Diwali Restaurant
📍 46 Cliff Ave, Port Noarlunga South SA 5167, Australia
Known for:The Butter Chicken
5.4
top dish
Top picks · ranked by review score
Full menu86 items · prices from Uber Eats
Healthy Lentils
Daal Tadka (GF)
Yellow lentil cooked with tomato and onion base finished with cumin seed and coriander leaves.
Spinach Daal (GF)
Nutritious recipe of lentils cooked with sauteed spinach until golden and finished with tempering
Daal Makhani (GF)
Prepared with black whole lentils and kidney beans, tomatoes, cumin and coriander.
Methi Daal (GF)
Cooked yellow lentils with finely chopped fenugreek leaves with spices.
Tomato Daal (GF)
Yellow lentils slowly cooked with tomato and onion base in a south Indian style and finished with tempering.
Family Meals
Mini Family Deal
Two main curries, one rice, one naan bread, one cucumber raita and one 375mL soft drink.
Chicken Mains2 mentioned
Chicken Vindaloo
2 review mentions
Western Indian dish cooked with Indian spices, highly recommended for the hot lovers.
Butter Chicken
1 review mention
India’s world favourite chicken treat. Marinated chicken fillets roasted in tandoori oven and cooked in a tomato and creamy sauce.
Tawa Tikka Masala
Roasted boneless chicken pieces cooked in tomato, onion and yoghurt base sauce.
Murg Methi Malai
Boneless chicken cooked with tomato, onion and kasurimethi on a creamy base.
Palak Chicken
Chicken fillet cooked with fresh spinach puree blended in a tomato base sauce.
Chicken Coriander
Tender chicken pieces gently simmered in cashew nut sauce, cardamom flavour and finished with coriander leaves
Chicken Madras
South Indian style chicken curry cooked in coconut milk and curry leaves.
Chicken Jalfrezi
Chicken pieces cooked with vegetables and flavoured with special herb and spices.
Kadai Chicken
Chicken pieces cooked in pepper and spices with capsicum, specify hot level.
Lamb Mains1 mentioned
Lamb Vindaloo (GF)
2 review mentions
Lamb pieces in a hot tomato and vinegar sauce.
Lamb Roganjosh (GF)
Lamb dish cooked in tomato and onion base and finished with coriander.
Lamb Madras (GF)
Lamb pieces in a coconut milk based sauce with curry leaf and madras flavours.
Bhuna Gosht (GF)
Medium spiced lamb dish cooked with coriander, tomatoes, capsicum and onion.
Lamb Jalfrezi (GF)
Diced lamb cooked with vegetables and flavoured with herb and spices
Lamb Spinach (GF)
Lamb cooked with spinach tomato and onion base finished with ginger toppings.
Beef Mains2 mentioned
Beef Vindaloo (GF)
2 review mentions
Beef pieces in a hot tomato and vinegar sauce.
Beef Pasanda (GF)
1 review mention
Boneless beef cooked with cream and flavorful with spices and peanut and greated coconut powder.
Beef Madras (GF)
Beef pieces cooked in onion and coconut milk curry leaves mustard seed finished with tomato.
Beef Jalfrezi (GF)
Diced beef cooked with vegetables and flavoured with herb and spices.
Beef Spinach (GF)
Beef pieces cooked with spinach and finished with fenugreek leaves.
Goat Mains
South Indian Style Goat Curry (GF)
Rosella leaves cooked in goat and tomatoes finished with spices.
Ginger Goat Masala (GF)
Shredded ginger and chopped spring onions cooked with goat in kadai masala.
Seafood Mains1 mentioned
Prawn Malabar
2 review mentions
King prawns cooked with coconut base sauce finished with mustard seed and curry leaves.
Fish Madras
Barramundi fish cooked with onion, onion and tomato base lemon flavour, finished with curry leaves.
Prawn Kadai
King prawn cooked with red pepper, onion, chilli and finished with coriander.
Fish Masala
Barramundi cooked in spices, yoghurt, mustard seed and finished with coriander.
Prawn Jalfrezi
Prawns cooked with vegetables and flavoured with special herb and spices.
Bread Essentials4 mentioned
Plain Naan
3 review mentions
Soft, lightly leavened Indian flatbread.
Cheese and Garlic Naan
1 review mention
Flavourful naan infused with melted cheese and garlic.
Garlic Naan
1 review mention
Soft, lightly leavened flatbread infused with garlic.
Paneer Chilli Kulcha
1 review mention
Soft, leavened kulcha bread filled with spicy paneer and chilli.
Cheese and Chilli Naan
Soft, buttery naan infused with melted cheese and a hint of chilli.
Cheese Naan
Soft, buttery naan infused with melted cheese.
Roti
Traditional Indian flatbread.
Onion Kulcha
Soft, lightly leavened flatbread infused with onion flavour.
Dum Biryanis
Chicken Dum Biryani
Marinated chicken and flavoured long grain basmati rice cooked with Indian spices.
Veg Dum Biryani
Basmati rice vegetables in a spicy masala are cooked in alternate layers under dum.
