Indian Kitchen

Love coming in waiting to be served, ignored and the customer that walks in behind you gets served ahead you. No signs telling you cash only, no cash on me, walked off and ate elsewhere. Damn! I was craving Indian too :(
But the killer for this place. Crappy customer service. Be getting my cheapo Indian fix elsewhere.

Being an Indian, this definitely goes down as one of the most horrible tasting food I have ever had.

Been here a number of times and always enjoy their food. It’s consistently delicious and prices are super cheap! Everyone that works there is friendly too — just an easy going place to have some quick yummy Indian. They don’t try to be something they are not and it’s great — just keep it simple and keep it up!

Cheap, delicious, fast. Places like this are disappearing around West End (oh, my beloved Chicken Kiosk, how I miss thee) so it’s nice that Indian Kitchen has even lasted this long. This is not your fancy Indian food from Sitar (who used to have a place in West End but probably had to close from all the competition), though that is also nice when it’s payday and you can afford it. Indian Kitchen caters for locals (residential and employees), students, and those fluorescent fashion icon tradies who are going to be a staple around West End for the next decade or two as the area develops quickly upwards.
It’s also great for the less-​than-​affluent vegetarians since they always have several vegetables options, though I would suggest vegans seek elsewhere. Their naans are made to order, though it sometimes depends on who is the oven chef of the day in the back as to how much filling, garlic, or ghee you end up with. It does get busy, so don’t be That Person who does That Thing where you stand at the counter and Um while a hangry line of people behind you plots your death. Just don’t. Trust me.
There are probably better Indian restaurants out there, but Indian Kitchen is too cheap to not get an extra star just for serving meals for that price in West End. I just hope it’s sustainable for them, because I will be sad if they ever go.

For the price you really can’t beat this place. Put 10 buck in your pocket when your heading out to this place and your good. The naan bread was great! Nice and freshly cooked. Had a good doughy texture, which is the way I prefer my naan. The rice is your basic fare can’t complain about that. The curries are pretty yummy, although I think one of the vegetable curries had way too much coconut milk. I was gonna give it 3 stars but it got an extra b/​c of the value!

As a lazy student who had just moved out of home, I used to come to this place weekly with what ever money I had left in my wallet and I’d always leave with an Indian feast! At the price-​point, you can’t really beat this place. For $ 10 I used get butter chicken + rice, a few samosas and a few of the Indian donuts.

Quick cheap Indian food is always good. It’s very popular as it relies on high volume of traffic given the low prices of its meals. If you want to spend lots of money and small portions, sure goto the other fancy Indian restaurants. But if it’s price and quantity, then come to this place for it is simple and cheap. I have been coming here for years. Love it :)

I love the Indian Kitchen — it’s my ‘go to’ for cheap but tasty curry in West End and it definitely makes the best Naan bread around Brisbane — $ 1.95 for plain, $ 2.5 for garlic and $ 3 for cheese and garlic. It’s $ 8 for a curry and rice so if you add a plain Naan or perhaps 5 poppadums for $ 2 you’ve got yourself a hearty meal for $ 10 — and you won’t go hungry.

As a fan of a great valued meal, it took only minutes into my meal to become a life long fan of Indian Kitchen!
For under $ 10, you can get yourself a full plate of one of around 10 different dishes, (butter, korma and mango chicken’s included (my faves)) with rice, PLUS a naan (also the size of a dinner plate) made fresh to order! Amazing value.
The price being as cheap as it was, had me feeling alittle cautious originally, being quite picky with the quality of meat I’ll eat. Standing in line watching the cafeteria style service, along with the cafeteria «slop”-looking presentation of the plates didn’t help my already scrutinising self either, but once I sat down to my plateful of deliciousness, I began to heart slop instantly. Haha.
The sauce was flavourful and most importantly to me (after a minute of playing chicken whisperer), I found they were great cuts of meat too. Not chewy or gristly (which I can’t swallow to save my life).
After reaching the end of my plate, I could have ordered another and still have paid less than most restaurants. But I literally could not eat another bite. And people, I can eat!
Have already been back since, and know that I will find an excuse to be in west end again, just to end up at Indian Kitchen!

