This place is welcoming with charming service and the food better than I have tasted since I was in India.. The manager Ms. MANPREET is very welcoming and attentive to everyone even during busiest time. i always go there and recommend everyone to give it try,, you won't regret.
I patronised this establishment on numerous occasions and each time I experience great service and an ambient environment. The staff is friendly and the menu offers variety. Additionally, the food is wonderfully prepared and presented, only to be excelled by taste. With all the previous mentioned, my patronage will continue.
Popped in here on a random chance after craving some butter chicken, the restaurant didnโt disappoint! Clean and mellow, just what you need after a long day. The waitress asked whether Iโd like my butter chicken โkiwi styleโ or โIndian styleโ after some deliberation and suggestions I went for Indian style. I will never look at butter chicken the same again!!! Good portion sizes, heaps of meat and finally a real curry plus the naan was ๐คค
Only let down was the service. They were friendly enough, brought water straight away and had a smile. However I was left alone for a good 25 minutes whilst eating and wasnโt checked on, and, there wasnโt always a member of staff in the dining room. They seemed to disappear out back quite often. Overall good experience ๐ค๐ผ
Absolutely fabulous. The atmosphere is relaxing and comfortable. The food is absolutely beautiful and the staff are very friendly and helpful. Highly recommend this for a family or a nice evening out.
It is one of the best place for Indian food...... Highly recommend..... just came randomly, very friendly staff, quick service, food is great and really fresh....
I ordered takeaway Butter chicken combo for lunch. Which also includes a Naan and a can of drink, for $12. Can't go wrong!
The Butter chicken was delicious. Hadn't had a good Butter chicken in a long time.
Generous portions of chicken and the thick sauce was to die for. And sweetness was perfect ๐
Definitely be back again :-)
First time. Really good authentic Indian taste.(We should know being Indian!) Each dish had its own flavors which is rarely the case in Indian restaurants in NZ. Naans cooked to perfection. Again quite rare. Slightly steep price but I guess that's just Auckland for you. Prawn masala, chicken saagwala n tadka daal very good. Chawlas chicken not bad. Will definitely return.
One of my favourite places to dine. They stayed open later than usual one night to accommodate my pregnant butter chicken cravings. Beautiful Indian cuisine. The vegetarian options are absolutely devine.
Delicious food and great service. Reasonably priced for meals and drinks for two people. Will definitely be coming back to this place. Many thanks!
Came back with 4-5 friends after few months, Food is good as usual super good taste, Staff is not very attentive and service very slow. Placed our food & drinks order but drinks came very late even they werenโt busy. Asked for popadums but never came out. Food was good though. Need to focus bit on customer service. will be Back again...
This is the only Indian restaurant my husband and I will never get sick of, def one of the best in Auckland! As a non Indian myself but have travelled to India serval times before, I am really in love with their curries and found their food very authentic (Punjabi) and always consistent. Thumbs up for the chefs! The only reason I wouldn't give 5 rating is the waiters/waitress sometimes make mistakes (happened to us at least 4-5 times) either forget our orders completely after 20 mins wait or missing one curry without apologising.
Overall, we are always a fan of their curries and will recommend friends and family having a go!
Johan Kauhega Milika Taumalolo
+3.5
Besides my grandmotherโs house, Chawlas is the only place I come to for goat curry itโs so aromatic, flavoursome and the goat is just so tender YUM! If you love your curry HOT and SPICY request for Indian hot also I prefer the roti over naan bread I find their naan dry and too chewy.
I was pretty happy with service and food was okay. I ordered the Indian butter chicken and was richly flavoured. Husband wanted goat curry but it wasnt available. Naan bread was thin and slighty burnt. Two of our group ordered vegetable options and they were all full flavoured . Waitress was very helpful. Restaurant feels clean and easy on the eye. Not so busy the night we dined there.
Tasty food in this little Indian joint in Manukau.
The goat curry was amazing. Perfect blend of spices and gravy.
The staff are very friendly and also follow up after the food is served.
Definitely going back again :)
It was an awesome experience at Chawla Indian Restaurant. Staff was so good and friendly there was a girl Manpreet who took our order she treated us so well , Her customer service is second to none.
I would recommend everyone to this place.
Cheers
This is the first Indian Restaurent which I really liked it. Their food is addictive . If you go there once you would definately like to go again. Starters and mains everything was delicious but I won't recommed their dessert.
Sitting is comfortable. A great place for family.
I came to have dinner with my partner today Food was awsome as malai kofta was very yummy!!service is also great here. will be definitely back again to try other mains.
