The Village Indian Restaurant
125 Gouger Street
Adelaide South Australia 5000
T 8212 2536
Breakfast Saturday and Sunday 9am to 11am

BREAKFASTJust because we are all looking to trim the budget doesn’t mean we want to stay home all the time so when you find something as inexpensive (and good) as breakfast at The Village Indian Restaurant we think its worthwhile spreading the word.
In the background, the rhythmical the slow slapping sound that starts a naan crescendos with sharp whipping sounds that signifies its readiness to be pushed from the damp cloth pad against the searing hot wall of the Tandoori oven. Making good naan and dosa is an art that starts with the dough or the batter. The limitless combinations from plain to filled to vegetarian and meat and seafood the dosa and the naan are to the Indian kitchen what bread is to Greeks and Italians, a staple of their cuisine. Their culinary history and origins are a testament to the grains grown in the many regions of India and Malaysia where there is a large Indian population.
At breakfast at The Village Indian Restaurant there are 13 items to choose from, none more expensive than $10.90. The serves are generous and one item per person is ample unless you are a “piggy”.
The plain uttapan $8.90 an open–faced vegetarian dosa with a scattering of spring onion is a simple but tasty dish with a crisp firm dosa with small pieces of tomato and onion running through it. Dunked into the sambar, a thin turmeric based soup with a little onion and tomato and spread with some of their coconut chutney they had a good depth of flavour but paled against the keema dosa $10.90. With absolutely no intention of eating everything this brown rice pancake stuffed with a dryish, spicy mouth–watering lamb filling was really good, good enough to be thinking about when it will be possible to eat the dish again. All dosa and uttappam are served with sambar and coconut chutney and a sesame paste.
Front of house Tanmay Kale gave excellent friendly service and showed great kindness and respect for an elderly and infirm diner. Filtered water arrives free of charge and chef owner Vishnu Kharel is where he should be, in the kitchen.
Their wine list is a small jewel clearly assembled by someone with a genuine passion so it came as no surprise to discover that Louise Radman the sommelier for the Hyatt Regency Adelaide had made the magic. We cannot comment on anything other than breakfast but we’ll be back to try the rest of the menu in a week or two and we’ll keep you posted. In the meantime give their breakfast a go!

Chef & Owner — Vishnu Kharel
Front of House — Tanmay Kale
Wine List — Louise Radman