TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in New Zealand - Updated November 2024

Namaste Bharat Authentic Indian Cuisine

88/100 (843 ratings)

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garlic naan

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Tandoori Prawns

Onion Bhaji

Lamb Rogan Josh

Chicken Sizzler

Lamb

Beef Vindaloo

Rice

Garlic and Cheese Naan

Butter chicken

Garlic & Cheese Naan Mango Chicken

Mango Lassi

Spicy chicken wings

Samosa chaat

Beef

Sit down

Indian

Seating

Table Service

Wheelchair Accessible

Serves Alcohol

Wine and Beer

Highchairs Available

Full Bar

Accepts Credit Cards

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Takeout

Accepts Visa

Accepts Mastercard

Reservations

Street Parking

Cash Only

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Mid-range

"In my opinion, best curry in Palmy. Not sure why this site has a minimum letter count for their reviews. Pretty annoying if you ask me. Nothing..."

Dylan Taylor

"Our family restaurant when in Palmy .STAFF. Always friendly and helpful. Always ensures our food is to our liking once served, Happy to accommodate..."

HENRYandANGIE

"Great food. Really great food. Best Indian food I have had in 20 years. Ask for hot food, the mild is too mild for me. If you love Indian food you..."

Colin Campbell

"Herkes her şeyi bir tavır sergilemektedirler ve ilk olarak kabul edilir bir tavır sergilemektedirler bir ⚁ bu arada ben de seni cok seviyorum ve..."

Cihat Küçük

"New Year's Eve after walking out on another place. Seated promptly, order taken after 5 Min's, waiter dressed in white shirt and waist coat and black..."

Chris Osborne

"First time dining after once having takeaways. Lovely clean tidy restaurant. Friendly staff, great service, the meal was devine. Would have to be..."

Megan Saxton

"Damn good curry. Great value for money! and when I let them know that we were in a rush our meals were served within 10 min. we will be..."

Erik Thomas

"Dined on a Monday night, although very quiet it had a good atmosphere, great decor. Food and service were excellent. Great place to dine will..."

Dave

"I love going to this place for their lunch deal. The Food is just lovely with friendly customer service. i would recommend this to any one visiting..."

Zakiya Ali

"Go here a lot love the food and always fine the service good,have taken several friends..."

Linda McNamara

"Was stuck at home and not in the mood for cooking so looking up MENUMANIA (Awesome online search and dining info) I knew I felt like an Indian Meal,..."

Lianna .

"We enjoyed a really nice meal. I booked online with a request for an extra chair so a diner with a broken leg could elevate it and this request was..."

Valerie Revill

"Very friendly welcome. Great food. This was our second visit, will definitely be going again. This is the closest we have had to a UK Indian! Good..."

Beccy Turner

"Have only had takeaways from here, but in my opinion this is the best curry in town! We won't go anywhere else for curry in Palmerston North after we..."

Bonnie Howes

"Best Indian I have eaten at this price, $10 lunch deals, kiwi hot butter chicken is amazing. I work across the road from the restaurant, service is..."

Shannon Harpur

"I have enjoyed 8 or 9 lunches at the Royal Garden since it came under its present management. The lunches are reasonably priced (the same price as..."

Matt Thredgold

"We have had Star of India a number of times and were always satisfied with it, so when I heard they had opened a Restaurant, I knew where I would be..."

Kat

"Just had a delicious meal there - the food was so yum (very fresh and quick) and the service and surroundings great - will be definitely going back..."

Sue Wilson

"I had dined here quite a while back and wasn't very impressed and found the restaurant quite cold.However... Went here on Tuesday night..."

Aza Reti

"Royal Garden or Star of India is my first port of call for Indian food.It is full of flavour and I find the medium vindaloo is just the right..."

Carl Robinson

"I popped in for a $10 lunch recently, ordered the lamb vindaloo which was well cooked, well seasoned. More importantly the rice was freshly cooked..."

James Pettengill

"Being Indian, we don't often go out to Indian restaurants, as we are always disappointed with the quality of the food served. But we were pleasantly..."

F

"Tonight we went to the Royal Garden Indian Restaurant and had a spectacular meal. I'm a regular customer of the Star of India and was very excited to..."

Ben Hopkins

"My partner and I were not impressed when we went in February. But the new owners did definitely a good job. The place is nicely refurbished, the..."