Fantastic staff. Very friendly and helpful with food allergies. Food was delicious and plentiful. Our family has twice enjoyed this restaurant and we will definitely be back. Thank you for the great service and the delicious food.
All time favourite spot for butter chicken both Kiwi and Indian style. Texture, taste, serving size is great. $12 mains Mon-Wed. Staff could work on customer service skills. Would be nice to have our water filled without having to come to the counter to ask for more and it would be nice if staff would check on us at least once during our meal. Also would be nice to get one bowl of rice for one curry instead of one bowl of rice between two. We are always asking for an extra bowl. Otherwise, love this place. Food is always great.
Priyanka Champanerkar Nayak
+4.5
Food is up to Indian standard if you are looking for authentic punjabi food. Very quick service. Indian hot can sometimes be too hot for Indians too so go with medium on the spice. Only negative was that they didn't have fresh mint in the chutney and no apple mojito cocktail available twice in a row.
Caught up with friends for lunch here. None of us had been here before so were pleasantly surprised when we walked in- it doesn't look it, but it's quite big inside. Well presented. We didn't go with the lunch menu and decided to order off the main menu. The Goat Curry was tasty. The Malabari fish was good too. The chilli cHicken went down a treat and what was left was mainly the chicken tikka masala that we ordered. So would say that was our least favourite. A good experience overall.
Tried this place with my partner for the first time and I'm guttered we hadn't tried this earlier given how local it is. We had samosas for starters and butter chicken and lamb korma for main. All so delicious! Only let down was the naan bread. Both breads we got were burnt. I'll just assume it was a bad naan night as I will definitely go back.
this is one of my everyday lunch spot. their $12 lunch meal is great. their quality, taste and service is far better than many indian restaurents in Auckland. Try their indian butter chicken that is authentic delhi style butter chicken (Place where Butter chicken was was first developed :))
One of the best restaurants for Indian food in Auckland. ย I stay less than 2 mins drive but never knew this one. ย damn!! We tried Mushroom tikka, goat curry, naan bread basket, fried rice and kulfi for dessert. They were all perfect not just taste but well presented as well. Customer service was excellent always smiling and prompt to respond.ย
Also they had deal from Mon to Wed, $12 mains. Definitely will be back again.
Pros
Great food
Warm decor - A nice atmosphere for dates
Good service
Cons
A bit of confusion on what is expected after ordering a dish e.g mains comes with rice?
Currently has a large wooden frame next to their entrance.
Tldr; Decent fine dining restaurant. Would go again.
Great food and some of the best Indian curry outside of India. Service could have been better, place was only a half full for a Friday night yet it took a while to get the attention of a server. That's the only let down for the place.
I am from wellington and visited auckland with family and really enjoyed the food and specially customer service. Really enjoyed with family.
Lunch deal is a steal. Well worth it. Butter chicken was really good. Service was attentive and not overbearing. Naan was nice fluffy and fresh.
Great food, great Resturant, classy set up. Great prices .. lunch specials which is great when you work nearby. Highly recommend this resturant
Nice interior and nice food. Staff at always friendly and love the poppadoms.
Food could be spicier - the hot option isn't that spicy.
Only criticism is that it's hard to find a parking spot in that car park.
The special menus makes Chawlas one of the most worthy restaurants I've been in Auckland.
For only $12 I had a main menu, roganjosh with lamb, rice and a yummy naan.
Strongly recommended. In addition to the great food, the service is also outstanding.
Was fabulous! Had a great time. Ambience and food was very nice. Service is fantastic. Will definately go back!!
First time there for the $12 lunch special with my sister. It was wonderful! The restaurant is clean with lovely decor. Toilets are clean. Staff was attentive and always filled our glasses with water. My sis ordered the butter chicken, I had Chicken Tikka Masala and was very impressed with the quality, portion size and freshness. Has to be one of the best curries I have had in ages. Will be telling my family and friends about this place. Like Arnie "I'll be back".
Lovely interior and atmosphere with friendly staff. I ordered the kadhai mushroom which they were more than happy to veganize, and it was delicious!
Simply one of the best Indian restaurants in Manukau. We love their butter chicken and the Chicken Tikka Masala is something to die for. And the price is very reasonable.
It was nice. Good service and yum food. The butter chicken was more runny than I'm used to but that wasn't necessarily bad. I enjoyed it equally as much. They also do free deliver in the cbd for orders over $35 which I thought was cool. Check out their website for some specials also.
Best Indian in manukau hands down. Great service and plenty of options. Could be the best naan bread I've ever had, light and crispy. They'll also deliver if you're not far away.
