Suritaria - Voormalig Smaakstation in Wijk 08 Zuidwest

I always walk past this place when it's closed, and I always thought, "I really have to eat here sometime." This afternoon I had time, but I had to go to a nearby appointment first. I went in to see what they had and needed a napkin for my nose. I politely asked for just one napkin, and the man glared at me and said, "You have to buy something." I will never eat here, and that's why I'm writing this review. The other employee was in the kitchen without a hairnet and on her phone...

If you're used to Surinamese food, this Surinamese shop doesn't score well. I ordered chicken roti, but the masala had no flavor, and the long beans, potatoes, and chicken were unfortunately subpar. I only saw the chef pass by, otherwise I would have said a non-Surinamese person had prepared the food. The roti plate is flat and has no filling. The prices are also exorbitant and not worth the price. The service was friendly, and it was ready fairly quickly... Not worth repeating.

September 25: Disappointed again with the woman who works here. Last time I didn't get any extra vegetables, but today around 5:15 PM I wanted to order a Surinamese sandwich. Unfortunately... they're all gone! It happens, but the woman now came up with the excuse that it's not lunchtime anymore...🫤 I got my sandwich at Nyan Switi. There's no time limit for Surinamese sandwiches, and you can ask for extra vegetables here. And the service is great!

The go-to place in Utrecht for roti! This place is run by a lovely family who've been in the business for years. They used to be located at Hoog Cathrijne under the name Sonny's. We get our food there once a week. Especially convenient if you get off at Vaartsche Rijn station after work. Great place, friendly people, and good food.

I love coming here to get my roti, but this time I was met with a closed door (closed until August 26th, holiday). I would have liked to have known this beforehand (website listing, Google Maps?).

Super tasty sandwiches and always pleasant and friendly staff

Was very tasty and had the best vega options ever 👌🏼😁

The staff welcomed me kindly and it was ready quickly. They were sincere about their ingredients and have a passion for food. When I asked what cod was I was allowed to taste it, very tasty there! Roti was perfectly seasoned and the spicy madame Jeanette sambal did us good. We had spekkoek for dessert and some soft drinks.

Delicious Bara with chicken. Reasonable price and a nice lady in the shop.

Really great takeaway restaurant. Food is served fast and its absolutely great. An immense variety of vegan and vegetarian options too!

Delicious roti, you get a lot and for a fair price, from lovely people :)

Beef Bali recommended (pulled pork)

Very antisocial man! The way you talk to certain employees is simply degrading! Also found a nail in his food. Never again!

Wok box chicken curry with rice is highly recommended!

Delicious food! I recently had a hot chicken sandwich for the first time and what struck me was the size, extra large roll, great! Today I cycled by and opted for a wok box of noodles, chicken long beans, sambal and cucumber... I enjoyed it and will definitely come back here again. Friendly people behind the counter, you notice it, it is a family business. Thank you for this wonderful (dining) experience and see you next time!

Quality still exists! Very very good Roti. Best I've had so far. Well seasoned, good portions and reasonable prices.

Hands down the best roti I have had in Utrecht, bar my father’s of course. The roti itself is light and not greasy and the same goes for the potatoes and vegetables. Homemade and delish. USP: they have two roti fillings to choose from: lentils dahl and potato, just like when I was growing up.

Kindly received and helped quickly. The bara with chicken was well filled, the roti with spicy beef is also recommended; good portions, taste good, hot and neatly packed. Recommended!

Tastiest roti in Utrecht! Always super friendly and ready quickly.

The best roti ever bought. I have also previously tried the fried rice and bami meals. Highly recommended! Always fresh and super tasty! Also very friendly staff. Definitely come back for this.

Yesterday I got a nice portion of nasi with shrimps here for myself, and a portion of nasi chicken with beans for my son. Very tasty and excellent service. Worth repeating!

Delicious food, friendly staff. Just no toilet.

No customer service! Not a Customer friendly place!

Great service! Was able to enjoy a delicious roti meal after closing time!

Best Roti in Utrecht and surrounding areas.

I had a tasty bara chicken here to take away. It was nice and warm and well filled. They knew that I had to catch the train in a few minutes, so the sandwich was ready very quickly. This is definitely worth repeating!

Very friendly staff and the food is delicious. I will definitely come back here

Good food, fast services and friendly

The roti wrap was quite tasty, but it could have had a bit more filling for €10. However, the woman behind the counter is not very customer friendly. When people asked if they could get some extra ingredients with their dish, they rigidly stuck to the standard on the menu, and when they asked if they could pay with a credit card, they responded as if that was a very strange question, a bit arrogant...

Hygienic, clean and delicious fresh roti sheets.

