Menu from Bistro 1947
Menu highlights
Appetizers
Samosa
Seasonal potatoes and peas wrapped in light homemade pastry
Andhra Chicken
Tender bites of marinated chicken fried and tossed with curry leaves, onions & mustard seeds
Garlic Tandoori Prawn
Tiger prawns marinated in yoghurt, garlic and delicately flavoured with herbs and spices
Meat
Goat Masala
Succulent cubes of goat flavoured with ground spices and cooked with onion
Lamb Roghan Josh
Lamb cooked with ginger, garlic and tomato until tender
Lamb Cutlet Masala
Lamb cubes cooked with spices, mint and tomatoes
Beef
Haryali Beef Curry
Tender pieces of beef slowly cooked in cream and fresh spinach sauce
Beef Vindaloo
Tender pieces cooked in hot spices, herbs and touch of vinegar
Beef Madras
Cooked in south Indian spices with mustard seeds and dash of cream
Chicken
Butter Chicken
Roasted chicken pieces folded into a creamy tomato sauce
Chicken Saag
Chicken pieces smothered in a spinach puree spiced to taste
Murgh Methi Malai
An amalgam of the mellow flavors of fenugreek leaves cooked with chicken and ground spices
Seafood
Butter Prawn
A rich delicacy with rich tomato based gravy
Prawn Masala
Prawns cooked to perfection with assortment of Indian spices
Goan Fish Curry
Rockling fish pieces gently simmered in coconut blended with ginger garlic and mildly spiced
Vegetarian
Dal Makhni
Whole black lentil simmered overnight on a slow fire and tempered with ginger, garlic and tomatoes
Chana Masala
Chickpea cooked with spice and herbs
Palak Paneer
Spinach and cottage cheese curry
Desserts
Paan Kulfi
Gulab Jamun
Falloodah Shirazi
More about the restaurant: Bistro 1947
At Melbourne’s Bistro 1947, Indian cuisine is taken to unforeseen heights at their comfortable premises on Stud Road, on the stretch between Coleman Road and Somerset Street. Fusing Indian with influences from other world cuisines, Bistro 1947 provides diners with dishes that are traditional but with some subtle additions that make for interesting flavour profiles. Situated in the heart of Wantirna, Bistro 1947 invites you to visit the chicly decorated restaurant, with opening hours seven days a week.
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One of Wantirna’s most trusted South Asian restaurants, Bistro 1947 is a standout in terms of flavour and quality. In the kitchen, only the very best ingredients are used, and the restaurant’s highly skilled chefs employ the best techniques to bring you dishes that, rather than being greasy or oily, are perfectly cooked, full of flavour and supremely delicious. You’ll find Bistro 1947’s comfortable location at Melbourne’s Studfield Shopping Centre on Stud Road.
A good meal at Bistro 1947 starts off with an entree – mix and match options like paneer tikka, tandoori mushroom, lamb cutlet, seekh kebab or Amritsari fish. On the list of mains, there are numerous vegetarian and non-vegetarian options like chana masala, kadai paneer, butter chicken, dal makhni and Goan fish curry. We recommend one of the restaurant’s signature dishes such as the 1947 Special tawa chicken, chicken cooked with a variety of seasonal vegetables in a delicious tomato gravy and spices. Be sure to end with an order of falooda, gulab jamun or pistachio kulfi to sweeten your experience at Bistro 1947 in Melbourne’s Wantirna.