Had a wonderful dinner last evening at Chawlas. Restaurant set up is nice and was impressed with the service too despite being busy. We were two so ordered Lamb Korma and butter chicken. Lamb Korma was bit spicy for us but with real flavour and Butter chicken was also amazing not just cream we get served at most other places. One of the best in town. Will be back
I was here on a Wednesday with a friend, after work. Not busy which was a good thing. Had the fish masala and goat as mains n our starter was garlic prawns. Food was delicious and came out in a timely manner. Service was good but not outstanding hence 4 instead of 5.
Came here to pick up some takeout after sneaking a taste of mum and dads takeout ๐
Atmosphere seemed nice. Clean looking establishment. Staff friendly.
I'd been craving a good butter chicken that didn't just taste like cream. Ordered medium and you could taste the spices, not just cream! It was delicious. Finally we have a nice Indian restaurant in manukau.
Will definitely go back again. Next time before inhaling my food, I will take pictures ๐ท๐
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EDITED: I CAME BACK HERE ON 12/09/16 TO SEE IF THEY COULD CHANGE MY VIEWS AND THEY HAVE. The waitress was lovely and attentive, took our orders as soon as we were ready and our meals came out 10 minutes later. The food was delicious. Butter chicken wasn't too creamy like other places (I find butter chicken that's too creamy sickening) the nann was yum too. And they still have their $12 meal deal. Thanks Chawlas for improving :) can't give higher than a 3.5 though because of the previous experience
They filter their Facebook posts, i originally posted this to their page but my review hasn't been posted up so here we go. Slow service... The waitresses were nice i guess. Waited 35 minutes for meals and they didn't come to tell us it'll be a longer wait than expected. Waitress said our drinks come just before our meals come. Got our drinks and after 15ish minutes we were still waiting for food lol. Table next to us got given their meals 15 mins before ours and ordered maybe 2 minutes before us?? We also ordered before a group of 6 men and they ALL got their food before us. I came with my boyfriend and mum so how can a group of 6 get their food before us. My boyfriend ended up having to go ask how long it would be and they said another 5minutes. 5minutes later still nothing. Food finally came and I asked if it's cooked fresh apparently it is, so I asked how many chefs are on and there were THREE. I've worked in hospitality at a cafe, majority of the time we only had 1 chef on and 2 in the weekends. They never took this long for the amount of people that are in the restaurant at the time. Food was okay but I've had better butter chicken. Naan bread was the best part. The staff were nice but the waiting time and seeing that everyone around us was getting served isn't good enough. Rated 2 for the naan, was only $12 per meal and because the staff were errrr nice i guess
Well worth a visit, read the reviews and my boys and I thought we should try it out as we have been disappointed with other local Indian restaurants out South...
Started with the entree platter, lovely tandoori chicken and lamb shish kebabs, followed by shared mains of butter chicken and lamb korma..the chicken was very rich which I didn't mind however a bit too much for my kids I suspect, however the korma was the best I'd had in memory (very tender lamb) and was very moreish...as I thought, one garlic naan between us was plenty to mop up the sauce/gravy.
The mango lassi was quenching but perhaps a little too thick in consistency...no room for desserts I'm afraid.
Felt it was good value for money, tidy dining area and toilets, friendly service..we arrived early and were out by 6:45pm; we were only 1 group of 3, this place deserves to be busier and we would certainly return.
Ps - your mints were nice.
Yesterday i went to this outlet of chawlas..i had ordered cream paneer,dal makhni and shahi paneer along with bread backets..all the currys were delicious and the quantity as well.hospitality was also very good.highly recommended
This was my very first visit at Chawla's manukau. Food was AWESOME and service too. Cozy atmosphere..... but i think need to make few more curries like butter paneer, paneer tikka masala etc.....
But all over it was great experience...Love to visit again..... Thankyu Chawla's for the best experience ever.....
Awesome delicious yummy food I had ever in Indian restaurant .. Chawlas known by their special dish it's malai chicken tika .. I have no words to describe .. Good customer service and friendly staff.. I really very enjoy their ... Thanks again for Chawals restaurant team for their good efforts ... Keep it up
The food was excellent and the service was perfect!!!! Most of the food we ordered was Indian spicy as we like. We really loved it. Everything we ordered was different than what you are used to see, and it was cooked and presented perfectly. Very good quality food, fresh and local ingredients. The restaurant is beautiful and has a very nice ambience. Really enjoyed it!!
