Nataraj
$$$ - expensive
Indian
Vegetarian Indian Cuisine
Nataraj is an upscale, all-vegetarian Indian restaurant that offers a good variety of vegan dishes. Apparently PETA voted them one of the top 5 veg restaurants in Asia and a Tokyo magazine agreed with them.
They offer many traditional dishes like vegetable curry, chana masala, tikka masala, along with appetizers like vegetable pakoras, samosas, and soups. They also have a vegan pumpkin pudding dessert. Their chapatti and roti are vegan, but the naan has butter. You can order vegan naan but have to place the order a day in advance.
They offer lunch buffets, and dinner sets or individual entrees at dinner time. Entrees run about 1200-2000 yen, while the dinner sets are about 5000-6000 yen. Soup and dessert are about 700 yen.
The restaurant is beautifully decorated with fancy furniture, statues, and a fountain in the middle of the dining area.
The restaurant is fairly small so the smoking section runs into the non-smoking section.
Subway Ginza station, A2 Exit
- (Mostly) Organic
- Buffet
Added by Jeff Kim on May 6 04 (updated Oct 7 07)
Reviews
Given the price, I think I would've expected even better and/or more food, but it's quite good. I think I'm spoiled by places in the US like Udupi, which costs half as much and is just as good.
The staff were very helpful in making sure everything in our set meal was vegan, which we really appreciated. This place is definitely worth a visit, but it quite pricey.
Very good food but WAY overpriced. I would give the food a 10, but you can get food that's nearly as good for a fraction of the price. Their lentil and garlic soup is delicious, as is their chana masala and tofu/veggie curry. I also had the pumpkin pudding, which was good, but not great.
The restaurant is beautiful but it was really frustrating to be in the "non-smoking" section and be sitting 10 feet from a bunch of smokers.