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Malabar @ Darlinghurst

Name: Malabar @ Darlinghurst
Address: 1/274 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst (NSW), 2010, Australia
Price range: $45 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)
Rating: 9.5

9.5/10

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1/274 Victoria Street, 2010 Darlinghurst (NSW)See map

Average price $45

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This restaurant is following the relevant safety practices*:

1.5m social distancing

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Cashless transactions available

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Hand sanitizer available

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Restaurant menu

Chef Mohammed Sali

Average price $45
Average price
Average price for a meal, calculated on the basis of a starter, main course, and dessert, excluding drinks. The average price is only an indication.

Garlic Pepper Rasam: $7.5; South indian soup based on fresh tamatoes and tamarind, flavored with whole garlic, pepper and curry leaves
Cauliflower & Potatoes Bonda 3pcs: $11; cauliflower florettes mixed with spicy potato, fresh coriander and chopped red onion
Spinach Chaat Served Chilled: $15; Chickpea coated baby spinach leaves drizzled in yoghurt, daye & tamarind chutney, fresh cariander and indian sev

Dietary options

, Gluten free, Halal,

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Vegan butter chicken, paratha and railway chicken

Reviews

9.5/10

Excellent1763 reviews

9.6/10

Food

9.4/10

Service

9.2/10

Ambience

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Craig S.
14 January 2022 • 1 review
10/10
Great food, service fabulous and very friendly. Good time to come as everyone is on holiday ! Make the most of

Paul C.
11 January 2022 • 4 reviews
8/10
Barramundi was great!

Adam W.
9 January 2022 • 1 review
9.5/10
One of the best Indian restaurants in town - consistently good food Service staff are very good Good value for money XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Beverley H.
8 January 2022 • 4 reviews
10/10
Our favourite Indian escape for the best culinarily experience ever. Always fantastic food , always very friendly & efficient service , good wine list . Will always be our to go f

Jenny G.
7 January 2022 • 6 reviews
10/10
Love the Malabar, food is brilliant and the staff are lovely x

Darren Y
31 December 2021 • 5 reviews
10/10
Fabulous.

Cfaig S.
28 December 2021 • 2 reviews
5/10
Been here loads of times, it’s point of difference was it’s great service, great food and inexpensive. Food is great but it’s no longer inexpensive and the service tonight was app

Sarah C.
27 December 2021 • 1 review
8.5/10
Super busy which made it hard to get service but the food was superb.

Anand C.
24 December 2021 • 1 review
6/10
Food is really sad here. Nothing felt fresh. Chicken was very evidently days old and reheated/ refried. Parotta is frozen. Thali items were sad in taste. Everything other than food is ok.

Peter M.
23 December 2021 • 1 review
10/10
We are regular Customers for good reason. Food is the best.

Peter J.
22 December 2021 • 1 review
10/10
Lovely food with great staff. Well worth its reputation as one of the best, if not the best, Indian restaurant in sydney.

Wendy Y.
18 December 2021 • 9 reviews
9.5/10
My husband and I are regulars at Malabar. This is the second week in a row that we have dined here. The service is always friendly and attentive, and the food is first-rate. You wo

Phil S
17 December 2021 • 1 review
10/10
Good food and service an enjoyable night had by all thank you

Jonathan L.
15 December 2021 • 3 reviews
10/10
Always good. I miss having printed menu.

Wendy Y.
11 December 2021 • 9 reviews
9.5/10
We were thrilled to finally be able to return to Malabar. The staff remembered us and warmly welcomed us back. As usual the food was outstanding. This is a first-rate Indian restau

Ryan J.
8 December 2021 • 3 reviews
9.5/10
you need to have 1-2 physical menus on hand, no one likes the phone experience. you need to have 1-2 physical menus on hand, no one likes the phone experience.

Sue G.
8 December 2021 • 59 reviews
9.5/10
Another great meal at Malabar. The mandala dosai was absolutely delicious. I also enjoyed the mixed vegetable curry. Beautiful food and good service.

Des g.
8 December 2021 • 9 reviews
7.5/10
Service was not as good as usual. Quite a few small mistakes but overall food very tasty

Cheryl N.
7 December 2021 • 4 reviews
9.5/10
Malabar consistently serve great and different Indian cuisine. The service is caring and efficient with good beverage choices too. A quick pre theatre meal is also no trouble to this team. We’ll done

Raj L.
4 December 2021 • 41 reviews
9.5/10
Excellent food and good service

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How to get to the restaurant

1/274 Victoria Street, 2010, Darlinghurst (NSW), Australia

Public transport

Kings Cross Station - 3 min walk

Directions to get there

Darlinghurst, Surry Hills, Sydney City

About the restaurant

Follow the Spice Trail.

The Malabar restaurants (there is one in Darlinghurst and also Crows Nest) takes its name from the Kerala region, known for its Indian spices such as pepper, cardamom, ginger, curry leaves and vanilla. This was the beginning of the famous Spice Trail, which went on to bring exotic flavours to every corner of the Earth. Today, that's what Malabar Darlinghurst aims to do: show diners a real taste of South Indian cuisine. With over 22 years of experience, owner and chef Mohammed Sali personally picks all his ingredients daily, peeling onions, slicing beef and grounding spices all by hand. Mohammed's creations are fragrant, filling and, as expected, spicy! You'll find dosai (a crepe-style speciality) on almost every table, alongside a glass of creamy mango lassi and a basket of crisp golden naan. The décor matches the food – classic with a modern twist. It's a fresh-feeling atmosphere, after the restaurant moved a few doors down in December. Malabar Darlinghurst: food fit for a maharajah!

Best dish: Chemeen Paringikai dosai.