Raavi's Cumin

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Overall Rating

7.5

Raavi's Cumin Recommended based on its 156 reviews
Calculated using a Weighted average

Food
7.9
Ambience
7.2
Service
7.4
Value
7.2

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Raavi's Cumin Address

2 Burlington St
Crows Nest NSW 2065
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Cuisines

Indian


Chef

Ravi Gandhi


Prices

Average Meal Price $28 - based on one entree & main course only

General Price
Entrees $6.00-$15.00
Mains $12.50-$20.90

Banquet
Banquet $36.00-$42.00
Min No of Guests 4

Prices last updated:  11/2011


Rooms & Capacity

No of Seats 80


Hours

Lunch
Thu-Fri Noon-2.30pm
Dinner
Daily from 5.30pm


BYO

Wine only
Corkage Per Person $3.00 Wine Selection
Great selection of Australian and New Zealand Wines at good prices. The Cumin label red from the Barossa Valley is impressive.


Specialties

  • Murg Peshwari - Succulent pieces of chicken marinated overnight in our "secret marinade", simmered to perfection in a medium spicy gravy. Ravi Gandhi has won various awards for this dish in Mumbai and around the world.

Serves

Serves Lunch
Serves Dinner
Serves Takeaway
Food Delivery

Delivery

Via Cuisine Courier 1300 361 113 or 9418 4111


Classifications

Restaurants


Categories

Accessibility
Wheelchair Access

Bookings Online
Restaurant Bookings

Delivery, Pick Up and Catering
Menulog Delivery and Pickup

Dining Atmospheres
Hip and Trendy
Romantic and Intimate

Dining Features
Child Friendly
Citibank Dining Program
Has Cafe
Licensed


Payment Types Accepted

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Mastercard
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Overview of Raavi's Cumin

This is one of the newer restaurants in the Crows Nest area situated just off Willoughby Rd in what used to be known as Piars Indian Restaurant. The Indian theme continues but the food, service and atmosphere has been elevated to a higher level with new owner / chef Ravi Gandhi. He is one of India's top 20 master chefs and just one taste of his specialty dish Murg Peshwari will send your tastebuds into instant understanding as to why. Ravi Gandhi is a third generation restaurateur / chef who brings to Sydney the tradition of Punjabi North Indian cuisine that is in his genes as well as extensive experience in the discerning London market.

Cumin serves up authentic North Indian Cuisine in a stylish and relaxed atmosphere. Your opinion of Indian food will never be the same after experiencing a wonderful lunch or dinner here and it is great value.



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    8.3 Highly Recommended

    Food  9      Ambience  6      Service  10      Value  8     


    This is the best Indian restaurant we have been to in Sydney. The food is excellent. The Butter Chicken and Beef Vindaloo are the best I've had. The staff are very professional. You don't notice they are there until you need them. Raavi's Cumin is very popular with young families. We went there on a Saturday night, and it was very noisy with many families with young kids running around until around 8:30pm. Then it settled down and became much more civilised. Next time we will book a bit later.

    Nov 20, 2011 

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    Cionn
    4


    8 Recommended

    Food  8      Ambience  8      Service  8      Value  8     


    The restaurant was near-full on a Thursday evening. Service was pleasant and efficient. The Murg Tikka was nothing special but the Murg Peshawari (a recipe created by the chef and owner) and Kaju Falli (Green beans & roasted cashew nuts) were both very good. Incredible value for a $39 voucher (with a bottle of house wine, naan bread and rice thrown in too) but we will be happy to pay full price on our next visit.

    Sep 22, 2011 

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    Benhila
    37


    8 Recommended

    Food  8      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  7     


    The green curry fish is to die for. The tandoori chicken seemed to be an entire chicken. The kids menu was also good, my son, a notoriously fussy eater really loved the dhal.

    Sep 14, 2011 

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    Lotus9
    2


    1 Not Recommended

    Service  1     


    Ladies and Gentleman, meet the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde of the restaurant world. For years I have gone to Cumin and loved the great food and friendly service. Enter a Living Social voucher and forget customer service. Abbreviated version:

    Email 1 (me to C). Just a courtesy note we have vouchers for tonight’s booking.
    E2 (C to me) we can’t use them and they won’t take us. E3 (me to C) my mistake, I stuffed up we’ll probably keep the booking and pay full price. E4 (C to me) we’re full. E5 (me to C) but we’ve had a reservation for weeks, we’ll just forfeit the voucher and pay full price. E6 (me to C) we are keeping the booking.

