A plate of Indian butter chicken with rice and a glass of red wine.

BROADSHEET

At the Old Press Club Site, New Indian Diner Elchi Walks the Line between Classic and Contemporary with extravagant dishes like fragrant chicken mussallam topped with 24-carat gold leaf.

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Time Out says

Experience excellent Indian eats at Elchi, where the line between traditional and modern is obscured

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Delicious

Elchi brings posh spice to Melbourne's former Press Club site

Inside a modern restaurant with gold ceiling accents, booth seating, and patrons dining and talking, featuring a large mirror on one wall and natural light from windows.

Goodfood

Five years ago, chef Manpreet Sekhon was sitting in a glamorous Flinders Street restaurant musing on an impossible dream. "I wish I could have a restaurant in a place like this," she told her husband. "The feeling, the setting, it's beautiful."

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The City Lane

What’s arguably the highlight of the menu, ‘not your average chicken tikka’. Wonderfully charred and succulent chicken thighs, served with an addictive tomato-chilli caramel.

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Thrillist

The former home of well-known Melbourne restaurant Press Club has finally got a new tenant. Known as the ‘Curry Queen’, executive chef Manpreet Sekhon has quietly launched her third restaurant, Elchi, in Melbourne’s CBD.

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Herald Sun

Great value Indian eatery that’s replaced Press Club
This mind-blowingly good samosa is just one reason you should make visiting Elchi — a mod-Indian eatery in the old Press Club site — a priority.

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3AW693 News Talk

Sofia Levin reviews: Elchi — ‘word hasn’t leaked out quite yet’

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The Indian Sun

Geelong’s affectionately titled “Curry Queen”, Executive Chef Manpreet Sekhon, has launched a third restaurant, Elchi, bringing her passion for timeless Indian cuisine to Melbourne’s CBD.

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CBD News

The “perfect match” for renowned Flinders St venue

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THE URBAN LIST

The Verdict
Executive Chef Manpreet Sekhon is taking over the former Press Club location to provide Melbourne with timeless Indian Cuisine. Elchi will push the boundaries of Indian cuisine as you know it with its inventive menu

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EAT DRINK PLAY

Indian Food Reimagined: Experience Melbourne’s Elchi Restaurant.

Gone are the days when the man ruled the kitchen. Now, it’s much more exciting to see a strong, bold powerful woman head of the show.