Punjabi Thali Restaurant — Restaurant in Melbourne

On a lazy Sunday evening, we ( my mate's family and mine total of 5 adults and a baby) rocked in the restaurant at around 8pm and we're greeted by hostess/server who escorted us to our table.

We seated next to Woofer/music corner which had fair bit of retro Bollywood music going on but the volume was adjusted without us saying, which is pretty thoughtful of service staff. Baby seat was provided in flash, surely good on staff again.

We ordered Speciality and absolute recommended Saag (spinach greens) Tawa Goat, Dal Makhani, Chicken (can't remember) butter naan and special Butter naan and vegetable fried rice.

Food preparation took decent time and we were happy to wait. It was served piping hot and we started with food and there was pin drop silence, maybe we were hungry but food for was damn tasty too.

Saag stole the show for me and Dal was decent too, Goat was was juicy, tender and cooked brilliantly, Chicken was nicely simmered in tomato gravy and surprisingly Vegetable rice had such a surprisingly amazing flavour (maybe they add butter or clarified butter in it) which tastes amazing.

We had to ask for running order for Saag, and Karahi Goat and Naan bread's and it came out so damn hot, such a bliss. The quality of naan bread can surely be improved as it lacks the character when we ate in different intervals, maybe prepared by different tandoor chef or style. (I hope to expect better Naan from a name which represents Punjab)

I absolutely love the simple and easy going place and servers were so genuine and warm, portion size is decent and it's the right mix you would want to have good Indian convenient food. Go there and enjoy the food without burning a hole...

📅 Date: 14/09/2025 🍽️ Review: Punjabi Thali Experience

Today, I had the Punjabi Thali, and I must say — the rotis were very soft and delicious, clearly freshly made! The overall food quality was excellent, and I really enjoyed the authentic flavors.

That said, I felt the portion size was a bit lacking. The thali included only one curry, and the quantity wasn't enough to go with 4 rotis and rice. To make it a more complete and satisfying meal, I strongly suggest including at least two curries, which is standard in most places offering thali.

Since the single curry wasn’t sufficient, I had to order an extra curry, which brought the total to $28. In my opinion, that’s quite expensive. A fair price for a proper thali would be around $20, with 2 curries, 3–4 rotis, rice, and some onion salad included.

I also want to mention that the staff was hardworking and honest. I already shared this feedback in person at the cash counter. I truly hope that by the next time I visit, the thali will come with 2 curry options, which is a standard expectation for a proper thali meal.

✅ Food Quality: Excellent ❗ Suggestion: Improve portion size and value 🙌 Staff: Friendly and hardworking

Looking forward to seeing improvements on...

I had dine in yesterday well it’s my one of fav restaurant and I always recommend this to everyone but yesterday I was disappointed from staff behaviour . Well the lady on counter (customer service one of old staff their was two girls I really love the one served us) never saw smile on her face no greeting nothing I really don’t mind it as we really don’t know what’s going on in her own life and I middle of my dinner I try to call her to order something she was at counter and I was right in middle facing her , I really respect them as whoever doing customer service they are not waiter they also deserve to be treated well ( I also work in restaurant so I can understand) when customer call and order the food even when staff at counter so I didn’t want to do same thing I tried to call her first time she ignored me I called her again like waved my hand but then she rolled her eyes on me and I was shocked like i wouldn’t do this to anyone. I was so disappointed I started writing this yesterday but my husband stopped me but I couldn’t get through this so I had to give review. Well it’s my fav restaurant and really food so that’s why I was...