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Everest Dine

86/100 (1483 ratings)

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Nepali Thali

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Lamb Choila

Momo Dumplings

Aloo

Chicken Bhuteko

Lamb

Everest Thakali Chicken

Fish

Jhol Momo and Sadheko Momo

Butter chicken

Mango Lassi

Goat curry

garlic naan

Lamb Vindaloo

Everest Chicken

Chicken tikka

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Fish Tikka

Chicken lollipop

Fish Curry

Pista Kulfi

paneer butter masala

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Accepts Mastercard

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"First time ever trying Nepali food and I must say I was blown away With how flavour packed everything was. It was absolutely incredible and the guy..."

Bean

"Great food with good ambience. Have visited the same restaurant at their previous address number of times and this was our first visit to their nee..."

Kanishka Phulli

"Enjoyed the food and drinks..."

Nikki B

"Service was awesome. Go for the momos, lamb skewers were tender, goat curry and palak paneer were delicious. Highly..."

Sam

"So yum! Everest Dine have opened today for breakfast and dinner, and it is amazing! Quick and friendly service, big portions, delicious food..."

Grace Cox

"Last night I tried Nepalese cuisine for the first time! The meals at this restaurant manage to combine authentic flavours from both Indian and..."

Tori Hockley

"I have been here several times and i have never been disappointed a single time. I tried their Chicken Thali and to be honest it gave me a nostalgic..."

Rajeshrai4544

"Best godamn momos in auckland..."

Ishaan Kochhar

"Ordered authentic Nepalese chicken ledobedo which was properly cooked with Naan and the chicken momo's was really good too, the only thing which can..."

Kushant Mansukhani

"Amazing Nepalese food! Best momos and thukpa in Auckland. Will Be back for sure..."

Retina Rimal

"One of the finest typical nepalese authentic food with fresh clean and excellent services. Highly recommend this place for nepalese and indian food...."

Nirazan Adhikari

"Great food, excellent service, complete Nepalese touch. Chicken mo:mo is lit, if anyone wants a full nepalese starter than Nepalese Platter is pretty..."

Sharad Kc

"I visited here with my family to try some Nepalese food. Momo was awesome, chicken sekuwa and chowmien awesome. Chicken korma and garlic naan... One..."

Ujjwol Bhochhibhoya

"One of the best Nepalese Restaurant in town. Great place for family and small parties and get together.Great ambience and quality food. In..."

Khanal Gaurav

"Things that reminds you of home the most is family, friends and food. The food here took me straight back to my home, eating the food made by my..."

Mohan

"ordered from Uber eats. I haven’t eaten such incredible Indian food before. Lots of very tender moist chicken thighs in our dish just..."

Paulkuru2

"Awesome butter chicken and Goat curry..... not bad for dumping lovers as well !!!!!! Customer service was excellent !!!! Highly recommended for a..."

Varun Chugh

"This was a great 👍🏻 place.... it’s just that the 🐐 🍛 goat curry had a bit too much ginger flavour in it Another one was the ginger..."

Vedika

"Love Indian food and since coming to NZ have struggled to find one like we have in the uk bingo I found one best I have had and believe me I have..."

Foodie In The House

"If you ever have a cold, try their Chicken Thukpa. The blend of spices in the soup is beautifully balanced with the Sichuan pepper delivering the..."

Karan Gosain

"First time at this place and it been an awesome night tonight at Everest.Must try this place if you haven't been here before .We have..."

FooD4Life

"Hi, its beautiful dine service I ever had and person who give us service its lovely and food is awesome , before we thought its won't possible to get..."

Prashant Dholakiya

"Located at the Auckland most beautiful location.Everest proves to be as promising as Parnell itself. I celebrated my Birthday over here in..."

Shreyansh Patni

"I have been to this location many times, but under a new name every time. I know Nepalese cuisine is very similar to the Indian's, but how similar..."

STRADS

"Great location along Parnell Road. Parking could be a bit tricky on the road as its always full . No available carpark spaces on site. Staff served..."

LilMSunshine

"Delicious food,always! The Nepalese dishes are unique and highly recommended. Tandoori chicken is a favourite with the kids. Wonderful..."

Tushar Sharma

"Was very curious to have the Nepalese food for the first time. Surprisingly there isn't much of a difference in the Indian and the Nepalese cuisine...."

Shihana

"I haven't had Nepalese food before. I was excited to go there with my awesome colleagues. I had one of their Nepalese lamb curry with thick..."

Lia Yosaatmadja

"Very nice customer service n friendly staff ..... I'm regular customer there frm last 2 yrs... they always serve the best quality food !!!!!! Love..."

