Daana

Taking my food trail journey ahead..next on my list is Daana😍 based in Curtin, Canberra. I am sure you would have seen lot of my food reviews on North Indian cusines covered recently.. So this one is specially covering the Taste of South India..🤩 This resturant have lovely colourful ambience depicting Indian culture and stories around it. Owners and staff members were super friendly. It was quite evident they are hear to bring the best to serve and with full passion🤗 Inframe - Starters - Thathukada Kori ‘Aval Roast'(chicken dish), and for mains - Allapuzha Thengapal Manga Curry- Prawns, basically Kerala style tangy coconut milk and green mango curry with Prawns (I just loved this dish❤️) and Daana's signature Malabar Chicken along with Parotta n mini Uthapam and Ghee rice. Along with nimbu paani and masala chaas on sides for drinks and Papadums. For Desserts we had Sahi Tukda, Kanoli and Payasam.. payasam is a sweetened pudding made with either milk or coconut milk. It was yummmm🤤 In one word if i have to specify A-M-A-Z-I-N-G😍 it surely a lovely place to explore and try some cuisine! Plus during some festival seasons they do some special cuisine.. They call it Daana Bhoj. Pls check their website for more details. Cant wait to one such occasion toward end of this month (Vishu Sadya), where food will be served on Banana leaf an authentic way of Kerela styling of eating.. specially on some occasions with serveral delicacies 💚

The opposite of a cliche. Amazing food. Amazing service. This is a mandatory stop on any trip to Canberra. A hidden gem tucked away from the overly commercialised offerings in Civic. The vibe of the restaurant is also brilliant with nice subtle decor and non-overbearing music. I can't speak more highly of the service, happy to answer any questions and very kind. The food is unlike any other offerings of a typical Indian Restaurant in the West. I also love their leaning into the Native Indigenous Tucker creating a nice fusion with the local Indigenous food culture.

Booked this restaurant after hearing about it on Radio, the award, the fine dining, along with their concept story. It all came across as welcoming however our experience was quite the opposite. The booking time stated was 30mins earlier than what I said, and I got a call checking out arrival, which is okay. It wasn't booked out all evening, there were few empty tables On arrival, we had no time to just settle in and the waiter had already come thrice to ask our order barely allowing us all time to decide...neither was the time close to their last order time. The menu was unfamiliar so we were reading through descriptions and neither was the waiter helpful...it was just so rushed and unpleasant through the evening, except for the other waitress Reshmi...she was just warm and friendly. The food was good, and was nice to taste something different. Would have been better if bit more hot in temperature. We were already familiar with the prices before booking. The owners attitude was varied...we found him chatty to other guests on other tables and kept checking in on them all. We weren't expecting someone to keep talking to us but seeing the difference in body language was disappointing...we were paying for the meal ofcourse Also, when booking, we were told Dosas aren't available on certain days, but it would have been helpful if someone asked us to review the menu for any preorders needed, like the Thali which is available only on preorder I have read responses by the owners to any negative reviews hence certain there will be an impolite response in return. We won't be returning nor would we recommend the place based on the service received Edited to 1star - not sure what whiskey BYO is being mentioned by the owner 😂 but it's a common answer I've noted in other reviews by them

I dined here long time ago, and loved the concept of weekly thali menu from different states of India. This is a real attempt to do some justice to sea of variety in cuisine from India. Great hospitality as well. I had Kerala thali, everything but one thing was very good!! You cannot serve north Indian triangular paratha!! It has to be either palappam or Kerala parotta. This paratha was chewy and possibly rewarmed as well!! So hope you do better next time 👍