TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in New Zealand - Updated October 2024

Dosa Plaza

72/100 (1642 ratings)

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"We order Pani Puri Mixed veg, Garlic Roasted Dosa with Cheese and Jeera Rice. Interestingly, this restaurant serves pasta and Chinese too. It wasn't..."

Foodreview Eat

"Food is 10/10 very consistent even when restaurant is peak busy. Service is always good by all staff specially Satya who is always very friendly Also..."

Paramjit

"You walk in, sit down, they give you the menu, a docket and a pencil to write down your food order and then you hand it back. I've never placed my..."

Yum

"Good south Indian and Chinese dishes. Good service too.Tried the mexi roll dosa and gobi manchurian...yummy loved it...."

Divya Jyoti Saldanha

"Good turn around in the last 2 months. Authentic south Indian dosas. Friendly staff and really nice food. Loved it. I believe that at present this..."

Leny Samuel

"Super Food and worth the price...Staff is very friendly...Specially Sanam who is very nice guy... enjoyed a lot...Keep up the good work..."

Amit Shah

"Delicious and Unique Dishes! Great & caring customer service; Quality & Taste of food have been improved over the months that we have tried since..."

Uz Rose

"Ambiance is good. We ordered Veg hakka noodles and gobi Manchurian which tasted really good and they served very quickly. Would definitely recommend..."

Mallika

"Starting with the ambience , it was beautiful.. food service was quick n friendly staff.. we had ordered masala n Mysore masala dosa.. the dosa was..."

Purnima C Nair

" Highly recommend for Vegetarian Food. Good customer service much better then before. Good quality of food. must Try new declicious dish Dalbati...."

Patelbiren2010

"What a find. The extensive menu is totally vegetarian with many vegan and some Jain (no onions). The best Samosa I have had in a long time. All the..."

Caril Cowan

"It’s the best Indian dosa and food outlet keep going there and keep loving it !!! The food is Amazing and taste feels like so authentic like of..."

Arpit Nitendra Acharya

"After a long while, I truly experienced the Indo Chinese flavor fusion with south Indian flavors in Auckland. We ordered paneer crispy dosa, veg..."

Swati Loomba

"A friend brought me here for their masala dosa and I must say I really enjoyed it. I don't know how authentic it is or if their interpretation of the..."

Jeffie

"We enjoyed our time at Dosa Plaza .We ordered masala dosa, menduwada, sada dosa ,Mexi roll dosa with cheese , paneer tikka and Mango and Rose..."

Tastytips

"Had masala dosa which was good. Sambhar was too less. The dosa was crisp which you often do not get in Auckland.Definitely a bit..."

Mrinal Mehra

"This place is, I don’t even know what word to say... It is like heaven. Big Dining room but always crowded. Like what, everybody loves..."

Miss Lawrence

"Good food and really tasty. Prem roast masala dosa is must have yummiest.....medu vada crispiest ever and Hakka noodles were good as well..."

Ritu Arora Sahni

"Visited twice in April 2019 (5 stars)The restaurant is refurbished. Great ambience, Friendly customer service. EXCELLENT food! Perfectly well..."

Pritika Sharma (Veg)

"Been here with friends...Variety of food in single menu.Good quantity and quality...Good and fast service specially in indian..."

Food Lovers

"Been there in this weekend with 3 of my friends. Tried their different items american chopsey dosa. It was spicy and good. After that tried their big..."

Polash Shariful Hasan

"Huge variety of interesting Dosaz you'll get here. We normally come here for Shezwan sizzlers, different types of Dosaz or simply..."

Aabhas Dole

"today i was in this outlet with my friends and we specially went there for having sizzlers..so we had ordered schezewan sizzlers and triple schezewan..."

Mohit Gupta

"I had just picked my mate up from the airport and we were driving down Dominion Rd. She was filling me in on her life when I suddenly interrupted her..."

Crumpet King

"Dosa Plaza. YOU. ARE. AWESOME. I love everything about you. Great bang for buck! This place is cheap and cheerful at its very best!Marvel..."

