These guys are well known for great dosai and the dosai won’t disappoint. The other curries we had were fairly average. The meat on the saag was overcooked and the prawn curry was so suit we could not eat it. Our waiter was chewing gum...with his mouth open behind his CV19 mask. It was pretty bad and really put us off. Overall it was an average experience.More

Service 100% Food 100% Value fir money 100% Easy going and helpful gracious staff Quality has been consistent from the beginning Well done

All the dishes we ordered were tasty. Accommodating, given the odd number in the group compared to servings per dish. Waiters helpful and not intrusive.

Hadn’t been to Malabar in over 20 years! Well, I was reminded, very swiftly, of how GOOD it is! The space, the staff and ambience were exactly what was called for, on a cold, Sydney night. The service was prompt, efficient and thoughtful. The meal.......was delightful! We had the special paneer with black peppercorns... holy WOW!!!! Yum yum yum. Spinach and yoghurt, looked like desert!!! But my oh my!!! I’m craving it now. Prawns were the absolute standout!!! Seafood curry was amazing!!! Loved every moment, oh, and I got to keep my COVID,sign in, Malabar emblazoned, pen!!!! Winning!!! Very reasonable for the whole experience!!! Well most definitely be back!!!More

We thought we had found the best previously, but this tops it. The Dosai is by far the best I have ever had. We love indian food and have tried it in many different countries. These guys do it really well.

You must, must, must get the vegetarian dosai! Then of course the prawn, lamb, chicken and dhal curries.

You really can’t go wrong here, other than the occasional soggy papadum.. the food it always fresh and tasty. The masala dossai is next level good. Well worth a visit.

It was such a great evening dining at Malabar with my friend. We enjoyed the food, the service and the overall ambiance very much. :)

The Malabar achieves what few restaurants manage - serving consistently great food. The number of nearby imitators that have come and gone in this time is testament to Malabar’s success, as well as it’s many long time and regular customers. Wine lists are not a...‘thing’ with Asian restaurants but theirs is good, failing which their is a good bottle-o 3 doors down the road. If I had a minor issue, the food is not spicy enough but living in Asia I’ve got accustomed to that And free Limited time (evening) car parking in the council car park behind in Nicholson Street makes visiting easyMore

We have been twice to this restaurant in 10 days and happily recommended it. The food is very good and it’s the best masala dosai I’ve had in Australia.

We moved away from Crows Nest four years ago, and so were excited to be back in town and to go to our favorite Indian restaurant again. The food was fantastic, as always - a wonderful tasty and spicy Goan fish curry, the Palak Paneer...was just right, and their Bangalore Dosai is still the best dosai we’ve ever had. We’ve been eating here frequently for sixteen years (with a 4yr break) and the quality of their food and service has always been excellent. We leave town again for a while next week, and we’re missing Malabar already! :)More

Shocking Indian food. We love Indian food & love trying different restaurants because they all have diffrent methods of recepies. But this restuarant was terrible, service was really slow, staff are not at all friendly and out food was shocking. It must have been sitting...out the back for quite some time because it was not hot & it was all dried out. Staff didnt care when we told them. This was my worst place to go for Indian.More