The Colonial British Indian Cuisine Balmain
344 Reviews
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- TuesdayClosed
- WednesdayClosed
- ThursdayClosed
- FridayClosed
- Saturday12–3 PM
- Sunday12–3 PM
- MondayClosed
About the Business
Indian Restaurant Balmain - The Colonial | Best Indian Restaurant in Balmain. The Colonial British Indian Cuisine BYO, Dine-In & Take Away
Contacts
Call Us
+61298183272
237 Darling St, Balmain NSW 2041
Hours
- TuesdayClosed
- WednesdayClosed
- ThursdayClosed
- FridayClosed
- Saturday12–3 PM
- Sunday12–3 PM
- MondayClosed
Features
- Toilets
- Credit cards
- Debit cards
- Mobile payments
- Good for kids
- Gender-neutral toilets
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- LGBTQ+ friendly
- Delivery
- Transgender safe space
- Outdoor seating
- Dine-in
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Spirits
- Wine
- Seating
- Casual
- Groups
- Family friendly
- Takeaway
- Cocktails
- Cosy
- Accepts reservations
- Bar on site
- Coffee
- Kids' menu
- Small plates
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Dessert
- High chairs
- Vegetarian options
- Catering
- Counter service
- No-contact delivery
- Late-night food
- Vegan options
- Halal food
Recommended Reviews
Jason Wang
23.10.2023
The Colonial British Indian Cuisine Balmain
amazing service and the food was incredible! definitely recommend the butter chicken. dolly (owner) was amazing
Nicola Tomlin
15.10.2023
The Colonial British Indian Cuisine Balmain
What a beautiful meal we had at this gorgeous restaurant. The host was so friendly and helpful, so were the staff. From the delicious entrees to the tastiest mains, I couldn’t rate the food highly enough. The restaurant has a high rating that it thorough deserves. Thank you for a lovely evening!
Pedro Cerveza Sanches
28.09.2023
The Colonial British Indian Cuisine Balmain
We ordered three curries, nans various rice dishes. Unfortunately, the takeaway experience was terrible. The Butter Chicken was a 1/4 of the serving with only four nugget size pieces of chicken. The rest of the meals were only ok. Most of the meat was very fatty, I rang the owner to dispute the butter chicken, which she apologised for and said that she will speak to the Chef and call me back. Of course she never did. Wont be ordering from them again.
Jennifer Leonard
21.09.2023
The Colonial British Indian Cuisine Balmain
This restaurant is greatly understaffed, and has a focus on take away customers. When our wine was delivered it was simply plonked on the table, unopened and left for us to serve ourselves.After ordering our food we waited over one hour for it to be served with no attention from any staff to apologise for the delay and no suggestion of a small entree to satisfy our hunger while we waited - nuts, papadams, salad, anything would have sufficed. We watched several frustrated take away customers and Uber delivery drivers waiting half an hour or more and crowding the restaurant, giving it an unpleasant ambience. When we asked a staff member how long we would have to wait, she replied that she didn't know and that she was tending to two other tables. Isn't that what restaurant staff are required to do? Feeling totally ignored and with growing anger and hunger, I told them of their incompetence and left.A very disappointing experience and not recommended to anyone wanting a relaxing, enjoyable dinner out.
S Truman
20.09.2023
The Colonial British Indian Cuisine Balmain
I have travelled all around Sydney for curry and this place is the best! Keep up the good work!
Richard
19.08.2023
The Colonial British Indian Cuisine Balmain
Generally ok, however regardless of the British" tag.. the curries are still less spicy than in the UK
Eager Swanky
17.08.2023
The Colonial British Indian Cuisine Balmain
Takeaway experience: I often walk past this restaurant and it is usually quite busy, so thought I would give delivery a try. The food is actually very good and arrived hot and well packaged, although the portion sizes vs the cost leaves a lot to be desired. An honest 3.5/5.
Anita H
13.08.2023
The Colonial British Indian Cuisine Balmain
Waited an hour and a half for our food! The main was actually really good. We got chicken tikka masala and the chicken daal and a dish with beef. Although appetisers were almost burned. Got the non vegetarian platter and everything was so overcooked and fried we couldn’t tell the type of the meat. Lol
J B
24.07.2023
The Colonial British Indian Cuisine Balmain
I booked at table for 8pm. We arrive and Sat at our table for 30 mins (worked out which table was ours with no greeting from staff). After 20 minutes of sitting there waiting for a staff member to even acknowledge the fact where were in the restaurant. We got for up and left hungry and frustrated.The woman (assuming manger) behind the bar could see we were there and waiting, but was more concerned about flirting with a table of 8 blokes that had been at the races who were drunk and clearly would spend copious amounts of money despite the terrible service.The male waiter overwhelmed. Clearly did not went to be there.The Uber Eats alarm was going off every five minutes. The poor bloke was having to deal with that as well as people in the restaurant.We got up and left and expressed our disgust at the service with the female manager. Who did not even offer an apology.Terrible customer service and clearly terrible staff working conditions. Do not go there.
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237 Darling St, Balmain NSW 2041
The Colonial British Indian Cuisine Balmain