Rajpreet.bhagta98

"I really liked this place. Not the typical indian food you taste but has very nice touch to other traditions blended in which creates a great mix...."

Sunvi Ahsan

"Maybe the only Nepali restaurant in Auckland that has a reasonable emphasis on the "Nepali" part when it comes to the menu. Decent momos, Nepali..."

Kishore Mitra

"Fantastic food and service- went here for a birthday lunch and their $20 meal deal is a steal ( with 1 starter, main and a beer/wine) and they allow..."

Anitha Narayan

"Friendly environment,yummy momos 😊😊😊😊😊😊bst momos in nz👍👍👍....jst love it..this will b my regular visiting..."

Usha Thapa

"This Nepalese eatery is located on Parnell road and it's quiet popular.Ambiance was quiet simple, service was good but food was really nice.I..."

Vikram.vij

"Rare to find Nepalese cuisine along with regular Indo-Cinese stuff. Good ambience. Spacious. Friendly staff. Food was good. Food felt fresh and..."

Harsh Vardhan Shrotriya

"This place deserves a 5.0 rating. The staff are lovely. Our waitress was so welcoming and friendly. The place is cozy and extremely clean. The food..."

Lana A

"Decided to dine in here instead of take away and it was phenomenal. Service was beyond anything I could ever expect & the food was out of this world...."

Allie

"We enjoyed the meal, service, ambiance, staff and cleanliness standard. It has a nice feel to the place and the food was very well presented. I'd..."

Eric Anderson

"Had a lunch special here: entree, main and drink for a set price. The food was very tasty, I recommend trying their Nepalese dishes. Got some of the..."

Maria

"I'm not an Indian fan (after a terrible experience elsewhere). But we came here for a birthday, the food is quite good. I ended up ordering..."

Annie Wilson

"Oh yes, a perfect dine in place overall. Great food and ambience. Staff are well mannered and have a great knowledge of their menu. The waitress was..."

Food Reviewer

"Came for a birthday dinner since it was recommended by a friend. It wasn't too hard to find, upstairs down an alley where Casa Del Gelato is. We went..."

Benedict Uy

"If you are in Parnell and are in search of a mix of wonderful flavour's and extremely well presented food, look no further. And if you are..."

Dougal

"I dined here with my family and had a great evening everyone enjoyed their meals. The staff were very friendly and attentive. The food was really..."

Liam Buckley

"This was a place which we wanted to try for a long time. The service from the start was really good. The starters were really tasty, presentation..."

Kaushikc_32

"Good food.. I went specially to have momos.. (Nepalese dumplings) as they taste better than any other dumplings.. try the spicy sauce.. as that's the..."

Richa Khattar Goyal

"Excellent food every time we've eaten here or had take away. Tandoori chicken, Nepali chicken curry, naans, kheer all yummy. And the service is very..."

Nagaja Sanatkumar

"Who even knew there was such a thing as Nepalese cuisine? Could this be the first restaurant in NZ (or even the southern hemisphere) to offer..."

Frank

"This place is hard to spot if it wasn't for the fact that I did a search for Indian food in Parnell on my entertainment book app. Lovely place, but..."

Adeline

"Having passed this place many a time we decided to try this place out last night. We walked in without a reservation and was promptly seated at a..."

Ivan Koay

"It is an understatement for me to say that this is one of my all-time favourite restaurants.The food is absolutely outstanding at an..."

P Smith

"This restaurant is located in a very cosy and convenient place in Parnell. Clean and fresh interiors give you a very Nepalese..."

Aabhas Dole

"Everest Dine is an awesome little spot tucked away in Parnell. They are the restaurant around doing authentic dishes from Nepal. I have been here a..."

Rachel Roberts

"One of my Indian friend recommend me this place to have some nice Indian and Nepalese food. He was right! The food was nice and the service was good..."

Clara Lawrence

"right from the moment you enter, the service is excellent. we were welcomed by warm and friendly staff members and quickly seated and served. the..."

Nicole Rosalie Alazas

"Went for my birthday last week and had an amazing night!Waiters are smiling, really nice and give good advice.Food was great - thali - rich..."

Stephanie Regnier

"I had stupidly not read a Groupon voucher that was for lunch only and we turned up 2 days before expiry for dinner ! (I did tell them it was a..."

Glenn P

"We decided to dine out tonight. A after a quick trip up the road, we arrived at Everest! The restaurant is a littler tired but modern...."

B D H

"Really Gud restaurant ,Gud food ,Gud service by Ankit ,enjoy a food and time ,just starter is little bit expensive ,all food is well cooked and testy..."