Very cheap, the food is pretty decent considering the price. The staff were very friendly too. The restaurant is pretty small but it was pleasant enough.

Two veg and one meat combo, garlic and cheese naan, a wallet only around $ 10 lighter and I’m a very satisfied diner.
I guess like any food outlet serving from a bain marie you’re best off visiting when it’s busy. That way you know the food is moving fast and freshly cooked. Luckily, around normal eating hours, this place usually is pretty packed. The staff are quick and efficient and don’t hide their displeasure if you disrupt their fast moving line.
Know what you want, order your naan first and state whether you’ll be eating in or taking away and they’ll love you. But probably not show it. And yes you must get naan. It will cost next to nothing, come out hot, fresh and the size of your face and a half. If you’re less greedy than me you could probably share it between a couple of friends.
Pick your own cutlery fresh from the tub and take a seat inside and enjoy some Bollywood on the telly. If that’s not your thing sit out the front and watch the liveliness of West End pass by.
For the amount you pay you’ll be left very satisfied with the generous amount of food served on your plate. Wait no, if we’re talking portions and dollars paid you’d probably still be very satisfied if it had cost double what you paid.

Take $ 10. Seriously, take one spanking new blue tenner from your wallet. It is all you’ll need for a curry with rice plus naan bread from West End’s Indian Kitchen.
Indian cuisine always comes with a cautionary ‘dip my toe in’ taste test as I am a person not entirely fond of spice. I’ve lived to tell you that Indian Kitchen passes this test with flying colours and when they say mild, they mean it. Butter Chicken, Mango Chicken and Chicken Korma are all firm favourites in my repertoire. As for the naan, well where do I begin. Ok, ok, first size. It is huge. Their naan bread would easily feed two. Secondly, the price. $ 1.50 at last check. Oh what I wouldn’t give to scoff one of their naan again. Alas my stomach and I have an agreement to be gluten-​free.
Next time you fancy a stock-​standard, creature of comfort Indian dinner visit Indian Kitchen — it is the preferred of all the cookie cutter Indian take-​away restaurants and kicks it out of the ball park when compared with Miss India or the like.

I know a lot of people that love Indian Kitchen and it is understandable why; it is cheap and offers pretty good Indian food. This is not my favourite Indian restaurant though, as I find it far too small and cluttered. Even though I am usually all about cheap eats, when it comes to Indian food– I would rather pay a bit more and eat in a restaurant.
I think the main reason I feel this way about Indian restaurants is because dining at an Indian food can be messy to eat, it is saucy, can easily stain and spill everywhere. Eating a sandwich in a crowded area is much different as all you have to do is hold it in your hands. Rant aside, the food and Indian Kitchen is pretty good– not the best Indian I have ever had, but still, it is pretty good. Maybe the reason I do not bother with Indian Kitchen is because the Indian restaurant down the road from my house sells delicious curries for $ 12, which is not much more than the $ 8 that Indian Kitchen charges.
I do not plan on going to Indian Kitchen in the future, not because I think it is bad (it clearly is not), it is just I would rather sit and enjoy my food in a more spacious place. If you love big crowds, you will probably really like the atmosphere at Indian Kitchen.

Indian Kitchen has ruined all other Indian restaurants for me. I now baulk at having to pay $ 17 for a curry when I can get a perfectly good one for $ 8 from Indian Kitchen; my taste buds are sullied before the $ 17 curry touches my tongue, the thought of the bill causing them to shrivel in repulsion.
For your standard curries – butter chicken, lamb madras, beef vindaloo, garlic daal – Indian Kitchen does a pretty job. I really can’t tell the difference between, say, Indian Kitchen butter chicken and Punjabi Palace (Melbourne Street, South Brisbane) butter chicken. The only limitation with Indian Kitchen is that you don’t have the variety that the classier Indian restaurants have. Each day/​night, Indian Kitchen dishes up 6 – 8 meat curries and 3 – 4 vegetarian curries. For someone (like me) who usually orders one of the basic curries anyway, I see no point in dining somewhere fancier.
Indian Kitchen is no frills. Choose your curry from the heated bain-​marie, place an order for naan (starting at $ 2.50), take your plate and some cutlery from counter, pull up a seat and enjoy the Bollywood music videos being played on the TV. I will take my Indian cuisine no other way!

