Malabar Beyond India is a Nepalese and Indian restaurant on Tuwharetoa Street in the Taupō town centre (listed at 2/40 Tuwharetoa Street on its website).
The restaurant describes its approach as balancing taste, flavour and aroma, blending traditional Indian and Nepalese dishes with contemporary touches and using fresh New Zealand produce. Its website describes the chef as award-winning but does not name any awards.
The online reservation form accepts bookings for one to ten people. The website says nothing about larger groups or function capacity, so organisers planning a bigger group should contact the restaurant directly.
Malabar Beyond India has a Google rating of 4.7.
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