Roti Indian Bistro - San Francisco

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   Sara

   San Francisco

   11 reviews

   5.0

   11 reviews

   Dined on 23 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This restaurant has been here a long time, but I only discovered it about a year ago. Everything is fresh, clean, and quite delicious. This restaurant is easy for a variety of dietary needs. The food is incredibly aromatic and flavorful without being salty. The chai is delicious and as it should be. We take all our visitors here. Ambiance is a perfect balance of light, without it being too dark to read the menus or overly bright. Service is attentive - someone in our party was thinking aloud about ordering another beverage when it appeared.
   

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   Jennifer

   San Francisco

   61 reviews

   5.0

   61 reviews

   Dined on 18 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   A real neighborhood gem. There were several large parties, and lots of small table. The decor is comfortable and colorful. The service is very friend, even when they are very busy. The food is spectacular! Try mixing the spicy pickles into your dishes (just be ready for heat).
   

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   Rahul

   San Francisco

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 27 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Nice place, good food and great customer service. Will go back again
   

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   Ronan

   San Francisco

   3 reviews

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   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 26 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great restaurant top class service never waiting very attentive staff
   

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   Harold

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 25 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Yummy biryani! Good breads too - saag was also good
   

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   Brian

   San Francisco

   32 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   32 reviews

   Dined on 20 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Roti is our go to for Indian food in the City. It is easy to get to on Muni a few steps from the West Portal station. They always have interesting and worth trying specials throughout the year. The Tikka Masala is outstanding and always worth having. The service is great, friendly, helpful and pleasant. Ask for their special red hot sauce if you want to add a kick to your meal.
   

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   John

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 20 October 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Best restaurant on West Portal. The food is consistently good and the service is always warm, friendly and efficient. A family favorite for many years.
   

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   Linda

   San Francisco

   45 reviews

   4.0

   45 reviews

   Dined on 17 October 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   I shared a wonderful meal at Roti with visitors from out of town. We had lots of dishes to share and they were all delicious, and the host explained interesting details about the dishes.
   

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   anne

   San Francisco

   5 reviews

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   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on 12 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Best food, best service, best people! Roti is amazing!
   

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    Carla

    San Francisco

    46 reviews

    3.0

    46 reviews

    Dined on 11 October 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3

    Roti was a favorite restaurant for years, well worth it to us for a trip across town to West Portal, but we haven't dined in since the pandemic. We were long overdue, and with visitors in town, made the trip. Sadly, it just wasn't the same. We ordered two starters -- onion pakoras-excellent, and calamari-not very good at all. Rubbery and almost room-temperature when they arrived. We then waited a very, very long time for our mains. Barely half the tables were occupied, so it's hard to imagine the kitchen was slammed. We shared chicken tikka masala, a shrimp vindaloo, lentils, basmati rice and garlic basil naan. The naan was limp and greasy. The rest of the dishes were fine, but nothing to get excited about. Portions seemed smaller than they used to be, so we may have underordered, but as the food was only average, we didn't order more -- went out for ice cream after instead. If this was a neighborhood spot, we might still stop in. But it's no longer worthy of a ride across town. Which is sad--our family used to love Roti. Other people must know this too -- it used to be that our only complaint was that the restaurant was too loud. Now it's very quiet.
    

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