Thali Bar
Thali, located at the entrance of Tonka, is a bar with a cocktail list designed to celebrate the wonderful world of Indian spice. Guests are welcome to pull up a stool and be guided through our eclectic cocktail, spirit, beer and wine lists. Although Thali offers a reduced selection of Tonka’s dishes there are plenty of options for a full dinner in a more informal space. Thali is open from 5:30pm until late, Monday to Saturday on a walk in basis.
For lunch during the week Thali Bar celebrates the traditional Indian Thali. Choose from Avani’s lamb curry, butter chicken or white Salan vegetable curry accompanied by a selection of dishes and naan from the Tandoor. Served on a traditional round plate and priced at $20 per person, bookings for Thali Bar are available Monday to Friday.
Smaller
| Pani puri, crispy parcel filled with spiced potato, mung beans, date and tamarind chutney with aromatic water |
$4.5ea |
| Oyster bhaji betel leaf with papaya, tomato tadka and crispy curry leaf | $10ea |
| Crispy king prawn poha with pink peppercorn and white coconut curry | $10ea |
| Kale pakora with tomato chutney | $5ea |
| Nargisi kofta, tomato chilli jam, pickled radish | $11ea |
| Mustard chicken tikka from the tandoor with radicchio and puffed quinoa | $8.5ea |
| Tonka’s papdi chaat | $18 |
| Pearl meat, charred leeks, sea vegetables and curry cream | $29 |
| Vindaloo steak tartare with fenugreek raita and mathri | $25 |
| Burrata cheese, fresh coriander relish and charred roti | $25 |
| Mangalorean style spicy pippies, coconut and fennel | $23 |
| Pappadums with kacumber | $12 |
On The Side
| Fried cauliflower, garam masala salt, fenugreek and yoghurt dressing | $11 |
| Chat potatoes with green chutney | $9 |
| Hot and sour pumkin, iceberg and goat cheese dressing | $11 |
| Dal with black lentils, Kashmiri chilli and smoked garam masala butter | $11 |
| Brussel sprouts Foriyal | $10 |
| India Gate basmati rice | $7 |
| Naan | $6 |
| Roti | $6 |
Bigger
| Petuna ocean trout from the tandoor | $39 |
| Palak Paneer gnudi with pine nuts and lemon pickle | $27 |
| Tonka’s butter chicken | $32 |
| Avani’s lamb curry with roasted coconut, black cardamom and white poppy seeds | $40 |
| Chicken biryani with Sella rice, saffron and cassia | $28 |
The Sweet Stuff
| Carrot cake, carrot halwa, cream cheese ice cream, whipped mascarpone, apricot coulis and cinnamon walnut crumble | $19 |
| Coque meringue, strawberry balsamic sorbet, rose cream, hazelnut dacquoise and fresh watermelon | $18 |
| Roasted banana jaggery puree, pistachio sponge cake, dark chocolate crémeux and sour cherry sorbet | $18 |
| Coffee kulfi, brownie, rum raisin, coco crumb and mandarin sorbet | $18 |
| Green apple and bergamot Bombe Alaska with caramelised puffed rice | $20 |
| Tonka’s gulab jamun with saffron syrup and silver leaf | $7 |
| Indian mithai | $7 |
Cheese
| Drunken Buffalo Buffalo, Soft, Australia |
50g $18 or $100g $35 |
| Panettone Cow, Semi-Hard, Australia |
50g $18 or 100g $32 |
| Served with house made fennel seed lavosh and seasonal accompaniments |