Tapan Amin

"Lovely food! Everything was delicious and timely to arrive, and we were a very big group. The curry I ordered was great, and the garlic naan was..."

Charlotte

"#EverestDine - a Nepalese Delish for all, went there to try the Nepalese dishes, with all the hype surrounding it, With its international sublets in..."

FroZen HeAt

"It's been a month we got to know about Everest fine dine. We have been there more than 10 times.Sandhya has been taking care of us every time we..."

Globalfoodlover

"Last minute call and I was glad to be invited along to a zomato foodie meet up here, it was a pleasant surprise when I found out we would be..."

Luke Wigley

"I was lucky enough to be invited to a Zomato meet up at Everest Dine the other night. Everest Dine specializes in Nepalese, a cuisine in which I..."

Sheena

"Tucked away down a cute alley and up a flight of stairs in Parnell, this relatively new restaurant specialises in Nepalese food, which I was excited..."

Helena Chen

"Lovely ambience at this fairly new establishment specialising in Nepalese and Indian cuisines. The place was located in the heart of Parnell, in a..."

Annie Ren

"I have been looking for a Nepalis place for ages and I have finally found it. This place got good service, good food and a very nice environment. The..."

Charles Deng

"We went here with friends for dinner the other night and it was so good we had it delivered tonight. The garlic naan was delicious and the momos with..."

Fiona M

"I think much better than the 3.5 stars rating. Have eaten in the restaurant and had takeaway a number of times and always exceptional. Lovely..."

Brad Pritchard

"Food was very good. It felt very good to see a different menu compared to what you typically get at other Indian restaurants - as commented..."

Bhavya

"last night i went to Everest Dine with my family, we noticed the bright blue light on the side while walking down the Parnell road and we thought of..."

Peter

"We visited with my colleagues the other night, and the food was one of the most sophisticated Indian/Nepalese cuisine that I have experienced in..."

Hiroko Chiba

"Loved it! I had Nepalese noodle soup with chicken. It was full of beautiful flavours and delicious. Restraunt was clean and comfortable. The staffs..."

Yoshiko Taylor

"Lovely friendly staff. Food was delicious, it reminded me a lot of Indian curry, but it was not full of cream and oil. The curries and naan bread..."

Nicky

"We had a lovely meal at Everest Dine. Delicious food and great service. The chef's speciality lamb shank was next level. Definitely recommend...."

Bec

"great service, great food, good value for money. complimentary popadoms with sambals. naan bread yummy! decor not great. highly..."

Jane MacLennan

"Very delicious 😋 Nepalese foods, we like spicy curry goat, chicken momo, and lamb. Such a surprising me. It's very yummy, and all the dishes are..."

Anna Q

"Dined in with a bunch of colleagues on Friday evening. We all had a Nepalese dinner experience. The staff was nice, the ambiance is cool. And the..."

Y Shino

"I recently visited this Nepalese restaurant and it was an absolute delight. The ambiance was lovely and the chef's cooking skills were truly magical..."

kundan pradhan

"Great experience. Very nice meat platter, mango lassies, chicken choila, and a vegetable curry. Medium spice could be slightly spicier. Had a very..."

Ravi Kalpage

"Entre and drinks are amazing. main course took abit arrive, a customer arrive after our entre had delivered and finish his main course before us and..."

mmm

"The food was absolutely delicious and large portion size. The service was next level, so friendly and they helpfully explained each dish because we..."

Calvin Fraser

"Really enjoyed the food. Definitely coming back to try other dishes as well. Cozy and nice atmosphere, lovely..."

Celine Kim

"Excellent customer service and very very delicious food. The staff is polite and well trained. Nice options for vegetarians. The cocktail mango..."

Abhishek Pathak

"Great place. 17 of us from curry club turned up and they treated us like royalty. Full explanation of the menu was had. Super easy and great..."

Neil Cording

"Beautiful decor and nice ambience. Staff members are also very attentive and polite. We ordered vegan Thali, Fish curry, vegan chilli momos. All..."

Maxene HG

"First time trying Nepalese food, decided to just get the idea of how the food tasted. It was really delicious! I was surprised I finish everything on..."

Chanda Lee

"Located in Parnell, Everest Dine is a quaint yet colourful dining outlet bringing the Nepalese cuisine to Auckland. The ambience of the place is..."

Chetan Shah

"Food was decent. The Nepalese curries were decently tasty while not being overly oily like many restaurants make them. That being said I wouldn’t..."

Lily Du

"One of the Best Indian restaurants we’ve been so far(and we have been in more than 10 Indian restaurants in Akl), great food and the service is..."

