TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in New Zealand - Updated November 2024

Raja's Indian Restaurant & Bar

88/100 (1644 ratings)

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"Most loveliest indian restaurant for date night. Food is divine aromatic & authentic tasting so delicious; richly and tender cooked mear in its..."

Nikki

"We have been to Raja's many times over the last five years and have enjoyed every meal. They have an extensive menu and always provide great food and..."

Steve Koso

"Best of auckland indian food restaurant surely..."

Pu Neet

"First time ordering food from Raja’s and on a cold and wet evening we thru caution to the wind. Ordered Butter Chicken both mild and medium and..."

Gary Clark

"The best Indian restaurant in east auckland . If you try this place you will never go anywhere else! Simply the best service..."

John Van Eeden

"Best Indian I have ever had, outstanding service, totally recommend to all, you simply must..."

Zeta Panton

"I had my bday party recently. The food was very good. Served in time. The staff is very friendly. They know your needs and serves accordingly. Would..."

Luther.gurpadam

"Raja Indian Restaurant is one of top restaurants in Auckland. They are awesome and they are best in what they do!!! Their food quality & taste is..."

Gaurav Jagwani

"This is one of the top level Indian restaurant, I have ever been. Not only in New Zealand also worldwide. I'm not only talking about the beautiful..."

Gurjeet Bhathal

"I think it was called the Punjabi chicken curry and the butter chicken, oh man, too damn good! And the best cheese garlic naan I’ve ever..."

Kyle

"We went there again on a Saturday night and had another wonderful experience. We could not have asked for better service. My partner has some dietary..."

Singh Amandeep

"The food is great and is perfect mix between authentic and kiwi blend. Tastes great food...."

Ishaan Kochhar

"Been here only once but have noticed that all the staff are very welcoming, polite, and reguarly checking in if we are ok and need anything. Food was..."

Sharleen

"Outstanding, friendly, and knowledgeable service. The staff is friendly and competent. The atmosphere is casual and..."

Hampton

"Have visited the place for lunch quite a few times. The lamb madras and chicken tikka masala were a deadly combination. Very tasty and good sized..."

Michael Ranjitsingh

"Strongly recommend this place, love love their naan bread was soft and flaky enjoyed it so much, we had the chicken biryani and the Chicken Tikka..."

Rizelle Ariana Martinez

"First time to Raja’s, and it won’t be the last..Ambience: beautiful, cosy & warm.. Customer Service: staff were so lovely & very..."

Simita

"Excellent food, courteous staff and good location. Consistently good cuisine. The taste is very authentic indian with good quality food. Service is..."

Pankaj Khanna

"Had such an amazing time at the restaurant. The service was great, the food was delicious, and the atmosphere was relaxing. Definitely coming back..."

Lauren

"By far one of the best Indian food I have had in ages! I emailed the restaurant regarding booking for a table of 8 (27th Jan 2019) The lovely lady..."

Vinnie

"Great service very friendly staff, and the food was just amazing cant wait for my next dine out with my family. So far the best indian resturant i..."

Rajiv Kumar Swamy

"Tried Raja's Indian restaurant for the first time and the food was delicious and worth its price. The manager on duty, Vikramjeet, was helpful,..."

Sidhant Raje

"We had celebrate our friend's birthday yesterday at raja's restaurant. There was delicious food and angoori aloo with secret recipe its new taste..."

Mohi Kinjal

"Just had a fantastic dine in at this wonderful restaurant the food was fresh and tasty and our hostess was helpful and attentive our compliments to..."

Nancy Wijohn-Roberts

"I have been to Rajas on many occasions and had nothing but good things to say. The food is nothing short of fantastic in quality of ingredients,..."

Adi Ogra

"The curries are always packed full of flavor and delicious here. I recommend the butter chicken, fish masala and chicken saag. This is my go to place..."

Lyn Antony

"Excellent food, great hospitality .We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner. Shared non veg platter was out of the world. Sholay Kebab was just Amazing. Will..."

Krishna Hattangadi

"Wow! What an amazing place. This is hands down THE BEST Indian restaurant experience we have ever had. Amazing food, service, atmosphere and menu...."

Dalton A. Walker

"best indian food i ever tasted in Auckland,specially Chili Paneer ,even they have hips of option for vegetarian food .Most recommended,nice and..."

Manshi Patel

"Havnt tried the food here in a long time but i would say that i regretted that i dint :) it ll be on my one of the favourites to go always!..."

Shaminder Kaur

"Visiting this place 1st time ( Last night )Was a really Good ExperienceDelicious food, Excellent Service.We have tried their alloo..."

FooD4Life

"Although it's not on their written menu they will make you the best Beef Do Piaza. It's our regular takeaway treat. The fact they're always happy to..."

Bandnlane

"Great food and great staff, specially would like to thank Mansi who took great care of our dietary requirements. If you’re looking for quality..."

Kunjpatel0199

"Just had this and what a lovely place this is. Great service, pleasant and nice place to be in.Awesome food, definitely a go to..."

Daniel Tso

"On a whirlwind family trip from Australia, I decided to google closest Indian restaurants as I was having cravings. Raja’s came up, and I am so..."

Lorelle Knowles

"Enjoyed the service, environment was very nice, the customer service was flawless. I felt like I was a boss and they would do anything I ask them to..."

Izzyt

"Friendly staff, authentic high quality cuisine with attention to detail. I've been to Raja's many times since my first visit. When I'm craving a..."

Cohesiv NZ

"Probably my definite go to when I’m craving Indian cuisine. Especially with their refillable rice, you will never leave Raja’s on an empty..."

Food.review.nz

"very lovely atmosphere. friendly staff and wonderful food. curries are thick and full of meats/ cheese. would highly recommend. I suggest booking in..."

Jennifer Gibson

"Top curry in Auckland! I have tried almost every popular Indian restaurants in Auckland and there's a reason why Im coming back to this place all the..."

Tupark

"Rajas definitely is thetastiest experience of Indian food I've had!! Thick & delicious sauces andan extensive vegetarian selection, and a..."

Kylie

"Great food, amazing service and fantastic decour. Wait is sometimes slightly lengthy but they make sure to look after waiting customers with water,..."

Andrew HR Yang

"There CHEF has changed and now we don't get that awesome Chicken Korma. I am really missing it. Food is still good but the presentation is not good...."

Mala Deshpande

"A very good place to have dinner with family and friends. Very cozy and service was amazing. My favorite was fish amristari which was lip smacking...."

Neelu Natarajan

"Couldn't recommend this place enough! Well priced, delicious food and excellent service! We tried this as it was a recommendation from friends, and..."

Ellen May

"The food was very nice and the service pleasant as well. Very polite wait staff that explained the dishes very throughly. Both dine in or takeaways..."

Rayya Ali

"Very good. Fantastic food . Portions are very good. Had the chicken bhuna. Kheema naan. Alll 5/5. Amritsari kulfi was a bit of a let down compared..."

Sean Fernandes

"Had our Christmas Team lunch at Raja's today and was totally impressed with a number of aspects. The place is very clean and comfortable, the..."

Sharleen Adams

"Very tasty indian food. Always enjoy eating here, sometimes we eat too much. Nice small place and usually not too busy. Not sure why. Pleasant..."

G Tan

"I been to Rajas restaurant earlier on this year for dinner with family. I had the lamb madras curry - medium which was was delicious and I really..."

JJ Jenkins

"We only had takeaway but it was the best lamb korma ever, BC might be a bit rich for the average punter, seems like a classy establishment with..."

Russell Phillips

"A1 dining experi3nce. We were dressed very casually and turned up announced- but still made to feel welcome. Very helpful and friendly. The food was..."

