Raggas

Nous sommes alles dans ce restaurant avec mon compagnon le soir du festival bresilien.
Nous avons attendu un peu trop longtemps a mon gout avant de pouvoir commander mais nous avons connu pire donc ce n’est pas si important. Mon compagnon a commande du poulet grille avec du riz a la coco et des boulettes de patate douce, c’etait tres bon. Quand a moi j’ai commande du poulet frit avec des frites de patates douces et des plantains, malheureusement le serveur a du mal comprendre ma commande et je n’ai pas eu les plantains mais ce n’est pas bien grave puisque le diner etait quand meme tres agreable. J’ai ete aussi un peu decue qu’il n’ait pas de Royal Soda comme boisson mais ca n’existe peut-​etre pas en Angleterre. Je reviendrai tres souvent !
Mise à jour: ils arrêtent de servir la nourriture à 9h30 !

Raggas is a pleasant Caribbean restaurant in Liverpool city centre, nicely decorated in bright colours. It might be a bit garish for some but it’s the Caribbean way and gives the place a nice feel.
I am awarding Raggas 4 stars, however I would break this down as follows: 5 stars for the food but 3 stars for the service.
It was the ‘3 Queens’ day in Liverpool so everywhere was extremely busy. I was greeted on arrival and advised there would be a half hour wait for a table. This I was ok with as it was the same everywhere. We were able to look at the menu during this wait time which in the end turned out to be only 20 minutes. However, once seated it was over 20 minutes more before our order was taken. Not even a drinks order.
Once the food order was taken, it was quite promptly brought so no complaint there. I ordered a Toxteth IPA as I was intrigued by this local beer which had found its way onto the menu. However, perhaps the waitress misheard me because she brought a Banks’s Caribbean lager. I’d not had that before and I liked the look of it so decided to stick with it. I’m not sorry I did because it was delicious. When the food arrived there was no cutlery and I had to ask twice for some to be brought.
I had the West Indian style Chicken Curry with Rice N’ Peas and Festivals. My companion had the Brown Stew Chicken with Rice N’ Peas and steamed vegetables. It was all absolutely mouth-​wateringly delicious. The Brown Stew in particular was a surprise. It contained huge chunks of tender chicken breast which had been marinated well in a sauce which tasted beautifully rich. In addition, I would say that the portion sizes are generous and offer great value for money.
I’d definitely head back to Raggas when I’m in Liverpool. Hopefully on a less busy day the service might be a bit more ‘together ’

I was really excited for Raggas to open on Bold Street after experiencing such a great meal and atmosphere at the Smithdown road restaurant but as soon as I saw the redecoration of the interior of the building i knew something was off.
The building use to house Café 53, a dated café which microwaved your cake by the tills and reminded me of Gordon Ramsey Kitchen Nightmares, so the decoration of the place was pretty ghastly as well, housing decorated plates on the walls, fake flowers and dark green carpets. Now I expected Raggas to look quirky, modern and exotic but instead they decided to paint the interior bright lime and yellow, making you feel like your eating inside a giant citrus fruit.
Now the menu which expanded aswell centred around wintery goat stews and a few items of exotic food with no explanation next to them. Firstly I tried the banana fries, which I know them to be rich and delicious but alas here they were stringy and bland. Secondly I tried the goat curry which was very dry and to my regret was advertised with no spice warning and turned out to be overbearingly hot to even the big spice lovers in my party.
Overall one of the few places in Liverpool city centre I wouldn’t dine in again.