Sandwiches have no taste. It just looked like a yellow dyed egg sandwich with some sweet cucumbers. The lady was friendly. The atmosphere was dead and there were random people behind the counter making sandwiches for themselves and then eating them behind the counter. It all felt impersonal and I'm especially disappointed about having 0 taste. Surinamese food is often very tasty and flavorful with lots of herbs. Can't be found anywhere here. Hopefully that improves. Then maybe I'll come back again. Or make prices lower. I think I had 1 egg, 1 wot roll and a few cucumber slices. I can't imagine this costs 5.95... quite bad actually. And it was the cheapest I could find.

Best Roti ever, wonderful man. The bacon biscuit is also highly recommended.

The roti chicken curry is chef's kiss

Best roti meal in Utrecht. I think I've tried them all now, but Suritaria stands head and shoulders above the rest. The eggplant and tempeh are really fantastic. Since I discovered Suritaria, I have been coming here almost every week.

Just got a rottie, really one of the best in Utrecht 🤩👍. Definitely going to get one again. (advice, take 2 plates...)

Delicious food, super nice people, highly recommended 👌

Super friendly owner, to whom you can place an order by telephone half an hour before closing time. Sympathetic service and super convenient if you are on your way to Utrecht by train and are likely to arrive at or around closing time. Delicious food too, highly recommended for those who love a good roti!

Super fresh roti, our go to place for quite some time now.

Ever since I ate roti with eggplant here, I am convinced that all roti needs eggplant. A minus for lack of sambal. I was too hungry, so you'll have to make do with a photo of the stains on my pants.

Very good! Have only tried the vegan roti roll and meal with eggplant and tempe and is always super good!

Very nice and hardworking people. For me the best Roti in Utrecht and I have tried quite a few.

vegan roti rolls with tempeh! though I tried better and cheaper versions in other Surinamese places. also the staff is rude sometimes, so don’t really want to go there again

Tasty chicken curry sandwich and nice staff

Eating with nice people is tasty and fast, always nice to get a drink or ice cream there or if you fancy a spekkoek, go there

I recently got to know this family. I'm the security guard at the Coop next door. Food and friendliness are highly rated. Delicious dishes for vegetarians but also for meat eaters. Special cheeseburger sandwich is at the top in terms of snacks for me!! Try a tempeh cod sandwich or a delicious roti. Highly recommended!!!!!!

Delicious food! Highly recommended

Also provided with delicious roti rolls at closing time!

Roti meals, Roti roll’s and more. Quick service for value food and friendly owners. Real Surinam food with great taste.

This is the beef bara and it was absolutely fantastic! Will definitely come back.

Delicious rotis!! And made something especially for us just after closing time

Delicious rotti for a reasonable price. This restaurant serving mainly Surinamese food is highly recommended.

Good food, friendly people and nice prices. Recommended!

Delicious spicy chicken sandwiches and super fried chicken nuggets, unfortunately not open on Saturdays and Sundays. Then it would be 5 stars all the way!

Completely blown away by the tempeh sandwich, so delicious!! I normally don't like tempeh but this was really tasty. And a nice gentleman behind the bar who pointed out all the vegan options.

You'll come across a place that looks so clean. Delicious bara curry chicken. Beautiful place, hardworking people and good food. 5 stars!

Disappointment. Good taste but clearly from the microwave. I'd rather wait a little longer than get something from the microwave. I do have a microwave at home. Update after response: I don't post instant reviews and ok, **tastes** like microwave. Satisfied now?

Staff is always friendly and the sandwiches tasty. Recommended if you are in the area!

We love the food. Have tried it several times and it never disappoints.

Very tasty, very good & sweet service!

Visited this place for the first time today and ordered meals. And actually quite disappointed. The thin noodles tasted like 5-spice and that doesn't make it bad, in fact, the cinnamon flavor dominates. The chicken fillet was ok, but tasted more like a conimex dish than Surinamese. And hot chicken? on a scale of 1-10 this was 0 hot. For me this is not Surinamese cuisine. What was really Surinamese was the ground pepper!

Ate the Roti Hot Chicken.. Super tasty! Best Roti I have eaten so far in Utrecht. (>10 stores) Pepper is nice and spicy! <3

As a great bara lover I couldn't resist the temptation. Actually like many other reviews here, tent looks neat, staff is nice but the taste is very, well okay. There are better places for a Bara but there is nothing wrong with the Suritaria.

I like to come here to get a wokbox or bara for lunch, the food is always tasty and the staff is friendly.

Not bad but certainly not very tasteful. Mildly seasoned. The tempeh is even white. Sandwiches are not Surinamese but just baguettes. Nice sambal.

On October 15, I bought a baguette of chicken curry and fried cod, € 11 together. Once home, the taste turns out to be quite disappointing, I am INDO so I am familiar with the various cuisines, even though I take the "hottest" chicken according to the saleswoman, I miss fire, it simply wasn't there haha! Moreover, it was very sparsely filled for the price, I have tasted more white bread! and then € 11,- is quite a lot of money for what you get, so as far as I'm concerned it's a one-time visit!!