Rach N Taa

"Love love love Raja's. Have eaten in a couple of times, sevice was fab. I also get delivery, always fast, food still hot, and always a smile. By far..."

Jen Dolly

"We moved back from the Netherlands late last year and realised the best Indian cuisine is in this part of the world. If you haven't been to Raja's..."

Waldo Van Paddenburg

"Delicious Naan bread, awesome service by TJ. Lemon lime bitter was really lemony with kick of spices inside loved it :) Peshawar naan was..."

Tejinder Chahal

"Best place to go to in East Auckland. We love the food, especially the vegetarian platter for two and the paneer dishes. Our daughter isnt a big fan..."

Josephine

"Been to Raja's a few times and never got disappointed.This place knows how to roll the dice when it comes to Indian fine fair. The Balti Chicken..."

Sourbh Gumber

"Fantastic! Best curries, staff always very friendly and small wait times even when they're busy. My go to indian restaurant. Naan is also very..."

Jared Young

"Really amazing food and service! Would recommend to anyone, the service was amazing, such chatty and lovely service! The food was quick but very..."

Sabrina Eagleton

"We went to Raja's last night for my birthday. Our waiter TJ was super friendly and provided great service throughout the night. I orderd the Tandoori..."

Aaron Mitchell

"We tried to find a restaurant in botany down yesterday. Surprisingly this Indian restaurant jumped out with a so high rate 4.2. We decided to give..."

Kathyxiong2011

"Quite a small Indian restaurant I'm use to but super cosy and the chandeliers make it look fancy and elegant.For starters we ordered the mixed..."

Neelam Chandra

"I was very surprised to see 4.2 rating and thought to give it a go on 8th August. I must say that I was blown away by the quality and taste of the..."

Manish Nanda

"Great service and awesome food. Veggie Manchurian was the best dish ordered, right amount of spice and full of flavor. Paneer tikka and paneer kadai..."

Gastrophilist

"I was very surprised to find this Indian restaurant out east is rated as one of the best Indian restaurants in Auckland. I had to try it out and it..."

Emma W

"The maitre'D has exceptionally high standards, e.g. if the naan bread is not piping hot he will tell the chefs to recook it! The curries are all..."

Mojo Jade

"One of the best places for Indian food. Tandoori stuffed capsicum was really very delicious, both the vegetarian and non vegetarian dishes were good,..."

Padmaja.sanganagari

"Nine of us had nine different dishes and they were all perfectly balanced and delicious. It's the closest to authentic Indian cuisine I've had in a..."

Sandie D'Mello

"Not the kind of person to write reviews. After a friend's recommendation, visited this restaurant from other end of town for lunch, Certainly worth..."

Kiran Sumo

"Food and Flavour: 4/5Ambience: 4/5Seating: 4/5Service: 5/5Value for Money: 3.5/5One of the best Butter Chicken I have had in..."

BonZ Loves Food

"This restaurant is probably one of the best tasting butter chicken , there's good service 😊, good place for those curry cravings lol 😉😁,..."

Christine Nand

"This food was amazing, could really experience the authentic flavour. Our family went for a casual dinner and were pleasantly surprised. The staff..."

Michelle Extross

"Thank you to the wonderful chefs and staff at Raja's. We just ate there tonight and it was the best indian food i have enjoyed for a long time. I..."

Lisa Wade

"Went here last night to celebrate my birthday with my family. Am not disappointed, the food, the ambiance and hospitality is superb. My whole family..."

Maria Vargas

"I have been to Raja's MANY times and it has been consistently amazing, the meats are tender and each sauce is different, with an authentic cooking..."

Louis Moore

"This place is our go to Friday dinner restaurant .. we know we will get most amazing food and great service here. Delicious food from a great..."

T A

"I wanted to have something which is spicy & Indian after reading through many reviews on Zomato I decided that I would go for the chicken 65. I did a..."

Trupti Anil Kudalkar

"Best place for the indian food been there many times. The best food with the best service, presentation and the best environment never been..."

Param Brar

"Excellent food. Staff was very friendly! We ordered chicken jalfrazze and lamb saagwala! Absolutely amazing food! Portion was excellent too! We were..."

Jing Yi Li

"This is my favorite place for Indian in Easter Akl, very flavorsome food, all from scratch and a great choice of lunch menus with naan included very..."

Cesar Luis

"We visited Raja's on Saturday night and were immediately made to feel welcome. When ordering our food we were offered help in deciding as well as if..."

Shelley Farzaneh

"I am still rolling my eyes up and moaning -- not going to explain any further the taste of the food ,because can't explain that taste in words. when..."

Jayant Dudeja

"Really enjoyed this place. On a Tuesday night, away from the little one for the night we decided to indulge in a curry. Food was great, service was..."

Pearl Jorgensen

"We had a really lovely dinner at Raja's last night. We went there based on all the reviews we had read about the restaurant online and it certainly..."

Bindu Sethuram

"My husband and I have travelled the world and always try to take in a local Thai and/or Indian restaurant while away, as they are two of our..."

Cathy Bell

"I've been to several places but I feel that this is the best Indian restaurant in Auckland. I've tried most of their dishes and I seriously can't..."

Sai Chaitanya Varma

"A group of 10 of us visited here on our most recent trip to NZ. HANDS DOWN this is the BEST Indian food I have EVER eaten. The service was..."

Sarah Logie

"excellent food and fast friendly service. Nice surroundings, very clean and good temperature. prices were not too high, very good value, highly..."

Rob Howell

"Service was excellent, restaurant was very clean good a/c but not too cold. Waiter helped us order a meal that was yummy and made suggestions..."

Pauline Culshaw

"Amazingly delicious Indian food. Went there to treat friends and we were not disappointed. The ambience is good and does not give you the feeling of..."

Jyothi Madanlal Chhabria

"Best Indian food in Auckland!! This place is amazing. The service right when you walk in the door is perfection right until you leave.The food is the..."

Laura G

"Great food and decently sized portions. 10 of us came over to Raja's a few nights ago for dinner, enjoyed a lovely meal with entrees, 8-9 mains and..."

Nikita Kumar

"Food was very nice. Service was a bit slow but overall a very good experience. Would definitely come here again. Waiters were all very nice and had a..."

Isha Singh

"Have ate at this restaurant before, but last night chose to eat here instead of driving out to Bucklands Beach as it was the closest restaurant to..."

Roop Singh

"The best Indian Food that I have had in NZ! The owner was amazingly friendly and made sure we were well informed about the food we were about to..."

Mohammad Al Khatib

"Good tasting food. Everything was freshly made. Butter chicken was divine and authentic and supposedly best in auckland. Prawn madras was perfect...."

Imraz

"Wonderful authentic food. Service was extremely polite, attentive and hands down the best we've had. Extremely informative and helpful. Mango lassi a..."

Jing Seth

"Been there twice... authentic vegetarian food. Loved veg angoori & malai kofta. Great service, value for money. I m sure i m gonna visit more often..."

Atul Gupta

"Highly recommend this restaurant. Very good and friendly service and the food was first rate.Onion Bajis were amazing as were all mains - chicken..."

Alan Gow

"The most enjoyable Tandori chicken EVER! Currently sipping on the most delicious Mango Lasi, not wanting it to end.Best Indian restaurant I have..."

Virginia Pettigrew

"As a true connoisseur of Indian food, I can honestly say this is one of my favourite indian joints. All the curries and naan breads I've ordered here..."

Jeremiah C

"HiWe visited your restaurant last night and wanted to use Restaurant association voucher but it was declined due to insufficient equipment..."

Monika Tracy

"Excellent Indian cuisine with generous servings, and wonderful customer service. Big table booked and all food came out in good time. We had the..."

Miss M

"Travelled all the way to botany to visit this place. I would definately recommend booking as it was busy. We ordered the vindaloo and biryani,..."

