I went to this restaurant today for the first time in Henderson. It's the best Indian vegetarian food I've eaten in New Zealand. The food was so fresh & all the meals came together. I loved the utensils the food was served in as I wanted to take them home hehe. Please don't change your chef. I'll be back for more. :)
So good � I’ve been missing proper traditional samosas since moving to NZ (where I’m from in the UK you can get them on every other street!) and I was not disappointed. They were delicately spiced, crispy and fresh. The menu is extensive and looks as though it has some original fusions. The whole shop/cafe is clean and well organised. I can’t wait to go back and try more, I’ve got my eye on the paneer pizza ��
Cynthia Chandralekha Sundram
+5
It's our local and we are there at least once a week. Freshest Vadais, yummiest tomato chutney and after a couple of times they remember our special requests!
10/10 would eat here again � I work across the road and stop in to treat myself every now and then � if you’re not use very spicy Indian food I’d go for mild but I love medium, their butter paneer masala ��
Imelda Kuva Yalatina Seru
+5
loved everything I ate there and customer service spot on������
Delicious Indian food with chaats and savouries. Good options to choose. One of finest in Henderson.
I had such an amazing experience here at Bikanervala! I loved trying all the different foods in the buffet and the staff were all so lovely and helpful. I look forward to coming back! :)
Great food & Great Service. Clean restaurant with great ambience.
Very tasty food 🥘 & good service . 👍
Must go specially for vegetarians 👍
Beautiful team welcoming you all the time and on top of that amazing food . Thanks Monty to be there , sahil and everyone u guys rocq.
Best place in west Aucklnd
The Friday special of makki di roti and sarson ka saag was absolutely amazing. And a great desi coffee to finish the meal.
We visited Bikanervala Henderson for their Wednesday Chaat special. We chose Somosa Chaat today which was truly amazing and great value at $6. Staff were friendly and helpful. Our food arrived promptly. Will return for more Chaat goodness:)
I am regular visitor there. Liked their individual items. Make ki roti and sarso ka saag is best in town. Also liked their chole bhature. I try to avoid their buffet as for some reason every time I tried I get a very bad stomach bloating that's why I order only individual item there.
Good place to go to when in a mood of trying variety of taste in one place.
Chaat, Samosa, kachodi snacks.
Mains like chole bhature and Dosa.
They have something matching to taste buds for everyone.
This is one of the best place to get some authentic indian snacks. chhole bhature and chinese bhel is one of my favourite from dish bikanervala.
Food review : We ordered Pani poori, Dahi puri n Pav Bhaji . Amazing chaat I have had so far in Auckland. Reminds me of Chaat which we get in India. Perfectly good quantitywise and qualitywise.
Authentic ambience with very friendly staff.
Service was quick n food was fresh.
Would visit again for sure !!!
One of my favourite local place to go to. Food it authentically Indian. Everything there is very nice and value for money. Must give it a try!
The good is always great. Great variety and they keep adding different things which is awesome. The only negative I’ve experienced is the customer service at the reception
Really good Indian food, we’re regulars at this place. The food is authentic Indian which is great, desserts are nice as well. I don’t usually eat jalebi because I find it too sweet but since trying theirs I’ve actually started to like it.
Huge variety of Indian vegetarian foods. Everything we had was good. Raj kachori chat was the best, even chilli idli was nice, spring rolls we're average. Fast service, clean toilets and lots of seating. Other branches don't come close to this.
Very yummy sweets and menu food. Always comes out hot and lots of flavour. Is becoming one of our regular places to eat :). Dahi puri is so good 😊
It's a good veg restaurant. Delicious food and good customer service but I have given 3.5 due to quantity of food which they have reduced over the period. I have reduced now visiting this pllace for the same reason. I had a special Thali for $10 get one roti and a small cup (a coffee cup size) of rice which would fill 5-6 year old kids tummy and like this there are few other items I have seen the reduced quantity.
May be the restaurant owners need to observe and learn from popular one in Sandringham. They provide qualty and quantity of food for a reasonable price attracts big numbers of customers for sure.
