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The Colonial British Indian Cuisine is registered to bring you this amazing offer and initiative from the NSW Government. Be sure you book, dine and redeem your $25 Dine & Discover voucher at our registered restaurant locations in Darlinghurst & Neutral Bay. Order Indian food online for home delivery or takeaway, spend $50 or more and get 30% OFF your order!*

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There's something vibrant and colourful in the world of Indian food, with many distinctions existing based on regions they are derived from. Experience Sydney's most popular UK styled Indian Restaurant, The Colonial British-Indian Cuisine. The Colonial British Indian restaurant celebrates a new casual dining experience in two convenient locations across Sydney.
Let your taste buds choose from over 75 delicious and authentic Indian dinner menu options including specialty dishes of beef, chicken, lamb, goat, seafood, gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan dinner!. Automatically receive 30% OFF your online order for home delivery or pick-up when you spend $50 or more.
Find the best Indian restaurant in Sydney. The Colonial British Indian Cuisine, located in Darlinghurst, East Sydney offers food lovers an Indian cuisine that is influenced by a unique region and period in India's history. Undivided India's North-West Frontier Province was ruled by the British, giving rise to a rustic and robust cuisine that feeds both soul and stomach.
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Reviews (13)
Lydia Ingram
Lydia Ingram
Jan 14, 2022
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Absolutely delicious. Fantastic vegetarian menu. I had the Paneer Makhani and my partner had the Railway Goat curry. Both outstanding.
Lisa Connor
Lisa Connor
Dec 21, 2021
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Delicious food!!!!!
Was told they don't do happy hour even though it clearly says it on their website, the waiter begrudgingly gave us a discount 🤨 Ordered popadums, had to remind the waitress to bring them 🙄 Only 2 other customers so they were hardly busy! We'll be back 😍
Steven Bell
Steven Bell
Sep 08, 2021
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We enjoyed the whole experience (Groupon voucher)and front-of-house Sabin really looked after us. The curries we selected (British Fish curry and a Lamb Bhuna) were super flavoursome and completely different. The fresh naan breads out of the tandoor oven were great, the entree platter was spicy. Ambience very pleasant. Altogether a great deal and we highly recommend the experience.
Sam Mehanna
Sam Mehanna
Jul 27, 2021
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If you're looking for an Indian restaurant in Sydney you really can't go past the authentic and delicious flavours this crew has to offer. We eat here all the time and the food is the best Indian we've tried in Sydney. We love supporting local businesses and we have found The Colonial to offer and excellent range of menu options and an easy ordering system online. Highly recommend giving this one a try! 5 stars for service too!!
Jasmine Quay
Jasmine Quay
May 27, 2021
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Absolutely loved the food! I ordered the fish curry and a garlic naan to go with it, it's unbelievable! Highly recommend it if you want something authentic
Adam Curley
Adam Curley
Dec 18, 2020
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Ordered last week at 7.30pm, and despite 2-3 calls to ask where it was and being told it was on its way, order arrived almost 2 hours later. Emailed restaurant to ask for an explanation and got zero response. Highly encourage people to go elsewhere
Sanjay Sharma
Sanjay Sharma
Nov 25, 2020
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The Colonial British Indian restaurant celebrates a new casual dining experience in two convenient locations across Sydney.
Immerse your taste-buds with flavours of long-forgotten cuisines inspired by undivided India’s north-west frontier province and the British colonial rule.
A period that gave rise to British Indian gastronomy; best defined as a rustic and robust fusion of eastern spices into western cuisine.
Will Solis
Will Solis
Sep 05, 2020
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Food was nice. fast service..I even liked the vibe from the chefs
but far out those prices. definitely use a coupon or discount
Mo
Mo
Aug 18, 2020
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We bought a coupon via the restaurant website. The restaurant has a nice ambiance and the staff are very friendly. We ordered butter chicken, malai kofta and beef vindaloo. All curries were good but not great. Serving sizes are quite small which I presume is to cover the discount. Drinks and extras are quite pricey.
Kevin C.
Kevin C.
Aug 05, 2020
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We got delivery, so apologies for the globby photos.
It was great that they had a vegan menu which is something there should be more of. That's probably where the compliments end.
To put it bluntly it tasted like food made for vegan white people. It was bland, no real burst of any spices, tofu was just sliced and plonked in.
I've made better meals with a jar of Pataks.
They just stopped caring. Maybe they stopped caring by 30% or whatever uber was charging them but they just did.
Oh and the papadams were just so small.
Kat Paterson
Kat Paterson
Jul 26, 2020
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It took over TWO hours for the food to arrive. I ordered at 5.40pm it is now just before 8pm. Not good enough
Julie Houser
Julie Houser
Jul 20, 2020
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I visited this place on my own, it was just across the road from my hotel so it was extremely convenient for an evening meal. The staff were very nice and professional, the service was quick with minimal waiting for drinks and food.
The quality of food that they serve is top notch, I enjoyed every bite. They make their own naan bread to order and cooked in the traditional way, I honestly don't think I've ever had naan that tasted as good as this one
Isla Fleck
Isla Fleck
May 26, 2020
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Just ordered a butter chicken and aloo gobhi, so disappointed! There were 5 pieces of chicken in the curry in what looked like a bottle sauce and the aloo gobhi was soggy and over cooked. We definitely won’t be ordering here again.