As far as cheap Indian food goes, you can’t really go past Indian Kitchen in West End. That said, don’t go out of your way for this place; I’d only eat here if I was in the area.
It is cheap, and the food is decent. Not exactly the best Indian in town but not the worst either. And the ambience is pretty fun too, cozy (if not shabby chic) décor and bollywood tunes pumping in the backround.
The staff are pretty decent, but if it’s busy make sure you know what you want or you will get the evil stare down, and it’s sure to make you sweat more than the vindaloo. But during its quieter times they calm down a fair bit.
You can see what you’re going to eat as they set up the restaurant buffet style: glass seperating you from your possible choices. And pick up your own cutlery when you order.
Vegetarians can rest easy as well; there are a whole lot of options for you here!

I am absolutely bonkers for value! It’s funny rediscovering places like the Indian Kitchen, as it reminds me of a time in my life in which I insisted to everyone I met, «you simply must go to the Indian Kitchen in West End». Admittedly, it had been awhile since I’ve been there, but this week I returned to the Indian Kitchen with the same skittish passion of reuniting with a former lover. What new tricks have they learnt in my absence?
Things were exactly as I remembered them. The service was minimal but still friendly, the food was tasty but not necessarily mind blowing and the cutlery was located at the end of the buffet for you to collect. Also, as always, it was still difficult to get a seat, however we squeezed in next to another group and they didn’t seem to mind.
As we were eating our food, my friend who ordered a vindaloo went into what can best be described as a meltdown. Foolishly he had over estimated his threshold for spice and was now paying the dire consequence. I wasn’t much use to him as all I can do was pour him more water and try not to laugh too hard. A waitress must have spotted the tears of agony running down his face and she quickly brought him a small dish of sugar, which quickly cooled his now shriveled tongue. I was quite impressed by this waitress, not only for her generous service but also for her unusual yet effective trick.
At the end of the day the Indian Kitchen would be the perfect location to take full advantage of for lunch and dinner if you lived close to the area. Unfortunately I live too far away to enjoy the great value, taste and service of the Indian Kitchen on a regular basis. Though the ambience is a little lacking, it may be the kind of place you can eat with close friends or a partner whom you’re no longer trying to impress.
P. s. if you can’t stand the sounds of Bollywood, I’d stay clear. I personally find it kind of groovy. Like I am at a soirée or something.

Indian Kitchen is an institution among the various cheap-​eat joints in one of Brisbane’s more multi-​cultural suburbs — West End. Despite a recent price-​hike (hey, it was only around ~$ 1 for per meal, a fraction of the corkage at a «real» restaurant), this place still pulls lines to the footpath many nights of the week.
My usual is the meat & two veg deal (just $ 8 scores you 5 – 6 pieces of meat and sauce, plus generous serves of the vege options). As there are normally three vege choices you have to specify your preference, otherwise expect a quick interrogation or be happy with the whim of the lady with the ladle.
Expect no frills service here. You collect your cutlery when you pay, and the ladies behind the counter don’t suffer indecisiveness lightly. I’ve sometimes experienced Seinfeld-​esque Soup Nazi desperation as I’ve filed towards the looming till, internally rehearsing my order. But to be fair, on the quieter nights the staff may treat you to a brilliant smile, or an extra hunk of meat in your portion.
I recently went in for an early dinner (before the 7 o’clock rush) and saw a tray of brightly coloured sweets out on display. I asked what they were and she told me they were gifts to the customers in celebration of their guru’s birthday (his beatific, smiling face is on display in a framed picture behind the counter). She happily loaded me up with freebies, saying I was the first to ask about them. I even received a napkin with my meal, without even having to specifically ask for one — truly a rare event!
A sign behind the counter respectfully invites customers to inspect the cleanliness of the kitchen — I’ve never been game to take them up on their offer. But when your belly’s full (and your wallet’s not empty) you grow to love Indian Kitchen’s little idiosyncrasies.