Rupa Vira's The Signature - Finest Indian Cuisine - Ashburn, Virginia

PUSHKAR P.

The ambience is really nice and perfect for a relaxed meal. I recommend making a reservation on weekends as it gets quite busy.

We've tried their Gujarati thali a couple of times and it's always been excellent. Each sabji has a unique flavor, and the pooris are soft, less oily, and very tasty.

The staff is polite and helpful. Overall, a great experience—highly recommended!

Jayashree T.

Disappointed by unfair service charge policy

We recently visited this restaurant as a group of four adults and one child who is under 4 years old. To our surprise, a 12% service charge was automatically added to our bill because we were considered a group of five — including our toddler. I’ve never experienced a place that counts a small child toward the total party size for service charge purposes. When we raised this with the staff, we had to argue our point before they finally agreed to remove the charge.

It left a sour taste after what could have been an enjoyable meal. A policy like this feels unreasonable and misleading — it should be clearly communicated, and exceptions for young children should be made.

Would not recommend based on this experience

Jyoti M.

Been to this restaurant few times now.

Staff is nice and friendly….We were seated quickly.

We ordered kadai Paneer, Methi Mutor and Paan drink. Food was served at right temperature, normal spice level and delicious. This is purely vegetarian restaurant and food tastes good. Also they have normal roti(phulkas). Will go back again to try other dishes and snacks. They have a good variety of snacks and street food menu options.

Sujana G.

Went for dinner. Pan Gulkhand drink was overpriced. I wouldn’t order it again as it seemed like we were drinking liquid form of pan while eating. Spinach mango chat was light on stomach and flavorful. We also ordered chana batura and pav bhaji. Both were mild and good. Pav bhaji was served with a bowl of fried rice/rice pulao - never seen this combo before. Overall satisfied except for the overpriced, and wrongly ordered drink.

Sharon J.

Food was great. Too noisy. And the food was spicy for our taste. The gujarati thali was absolutely amazing and tasty. Strongly recommend the same if you need to taste a variety of vegetarian dishes and sweets. Service was quick, fast and professional. If you are craving for Indian vegetarian this is the go to place for you.

Sukruta D.

This was our first time dining experience at Rupa Vira. We order few drinks, soup, appetizers and thali. Drinks were good but felt slightly overpriced. The soup ordered was tasteful but would have enjoyed more if it was hot given the rainy day. It was almost lukewarm to cold. Hara bara kabob was a slight disappointment in terms of quantity and felt was overpriced. The chinese bhel was spicy, tangy and refreshing for the pallette. The Gujrati and Rajasthani thali was good for one person and good spread of food items. The taste was also pretty close to the authentic food dishes of Gujrat and Rajasthan. Although a good experience, it was slightly on the expensive side.

Umesh S.

Great place for North Indian, South Indian, fast food 100% vegetarian Resturant in VIRGINIA offering even jain and swamy Narayan menu. We ordered Hara Bhara Kabab, Ragada pattice ( this was spicy) Bhaji Dosa, Sada Dosa, ( sambar was really very tasty) we had also Dahi Batata Puri, Khandavi Chinese Bhel, chilli baby corn Chinese sauce. Overall every thing was excellent

Nikhil D.

Having heard a lot about this place, was finally there to have early lunch. And was certainly not disappointed.
The sitting space is limited, however since I was early there so had plenty of tables to pick from.
Service was good and quick. Ordering from QR menu seemed more optimized than some other places. Food got served quickly after ordering.
Spice levels were balanced on all dishes.
Chili paneer was spicy but full of flavors and the desi restaurent touch.
Masala dosa was very well made. Sambar was more west India taste than South India taste, which was very refreahing as well.
The vada pav was amazing. The balance of sweet and spicy chutnies made it so enjoyable.
Overall good food, balanced spices and right size portions ( not too small, nor too large)
Good place for some desi vegetarian food.

PUSHKAR P.

The ambience is really nice and perfect for a relaxed meal. I recommend making a reservation on weekends as it gets quite busy.

We've tried their Gujarati thali a couple of times and it's always been excellent. Each sabji has a unique flavor, and the pooris are soft, less oily, and very tasty.

The staff is polite and helpful. Overall, a great experience—highly recommended!

Sonaly P.

This is one of my favorite Indian restaurants in the DMV. As with any Indian restaurant, you have to know what they make best. The paneer butter masala, malai kofta, gobi manchurian, naans and rotis, samosas, kaman dhokla, dahi puri, dhabeli, and mango lassi are all excellent.

I would steer away from the palak paneer, baingan bhartha, yellow dal thadka, dosa, and pav bhaji as you’ll find better versions at other Indian restaurants in the area.

This restaurant does a great job catering to different dietary requirements. They have plenty of gluten free options, including a gluten free roti that was delicious.

I was also pleasantly surprised to learn that they can make vegan alternatives for most of their dishes (and they aren’t just sweet talking you). I had the vegan paneer butter masala (made with tofu and coconut cream, no paneer or butter). While it didn’t taste the same as the original, it was still delicious and I loved it. The kaman dhokla was also delicious and the aloo gobi was good. Thank you Rupa Vira team for creating a great Indian dining experience for vegans!

Dinsap M.

Wonderful food, service and ambience. Try the Mango Chaat and ask for the Garlic Naan made crispy. We keep going back.

Jyoti M.

Been to this restaurant few times now.

Staff is nice and friendly….We were seated quickly.

We ordered kadai Paneer, Methi Mutor and Paan drink. Food was served at right temperature, normal spice level and delicious. This is purely vegetarian restaurant and food tastes good. Also they have normal roti(phulkas). Will go back again to try other dishes and snacks. They have a good variety of snacks and street food menu options.

Sujana G.

Went for dinner. Pan Gulkhand drink was overpriced. I wouldn’t order it again as it seemed like we were drinking liquid form of pan while eating. Spinach mango chat was light on stomach and flavorful. We also ordered chana batura and pav bhaji. Both were mild and good. Pav bhaji was served with a bowl of fried rice/rice pulao - never seen this combo before. Overall satisfied except for the overpriced, and wrongly ordered drink.