Baar Baar Milton — Restaurant in Milton

With memories of The Guild dancing in my head, I checked out Milton’s contemporary Indian newcomer, Baar Baar. A brightly coloured menu, similar to what you get at Sydney venues like Masala Theory, presents a mix of traditional Indian dishes from across the subcontinent, plus some fusion ideas. Indian taco chaat is one example, which Sydney has also been exploring in restaurants like Tikka Taco Day. Baar Baar also use contemporary serving apparatus, which sees Tandoori chook dangling over its accompaniments, just like The Secret Kitchen in Bella Vista.

The dining experience lags a little behind. The odd layout, stretched over multiple spaces, sees some people seated across the way in over-lit Siberia (and the lighting in the split level main dining room wasn’t exactly subtle). The upper level closest to front door is the warmest place. Drafts at the rear were created by staff entering and leaving for the kitchen, leaving it to patrons to close the door. The musical selections seemed inspired by elevators. I was also disappointed I couldn’t BYO local Cupitt’s Estate Chardonnay, but soothed by seeing other locally produced booze on the list. There were Silos Estate wines, local vodka and gin, plus local crafties. This saw us drink the Jervis Bay 11 Day Pale Ale ($14) and the Dangerous Ales Backyard Pale Ale ($14) that was brewed about a 150 meters away.

Not being big on fried entrees we headed straight for the curries. While I’ve had better exemplars of beef vindaloo ($34), the prawn moilee ($38) from Kerala in the south of India was excellent. Vibrantly yellow from turmeric, the curry’s spice mix included fresh aromatics like ginger and dried ones like coriander seeds, over tender little prawns. Scooped up on an okay butter naan ($6) or a tandoori butter roti ($7), or eaten over long grain Basmati rice ($8) it was delicious. The kitchen responded so well to us asking for our curries to be hot, we needed to add on raita ($7) where cucumber, onion and spices are chopped through yoghurt. We paid an extra 10% to dine on Sunday night on top of a menu that already feels...

I recently had my birthday dinner at this restaurant which I had been wanting to try for ages. We usually get take away. The owner Raj and all the staff were so lovely and could not be more accommodating . They went above and beyond to ensure me and my group were happy with everything. The food was amazing, packed full of flavour and generous servings. The naan bread was so delicious, go the garlic and cheese naan and definitely get the papadams entree. The chutney etc is superb! Yum! The restaurant was buzzing, obviously a local favourite and the food came out fast and efficiently with no dramas at all for my 25+ guests! At the end of the night, Raj gifted me with a bottle of wine which was so nice of him. He didn’t have to do that but you can tell he wants to ensure his customers enjoy the experience and are wanting to return. P.S the cocktails were...

Came in for dinner with my wife, 4 year old and not yet 2 year old. Staff were friendly and kind. Food came out quickly as well. Ordered pappadum and dip, Butter Chicken, Bombay Lamb, plain/garlic and garlic cheese naan bread. Everything was fantastic the best Indian food I have had ever. Even the simplest of food the pappadum and dip was really great and everything was well presented which shows they care about the food they serve when they take time to make it look nice. Our kids loved the butter chicken, Naan and pappadum’s our youngest tends to be a nightmare when we eat out but he sat quietly with his naan bread and dipping in the butter chicken sauce chomping away happy as can be. Prices are not cheap but they are on par for any other Indian restaurant I have eaten at and their quality far superior. Highly recommended...