Chawlas at manukau is one of my favourite places in Auckland! Great food, friendly and fast service. Onion kulcha is my favourite bread. The food was amazingly fresh and the chicken was tender as I ever had it. I really want to acknowledge the service which was highly attentive and friendly. Highly recommended !!
Great service, with recommendation for the Indian soft drinks which were really good. Tandoori chicken luscious, and the bhaji was scrumptious.
The chicken biryani was tasty, with large chunks of chicken.
The decor was interesting, Indian music was great, and atmosphere pleasant. Reasonable value, I would visit again.
Chawlas has to be one of the best Indian restaurants i've been to in Auckland. The butter chicken by far is one of the best i've ever had. It was creamy enough without the sickly feeling ๐๐ the chickpea curry was flavoursome, soft and delicious. I usually don't eat vegetarian dishes but this one had me eating it like there was beef flavour of some sort. This is definitely a place i recommend and would be going to from now on for my indian food fix ๐๐๐ธ
This is Chawla's Manukau. Nice ambience and friendly staff. Lunch special @$12.00 includes Rice,Naan, SoftDrink. Limited Menu for Lunch both in Veg and Non-Veg (4 items each). Pleasantly surprised by the portions. Full rice, bowl of Channa Masala and really nice and soft Naan. Channa masala was Dry as it should be rather than the liquid treats found in most places. Excellent taste. Worth revisiting ๐๐๐๐
Mustafa Abbas Chittalwala
+5
Excellent food and a great service. A+
Excellent food and a great service. The staff really very good and despite of having two functions running simultaneously, the service very fast. The food was exquisite. The best chicken tikka masala I have ever had in NZ. No artificial colours or flavouring. Just real ingredients that you can taste and experience. The portions were also generous and the price very very reasonable. We would definitely come back again. Kudos.. Loved it
Superb food, really a place away from home that tastes like home. Good quality food with decent quantity and awesome taste. If you love Indian cuisine than this is the place in manukau that you should be somewhere at. Had a great time even though it was just a take away but really enjoyed. If you are interested what we had from there than it was creamy paneer, malai kofta, and paneer butter masala. Of course the rice were complimentary.
Ordered the weekday lunch combo special. Butter chicken and goat curry. Sooo good! Naan is super fresh too ๐คค๐คค great service. And yummy mango lassi.
Been there so many times and still love to go every time. Food quality is awesome. Customer service too good (specially by Shiv)
Lunch special $15.99
Limited option but good food
Very nice service by Rohit. Food was excellent. We had special dietary requirements and Rohit catered to all of them. We had been there for the 1st time and were pleasantly surprised by not only the friendliness of the staff, but delicious food and options as well. Definitely somewhere where you can spend quality time together with good food and great service.
Today I went for dinner and i would like to say the food was so yum. I ordered starters only, like amritsari fish,dry Goat, hara bhara kebab. All the food items were so well cooked with spices. Mint chutney was so yum. Great Customer service, highly recommended 10/10๐๐๐๐๐
I will visit again and again ๐๐๐๐
Excellent food and good customer service. They have good vegetarian options. Must try missi Roti, paneer lababdar.
I'd asked the waiter to provide me a sauce and curry free version of the red tandoori chicken pieces, and as a main of tawa chicken. I asked as on keto at the moment, no other reason, so I ate the magnificent chicken dish presented to me and enjoyed it immensely. I pointed out my specific instructions and was offered a replacement so they were ready to change to chicken tikka or add rice and naan. I opted for loss in translation. Their service has gotten a lot faster in the last year, we think they've gotten extra or new staff now.
Food was exceptional.
I will be returning, for the food, not the service.
The six of us that dined there created our own atmosphere.
Really satisfied with the service and food,Restaurant staff members are awesome. Loved Everything we ordered but Soya Malai Chaap and masala Indian tea were the best.๐๐
i had some some veg starter and curries was excellent and the cheese naan was really soft and nice and service was awsm the staff was so nice and friendly its nice when u get service with smile
see you guys soon again
for nice and warm food
Always happy with service and food malai soya chap best dish .They have very good deal for lunch $12.99 one curry naan ๐ซ and rice ๐ they have dinner deal too $14.99 .Economical and yum
We had indo Chinese food here and loved it. Service was fast and we were served quickly. We ordered the Garlic Chicken and Chicken fried rice. We ordered gravy so it came with a side of rice. We were full at the end of our meal and pleased with the quality of food. We'll be back again.
Whenever I travel from hawks bay to Auckland for business.i always go with my friend there.Nice food
i been there on Monday the staff was very friendly and the service was so nice , warm food very tasty highly recommended
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