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  • White dish of tofu in sauce with protea flower and leaves.
  • Restaurant interior with tables against large windows, floating white chiffon fabric on ceiling.

Tonka

  • Restaurant
  • Fine dining

Tonka - sister restaurant to nearby Coda - is a modern Indian restaurant in the central city with an extensive wine list and cocktails focusing on the spices of India.

You'll find dishes that mix traditional Indian flavours with ingredients commonly found in Australia and beyond, such as the duck korma or the vindaloo steak tartare.

For a more relaxed affair, stop into the Thali Bar and try a lamb or chicken thali (a segmented plate of breads, meats and sauces popular in southern India) for lunch during the week.

Cocktails include the chai rum punch - aged rum, falernum (a sweet syrup popular in Caribbean cocktails) and chai. For those who like it strong, there is the Goan old fashioned - rye whiskey, black cardamom and marjoram.

Dates and times

Day Times
Monday
  • Closed
Tuesday
  • 6pm - 9.30pm 6pm - 9.30pm
Wednesday
  • 12pm - 9.30pm 12pm - 9.30pm
Thursday
  • 12pm - 9.30pm 12pm - 9.30pm
Friday
  • 12pm - 10pm 12pm - 10pm
Saturday
  • 12pm - 10pm 12pm - 10pm
Sunday
  • 12pm - 9.30pm 12pm - 9.30pm

Location

Tonka
20 Duckboard Pl
Melbourne 3000

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Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9650 3155
  • email address: info@tonkarestaurant.com.au
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