That and mmmmmmm. My first time i tried Surinamese cousin and i can say i really enjoyed. Ok not the best in decoration and the service is kind of slow but the food is amazing and they have outdoor sitting

You’ll be saying no, no, no, no, no
When it’s really yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
It seems like roti chowing A’dam has been divided into 2 camps like Destiny’s Child during the ugly break up.
Although the herd is claiming the best to be had at Roopram, I’ve always been reluctant to venture all the way out to Oost to try their roti. Needless to say, I was delighted to hear they opened a franchise at de Van Woustraat, much closer… much better?
So, despite some bizar but persistent rumors about Roopram’s secret sauce involving snakes and… buckets of spit imported from Surinam — don’t ask, or better yet, ask my cousin, she’ll tell you all about it — it didn’t take me long to find my way to the new eatery. I went for the mixed roti, which provided me with the opportunity to sample the chicken, lamb and doks (duck) all in 1 go. While the sauce that came with the dusk was really delish, the duck itself was more bones than anything, but I think that’s often the case with masala duck. Therefore, I usually go for the masala lamb, which was really a disappointment. Such was the chicken. The meat was stringy and dry and the sauce had failed to penetrate (penetrate, nasty word) the meat.
Okay, I had established the well praised Roopram didn’t suffice. So when my mom visited me last spring, I needed to find better roti joint. This lead me to Lalla Rookh.
Now, my mom and I both agreed this was the best roti masala lamb we EVER had!
First of all, the name, like straight out of the Teletubbies. Whereas Roopram sounds more like someone’s being violated.
Secondly, Lalla’s roti pancake is HUGE, flying saucer huge. I have these special big plates, christened the roti plates, I always use when eating roti and the pancake didn’t even fit these plates. So, one pancake is big enough to split between 2 individuals!
Generally I’m quality over quantity, but if you want to serve me a portion of food that will last me for at least 2 days while charging me less than € 10, then more power to you!
Next we address to the meat. The lamb was nice and succulent and the sauce was perfect, not too spicy but with a nice hum and a good masala flavor. In addition, the fixing (egg, potatoes and long beans) were all well seasoned.
Also a major bonus, Rookh offers more than just roti. More importantly, they rock some classic Surinamese fair which is harder to come by such as moksi alesie, sopropo and tayerblad. They have a wide variety of soups I’m determined to try. And apparently their telo with teri (fried cassava with fried little fish in a fiery sticky ketjap manis like sauce is suppose to be ot of this world. My mom also tried their bara and said it was better than the ones she had at other places.
I think it’s kinda ironic I still have to go all the way over to Oost for the best roti. Granted, I haven’t tried the roti at Roopram’s location in Oost, I doubt it will taste better than Lalla Rookh’s…

It’s so delicious I’m tempted to give Lalla 5 stars, but ill wait to try more items on the large menu.
Fantastic Roti with Tempe for the vegetarians. Honorable mention for their bacalhau (cod fish) Roti. Unlike many Indonesian or Surinamese places In Amsterdam– Lalla Rookh is a pleasure as a sit down eatery. I intend to become a regular.

Huge menThis place has an enormous, diverse menu of really yummy items from all the former Dutch colonies! Goat, Roti, Pom, all kinds of delicious things. We sampled quite a few between the 3 of us and it was all wonderful, and at a nice price. It is a bit lacking in atmosphere, so though it was perfect for a casual during the week dinner, I would not want to say, go there on a date.

Not amongst a lot of other restaurants, a block away from on corner of Oosterpark in Amsterdam, I really liked this place. I had never had Surinamese food. Their roti was like an Indian parantha and it was served with vegetables that were like a cross between Indian food sabzis (vegetables dishes) and Thai food. The food was all freshly made and served hot. The server was very nice, explained almost every item on the Dutch-​only menu to us in English.

Really amazing babi pengang, but the string bean side dish was too salty. Loved their yellow hot sauce; its the spiciest thing I’ve ever tasted. This place is awesome for take out, service is a bit slow for a sit down restaurant.