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    The Colonial

    3.2 (11 reviews)
    ModerateBritish, Indian
    Closed 5:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Welcome drink which is cucumber infused.
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    Great service! They were fast and courteous. The food was delicious and perfectly timed (brought out not too quick nor too slow). The portions are just right and the flavor is on point!

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    10 years ago

    placed an order and they cancelled without telling me! Refused to say why. Terrible customer service! AVOID!!!!

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    Beautiful food. Nice staff and helpful staff. Helped us to pick up exactly what we were craving for :)

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    The Spice Room - Beef vindaloo

    The Spice Room

    4.1(74 reviews)
    1.5 kmSydney
    $$$

    Yes this is one of the best Indian meals we have ever had in all our dining experiences. Great…read morelocation from the Intercontinental Hotel in Sydney. Great service. All of the dishes were delicious and great proportions. Regular and Garlic naan was outstanding! Shoile not be missed if you are in Sydney! Easy place to have a great conversation!

    Overall: The food is decent for the Circular Quay area and…read moresatisfies the craving for Indian food while exploring the harbor side. The menu has a good variety, though the dishes felt more comforting than standout. A solid option if you're nearby, but not necessarily a place you'd go out of your way for. Food: The curries had good flavor and spice levels, but were a little oil-heavy for my preference. Portions were fair, and the dishes came out fairly quickly. Some items stood out more than others, but overall the food was enjoyable without being particularly memorable. Service: Service was efficient despite the busy crowd. Staff were polite and managed the small space well, though at peak hours it can feel a bit rushed because of how packed the restaurant gets. Ambience: The restaurant has a traditional Indian theme with old Maharaja portraits and classic décor elements throughout. The space is on the smaller side, and the décor can feel a bit overcrowded, making it slightly cramped during busy times. Still, it has a lively atmosphere that fits the tourist-heavy Circular Quay area.

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    The Spice Room - Dinner! Rice, lentils, and chicken, oh my!

    Dinner! Rice, lentils, and chicken, oh my!

    The Spice Room - Garlic naan

    Garlic naan

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    Namaste - Garlic naan

    Namaste

    3.8(20 reviews)
    5.3 kmBondi, Bondi Beach
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    Finally. Indian in Bondi. That just so happens to also be delicious. But how best to describe it to…read moreyou, dear reader? Well... you know when you order too much from an Indian restaurant and you get the leftovers packaged up to take away but when you go to eat said leftovers for lunch the next day (ok fine, breakfast) you can't bring yourself to do it because the grease sheen that has coated the plastic container and subsequently pooled into oil slicks atop your aloo tikki, chicken jhalfrieze and lamb roganjosh gives you night terrors in the daytime? (Phew. Breathe.) Well, that didn't happen the next day. Dare I say, it was even better the morning after as all the spices had really settled as they do, and it came out of the container without a Cat In The Hat-style signature calling card. We were very impressed by the vegetarian dishes, specifically the aloo gobi and dal tadka, although I could have had them both a touch spicier. But the standout was the fish curry, to which I leave you with this quote directly from their menu: "Panjim Fish Curry: Panjim on the konkan coast comes this beautiful recipe which only taste cant (sic) describe best." Note: Unfortunately you'll also pay for said deliciousness, entrees coming in from $6-$15 and mains from $14-20. But quality is much higher than your old go-to London standard Indian takeaway that you drunkenly hit on Brick Lane and then denied knowing anything about the day after (just me?) so it's certainly worth it in my book. Free delivery over $30 within 4kms.

    Namaste offers something different to the usual fish and chip shops or chains that can be found…read moreeasily in Bondi Beach. Namaste offers authentic Indian cuisine in an attractive location. The restaurant is aesthetically appealing with its decorative interior and many statues of Ganesh that offer to bring everyone a bit of luck on selecting what they are going to enjoy. I arrived early evening time and was the only one frequenting the place other then the staff. I decided to get down to business quickly and ordered. I decided to go with lamb chops as an entree. The main I selected was Seafood mixed Korma with a side of rice and garlic naan bread. They offer this combo for $29pp which is reasonable. The lamb chops were delicious and cooked with ginger and spices and Homer Simpson would be proud. The Sea food dish was extremely tasty and contained prawns and John Dory. The garlic naan came in very handy to make use of the left over sauce. Service was a little slow considering that I was the only one there initially. They served a gentleman who ordered take away before me which I wasn't happy about but overall good quality was very good so I would return again.

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    Namaste - Interior

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    Namaste - Ganesh keeping a watchful eye over things

    Ganesh keeping a watchful eye over things

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