Athena

"HiA big thanks to the team of Raja restaurant for serving the delicious food and for the quick services ..👧🏻👨🏻The food was..."

Shivani Gupta

"Fantastic food - we had takeaways from Raja's and it was delicious. The staff were friendly and helpful, and the ambiance seemed okay despite our..."

Alex Leonard

"I'm a simple man; I like good curry, and I like friendly service. I had plenty of both at Raja's. I live out West, so my fiance and I now make..."

Jayden Campbell

"Fantastic service. Excellent food. Great atmosphere, we will definitely be coming back to this hidden gem!We were particularly impressed..."

Raz Raslan

"Recently visited Raja's Indian Restaurant with mixed expectations. Had seen great reviews but never heard anything by word of..."

Pretesh Patel

"A typical Indian restaurant where you get all the naan's, curries and usual starters. We ordered some pakodas, honey cauliflower, fish..."

Aabhas Dole

"Amazing Currie's nd pleasant vibe with an ambiance perfect for conversations# desi tadka at its best#amazng service and hospitality... luv to come..."

Satyam Vichare

"Fantastic food, if you really want to eat authentic Indian food, this is the place to go.Beautiful ambiance, excellent customer service,..."

Kamal Jeet Singh

"The food was amazing (4/5) and service was excellent (5/5). Would totally recommend everyone to visit this place. One of the best indian restaurant..."

Farha Deen

"Made a booking for 21 people on a Saturday night. Staff were extremely friendly and welcoming, and had no issues accommodating us. Despite a full..."

Shiv Prasad

"On a Sunday, my friends & I had our first visit at Raja for early dinner, hoping that its high rating wouldn't disappoint us. We had the Christchurch..."

STRADS

"Fantastic food, if you really want to eat authentic Indian food, this is the place to go.Beautiful ambiance, excellent customer service, very..."

Suhail

"We went for dinner on a Thursday night. The food was amazing. The service was outstanding. And the food was really well priced. I would definitely..."

Sami Brook

"Always drive by this place hence decided to give this place a try. Very delicious food. Excellent service. Manager on duty Vikram was very..."

Sheik Ali

"Very nice food. Probably is the best Indian food I have ever had in Auckland. More expensive than the other Indian restaurants but worth it. The..."

Albert

"We simply love the food here.The butter Naan were freshly made and not stretchy the subzis were fresh and superb. Will definitely come back can give..."

Prasuna Yenugula

"What a lovely restaurant, delicious food and fantastic staff, each and every one. We had the Chicken Pakoras as a shared entree, they were really..."

Marie

"A real find thanks to someone's recommendation. Tonight we tried the takeaway option - easy to order online and ready when I arrived to collect -..."

Andrew Warner

"Great food great service really lovely place I will be back I would recommend this restaurant authentic and delicious aromas and flavors..."

Donella Bish

"The place brings in true Indian flavours to Auckland,NZ. The staff that waits on you is extremely friendly and makes extra effort to make ur meal..."

Vibhu.malik16

"Highly recommend and I definitely know where to come back for our cravings ☺️ Best Food 😍 Best Place to hangout.. Yummy food. Nice..."

Khushbu

"Awesome food, excellent customer service!! Will definitely visit here again . Very lovely and friendly staff. Highly recommend to all and I..."

Vaishali Grewal

"We came to know about this restaurant from our family friend who highly recommended it.Thought of giving it a try and it was worth it,even though the..."

Harpreet Mann

"Great atmosphere and service. Lovely manager and the chef's are amazing too. Would recommend - you can expect delicious Indian cuisine with great..."

Asvini Vijayakumar

"We ordered our dinner as takeaways. We got the Chicken manchurian, Chicken chow mein and Vegetarian fried rice. They took about 30 mins to bring the..."

Magic Bleeds

"Was looking for a good Indian restaurant and found some good reviews for this place, decided to come dine here as my brother really enjoys Indian..."

Kelly

"This place is really awesome!!! Food is fab and great service. It was all clean. The interior makes me remind of India. It has all Indian feel. Staff..."

Disha Gurjit Singh

"me and my husband went there on last monday night, place was very nice. staff was very friendly. Restaurant service was very good. the manager, kamal..."

Mannat Chaudary

"Loved the wonderful flavours but I recon quantity are really less not happy with that .... We ordered malai kofta which got only 4 kofta .. I don't..."

Himanshu Sharma

"the place is very quiet and beautifully decorated. the quality of food is superior and have excellent cook. the customer service also good. i like to..."

Ravinder Kaur Kailey

"Excellent friendly service. Food is delicious (perhaps a bit too much ginger☺) and delivery reliable and within the quoted estimated time. Thank..."

Carmen L Ferreira

"Once arrived immediately got amazing service and seated very prompt. All tables were very clean. Waited 15-20min, a little bit longer than some..."

Kieran W

"Thank you for another awesome night of great food and service ....we will be back again.Thank you for allowing us to take over with such a big..."

Ganny2019

"Simply awesome.. If you are craving excellent Indian food, this is your place. Not only is the food delicious, the people that work there are the..."

Arnjit Singh

"Have driven past this place several times and finally gave it a try tonight. What an experience. Food was amazing, full of flavour, presented great..."

Brad

"Went here on a Wednesday night, place was pretty quiet. But it's really easy to find and the restaurant itself is really nice inside. Our waiter..."

Natasha

"We were surprised when we walked into Raja's. The interior is bright and beautifully decorated, it feels as if you are dining outside of the botany..."

Confessions Of A Foodaholic

"We went to Raja's for a special lunch yesterday. After reading the very positive reviews online we decided to go there. The ambience was very bright..."

Taranjeet Kaur

"I've eaten here around 5 or 6 times. The service is better than most. The food is great. The ambience is the best of just about any Indian restaurant..."

Glen Andrews

"Although there are many Indian restaurants in Auckland including some good ones but I like Raja's restaurant a lot especially for the special..."

Rajan Oberoi

"Fabulous food, service a little slow but then they did have a party of over 25 at the same time as us, recommend to anyone who really enjoys..."

"We really impressed with our visit to this restaurant. The décor is modern attractive and very pleasant. Nice ambience too. waitress Jus was..."

Colleen East

"Great food Great customer serviceLove there paneer tikka masala one of the best till now I would like to recommend to the people who..."

Farisha

"I was at Raja's today for lunch -16.01.16.I have to say the ambiance was great (as always) The service by Jas (staff) is excellent (as..."

Liz Rebello

"excellent food and excellent service had a good time.highly recommended.they made our special day more special. very cozy feeling.best Indian..."

Sandeep Mehta

"Rajas is an Indian restaurant to be loved by all. Being a 3 minute walk away from home, I find myself and my fiance regularly there, and even so,..."

Ruth Jee Won Um

"Had dinner here last night and all I can say is it was amazing, the food is fantastic! Jaspreet our waitress was very professional and friendly and..."

Michele Ruffles

"Went out for a big family dinner. Staff was friendly and made great recommendations, we had the lamb vindaloo, butter chicken, aloo ghobi and prawn..."

Adam

"We normally go there for Friday lunches. Good quality food and good ambience. Average customer service. Excellent value for money specially if you..."

Ksh Josh

"Excellent food and services provided by Raja Indian Restaurant located in Botany downs. The staff is very helpful specially Mr Vikram Sidhu. He..."

Jagjeet Singh Sidhu

"Awesome food visited last week with the team for a party .We loved the food it was different from others ,so loved it. Something very good to be..."

Mandip Gill

"superb food... love to dinner at raja's .. really fresh and authentic Indian taste. never gotta taste like that anywhere in auckland... amazing Rara..."

