TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in New Zealand - Updated November 2024

Southern Spice

75/100 (1208 ratings)

Restaurants

Indian

Dinner

Lunch

Talahua Gosht Fried Mutton Curry

Fruit salad

Nehari Gosh

CHICKEN DUM BIRYANI

Cherry Pan

Chicken Fried Rice Noodles Nahari Paaya

Chiken Biryani Family Pack

Tandoori Lollipops

Lamb Biryani

Pepper Chicken

Curry

Tandoori Chicken Full

Chilli Chicken

Double Ka Meetha

Chicken biryani

Chicken 65 Masala

Mango Lassi

Haleem Chicken

Naan

Fast food

Indian

Wheelchair Accessible

Dinner

Lunch

Mid-range

"Have always liked the food here. Was my go to when I lived in Papatoetoe. Good food and accommodating..."

Rajarshi Nath

"First time customer and didn't disappoint. Vegetarian biryani was really nice and so was the mix vegetable curry. Will definitely try other dishes..."

Devon Shankar

"Tried Southern Spice as a recommendation from a friend and I could not be happier. Perfectly cooked biryani, the lamb masala was a taste explosion on..."

Nitin C'Varthy

"A good economical option. We mostly do takeaways here and it has been good. A good variety to choose from.Their Indo-Chinese options and..."

Ashika

"The paneer butter masala was amazing, the naans were fresh hot and had a great taste and texture. The veg Manchurian was also outstanding!! The vege..."

Levi

"Nice place for a casual dinning or takeaway. Good taste and good quantity for decent price. I have loved their curries and naan were exceptionally..."

Richa Khattar Goyal

"Great biryani! My goto place when I crave biryani. Also recommend the methi chicken. Reasonable price. Ambience not so good. Have always done..."

Sean Fernandes

"If you live in South Auckland and don’t want to drive to Sandringham for a trusted family pack of Biryani this is a great alternative. I am a hard..."

Pankaj Kini

"Wish I had started ordering food from here much earlier. The Biryani was wonderful - great flavours and the meat was super soft. Saves me the hassle..."

Rajiv Ram

"Food is tasty but all mains (chicken ) are with bones. No other restourants give mains (chicken) with bone. It's very dissapointing. I eat only..."

Mala Deshpande

"Tasty food .. good find in south Auckland for Indian cuisine .. waiting time tooo long .. the quantity of the food needs to be a bit more especially..."

Akashraj.8193

"Good Little find in Manukau. Let's say that we were quite disappointed by the quantity and quality of Indian restaurants in Papatoetoe. It gets an..."

Ronnie Nath

"Tasty food, lunch special, many varieties, Andhra specials... but delay in service. I visit this restaurant most of the times when I go to..."

Anish Ketty

"Chicken Biryani is the only dish I have had here and that takes me back every time. The taste is consistent as we have taken the same dish few times...."

Taranjeet Kaur

"This is my Hyderabadi Biryani 'go to' place. Have never eaten in here as I always take out. The Mutton Biryani and Veg Biryani is the best in town...."

Chai Paani

"Value for money and decent food in hyderabadi flavour. Perhaps the biryani and talawa gosht is their star attraction although we haven't tried it..."

Suhail Rizwy

"Food and Flavour: 4.5/5Ambience: 4.5/5Seating: 3/5Service: 3.5/5Value for Money: 3.5/5Excellent food! We totally enjoyed the..."

BonZ Loves Food

"The Place looks a lil dirty but has the best Indian food! I suggest takeaway...They have $8 lunch special (rice +naan + certain choice of..."

Elsa

"One of the best restaurant in sounth auckland for hyderabadi cuisine. Good quality and reasonable prices. Definitely a go to place for spicy food..."

YumYum

"You should definitely try it. Amazing biryani and Andhra chicken. Good portions and the best Indian restaurant in south Auckland. ..."

Raphael Benoni

"One of the best place in South Auckland to eat Indian food. The biryani is a true blessing and full of flavor. Try their lunch special for just $8..."

Mayur

"With Chef Parvaez preparing your indian dish, you cant go wrong in this place!Value for money = 4 out of 5Ambience/Cleanliness = 3.5..."

JiGGz

"So far the best place to get a really tasty mouth watering biryani which is no do doubt the best I have eaten in akl.their lamb masala is just out of..."

Jayanth K Kommu

"Excellent taste of hyderabad. New and fresh. If you like to experience authentic Hyderabadi(or Deccani) cuisine of India around South Auckland, it is..."

Chris K

"Tasty food, Good ambience. Has visited this place after couple of years..Definetly alot of improvement in food..."

Salma Shaik

"Good and service was good where tables were so sticky and dirty...not an ambiance to go for sit-down dinner ..only take away are good as food was..."

Bhanu Sondhi

"We had placed a catering order for my kid’s birthday and the food was awesome. All the guests loved it and it was delivered on time. Thank you..."

Amreen Shaikh

"Service was good. Food came out quite fast as well. Price is reasonable. Curry was probably a bit too oily, and too salty for my taste tho. Not sure..."

S Lim

"Good tasty food most of the times. Service at the counter is alright. Best Biriyani shop around South Auckland. Everything else is stock..."

Debanjan Chatterjee

"We have always loved the food here, especially the chicken dum biryani, less oil and tasty, have got food catered for my baby shower and all guests..."

katkar jyothsna

"Me and my friends decided to eat some good indian desi food. So we went to the southern spice dine-in.We ordered jalfarezi chicken, dum biryani,..."

Muhammad Nadal

"Love the food. Fresh, tasty, and absolutely mouthwatering. Have been there so many..."

Shahin Ali

"Great food. Very economical plus friendly..."

friendly dude

"Ordered methi chicken and hot chicken and must say the taste was..."

Ann Khanna

"The food here is so delicious, Chilli Chicken, Methi Chicken & biryanis are must to..."

Samad Mohiuddin

"I ordered for 15 people, had 2 entree and 2 mains. Everyone loved the food and we could not finish it all. lots of left overs and everyone took a box..."

Manish Kohli

"In my opinion, this would be the best Indian takeaways in the Auckland area. I am a 75 year old Kiwi and very particular about food. We buy live in..."

Wayne Oswald

"Cozy little place in Manukau. Their curries and Indo-chinese food is good. Their butter chicken is different to other places as it's less sweet and..."

Juned Ali

"Food was really good, especially starters. Tawa fish is a must try if you are looking for a seafood starter. Perfect for an authentic mughlai style..."