Today Oct 25th was their opening anniversary/birthday special of snacks for just $2/plate. Ate the best haryali kabaab & dahi kabaabs I have ever eaten in 50 years. The dahi puri was superb too. Just $2 per plate of 3 kabaabs. Enjoyed the yummy rasmalai excellent service - many thanks to the generous owner/host. Plenty of free parking & close to the Lincoln Road Motorway exit. The deals are on till later tonight. This is definitely my favourite vegetarian restaurant.
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Set in a favourable location, this place is a good treat to drive to, for and from - went in with pretty mediocre expectations, came out pleasantly surprised :)
I'm conflicted on the ambience and their interior presentation... half good and half not... you enter and it looks like a typical Indian sweet & snacks store, and there's the seating area on the right side - tables & chairs (didn't like them, felt like they belonged in India or a public park or something). The steel plates & glasses, though, suited the food... so, I'd say they were likeable. Having the cutlery and tissues at the back where you have to walk by other tables to get to and get in between meals is one of the dumbest things ever and very annoying!
A good menu with many options for snacking or dining on, despite being a vegetarian place.
Order & pay upfront, the staff were friendly and helpful.
The Pani Puri was pretty good despite the liquid being actually cold, but the Butter Masala Dosa and Paneer Dosa were DELICIOUS! Absolutely amazing, I couldn't stop stuffing myself despite having been pretty full to begin with... and, I typically dislike South Indian cuisine!
We're looking forward to try some proper vegetarian dishes from here soon. All in all, the place could definitely do with quite some improvements but the food was super impressive!
Went on 11 August 2017 with Uma Menon ...it was our first experience there and it turned out to be 8 on 10. Out of all the items that we ordered, we did not find tandoori momos actually tandoori...it's taste was not up to the mark. However, palak kofta, saag and makki Di roti with Gur were mouth watering...all of the above...u cannot go out without having delicious and scrumptious...must go and check out this place...
Excellent and good food. Best part is they serve food without onion and garlic. Order was served on time. Friendly staff. Really enjoyed their new fusion dishes.
Being Dairy free it quite difficult to eat out ... i find this place has a few options to cater to my needs. Friendly staff except 1 older lady ... who doesnt really acknowledge you ..but other than that its a pretty good place kid friendly too ... cant ask for more.
The customer service is good here. They have a good range of Indian sweets from savoury to sweet sweets. You can take your friends or family there in the west.
Nice.. not a bad choice for west Auckland if you are looking for Indian street food variety. Very close to mall and free car park. Chole bature is nice
Awesome food and the staff have been really helpful seeing I cant understand the Indian menu. I'd highly recommend it for a cheap yummy place to eat.
Was my favourite go to place for chats and thali cravings. Amazingly cheap deals and delicious food. The daily deals are worth and you will always leave the place nostalgic! ❤
amazing food. best Indian vegetarian restaurant in auckland.
Thali options are amazing. Paneer dishes and chat are my fav!
thanks for the amazing service!!!
Came for dinner last night after seeing some pics on Instagram and was pleasantly surprised! We didn't know what anything was on the menu but the owner was very helpful and recommended the thali, mushroom masala and pani puri. Mushroom curry had a super tasty thick gravy, husband rated this a close 10/10. Thali had a lovely sample of a few curries and things although we found the sweets a little weird, too sweet, I guess we're just not used to Indian sweets. Can't wait to come back for the buffet and sample some more dishes!
Awesome food 🥘 can't forget that taste they sure know how to create tasty 😋 food. Love ❤️ Takatak paneer. Keep up the good work guys. Ambience not that great but who cares when food is that good.
This is a good place to eat all vegetarian indian. The dishes always taste slightly different which I think is great. The staff are very friendly and greet u with a smile. Naans are real good.
Amazing Indian food place, good authentic food with lots of variety to choose from. On our first visit, we did mentioned about the quality of rice was not great and on our next visit, we can see the improvement in rice quality. These guys are here for successful restaurant and that's why they listen to critic and improved it straight away. This is one of our favourite places for the weekend lunch...
