Navratna Indian restaurant — Restaurant in Western Australia

I have been living in Perth since early 2021, almost 3 years of my life, never I have tasted food like this. One thing kept me from wanting to live in Australia, food. I grew up on my grandma’s Shai Paneer, and Dhabas and Hawelis you often encounter during a road trip in northern India. When I entered the restaurant, the scent of complex spices sent goosebumps down my arms, the furniture reminded me of the ones in great Dhabas, and the 2000s music brought me back to childhood. My expectations were not high as every restaurant to this day had disappointed me, even the expensive ones in the city. Today, when a whiff of the hot Paneer Butter Masala entered my nose, my mouth might as well have been declared a waterfall, I knew I was in for a treat. Thank god I was hungry when I walked in hungry, as another restaurant we previously planned for was closed, otherwise I wouldn’t have eaten 3 people’s worth of portions. I made the amazing mistake of ordering 2 Malai Koftas and 2 Butter Naans instead of 1 each. What a delicious mistake! I never knew I had that ability to devour that much. I have finally found the solution to my insatiable desire for Indian food, my years of dissatisfaction, years of suffering, years of missing the world famous Punjabi Dhabas, coming to an happy ending with Navratna. Flash forward to now, I am considering to move to Busselton, looking at house prices. Or at very least make a frequent road trip down...

Had dinner here Saturday night and thouroghly enjoyed our visit. The lady greeting us was very friendly and made us feel very welcome to the restaurant, answering any questions or queries we had about certain dishes.

The food arrived promptly and was all delicious! Great portion sizes, certainly didnt need any more dishes and left feeling very satisfied. The food and drinks were all at a very fair and reasonable price, in pur opinion great value especially considering the quality of the food.

My resoning for the 4 star atmosphere.... was because it seemed (i apologise if wrong) to be a few people dining that were maybe family or friends maybe staff? With small children, and the noise from these tables was un comfortable at times. When the noise from the Ipads wasnt drowning out all the conversations being had at ours (and im sure others tables) the kids were using the restaurant as a play ground.

I have absolutely no issue with family being involved within a business but maybe seating other patrons away so they can enjoy a conversation could be a positive step to making sure everyone can enjoy their night...

Definitely be returning, definitely...

Step in for dinner and you'll be greeted by the ambience & warmth of the staff. Food arrived in a timely manner, service is personal and the food is absolutely enjoyable. The decor may look dated but dont that discolour your appreciation of this sterling restaurant. We had rice, naan (various types on our 3 night Navratna-binge), butter chicken, goa prawns, prawn masala, chicken tikka and the best yet, chicken phall. The spicy levels goes from dish to dish, do ask ahead before ordering to see if you could accept it. (Tip: go for the phall, chicken or lamb, if you love extremely hot). Being Asians ourselves, we love how hot it goes! The lady boss was always quick to check on how things are going and is always up for a chat. Definitely our highlight of our 4 night stay...