Review Collingwood Curry Cafe - Collingwood

Ordered butter chicken and, going by the extremely rotten/unpleasant smell coming from the food, for safeties sake I threw it all away. I've been having butter chicken for years, and this has been the worst experience I've had with this dish. Avoid this restaurant.

Ate here on Monday night & honestly was one of the worst recent dining experiences I have experienced. Ordered Vegetable Pakora as an entree & when it finally arrived it was cold & all I could taste was Salt to the point it was inedible. Told the waitress & she was apologetic & offered to provide something else. We ordered Paneer as an entree & when it arrived was also stone cold & I couldn't eat it. Told the same waitress & she agreed it was cold. Another waitress came over & was very rude and said "what's the problem?" As a result of the above cancelled the mains I had ordered & left the restaurant fearing if the entree's were so bad what would the mains be like. Went home hungry & ordered Pizza. I love supporting small businesses especially after surviving 6 lockdowns but this just isn't acceptable.

The food is quite flavourful, I can only talk to the vegeterian options and they are relatively good. If you would like extra spice, you just have to ask for it and they will gladly cater for you.

Never leave here without feeling extremely well fed!! Abundant with excellent and nourishing vegetarian options but I always find myself coming back for the palak paneer and the chana masala 🫶 super friendly and attentive service and a cozy restaurant :)

Delicious curries and perfectly seasoned & prepared naans. The Punjabi chicken curry is easily the highlight. Have eaten in plus had takeaway from here, both awesome. The one criticism I have was the tandoori chicken, as it was really dry.

For our date night, we always randomly choose a cuisine/restaurant to try. Few weeks ago, we’re craving curry dishes. Instead of ordering from our usual go-to places, we decided on trying out this place for the first time. We ordered their Chickeen Saag, Butter Chicken and momo. With a side of Aloo Paratha (potato inside), garlic naan and saffron rice. I know this look like a lot of food for 2 people, but we like to have extra portions to reheat the next day 😂 Overall, the dishes were flavorful and delicious. The butter chicken really surprised me, as with this one there is a hint of smoked flavor which elevated the dish imo. Great portion for the price too. I really recommend people to give these dishes a go!

The food is quite flavourful, I can only talk to the vegeterian options and they are relatively good. If you would like extra spice, you just have to ask for it and they will gladly cater for you.

Panjabi Curry Cafe is a local favourite in Collingwood. While they have been trading for over 10 years, this was my first time visiting. They have a spacious dining area, with lots of natural light. Up the back they have a bar and an open tandoor. We started off with some crispy papadams, with a sweet tamarind chutney and raita. For mains, we enjoyed Punjabi Kadai Prawn. A generous school of prawns, in a scrumptious capsicum, tomato and ginger curry. It had a nice spicy kick to it as well. While the dish looked small, it was quite filling. On the side, some fragrant saffron rice was on hand to soak up all the curry. Lamb cutlets were next to arrive. These were marinated in yoghurt and spiced, then cooked in the traditional tandoor. They arrived on a steaming hotplate, with grilled onions. The meat was tender and delicious. It was wrapped in foil, which was unsightly, it would be best to serve the dish without this. Much of the restaurant’s best foods are cooked on a traditional Indian over, a Tandoor. It takes an hour every day to get it up to the optimal temperature. The naan bread is cooked in this oven and takes less than a minute to produce fluffy, warm bread. I washed the food down with a refreshing Kingfisher Beer, all the way from India. With great service and even better food, Panjabi Curry Cafe is one of the best Indian restaurants in Melbourne.