Westville, New Haven: RAWA’s menu is inspired by the tastes of the Mediterranean and Middle East. From our trademark pitzas, to the freshest
salads and dips, to our perfectly marinated lamb and chicken dishes-vegans, vegetarians, pescatarians, and omnivores alike will find food for life here.
Based on 290 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.7 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
838 Whalley Ave, New Haven, CT 06515
Phone: (203) 691-5781
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Hours
| Saturday | 12–10:30 PM |
| Sunday | 12–10:30 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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12–10 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 12–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 12–10 PM |
| Thursday | 12–10 PM |
| Friday | 12–10 PM |
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Reservations: rawainc.comopentable.com
Reviews
Lina
I was introduced to this restaurant by my social group. I love international food & was looking forward to the meal. I was not disappointed. Everything I tried was delicious & well presented. The service was excellent even though there was only 1 server. I can’t wait to go back again.
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Nicole Reindel
Seriously the best meal I had in a while. The combination of food, atmosphere (ambient lighting too) and service made the whole experience feel like a dream! If you head this way (you’d be ridiculous not to), you HAVE to try some of the desserts. We tried the baklava and the flan and both were incredible. You can tell they put as much love and energy into the desserts as the main meal. We’re not talking lava cake and a side of vanilla ice cream energy here… we’re talking GENUINELY deliciously crafted beautiful sweet treats. I’ve been dreaming about them ever since. Looking forward to going back soon.
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Sylvan Love
Absolutely incredible food. I’ve never had muhammara before, but it’s now a new favorite food of mine. Perfectly cooked chicken kebab, and the vegetable rice was mmm mmm good. Unfortunately, the service was sub-par. Waitress was pleasant, but we had to wave for her attention a few times and the wait for the entrée was lengthy. Despite this, we will absolutely be back. Mmm mmm mmm.
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Dan Drago
Amazing food, nice atmosphere, good service and friendly owner! We love Middle Eastern / Mediterranean food and this was probably the best we’ve had so far. Hummus, Baba Ghanouj, Foule, Muhammara, Chicken Biryani, Pistachio Baklava… We will certainly return. Also make sure to try the lamb chops and moussaka – delicious!
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Cheryl Hurdle
We’ve had some horrible misses in dining lately but I think we found a winner here! RAWA, a Mediterranean infusion restaurant has good food, art work for the art lovers, and industrial decor. It’s pretty much an open concept allowing you to see your food being prepared. This is chicken with lentil soup and fresh pita, we also had the Tabbouleh salad. The lamb chops are good also! We’ll be back—save a table for us!!
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Alana Smith
We ordered and it didn’t go through. So when i arrived to pick up they started to make it. The best dish was the red pepper dip. Pita seemed not fresh. Falafel was greasy.
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Bridgett Furlong
Probably ones of my favorite restaurants now. We got multiple dips with freshly made bread. Lots of vegan and vegetarian options! Had the saffroni cocktail and it was amazing! Highly recommend going here!
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Margarita Lygina
Bad experience ever, thoes people who write about delicious food ever try real middle east food? I ordered chicken biryani, it’s come with out chicken and they tell me that shredded chicken in their. WHAT? SHREDDED CHICKEN? For 20 $? Where they get all this 5 stars? Chicken kebab was very dry. Service is terrible, waiting 30 min for food with empty restaurant. After complaining manenger never show up. Do not go there. Go to Turkish place. They cook much better.
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John Doe
I had my thanksgiving dinner at Rawa
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sue graften
Stopped by Thursday night for the first time and the place wasn’t too crazy so food and drink service was very, very prompt! The chicken biryani is a must try as well as the London Fog martini from their winter cocktail list. Our boys were very happy with the cheese pizza and my husband had the grilled chicken. We were both very surprised how good the lentil puree was! Ester & Emily were our servers and walked us through the menu and explained everything very patiently!!! thank you putting up with a family of Italians stepping outside our comfort zone. Despite taking so long to get here for the first time, the family and I will definitely be returning!!! Thank you girls!!
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