Prabhjot Atwal

"really amazing food and authentic indian taste.. i tried in auckland and out of as well but never gotta taste like Raja's.. i does like to go again..."

Sukh Sran

"Probably the best Indian Restaurant in The Auckland Region. Every time i visit here with lot of expectations and i always got the awesome..."

Vikram Sidhu

"Came here for dinner tonight, based on the reviews on Zomato and decided to check it out. We had been looking for a good Indian restaurant that..."

Cassan

"Nice environment, friendly staff. Love balti chicken and lamb tai-t-tai(not sure abt the spelling). One thing I wasn't like is that naans are not..."

Fiona Li

"One of the best indian restaurants in Auckland. We ordered 3 veg dishes. The Veg angori , Dal Makhani and Paneer tikka masala were really mouth..."

Anvi Shah Kadakia

"Without a doubt these guys have brought Indian cuisine back for me after personally being dissatisfied with the quality of local restaurants more..."

Andy Scorgie

"First i will talk about the service, whenever you go to any restaurant you expect nice meal with good sevice. Since i been here we been to many..."

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"Have been coming to this restaurant for over a year now. The food is absolutely delicious and the staff is attentive and friendly. Recently started..."

Joyce Goodwin

"Its a very authentic Indian Restaurant. I went there with my family for a dinner after googling for a restaurant and we enjoyed our dinner..."

Ron Kumar

"This is absolutely one of the best Indian food in town. Love the cozy atmosphere here. T he staff here were very polite and helpful, I ordered..."

Super(･_･;Phoebe

"I tried this restaurant through a Tomato Meet Up which I was lucky enough to be a part of. We tried a range of food including the Lamb Tak-a-Tak,..."

Russel Dias

"Decided to give this place a try. We asked the waitress what dishes were popular and she recommended us the chicken balti and beef rahra. The chicken..."

Joanne Chiang

"Best curry in SE Auckland! I have been away for a year and returned to find a number of local Indian restaurants have changed hands, this one..."

Simon Wordsworth

"Exceptional service and exceptional food. The curries were flavoursome without being overpowering. Great ambiance as well. Price wise very reasonable..."

Siman Azeez

"This place was recommended by a lot of friends, I was honestly quite excited to try the food, but was sadly disappointed a little. The food was good..."

Porvi Fomra

"Amazing ambiance and the service was awesome. Would definitely come again. Food was equally delicious and wait time wasn't a problem. Loved it..."

Shweta Singh

"We found this restaurant through a Zomato meet up which we were fortunate to be invited to. The staff are welcoming and friendly. We got to..."

Martin Young

"Having driven past Raja's quite a few times this year, I finally had the opportunity to sample quite a few dishes from this fine Indian restaurant...."

SS

"Well - an invite to a zomato meetup, cannot be refused, so far, they have had the inside running on amazing little Auckland secrets.... Raja's is..."

Bri DiMattina

"We were lucky enough to be invited to a Zomato meet up last night at Raja's.Raja's is a small, clean and comfortable restaurant, not too..."

Rice & Kai

"It's quite expensive but the owners are always very friendly and catering!! It's our local cause it's so close but I do think it's a bit overpriced..."

Ashleigh Telfer

"I went with my family for a birthday celebration and we all thoroughly enjoyed the night. The waitress was very attentive and lovely, her service was..."

Selma Baqi

"Absolutely wonderful. We visited for a quick birthday meal for the first time after reading the reviews here on Zomato. I honestly cannot fault it...."

Jolyon Ludbrook

"Went to Raja's for dinner with some friends and we all really enjoyed it. The restaurant is tucked away in a block of shops but inside its well..."

HJ

"Excellent food and service. Curries made with freshly grounded spices and without any food colour. Palak paneer was so delicious. Customer..."

Palak

"I'd recommend Raja's! Easy online booking. Immediately contacted to confirm reservation & sent txt advising One Free Corkage per main on..."

Sarah Gates

"My husband loves food in general, but he loves Indian food the most. Last night we visited Raja's because good reviews promised a lovely meal, and it..."

Kristy Sorrell

"Went to Raja's for dinner last night. As always the food is delicious, the wait staff excellent and the price reasonable. We are so lucky to be local..."

Sarah Dodson

"What a lovely night it was at this Rajas restaurant! Very friendly staff, yummy food I havent eaten in a long time!!! Enjoyed every bit especially..."

Neelakshi

"Lovely restaurant had early dinner on a cold wet night, service was good (not five star) but good for a local Indian. Butter chicken was creamy and..."

Nikki

"We went to Rajas tonight for the first time tonight for my birthday. We were welcomed by TJ who was exceptionally friendly and had great customer..."

Sharmaine Hare

"Went there to pick up some naan breads.... The friendly staff managed to change our mind to eat there that evening. The decor was done tastefully and..."

NS

"I have visited here a few times and they have made some great changes over the last year.Staff are welcoming and the food has not..."

LiannJ

"Beautiful decorations and good serviceAnd staffPrice 3.5/5Quality 4/5Service 4.5/5Atmosphere 4.5/5 recommend Nann..."

Renor Kay

"Saw lots of good reviews on here so decided to give this place a go. Service was friendly and attentive (although sometimes intrusive) and the food..."

Emily Pavey

"found Rajas through Zomato so decided to take my work colleagues here for a farewell dinner. We were running a little late and the manager was very..."

Sandy Nguyen

"I've been to this restaurant a fair few times now to dine in and takeaway, their food quality and service has been commendable. All of the three..."

Preeti Kaur

"I went with my family to celebrate my brother's birthday . We are 5 members. At that day they has some special offers like BUY ONE MAIN..."

Raman Aujla

"Really happy we chose to stop here while out hunting Indian food. I ordered the vindaloo, white boy hot. Maybe my accent but it came out frigging..."

Cookingkenny

"I been there twice Excellent service,Food was delicious and fresh.Highly recommended to all.Everyone should go there and try at least once if you are..."

Ravinder

"Had a really good experience here! For the entree we ordered the samosas and then got the butter chicken, chicken tikka masala and the cheesy garlic..."

Samantha Gemmell

"Quality of food is the best u can't find any where in auckland,good value for too. The waiters are attentive and regularly checks on the..."

Karan Khinda

"Amazing food and customer service. i recomend it to others. Specially the offers of food are attractive.... as they have special offers evryday........"

Raman Aujla

"Enjoyed a delicious dinner with my boyfriend last night at Rajas. The service was prompt and friendly and our food came out at perfect intervals..."

Monique Terese Francois

"I went to Raja's for dinner tonight and the entire experience was great. The service was friendly and prompt. The menu had a very wide range of..."

Zach White

"I went to have lunch at Raja's on the weekend and we were feeling like Indian cuisine and wanting to try something other than our usual. This was my..."

Nicole Melchor

"Each Friday we as awork team go out for lunch so we have a fair idea on what food is on offerwithin 9 minutes of the office. We..."

Tavis Gravatt

"One of the best Indian restaurants ever. Food delicious with a great menu, and staff extremely attentive. Full marks.This was my fourth visit..."

Graham Pilgrim

"I booked a table for 8 for my parents 30th wedding anniversary and I have to say - Rajas did not disappoint.From giving us a corner table for..."

Sananda Chatterjee

"One of the best restaurant in Auckland.Quality food Best customer serviceGreat staffWell presentedShort time wait for take..."

Money

"I recently brought a group of 18 Probus members for the special lunch menu, and all left feeling very satisfied. The food was great, the decor..."

Michael Lowe

"Now, I got to know the reason behind the rating of this Restaurant in Zomato. Its undoubtedly true that this is one of the best Indian restaurants in..."

Reshma

"Recently visited the place with couple of mates from gym driving from mt roskill to botany to see if it's any different to other Indian restaurants,..."

