New On the block of Brisbane's West End Restaurant District is Lumbini Nepalese Restaurant…read more Serving up a modern take of the Nepalese Traditional Dishes. The staff are welcoming and friendly. For Entrée, I selected from a mix of dish styles, an apparent Favourite, Momo Pork Dumplings (I had them fried) came out potsticker style with an ajvar sauce. They were indeed pleasant morsels For main course, after deliberation, I picked the Jhinge Tihun - Prawn & Eggplant curry with capsicum and onion. This is a sweeter style Curry, less heat but rich flavours (Very typical of Nepalese currites) served with rice. I also had a side of Aloo (something) a season blend of potatoes and peas and that was very nice. (to be fair, I didn't eat all the rice or potatoes :) The one disappointment is the tiny wine list (only a few varieties on the list) and they had sold out of the only white wine they had., hopefully this will settle as they get known.

Well... the chef can make delicious and authentic dishes and they have staff are smiling and polite…read moreat all times.. These were the only reasons I didn't walk out without paying! My ordeal for a quick nice dinner follows: Firstly, I really can't stand dirty dishes/ glasswear on a freshly made table.. how difficult is it to clean and check these items before setting the table? Friendly wait staff, always smiling but unaware as to their complete incompetencies! Entree arrived suitably timed, however we were not the only table looking around for mains... seems one chef and three incompetent waitresses can't do it all on a relatively busy Friday evening. One larger group close by was overheard reminding the waitress that she hadn't even asked for their mains order... My main was served after my guest's and a much smaller portion - the small bowl did not resemble my order and I had to question/ insist the waitress that it was not my order 3 times!.However, the very nice and polite chef came out to apologize and my actual main was served free of charge (the incorrect one was meant to be but inadvertently was charged instead of the actual one!). However it did take more time for the actual main to be made and served, by which time I had picked at the other "main" and was no longer interested/ hungry for my very large portion. I say pick as we also had to ask for cutlery 3 times as they were taken away after entrees and not replaced (I understand this is a Nepalese restaurant and am happy eating with my hands, however a salad can be difficult to do in this manner) After some more time waiting for staff, we decided to attack the next walkby and ask for doggy bags (twice) and then they left after handing us the packed containers.. so do I just walk away or would you care for me to pay at all? Decided to do the "right" thing and wait at the front cash register nook and eventually a waitress appeared, ah but EFTPOS is not working.. ok we have cash.. ah, but they have no Change!! Well at least they sorted that out by wondering down the street and eventually returning with a few dollars for us.. Thanks, I guess I won't tell you, our drink was free and you charged the cheaper incorrect "main" instead of the correct one, as you didn't get the bill correct either! Good luck to them, if they can invest in some training/ experienced wait staff they may do well, but I doubt they will get my custom again.

First time eating Nepalese food and what a treat…read more Loved the bread, the decor, and the history. You can bring your own alcohol but there is a cork fee. Service was good but a little slow, so don't go there in a rush. Would recommend to anyone who wants a true Nepal food experience.

There were plenty of limitations here, from the opening hours (5:30 was a bit late for my taste),…read morethe small menu and the high prices. What this place does offer, as many Nepali places do, is a nice atmosphere. They like their flags. And as always, it comes down to the deliciousness of their food. Was it value for money? No, but the subtlety of the coconut cream curry I got was a rewarding experience, and the chilli bread on the side, basically a little pizza, was a delicious piece of comfort food. This strikes me as a nice special occasion restaurant, when you value the overall experience and aren't that price-sensitive. And indeed, they had most of their tables reserved out for some big event when I dropped in.

As you might have gathered from my previous reviews, I'm always on the lookout for good Indian…read morerestaurants. Karma, which pleasantly surprised me, is an Indian and Nepalese-style restaurant on Brunswick Street. For some reason (possibly related to the name) I had never made it there until recently. The location of the restaurant is convenient, in a cluster of eateries and bars near the intersection of Brunswick and Annie Streets. Inside, the lighting is pleasant and the fit-out looks great. I ordered takeaway, but am looking forward to dining in some time soon. My butter chicken was paler than I'm used to, and didn't look quite as appetising as I hoped, but the flavour was good. I didn't like the look of some of the meat and it was quite mild for a medium curry. The saag paneer naan I ordered was great: big and stuffed full of spinach and cheese. All in all a meal I enjoyed, though I'd be more inclined to try a vegetarian dish next time.

Due to some strong wishes in our dinner group, we ordered all curries mild. Bit of an eye opener as…read morethe taste was very bland for all curries. "Hey, wait a minute" I hear you say, "mild is not how it's done!". This for sure is hard to argue with, but based on my experience with Indian cuisine (not the widest in the world, I admit) a good curry will be tasty and flavourful no matter the spice level. (Been here one time previously and on that occasion I ordered medium, which I found a bit on the spicy side.) Service was friendly; prices were ah-ok. Have been to better places, but the setting is convenient and the interior design is cute. You could do worse as well.

As the photo stream will indicate, I've been to Vegeme quite a few times, and ordered the majority…read moreof their menu. Experience shows that their dishes aren't all equally good. They've got a bit of a Korean slant to the menu, and most dishes smell strongly of sesame oil, which is delicious but gets a little same-y after a while. At their worst, Vegeme can deliver something simplistic and lacking in protein; some of their dishes are rice or noodles with sauce and one or two vegetables and without a whole lot else. However, those are good as a light meal, and regardless, you can eat well for your money. At its best, however, this place offers some pretty nice things. Bibimbap should probably be considered their signature dish, and while I waited a while to try it, it was quite good and had plenty of variety with kimchi and bok choy, soybeans and tofu, and carrots and corn with plenty of sauce on the side and rice underneath, and served in a legit hot stone bowl. Other winners include their dumplings, carbonized bamboo rice cakes, corn fritters, their gigantic noodle soups, and the intriguing basil paste inari. And while one might expect a vegetarian restaurant that caters to dietary restrictions to be a small, dingy space hidden in some distant suburban strip mall, this one is a decent location between West End and the cultural center, and gets a lot of foot traffic. It fills at peak hours, but it's also open mid-afternoon when many other restaurants are not. The crowd ranges from Asian tourists to local hippies and quite a few random passers-by. For me, it's generally the place I eat when I don't know where I want to eat, and the real challenge is trying to order just the right amount to get stamps on my frequent buyer card.

Great variety of delicious items, very reasonably priced, clean environment, friendly staff.read more

Loved the food and service, will be a regular go to for weekends. The menu has the classics and…read moresome unique dishes when you feel like something new.

Recently moved into the area and had to find me a local Indian place! Judging by the name I really…read moredidn't expect much but I was brought up to not judge a book by its cover. The service was outstanding as I walked through the door to order my take away and to make it better I had just scrapped in to make happy hour (4:30-6:00pm) to receive 20% off. Now I eat a decent amount so I ordered two meals a Chicken Tikka Masala and a Mango Chicken, of course a garlic naan was also ordered. The garlic naan was incredible! The meal sizes were definitely a size I was happy with and one meal would happily feed me or two normal people! It's definitely more of an authentic Indian as opposed to most other Indian places. The chicken was probably just a little tough for my liking but probably the only thing I could really fault. For a quick local Indian fix I will return and would recommend friends to check it out. Remember to get two Garlic Naans!!!