Bryan and Mark (Bryan and Mark travellers)

"When we arrived at Everest Dine we were greeted and seated at a table of our choice. The surroundings are appealing and the service efficient. Plenty..."

Bob Asplin

"Would definitely recommend! Great selection of vegan dishes as well. The owners and staff were lovely. The chilli momos are the best! You get a..."

Kay ley

"We have moved to Parnell and we are closeby to all restos. Have eaten here 4 times in a month. I’ve always been craving for Everest chicken and..."

April S

Kati Grill

81/100 (737 ratings)

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"Kati grill is simply superb. We catered for around 18 people and right from the pickup time to the food everything was perfect and well organised...."

Swathi Iyengar

"Went to the may road branch. Decided to dine-in & ordered Lahsooni-Adraki Chicken wrap combo. That was amazing. So I order another one to takeaway. I..."

Jainish Patel

"Fresh and scrumptious food. A must..."

Suchi Malhotra

"Choiiice maaaate pataka all da..."

Tristan

"Absolutely love Kati Grill. We had all our food catered from them for our house warming party and everyone was raving. A big shout out to the..."

Nikita Yadav

"Ordered rolls for lunch at work. Everyone just LOVED the rolls. They were yumm and full of flavours. Just AMAZING...."

Jatin Bakshi

"Tried mixed platter kati grill for lunch with a work friend , good portion size and quick service,would love to come back 😋.its on zomato gold as..."

Hasini Reddy

"Walked into a clean "Street market" looking store.Got chicken and vegetarian wraps that were hot and fresh but a little small and I was..."

Baramey Kadeth

"Amazing spicy snack to munch on if you are Indian you will love it! 😍 situated in city centre enjoy the club vibes with this amazing kathi..."

Ravinder Singh

"Their #KatiRolls are to binge on! This place is my All time favourite go to corner in Auckland. We are so happy at least one Indian place that serves..."

Nashi Dasgupta

"Very good quick food. Theu have good Chicken Pakoras and wide choice of vegetarian and Nov veg options. The best one I tried so far is the Lamb..."

Richa Khattar Goyal

"Stopped by this place to get some take out. I got the Chicken Tikka with rice and it was amazing. Loved the rice and sauces. Will definitely go back..."

Ellynn

"I'd never had Kati before. We ordered take out, the tikka chicken and butter chicken. Very tasty, well seasoned, lots of sauce and flavor. I liked..."

Amy Alton

"This place just doesnt get anything wrong - does it?There is nothing which is not authentic about Kaati Grill. Having grown up on the delicacies..."

Nischal Sharma

"Best chicken roll in New Zealand...feel the Indian tastes Price is reasonable, ambience is good. Location is perfect Must visit for..."

Sourav Dey

"Ordered the butter chicken kati roll, masala chips and mago lassi. The butter chicken roll was very tasty but I found it far too oily and needed more..."

Hannah Gear

"This is a great place for one of the more unique quick bites around Auckland. I highly recommend the Lamb Seekh Kati Roll. The prices are right, and..."

Mmmfood

"Tried this place (wrongly) assuming that it would be a NZ take on the typical Indian Kathi kabab and boy was I wrong..!!I loved this place (for..."

Parik Andhare

"Ordered a chicken tikka wrap and asked it to be hot for a very grey day. The staff did better than expected and made it sizzling hot. Great for the..."

Taranjeet Kaur

"Good kati options around chicken, lamb n veg.The masala chips are yumm and they have good paratas along with some rice options. Good idea for a..."

Sam Varghese

"Livin' on the streets"can i get a dolla?"Butter-chicken-egg-wrapthis is why i botha-MF..."

Ghando

"wnet there for paneer makhni was amazing as friend told about this place i said ok lets try and was really good will definetly go..."

Rahul

"'Frankie's' is what we call rolls in most parts on India, especially in Mumbai.There is no other place that will serve you such spicy, eggy..."

Aabhas Dole

"Good Food Good Restaurant...!!! A perfect place for students got lots of varieties in menus including parathas..!!i ordered every second..."

Devansh Patel

"I had heard abt this place quite a few times, went there with 2 of my friends, I ordered crunchy munchy corn n my frnds' ordered wraps. Quality is..."

Feel Food

"A complete delicasy! Loved the kathi's.. Totally indian style with the adequate punch of flavours! And yeah a bit spicy - just the indian way!..."

Hharkirat Siingh

"The best tandoori wraps I've ever had. Would definitely want to come back next time, it's been years since the last time I've had a wrap. The trip..."

Tavita Milford

"helllooooooo katigrill k road branchi am ordering with you guys from last couple of years...And i am very thankful that you guys always..."

