
Break your routine and escape to a 3-course business lunch at Rasa for QAR 80. The restaurant had occupied the space for a little over 4 years, opening in July 2018, but was a discrete listing for a sub-lease for over a year. Chef Tommy Lai and Camie Lai who are both siblings, grew up in a small village called Rasa just an hour north. Our regional Indian fusion cuisine, music and decoration will transport. The siblings intend to raise the profile of Malaysian cuisine at Rasa by introducing dishes from their homeland that are rarely seen or offered in New York. Variety of Flavors from Malaysian Cuisine.

In December 2013, Lai opened Rasa alongside his sister, Camie Lai who is an excellent chef in her own right. Under his stewardship, the restaurant earned a Michelin star. In 2011, he was hired by Laut, a Malaysian restaurant in Union Square to lead the kitchen. During his formative years in New York, Lai showcased his flair for cooking Malaysian home-cooked dishes and street food, which he and his sister learned from their mother. Lai apprenticed at a few different restaurants in the early years in New York including “Penang” which was then one of the first of Malaysian restaurants to take Manhattan by storm. We take pride in the produce we source and.

He moved to New York with his family in the 1990’s after graduating from high school. We invite you to discover the wonderful tastes and textures of our authentic Indian cuisine. Locally owned and operated, Rasa Restaurant has been serving East Greenwich since 2013. It represents taste, flavour,affection, pleasure. This one restaurant became an award-winning chain of restaurants bringing the taste of authentic, home-cooked southern Indian food to the UK The Name: Rasa is a Sanskrit word that has a wonderful wealth of meaning. Chef Tommy Lai was born and raised in a small town north of the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur called Rasa (which translates to ‘taste’ in Malay). Rasa began as an authentic South Indian restaurant in the UK.
