Indian Restaurant Canberra with Fine Dining

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Our Journey

DAANA was born from Sanjay and Sunita’s love for cooking, and the joy of giving and sharing. It is their honest attempt to present an exclusive culinary experience of South Indian and other regional Indian cuisines. Their passion is to perfect the flavour of authentic food from their Indian roots, and present it in a unique and contemporary manner.

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Our Offerings

Our Catering

Delightfully Different Catering in Canberra

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Our Cafe

Deliciously Different Meal Kits & Ready Made Meals

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The Best in the Business

MEET THE CHEFS @ DAANA, CURTIN

OUR CHEF D’INSPIRATION

SUNITA

Sunita’s family hails from Kerala, a South Indian state. Her childhood passion for cooking when she developed her cooking skills in the kitchens of her parents and her grandmothers led her to train professionally in India to become a qualified chef. Daana offers a range of dishes inspired by many of Sunita’s home recipes. She is so delighted to share those heirloom recipes with the guests, so just ask for them.

OUR CHEF DE FLAVOUR

SANJAY

Sanjay is from Delhi, and his grandfather was a renowned culinary specialist famous for his acumen in wedding and festival catering. Sanjay followed in his grandfather’s footsteps and chose his career as a chef. Following his academic training Sanjay joined India’s leading hospitality group Taj Hotels as a chef Chef Sanjay has also been awarded the prestigious ACT Chef of the Year award in 2020.

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What Our Guests Say

Theodore Leonidas Merkoureas on FaceBook

“Legit best Indian food in Canberra ♥.”

“This family business is amazing. The owners/staff are helpful, informative, and actually care about the food they are dishing out, and the people eating it. Every Saturday, they do a different region of India and foods that the area specialises in. Haven’t had a bad dish from here, don’t think I ever will! Must try for everyone!”

Pip Thompson on The Fork

“Always an absolute treat!”

“Going to Daana for thali is always an absolute treat. The food is beautifully prepared and the selection of dishes is perfection. No one else in Canberra offers such a selection, especially of vegetarian food. I can’t wait for my next visit to Daana!”

Neil Longmore on Google Business

“Not the tired formula Indian!”

“Very impressed, this establishment prepares Indian food to a standard rarely seen in Australia. So many Indian restaurants in this country simply follow a tired formula, but Daana presents regional variations with real skill that demonstrates a wide appreciation and knowledge of regional cuisines. We were visiting from Victoria and can’t wait to try out the Khatiawardi menu if it is on next time we visit family in Curtin.”

Sangeeta Parmeswaran on Facebook

“Amazing Experience.”

“We were visiting Canberra from Perth to see old uni friends. Growing up around authentic Kerela inspired South Indian meals cooked by my grandmother, we visited Daana during their “Onam” special weekend. Food was amazing and the experience came with so much warmth from the owners Sunita, Sanjay and the rest of their staff (banana leaf service with full typical Kerala menu of more than 20 items). It felt like a delicious home-cooked meal after a long time! Highly recommend if you are looking for good South Indian food in a cosy setting!”