Deborah Miller

"I went to Kati Grill in Karangahape Rd , and had Sheek Kebab with Roti it was Delicious, What i Noticed that this place the Kebabs were made..."

Jack Dodia

"The most authentic Indian food I have ever tasted in Auckland. The most popular name for Kati Roll in India is Frankie. It's Roti with the layer of..."

Ashish Bijwe

"The Kati Roll.... It's like a kebab but filled with curried meats, vege or paneer. Unlike anything else I've been able to find in Auckland. Hits the..."

Stango

"Good food for late night eaters .went there around 11pm last night had yummy aachari and chilli chicken wrap .fresh food with taste for genuine..."

Mani Kaur

"When you ask them for spicy roll - they make your eyes water - THANK YOU KATI GRILL!Have not tried many other things from their menu - they are..."

Sananda Chatterjee

"Been recommended by work colleagues. A good twist to other kebabs. It's your favourite curry in one. Had Butter Chicken one medium and it was super..."

Melissa Pond

"Kati grill quite known for the rolls and kebabs is quite fine to go for once in a while . If we compare to it being authentic Indian food it is quite..."

Ajay Shankar

"Love the food. Everything on their menu tastes delicious. Wait time is really long, sometimes up to 30 mins. But because they make..."

Angel .

"We were recommended to try this place next time we were in town. I ordered the chilli chicken and rice and my wife ordered the butter..."

Keith Eades

"Awesome Awesome food. I've been a fan of grilled foods all my life going back to my days in India where this is a popular form of street food. I was..."

M Badami

"I have been to Kati Grill several times now and have introduced my non-Indian friends to this place and unanimously we love it! The stuffing is..."

Jamini Pulyadath

"Love eating here simply cause its fresh and absolutely delicious.The staff are very friendly and the service is quite good too. I personally like the..."

Nel

"I've been here twice, and really enjoyed it. Both times I had the Achari Paneer Kati Roll and Masala Chips - really yummy. There are loads of choices..."

Bonsai

"Awesome..."

Gunjan Trivedi

"Depending on your knowledge and preference for Indian food, Kati Grill can be a great or a satisfactory experience. They serve kati rolls - a popular..."

Danny

"Jst amazing rolls Reasonably priced It's a must..."

Shraddha Shinde

"Conveniently located near the corner of Queen St and K’Rd, Kati Grill is in prime position for a quick sit-down meal or when you need to grab and..."

Cheap Eats

"I have walked past this place quite a few times and decided to try it to see what it was like. The menu had options of roll or on rice bust as it was..."

Benedict Uy

"For a quick tasty dinner, I loved stopping in at Kati Grill in K Rd for spicy chicken roti wrap with mango lassi. Simply delicious and food for your..."

Taylar W

"If you need a break from your hard days of work then you must try this! We ordered from here for our meeting/lunch session and everyone fell in love..."

Hello Monday

"Had this after couple years and still tastes great. Ingredients were fresh and it was made to order as always. The staff is super friendly. Although..."

Samarth Dave

"I like their food. My colleagues order it most of the times for shared lunch at work mainly because they do delivery as well. It's an additional..."

Taz Karim

"We were recommended to try this place next time we were in town. I ordered the chilli chicken and rice and my wife ordered the butter chicken wrap...."

Keith Eades

"The team at Kati Grill catered for our wedding couple of weeks ago and all we can say is - you guys are awesome! You did an amazing job with the food..."

vaishalikotian

"I am very impressed of the service and the meal I have ordered. Perfect taste of Chicken Tika Masala with yellow rice and the Specialised oven typed..."

Eugene Man

"Kati rolls are one of the best Indian fast food. Kati Grill definitely does good kati rolls. To add more crisp to your meal, add some fries. They..."

Ajay Yadiki

"Love love love the food everything i have had is..."

Angela Ross

"Great selection of Indian food. Available on uber eats as well. Doesn't have cheese pakoda as an option. Otherwise great menu and sensible pricing...."

Prasanth Sasikumar

"Love going to this place for takeaway once in a while. If you are not aware of Kati, it’s like a wrap. Imagine a nice hot chicken tikka masala in a..."

Sushant Sehgal

"Flavours are indeed great and satisfying. But the quantity for the price is below average. Would d get 5 stars if they improve value for money...."

AK K

"Loved the kathi rolls. Just like how it should be. I would definitely recommend to this place who want to try some authentic rolls. Can’t believe I..."

Farnaz Bharwani

"Kati rolls are delicious. Can't work out why there aren't more places in Auckland to get these. My only gripe is that service can be very slow, even..."

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