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Foreign Return Progressive Cuisines of India 🇮🇳
🏆 Best Indian–Australian Dining Awards 2026
⭐ Australian Good Food Guide Recommended
⏱️ Dinner Daily | Lunch Weekends

Our food centres around seasonal, Australian produce used to create dishes from our mother’s kitchens. If you think you know what to expect, you’d be mistaken. Prepare to be surprised by the flavours of these once lost recipes that have been carried down through generations, only to arrive at your table as if they had been there all along.

From Diwali gatherings to Christmas celebrations, let Foreign Return bring the flavours to your festive table.Whether it...
31/10/2026

From Diwali gatherings to Christmas celebrations, let Foreign Return bring the flavours to your festive table.

Whether it’s an intimate get-together, a family celebration or a larger occasion, our catering brings good food and good company together. You take care of the guest list; we’ll take care of the spread.

For catering enquiries, link in bio.

Spring is here. Your 5 PM plans just found their pour. 🌸🍸A little sunshine, a good cocktail, and an hour that’s happy by...
29/10/2026

Spring is here. Your 5 PM plans just found their pour. 🌸🍸

A little sunshine, a good cocktail, and an hour that’s happy by design. Join us for Happy Hour, every day from 5–6 PM.

Make it your spring ritual. Gather your people and join us at Foreign Return!

📍 527 Crown Street, Surry Hills

What makes a dish memorable? Often, it’s the person behind it. Meet Chef Harpreet Gala — rooted in Rajasthani heritage, ...
22/10/2026

What makes a dish memorable? Often, it’s the person behind it.

Meet Chef Harpreet Gala — rooted in Rajasthani heritage, shaped by professional kitchens, and always curious about the regional flavours and forgotten recipes that make India’s food story so rich.

Come meet the hands behind the plate at Foreign Return.
For reservations, link in bio.

What if dinner wasn’t just dinner, but the beginning of a very good evening? Come hungry, order curious and see where th...
21/10/2026

What if dinner wasn’t just dinner, but the beginning of a very good evening? Come hungry, order curious and see where the table takes you.

Join us at Foreign Return, Surry Hills.

For reservations, link in bio.

Some chefs follow recipes. Others follow curiosity. Meet Chef Anchit Khandelwal Anchit Khandelwal — shaped by classical ...
14/10/2026

Some chefs follow recipes. Others follow curiosity.

Meet Chef Anchit Khandelwal Anchit Khandelwal — shaped by classical Indian cooking, years with Taj and Accor Hotels, and a love for street food, rare spices and forgotten techniques.

Come meet the chef behind the stories on your plate.

🔗 For reservations, link in bio.

How fiery can mutton get? Meet Golichina Mamsam — slow-braised, spice-laden and finished with tangy tomato uragaya, brin...
13/10/2026

How fiery can mutton get?

Meet Golichina Mamsam — slow-braised, spice-laden and finished with tangy tomato uragaya, bringing a little Andhra heat to the table.

Come discover it at Foreign Return, Surry Hills.
For reservations, link in bio.

What starts with “just one?” has a funny way of becoming “okay… three.” So, what are you having first?Join us for Happy ...
05/10/2026

What starts with “just one?” has a funny way of becoming “okay… three.” So, what are you having first?

Join us for Happy Hour, 5–6 PM every day.
For reservations, link in bio.

Brunch just got a little more Foreign Return. 🇮🇳✨Dig into a 5-course Indian feast with 1.5 hours of bottomless Aperol Sp...
01/10/2026

Brunch just got a little more Foreign Return. 🇮🇳✨

Dig into a 5-course Indian feast with 1.5 hours of bottomless Aperol Spritz, Margaritas & house w**e — available vegetarian or non-vegetarian.

$79 per person
📅 Every Saturday & Sunday | 12 PM – 2:30 PM
🔗 Link in bio — come hungry, leave happy.

Indian food has never been just about what’s on the plate. It’s memory, place, technique, tradition — and the stories th...
29/09/2026

Indian food has never been just about what’s on the plate. It’s memory, place, technique, tradition — and the stories that travel with every recipe.

At Foreign Return, Chef Tanvi looks beyond the dish to uncover those stories, bringing forgotten recipes and regional traditions into a modern conversation.

Because sometimes, the best way to understand a dish is to ask where it came from.

Some occasions deserve more than just a table. They deserve a setting, a menu worth talking about, and an experience tha...
28/09/2026

Some occasions deserve more than just a table.

They deserve a setting, a menu worth talking about, and an experience that feels distinctly Foreign Return.

From intimate dinners and birthdays to private events and celebrations, we bring modern Indian catering to the occasion — thoughtfully styled, beautifully served, and made for gathering.

Make your next occasion a Foreign Return story.

Australia, reimagined for the way you gather. From thoughtful menus and considered plating to passed bites, live station...
22/09/2026

Australia, reimagined for the way you gather.

From thoughtful menus and considered plating to passed bites, live stations and shared feasts — Foreign Return Catering brings a modern Indian experience to every occasion.

Planning a gathering? Let’s make it one worth gathering for. 🔗 Link in bio.

Address

527 Crown Street
Sydney, NSW
2010

Opening Hours

Monday 5pm - 10pm
Tuesday 5pm - 10pm
Wednesday 5pm - 10pm
Thursday 5pm - 10pm
Friday 5pm - 10:30pm
Saturday 12pm - 3pm
5pm - 10:30pm
Sunday 12pm - 3pm
5pm - 9pm

Telephone

+61 2 8399 5084

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