Enter Via Laundry

My partner surprised me with a birthday dinner at Enter Via Laundry, a place we had heard quite a bit about. The ambience was quaint, cozy and the staff were courteous and attentive throughout the evening. Although welcoming the guests on arrival will make a difference. However, when it came to the food—particularly the vegetarian offerings—it fell short of expectations. As a vegetarian, I was hoping for a thoughtful and flavorful experience, but the portion sizes were underwhelming and the options quite limited. The jackfruit curry with rice was especially disappointing, both in taste and quantity. For a concept-driven dining experience, I expected more depth and creativity in the menu. To the EVL team: it's a good effort to create a unique and intimate dining concept. But to truly resonate with a broader audience—especially as the vegetarian community grows—it might be time to revisit the menu. More satisfying, diverse, and delicious vegetarian dishes, paired with generous portions, could really elevate the overall experience and encourage repeat visits. With the current experience, would I visit again for the price of $122 pp for a 5-course meal? Probably not.

I was hoping this to be an exceptional dining experience, but was very disappointed. Understand it’s hard to run restaurants nowadays, but you can’t charge customers over $200 pp and serve them food that’s in general tasteless, with soggy elements and cold soups in winter. For bookings, if you publish a phone number on your website make sure it works, we had to change our plans because we couldn’t get in touch. With the mango lassi, if you have an alcoholic and a non alcoholic version, name them differently, I ordered one, and was given the alcoholic version which I drank before finding out. The table spacing, you had the room but instead cramped all your customers right next to each other, I was forced to talk to my partner while having 4 other people talking literally next to me. And then having the waitresses leaning over my shoulder the whole night.

If you're looking for an intimate and exceptional experience, Enter Via Laundry is the place to go. Tucked away in Nicholson St in Carlton, this place has a very calm and cosy atmosphere. They take you through a food journey of a cuisine (Parsi) when we visited and explain everything very well. The drinks menu compliments the food and overall this is a great place to celebrate an occasion with your loved ones.

We celebrated our anniversary at Enter Via Laundry and enjoyed every bit of food and service. Cocktails were great too. This is hands down one of the best Indian restaurant in Melbourne. We also got a hand written card and a cake to celebrate. Thank you Enter Via Laundry.

I recently checked out this awesome Indian fine dining restaurant, and I just loved it! We got the set menu and every bite was a win. The place has this cool mix of fancy and chill vibes, making it perfect for any occasion. The service was spot-on, and you could tell they put thought into every little thing. Bonus points for the entrance through the back alley, adding a fun twist to the whole experience. Definitely a go-to for anyone up for a laid-back yet unforgettable dining experience. 🤤

With a focus on seasonality, the menu changes every few months to highlight different regional areas of India with native Australian ingredients. Similar to her original private supper club in her dining room, the venue has seating on a large communal table or some private tables out front. We're shy so private it was. I loved the touches of each dish coming with a placard showing the inspiration from the chef's travels. We tried the Kerala menu - Summer 2024. Everything to start was decent. The pork was soft, and rassam was refreshing. The mussell was a bit cold and overcooked with a gummy textured mousse. The salad was crisp, but we were hoping for something more substantial. Next was the abalone wrapped in banana leaf, which was served on a cold plate, so it was quite lukewarm by the time it got to us. There was a great tang from the fingerlime. I was a fan of the scallops as it was perfectly plump, and the sauces were beautifully spiced. The sadhya inspired main was the showstopper of the night. Their version had an assortment of red rice, pickles, chutney, lentils, stir-fried vegetables, and banana chips. This was fun to eat as you could mix and match all the wonderful flavours. The chatti pathiri resembled a duck lasagne. It was wonderfully meaty, and I loved the Davidson Plum in the sauce. The kunji pathiri was tasty, too, with a tender kangaroo tail. Both desserts were refreshing with a good amount of sweetness. We ended on some small bites and were extremely full by the end of the meal. Overall, we thought it was enjoyable (especially from the mains onwards) but lacked the fine dining finesse, especially for this price. Since we weren't in the main dining room, it felt like we were more an afterthought, and the plates were cold by the time it got to us. Service was quite ordinary as well. Full cost breakdown: $212 10 course full menu $130 9 course wine pairing $29 for a cocktail $583 between 2 people

Wow! This was not only amazing food but also an incredible dining experience. We were taken on a journey and treated to flavours and dishes that were unique and delicious -amazing! We loved the intimate dining experience and the staff were so attentive and professional, sharing with us the background and inspiration for each dish . And don’t forget cocktails, they are a must! We thoroughly enjoyed our dining experience and will be back, bringing our friends next time- as this experience must be shared!

Visited in Dec 2024 Firstly, about the food. The restaurant had a Parsi themed tasting menu. The preparation of the dishes was quite decent and the meal overall from a food perspective was a 7/10. Now, coming to service. This was undoubtedly one of the worst fine-dining experience of mine in the last 5 years from a service perspective. I dunno if they were short of staff on the day I went and it was just my bad luck, or if the service levels here are like this only. My dinner reservation was at 7:30. I arrived by 7:20 and was asked to take a seat at the bar while they get the table ready. It took the restaurant around 40 mins to get my table ready. After I was led to my table around 8pm, it further took another 15 mins for the first course to arrive. In all, it was more than 45 mins since my official reservation time of 7:30 to start the dinner. Generally, I would just walk out of a restaurant which makes me wait this long, but I stayed on only due to the fact that I was just too tired that day to make the effort to go find another dinner place at that late hour. Then, for one of the courses, the dish was served with fish roe which I am allergic to. I had already informed the restaurant of my allergies as part of the reservation form which they had even acknowledged. What’s the point of asking people’s allergies during reservation if you are still going to ignore them in preparing the course. Anyway, I informed the staff again of my allergy and they took the dish away to remove the fish roe. The dish was re-served after about 10 mins, and as I was having it, I found that there was still some amount of fish roe left (see picture). Just gross incompetence. Lastly, for my drinks, I had ordered an old fashioned. What I got was a drink which in my view was atrocious. Tasted like some bad cheap whiskey on rocks. I can make an old fashioned 10x better myself at home. I had one sip and didn’t dare to touch the drink any more. So overall, this dinner was a very poor experience for me. Not an experience to be had when one pays over $200 per pax. I sincerely hope it was an anomaly for the restaurant and not something people face quite frequently here.