This is also my go-to local restaurant for Indian food. I love that they mark on the menu which…read moreitems can be made vegan, and they know what vegan means without long-winded explanations. I love the Aloo Tiki Chat starter, and for the mains they'll substitute tofu for paneer, which opens up extra options.

We had a very good dinner here with a small group of friends. All the dishes were delicious (we had…read moresome lamb, beef and vegetarian dishes with rice, naan, and papadums). Although there was a minor miscommunication during ordering, the staff fixed the issue right away. I would definitely go back when in Katoomba.

I looked up Star of India on the internet before I went, just so I could know what to expect. The…read morereviews were almost unanimously bad or average, but by then I had already planned to go there, and I'm loathe to change plans, so I decided to give it a shot anyway. Those reviews only left me unprepared for a nice meal! It was delicious, as good as any Indian meal I've ever eaten. I ordered a Chicken Tikka Masala, which arrived steaming hot, on a steaming hot plate, radiating the most mouth-watering smell, I nearly drooled all over myself. Next were the garlic naans, which were soft and chewy in all the right proportions. The waiter was adorable. He seemed shy and nervous, while being very attentive and helpful at the same time. He noticed that my date had not ordered any raita with his rice (for he is unschooled in the ways of Indian dining), and offered him some mint chutney for free. Which my date greedily downed, of course, extolling its virtues the whole way through. The chicken was excellent, it was moist, and yielding, and scrumptious. The naans were delicious, and the service was good. The only downside; the rice was a little clumpy. That was a bit of a disappointment, but it wasn't overly unpleasant. All this, for less than $12 each, which I think is a downright steal.

I love it! I really like spices and curries and this place makes some of the best curry I've tastedread more

For a small town in the mountains, I'm not sure what more you could expect or ask for. We had a…read morelentil dal, veggie korma and lamb curry. All flavourful, served hot and speedily. Servers were friendly and prices were reasonable. We didn't drink but they had well priced beer available. Thumbs up

Masala Dosa looked and tasted like a pancake, some of the food came lukewarm. Samosas were reheated…read moreand were stale, the Malai Kofta was unidentifiable. Easily​ the worst Indian food I have ever had. Didn't come cheap either. Also, the place was freezing cold.

Hot pot of curries on a cold night in Oberon? Don't mind if I do! We staying in Oberon for our…read moremushroom expedition and was in desperate need of rich, comfort food to make ourselves feel better about being stuck in the cold mountains with no mushrooms or trout. Grand Indian Restaurant is a legitimate Indian restaurant a couple of mins drive from the main street with a wide variety of curries, biryanis, naans and a couple of Aussie meals for those who I assume turned up to an Indian restaurant not feeling like Indian. Not a bad choice at all if you're not feeling like the wide selection (2) of pub grubs in town.

We have got takeaway from here on several occasions have not been disappointed. Is it worth getting…read morea baby sitter to dine in, maybe. Guess we will continue to enjoy the flavours from home.

Really excellent food - arguably the best Indian food on the beaches. We always use this as our…read morefavourite takeaway. Love the ol' favourite butter chicken. Thank you for the countless delicious meals.

Delivered hot, delicious food right on time. I would recommend the butter chicken and garlic naan…read more I am looking forward to trying more of their menu!

This restaurant seems very popular with locals and travellers - it was full on a Wednesday night…read more We liked our curries and loved our naans - good garlic naan and delicious Kashmiri (Peshwari) naan. The service was excellent - we were very impressed with the polite attentive staff.

This small Indian restaurant has quite good food such as: butter chicken or beef vindaloo. Although…read morethere are some downsides. The restaurant is located in a odd spot, next to the Shell and some foods are spicy when they aren't supposed to such as the butter chicken (the butter chicken was still good). The restaurant itself was very weird such as a few ikea tables here and there, the door to the restaurant was extremely stiff and hard to open. The restaurant food was good but I would do this only as a takeaway meal. They offer free home delivery for orders over $40 and the destination has to be in a 5km radius. I give this a 5/10 rating and 3/5 star rating due to lack of tables and the stiff door.