Cheesyweesy

"I loved this place. Very surprised with the low rating. I have been wanting to have a proper dosa with chutney and was nearly giving up hope until I..."

Ridad

"I got for the more traditionally punjabi offerings, rather than the fusion cuisine or 'american' or 'chinese' offerings. They are tasty,..."

S. Joberg

"I love this place bcoz i love south indian cousine..amazing range of dosas they have..The idli manchurian and spring roll dosa is a must try...good..."

Himani Nagpal Sharma

"The food took too long to come. The menu had plenty of variety. The food was good however i think the food may have been too spicy. The place has..."

Jazz

"The food was great but we had to go and order but they should come over to us at tables and take order for the food. But otherwise is a good food to..."

Roshan Patel

"I have lived in South India and this restaurant is the first good South Indian restaurant in New Zealand. The food is excellent, authentic South..."

Tornado

"We are so addicted to this place. Fantastic place. 5 stars. Dosa Plaza has A Gold Food Hygiene Certificate from City Council. I think one must check..."

Raju

"Usually empty so a seat is guaranteed :) the food is great...you cant go wrong with any..."

Roonie

"Great place, but it's always bustling. I've resorted to takeaways three times due to the crowds. The food is delicious, although the service is slow,..."

Akash Parmar

"The food is delicious and the place is very spacious and has a good ambiance. The food price is reasonable too. Almost all the dishes has authentic..."

Abhijeet Kale

"This is a vegetarian Indian restaurant. It is making changes to its appearance which I like very much. The food is excellent and the service. My..."

Rebecca KEENAN

"great food .freindly staff ...loved indo-chinese .. gobi manchurian was yum .. will visit again..."

Avijt Sarkar

"Yum! We came for the first time because of @dominion_road_food_challenge (on Instagram) who gave it a great review and we’re trying to go to places..."

Amelia Leath

"Fantastic place with delicious food. friendly staff and amazing customer service. I would say check out their new added dishes for dosa and more....."

MAULIK CHAUDHARY

"Awesome veg food restaurant. Must go if u are craving Indian veg food. Amazing taste. U will not miss “Bharat” food once u visit..."

Vishal Sampat

"Nicest place for vegan or vegetarian people. Great service and great food Only needs to speed up the service but wait is completely worth a..."

Jay Kishan

"A real well managed place with a good menu. Service was paced at an okay speed but the food was served hot. My personal favourites are the masala..."

Chetan Shah

"Super amazing tasty food...also sumptuous quantity...try everything... everything is super..."

Aishwarya Pagar

"Yum food , had the chilli cheese dosa it was yum but needed a filing in there to be even better , the garlic and chilli naan bread was tasty , the..."

Raf Nicholson

"It was almost 10 min before we reached when they were closing. I am happy the Staff/owner has allowed us nicely and delivered the delicious..."

Virali Shah

"This biriyani is exotic. vegetarians can enjoy this without any inhibitions. subtle spice and limited oil (unlike in other places), quantity is..."

Sanab Saneesh

"Ordered for Paneer Manchurian and Paper Dosa, I went to this restaurant for the first time. Dosa was good and paneer was yummy..."

Maria Pillai

Shivani - Mt Roskill

70/100 (2194 ratings)

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"Food is really tasty and value for money...."

Saajan

"Shivani and her team catered for both my daughter's First Holy Communion celebration and they did an excellent job. Delicious food and great service...."

Anora Loreno

"Great masala dosa and vada sambar. Good service even on a Saturday when it was full. Polite staff. Definitely will go back. Thanks for the good food...."

Prasad Pradhan

"lovely pure vegetarian restaurant. Perfect place to go with elders in family. The chaat items are amazing, however idlli wasnt that great. overall..."

The Food Lover

"Standards have improved a lot since they started.Excellent customer service with all staff being ver friendly We are regulars now and pricing is..."

