Elchi in the Press — Melbourne's Best Indian Restaurant

“Word hasn’t leaked out quite yet.”

Food writer Sofia Levin, now a judge on MasterChef Australia, reviewed Elchi on 3AW soon after we opened at 72 Flinders Street.

“A contemporary frontrunner as one of the best Indian restaurants in Melbourne.”

“Elchi is an exciting new addition to our list of best Indian restaurants in Melbourne.”

“Bold yet feminine, sleek yet inviting, Elchi stands out as one of Melbourne’s most unique and stylish dining spaces.”

“With a rotating, seasonal menu of Indian dishes from a number of regions, there are plenty of options to choose from.”

“And nearly a decade on, it’s still a stunner of a dining room.”

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.

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

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

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

The “perfect match” for renowned Flinders St venue

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

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.