Shiraaz 48 Malop Street, Geelong, Victoria 3220

"The restaurant itself was very nice. Decor and art was very nice. Firstly the prices were quite higher than other restaurants. For eg. kids butter chicken with rice and nann bread was $30. The nann and rice were nice, but the butter chicken did not taste how we think butter chicken should taste. It was a very neon orange and tasted very smokey. If you like smokey stuff you might like it. The chicken was also breast meat, which we believe it should have been thigh meat. The staff were a bit goofy with prioritising. After taking our order, they decided to ponder around and prepare other stuff before getting our 2 drinks which would have taken 2 min."

"We visited Shiraaz on a recent trip to Geelong convinced it was affiliated with the delicious Melbourne restaurant of the same name. We were apparently wrong about the connection but the meal was enjoyable enough. I did find the tandoori chicken and chaat quite spicy for my palette and needed to request some yoghurt which wasn’t the easiest thing to do given the lack of attentiveness from the staff. Fortunately I managed to procure some before catching fire and I found the butter chicken far more manageable heat wise"

"I visited Shiraaz in early 2022 and was very impressed. My wife and I (and two kids) decided to visit again roughly a year later, only to be very disappointed. Firstly our main meals were served before our appetizers. Secondly, both of our curries were of average quality at best. My wife had a Korma where the curry sauce tasted like pumpkin soup from a can, it may have actually been exactly that. I had a Balti curry that was not very rich and had what appeared to be peas, corn and corn from the freezer section at the supermarket. We were both very disappointed and will have to think seriously about going back there. Hopefully this was just an off night without their regular chef as this restaurant was spectacular the first time we went there. Hopefully it can return to its former quality."