TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in New Zealand - Updated November 2024

Chaahat Indian Cuisine

82/100 (2285 ratings)

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Vegetarian Friendly

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Seekh Kebab N Prawns

Samosa Sizzer Veg

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Chicken tikka masala

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papad

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Takeout

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Mid-range

"Best curry in the area! Spices are cooked through so you can actually taste rather than have your mouth burnt. A little on the sweet side but perfect..."

Bonny Sapphire

"Chaahat - Great value for money, very tasty curries, naan and rice. My wife had a chicken saagwala, I had a lamb Madras, and the others had butter..."

Kiwi FIFO Chef

"Very helpful staff and delicious food quick service, clean... Good ambience, worth for family functions, cheap and best would love to recommend...."

Jagjit Singh Manghera

"A simple impromptu dinner was all we were after. Lovely interiors & very warmly welcoming hosts. Loved the welcoming touch of being served Popadoms..."

Lvgdfd

"Awesome food. Nice service and staff. Everything Freshly prepared and cleanliness maintained. Reasonable prices and various options available for..."

Amrinder Kathuria

"Went here by accident but glad we did. Food is amazing! Best Indian food I ever had!Every dish was full of flavour. Will definatly be..."

Kirsten Jarvis

"This place has absolutely stunning goat curry or lamb curry. Whatever you order you would not be disappointed and very friendly staff. Even though I..."

Abhiruchi Mehta

"Have been here for takeaways multiple times over the past 3-4 years and have never been disappointed. Even the butter chicken - a dish I normally..."

Christopher Pearce

"Chahaat ..... How do you even pronounce this? However it's pronounced, in Hindi it translates to, desire.It's a cold, windy, rainy..."

Kieran

"we ordered lamb biryani and seekh kebabs via Uber eats. the kebabs were so juicy and moist, totally yummilicious and the biryani was too good with..."

Foodaholic

"We order Chaahat on Uber eats and I love it. Best butter chicken around also love the saagwal and sizzle platter yum. Would highly..."

Chloe-Mae

"This place is a great restaurant which is good value on the Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday nights. The decor is nice and also kept at a good..."

Logan

"Been here a couple of times and was always impressed with the service, quality of food and hygiene. Would recommend a makhni panner. And for the..."

Zenos Singh

"We ate here on 01 May 17 and have dined several times before as it is a regular of some friends that we meet to dine with frequently. The furnishings..."

Peter Sefton

"Been coming here for a while now. Get service and great food for a good price. Wouldn't say the best curry ever but for the price, quality and..."

Vivek Katial

"Totally awesome food! Great decor & nice clean facilities (completely unlike other Indian restaurants). The staff are courteous, adaptable quickly to..."

Vijay S. Sethi

"We really liked the food here and went over a lot for takeaway. But then their stadards started to slip so we stopped for about a year. Thought we..."

Marmite_ninja

"I've passed by this place so many times as its close to work and home, and it looks SO unassuming but I was pleasantly surprised when I came here for..."

Nikki S.

" Nice food and good service , recommended for every one. Easy to find the place and parking is easily available,too. Nice sitting with royal..."

Rajesh Patel

"Loved the service and the food. Tried the chicken tikka masala and tawa chicken. It was good value for money! The quantity seemed less but we were..."

Hajra Amir Zohaib

"Ordered one Mango Chicken and one Cheese Naan for only $ 14.89 in total with Monday to Wednesday special dinner deal. Chicken was very juicy and..."

Michelle Hwang

"If you have successfully found this place it is like you have won the treasure hunt. Great place if you want nobody to come between you and your..."

Hardeep Singh

"Went there on saturday night; the place was almost full but the staff were attentive and friendly. We were seated promptly and served papadums. We..."

Athena

"The best curries ever!! So flavoursome! Their medium spice is just right. Please do me a favour and order their onion baiji chippies, best..."

Louise MacNaughton

"ordered food a couple of times to have delivered,food has always been hot temperature and friendly service.I like how they make their Chicken..."

Sab

"Hidden restaurant in Epsom. Literally! In spite of living around for some time now I have never heard anything about this place. We wanted to have..."

Aucklandfoodlover

"Amazing! Can't recommend this place more! They were packed with people but placed us in the corner. The food was amazing and service was great. The..."

Jessica Thomson

"Went in with a big group for a celebration dinner a month ago. Loved the ambience and the food was delicious only thing that I was disappointed with..."

Nia Tupouniua

"Had a graduation dinner here, booked for 15ppl but showed up with 22. Staff were very friendly and accommodating, as we also all wanted to sit..."

Charli Naufahu

"Finally we have found an Indian resturant in Auckland that understands Ambience. - was about to give up hope! Lovely food, friendly and attentive..."

Roisin Connolly

"Friendly and great service. Food was good with just about right portion. All family members enjoyed the whole experience. Mon to Wed deal is..."

