Indiyum Restaurant — Restaurant in Sunshine Coast Regional

After a bit of review stalking, my wife and I agreed upon Indiyum for dinner, after a decidedly average day dining at the chain eateries along the foreshore (avoid at all costs, because there are better just a block away).

It was a breath of fresh air walking into the small dining space that Indiyum offers it's diners. The tables are brightly coloured, and Puerto Rican music was ringing out. This might seem strange for an Indian restaurant, but ignore that and just go with it.

We had curries: the Saagwala Chicken and the Tikka Masala Chicken. We also opted for the Pilaf (instead of plain rice) and a whole wheat Roti. All of these dishes were excellent.

The Tikka was just delightful to eat, with the creamy tomato gravy perfectly contrasting the spice and heat of this medium dish. The Saag was equally as good, and was by far the greenest Saag I've ever enjoyed at an Indian restaurant (which suggests that there was plenty of Spinach). Out of the two, my preference was the Tikka.

The Pilaf was decided upon because we both didn't want the normal steamed rice affair that most would opt for with curries. And we're really glad we chose it. The Pilaf was full of spice, but not heat, and fresh veggies including perfectly cooked potato. I would wholly recommend you get the Pilaf to accompany your dishes. It is about twice the price of steamed rice, but it adds an extra dimension to the curries and is worth treating yourself to.

The Naan gave off this yeastiness and warmth to it when it hit the table. I can only describe it as being wholesome, because for a bread it was a real delight mopping up the sauces with it.

I was originally put-off by the tag line of Indiyum (Fair Dinkum Indian), but I'm glad I dropped any ideas of what was wrong with the name and how it affected my perceptions of the authenticity of the restaurant. Once you read the menu, and get the lo-down about the back story to the tag-line, you'll understand why it was chosen. Just go with it, and you'll have a great...

I hate writing bad reviews because I know how tough the restaurant business is, however it is important to be honest so that the owners hopefully take note and make improvements. I've eaten curries all around the world, mainly from the best curry houses in the UK and now in Australia where I reside. I have to say I was really disappointed. The web site builds a picture of amazing authentic curries/food, it wasn't! Our last night on holiday in Caloundra and we wanted a decent curry. The restaurant on a side street didn't have a great location and no decent view but that isn't an issue if food and service is good. The first problem was the place was dirty, old and tired decor and the floors were not clean. The tables were old and had a stickiness to them that made them feel unclean. This is such an important thing in a restaurant, attention to detail, cleanliness and tidiness. There was no COVID sign in request either, we weren't asked by staff and we didn't see any obvious signs. We ordered drinks and couldn't have the cocktails/mocktails we wanted as they had run out of some ingredients! We waited 40 mins for food, bearable if food is top quality and worth waiting for, but it wasn't. Had Lamb Saag, Beef Rogan Josh, Chicken tikka masala, basmati rice, 1 x garlic naan, 1 x spinach & cheese naan. The naan were reasonable and a generous serve. The rice was reasonable. All the curries were floating in an excess of oil, the taste of the oil dominated the flavour. There was something missing from the taste of each curry which I realised later was salt, there seemed to be little or no salt. The meat was tender, but it was all ruined by the excess of oil and lack of flavour. Overall it was a really...

Had the worst dine in experience at Indiyum recently. Indian and Mexican are our favorite cuisines so we picked this restaurant. The service was poor and the lady who was managing our table came across as rude and unfriendly. She hardly made any eye contact and was very transactional in her dealing with us. She was laughing along and really chatty with an Aussie family dining behind our table. I’m pregnant atm and careful with my food choices. We discussed vegetarian options for a quesadilla and nachos and she suggested we try the chimichangas. I denied saying it wasn’t one of my fav things, to which she was quick to remark that we should stick to Indian curries then as we should not experiment with our taste buds here. I’m a vegetarian and we ordered paneer tikka masala with lachha parantha and garlic naan and a veg biryani. We were served chicken tikka masala and the excuse given was both the curries look alike! By the time the curry was replaced, the parantha was dry and tight. The garlic naan was a store bought one heated on a pan. Veg biryani was the only decent dish. The cooking staff had an argument between themselves and everyone outside could hear them screaming. More than bad food, we walked away with a spoiled mood. Being given about a 20% discount on the bill wasn’t any solace. Definitely never going back and not...