Painted electric blue and girt by rickshaws,this Yarra Valley restaurant is a sensory explosion at every turn.
Cups runneth over with watermelon Mojitos,nimbu soda (salted lemonade),spicy masala chai and Old Fashioneds punched up with cloves and Indian whisky.
Kerala being a coastal region means there’s charry,sticky fish fry made with garlic,ginger and turmeric-marinated whole fish. Summon it alongside a taste-of-everything sadyha platter. Delivered on banana leaves,it holds light and lovely dhal with excellent cut-through from curry leaf,fall-apart goat cooked on the bone and fragrant chutneys.
An exciting array of street snacks –record-sized dosa,fluffy rice cakes,pani puri laden with potato and minted coconut water – are best eaten with your hands,which is encouraged as strongly as taking part in open mic nights by the campfire.