Even though there are plenty of Indian restaurants in Sydney, very few can stake the claim to be good, let alone excellent. We visited Dhakshin for dinner after a friend referred it and were very impressed. The menu is different without the run of the mill dishes found in most Indian restaurants. Service was efficient and on point. Food arrived on time and portions were generous. The flavours were rich and authentic. Highly recommend everyone to try this restaurant atleast once and you won't be disappointed. Easily one of the top Indian restaurants in Sydney.
If you are looking for quality, tasty south indian food, this is the place to go. The owner Vijayan is very friendly with his customers and goes above and beyond to keep his customers happy.
We ordered traditional thali for my son's birthday function and every one loved the food provided by him - especially the sambar and vathal kuzhambu
Crows Nest Hidden Gem! Fish Curry is delicious. If you want to go beyond butter chicken, korma, you should try this joint!
The chutneys are not that great. Coconut is watery which could have been prepared well
Well I am a diehard foodie who dare to eat anything that don't bite me back,to be honest I have never seen a so called Authenticity in any of the Indian restaurants accross Sydney or any where around NSW.I had a tandoori chicken from one of the restaurant in Sydney and it tasted like refrozen and thawed meat,I can figure it out because I myself,a chef working in hospitality for ages,I also happened to visit Dakshin where I had dinner with my
Family.I had decent good food when comparing to other restaurants in Sydney,there are heaps of restaurants around Harris park where you may find a few fairly decent ones,but the others is a big naaah,, and it's all dirty around the place with lots of paan stains and spit,eeewh,,, seems like they were puking blood.
In my personal view,I like dakshin,its food and especially the lamb khorma and palappam they made me on a special request.
We went there for a casual dinner with our own wine and ended up having a 4 course meal.
It was pretty expensive but at the end of the day we left satisfied with the food and the experience.
Ambience was good and romantic, food was delicious.
We ordered anari paneer, chicken 65, chicken chettinad with garlic naan and aaloo kulcha, and for dessert-carrot halwa.
I loved the dessert- presentation was amazing.
Chicken chettinad gravy was the best I ever had(spicy ofcourse).
I am giving 4 stars because the starters were not as good as I had expected.
I went to have dinner there on a Thursday night with my family. We went late at night around 9pm after bowling at chatswood : ) Waiter was very welcoming and helped us with the order. We ordered Masala Dosa, Dhal curry and Goat curry with garlic naan and plain naan and some rice. Everything was so fabulous. Food tasted so good. Dosa was fabulous. It was cut in half and served with sambar and chutney. Dhal was unreal and we loved the goat curry. It was bit spicy but so authentic. Prices are ok for the area.
This is my favourite Indian restaurant in Crows Nest, Sydney and Australia so far. I love the fact that the menu items are a bit different to what you get at a usual Indian restaurant. The food is full of flavours and just delicious. They also have good choices for drinks. Nice setting and it looks small-ish from outside but as I discovered once, they even have more seating available at the back!
Dhakshin's food is the closest I have got to eating Indian food which is on a good level here in Sydney. Great presentation of the dishes backed by great taste. The taste does cater to customers who want less spicy Indian food, but the flavors make up for the lost spice. Only downside here would be the service, just one person there doing all the work.
Everything was fine, even the smallest like a drink. I really enjoyed. I hope the rest is also a test, it was very good here, and I certainly with my wife....
Food was pretty nice here. Staff at first glance were not very welcoming. We were ignored at the beginning and then finally seated once they found our reservation. We ordered the butter chicken, mushroom and peas curry, lasooni squid, Masala dosa and garlic naan. I really enjoyed the masala dosa and garlic naan, had great texture and taste. The squid was nicely cooked and worked well with the garlic chips and chutney. The curries were also great, nothing memorable but was still good. The restaurant is more on the costly side though. Overall, it was a good experience but I would not go out of my way to come back just because of the cost of the food.
the chicken and food was OK and delicious, place was good and every thing which I'd seen was ok there weren't any problem with food and something else.
Outstanding. Do yourself a favour and try this place. I've eaten at a ton of great Indian restaurants - this one is miles ahead. Great quality produce, amazing flavours and attentive service.
Tried mysore masala dosa, good taste and quantity. Should add uttappams too specialy for lunch
This is easily the best South Indian food I've had in Sydney. Chef Vijay and the team also went out of their way to provide a fantastic dining experience for us, with generous little treats throughout the course of our meal. I will be back with more friends next time, and would highly recommend to others!
We had Masala Dosa and Gobhi Manchurian. Dosa tastes good and Manchurian was Ok. Nice place to try out.
Not a very extensive South Indian menu but everything on it is fantastic.... Great service
We wanted to extend a huge thank you to Chef Vijayan and his team at Dakshin Authentic South Indian Cuisine for making my son’s wedding exceed all our expectations. They were very professional and our guests are still raving about delicious food and how great their service was. Your wonderful Customer Service and Delicious Food made our event special!"
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