Rangoli Indian Restaurant Review

3/ 60 Fitzroy St
St Kilda
VIC, 3182
Ph: (03) 9593 6599

Food
Indian Cuisine. Banquets available. Some delicious spicy chicken in the entree. A massive amount of food laid out for the main courses in the banquet with delish naan and great vegetable curries. More than I could ever manage to eat and some unusual desserts not found at all indian restaurants.
Service
The service was wonderful. We had a delightful waitress and the host was very charming as well. The accomodated us with our small child and provided a high chair and extra space partitioned from the others.
Value
A bit more expensive than your average indian restaurant in Melbourne. Banquets are generally over $40 per person.
Decor and Atmosphere
Spacious and very well presented. They have done a great job doing up the old St Kilda Railway Station building. A modern feel and heaps of tables. Suitable for large groups.

Tandoori Times Restaurant Review

196 Barkly Street
St Kilda, VIC 3182
Ph: (03) 9593 8166

Food
Traditional indian cuisine. A piece of advice, skip banquet A and go straight for Banquet B. We had dined here previously and enjoyed the A menu, but having B this time we were blown away. Absolutely delicious! A real step up, and our discussion with the manager proved he was of the same opinion. With entrees of lamb cutlets, fried coconut mushroom, tandoori chicken; generous portions of king prawns, lamb saag, butter chicken, garlic naan and chicken rice and then dessert of your choice to top it off. It was hard to believe this banquet went for under $30 per person. Top quality, loved every bite.
Service
Very friendly service, a bit slow at times. But it was worth the wait.
Value
Any of the banquets are excellent value and all meals reasonably priced.
Decor and Atmosphere
Be treated to some interesting Bollywood on the projector screen if you're not too involved in conversation. Pretty simple decor, tasteful and relaxed. Certainly a popular place on a saturday night.

Tamarind Spice Restaurant Review

257 Glenferrie Rd
Malvern Vic 3144
Ph: 9576 0597

Food
Indian, Malaysian and SIngaporean cuisines.. at least that is what it says on the menu, however the front window boasts a couple of extra cuisines such as Sri Lankan - a little confusing. If you look through the menu though I would say the dishes are 85% Indian, with just a few other dishes thrown in here and there. The food was of reasonable quality for the price. The 'chilly' (?) chicken was hot and spicy. A few quirky titles for dishes on the menu too with some questionable spelling.
Service
The waiter seemed to have a great deal of trouble understanding english. We tried over and again just to request a spoon. I guess he was trying his best though.
Value
The restaurant claims it has the best deal in town, and it comes pretty close. Extremely cheap banquets available - $30 for two people or $50 for 4 people! Every individual meal on the menu is under $14, so there is some really great value to be had here.
Decor and Atmosphere
Conservative, not flash, a bit b-grade. Sometimes you get what you pay for in that respect.

Jaisalmer Palace Restaurant Review

98 Bourke Street
MELBOURNE 3000

A brand new restaurant at the time of this review. We were unable to obtain a business card from them so do not have the telephone listing as yet. They did not yet have credit card facilities available either, though I believe that is coming soon.
Food
Traditional Indian. Generous servings, but not living up to my expectations of the high standards of indian cuisine in melbourne restaurants. An unusual start with a tomato based soup before entree. A rather dodgy tasting sausage in the entree dish. The sauces in the dishes of the mains didn't have the intoxicating spices and flavours I so treasure in traditional indian curries. A couple of the dishes I just didn't like too much - and indian is usually my favourite of all cuisines!
Service
Some peculiar waiters. Once we were seated they then told us to get up and stand aside while they reset the table. They asked my partner if they should bring dessert out while I was still in the bathroom, then they took away our drinks while we were still drinking them. Very flighty and fidgety serving. They were attentive but bizarre and out of sorts at times.
Value
Good value banquets available. All reasonably priced.
Decor and Atmosphere
The reason I was attracted to this restaurant is that the interior is very impressively set up. Some wonderful decorating, gorgeous carved wooden chairs (and tables upstairs). A delightful interior. No airconditioning which was a bit stifling on a hot summer night.

The Bengal Tiger Restaurant Review

520 City Road,
South Melbourne Vic 3205
Phone: 03 9699 4791

Food
Tandoori and Indian Cuisine. They've introduced a few banquets since I last dined here, which is a good improvement. The banquet for 2 included pappadums, entrees, 3 mains, rice, naan bread, dessert and coffee/tea. All dishes were of reasonable quality. Licensed and BYO (wine only).
Service
Top quality service - I was extremely impressed with all aspects of their service. Thoroughly attentive without being intrusive.
Value
Very reasonable. Look out for their specials on different nights of the week, which they display on the board out front.
Decor and Atmosphere
A warm and comfortable atmosphere with a bit of character. An old style building that appears to have originally been built as a hotel. Simple decoration not overdone.

Bhoj Indian Restaurant Review

54 Promenade, Newquay,
Docklands 3008
Tel: +613 9600 0884

Food
The food is great, all traditional indian cuisine. Tasty banquets available.
Service
Very professional waiting. Classy. You get the feeling you should be a little more upper class just to step in here.
Value
The value for money isn't great. You are paying for the classy atmosphere and the food is just as good at many of the cheaper indian restaurants around Melbourne.
Decor and Atmosphere
Clean, classy, well ordered. Perhaps a little clinical. Lacks a bit of style and funk.