Like really...going here did not just open up my mind but if blew my mind out the window! AWESOME tasty food, cheap, all vegetarian and really friendly staff! I realised how little I know about the rest of the word and how much I would like to see it. I love authentic places like this! A golden hidden gem does not get better than this. They had a big cabinet full of Indian sweets as well. Did not try any this time but will for sure be back.
My family and I eat here regularly.
The staff acknowledge and welcome you when arriving, the place is very clean the food is fresh !
The owner is on the till frequently. Working hard and making sure that everyone is doing the right thing the right way. Yum!!!!!!!!
Visiting Regularly Nice and Fresh Food .... A+
Pretty amazing and friendly crew with great Customers service and Good manners. .................
This is very good place for indian food and specially who like veg food but taste is felt like normal food but not like specially good......
This is my favorite vegetarian Indian place I go with my family and vegetarian friends or on my vegetarian days as I live near by and I am very happy that Bikanervala has opened in Henderson, yummy sweets . I don't expect a high treatment from staffs or owners, I love the fact that it's very comfortable being there, family and kids friendly, plus there is a word called "COMMUNICATION " this is very important in NZ, so the moral of the visit here is communication the staffs speak English & Hindi, very friendly, try to communicate and not judge the place, staffs or owners. I go for food and to review on food, not to judge place & people, hygiene is looked in by council anyway. Foodies try their other restaurant TIKKA TANGO, kati rolls to die for.....my personal opinion....😊
Great weekend buffet. Loved all the options available (particularly the dahl and paneer curries, and the freshly made naan bread was delicious). Nice attentive staff who kept checking if we needed more naans throughout our lunch service. We left so satisfied! One thing they could improve on: food could be WAY spicier. My European friend asked for spicy when ordering his curry but we would call it barely mild. Apart from that, still very tasty! I look forward to the next visit.
Have eaten lunch here a handful of time over the past few weeks, today I had the Monday special Thali and it was incredible. I have had the Chhole Bhature, samosas, Dosa, and Saag. Best indian food I've had in years. Its all vegetarian, super fresh, real food. They also serve fresh juices, and incredible sweets, freshest I've had in Auckland. GREAT service, lovely staff, very clean. Just an all around 10/10, I just so enjoyed my experience here. I just hope they get a fantastic following for their amazing food as they deserve it. Couldn't rave about it more. 😍😋🍴DEVOTED REGULAR!! PS. I didn't take any pictures because I had devoured the food, so delicious!
Good food and excellent customer service. I come here on a regular basis and the food is always delicious. And, they even give green chillies which are my favourites with any meal.😀
Purchased takeaways for dinner last week from here. Got two different 'thalis' which came with assorted curries, naan, popadum, pickle and a piece of sweet. Definitely great tasting food. Wasn't hot for Indian and great variety of curries. Reasonable price for what was included in the thalis. They only do vegetarian meals and also have a sweet shop which is delectable
Went to this place many times in the evenings with friends. It is more like a food court eatery than a restaurant, but still feels good due to space, good size tables, sofas, etc.
Stuff is manly behind the counter only, so not much to say here.
The menu is not organized properly, at least to my western mind it looks like a mixture of everything, even some Chinese dishes jumped in.
I order only paratha dishes (aloo paratha and paneer paratha). I think it is good. Served with raita and mango pickles.
I am sure I will go there again. It is a easy place for quick eats and meeting friends.
Great food, authentic taste, reasonable prices. Excellent customer service. Friendly staff, always smiling and look after you! Nice selection of sweets as well :)
Heard about the chat festival on the radio and went to try out this place. We decided the chat items that we wanted to try out and went to order, we were then informed that chat festival is only till 4pm . This was annoying as people usually eat chat as an evening snack at around 4-7 pm so the timing was off.
Still we ordered our food . The price was on the higher side but the quantity was in tune with the prices. The food tasted nice . We tried both north indian and south indian dishes, both tasted fresh which was nice. Overall I would like to visit this place if I come to this part of Auckland.