Vidyadhar Shalivahan

"Great Ambience, reminds me of India. Was suprised to see the options and variations in food, loved the Amristar thali, enough for 2 and amazing..."

Suraj Asha Barnawal

"Was amazing experience with shivani good in customer service front staff was polite and yummy pav Baji . so overall experience was good recommend one..."

Lovepreet Kaur

"Excellent Food.. Amritsari kulcha and chana was yumm.. Very good customer service by HAPPY.. highly recommend for a family with kids as restaurant is..."

Divya P

"Only come here for aloo mattar which is real decent! 4 stars because they always make it for me even though it’s not on the menu! 😋 only..."

Nicole Havea

"excellent food specially their cholle bhature and their masala dosa is a must try. Loved the ambience and thumps up to service and such a friendly..."

Satya Sandeep Sistla

"Great Service and amazing food served, went with my friends and get fascinated by all the dishes they presented especially veg Manchurian, masala..."

Mandeep Singh

"Ordered food from Shivani for my company Diwali function. Honestly the best choice we could have made! The food was delicious and the service was..."

I P

"We ordered two curry and taste was too good. Very Good Food loved it. Must try kadai paneer and palak paneer. Good service in takeaway as well. Good..."

Pavan Patel

"Good Indian food. Had kulcha chane. It was crispy. Also had butter panneer masala. That was also good. The prices are reasonable as well. Have been..."

Mrinal Mehra

"Very good food . Staff is very friendly .nice place to go out with family. Saag te makke de rotti is tasty . Feel like home made . We will try again..."

Sandeep Singh Johal

"good ambience and seating for family dinner. variety,taste and prices are good. no complaints. even found the indian paan . will go again and..."

Saurabh Kaushik

"Awesome Indian sweets and food. 100% recommended. Should try once. Superb taste of sweets with quality. Friendly staff at the counter. All over..."

Romin Dobariya

"Great food in reasonable price.I went there with my friends to experience the real taste of india which i heard from other friends, before..."

Anjali

"Very good service and food, recommended by friend and I guess he was right,Had kadai paneer and naan. Keep up the good work guys.was gud service as..."

Sam

"Excellent food at very reasonable prices, brilliant customer service..we ordered masala dosage, chole bhature, pani puri everything was mouth..."

Sumani Sharma

"Came here with group of workmates as they are saying the vege dishes here are good tasting. I ordered Samosa chaat and Chole bathure, to be honest I..."

Austindavis17

"My husband and I come to Shivani quite regularly and we love it! My favorite things are fresh puris, generous quantities, fresh and new dishes, and a..."

Ksenia Kala

"Tasty 😋 experience loved food! Very friendly staff although did take a lite bit of a wait to get food but worth it. Nice ambience as well...."

Malkeet

"I been here many times and loved the navratre special and also other food like chole bhature and chats..these food were good... the reason for..."

Shivani Gupta

"we visited today at shivani dominion road.. mount roskill.. enjoyed the buffet.. luvly food n best service ever recieved .. fablous staff and very..."

Preet

"Tasty experienceI had the mixed uttapam which was made fresh so it took a little while. Served with the usual chutneys and sambar. Very tasty..."

Thomasbe

"Yesterday on new year we had a great costumer service from Shivani's staff especially boy with the spikes long hair and i and my friends enjoy a..."

Ramandeep Singh

"Today i and my friend booked table for 6 ppl.Food was really good and nice service. Restaurant was neat and clean we will back again..."

Simran

"When they had just opened the restaurant had a charm and the chaat and raj kachori's were to die for. They have some great offers now on food but the..."

Sakshi Wadhwa

"We went to Shivani two days back for lunch.we ordered chart,dosa,naan and few curries.the food was really delicious.the restaurant was not only clean..."

Amaanat

"Amazing food, atmosphere and hosts. I have eaten a range of items- from chaat, to north and south indian; and indo-chinese. Every single item has..."

Kavita Baluja

"Went twice to this place. Tried chaat and south indian brunch buffet. Unfortunately, for the last couple of years I couldn't find a place in Auckland..."

