Review: Lagnaa Barefoot Dining

Wandering around Little India on a Sunday evening is a fascinating activity in Singapore.  The small streets are packed shoulder to shoulder with people and make for excellent people watching.  A few weekends ago Caro and I wandered passed Lagnaa which was packed with people so we decided to come back and check it out.

At first impressions, this place has a sense of humour.  There is a small blackboard at the entrance saying “slave labour needed”, the walls are covered with messages and there is a spice-o-meter at the entrance.  We weren’t really after a feast (wow, what restraint!) so we shared a green-curry chicken tika and a prawn marsala – both delicious.  The service was great – not over the top like Singapore service so often is, and there was no problem with making our mango lassi’s with “less sweet” so we didn’t feel like we were having dessert before our dinner.

The unique thing about this place is that once you have dined there you are invited to place your name and phone number on the blackboard and once a month a group text message goes out for a free 10-dish tasting for the first five people to correctly answer the question (you can bring a friend).  What a great idea!  I’m usually loathe to hand over my details because of the excessive mobile advertising which spams you in Singapore, but I was totally willing to in this situation – it’s all about the incentive.

I must remember to check out whether this place is recommended in Lonely Planet because it was pretty full of tourists (not always a plus in my book).  Pricing-wise it was middle of the road at $25 each for two mains a mango lassi and water each.  I’m not convinced it was better than the Banana Leaf (review here) but if you’re looking to try somewhere new in Little India it’s worth a shot.

Lagnaa

No. 6, Upper Dickson Road (the Serengoon Road end)

Singapore 207466

+65 6296 1215