The Colonial - Darlinghurst

We placed our food order, waited an hour for it to be prepared, only to have the order canceled without any explanation. We were extremely disappointed and left hungry.

These youngsters have captured our hearts. The Indian food was excellent and the service was great. Lana, the restaurant host, went above and beyond to make us feel special. The chefs were fantastic! Overall, one of the best dining experiences in Sydney. They truly made our day special! Can't wait to visit the restaurant again!

Let's be clear about one thing. This is definitely not an English style curry, despite how it is branded. While the food is decent, it is not exceptional, especially considering the price. Overall, it was a satisfactory meal, but we would not likely return as there are plenty of other curry restaurants that offer the same food at lower prices. The markup of up to 50% is quite ridiculous, to be honest.

Saw this place come up over and over on my Facebook page ... who knows why? Perhaps because I'm an expat from over 30 years ago, perhaps because I visited Zafraans at Darling Harbour. Whatever, they kept coming up so eventually I took a look. And liked what I saw so booked for Sunday lunch. And I wasn't disappointed. The restaurant was really nicely set up - even down to the Union Jack cushions. The walls decorated with some really nice tasteful black and white pictures and with the kitchen at the end allowing some amazing smells to come through, the place looked perfect. The service was great - friendly, but not intrusive and we were left to peruse the incredible menu. So much to choose from! We opted for the specialities.I had tandoori prawns, hubby had lamb koftas followed by Chicken Tikka Masala for me with the house speciality goat curry for him. And OH MY GOODNESS ... brought back memories of the most amazing curry place in London - Khans at Notting Hill - but oh, so much more relaxed! The food was incredible - absolutely surpassed expectation. Way over and above.The whole thing was just such a nice way to spend a lunchtime - we were blessed to pretty much have the restaurant to ourselves bar the delivery traffic. But why have takeaway or deliver in and then have to do the washing up?? The restaurant itself is just so well set up and in such a convenient spot - I'd much prefer to leave the washing up behind! We'll definitely visit again - well worth the half hour walk from Pyrmont, although I was so full afterwards, the walk home was a bit of a struggle!

I get this Indian every time I land back in Australia (So every couple of weeks). I use deliverroo to get it to my house and it always arrives within an hot hot and fresh. One of the winning factors is the quality of the chicken in the curries which I struggle to find in Sydney. The vego entrees are also amazing especially the cheese bricks slow cooked in spices. The naan bread is possibly the let down however I know that it often does not hold up after delivery (being in the bag) and it is still quite satisfactory. I'm not changing my traditions anytime soon!