Village Curry House Restaurant Review

144 Sydney Road
Brunswick, VIC
Phone: (03) 9387 5798

Food
Sri Lankan cuisine including various styles of curry and some unusual dishes and drinks on the menu. The menu selection looked quite enticing, but the reality didn't live up to the expectations in my opinion. The spicy meat entree appeared to contain little meat; the choice selections of beef promised for my spicy mains were in fact overcooked, tough, dry and unappealing. The side dish of roti bread was served on the same plate as the entree (a little confusing) and one of the entrees came out as a side dish with the mains. The drinks sounded exotic but were overly sweetened.
Service
Fairly slow. For some strange reason the main waitress was wearing a hospital style hairnet/shower cap.
Value
All very reasonable priced, no complaints with the pricing.
Decor and Atmosphere
Cafeteria style, a little cheap and tacky looking. Not much ambience here.

Afghan Village Restaurant Review

923 Burke Rd,
Camberwell
Phone: 03 9882 2775

Food
Afghan Village serves cuisine from North Afghanistan, using traditional recipes. What a pleasant surprise this restaurant was! The food is as intoxicating as it is unique. Authentic entrees include Ashak and Matoo, beginning a fantastic great value 4 course banquet which displays an interesting array of afghani dishes, each as delightful as the one before. You get entree, mains, dessert and a special hot drink to your taste all included with your meal. Personally I felt the aromatic green tea with cardamon was a delight.
Service
Wonderful, friendly and genuine people - which always adds so much to the experience. Great service and explanation of dishes.
Value
An excellent value 4 course banquet for $30 per head. I would highly recommend this option.
Decor and Atmosphere
Small, cute and very well decorated with traditional Afghan paraphenalia that adds to the experience of an unusual cuisine and flavour. (Only one of a few Afghan restaurants in Australia) An air conditioned and very comfortable atmosphere complements an all round enjoyable experience.

Warwick Thai Restaurant Review

400 Sydney Rd,
Brunswick Vic 3056
Phone: 03 9381 2111

Food
Thai food, not a very large selection on the menu. No extras. Not the fanciest or best ever thai dishes, but they do provide really large portions, so you get plenty of food with your main meal.
Service
Good service. They have a very large room to wait on, so they miss you occasionally, but they're pretty good considering.
Value
Good value, as you get plenty of food for your dollar. Banquets only available for large groups.
Decor and Atmosphere
Really quite an interesting interior (see photo above). Huge space! Looks like an old style hall or church inside. A separated section for takeaway at the front, and a gorgeous looking dining room up front that must be for special occasions. A bit stuffy, could do with some better air circulation. I wouldn't want to be there on a hot night. Some music wouldn't go astray.

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.

Bali Bagus Restaurant Review

85 Franklin Street
Melbourne
(03) 9662 1474

Food
Indonesian Cuisine. The reason I wanted to try this restaurant is that Bali Bagus had a stall at Albert Park Lake for the Indonesian fun walk recently. The food from their little stall on the day was very unusual and funky delicious. We had sweet little jellies with coconut and sticky rice, and rendang pie. I was very keen to try the restaurant when they displayed their business cards there. Unfortunately the restaurant was a bit of a let down compared to their little stall at the fun day. It was mostly bay marie food and my meal was not quite reheated hot enough. A bit dry and bland. No desserts or side dishes on the menu.
Service
Friendly service, prompt.
Value
Reasonable value, no banquets or set menus available.
Decor and Atmosphere
The atmosphere seemed much like a univerity cafeteria, pretty drab and small.