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Ive heard about banana leaf (a rare find in Melbourne) at Spice Av for awhile now and am glad that we finally came to try it on Saturday lunch. My fri…
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This little restaurant is very busy so I recommend booking. We ordered the roti canai & banana leaf special. The banana leaf is fantastic for the pric…
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4 Reviews on “Spice Av.”
Ive heard about banana leaf (a rare find in Melbourne) at Spice Av for awhile now and am glad that we finally came to try it on Saturday lunch. My friend who has been here before highly recommended the bamboo briyani rice so we ordered one banana leaf and one bamboo goat briyani rice. We also ordered the Apam ( another rare find) which is like a sweet but light Indian crepe and hot Teh tarik for drinks. It was the first time we have bamboo briyani and there was a bit of theatre with the way the dish was served which was great! Both our mains are full of flavours and portion was generous too. Service was good and price is reasonable too. Spice Av is located at the top of Bay st which is the main shopping st of Port Melbourne and it has plenty of free off street parking.
This little restaurant is very busy so I recommend booking. We ordered the roti canai & banana leaf special. The banana leaf is fantastic for the price of $9.90 AND you can ask for free top ups which is amazing! The roti came out fresh & hot. I didnt give it a full 5 star because the rice was cold. Service & food were great.
A new Malaysia restaurant that provides a good option to the small number of Asian cuisines available in the area.
We had the curry beef puffs which were delicious, the Bambi chicken biriyani that was different from other biriyanis Ive had however still decent. The Roti canai and dips were tasty however I wasnt a fan of the chilli samba squid . Probably mostly due to the intense chilli and me not being a massive fan of sambal.
Theres an extensive menu with other items I would definitely love to try!
Never would I envision such an authentic Malaysian-Indian establishment in Port Melbourne of all places. With that curiosity, we drove close to about 45 minutes just to check it out. Unlike similar themed eateries out in the East, this place is resonates order and comfort.
Getting down to business, we ordered the banana leaf rice + fried chicken and fried squid and the bamboo goat biryani. Both came with their fair share of theatrics. For those who are familiar with South Indian cuisine in Malaysia, when you order banana leaf rice, they bring out a large banana leaf as your plate. Then comes the rice followed by a mix of condiments, often veggies, lentils and sauce. The biryani arrived in a bamboo container and was carefully tapped out by the chef onto the plate. It was just amazing and mouth-watering seeing delicious morsel flowing out. With the show out of the way, it was time to eat and boy was it damn good! Authentic flavours, extremely moreish and amazingly satisfactory.
As always only critique is the food service is not the fastest and given the location, you’ll need to be mindful of the parking restrictions. You don’t want to have a rushed experience when enjoying this.