    So, we arrive and the senior staff shows us to a table and asks my name. I tell him my name and Dr Jekyll becomes Mr Hyde and saying we don’t have a booking, claims no knowledge of the confirmation email (even though he’s showing me the transcript on his phone while I’m showing him mine and I’m also handing the DIMMI reservation confirmation that I printed out that verifies we do in fact have a confirmed reservation).

    He disregarded my phone and print-out evidence of the booking and refused to have us. I asked him, if he won’t accept what’s on my phone or in my hand, can he prove to me the booking was cancelled? The answer was no but none the less we weren’t welcome. It was the most baffling experience I’ve ever had. I still have a voucher to use there and I really don’t know whether to go back and use it when this man is so bizarre.

    And more frightfully, the senior staff. If he doesn’t care about looking after customers then I just don’t know how this business will last? I hope this review has been helpful?

    Aug 21, 2011 

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    Peckish
    20


    5 Average

    Food  5      Ambience  5      Service  7      Value  3     


    For these prices we were expecting complexity of flavour that just wasn't there. Worse, the meats were all tough and the beef in particular, gristly. We also had a daal dish that was chef recommended: it had a disagreeable slickness to the texture and it was so bland that they really put the "dull" into daal. They must have changed hands.

    Aug 07, 2011 

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    Tuckers Daughter
    1



    7 Recommended

    Food  8      Ambience  6      Service  7      Value  7     


    Went for dinner on a Saturday night and really enjoyed the food. We ordered the tandoori chicken and it was moist and juicy and finger licking good! The mains were great too with the lamb Rogan Josh cooked to perfection. The nan was authentic too and everything went well together.

    Only problem was the sitting arrangement as I was on floorboards and my partner on carpet so that every time someone walked past the table would shake.

    Also found it unprofessional that one of the staff (probably the owner) wasnt wearing a uniform but jeans and a cowboy checkered shirt which was off putting and looked sloppy.

    All in all good food and good location.

    Aug 07, 2011 

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    Fussy Pussy
    13


    7 Recommended

    Food  8      Ambience  8      Service  6      Value  6     


    Went here last night on a whim and we really enjoyed our dining experience here. Relatively busy for a sunday night. The staff were quick to take our orders but there wasn't much explanation in terms of specials or any recommendations. We ordered a mixed non - veg platter to start off with which had lamb, chicken and beef mince seekh kebab. The lamb was gorgeous and had the yummy tandoori taste. But the chicken and seekh kebab were a bit too tangy for my liking - still good.

    We had the chicken madras curry which was pretty spicy but had a nice creamy taste. We also had the balti beef which was soft chunk of beef in a tasty gravy. There was too much gravy and not enough meat! but all the food was complimented well with the jeera pulav which was nice and fluffy, plain naan and laccha paratha which was soft and crunchy. Nice atmosphere and the owner seems to be quite attentive as he will come and top up water etc.

    May 30, 2011 

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    poppy_korn
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    1 of 1 reader found the following review helpful

    4 Below Average

    Food  5      Ambience  5      Service  1      Value  5     


    We were very disappointed with our experience. There were four of us and we ordered the seafood banquet which was $42 each. The waiter who took our order didn't say anything or explain to us what the menu included.

    In fact, there are options for the entree and main. The food came one by one and soon they were all on the table. Then the dessert came but it's too sweet and most of us barely touched it. I remember the menu on the website included tea/coffee but I wasn't sure. We asked one of the waiter whether it was included and he said "yes". After a couple of minutes, he came back and said we could either choose dessert or tea/coffee. We told him we were never given a choice when the dessert was served.

    Then another waiter came and said tea/coffee was not included. That's fine but what about the entree and mains? Again, we were never asked to choose. The waiter (or the senior staff?) said we never told him what we liked to have and that's why he just served whatever he had. Can you believe it? When there are options on the menu and the customers haven't voluntarily inform them the choice, should they at least have the decency to ask?

    Apr 01, 2011 

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    Sydneysider88
    4


    9.3 Highly Recommended

    Food  9      Ambience  9      Service  10      Value  9     


    Went to this restaurant because of the numerous good reviews and it definitely lives up to the hype. The Indian food is excellent, delicate spices and even standards like butter chicken and beef vindaloo are my favourite. The owner is very friendly and the service is a little eccentric but nothing to complain about. This is an excellent choice for Indian food in an area where there are many alternative choices. The prices are excellent and I will definitely go back.

    Mar 16, 2011 

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    jtito
    93


    8.3 Highly Recommended

    Food  9      Ambience  8      Service  8      Value  8     


    Very nicely prepared Indian and Ravi is a great host. If you're not sure of what to order, ask for his recommendations. Looking forward to next time.

    Jan 07, 2011 

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