Indian cuisine: the best places to taste it in Hawthorn

Piquancy

85/100 (1040 ratings)

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"We had a dinner meeting here and it was delicious. The food was fantastic! Love how it’s so fresh. Service was great - extra shout out to DJ. I..."

Jas Gill

"The menu is delightful. I can honestly say that there is nothing on the menu, not to love. Beautiful people, great food & fabulous..."

Dawn Meurling

"Great food, very attentive service, great selection of beers. Will be back one Sunday for the all you can eat curry..."

Ben Burne

"Excellent food and great service. Took my family and the six of us were greatly impressed by the style and quality. Will definitely be back..."

Steve Brisbane

"Beautiful food, accommodating service, nice fit out, nice ambience. Will definitely return..."

Kay Fraser

"Awesome Indian tastes with a modern twist and great service..."

Andrew Courtney

"All you GF types will love it, bloody good food for..."

Steve Murphy

"Authentic, rich, generous, delicious food. Well done guys. Keep up the good..."

Sophia Alexandra

"Excellent flavours. Beef is brilliance and fish is sublime as is the cumin rice and naan. Beef second time round was a little over salted and..."

Marco Marinara

"Have visited their sister restaurant Bapu Ji a few times now and have been meaning to try out Piquancy and got to do so last night, although..."

Espy Eats

"I always get takeaway from here and they have never failed me! I order the $14.95 lunch pack which comes with a choice of curry, a HUGE slab of naan..."

Naomi

"This place is up there with the best of Melbourne Indian. Every dish we ate was as good as I’ve had. Not cheap but well worth it and I loved the..."

Mike Wilkinson

"Best butter chicken in Hawthorn, no question! Rice and Kashmiri Naan were also delicious. We had this meal delivered, but the restaurant looks really..."

Jen

"We wanted to try a new restaurant and came across this restaurant on Zomato Gold, so we decided to give it a try. Service - all staff were..."

Aayush

"Awesome hidden gem!Love every bite I have eaten here. The best thing is they keep changing their entrée menu every quarter which makes me come..."

Arjun

"The best Indian in Melbourne! You can get good Indian food everywhere these days, but piquancy is just at another level! The tasting menu banquet..."

Nicole

"Fantastic Indian food! We ordered the papadums, butter chicken, smoked eggplant curry, fish tikka and naan. All dishes were scrumptious! Almost all..."

Karina J

"Amazing Indian! We used to travel across town for Indian until this popped up around the corner. Always yum, always get really good service and we..."

Fi O’Brien

"We had a lovely Valentine's dinner at Piquancy a few weeks ago, they had a really good value set menu, couple of entrees, mains, plus rice, nann and..."

Heidi

"Great range of dishes for vegetarians as well as plenty for meat and seafood fans. The fresh mint sauce that accompanied the papadums was sublime and..."

Mistystan

"We were the early birds this night! First in but by the time we left the place was buzzing!! The food was delicious and good value for the two person..."

Jar-Fed

"Piquancy , in Hawthorn’s Auburn Village, is the new Indian restaurant from cousins Mani Waraich and Ranjit Singh, owners of St Kilda’s Babu Ji...."

The City Lane

"Winter is a time for all things hot and spicy, and with all the fragrant Indian spices packed into their menu, Hawthorn's Piquancy certainly fits the..."

Theycallmemaggie

"Piquancy: a pleasantly sharp and appetizing flavour and spicinessTrue to its name, Piquancy delivers experimental Indian dishes..."

Sub Urban

"Came here with my family to try out this new Indian fusion restaurant. We all enjoyed the food, but there were some standouts for each of us. The..."

Lisa Giles

"Hawthorn’s new Indian restaurant, Piquancy (meaning a pleasantly sharp and appetising flavour) is living up to its name with an enticing mix of..."

Gastrology

"I've been here a number of times for both dining in and takeaway. As a past devotee of Babu Ji, I was excited to see Piquancy had opened in my..."

JiroMiki

"This place is sooo good! I love its older 'brother' Babu Ji but now Piquancy in Hawthorn is so much closer!! Food was bang on and had all the amazing..."

Nancy G

"Very good serviceFragrant dal and lamb dishes served in copper potsGreat beer choicesWine list ok but priceySmart interior tends..."

David Kaufman

"From the people behind Babu Ji in St Kilda comes Piquancy, which has recently settled into Auburn Village in Hawthorn East. Classic curries and..."