Subbu

"Newish at 1 year old in Mt. Roskill. Quite a pleasant and welcoming vegetarian restaurant with clean, modern vibes. Went here with work mates which..."

Lulu

"Great service n nice food. Been few times always had good experience. Tasty food and very very reasonable price. Full value of money. Keep it..."

Satnamsinghkang

"Stopped for a quick lunch and ordered Idli sambhar. The food was mouth wateringly delicious and fresh. Idli was very soft and chutney was..."

Suchi Malhotra

"Such a nice place to eat.Lovely environment and good food.On tops, a lot of different variety of indian food to choose from.Nice..."

SimranDeep Singh

"Best food ,professional service must try .shivani owner is really caring and provide personal care and attention . I like paneer dosa 👍and all..."

Seema Chatly

"Went for first time last night - was very pleasantly surprised - very authentic curries and knocks spots off the competition - highly recommended..."

Sona

"Awesome food. The food is authentic North Indian. If any one wants to experience the real taste then this is the place to be. It's clean and service..."

Gaurav Grover

"yesterday me and my family went to shivani restaurants mt roskill branch first time we tried their north indian buffet, the food was really awsom,...."

ANURAG

"Awesome food and awesome service .... We enjoy alot..... Love the food and service. Highly recommended. This place is totally changed than before...."

J Deep

"This is our go-to place, we love eating at Shivani and specially enjoy their buffet and sweets. The food is great, the place is neat, the ambiance..."

Poorva A Bhatia

"I had not received comprehensive menu suggestions at a vegetarian Indian restaurant to cater to my dietary needs quite like I received at Shivani, Mt..."

Lance Loughlin

"We went there on a wet and miserable day but came out refreshed. We opted for the South Indian buffet. The food was excellent along with masala chai..."

Amitabha Bhattacharyya

"Had lunch with family awesome food. Excellent service by Deepak even though we were a pain in ordering but he was very calm and gentle and gave us..."

Benny

"This review is purely based on the weekend south indian breakfast lunch buffet. I've been for this twice and I do recommend going here once, maybe..."

I'm Hungry

"Neat, clean and tidy. Friendly service. Their Mysore Masaja dosa is the best I have had in Auckland. I wanted a tabs dose - unfortunately that..."

Dawnefoenander

"We visited this place on Wednesday, ambience of the restaurant was great, loved the environment , very nice and clean place. Service was very fast..."

Param Brar

"Pretty neat place. It's in the heart of Mount Roskill and caters to all kind of hunger whether you are craving south or north indian or just want to..."

Disha

"The buffet dinner was fantastic especially the noodles. The customer service has also come a long way and there is genuine care now. Happily will..."

Vijai Mahendra

"Me and my husband, after so much of thinking have decided to go with shivani restaurant for celebrating our son's 1st birthday and we made the right..."

Shubhangini Deshpande

"Been to the Mount Roskill branch a couple of times, their cleanliness and service was top-notch, Paneer Chilly was great, also tried their Friday..."

Murad Padania

"Had a great evening out with eight friends who all thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The food was was really tasty and offered a large selection of..."

Mt Albert

"A Great place for veg and we enjoyed a lot tonight..Divya did awesome job by her good service & smile ...👍It's good place to go for all..."

Parimal

"We went for work team lunch and the food and service was amazing. My colleagues have since gone back and as a team we are going back there. Only..."

S Singh

"Tried the buffet dinner again, and this time the food was different, and I think better than the first.This is a new vegetarian restaurant where..."

Gerard Pinn

"Work lunch today....absolutely delicious totally vegetarian food..and thats from a meat eater!I had the Maharajas thali....omg..yum...very..."

Kaz Lee

"We had our lunch on a weekday here.We found this place very welcoming, fresh, clean and the food was great!Ordered the Parathas and the Punjabi..."

Pinky Wadhwania

"We enjoyed the food a lot! Always looking for a 100% vegetarian place to go! Loved the food we ordered. Divya, one of the employees there, served us..."

