Balbeer Singh
Chef Curry
N. Muthu Kumaran
Chef South Indian
Mahajan Singh
Chef Tandoor
Narendra Singh
Chef Tandoor
The Queen’s Bali story began in 2004 when Queen’s of India Jakarta extended its operation to Bali, under the ownership of Mr. Ramesh & Mrs. Sarita with family members Mr Puneet and Ms Neeta. The new restaurant, ‘Queen’s Tandoor’ in central Seminyak also took care of the demand for Indian wedding catering on the island. With authentic Indian cuisine prepared by Indian chefs, and a superb team of efficient staff, Queen’s Tandoor flourished from day one, proving to be so popular and successful that in 2008, They opened a second branch in Kuta – Queen’s of India at the Bali Dynasty Resort. This was followed in 2011 with Queen’s of India at Tanjung Benoa, and in September 2012 with Queen’s of India, Ubud, ensuring that Queen’s is represented in strategic locations in all of the major tourist hubs of Bali.
Common services and facilities at all four branches of Queen’s Bali include: home delivery and take away; an extensive menu of authentic Indian cuisine; live music once a week; car parking facilities at all of the branches except Ubud; free pick-up and drop-back service for guests in the Nusa Dua and Ubud areas; and the facility for outside catering. Each branch of Queen’s Bali has a bar, an indoor air-conditioned dining area, an alfresco terrace and a private air-conditioned function room, yet each presents different characteristics in keeping with its location.
At Queen’s Bali, guests are invited to participate in a sensory journey into the taste, spirit and culture of Indian cuisine. From the mild flavours of Kashmir to the hot and spicy specialties of the south, the exciting menu offers vegetarian, meat and seafood dishes galore, followed by wonderful Indian desserts. Every palate is considered with an extensive choice of Indian curries, tandoor dishes, biryanis, thalis and breads, all of which retain the authentic characteristics of regional Indian home-cooking.
Queen’s Tandoor is centrally located on the main road in the heart of hip ‘n happening Seminyak. Queen’s of India Kuta is situated at the Bali Dynasty Resort in family-friendly Tuban, conveniently accessible from the main street. Queen’s of India Tanjung Benoa sits on the slender, 5-kilometre-long peninsula, which juts into the bay north of Nusa Dua, pointing like a finger towards Benoa Harbour. Queen’s of India Ubud is in the centre of Bali’s cultural hub, prestigiously located right opposite Puri Saren Agung, the Royal Palace.
The Queen’s Bali story began at the end of 2004 when the first branch opened in Bali, but the story actually goes back a lot further than that to Jakarta in 1986 when Mr Ramesh and Mrs Sarita created Queen’s of India, Jakarta. Mr Ramesh had come to Jakarta from the Province of Sindh in the late 1940s during the partition of India. His wife, Mrs Sarita, was a graduate of the arts who was – and still is – passionate about cooking. So they decided to go into the restaurant business together and in 1986 they opened Queen’s of India at the Sunlake Hotel in North Jakarta.
During early 2000, a lot of Jakarta-based Indian couples were choosing Bali as their wedding destination and requesting Indian catering from Queen’s of India, Jakarta. Queens would have to fly all of the cooking equipment, chefs and staff over from Jakarta in order to accommodate these requests. Queens already decided that they wanted to expand in Bali so Rmesh & Sarita joined force with Puneet & Neeta and open a Queen’s Indian Restaurant in Bali, which would also be able to take care of the demand for Indian wedding catering on the island. They looked around and chose a prime location in central Seminyak for their first restaurant.
And so, on 8th November 2004, Queen’s Bali was born. They named their new restaurant ‘Queen’s Tandoor.’
With authentic Indian cuisine prepared by Indian chefs, and a superb team of efficient staff, Queen’s Tandoor flourished from day one, proving to be so popular and successful that on 9th October 2008, Puneet and Neeta opened a second branch in Kuta – Queen’s of India at the Bali Dynasty Hotel. This was followed on 14th November 2011 with a third branch – Queen’s of India at Tanjung Benoa, and on 19th September 2012 with a fourth branch – Queen’s of India, Ubud, ensuring that Queen’s is represented in strategic locations in all of the major tourist hubs of Bali.
Neeta Malhotra is Director-owner of Queens Chain of restaurant in Bali & founder President of BIFA i.e. Balinese Indian Friendship Association, an organization that has been formed to strengthen the ties between the two cultures and allow them a chance to understand and celebrate each other’s rich culture together.
She is a 5th generation Indonesian citizen of Indian origin born and brought up in Bali and since 2008 been actively taking part in promoting BIFA and one of the key driving forces behind the organization’s growth over the years. She is also the owner of Bali’s number one, Indian chain of restaurants, Queen’s Tandoor which has its branches spread in 4 corners of Bali and offers a rich palate of several authentic Indian as well as international cuisines.
The restaurant has won several awards and recognitions due to the sheer efforts of Mrs. Neeta Malhotra.