Ahmad Nazari

"All I want to say to who ever is reading this review is - "Just visit this place once and you will know the difference ! " Delicious food , great..."

Rimmi

"Visited Raja's Indian Restaurant & Bar yesterday . I must say it serves the best Indian Food I have had so far in Auckland ! Butter Naan ,..."

Ramandeep Bhinder

"By far the best Indian restaurant in my opinion. Their food is always spot on when it comes to flavour. It's obvious that the owner takes pride in..."

Mun Clair

"The staff and place is very welcoming. I liked the onion bhaji and butter chicken the most. The chef has an authentic cooking experience and cooks..."

Kaur Manpreet

"My wife and me moved from Australia a month back and my cousin recommended us this place and we loved it. The food was outstanding with great range..."

Aman

"I moved from India a few months back. Although New Zealand has a very good mix of all the cuisines, I found authentic Indian meals to be scarce. I..."

Satkaran Gill

"I come up from Nelson to Auckland and each time catch up with girlfriends and dinner at Raja's is a must. The curries are so spicy and the roti..."

Liz Reeve

"Wonderful staff and excellent food /service. Last time it was $10 for Lunch special. Has now been modified to $10, $12(naan added), $15(naan ..."

Prashant Belwalkar

"Absolutely delicious food! A wonderfully warm atmosphere, fantastic lighting and decor. Excellent service and a clean and welcoming environment...."

Sarah Gordon

"If you're looking for a quiet, laid back atmosphere in a elegant setting where you can delve into deep conversation with that special someone... This..."

Raj Toor

"A night to remember!We have always heard great things about Raja's but for some reason we had never got around to going there until last..."

Kelly Dhaliwal

"Food was good. Awesome staff. I am so so happy with the friendly service.... Good atmosphere. Enjoyed freshly Made naan.. Mango lassie can't..."

Kirty

"Great food and great service as always. Best Indian in the area by far. Love the Handi..."

Stephanie Pollard

"Shared a wonderful evening at Rajas with the family! Amazing food & excellent service, its just a lovely restaurant to relax and unwind in whilst..."

Michelle Barnes

"We ate here a few weeks ago with our family of 16 people. We booked at the very last minute, and were met with a prompt and thorough reply from TJ,..."

Fiona

"Have visited this restaurant a number of times and always amazed it is not busier. The service is exceptional. Prompt and personal without being OTT...."

Joe Oneill

"A small group of eight adults and two young children went for a birthday dinner. From the time we walked into the restaurant TJ made us feel very..."

Janette

"We went to Raja's on a work training conference. Really good environment and clean surroundings. We were a big group of around 30 but this was no..."

Hanan

"Tj welcomed us as if we were expected royalty. The service was impeccable and the food matched the expectations. I have dined at a lot of Indian..."

Susi Webb

"Had our first visit the other night and have to say it was the best Indian meal we have ever had.The service was fantastic and it was truly a..."

Bill Bain

"We live in Golflands and decided we would try Raja's as it was so close. The service was fantastic they were not impatient with us taking our time..."

Kylee Sargent

"Amazing! For all the celiacs and gluten intolerant all mains are gluten free, I can personally vouch for no repercussions after eating here. It was..."

Pasquale Patrick Guerrera

"My husband and I would highly recommend Raja's - Thank you for the best "Butter Chicken" I have ever had and my husband loved the "Green curry" We..."

Rachel Jayne Merritt

"My husband and I were in Auckland for the evening and didn't get a chance for dinner just before 10pm. As I was expecting to be turned down, I was..."

Mariana Pienaar

"This place has very good Naan bread. I've only had the lunch special twice and both times has been consistent (even after the name change). The curry..."

Neila

"Thanks to Raja's,I went online to look for somewhere to take my partner to dinner so I searched for eateries in Botany and found Raja's at the..."

Joe T

"We recently had our 1st wedding anniversary at this restaurant and it was a moment to cherish. The food along with the hospitality, service and the..."

Alvis Gösai

"I would like to say great thanks to Raja's restaurant team. Every time they made our visit special with warm welcome and friendly environment. My..."

Preet Kaur

"Went there for a staff work party recently. It was my first experience eating at an Indian restaurant, usually I don't like foreign foods. All the..."

James Hand

"Went there with friends on a Wednesday, we had the $10 Lunch special and all 5 of us had butter chicken. Hands down the best butter chicken I have..."

Hung Tran

"I live in Tauranga and come to Auckland quite often. I find Auckland to be very busy and full of options. Having too many options, it also means a..."

Manpreet Mangat

"Me and the other half went here after receiving a menu in our letterbox. They had a wide selection of vegetarian options for myself & the other..."

Monique

"I went to Raja's Restaurant for a work function, awesome service and food, the place setting is very nice as well. Plenty of parking so didn't have..."

Jesse Maden

"We went to this hidden gem after hearing good things from our mates. So thought of giving it a shot as both the Indian restaurant close to my house..."

Parm Dhillon

"I love this place, the service is always great and the food is very delicious. Staff working there is very friendly and accommodating. They know how..."

Kelly Wu

"Went to this outstanding restaurant last night. Saw the $11.90 deal on Monday night, so wasn't expecting much. The restaurant was quiet, which added..."

Stacey Montey

"Always have a fantastic meal here & they are always extremely friendly & accommodating.The stuffed capsicum & Aloo Gobi are my..."

Julie

"Decided to try Raja's takeaway last night for the first time and my wife & I will be going back again. My wife had the Palak Paneer which is her..."

Lance Walker

"Saturday night went with family to this fabulous restaurant. The food was amazing and full of flavours. Went to Oh Calcutta last saturday for a..."

Amit S.

"I have visited here several times and have found the staff very friendly and the price very reasonable.Each time I visit I choose a..."

Liannja

"I think the previous reviewer must have gone to a different restaurant! A friend took me to Raja's a couple of months ago and I have been back..."

Lin

"We Love this place. Delicious food, made just the way you want it, the owner is happy to tweak the order to get what you want. The owner is very..."

Kevin Pollard

"A hidden gem in Auckland! A beautifully presented restaurant! A comprehensive menu with lots of choices! Absolutely mouth watering..."

Jaswinder Kaur Gill

"I would like to share our experience as a team regarding the great service that Rajas have provided us tonight. We really enjoyed the authentic meal..."

Mala Sami

"Such a great hospitality by the staff and management by itself. Friendly atmosphere and the best food in the town. My kids were looked after as if..."

Vikram Singh

"We had a great family time at this amazing restaurant and I have to say, the food was incredible.Every dish we ordered was bursting with flavor and..."

Shilpa Gautam

"We went on a busy Sunday night and had the most amazing experience. The front staff, I believe the owner was very proactive and made sure everyone..."

Pratibha Kumari

""I and my friends went to Raja's Indian Restaurant and Bar, Auckland New Zealand this saturday. The ambiance is fantastic, I highly recommend this..."

Reet Reet

"Garlic naan is good without any curry. Paneer tikka and garlic chicken tikka served here was excellent.noddles is good too.service is quick and good..."

V Saravanan

"Raja's is the best we have tried, and we're so lucky that is our local. The food is consistently good, especially the black pepper chicken (my..."

Nicola Taylor

"The flavors of the dishes were bold and the meat was perfectly tender. The naan bread was delightfully soft and bursting with flavor. The service was..."

Svyatko Ss

"I have been visiting Raja's for few years now and have always enjoyed their food and service. Very consistent with the quality everytime we go. Thank..."

Gungun Sharma

"Authentic Butter chicken which has tandoori chicken in it, not boiled chicken like other places. Manager was very helpful and even called us to re..."

abhishek mor

"I really enjoyed dining at this place. Food was very flavoursome. Its a bit on the pricey side but the servings are large. Service was excellent and..."