Sophie

"This has to be THE BEST Indian restaurant in NZ. You can tell when the person cooking the food is putting their heart into the food. They are also..."

Aurora Zero

"This spot is our favourite in Palmy! The food is exceptional and the service is personal, prompt and polite. The atmosphere is genuine and pleasant...."

Steve Macbeth

"Had a great time, great atmosphere, great food, great service, great variety in the menu and a great experience. Chef came out to greet us and give..."

Andrew Stantiall

"Went there today with Family while driving back to HB. Food was amazing and service was good too. Just 1 thing took me, we ask the staff rest to..."

Akshay Dame

"We went there for my birthday dinner, and I have to say, I was not disappointed at all. The food was OUT OF THIS WORLD good. I had the Lamb Shank -..."

Hala Makahleh

"Very good Indian biriyani. Good service, neatly maintained toilets, the staffs also is very cooperative, kids..."

Anish Mathew

"Mum & I went for the first time today for lunch. Absolutely fantastic service - such a lovely guy. Food was delicious & definitely value for money...."

Sara

"I’ve ordered takeout a number of times before my review. I’ve consistently had delicious curry with rice. This place is good value for money and..."

Kat H (kitykatex)

"First time in since new owners and it’s a new favourite. Great wine, amazing vege dishes and beautiful engaging service. We will be back..."

Lizi Guest

"food was delicious, we had fish pakoras in starter and then had 3 curries with roties. chicken korma was awsome and service was great. highly..."

Vijaybir Marok

"Good food, serving size was great so was the taste. Asked for medium spicy but was really spicy. Overall great food value for..."

Zoheb Tida

"This place is an absolute 20/10. Not only is the food amazing, but the service and whole experience will leave you wanting more. Can not recommend..."

Mini Bee

"Ate here for the first time recently, have a feeling it will become a regular for us! Everything we ordered was delicious and the staff..."

Jenna Buchanan

"Lovely place with amazing food. I had the chicken tikka entree and beef vindaloo main, both medium heat but mighty tasty. Happy friendly staff , and..."

Jason “Red” Petersen

"First time customer, delivery. Excellent curries, greatly enjoyed. Highly..."

Tony Beveridge

"New management have done a great job at keeping what made this place so good. The food has always been good but now it's even better. The bread is..."

Koenraad Vivian

Star Of India

86/100 (484 ratings)

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Indian

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Beef Korma

Biryani

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Parking Available

Accepts Credit Cards

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"I've been driving through the shop several times but finally gave it a shot today. Love the lunch deal, very reasonable price and good portion as..."

Jason Nguyễn

"New to their takeaway. My first order from them was Butter Chicken (medium) (just to be on the safe side) and boy, it was good! I decided to come..."

J

"EXCELLENT FOOD. Only downside is having to wait if you order in store instead of calling for pick up, but it goes to show it isn't just sitting..."

Maria Sanson

"Best Indian takeaway in Palmerston North, as far as I'm concerned. Very reasonable prices and I've never had a bad meal here in years of visiting...."

Zack Dupuis

"Most authentic indian food in Palmerston North. We get takeaways from this place every week/fortnight nd this place has never disappointed us...."

Sam Arora

"Very nice, spices are evenly balanced, service and waiting time was slow but rewarding, well worth the wait. That is all. I apologise for the random..."

Tdublu Ruakere Nd

"Hands down, the best Indian in Palmy. Have been many times and the food here is consistently awesome. Lamb Korma is the star of the menu in my..."

Richard Naylor

"This is probably one of our favourite places to get Indian takeaways, and we've been doing it for around 3 years now. We never have to wait too long,..."

Renee Dingwall

"We go here whenever we get cravings for indian, my partner loves the lamb and beef curries and I as a vegan have the aloo palak which is just divine!..."

Jessie

"If I want indian this is the place I go. Not once have I ever had anything bad from this place and I have been going there since I moved to..."

Jessica

"Oh man, this place makes the best curries. And their naan bread is glorious. Star of India is my first stop for when I want tasty takeaway food for a..."

Danielle Calder

"YUMMM!! Just amazing, always know how to make great curry. I have been coming here for such a long time love it. Thanks..."

Matt

"Love this place best curries I have had in palmy, staff are always so nice and happy and food is ready fast always make an effort to go here! Love..."

