Tandoori cream chicken date at Daegu Indian restaurant: Rama & Bavana
In short
Rama & Bavana Suseong Lake Branch is an Indian restaurant on Yonghak-ro in Suseong-gu, Daegu, open since 2004. From a window seat, a married couple ordered nasi goreng, tandoori cream chicken, tandoori tikka and mango lassi, and all three mains came in portions larger than expected, so the leftovers were packed to go. With the spice toned down for Korean palates and two baby chairs on hand, Rama & Bavana works for both a date and a meal with a child.
Good to know
- Location
- 2nd floor, 86 Yonghak-ro, Suseong-gu, Daegu
- Ordered
- Nasi goreng, tandoori cream chicken, tandoori tikka, mango lassi
- How to order
- Tablet ordering, with descriptions on each menu item
- Freebie
- Receipt review event: choice of French fries or daily salad
- Seating
- Window seats, 2 baby chairs
- Takeaway
- Leftovers can be packed to go
- Opened
- Opened in 2004, in its 22nd year
as written by the visitor on Sep 19, 2026
It's been a while since I went on a date, and this time we headed to Rama & Bavana, a well-known spot by Suseong Lake in Daegu! We properly demolished nasi goreng, tandoori cream chicken, mango lassi, and more (it's Bavana, not Banana... so many reviews out there pop up under 'banana' 😂).
Inside Rama & Bavana Suseong Lake Branch and its window seats
We picked the window seat near the entrance. It's bright with sunlight and feels open, so it looked great for photos too.
A good date restaurant needs pretty interiors, pretty food, and food that actually tastes good — Rama & Bavana checks all three boxes.
Tablet ordering and the receipt review freebie at Rama & Bavana
- Tapping through the menu on the tablet brings up menu descriptions, which are handy if you don't often eat Indian food.
- We couldn't pass up the receipt review event — you get to pick either French fries or the daily salad as a free service.
While waiting, I glanced at the open kitchen, and even at a glance it looked like a place that cares about cleanliness. And the food came out faster than expected!
What a couple ordered: tandoori tikka, nasi goreng, tandoori cream chicken and mango lassi
We ordered four dishes in total. Why did we order three mains, you ask — from the review photos I'd seen, I thought the portions would be small...
But the nasi goreng that showed up was twice the size of my fist!!!
Nasi goreng: seafood risotto in a tortilla
This isn't the usual nasi goreng look, right? Open up the tortilla and inside is something like a cheesy seafood risotto — it seemed designed to make Indian cooking more approachable for Korean tastes.
Loaded with onion, baby octopus, cocktail shrimp, scrambled egg, and more, the flavor really came through. My husband's pick was this nasi goreng, Rama & Bavana's signature dish! Round of applause.
Tandoori cream chicken: the cream sauce is the kicker
I also thought this would be a small portion... but I was surprised by the big chunks of chicken that arrived. The spices and sauce weren't too strong, so I thought it'd even work well for a baby.
The cream sauce is the kicker!! Dip a bite into the sauce and you get a mild curry-flavored cream wrapping around the savory chicken. The sauce was good enough that I wanted to just drown the chicken in it.
On top of that, this tandoori chicken was made entirely of moist cuts with no dry parts! Great value for the quality.
Mango lassi: the drink to sip between bites
I definitely recommend getting this mango lassi! It has a smooth mango yogurt flavor, and sipping it between bites acts like a booster that gets your appetite going again. You might think, huh, yogurt with rice? But it's really different from a plain mango yogurt!
Tandoori tikka: shrimp, chicken and salad on one plate
The name sounded unfamiliar, so I looked it up — it means ingredients cut into bite-size pieces, marinated in traditional Indian spices and seasoning, then roasted in a clay oven. Tandoori chicken means the same thing, marinated in traditional Indian spices and roasted in a clay oven!
The shrimp had a plump, satisfying bite... with shrimp this plump, ordering the butter garlic shrimp would've been a good call too, but honestly, this shrimp was delicious, haha.
Perfect for when you want shrimp, chicken, and a salad all at once! Order the tandoori tikka and you get all three flavors in one satisfying dish.
Can you take leftovers home from Rama & Bavana?
From the moment the food arrived, I wondered if we could finish it all, but since leftovers can be packed up, we could eat comfortably without worrying about waste.
Final verdict on Rama & Bavana Suseong Lake Branch
Overall, the dishes at Rama & Bavana by Suseong Lake in Daegu felt like Indian food with the spice toned down to suit Korean tastes, and maybe that's exactly why this restaurant, open since 2004, has held its ground for 22 years now. The friendly staff also made for a pleasant meal.
If you're around Suseong Lake, come visit Rama & Bavana without worrying about parking — whether it's a date or a meal with your kid.
Where it is
86 Yonghak-ro, 2nd floor, Suseong-gu, Daegu, South Korea대구광역시 수성구 용학로 86 2층