A Chronicle Of Gastronomy

"Piquancy is an Indian restaurant newly opened in Hawthorn. The meaning of the word piquancy is ‘a pleasantly sharp and appetising flavour’ which..."

Olive Sundays

"Exemplary rice and Dahl delivered quickly. Chicken tikka and fish curry also beautifully composed with great ingredients but it is the Dahl and..."

Latitudes

"If your expecting your normal Indian then think again. This restaurant offers so much more. Sure they've got Tandoori chicken but its fragrant and..."

Sharon Jansen

"Such a welcome addition to this neck of the woods. Food is fresh and flavoursome, striking a balance between traditional on the one hand and..."

Kiwidakini

"Sunday night hangover cure bliss. Could not fault the food. Shared the all you can eat thali with my better half and for $28 pp it's of great value...."

Tomlovestoeat

"Amazing food. A great range on the menu. 2 entrees and 2 main with rice & naan for three was perfect. A local restaurant we will come back to..."

Jaguest4

"The new Indian on the block.Second night of business and a good numberSer of diners. Very tasty in a Inner East Melbourne way.Portions and..."

John Templin

"Fabulous service and great food! Dropped in for a Friday dinner and was amazed by the flavours of every dish we ordered. Would recommend the tandoori..."

Colleen Dsouza

"Although initially, I thought we made the wrong choice as we were the only Asians there: but after tasting the two delightful starters of tandoori..."

Timothy Foong

"After eventually finding a park on this stretch of a busy road, we went inside, sat down and began to peruse the extensive menu that does offer a few..."

Angie Bee

"Ordered takeout (meal for 2) and was impressed with the flavours and quality so we decided to dine in and check out the Meat Free Monday. Food was..."

Sally Yu

"This is so far the best Indian restaurant in this area. You cannot find any other Indian restaurant that serve such a variety of greens and..."

Linh Le

"Ordered a Door Dash delivery for lunch the other day. WOW the best Indian I’ve had in Melbourne. It arrived hot, delicious and fresh! I must say..."

Annie Wilson

"Love the food, and the customer service. We've only ever ordered takeaway, and the food has consistently been good. Ordered a takeaway this evening..."

Vivienne Chew

"The most delicious butter chicken I have ever tried and I have tried a lot! Service is outstanding and warm. I am glad it’s so closed to my house...."

Maureen

Aangan Express

82/100 (874 ratings)

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"one of my friend suggested me aangan express hawthorn restaurant...!!! and decided to take a dinner..!!! i was impressed by their services and food..."

Jagtar Singh

"Simply the best Indian food in Melbourne, there isn't anything like this elsewhere in Melbourne. If you live in Melbourne you must once try this..."

Apar Sethi

"Till now best indian food. Neat and clean environment beautiful cutlery in love with there collection of pots of plates. Taste was authentic served..."

حماد علي هاشمي

"I had a takeaway Chicken biryani from Aangan and let me tell you, and I kid you not it took me back to India. It was delicious and above all the..."

Vinay Gehi

"Tried Punjabi butter chicken with buttered rotis was yummy ... loved the pickle too.. & definitely friendly staff which makes all over experience..."

Sumit Kalra

"Thank you for making your two veg options vegan for me! Food was super tasty (no ghee needed!!) and service was super lovely and friendly!..."

Sheida Badiee

"Very tasty food and beautiful enviorment the service is..."

Syed Kumail Haider

"Food is amazing !!! I love this place . Don't think twice to visit this place..."

Buvaneka Atulugamage

"The most clean indian restaurant I have seen in Melbourne till now.Ambience here is pretty good, biriyani was presented in the bowl, looked like..."

Miss_ZXC

"I have been to Aangan Express sooooooo many times. It's one of the best places for Indo Chinese. The ambience is very Indian and it's extremely..."

Janhavi

"Aangan brings back to the original traditional food from Punjab.. absolutely loved the seekh kebab and the chicken 65. Not to miss is the chicken dum..."

Lovely Swaitch

"the staff of this restaurant is very friendlu and polite. food is very tasty and recomond everyone try food. All the food which i had tried is very..."

AranBir JanJua

"Awesome food, chicken tikka and biryani are a must try. Also the mango aam panna was so enjoyable.. Overall, loved the ambience, which was..."

Ashpinder Gill

"Best biriyani everyday. I love that delicious foods in Angan. Chicken biriyani is Really tasty ❤️ customer service also great. Bcoz they had..."

Sachi Wick

"Came here with my family, nice food. The naan tasted good and the fried rice was all right. The price was reasonable and the ambience was..."