Anita Grass

"Wow this place is amazing...tried it for the first time last week and I can't believe I haven't known about them sooner. From the moment you walk in..."

Annabel Robertson-Hopa

"Have been phone ordering for past few weeks now. Tried chicken tandoori and chicken biryani, the best that I have tried. And I never had to call and..."

Kartika Chand

"Amazing.Went there last night with my boyfriend. I got a vegetarian curry, he got butter chicken. We also got naans, and onion bahji. My..."

Sarah Harris

"We tried this place first time in May we are vegetarian had Paneer Kadai & naans. It was awesome the paneer was soft as it should be and very..."

Lovee Agarwal

"First time visiting tonight after hearing many rants and raves about this place!!I did a phone order and I think I went there after 10 minutes..."

Greta

"Our favourite Indian place! The food is just amazing, very fresh and lots of veggies/meat. So many options. Quite large portions (starters and mains)..."

Sophie

"The best Curry ive ever had, love the cheese and garlic bread, a meal on its own!! Will definately be back and highly..."

Lovetoeat

"I'm gluten-free and vegetarian so it's hard to find food at most takeaways. At Star of India it was easy to find something to eat and it tastes more..."

Caroline

"We've just had a takeaway from here for the first time after reading the great reviews on this site. We've had takeaways from a number of Indian..."

Susan Adams

"Can really understand why this place averages 5 stars. Is right up there alongside Indian2nite for my favourite Indian meals! Very cheap too! The..."

Joseph

"AMAZING butter chicken and naan bread! Best I have ever experienced. I would definately recommend this place to anyone looking for Indian meals. The..."

Anna Lockwood

"Star of India is my favorite Indian place in Palmerston North. Perfect rice every time and great meat to sauce ratio, have had Dal Makhani, chicken..."

Jayne

"Amazing Butter Chicken and Naan! Great service and always quick to..."

Gareth

"Fantastic food for a take-away! A shame that it's only take-away and they don't serve food on..."

M

"Great Tika MasalaVary quick service. Friendly. No complaints at..."

Gareth

"Quite excellent. Freshly made really does make a difference to the quality and taste of the meals. The reason I didn't try this place earlier was..."

Richard

"Fabulous! We eat here almost every Friday night - it's divine, fresh and tasty! The Chicken Korma is delightful as is the..."

Rachel

"This place is the best!! All the dishes are fantastic. Love the chicken tikka and have been through almost all the naan breads, not to mention the..."

Jo

"Beautiful food at great prices. Perfectly cooked and prepared with very professional staff. Highly..."

Steven Thomson

"Love their food, also great value with big portions that will do two meals, love the Cheesy Garlic Naan and Butter Chicken (mild). Usually ordered..."

ed burston

"As a seasoned connoisseur of Indian cuisine, I am thrilled to share my exceptional experience at Star of India, the gem that reigns supreme in our..."

Nikhil Rana

"Super yummy butter chicken and cheese naan bread, best butter chicken in palmy, very lovely service..."

Ruby Parlane

"Food was exceptional, service was good. It's my number 1 choice for Indian..."

Ruth Ohlson

"Friendly staff and lovely food, which was ready at the time advised. We had 2 x mild butter chicken and 2 x garlic naan. The chicken comes with rice..."

Emma Sea

"Got an assortment of meals. There is half meals and full meals, differing strengths of hotness. A vast array of meals on the menu and cooked in front..."

Dave Downing

"Curries always good with decent amount of meat. But twice even when I ordered Indian hot spicy level, it was just too mild. First time it happened I..."

Simon Lisa

"Best butter chicken in ages. Lot of chicken,..."

Gail Presland-Tack

"The great selection of food and deliciously prepared. Best Indian food I have ever had since I moved from Auckland! Their each curry has an unique..."

Seema Bulekha

"Super fast, order was delicious and staff were..."

Michael Ekins

"Nice food, fast service and a good..."

Pstutzy Nz

"Best butter chicken in town. I took some over to fxt for my step dad to try (since i always talk about it) and he loved it. Beautiful plain Naan..."

Moana Tito

"Best indian takeaways in palmy and great customer service! The gentleman who served me was polite and efficient. I was greeted as soon as i stepped..."

Janine Hogan

"Very nice place to get butter chicken, very good prices for a small one, and very good friendly..."

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