Aalishan

Best Known For

Lamb Bhoona: slow-roasted lamb, fenugreek leaves, ginger and fresh yoghurt.

Soak up stunning views of Ross Creek along with the flavours of Indian cuisine at Aalishan on Palmer Street in Townsville. With a name meaning ‘grand’, expect to be impressed by the ambience of this restaurant, where water views abound from large glass windows and the sounds of gurgling water from an outdoor fountain add a soothing touch. Starters like marinated chicken, cooked in the tandoor, served with mint chutney entice to begin an Indian feast; before classic curries like everyone’s favourite butter chicken in creamy tomato butter gravy, best enjoyed with coconut basmati rice, garlic naan and papadums. Delve into goat curry cooked on the bone Punjabi-style, finished with herbs and sides of steamed basmati rice, butter naan and papadums; finish sweetly with kulfi and gulab jamun.