Malabar - Darlinghurst

Good was insanely good and service was incredibleShowed up on a weekend night during prime time and they got is right in.

We came here for our Thursday work lunch. I'm not a massive fan of Indian food, but nonetheless the food was great and plentiful. We had the Madras Thali for lunch, with a side of Beef Vindaloo and Palak Paneer. The flavours were nice and complimentary to the wine we ordered. I would go back for lunch again and I'm sure we will be back in the future.

The food is undoubtedly exquisite. The ambience is there. Being there in a busy Sunday night is quite a pleasant experience, in theory. Unfortunately, the tables and chairs are badly arranged. It is very cramped with a near full house. The service is okay. The maitre d seems competent, but she is not exactly warm and welcoming, in fact, borderline rude. The waiting staff are okay but not very attentive (probably suffer from understaffed). Just minutes after finishing dessert, you are served with the bill without asking the waiting staff for it, which makes you feel terrible, "we have enough of you, now give us the money and get lost". Also, very disappointing that chicken biryani is only available on Sundays. Definitely better as a takeaway place. Order delivery because of the good food, do not dine there unless you have to.

Amazing food, have walked past so many times and finally decided to go, the service was excellent, offered excellent advice, constantly checking to see if we were okay, modest price will be back

I'll never forget this place as this was my first time eating at an Indian place. I was skeptical at first but thank God my friends took me here. I would travel all the way from the west to this place! Definitely recommend!