Min

"We had a couple of really nice dishes takeaway from Chaahat last night. We ordered online and the first order has 10% off, which makes it better..."

S B

"The best Indian food in Auckland! I'm disappointed that their ratings are so low as they definitely deserve so much more. My family has been dining..."

Eva Teng

"The service was great as usual at this place. The food was avergage though. Howevwr in the past I have found the food here to be extremely good. Will..."

Jazz

"We have eaten here many times often with few people at an early hour wandering if we have found a little known gem. Being here at 8pm on a..."

Ralph Faamalepe

"The people who have left bad reviews of this great restaurant are the kind of people you cannot please. They probably get their kicks out of being..."

George

"Our second visit and both times we have enjoyed the food and it's reasonably price. The service is exceptional. The restaurant and atmosphere is..."

Alecia Browne

"Quite possibly the best Indian meal I have had in a very long time. The food was delicious, very reasonably priced and the service was exceptional. ..."

Jan

"I'm not an Indian food expert but everything we had was delicious. The waiter's suggestion of 'kiwi hot' was perfect. The best part of our visit..."

Joanna Shanks

"I dined there yesterday with my family. We ordered:Malai Kiofta (Indian Hot) - delicious! could have been a bit more spicyBombay Aaloo..."

Salesh N

"We dined in a group of 6 of us on a Wednesday night. The restaurant was fairly quiet apart from us. We all picked a different curry, had a few..."

Keith Eades

"Four of us were here for dinner tonight (Wed 8th May) and had a good experience. We ordered a variety of entrees and mains and were all happy with..."

Pauline Bennett

"This has to be our favourite Indian restaurant in Auckland. We are always greeted with a warm welcome when we arrive and the food always hits the..."

Ali

"I have been to Chaahat a few times since it opened. I have had a great experience each time. The food is delicious. I have eaten Indian food in..."

Walksinauckland.com

"Thank you, Rajini, our waitress, for good service. You were very attentive to ensuring we enjoyed our meal, and showed good humour! Complimentary..."

Iain Bremner

"The restaurant has very nice decor and the food is very good.We were a table of 4 and we had an appetizer, a main course, and dessert plus tea..."

Roger Swift

"Last nite our family visited Chaahat for the first time it was my Dads birthday, my dads friend told us about the place. It was almost full..."

Ricky S

"Fantastic food - impeccable service... ALWAYS !Highly..."

Anup Shah

"Hi !Excellent food, Nice Ambience and great customer service. Staff is great. Recommend people to try at least..."

Bobby

"Have never sat in and dined - just been a loyal takeaway customer. Very good standard of food and cleanliness. They do excellent vegetarian dishes..."

Victoria

"The best Tandoori Chicken I have had in Auckland ever.Give it a go and see for..."

Joseph Dean

"Amazing food , great customer service, wonderful ambience . We had starters of veg platter includes onion bhaji , samosa , paneer tikka, momo..."

Bhavik Bhatt

"We loved our dinner at Chaahat...food was tasty & hot. We ordered Veg food.. Everything was perfect...service or food..."

Madhu TP

"Love this place! Curry is great, naan bread nice and crispy and fresh. We sometimes get takeaway from here which is also of the same standard. The..."

Lisa williams

"Have been here multiple times for takeaway and have never been disappointed. The curry sizes are standard but have good servings of meat. We've..."

Francis Lawes

"THE BEST Indian takeaway I've had yet 🤤🤤🤤 Was recommended by a friend and was not disappointed, we got Butter chicken, the chicken was soft..."

Jaybem M

"Totally loved our dinner at Chaahat last night. Service was excellent, food was amazing and shockingly well-priced! Plenty of vegetarian..."

Dr Yash Maharaj

"Got it as takeout so was able to sit down at home and enjoy the delicious flavours. Great balance of hot 🔥 and creamy. Perfect size dish and at a..."

Mckayla King

"Tonight we ordered tandoori chicken (half), a mango lassi and cheese & garlic naan & for mains the butter chicken & lamb Rogan josh. Overall..."

alyssa p

"I’ve been coming here religiously for a few years now, usually making the most of the $12.99 takeaway mains they offer from Monday - Wednesday. The..."

Hamish Dorrington

"Great value for money, very tasty curries, naan and rice. My wife had a chicken saagwala, I had a lamb Madras, and the others had butter chicken etc...."

Reece Benson

"I've been to Chaahat on two separate occasions six moths apart with different family members. We thought the curries were fresh, fragrant and..."

Dora Green

"This place is so good! Please don’t use one container for two orders with rice. I get it’s a tiny bit bigger however it’s still not twice the..."

Amber Lopez

"One of the best Indian restaurant in Auckland. Been there last night with my family food was good, excellent service as well as they have good..."

Babbal Preet

"Fantastic food....some of the best Indian I have ever had. Reasonable prices and generous portions . Felt like I had gone back in time to great..."