Very nice service and great food with yummy taste. Lovely authentic presentation and fast service too, Just visited with family and would love to go again for sure.
I am having authentic indian food after such a long time, amasing service,friendly staff with smiling faces and quantity is awesome.. enough to keep me filled for next 2 days, i must say this restaurant of Bikaner chain is far far better than My Roskill & Papatoetoe one,
Keep it up Guys.
Cheers :)
Arjun
Good Indian food. Friendly staff and I LOVE THE INDIAN SWEETS HERE! I mean, one of the best place to get Indian sweets in Auckland. I am a frequent customer here.
Saturday and Sunday, All you can eat buffet.
All food is vegetarian, please ask the staff regarding vegan food.
Great price for what you get.
The food is very tasty and the price is exceptional for what you get. Drinks are an add-on however water is provided.
It feels a bit cramped however you can seat small families or friends groups. There are no bookings and you may need to wait outside to get a seat.
Toilets are clean and well kept.
Went in last week man this place never disappoints me.. but they really need to work on Filter coffee.
Love this place.. I always go here with my family. Reasonable pricing. Reasonable quantity never has let me down on any dishes. Bring the authentic flavours of Northern-India. Always my go. And will always come back..
Chole bhature was 5/5, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Samosa was 5/5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Jalebi ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Masala dosa 2/5 ⭐️⭐️
I would surely visit again for mostly north indian cusine but wont recommend for south indian dishes.
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A good thing about this place is that everything is vegetarian so everything on the menu is fair game. The menu itself it quite large and so it can be very intimidating particularly if you're not sure on what to get. I ended up getting the Henderson Thali to try and taste a bit of everything. I ordered at the counter but it did look like you are able to order at the table, just scan the QR code on the table.
It took about 30 minutes to get the plate. Although there were;t many people eating in there were a few getting takeaways. What was exciting is that the food was served by a robot.
the naan was nice but it was a bit raw in some places. I wasn't a fan of the pickles since they were a bit bitter. Everything else was amazing. the papri chat in the middle was my favourite. Crispy papri and the topping were quite balanced and delicious. I enjoyed all the curries that came with it. I did like that it was a different protein in each one, paneer, chickpea, lentil, potato and Manchurian dumpling. Each curry had its own flavour and it was really nice. The whole plate was quite large and really filling. I also got a Gulab jamun for dessert which was also quite nice.
It was a nice place to have vegetarian Indian food which is different from ordinary ones.
Been coming here for years. Polite, friendly service. Generally good food. Dahi puri, lassi, etc. are good. Bhel puri could use some improvement. Good selection of mithai. The robot waiter is a fun novelty for the kids.
We had this Baahubali Thali which was really amazing and is enough for 2 people. And also had Samosa's which were very well flavored and well cooked.
Best value lunch in Auckland. All you can eat Indian veg buffet of north, south and Indo/chinese Indian food. Small but perfectly rounded mix of dishes and condiments plus bread for $20. No indentification on the dishes so it's all a bit of a surprise but we didnt find a dish we didn't like. The pea curry a standout!
Very friendly staff here too. Gets busy, there may be a small wait but we were looked after well.
Such a happy atmosphere this restaurant has!
Found this place very close to where I stay and well I must say it reminded me of India. Having visited many Indian restaurants in Auckland, this is the only place with such Indian vibes, it feels like you're in Delhi.
We ordered chole bhature and sweet lassi, both the dish and beverage tasted really good.
Light on pocket with a vast variety and various options.
A must visit if you're craving for some chat, lassi and North Indian food.
Had the Pani Puri's and dahi papdi chaat along with masala dosa. The Puri was not fresh and slightly stale however with all the ingredients mixed together, it tasted well. The dahi papdi chaat was nice but felt it could have some papdis in it. Altogether it was a nice experience
Huge variety of Indian vegetarian foods. Everything we had was good. Raj kachori chat was the best, even chilli idli was nice, spring rolls we're average. Fast service, clean toilets and lots of seating. Other branches don't come close to this.
Amazing food, friendly staff and great customer service.
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