Dum N Rum Fortitude Valley - Brisbane

This restaurant serves the best South Indian food in the city. You can expect to find authentic Indian dishes here, as the chefs have focused on bringing traditional flavors rather than Westernized adaptations. Their Biryani and Fish pollichathu are highly recommended and must-try items on the menu.

Went here for dinner on a Sunday. The ambiance was very welcoming as it’s a huge open area with all tables and seating spaced apart so that you can thoroughly enjoy your time with your family and friends with some sort of privacy. The servers are very friendly and we were shown to our seats and the order taken quite quickly. We ordered the Chicken65, Beef roast with paratha and three chapathis. The chicken and the beef and paratha came very quickly. The chapathi took a bit too long though. The Chicken dish was big for an appetiser and didn’t’ come with any pappadum or small pieces of roti/bread. The pieces were small so it had absorbed the flavours very well including the spiciness. The beef roast too was very flavoursome and too big for a single person. The parata was a little too oily though and so was the chapathi and it felt a bit like it was reheated. However all in all its homely food that is hard to find in Brisbane, and a good place for all to try with the only real issue being that when using the toilet you had to get a key and climb upstairs in the next building which makes washing your hands harder.

This restaurant is a gem. The service is friendly and efficient. The drinks are great. Spiced house ale on tap is delicious, and the authentic masala chai is made fresh to order and absolutely devine... no tacky syrup or powdered “chai” here! It’s the real deal. The southern Indian section of the menu is our favourite and rare in Brisbane. We ordered a chicken curry which was a mistake because it was not the best cuts of chicken and mostly bone but we took responsibility for that as southern Indian food is predominately vegetarian and we should have known better. We will be back !

This place is quirky and the staff are wonderful. Their menu features cuisine from all around India, and every dish tastes authentic and made with love. Best Dosa around!

Had dinner with friend here. Booking is straightforward. We have been greeted and seated promptly. The starter chicken Tikka and both curries are very tasty. The garlic naang was the best. Service was good and attentive as well.We were even offered a takeaway container for free. Being a fan of Indian food, I will recommend this place!