A Family-Run Gem in East Vic Park
Spicy Affair Indian Cuisine is a family-run North Indian restaurant at 909A Albany Highway, East Victoria Park, owned by Sanjeev Negi and serving dinner with BYO, takeaway and local delivery since 2012.
Sanjeev grew up in India and learned to cook the way most good Indian cooks do: from his family first, then in other restaurants' kitchens. When he opened his own place in 2012, there was no grand plan behind the location. He lived nearby, Albany Highway was a short drive from the Perth CBD, and Vic Park felt like home.
That was more than a decade ago. Some guests have been regulars since that first year, and Sanjeev still greets many of them by name.
Dinner here is relaxed: bring a bottle from home (BYO has been part of Spicy Affair from the start), order a few dishes to share and take your time.
The Food, the Room and the Details
A long North Indian menu
The dine-in menu runs from starters and platters through chicken, lamb, beef, goat and seafood curries to biryani, breads and sides. Four dishes outsell everything else with our regulars: butter chicken, chicken korma, tandoori chicken and chicken biryani. If you want something less obvious, try the goat curry, which is baby goat cooked on the bone. See the full dine-in menu.
Made in our kitchen, not bought in
Plenty of restaurants buy their naan dough, chutneys and lassi base ready-made. We don't. The naan dough is made in-house, the mint and tamarind chutneys are ours, and the mango, masala and sweet lassis are blended here. Vegetables come fresh from the market, from trusted sellers.
From the clay tandoor
Tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, lamb seekh kabab and tandoori roti all come out of the tandoor, the tall clay oven that gives them their char and smoke. The mixed platter is a good way to try several at once.
Plenty for vegetarians
More than twenty vegetarian mains are on the menu, from palak paneer and dal makhani to eggplant curry made with coconut milk, chana masala and malai kofta. Several dishes suit vegan guests or can be adapted. The vegetarian and vegan page lists them all.
Mild to hot, your choice
Not every Indian dish is hot. Korma, butter chicken and mango chicken are mild; rogan josh and jhalfrezi sit in the middle; Madras and vindaloo bring real heat. Tell us how hot you like it when you order. Our guide to spice and heat helps if you are unsure.
Bring your own bottle
Dine-in guests are welcome to bring wine, beer or other drinks. The BYO page has wine and beer matches for the dishes on our menu.
Takeaway and delivery
Most of the menu is available to take home. Order online or call (08) 6162 8767 for pickup, or for local delivery around East Victoria Park and Victoria Park.
What we don't do
We are a dinner restaurant: open Wednesday to Monday from 5:30 PM, closed on Tuesdays, with no breakfast or lunch service. The menu is North Indian, so if you are craving dosa or other South Indian dishes, or Indo-Chinese dishes such as hakka noodles, we are not the right place. For curries, tandoori, biryani and naan at night, we are.
Opening hours and finding us
We are open for dinner Wednesday to Monday, 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM, and closed on Tuesdays. You will find us at 909A Albany Highway, East Victoria Park, with free street parking along the highway and in the side streets behind it. Directions and contact details.
The People Behind Spicy Affair
Sanjeev Negi
Owner. Sanjeev learned to cook from his family in India and in restaurant kitchens before opening Spicy Affair in 2012, close to his home in Victoria Park and a short drive from the Perth CBD.
Come Taste the Difference
Reserve a table or explore the menu. We'd love to welcome you.