Nirankar

Ph: (03) 9629 1144; 174-176 Queen St, Melbourne 3000

Indian, $$ -
Open Lunch Mon-Fri Dinner 7 days, Closed Xmas New Years day; Licensed; AE, BC, DC, MC, V

Mietta's Review
Though it recently moved to bright new premises up the Queen St Hill Niranka continues to live up to its promise of eternal bliss which is what the name proclaims in Farsi. The greeting is warm, soft Indian music in the background, white starched cloths and napkins provide a striking contrast to the lemon yellow walls with colourful tapestry and scarves. Nirankar's mission is to serve traditional Indian food. The cuisine is mixed. There is Mughlai, with its Northern Indian heritage, Balti - a fusion of flavours from Kashmir and Tibet - and Southern Indian hot and spicy, guaranteed to bring perspiration to the brow.

Other published opinions

Herald Sun Simon Plant, 24-06-08 Score: *** "The vast CBD restaurant is usually packed at lunch, which is not surprising"

Herald Sun Eat, Bob Hart, 2-06-07 "there is the admirable Nirankar which, a month or so ago, moved from basement premises at the bottom of Queen St to light, bright and more accessible premises up the hill where curry business is booming. In the best British tradition, where most 'Indian"restaurants are run by Pakistanis or Bangladeshis, Nirankar is Burmese-owned and has a Nepalese chef. The food, however, is convincingly Indian, delightfully varied and absolutely delicious."