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  • Voted Toowoomba's best Indian takeaway

Indian Takeaway in Toowoomba

Same kitchen, same tandoor, same cooked-to-order gravies. A few things travel better than others, and it is worth knowing which.

Ice n Spice has been voted number one for Indian takeaway in Toowoomba by local diners. Call 07 4659 7777 to order for pickup from 177A-179 Margaret Street, Toowoomba City, or order online for delivery. Takeaway runs through both services, 11:30am to 2pm and 4:30pm to 9pm, seven days. Allow about 20 minutes at quiet times and longer on Friday and Saturday nights.

It is the same food

Worth saying, because at a lot of places it is not. Takeaway orders come off the same pass as the dining room, from the same tandoor and the same cooked-to-order gravies. There is no separate takeaway kitchen and no holding tray.

That does mean it takes as long as it takes. A curry that is built when you order it cannot be ready in four minutes. If you are on a tight schedule, ring ahead and give us a pickup time.

What travels well

Twelve years of packing containers teaches you a few things.

  • Curries with a proper gravy. Butter chicken, rogan josh, korma, madras, vindaloo. They hold heat well and if anything the flavour settles and improves on the drive home.
  • Biryani. The best takeaway dish on the menu. It is sealed and steamed to begin with, so a container is basically doing the same job. Chicken, lamb, goat or vegetable, $22 to $27.
  • Dal. Both the yellow dal tadka and the dal makhani travel perfectly. Lentils do not mind a bit of time.
  • Rice. Order it separately rather than under the curry, and it stays as rice rather than turning to paste.

What does not travel well, and what to do about it

  • Naan. The main casualty. Bread out of a 400 degree tandoor is at its best for about two minutes. In a bag it steams itself and goes soft. Order it anyway if you want it, but eat the bread first when you get home, or reheat it for 60 seconds in a dry frying pan on high. Do not microwave it.
  • Tandoori entrees. Lamb cutlets and seekh kebab are noticeably better in the restaurant. The char is the point and it softens in transit. If you want these at their best, eat in.
  • Anything fried. Samosa, spring rolls, bhaji. They will be fine, but they will not be crisp by the time you sit down. A hot oven for five minutes fixes most of it.
  • Papadum. Goes chewy fast in a warm bag. Order it separately and keep it out of the steam.

How to order

  1. Phone the restaurant. 07 4659 7777. The fastest route, and you can ask questions about spice level, dietary requirements or what is good tonight.
  2. Order online for delivery. Delivery goes through the platforms and covers the Toowoomba CBD and surrounding suburbs.
  3. Give us a pickup time. Especially on Friday and Saturday. It means the food is packed as you arrive rather than sitting on the shelf.

Feeding a group at home

A rough guide that works for most tables. For every four people, order three curries, two breads, one large rice and one dal. That leaves you with enough variety that nobody is stuck with a dish they do not like, and usually a bit left over.

Include one mild dish in every group order, even if everyone claims they like heat. There is always someone who does not, and butter chicken or paneer butter masala keeps the peace.

If you are ordering for more than about eight people, give us some notice rather than calling at 6:30pm on a Saturday. A large order at peak time slows the whole kitchen down, and an hour of warning means yours is ready when you arrive.

Dietary requirements on a takeaway order

These are harder over the phone than at a table, so be specific. If someone is coeliac, say so and order from the GF-marked dishes. If someone is vegan, say so before we start cooking, because the ghee or cream goes in during cooking and cannot come out afterwards.

We have written both of those out in more detail on the gluten free page and the vegan and vegetarian page.

Reheating leftovers

Indian curries are genuinely better the next day. The spices keep working overnight. Reheat gently in a pan with a splash of water rather than blasting it in the microwave, and it will taste closer to how it did when it left us.

Biryani reheats best covered, with a tablespoon of water, on medium. Rice on its own is fine in the microwave. Refrigerate it promptly on the night rather than leaving it on the bench, since cooked rice is one of the few things worth being careful with.

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Address177A–179 Margaret Street, Toowoomba City QLD 4350
Phone07 4659 7777
Emailinfo@restaurantstoowoomba.com.au
Lunch11:30am to 2pm, seven days
Dinner4:30pm to 9pm, seven days
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Common questions

Yes. Ice n Spice has been voted number one for Indian takeaway in Toowoomba. Call 07 4659 7777 for pickup from 177A-179 Margaret Street, or order online for delivery.
Around 20 minutes at quiet times. Longer on Friday and Saturday nights, since everything is cooked to order. Give us a pickup time when you call.
Yes, delivery is available through the online ordering platforms and covers the Toowoomba CBD and surrounding suburbs. Pickup is usually faster.
The same as the restaurant: 11:30am to 2pm and 4:30pm to 9pm, seven days a week.
Biryani travels best of anything on the menu. Curries with a gravy, dal and rice all hold up well. Naan and tandoori entrees are noticeably better eaten in the restaurant.

Eat the bread first when you get home, or reheat it for about a minute in a dry frying pan on high heat. Avoid the microwave, which steams it further.

For every four people, roughly three curries, two breads, one large rice and one dal. Include at least one mild dish.

Yes, but say so when you order rather than at pickup. Ghee, cream and yoghurt go in during cooking and cannot be removed afterwards.

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