Manjits Wharf
10/49 Lime St
King Street Wharf, Sydney
For sensational Indian cuisine with stunning water views overlooking the Maritime Museum and seeing boats come and go on the soft rippling water of Darling Harbour, then head to Manjits Wharf to get all this and more
We each started with a cocktail each and what a nice way to commence a meal! People and boat watching whilst sipping on a delicious drink on a glorious day with not a cloud in the sky!
After perusing the cocktail menu, Sir had the ‘Baddmash’ which is Indian for Rascal. This beautifully coloured cocktail was described as having “all of the naughty spirits combined” to make a naughty cocktail. There was Vodka, rum, tequila, gin and blue curaçao topped with lemon soda. There was a lot going on with this impressive drink and Sir thoroughly enjoyed it all too!
Mlady loves mango, so she went with the Sharabi Lassi. This was oh so easy to drink and was delicious too. It was a mango lassi with mango liquor, saffron liquor, vodka and blue curaçao. Mlady loved this alcoholic take on a traditional Indian drink.
We love our seafood so decided to have a couple of seafood entrees. The Crab Uttapam, was rice and lentil pancake topped with blue swimmer crab, sprinkled with fresh green chilli, coriander, ginger and Tobiko (this is the name of the roe from the flying fish species). The rice and lentil pancakes were so soft and there was plenty of blue swimmer crab on top. The lovely flavours really came through and all the ingredients went well together. It also had a really nice kick to it.
Our next entree was Prawn Pakora. These were Sri Lankan styled shrimp which were battered and fried and served with dried chilli and curry leaves. How good were these! They were so moreish and so very tasty. It was a substantial serving too that was easily big enough to be a main course!
With the mains we decided on having a noted specialty of Manjits, the Murgh Mumtaz Begam (better known as butter chicken). The menu stated it as succulent chicken pieces, wrapped in an utterly buttery combination of cream, tomatoes and aromatic spices. We could easily see why this is a specialty. It was absolutely delicious. There was plenty of tender chicken there too and that amazingly flavoured sauce was just divine.
The rice we had went well for soaking up this scrumptious sauce. We also had a serving of plain naan which was soft and lightly crisped in all the right places. Dipping this into the sauce was just lovely.
In keeping with our seafood theme (from our entrees) our last main was Jhinga Malabari Prawn. These were big tiger prawns lightly sautéed and finished with a creamy coconut reduction spiced with carom seeds, capsicum and fresh lime. There were plenty of prawns and again the sauce was absolutely divine. It really was a wonderfully flavoured dish and again the rice was so good in soaking up the sauce and the tasty naan great for a sneaky dip.
We did fit in dessert and Sir had the Apple Jalebi which was crispy green apple fritters in a fragrant saffron and rose flavoured syrup. The contrast of the green apples and syrup complimented very well. This was a lovely dessert to complete an incredible meal.
Mlady chose the Chai Creme Brûlée. This was a soft creamy creme brûlée with a delicate hint of spicy chai, finished with a crunch of toffee. It really did have a delicate chai note that was not at all overpowering. The brûlée had a nice smooth consistency and she absolutely loved that toffee!
The food at Manjits Wharf is fresh and amazingly delicious and the servings are really substantial. There is so much to choose from too, so there will definitely be something for everyone here!
Sir and Mlady dined as guests of Manjits Wharf. Thank you to Irene for looking after us on our visit. Special thanks to the wonderful Jason from Spooning Australia for arranging this visit.