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Authentic Indian cuisine specialising in Peshawari style cooking located on Sydney Harbour, Circular Quay
PRICE RANGE
€12 - €24
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
CUISINES
Indian
FEATURES
Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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Reviewed 3 weeks ago via mobile

Lovely food prompt service. Nice selection. Goan fish curry was delicious. Reasonably priced. Cauliflower appetizer was tasty but spicy. Overall nice

Date of visit: February 2024
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago via mobile

Nice to have a different selection of dishes from the usual that we get in the UK. Food served nice and quickly, and was very flavoursome. Can highly recommend.

Date of visit: February 2024
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago

The moment we entered the beautifully air conditioned restaurant on a warm Sydney summer day we were met with the aromas of amazing Indian spices. Then the lighting, colours and Indian themed decor added to the experience. The friendly staff were more than helpful with...their food advice and service and to top it off the food was top class. Highly recommended.More

Date of visit: February 2024
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Reviewed 11 February 2024 via mobile

This was an amazing meal from start to finish The decor is wonderful The menu and prices are excellent The staff are exceptionally GO GO AND GO AGAIN

Date of visit: February 2024
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Reviewed 2 January 2024

This is a gem! Great food, good value, fantastic service! We will most definitely be back. Do yourself a favour and book yourself a meal here.

Date of visit: January 2024
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Reviewed 31 December 2023

The service was outstanding and the food was really really good !!! The staff explain all the plate and they really deserve a 6* for the service. My son as several allergy (eggs, dairy, shellfish) and they take time to find the better options menu...for us. It's the better indian food I ever ate and I went to a lot of indian restaurant before.More

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 27 December 2023

We ordered a banquet for two and it was delicious. They were so nice about my GF requirements and changed a few items to suit. We could order more of anything we liked. Very nice food. View isn't great, but interior is lovely

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 24 December 2023

If you like real Indian cuisine and a lot of choices, this place literally steps from Circular Quay is the one to go to. Small so reservation highly recommended. It's not "fake" Indian food, indeed of the clientele 80% + were Indians. Warm and comfortable...locale. Best Indian I've had outside of London (at triple the cost!)More

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 15 October 2023 via mobile

Amazing……..! Food. Our first night in Sydney and came across this restaurant by accident. Being from the UK, we have our fair share of great Indian restaurants but oh well……What a great accident it was to eat here. It’s a small, vibrant, friendly place. If...you get the chance please visit. We had the butter chicken, lamb with chickpeas, tandoori grill and garlic Nan. The hospitality was out of this world to compliment the out of this world food. I would eat there every night but it’s our first visit to Sydney so we do need to try other cuisines.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 8 October 2023

It is rare to find a genuine Indian restaurant in the heart of the city. The food was delicious. The staff are very knowledgeable and helpful. The servings are good. We would definitely return. It is not cheap eats.

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 3 September 2023

We love going for a curry and saw the Spice Room on a walk by the Quays so thought we would try it. Tables far too close together, and food is spicy but not flavourful. We had a hair in our food too! Not a...great experience and would not recommend if you’re after something tastyMore

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 23 August 2023

Food is good but not good, when with friends and want to stay long as they put pressure about next booking but few others restaurant in Sydney too follow the same practise. Next when to Colonial British, where the atmosphere was much relaxed with no...pressure of time though even that was full.More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 9 August 2023 via mobile

One of the best butter chicken I ever had. Excellent location, very nice interior / ambiance, friendly staff. Will come back.

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 21 June 2023

Really impressed with this restaurant, the food was excellent. The tandoori options we had were all outstanding, the naan breads, the biriyani, samosas, YUM! in fact everything was delicious. Very difficult to find an indian that is worth going to in Sydney, but this one...definately is well worth the visit. It is in a very handy location, and certainly surprising to find a restaurant of this nature in this touristy location near the harbour. It is a small restaurant, very cosy, comfortable seating, good service. It was very busy and you would definately need to book.More

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed 4 June 2023

I made online reservation for dinner with 4 people with my credit card details to that booking. I could not make it to the restaurant for dine-in as one of my friend who was suppose to come for dinner tested positive for Covid the day...of dine-in. I called them up to change the booking dates, they did not pick my calls. Then I went to their online booking site to change the booking dates and it simply said cancel booking and no option to change the booking. I thought it will have option to write my reason for cancel or something. The movement I clicked the cancel booking they auto deducted money ($120) from my card. I immediately tried to call them to ask about a refund/credit as it was a genuine reason to cancel the booking. I requested them if only two people could come for dinning and use $120 as credit but they said they gave away the table already and they cannot give me another reservation. They asked me to send email of proof of Covid and I did that as well but they still refused to help me with any appropriate solution. They simply refused to refund or give me credit for a visit. Guess they did not want to retain me as a customer at all. It was so disappointing they took $120 because of this booking cancellation and also got business over our table booking and still refuse to help us with any solution. Never going to recommend anyone to book their table online since they handle their online reservation ruthlessly and are very negligent of what their customer is experiencing with this.More

Date of visit: June 2023
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THE SPICE ROOM, Sydney - Central Business District - Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews - Tripadvisor

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Yes, The Spice Room offers takeaway services.

The Spice Room is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 4.5