ceylon inn

disappointed. went to the ceylon inn graceville last night for a birthday dinner. the only good thing about the experience was the ambience - it is lovely! while the ambience is an important part of the dining out experience, for me, the most important part is the food, followed by the service. sadly, ceylon inn graceville did not perform well at all in both these categories.
we were part of a large group that attended last night. we ordered the tibetan chicken chasha and i requested that mine be made medium hot, instead of the mild option according to the menu. we were unaware of what the others had ordered as we were a bit late and they had already ordered. the meals took a long time to arrive, but i wasn't too concerned by that as i can understand that saturday nights are busy everywhere and the good company helped. when the food eventually arrived, i realised that two of the others had also ordered the tibetan chicken chasha. i asked the server which one was the medium hot one, only to be very curtly and rudely told that all of them were medium hot instead of mild, that he didn't take the order, he only made the meal according to whoever took the order. points to note - there is no need to be rude to your customers, nor is it professional to be whinging about the lack of communication in your restaurant - it gives a very bad impression. determined not to ruin my evening, i ignored the rude server and proceeded with my meal, only to be extremely disappointed with what i had been served. the food was extremely mediocre, lacked seasoning and was missing something. certainly not one of my betterindianmeals and i do know my indian. we also felt cheated with the amount of food served. it was a very small serving for $18.50! one of our fellow diners had ordered a mild lamb dish, as they cannot handle heat at all. what they were served was a searingly hot dish, that even others who could handle the heat found too hot. the water was never topped up and nor were we asked how our meals were. in fact, except for taking our orders and serving us, there was no other contact from the staff, something that is very unusual for anindianrestaurant, as all the otherindianrestaurants that we have been to; the service has been extremely friendly and courteous. we had to ask for the bill - again i can understand that they were very busy, but shouldn't they have adequate (and courteous) staff for a saturday night?
all in all, a very disappointing experience and i will certainly not be returning.

hands down the bestindiani have ever ever had !! been twice now and loved it both times . defiantly worth indulging in extra naan bread 😂

as soon as we walked in, the staff were so friendly and happy which was nice. they checked up on us throughout the night and made sure we were having a good meal.
the curries we ordered were pretty good as well as the pakoras and overall was a niceindianmeal.
the decoration of the restoration is so lovely as well and would be an even better atmosphere when the place is busy!

thisindianrestaurant has been around for 20 years or so in the same street. it has to be doing something right! you can always count on good food and good service. a safe option...if nothing else.

goodindianhere. service is a bit up and down - had trainees before. some of the tables are a bit awkward to sit around just saying - bit of an awkward distance between back rest & table. the food is what matters though & it is good here. used to get the lamb kofta & pretty much all dishes are safe options. nothing ground-breaking though to warrant a higher rating but i would recommend. lots of the dishes have this iconic smokey flavour to them that i only seem to notice at this place which is nice

this is where we get out weekly takeout from. delicious butterchikcen and garlic and cheese naan. we ate in last week and throughly enjoyed the coconut fish dish. the staff are always friendly and the decorations give the place an air of authenticity. if you're looking for consistently deliciousindianon the west side of brisbane you cannot go past ceylon inn.

this is anindianlankan place. food quality and taste is average. the place has a nice ambience with all the cane furniture around. service was quite decent.

i've tried manyindianplaces in brisbane, trying to find a stylish place reminiscent of the wonderful and sadly gone scheherazade. ceylon inn is not that perfect place but its close enough. breads are good. curries ok for me. good variety. limited alcohol (hint: byo), tea and coffee choices. limited deserts. but a very reasonable local curry. easy parking. ambience. recommend.

greatindiantakeaway. had someindiantakeaway from this place last week, the curries were very flavoursome and tasted great! also the garlic naan and rice was very nice.

hyped. this is oneindianrestaurant in brisbane which is hyped.the serving size is extremely small, not worth the money spent. butter chicken never tasted like butter chicken and was over spiced.the service girl was also not a pleasing personality .all in all, it was not a great experience for us.

this the bestindianrestaurant in brisbane. food is excellent, service and staff are friendly and excellent, decor is excellent. we had a large group and we all had a fantastic time.

very tasty!. the decor is superior to mostindianrestaurants - clean and modern. the curries were fantastic, fresh and flavoursome and the service could not be faulted. can't wait to come back soon!

my girlfriend and i went to ceylon inn at graceville this evening and we we both agreed that this is 'the best'indianin brisbane. beautiful layout, good ambiance, friendly staff and the best chicken tikka masala i have had in brisbane.

the staff were very friendly, conversing with us when she cleared the table. the food came out seemingly quickly, but maybe because my friend and i were entrenched in properly chatting and catching up properly. it was a great second experience, aided by the atmosphere and vibe the nicely decorated venue had. it satisfied myindiancraving, so good that i think it may be a very long while before i return again.

it always amazes me to read the negative comments about ceylon inn at graceville, because i've been there many times and it's been consistently fantastic. i have never been to india and don't know if it's "traditional"indianfood, but i do know it's amazing. we went again recently - the decor is gorgeous, the staff are attentative, and the food comes quickly and is delicious. my personal favourite is the ceylon chicken - incredible! my friends last night had a prawn dish and a beef dish - both fabulous, and the beef just fell apart and melted in your mouth.