Om Vegetarian — Restaurant in Melbourne

Good Place for having Indian Vegetarian and Vegan Meals, Snacks, Deserts, and Food Items. Best Price Offers includes a Platter/Thali with Buffet like Refills of all items, which's currently priced around AUD $7.50 or so. This standard Platter/Thali includes Two Curries, one of which is mostly a Dal/Pulses based Curry. and another is Curry from Seasonal Vegetables. The Thali/Platter also includes servings of Plain Rice or Pulao like Rice, and fresh-made, hot, oven-fresh Buttered or Vegan Tandoori Naans (Indian Breads made in Traditional Ovens---used for Baking Chappatis/Breads). Choice of Pickles is also available to go along with the Thaali. However, only issue is the usually slow and delayed supply of Naan-Refills to guests, as there seems to be a prefeence to encourage guests to go more for Rice Refills instead of Naans. Comparitively, Rice and Curry Refills are excellent and guest rarely experience delays.

Apart from Standard Thallis/Platters, other limited service Thallis with different Items are offered, such as Stuffed-Breads of Gobi/Cauliflower. This Thaali includes two Paranthas with Chickpea Curry or Curd/Yoghurt. However, these limited-srving Thaalis are priced about 40% higher than the Standard Thaali.

For drinks, Sweetened Mango Lassi and Salt Lassi are standard offerings--priced a bit on higher side.

For Snacks, items like Samosa, Samosa-Chaat, Vadda are offered.

Overall, this place offers reasonable priced items for Vegetarians and Vegans, although there is scope for much improvement and lower prices. The chain has currently 4 branches across...

I possess but a rudimentary understanding of the folklore governing Indian spice craft and its delicate implementation. My congenital facility for culinary perception offers little in the way of recompense for scrutiny in this uncharitable industry, yet a tributary of Collins Street in Melbourne's central business district presented me with what I have come to identify as my most confronting test of judgement hitherto.

Om Vegetarian affords a curious atmosphere: one that is modest in appearance but that emanates a comforting level of spirituality and diversity. In plain sight, a chef administers a colourful array of discernibly fresh aromatic spices. Nearby, in the adjoining arcade, a paperboy patiently awaits his paymaster by the foot of a dimly-lit staircase. To his right, seated at the table nearest to mine, a stockbroker surrenders his immediate past to his immediate present. In that same instant, I am presented with my repast.

The fabled Thaali meal imparts a balanced selection of piquant flavourings in steadfast recognition of its origins. It is a truly transcendental experience enveloped in a dish so intuitive yet mysterious that it belies its meagre price. Sufficient time has not yet passed for the cosmos to develop language capable of chronicling this ephemeral venture into...

In this honest review just want summarise, what I like and don't like about this restaurant. Pros

You will get unlimited bread and rice in a meal which costs 8.5 Staff is friendly. I like all paneer items and makayi kofta there. Service is fast.

Cons Yoghurt has smell, when you taste it feel like it has lot of preservative or some sort chemical is mixed. There could be a Roti , instead of just Naans. Sort of made of whole wheat flour Chic pea curry is also like a chemical , feels like they might be putting so much baking soda to cook it. Samoa's get soggy not that fresh , may be they are cooking it once in a day. Usually i eat them in eveining so prefer they are made fresh that time. Don't know if canned saag is used , didn't find it fresh. They could visit the tables with small container to serve more curry or bread , rather customers going and handing over plates to staff for refill There could be more items to drink Music volume could be decreased. Or could be more meditational instrumental music. They could more options for thali , for people to choose from , now it's fixed 3 curry menu. There should be more sweet liquid for gulab jamuns , so that they remain soft. And they should be packing it for takeaway in a box the time...