Mutton Dum Biryani
Marinated mutton and flavoured long grain basmati rice cooked with Indian spices
Rice Delights1 mentioned
Vindaloo Rice
2 review mentions
Spicy curry flavoured rice dish.
Plain Rice
Soft, fluffy white rice.
Saffron Rice
Flavourful rice infused with saffron.
Jeera Rice
Flavourful rice infused with jeera spices.
Chicken Fried Rice
Savoury rice dish featuring chicken.
Egg Fried Rice with Vegetables
Flavourful rice dish loaded with vegetables and eggs.
Green Peas Pulav
Flavourful rice dish featuring green peas.
Sides
Papadums
Thin, crispy Indian flatbread served as a side dish.
Raita
Cool and creamy yogurt side dish with a hint of spice.
Mint Chutney
Fresh and aromatic herb-based condiment.
Mango Chutney
Sweet and tangy condiment made with mango.
Date and Tamarind Chutney
Sweet and tangy chutney made with dates and tamarind.
Pickles
Mango Pickle
Sweet and tangy mango pickle.
Sweet Mango Chutney
Sweet and tangy mango relish.
Kids Mains1 mentioned
Butter Chicken
1 review mention
With rice and ice cream.
Chicken Nuggets
With chips and small juice.
Desserts
Mango Kukfi
Sweet and creamy Indian-style dessert made with mango.
Pistachio Kulfi
Creamy Indian-style ice cream flavoured with pistachio.
Gulab Jamun
Sweet dumplings soaked in a sweet syrup.
Almond Kulfi
Creamy Indian-style ice cream flavoured with almond.
Entrees1 mentioned
Paneer Pakoras
1 review mention
Paneer cubes coated with chickpea flour, spices and deep fried served with salad and chutney.
Chicken Tikka
Three pieces. Chunks of boneless chicken marinated in yoghurt and tandoori spices and smoke roasted in a way. Served with mint sauce.
Mix Veg Bhaji
Vegetables, spinach and garlic fritters coated with chickpea flour. Served with mint and tamarind sauce.
Veg Spring Rolls
Fine chopped vegetables in deep fried crispy shell with spices.
Chicken 65
Boneless chicken cubes marinating with spices, curry leaf and deep fried.
Sheek Kebabs
Lamb minced with onions, spices, skewered and barbequed in the tandoor.
Malai Tikka
Three pieces. Cheese marinated in yogurt, herbs, spices rolled on skewers and grilled in tandoor.
Chilli Chicken
Batter fried tender fillets of chicken cooked with diced capsicum, onion and spices with soy sauce and chillies.
Lamb Chops
Three pieces. Marinated with yoghurt, spices and mustard served with mint chutney.
Mushroom Pakoras
Mushrooms dipped in spicy garlicky batter and deep fried with Indian herbs.
Veg Mains2 mentioned
Palak Paneer (GF)
1 review mention
Cottage cheese cooked with spinach, spices and finished with fenugreek seeds.
Kadai Paneer (GF)
1 review mention
Onion capsicum tomato base spices and finished with coriander leaves.
Malai Kofta (GF)
Cottage cheese with potato and sultanas cooked in tomato and onion creamy base.
Eggplant Masala (GF)
Eggplant cooked with spices, onion, capsicum, tomato and spring onion.
Vegetarian Rogan Josh (V) (GF)
Onion, cauliflower, crushed tomatoes and chickpeas served with coriander.
Saag Aloo (GF)
Aloo cooked with spinach and finished with fenugreek leaves.
Mushroom Baingan (GF)
Mushroom, eggplant cooked with onion, capsicum, tomato and spices finished with cream.
Chana Masala (GF)
Soak chickpeas cooked in tomato, cumin and masala gravy.
Drinks
Soft Drink
Carbonated, non-alcoholic beverage. Select from available flavours.
Mango Lassi
Sweet and creamy yogurt-based drink with a hint of mango.
Lemon Lime and Bitters
A refreshing blend of citrus flavours.
Juice
Chilled juice, a thirst-quenching drink.
Menu sourced from Uber Eats · Prices may vary · Always confirm with the restaurant
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About Diwali Restaurant
Diwali Restaurant is a modern indian restaurant in Port Noarlunga South, Adelaide. Tastibase scores each of its dishes individually from real customer reviews, instead of rolling everything into one star average — so you can see exactly what this kitchen does well, dish by dish.
Right now one dish has enough reviews to score confidently: The Butter Chicken, at 5.4/10 — a fair result built from 4 review mentions.
What it does best
Because the score is built only from reviews that actually name the dish, that 5.4 is specifically about the the butter chicken — not the room, the service or the average of everything on the menu.
Regulars most often single out its the butter chicken — a good place to start if it’s your first visit.
How these scores work
Every score here comes only from public reviews from the last three years, weighted so a single glowing write-up can’t inflate a dish — a kitchen needs steady, repeated praise to rank well. Tastibase’s dish scores sit alongside Diwali Restaurant’s overall 3.7-star rating, but go a level deeper: they tell you which specific dishes are worth ordering, not just how the venue rates overall.
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