Ballina's Indian Kitchen — Restaurant in Ballina

So my fiancé and I wanted to go for a date night with our 2 year old daughter tonight and we chose Ballina Indian.

Upon our arrival we were sat down at a table and we were handed menu’s. We decided what we wanted to eat within minutes and waited patiently for another 20 minutes for us to not even be acknowledged that we seated in their premises. I decided to politely walk up to the service counter ask if we could be served at our table as we were thirsty and needed a drink (at the very least).

We had then a lady come and ask for our order which we politely dictated to her. Within 15 minutes we were handed our drinks with a blunt smile. 45 minutes later our table was like the Sahara desert. Still no entrees and no kids meal. A rushed plate of nuggets and half cooked chips arrived at our table and our daughter finished them within minutes. Another 10 minutes had passed and my fiancé and I decided that we wanted to receive our meals as takeaway. They said “your food is coming, no worries sir” which I insisted we needed to leave. We paid for our food, got throw a plastic bag of takeaway 5 minutes later and told “we are busy, so so so sorry” and left without a confrontation after 1 and a half hours of waiting.

If you want a quick, authentic meal from a Ballina restaurant please choose elsewhere, we will be avoiding this place in the future and wanted to share our experience.

Gunna try the food tomorrow and call it a night. Thanks Google for the opportunity for a honest...

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