{"id":28,"date":"2024-02-17T12:54:42","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T01:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malabarcuisine.com.au\/darlinghurst\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-10-09T21:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T10:00:29","slug":"reservations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/malabarcuisine.com.au\/darlinghurst\/reservations\/","title":{"rendered":"Reservations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"28\" class=\"elementor elementor-28\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c089c11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c089c11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8fdc6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f8fdc6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n@import 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fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/malabarcuisine.com.au\/darlinghurst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/malabar-mural-table.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" fetchpriority=\"high\" alt=\"Two guests in conversation at a white-clothed table beneath the black-and-white mural\">\n      <div class=\"rs-row rs-caption\">\n        <div class=\"rs-row__head\">\n          <span class=\"rs-label\">The dining room<\/span>\n          <span class=\"rs-rule\"><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"rs-row__text\">The ceiling is acoustic, so even a full room stays quiet enough to hear the person across the table.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"rs-meal\" aria-label=\"A meal at Malabar\">\n\n    <article class=\"rs-chapter\" aria-labelledby=\"rs-c1\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/malabarcuisine.com.au\/darlinghurst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/malabar-dining-room-evening.jpg\" 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Your table is ready.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/article>\n\n    <article class=\"rs-chapter\" aria-labelledby=\"rs-c2\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/malabarcuisine.com.au\/darlinghurst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/malabar-wine-glass.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Red wine poured into a Riedel glass etched with the Malabar logo\" style=\"object-position:50% 55%\">\n      <div class=\"rs-row\">\n        <div class=\"rs-row__head\">\n          <span class=\"rs-label\">10 minutes in<\/span>\n          <span class=\"rs-rule\"><\/span>\n          <h2 class=\"rs-h2\" id=\"rs-c2\">Your wine is poured.<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"rs-row__text\">You have brought a bottle from home. We open it and pour it into our Malabar glasses. Corkage is $5 per person, or you can choose from our wine list.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/article>\n\n    <article class=\"rs-chapter\" aria-labelledby=\"rs-c3\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/malabarcuisine.com.au\/darlinghurst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/malabar-ordering.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A Malabar server taking an order from guests at their table\" style=\"object-position:50% 40%\">\n      <div class=\"rs-row\">\n        <div class=\"rs-row__head\">\n          <span class=\"rs-label\">20 minutes in<\/span>\n          <span class=\"rs-rule\"><\/span>\n          <h2 class=\"rs-h2\" id=\"rs-c3\">You order for the table.<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"rs-row__text\">Not sure what to choose? Ask us. We will help you pick a few dishes to share, mild or with more heat, and tell you how much the table will need.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/article>\n\n    <article class=\"rs-chapter\" aria-labelledby=\"rs-c4\">\n      <div class=\"rs-pair\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/malabarcuisine.com.au\/darlinghurst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/malabar-kitchen-service.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Malabar kitchen during service, pots over the flame\" style=\"object-position:30% 50%\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/malabarcuisine.com.au\/darlinghurst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/malabar-dosai.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A crisp dosai on a steel platter with sambar and coconut chutney\">\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rs-row\">\n        <div class=\"rs-row__head\">\n          <span class=\"rs-label\">45 minutes in<\/span>\n          <span class=\"rs-rule\"><\/span>\n          <h2 class=\"rs-h2\" id=\"rs-c4\">The food arrives.<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"rs-row__text\">Everything comes from Chef Mohammed Sali's kitchen. The masalas are ground in-house, and the black pepper from the Malabar Coast is ground fresh each morning. Dishes go in the middle of the table, and everyone reaches in.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/article>\n\n    <article class=\"rs-chapter\" aria-labelledby=\"rs-c5\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/malabarcuisine.com.au\/darlinghurst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/malabar-dessert.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Carrot halwa topped with flaked coconut and pistachio on a dark plate\">\n      <div class=\"rs-row\">\n        <div class=\"rs-row__head\">\n          <span class=\"rs-label\">An hour in<\/span>\n          <span class=\"rs-rule\"><\/span>\n          <h2 class=\"rs-h2\" id=\"rs-c5\">Room for dessert.<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"rs-row__text\">Leave room for something sweet. Have it with a masala chai, or an Indian filter coffee made with Monsoon beans from the Malabar Coast.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/article>\n\n    <article class=\"rs-chapter\" aria-labelledby=\"rs-c6\">\n      <div class=\"rs-row rs-last\">\n        <div class=\"rs-row__head\">\n          <span class=\"rs-label\">Later<\/span>\n          <span class=\"rs-rule\"><\/span>\n          <h2 class=\"rs-h2\" id=\"rs-c6\">You are still talking.<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"rs-row__text\">The plates are cleared and the chai is finished. Someone asks for another, because nobody is ready to leave yet.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/article>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"rs-book\" aria-labelledby=\"rs-book\">\n    <div class=\"rs-book__in\">\n      <h2 class=\"rs-book__h\" id=\"rs-book\">Book your table.<\/h2>\n      <p>Dinner every night from 5.30 pm. Lunch Wednesday\u2013Sunday, 12\u20132.15 pm.<\/p>\n      <a class=\"rs-btn rs-btn--dark click_reserve_reservations_bottom\" data-track=\"click_reserve_reservations_bottom\" href=\"https:\/\/eu.sevenrooms.com\/explore\/malabar\/reservations\/create\/search\">Reserve a table<\/a>\n      <p class=\"rs-call\">Or call <a href=\"tel:+61293321755\" data-track=\"click_call_reservations_bottom\">02 9332 1755<\/a><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section aria-labelledby=\"rs-know\">\n    <div class=\"rs-know\">\n      <h2 class=\"rs-label rs-know__h\" id=\"rs-know\">Good to know<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"rs-know__grid\">\n        <div><h3>Opening hours<\/h3><p>Lunch Wednesday\u2013Sunday, 12\u20132.15 pm<br>Dinner Sunday\u2013Thursday, 5.30\u20139.45 pm<br>Dinner Friday\u2013Saturday, 5.30\u201310.15 pm<\/p><\/div>\n        <div><h3>Wine<\/h3><p>Fully licensed. BYO wine only, corkage $5 per person.<\/p><\/div>\n        <div><h3>Dietary needs<\/h3><p>A vegan menu is available. Add any allergies to your booking notes.<\/p><\/div>\n        <div><h3>Groups<\/h3><p>The semi-private area seats 14 to 20 for dinner. <a href=\"https:\/\/malabarcuisine.com.au\/darlinghurst\/set-banquet-menus\/\">Group bookings<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n        <div><h3>Surcharges<\/h3><p>10% on Sundays and 15% on public holidays (dine in only).<\/p><\/div>\n        <div><h3>Find us<\/h3><p>274 Victoria St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parkopedia.com.au\/parking\/locations\/274_victoria_street_darlinghurst_new_south_wales_2010_australia_9fafr3gx31h8e48gid\/?country=au\">Parking nearby<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reservations Lunch or dinner, and a proper conversation. A meal at Malabar, from the moment you walk in. 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