Meg Mohan

"We organised a work dinner here and were slightly skeptical after reading the reviews. However, we had the north indian buffet and we were all very..."

Fedora Fernandes

"Amazing food. Great service and even better ambience! Definitely going back with all of my friends! I am not sure how the overall is low but give..."

Rahul M

"My friend and I dropped an unplanned visit at Shivani because our intended restaurant was closed. She had the vege spring roll, I ordered the butter..."

Chelsea

"I went to Shivani's Restaurant last night and we really like the ambiance, food and services the manager and a girl (Divya) provided the best of..."

Sneha Rawal

"This place is newly built so its very clean. The staff are friendly and responsive. I ate some 'chat' food here which was one of the best I have had..."

EssJay

"This review is purely based on the dessert. Indian sweets are always a guilty pleasure, so why not indulged on the good stuff such as Shivani Indian..."

Mat

"A great place for Veg food - we had Mushroom Korma and it is the best on I have in NZ- keep up the good job chef- the other curry Paneer Spinach..."

Vaddagiri

"Been here twice. Lovely place Great food. It is a self service joint so you treat yourself. Such elaborate menu that you need to visit again & again...."

Nishtha Saini

"Food was good. We ordered chole bhature and Chinese platter. Bhature were really good. Service was good as well. We didn't had table to sit when we..."

Nira

"I happened to visit this place when I was damn hungry(USUALLY DON'T TRY NEW PLACES WHEN I'M HUNGRY)but to my delight the food turned out so good!..."

Rahul Bannai

"Some good food mate. I loved it. service was good. taste was way better than some other places. quite liked it. surely excellent. 5..."

Amit T

"Excellent food and service. I tried Masala dosa, chole bhature, papri chaat and rabri kulfi. I must say thats the best tatse I ever tried in..."

Kunal

"I am rather surprised to see that all the previous reviews are negative. We visited here on a Thursday afternoon so it wasn't quite busy. The menu is..."

Hemant Kaushal

"I had the pleasure of visiting Shivani Sweet Shop recently and was thoroughly impressed. Shivani's Mithai thaals were not only visually stunning but..."

Maryam Khan

"I recently experienced exceptional customer service at a restaurant, thanks to Suresh. His attentiveness and friendly demeanor made the dining..."

Sylvestis Oberoi

"I ordered food from Shivani for our office Diwali lunch and the whole process was seamless. The food was tasty and everyone loved it, great for..."

Ashrita Lilori

"A good north Indian food stop. Nice ambience and good quality service. Price also affordable. A good spot for satisfying your north Indian foods...."

L&J “Libin”

"It was a good service provided by Kirti.. the Rajkachori was yumm. My husband and I loved it. I was craving for it and she did a good job. Thanks..."

Reema Royal

"Suresh at reception provided great customer service. Staff was friendly and efficient I am regular customer. food quality and taste consistently been..."

kuldeep kumar

"Great to see the team on Diwali night. Thank you so much for accomodating our late night food request. We had a nice time. Our special THANKS to..."

ksaini1806

"My first time at Shivani was an enjoyable eating experience, a friendly lady at the ordering counter steered me in the direction of a Masala Dosa,..."

Ray Eagle

"Delicious, Authentic testy Indian Food. We visited a group of 72 people from USA. Very good services and nice atmosphere and a great food..."

Dushyant Patel

"Hi there. We hadn't exceptional service yesterday from the entire staff at this restaurant. It was super busy yet the food tasted great and there is..."

Hemang Patel

"The food was excellent 👌 but we had to sit for a long time get served. We went with 2 kids. They were very hungry. At last we have to go and ask..."

Kuhananthi Gunarathinarajah

"Our experience has been great every time. The staff specially Mr. Ram Singh is always warm and friendly. Food is delicious and good value for..."

Mary Shaji

"Superb food. Awesome chaat platter best ever. Been long since i had sooo good chat. Food took me back home to india. So fresh and delicious value for..."

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