Madras House has moved from Alfred Cove to Le Souef Drive in Kardinya. It is now located in a small complex together with two other restaurants, one of which was closed for renovations.
We are new to the area and were checking out local restaurants and decided to give Madras House a try. Initial impressions were good with the friendly front of house lady making us welcome.
We had the poppadums for an appetizer and found the dish both refreshing and tasty. We then ordered Murgh tandoor, Thakkali Prawns and Beef Chettinad together with Paratha and Mushroom Pilau Rice. The tandoor dish was somewhat on the bland side but the chicken itself was quite moist. The prawn dish was, in my wife's opinion, the pick of the three though I enjoyed the spicy kick of the beef dish. The pilau rice bore no evidence of mushrooms. At $58 the food represented reasonable if not outstanding value.
I couple of negatives were the sliding door to the single toilet - it was off the runners, and the apparent after effects of what may well have been MSG. We both woke during the night with the tell-tale dry mouth and dull head.
It was a Saturday night and we were the only dine-in customers though there were 2 or 3 takeaway orders. By comparison, the restaurant next door was extremely busy. That in itself says something.