Kamit Prakash

"We were very well taken care of on a busy night. The front staff were amazing and the owner even brought a toy for my girl to cheer her up. The food..."

yogic soul

"Great food, great service! Monica is always inviting and friendly. Lovely food after a good round of..."

Josh Young

"Went there for family Dinner, customer service was excellent, great communication, ambience perfect, food great flavours can't get enough of the Fish..."

Rizzaej Nelson-SinghVirdi

"Had takeaway Butter chicken as read prior review, wow medium spice but had so much flavour ( I'm not a great lover of indian food) Wife went to pick..."

Desilvaman

"Went with my family for Dinner on Sunday. We ordered Malai Kofta, Veg Manchurian and Lamb Rahra in mains with Butter Naan and Amritsari kulfi in..."

GAURAV SHARMA

"We went almost close to 9.30PM.. Still the food was very good and the Manager was very accommodating. The chefs were waiting until we are done with..."

Vijay Rajagopal

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"Sandringham is in no shortage of great Indian food spots. You've probably all heard of the classic Paradise (which I love) but the lesser known..."

Amindha Fernando

"Love the way technology has been used in terms of scanning bar code for menu.. loved the biryani.. good..."

Makarand Paranjape

"One of the best Indian restaurants in Auckland my favorite was chicken 65 chicken tandoori and bengali fish..."

Rucha Ambetkar

"LOVED IT! 😋 The best Indian butter chicken place. It's affordable and delicious! The curry tastes perfect, not too thick or too creamy. It was..."

Tiffany A

"I loved all the food we had it was cooked extremely well and every dish was certainly value for money, the service was good and the food arrived..."

Ruth Emery

"Service has always been great here. Staff are really friendly. Food has always been good, every time I have been here. Would recommend this place to..."

Vibin Wilson

"The veg Manchurian is so so good. I think everyone should try that if they are ever in Bawarchi. Garlic naan is also very yummy you can try with one..."

Nita Rani

"I loved the food A++ , A++ service. We went on 5/7/19 around 9pm & was served by an indian man wearing a white shirt id really love to praise him for..."

Ruby Canty

"Very impressed by their customer service! Pointed out that their fruit custard tasted different & they replaced it right away without arguing...."

Trushant Patel

"Had the buffet here last Sunday. Our group arrived a bit late and they were already thinking of packing up but they let us in anyway. Food was really..."

Anna Wong

"Our regular briyani takeaway place. It’s worth the money we paid, we usually have it for days. The food is fresh and yummy! Try out their other ala..."

Giraffe

"Their Balti paneer and kadhai paneer are the bomb! Excellent taste. Very friendly and accommodating staff. Baigan sabji was very soupy, I expected..."

Pritika Sharma (Veg)

"I probably visit this place once a week, would highly recommend this place to everyone. Each dish I have tried so far has been very yummy. I love the..."

Z Huss

"This place sells the best Biryani compared to others so far. We loved their Bhuna Chicken . It is absolutely a dish I would recommend to try. So..."

Nashi Dasgupta

"It was a pleasant experience after trying biriyani from all over New Zealand. The best Biriyani I have had in NZ till date and probably the best..."

Vignesh Santhosh Prabhu

"After Paradise expanded with three different shops and became arrogant in customer service this is clearly the place to go. Great food and friendly..."

Evilmaikel

"5 stars for the lamb biryani!! Just love it!! Apart from biryani, you would also love fried rice and of course all the other dishes if you love..."

Sravya Mandava

"Perfect dine in for Indian food.. Authentic food ,perfectly cooked, homely feel, Had visited for dinner buffet,Had many varieties in both veg and non..."

Purnima C Nair

"I visited Bawarchi this morning for their weekend breakfast menu. Ordered Kaleji/ Gurda, paya and bheja masala with filter coffee. Kaleji/ Gurda ..."

Tastytips

"Best Biryani everrrrrr !!!!!!! Love it and will have it again n again n again n again n again 😀😋... highly recommended... do try their..."

Arshad Ali Khan

"THE FOODOLOGIST RATING:- FOOD:-4.9/5 (Well Cooked ,authentic,well spiced)SERVICE:-3.5/5 ( Fast, Efficient,Casual , Little More..."

Saahil Cherieth

"Bawarchi means The Chef! And a truly great Chef/s they are! We were warmly greeted & seated most comfortably. The staff were knowledgeable & very..."

Lvgdfd

"Came here because paradise was full. Did not regret it, food was freshly cooked & hot. Waitress was kind. Would love if there was more options of..."

Maria

"Just love the food, the Mutton biryani was heaven and its been sometime bow and was craving for it.. This place is highly under rated, you have a lot..."

Suraj Asha Barnawal

"Amazing food and truly Indian taste we have received today on Saturday the 08-09-2018. My only suggestion is that the service can be little bit..."

Chris Vaghasiya

"Favourite indian restaurant to go to. Hidden gem besides all the mainstream ones like Paradise etc. Try the Bawachi fish fry, Kadai chicken and the..."

Ghetto Reviews - Str8 Up G

"5 star for indian food !! Quality and service wise its top notch !! We enjoyed butter chicken , mutter panner with butter naan and tandoori..."

Sreejith V Pawar

"Only tried their lamb rogan gosht and one of their vegetarian curries (not sure which since I didn’t order it) they were both amazing! Highly..."

Ompong Monkey

"I’ve been craving Biryani for almost a whole week now and I have no idea why. The idea of basmati rice cooked with spices and meats seems normal..."

Medium_Rare

"Thanks Bawarchi Team.it was really good to visit you today after Long time for dine in (dinner) with family & friends :)food was delicious..."

FooD4Life

"Even though I don’t frequently visit this joint, delicious food is ingrained in my memories... chicken 65 is epic along with their biryani......"

Rayfaye Solomon

"Best Biryani in town . Must try Biryani . Genuinely high quality ingredients . No food colouring used to achieve vibrance but every mouthful is just..."

Ishan Subodh Shanbhag

"Tasty curries. I’m a big fan of indian vegetarian dishes. Just went there to buy a biriyani but the curries were looks amazing so i choose okra..."

Canistan Charles

"Variety of options to select from! Eggplant curry is the best amongst veg items. Fish dishes are awesome too. Ordered garlic prawns for the first..."

Twarita Dhorje

"Great food, not the usual "adopted" menu to the western taste buds, but good Indiam food at a great price, they also allow sampling which makes it..."

Jonny Rourke

"My go-to weekend brunch place. Bawachi offers savoury spicy brunch items that caters to your soul. Being a Malaysian, I struggle looking for a place..."

Tristen Won

"Bold strong and Authentic Flavours made the right way dfinitely for the Indian palete ! Been visiting takeaway and Dine in for years and never..."

Adrian D'souza

"We are regular customers of the restaurant.Excellent food,good location and outstanding customer service by Ruchika everytime we dine..."

Nikhil Kadam

"Great food every time, the service at the dine in section is good but sometimes you have to prompt the waiters a bit e.g. ordering drinks, changing..."

Nazia

"Delicious affordable food and prompt service. Got a wide selection of food for a great price. It accomodate for vegetarian and keto dietary..."

Bernie Judeel

"This is one of the best places of Auckland to have briyani ,which is in Authentic Hyderbadi style .The sides are also very lovely ,which suits..."

Prakash Prakash

"My review is based on takeaways. 😀The Veg biryani was too good.. no doubt about that! The yoghurt and Salan which is given with the..."

Minakshi Gupta

"Biryani and Bawarchi are a pair located in Auckland. Authentic Hyderabadi dum Biryani .. must say it is delightful. I don't miss India when I visit..."

Supreeth Esturi

"The Diwali special buffet was very good. It's our first time here. And we love the spicy food. To note. Its nice and spicy. I think u can request for..."

