The Indian Café is an Indian restaurant in Nelson's Hira area, with its main restaurant at 94 Collingwood Street. It was founded in 2002 and describes itself as award-winning. The Nelson restaurant is in an old villa, with a courtyard for outdoor dining and private dining for up to twenty people. The business also has restaurants in Richmond, opened in 2016, and in Stoke, opened in 2020. The menu covers Indian and Nepali dishes, with tandoor-cooked meats and vegetarian options, served with rice, naan, papadoms and chutneys. Dishes include butter chicken, lamb rogan josh, beef vindaloo and navratan korma, and the tandoor dishes come on sizzling platters. The restaurants offer dine-in, takeaway and home delivery, and set menus for groups or business meetings.
Tables and takeaway orders are best arranged by phone, as the business asks guests not to email for bookings. The Nelson number is (03) 548 4089. The restaurants are fully licensed, and accept major credit cards except Diners, as well as EFTPOS. A 10 per cent surcharge applies on public holidays. Orders can also be placed through Yummi and Ordermeal. Our pick in Nelson for a tandoor platter with a naan.