Yasmin Chang

"One of my favourite places for Indian food. The menu is not as full fledged as the one in Footscray but they have the basics covered. The staff is..."

JaneDoeEats

"This place does killer biryani and is great value for a cheap feed. Good lassi, Friendly service and prompt food. Will be back salivating in no time..."

Curlsaugogo

"Decent variety of food. We ordered 6 different dishes including beverages and desserts and everything tasted above expectation. Really good place to..."

Piumika

"One very clean and quick service restaurant. No compromise on quality. Did a quick takeaway and the Indo Chinese was 5/5.Definitely coming in to..."

Vikas Mehta

"I’ve tried so many Indian restaurants in Melbourne, none comes close to honest authentic flavours. This place does. Food was so good it reminded me..."

R

"Once of good places to eat indian food in hawthorn. The Punjabi chicken masala curry was worth eating. Have eaten here a couple of times now the..."

Jaynil Patel

" Very yummy food each and every dish is superb chats ,biryani ,curries and indo Chinese Masala kulcha is must and more over very good customer..."

Mandeep

"An amazing Indian restaurant that has great service as well as delicious food. The staff was very nice to us and catered to our needs even though we..."

Prachi Tyagi

"Good food great taste and good quantity. Loved the veg manchurian. Friendly staff value for money. Can add more item in lunch if possible. Will try..."

Shraddha Bhongle

"My favourite place for papri chaat, love the yogurt and flavours combined. One serving is not enough! Had their infamous butter chicken - quite good..."

Mi55Bee

"Love this place! Recently visited again and have added Methi Adraki Aloo to our regular list of favourites we order ( diced pan fried potatoes with..."

FeedMeFood

"Chicken 65 is a must try, request to have it crispy as certain visits we found the batter to be slightly wet, personal preference. Chicken..."

Streaky Eats

"One of the best Indian restaurants in Melbourne! Absolutely love the food and the ambience is great too! Would give 10/10 for everything for sure!..."

Srishti Nagpal

"Had dinner in January 2018. Restaurant was pleasant and nice. Service was very friendly. We had tandoori chicken, goat curry, vegetarian cottage..."

AC

"Goat dum biryani & papri chaat were SO good - nothing close to this taste anywhere in Melbourne so far ! Naan was ok to good. Quick friendly service...."

MzPiggy

"Walked in with very very high hopes which we had from Aangan in footscray. Have to say a little disappointed. We ordered a Chicken 65 which was..."

Aanart Bhachech

"One of the best Indian restaurant in Melbourne. A small but really nice ambience and absolutely delicious food..Can always expect the best..."

Dhruv Patel

"Came here several times for the papri chaat, which can be quite hard to find! It was delicious, and the ingredients were fresh. Nice balance of..."

ManFromMelbourne

"Came here after my Indian friend’s recommendation for lunch. It was quiet at lunch.I ordered a lunch set of 2 curries with rice and roti..."

Quinn

"Pretty good for an express take away..! Mains are absolutely delicious..! Tried the Balti paneer and must admit never had one like that before..!..."

Sasha Food Love

"One of the best Indian restaurant in Melbourne, happy that it is now in Eastern suburbs - same taste as the original one. Maneesh Ji as the perfect..."

Rashim Kamra

"Always best never disappoint you to have indian food in melbourne being from delhi .... finding nyc food is always happening ..... Can come here..."

Vij.kanu

"Lovely food, bit pricey but don't mind paying for yummy food. Staff are new and young and service a bit fizzled at times but can be overlooked...."

Khyati Raval

"Went there many times for take away.. their indo chinese dish is really really good. Perfect manchurian and oerfecr chilli paneer. A tad more..."

Karina Dwidjosewojo

"Simply the best Indian food in Melbourne, there isn't anything like this elsewhere in Melbourne. If you live in Melbourne you must once try this..."

Aparthesethi

"One of my best experience in aangan express. Food was amazing and service was quick. Staff was very friendly. Must try..."

deepika sharma

"We had great experience today’s dinner at Aagan hawthorn express. It was very delicious, especially the chicken curry, palak paneer I loved it. I..."

Parm Inder

"We have been there , one of the Indian restaurant at aangan hawthorn today. We loved the food and service by the front staff. Food was so yummy. I..."

Lovepreet Singh

"Food taste and quality was good. Ambience may be best described as casual sophistication. Service was friendly but a bit inattentive, which perhaps..."

Ankit Sharma

"Place is in a great location. Though parking can be a bit difficult but that's Hawthorn for you. The place is more for a casual dining. The service..."

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