Sampoorna Laxmi

"What a great experience. Indian food so often is a symphony of trainwreck flavours assaulting your taste buds.Starter Lamb kebabsMain..."

Mike G.

"Best Biriyani in Auckland. Extreme value for money especially when ordering the family sized biriyanis. The other food on the menu isn't quite as..."

MK

"This as close as you can get to authentic dum biryani.I am a regular here.Value for money :)A group of us normally go here and even..."

Harsha Boginapally

"Good briyani. Gravy and yoghurt. Others are average. Chicken n lamb are both..."

Travels4Food

"Amazing place, amazing place. Thank you to the owner of the restaurant for being very generous to during the whole month of Ramadan. Bawarchi has..."

Shihana

"Amazing food, best biriyani in town, love their chicken lollipop. You won't get disappointed eating here. Takeaway and dine in. They have a buffet..."

Anish Ketty

"Amazing tasty food, good variety of items for both Vege's and Non-Vege's...Best Try - Bawarchi Special Fish, Mango Lassi, Hakka Noodles or..."

Sagar Dani

"Talawa gosh and biryani have been consistently very good... serving portions are good so its value for money ... will recommend this place for..."

Vik Singh

"Went to the buffet restaurant of Bawarchi. I'm happy with the food since I consider it to be closest to authentic Indian cuisine outside my own..."

Gurudatta Vishwasrao

"One of the best places for great North Indian food. For starters I will insist you to try their Seekh Kebabs, it is a bit spicy with great..."

Kanishka Phulli

"This review is based on my takeaways food experience. So far i never been there for dinner but go very often for takeaways. Why i gave 4/5 because..."

Param Singh Nurowal

"nice food,service is kind,my friend told me he like the food more than paradise.I think perhaps this kind of food is more Indian. It is really worthy..."

Zhengjihan9

"You can't go wrong with a $16 buffet! This place has awesome biriyani I was really impressed, and all the different sauces, yoghurt, chutney that you..."

Kiwi Eats Asia

"I read an article recently which claimed Bawarchi was 'Paradise without the queues" which inspired me to try it straight away.I ordered the..."

Jayden Campbell

"I've been a bit slack with my reviews recently as most of the restaurants I've been serve similar type of dishes that although taste wonderfully,..."

Annie Ren

"This review is purely based on biryani and between the many places that now sell biryani in Sandringham, this has to be the best!. Perfect for..."

Teik

"Amazing Food with splendid choices of non veg delicacies.Do pay a visit if u find time during weekdays and it's worth every penny to spend some with..."

Rahul Gopinadhan

"My new mission is to try all the restaurants in this part of Sandringham Rd. I heard that the briyani here is the best so I knew I had to try..."

Miss Kiki

"They have improved on the food quality. Our favourite is the chicken shezuan noodles. Their biryani is super delicious.. reminds us of the authentic..."

S Ansari

"Bawarchi is okay in terms of service, but really good in the food they have a lot of shops like dine in and take away but there is also buffet. It is..."

Miss Lawrence

"Being a hyderabadi, i want the best biryani and its only Bawarchi that dishes out the best biryani in the city. Some of my favourites from this place..."

Mizna Afzali

"This is our the favourite Indian joint in the town. Specially for 2 dishes Bhuna Gosh dry and Chicken biriyani.There is no comparison of these..."

Suchandra Saha

"They r the best... they improved a lot and I bet that today they serve the best hyderabadi Biryani in town. the best part is that they r consistent..."

Sathu Naidu

"Another Indian takeaway and dine in restaurant in Sandringham. This places has really tasty curries both vegetarian and non vegetarian. Most if their..."

Kaushikc_32

"Bawarchi is one of our favourite family dine in restaurants and takeaway aswell! We always pop in for dinners with our extended family from 8 people..."

Melissa

"We usually went to Bawarchi only if the line for Paradise was too long. However, Bawarchi has proved itself to be just as good, if not better at some..."

S&G Take Auckland

"Went there with my wife week ago and had their take aways a few times. Great authentic Indian food. It takes you on a trip to India after the first..."

Sebastian Bialek

"My best friend introduced me to this restaurant, the food is so good and great service. I recommend the bawarchi prawn special goes with naan bread...."

Chnda

"We impulsively went to dine here for lunch and as soon as I walked in I was served and offered a table. I got water as I waited for my partner to..."

Ju An Teo

"So we had The Wika social lunch on the 24/02/2017..bought Bawarchii Chicken Birryanee Meal at $40and Paradise Chicken Birryanee Meal at $35...."

Praneal Badal

"Been here more than 5 times here and the quality of food esp non- veg is quite outstanding. Ambience is good with warm welcome from the staff and the..."

Jaya Chandra

"Love the food specially briyani...!!! The taste was amazing and good place to have food...Superb😍.. u guys has become my favourite place to..."

Shivani Gupta

"Wonderfully excellent food, we went for the Prawn chef's special, the chilli garlic curry, garlic naan and mutter rice. Both curries were spot on..."

Lukas

"Recently came to Auckland and it was a while since I had biryani. Now having eaten some fantastic biryani in Bangalore, my expectations weren't too..."

Nakul Patel

"One of the finest restaurants in sandhigram. The popular dish would be biyarani. The wait time for food is a bit high. The Restaurent is always..."

Debin Sabu

"Buffet is the best! Simple food at good prices! My fav has to be the schezwan prawns fried rice! Do try it, the quantity is enough for 2 people..."

Richa K

"Have been visiting here quite often the food over here is Tasty. Specially the Biryani and Butter Chicken. Today tried Bell Pepper Chicken The spices..."

Zoheb

"I visit Bawarchi regularly, staff is awesome with great and friendly service. I love the food, there is plenty of verity of food items i love..."

Saeed Khan

"Best biryani in Auckland. Service is really slow if you want to customize anything or get starters. So unless you want something from the foom..."

Deen Khan

"This is the 2nd time that I have been to this place and this time we had the buffet dinner. Being an Indian and a Non Vegetarian I thought it was..."

Jolin

"Somehow all my office colleagues are crazy about biryani at this place, but being a vegetarian I had egg biriyani and I was really disappointed. Yes..."

Sakshi Wadhwa

"Absolutely wonderful food!!! Authentic Hyderabadi spicy food!!!gr8 customer service @ruchika!!Good ambience and availability of food with gr8..."

Abdullah Basuleman

"I LOVED the food at this place- if you've read my other reviews you know this doesn't happen often. They had the best Schezwan noodles in Auckland -..."

Eli A

"This is the best place to eat India food in Auckland, Me being an Indian student miss the food of my hometown, and I was very much surprised to hop..."

Sonia Pereira

"Best biryani of New Zealand. Other dishes are also very tasty but my favourite is chicken biryani. Must try if you want to have really good..."

Foodielicious

"I have been here several times. But still cannot resist to stay away from it. One of the finest biryani makers. Its pleasant experience to have happy..."

Ali NZ

"Bawarchi is one of my favourite place to satisfy my hunger n taste in auckland,they got the eatables which resemble the real spice of india.service..."

Praveen Raj

"Amazing food and services. Great effort for staff to customers. Non veg extra good . Soup is very nice.I remembered one staff name is ruchika is..."

Dhvl

"Good and friendly staff, delicious food.Highly recommended. Located in the heart of Sandringham Suburb. Ruchika is always good and friendly...."

Varun Manek

"Some items of the food were good like the paneer tikka and boti kabab. I expected charcoal chicken to be dry but was a gravy item. The bengali fish..."

Ali Ali

"Overall experience with Bawarchi has always been good.. The food tastes great, the service is on time and the waiting staff are polite and helpful....."