Spirit of India Restaurant Review

401 Clarendon Street
South Melbourne 3205
Phone: 03 9682 6696

Food
Authentic indian dishes. Unfortunately I would have to say that compared with the vast array of quality indian restaurants I have dined at in Melbourne, this just didn't stack up. The meat seemed dry and overcooked. The dishes including the entrees (which are usually my favourite part of indian cuisine) were a bit bland.
Service
Service was pretty slow. There were a lot of people to serve admittedly, but I had to ask 3 different waiters before someone would bring me a drink of water. In fact they brought us empty glasses and just left them there with no drinks. The waiters were seemingly not very enthusiastic.
Value
Value was pretty good. It did meat the goal of a 3 course meal for 2 for under $60.
Decor and Atmosphere
Large rooms, fitting quite a few people, a couple of embroidered tapestries but overall a bit clinical and plain looking inside. Could definitely have done with a few more decorations to create a bit more of an atmosphere.

Moti Mahal Restaurant Review

230 Glenferrie Road
Malvern VIC 3144
Phone (03) 9509 2931

Food
Great selection of dishes, all delicious. Great garlic naan.
Service
Good service. They have an interesting technique which you occasionally see at Indian Restaurants, where they never write your order down no matter how many dishes you are ordering. Yet they always remember it all!
Value
Good price. Value banquets available.
Decor
A change in decor recently. Always a nice relaxed atmosphere with candles.

Café India Restaurant Review

725 Burwood Road
Hawthorn East VIC 3123
Phone (03) 9882 6833

Food
Great food. Tremendously good value, traditional Indian. I recommend trying the rose flavoured lassi to drink, yum.
Service
Very good service, friendly, polite and well timed.
Value
The best value indian food restaurant I have ever come across!! You will not find a cheaper 3 course banquet for indian food anywhere! And the quality is just as good as many of your much higher priced restaurants.
Decor
A little outdated with wallpaper etc, but cosy and a nice atmosphere.

Rani Indian Restaurant Review

358 Koornang Rd
Carnegie VIC 3163
Phone (03) 9578 5894

Food
A great banquet available with so much food and choice I challenge you to be able to eat it all! Very generous portions and delightful dishes. Their kulfi is also awesome for dessert.
Service
Very friendly, sometimes a little slow but worth the wait. They run a busy takeaway service at the same time, out in the back room.
Value
Excellent value!
Decor
Pretty daggy. But the food and value lets you overlook a few outdated decorations.

Gharana Restaurant Review

113 Victoria Avenue
Albert Park Vic 3206
Phone: (03) 9686 2444

Food
Absolutely delicious. Both Indian and Pakistani style dishes are available, though the main focus is on traditional indian cuisine. I sampled both and both were excellent.
Service
Extremely attentive waiters, perhaps even a little over attentive. But very polite and helpful.
Value
You will pay a bit extra here compared to your average restaurant of similar cuisine. I guess you pay for the area and also the more classy atmosphere.
Decor
Very well decorated, sophisticated and upper class look. They also have an LCD screen playing some Bollywood clips.

Balti Café Review

126 Lygon Street
Carlton, VIC
Ph: (03) 9663 9906

Food
Traditional Indian Cuisine. Absolutely delicious and very filling. Great presentation too.
Service
Service is good, a little slow sometimes but pretty good overall
Value
Well priced. I've had cheaper indian but it's no rip off. The banquet has plenty of food included if you go for that option.
Decor
Traditional indian decorations and pics in a lovely old Lygon Street building. Has a great atmosphere here. I've returned many times to this restaurant.

Curry Leaf Café Review

101 Brighton Road
Elwood, Victoria 3184
03 9531 3404

Food
Quality food, well presented. Very enjoyable traditional indian food.
Service
Good service, attentive and polite waiters
Value
Reasonably priced.
Decor
A lot of effort has gone into the decor here. Beautiful effect with the lighting, detailed mural featured on the back wall. A fantastic effort with the decoration and ambience!

Gaylord Indian Restaurant Review

4 Tattersalls Lane
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Tel: (03) 9663-3980

Food
Great food, all very enjoyable dishes.
Service
Very good service, attentive and polite waiters. Pappadums and water served up front without even asking. I like that.
Value
Reasonably priced dishes and well priced banquet available
Decor
Very different and unusual, very very 70's! Part of the entertainment is to look at some of these far out 70's decorations.

Indian Tukka Restaurant Review

75a Victoria Parade
COLLINGWOOD 3066
03 9419 4199

Food
My personal favourite indian restaurant in all of Melbourne! Delicious all round! As close to perfection as you will get. Top quality and very fulfulling. Great house wine too.
Service
The gorgeous hostess, Brenda Pereira is so welcoming. Attendant to your every need, she is truly charming and adds so much appeal to this already quality restaurant
Value
Good value three course banquet available which is highly recommended. All very reasonably priced.
Decor
A charming old style building, gorgeous comfortable atmosphere, well decorated.