9 Hall Street Moonee Ponds
Fully
licensed (BYO wine only)
Lunch:
Mon – Fri 11am
Dinner:
Open 7 nights from 5pm
To
eat in or take away? That is sometimes
the question…
After
almost three years of living very close to this place, we decided it was time
to try it. I wish we had gone sooner!
When
we arrived there was only one other table (a large group) in the
restaurant. I started to wonder… but
soon decided there was probably more demand for take away than eating in… and
it was a horrible winter’s night. When
we were about half way through our meals, however, the place was more full. So maybe it is a bit of take away and a bit
of eat in…
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| From top: Aloo Gobi, Saffron Rice, Beef Saag |
The
food was wonderful. The fit out of the
restaurant is fine. The service was
good. The toilets were a bit of shame.
Oh
well, back to the great food!
We
ordered two curries, rice and two garlic naan, which was perfect amount of food
for the two of us. Usually, we tend to
order the classics when we have Indian (Rogan Josh, Butter Chicken), but
tonight we thought we would try something different.
The
first was Beef Saag. This was a lovely
smooth, thick, mild curry. The meat was
cooked perfectly in onion gravy with spinach puree, cream and ginger as a garnish
($13.90). Very moreish! It’s a great one to keep dipping your naan
into. There wasn’t anything left of it
when we had finished!
The
second curry we chose was Aloo Gobi Matter a mild to medium vegetable curry
with cauliflower, potatoes and peas and the occasional fresh burst of coriander
($12.90). Also very good and probably a
good choice to go with the Saag.
The
saffron rice we ordered was great, with the occasional cardamom pod ($4.50). And the naan, oh the naan! It was probably the best naan I have had in
ages! Really soft, stretchy, delicious
and not too oily ($4.00ea).
Our
food bill was $39.30 for two. I would say that is pretty good value!!
We
will definitely going back to Magic Mint and are happily making this our new
favourite local Indian. Take away might
be on the cards next time, but it is sometimes good to get out of the house!
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