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.

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.