Rutu Pandya

"1st time we came here on this friday. Well the 1st thing which attract me most, "Aroma". We've ordered #PaneerButterMasala #DaalTadka #GarlicNaan...."

Nirmit Rss

"Food - 5/5Service - 5/5Ambiance - 4/5We were in the St. Lukes area and needed a quick bite. So a friend had liked the "hot and sour..."

LoveEatLive

"Went with my good friends after waiting for a long time. Quiet a few of my mates recommended this to me but did not get chance. We ordered Mutton..."

Feel Food

"Being an Indian my quest for authentic Indian food always was on since i moved to Auckland. Well it ends with the Lamb Biryani at Bawarchi. Very nice..."

Syed

"We had been here for many times, if we are peckish the first thing straightly comes in to our mind is Bawarchi. we tried here tandoori chicken..."

Anu Thotakura

"A great place to dine in if you priorities taste over decor- best biriyani so far I had had in NZ. I went there a couple of months ago when a buffet..."

Gloria Pooja Rodrigues

"I have catered from Bawarchi a few times and have always gotten the best service and food. My friends love their Afghani Chicken, Duhdi Dal. The..."

Miraaz Peerbhai

"Have been here a number of times with friends and family. Not a great place for a big group as the dining area is all cramped up, but you will..."

Sanchit Kaushal

"Another Sunday Curry night and therefore a venture to the curry central area of the city... Decided to try this place as an alternative to Paradise..."

Ivan Koay

"I ordered take out here. Firstly, the aroma of the food is overwhelming...in a good way. The minute I parked my car, I knew I had to buy what I was..."

Ashlene Cheryl Cardoza

"Great food, spicy food just like our home country nd the ambience was good madw me feel like am back at home. Rates compared to other restaurants..."

KB

"Had this for Dinner last week, one of the best birayani I've tasted in Auckland. I've tried a few places and this is my favourite to date. Will visit..."

Kiran Chilukuri

"Odered their grill platter arabic style & tandoori style for starter..Fantastic. .Chicken biryani for main.. excellent...Must say..."

Wildcard

"Food is great no doubt. A customer service is need to be focused a lot. I have seen people walking out after waiting for too long to get served from..."

Shubhal Sable

"The best naan I have had in my life!!! Bheija fry and Chicken Tawa were delicious!! Went on Friday, loved it so much that I went with my family on..."

Rohit Victor

"Went for late lunch today at Bawarchi. its a great alternative to it's neighbour rivalry, Paradise. I ordered the Chicken Tikka Masala with garlic..."

Phil

"I Rate this a complete 5. Hands down the only place which will give you this quality food at this price. The mutton Biryani is my husband's favourite..."

Disha

"My partner and I ordered takeaways for the first time a couple of nights ago. I was very happy with with everything we ordered. I will definitely be..."

Angela Trigg

"Pretty good food but briyani was outrageously spicy. Also, the restaurant was pretty crowded when we went in. ..."

Purnima Sudha

"Yesterday i got a chance to eat in this outlet.i ordered veg hakka noodles along with chiken tikka masala.Both were very good in taste and specially..."

Mohit Gupta

"Went there last year to try something in the area that was NOT Paradise but got severely burnt. The food was horrible then and so was the service...."

Kishore Mitra

"This place is by far one of the best indian food iv had in auckland. The biryanis and currys are just too authentic mughlai indian but the even the..."

I'm Hungry

"On my first visit, i was very disappointed as we were served a very hot dish, which we did not order, the person on the next table ordered the same..."

Asif Rahman

"Bought some Chicken Biriyani and Chicken 65, to my surprise it was better than Paradise Takeaway! I'll start buying from here and post some more..."

EssJay

"Second best biriyani joint in all of New Zealand. We had a buffet dinner once with family and I felt the food was not on par with paradise which is..."

Vaidyanathan Balasubramanian

"Good service from attentive, friendly staff. Been here twice. Delicious and flavorful food. Biryani is a must have for me. Would love to try their..."

Lydia SCL

"Very nice food here...like the buffet on Mon nights...alcohol free zone....the rice pudding is great. Good cheap eating and nice staff....do try it,..."

Peter Snowden

"Food is amazing, Indian and Indo Chinese. cheap price food 10/10 on the food love the food. After a good dinner one can forgive anybody can be..."

Good Boy

"Great restaurant for Authentic Indian food. Good for taste, affordable, and poor ambiance. Tip: Dinner Buffet on Tuesday and Wednesday is too..."

Arun Theja

"Visited Bawarchi after hearing a lot good about them. It was a family dinner for us and we enjoyed their dishes as they were in their perfect form...."

Syed Mohiuddin

"I am a regular at Bawarchi and routinely sample their delicious curries ranging from chicken 65, chicken manchurian, and chilli chicken. Chilli..."

Restaurateur

"Me and My mum came on a Monday and were delighted to know that there was a buffet special. Waiter was very nice. The food was delicious being a..."

Meghana

"Amazing biryani.We ordered the party pack and ate to our heart's content.Thanks to crowded Paradise I got a chance to try this..."

Prem C

"Biriyani is out of this world.........takes you back to the nicest places of eating biriyani around India. It is also served with the tastiest mirchi..."

Harry Rodrick

"Great Place! Food is amazing. This Guy will give a very very tough competition to paradise takeaway. Why not after all he was the founder of..."

Mel Dsouza

"The best biriyani out there. Go there on mondays and tuesdays for the $16 dinner buffet. Naan, chicken, rice, dessert everything you could ask for...."

Manu Viswan

"We headed here on a rainy week night for a curry. The takeaway has warmer dishes full of curry; they looked OK but I'm not entirely sure about curry..."

Alistair Ross

"Great food, a place you must eat at! They have plenty of space with variety of mouth watering dishes. An eat out that cannot be missed..."

Kashif Quadri

"There's not much that beats a Sunday night curry. So when the Scotsman suggested we check out another curry house in Sandringham, I jumped at the..."

Kiwi Food Wonders

"Bawarchi is a staple restaurant for me and the kids. On Mon/Tues the buffet is amazing in value and breadth of dishes. they excel at rich, vibrant..."

Stu Eff

"The very best place for Muglai cuisine. Customer service is nice. Food is hygiene and tasty. Restaurant has good private sitting section for families..."

Pawel Singh

"Decent food decent portion sizes. It appears the owners or chef may have changed since the last time I’ve visited this place as the quality has..."

Pratik Chandra

"Tried the seafood sizzlers at this place was amazing and then took some takeaway of biryani and , the biryani hear kills it. The taste of the curries..."

Khalid Bin

"Had a great experience on my visit to Bawarchi, lots of options to choose from you could feel the aroma around. All thanks to the team helped me to..."

syed ateeq

"Ordered biryani jumbo and a few additional curries and dishes, the food was..."

Abubakar Siddiq

"Loved the biryani’s every time we had from here (I’m commenting on Evening’s only in the restaurant not the buffet) , found the buffet food not..."

GT

"We loved the food, very delicious!! Everything was..."

Samarth Dhillon

"Very first time trying Indian style buffet Delicious as expected! $24.99 per person 45 to 60 mins all you can eat It is worth the money if you are..."

Eric Chou奧克蘭寶哥

"I really like dining or getting takeaways from Barwachi. Food quality and quantity is on par with paradise takeaways but without the long lines and..."

Jude B

"Bawarchi Restaurant is a taste sensation! Everything on the menu is delicious, but their Biryani is truly exceptional – a must-try. The Chicken..."

Asif Yasin

"Never like to give feedback or review but I personally like the service they are giving and a great customer service. If you are not happy with food..."

Sagar Patel

"We visit here often. Especially for their lamb biriyani which my friends and husband love! I totally recommend the chicken 65 and chicken Szechuan..."

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