I got the idea that the food from the display case is heated up in a microwave. It is always ready so quickly that I can't imagine the food being freshly baked. And that is noticeable in the taste. Dry and often not even heated through and through (cold on the inside). For these prices I would expect you to at least prepare fresh food. So, what's going on? Oh yes, and outside you have a nice sign with a picture of a sandwich. In that picture there are all kinds of tasty garnishes in the sandwich, but if you order a sandwich yourself, there is only some cucumber on it. Where are the onions and fresh herbs? Or, remove the picture from your billboard, or make sandwiches that are similar to your pictures... A missed opportunity anyway if you don't put red onions and fresh herbs on your sandwiches.

The vegetarian roti with tempeh was very tasteless. I had hoped that it would be tastier than at other Surinamese takeaway restaurants, because the price is a lot higher (€12.50). I also thought the large portion was substandard for that price.

The fries and roti were delicious, I now come there once a week. You will have no regrets And the soft ice cream and cones are delicious!!! Please come by

Got some delicious roti again this evening at the flavor station. We had 2 vegetarian variants. (The chicken is also great by the way) 1 with tempeh and 1 with eggplant, both recommended! Nicely seasoned and a good portion that will definitely keep you full. We also regularly get fries, ice cream or sandwiches there, but the roti is our favorite. We are very happy that they opened so close to here. Super friendly and nice people who work there and it always looks perfectly clean and fresh.

Given the good reviews, I decided to get something here. Unfortunately I am very disappointed. The wok box portion was quite small and the taste wasn't great either. I don't have much good to say about the Bara with Bakeljauw. Tasteless fried cod and what should have been a fresh cucumber pickle were nothing more than pieces of warm cucumber. Furthermore, the service is top notch and the staff is very friendly

Good snack bar, just a pity that it is often closed

The roti and wok boxes are delicious! Always freshly prepared, at the right temperature, and good meals, no bland portions. Absolutely recommended. The only tip would be to extend the opening hours.

The tastiest Rotirol in Utrecht!

Certainly not an ordinary snack bar (even though you can also get fries and such). For me it is mainly about the very tasty Surinamese dishes. Everything looks perfectly clean, neat and fresh and the food tempts you from the display cabinet. Very friendly service. Been coming here since the beginning (and before that also at the previous location). My favorites are the Chicken Ridja but certainly also the Bakkeljauw. The rolls are also delicious. Absolutely recommended: my favorite Surinamese in Utrecht.

The flavor station may look like a "normal" snack bar, but don't let the appearance fool you. Surinamese food is exceptionally amazing. Personal favorite is a wok box masala potato with long beans and eggplant. 100% recommended.

I'm very happy with this lunch place near my house. I'm very pleased with the good price quality ratio and the friendly service.

Delicious food and excellent service!

Delicious food at the Taste Station!! Today we ate the chicken ketjap meal with rice. Chicken was nice and tender, the long beans were fresh and the whole meal tasted good. Highly recommended!! I also definitely recommend the various sandwiches! I give the Taste Station a 10!

Delicious dishes for lunch, dinner or a tasty snack. Price/quality ratio is good and the food never disappoints. You don't get too little here. Too bad they are closed on Saturdays. Personality can sometimes be a bit more customer-friendly.

Extremely friendly people, who even wanted to help me during closing. Unfortunately the roti was not a success; watery beans and chicken, little flavor. Roti plate itself was fine. No sambal or other seasonings. Considering the other positive reviews, it might have been a bad day. Let's cycle a little further to Moksi next time...

Roti Beef Bali eaten. Delicious. Top tent. I will definitely come back. Friendly staff. Do not feel like cooking? Take a detour!😀

My husband and I get food here often. Super tasty Surinamese food, but if we ever feel like just having some fries, that's also possible! Nice family business and the service is always very friendly. Highly recommended!

Delicious food, nice people. 5/5 would eat again

Ugh, disgusting! No, not the food because it is delicious. Unfortunately, there is gossip about customers. Very unprofessional!

Found you again after a while. Were previously on high catarine. As always lovely fresh food thank you.

Very tasty and run by nice people, who enthusiastically advise on the ingredients.

Picked up here for the first time tonight and we will definitely be back. Delicious fresh and tasty Surinamese food. Highly recommended!

For starters, it looked spick and span for eating off the floor. The food tastes delicious and the employees are very friendly and it's a top place

Delicious food, the chicken is highly recommended. (wonderfully soft.) Something for everyone. In addition to Surinamese food, also just have fries with a snack. Oh and the soft ice cream tastes like more, much more!

Delicious food, looks very neat.

Previously they were on high catharijne under a different name Sonny's. I regularly came here during my break to get a fried cod sandwich or chicken curry. And a meal on Thursdays. Fortunately, they are back, but now in a new location. It all looks nice and new. And the sandwiches? They taste just like before. If you ask me, a delicious takeaway place to eat or pick up sandwiches, fries or a meal.