Beautiful food. Relaxed vibe. Manages to be both playful and sophisticated in its interpretations of Indian street food. They are equally thoughtful with meat and vegetarian dishes which makes it a great place for a group with different dietary needs. Highly recommend.
Sensational experience! We had the set menu and would highly recommend to everyone! Such fantastic value for money. The best Indian food I've ever had, so many delicious flavours. I would go back in a heartbeat and will be recommending to others. Service was fantastic too, very quick to refill drinks and the guys loved being able to get up and choose their own beer from the fridge :) was great to have the dishes explained to us as quite a few we haven't tried before. Great night, great experience and GREAT food!
Best curry in Melbourne, restaurant catered to our requirements. Papdi chat and prawn momos we’re both delicious. Big portions and really tasty garlic naan. Would 100% recommend
Had a craving for a curry and Babu Ji did not disappoint. Tastiest Indian meal I have had in a long time. I had the lamb korma and tandoori chicken. Lamb was fall apart tender and korma sauce was delicious. Tandoori chicken was juicy and flavoursome with a nice char. Yum
Had the garlic and chive naan from here recently, and have been getting it again and again. Really delicious and different to other naans I have tried. Would recommend!
Support local restaurants!!! Babu Ji are currently offering 30% off with a free beer as well. I ordered their butter chicken, which was deliciously fragrant and full of flavour. I also got some naan bread - there are different flavour options to choose from, so I got the garlic & chive, and the cheese one too. Both were great!! Will definitely be back to try other things from their menu!
Visited a few weeks ago and the food was excellent especially the naan, paneer tikka and kofta! Enjoyed immensely ✨ Only downfall was the service was quite slow and the food took a while to come out! Overall a good experience!
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Our friends were insistent that we visit Indian restaurant after playing tennis, and not many options around St Kilda we had to come to Babuji and thank God we did.
The Palak Paneer, Lamb Korma and Beef Curry (even though the fusion version) were amazing.
Quality and Flavors justified the price.
Just 1 thing: Goans or Nowhere around India anyone uses Kaffir Lime and Lemongrass in their beef curry so a fusion dish must not be passed as Imdian.
3 / 5 (A year ago)
Quite in a mood to have Indian food, and having heard rave reviews of Babuji, it was just the right time for us to go here for Afternoon meal.
After a very warm welcome from the lady attendant, we settled to go for their 'All You Can Eat Meal' for $ 28 each as we weren't in a mood to have drinks or starters. Their fixed menu meal consisted of a Lamb Curry, Dal Makhani, Butter Chicken and Rice, all unlimited i.e. as much as you can eat.
Though the food quality was really good, we couldn't help but feel that it was tailored to non-Indian palates. That's the only reason, probably, we did not appreciate it as much since almost all the dishes lacked the robust flavors of spices that Indian culinary is known for.
Dal Makhani, lightly on a sweeter side, was the only saving grace of this meal. It's been the best Black Dal we have eaten so far, although the hint of sweetness could have turned us off but the right presence of spices kind of balanced it just right.
Butter Chicken was way too sweet for our taste, though the chicken was cooked nicely. Lamb curry was almost bland...Not even a subtle hint of spices.
Rice cannot be substituted with Naan even though they share the same pricing.
Vegans and Vegetarians have decent options.
Slightly over-priced!!
Quality, service and dal were the only decent factors to rate them on, and thus 3/5
Great vibe and great butter chicken curry
Dined here last night and I must say it's one of the better Indian restaurants I've tried in Melbourne. Service was professional and I noticed they do good specials at different times of the week.
We had the samosas to start with and they were delicious! The pastry was great, not too thick (as it often is with samosas) and the filling tasty with sauces that perfectly complimented it. I'm glad we ordered them although be aware that the samosas are quite big, they were almost the size of a meal in itself! It would be great if they made them half the size for a lower price.
I ordered the Butter Chicken which was delicious. There was no spice to it at all (I like it medium) and I didn't get asked how I'd like it. Next time I'd specify that to suit my taste better. But it was nice and creamy with a good portion of chicken. The naan was pretty good, I liked that it was light and buttery although could have been more fresh.
Overall, it was a good experience - will be back!
Very tasty, was pleasantly impressed. The naan was delicious along with the rest of the food and great portion sizes. We couldn't finish everything so took it home in containers which made for a great meal the next night too.
Well placed curtlelies, good collection of beer. Very good tandoori. Curries were not authentic indian taste , however food was good.
Pricing is very high.
Absolutely fantastic restaurant!! So much better than just your typical Indian restaurant. It was absolutely delicious!! Great food!! Brilliant Service!! Couldn't recommend more highly 💯💯
We absolutely loved the food at the restaurant. One of the best Indian food served in Melbourne.
We had booked tables for a small family celebration.
Henal was the maitre d restaurant and she made sure that our party enjoyed the best food while we celebrated our moment.
I highly recommend visiting the restaurant and enjoying a hearty meal. Do try their entree as its very tasty.
Loved the chicken nachos, Califlower 65 and paneer makhani. Nice ambience and good service, would absolutely recommend this place for a twist on authentic Indian food 😊
Came for the Tuesday vegan all you can eat and was not disappointed. The curries were delicious, the rice was light and fluffy, and the garlic naan was freshly made and incredible.
I thought we'd be ordering more but the first serving they gave us filled us up so much I had to roll home.
As far as a value meal, I think it's not a great saving for $25 a head, but the taste and quality were 10 out of 10.
We'll definitely be coming back.
Truly excellent quality Indian for our banquet for twelve. Fair value pricing for the top quality. Service lacks a little professionalism and attentiveness, but is certainly very congenial. The place works well for 2 or a large group.
Best Indian I've had in Australia. Butter Chicken is AMAZING and fantastic service.
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