I love this place! When we are craving Indian food, this is one of our go-to places. We love the range of food on offer, the prices are reasonable and the service is always good. We especially love the fact that they are a family friendly place and are always welcoming towards us and our 2 year old toddler. We have tried most of the dishes on offer but we always order our favourite dishes- lamb or chicken sagwala and butter chicken or mango chicken with the sampler naan bread pack. We will keep going here because we always know what to expect with them 😊
Food was definitely delicious! Great portion size and very filling indeed. We had ordered butter chicken and lamb biryani that was served in a clay pot. We did wait quite some time for our order, not necessarily a downfall as I would rather the freshly cooked and made to order dishes than the reheated and old dishes.
We had had lunch and dinner at this new restaurant . On the first visit we ordered chaat and wraps. The chaat came out very quickly but the wraps took almost 30 minutes to arrive which is a long wait for hungry kids. Both were very good.
On the second occasion we ordered the chicken and lamb biryanis with a naan platter. The naans were served quickly but the biryanis took about 35 minutes to arrive.
The biryanis are served in claypots covered and sealed with a roti dough which is very unique and appealing.
The layer of rice on the top in the claypot was lightly spiced nice and fluffy with separate grains but the bottom layer of rice in the claypot was mixed in with loads of heavily spiced gravy which made it wet and soggy. A beautiful dish but spoilt by lack of attention to detail.
Would advise the chef to minimise use of gravy in the biryani.
Caught up with friends for lunch here a couple of weeks ago and was quite impressed with the decor. Classy looking place, but was nearly empty for Friday afternoon lunch time. However I now know why the lack of customers - they took too long to serve the food.
Between us we ordered the Chole Bathura, Pav Bhaji, Dahi Papdi Chaat an the Veg Manchurian. The Bathura were some of the best I've tried - large and crispy and soft at the same time. The Veg Manchurian was pretty good too probably one of the better Veg Manchurian's I've tried around Auckland. The Pav Bhaji could have used a bit more Pav, but overall it was pretty good both price and quantity wise.
Wouldn't mind going back and trying out some of their other dishes.
Have been back again and this time we tried the Puri Aloo and Chicken Tikka from the smorgasboard. The Puri Aloo was yum and good value for money. Hubby was not a big fan of the chicken tikka masala, said it was average.
Their naan (hopefully this is right spelling) is nice. My partner was pretty impressed with their spicy chicken. The service is a bit slow due to only 2 on the floor, they did not pay attention much and i had to call them couple times until they answered me. Will comeback anyway!!!
Food is Awesome. Staff is friendly and place is adequate. I would recommend this dinning for most common Indian food.
Delicious food, 10/10
Well enjoyed,
Highly recommend
Omg it was hot! Fresh! Yummy! Staff were very friendly even though my sister & I were still eating after their close off time. If you love Indian food & all, PLEASE! GIVE THIS A TRY! IT'S MY FIRST TIME HERE I LOOOOVED IT! KEEP SMILING YOU ALL ARE AMAZING!
Great food and prices! Best samosas ever. Just the shop could do with a small tidy around, when I last went it was a bit scruffy looking. However, it was lunchtime and this is a takeaway place as well as restaurant.
I had vegetarian for lunch from the ready to go selection , not from the menu. Great that I was able to have a taster first to make sure that I could cope with their 'medium' spicey. Price was awesome!!! $8.50 for a curry and rice - big portion. Excellent value and better than anywhere else I have seen. Staff were helpful answering my questions (as I don't know indian food that well) and it was quick service. Lovely sunny spot to relax and watch the world go by. I would go back :-)
Shantha guruge de silva
+5
I have visited couple of times to Mumbai Express, their food is delicious. Presentation was really good and look very professional. Most importanly food was great ! that's everyone was looking for... I don't have any bad comments about staff the way someothers had written the review. All my visits was taken care very well, you need to wait resonable time frame to receive your order. That we need to understand from business point of view as well from this kind of a restaurant due to the fact what we are paying for...Thanks again for your delicious meal....
Food was really good. Very authentic, we loved it. Would love to visit again, my wife ordered indo chinese manchurian and fried rice, she abosolutely loved it. As per her best one she ever had in auckland, for her to say that its a big thing. Good ambiance and priced little extra but thats because of the location i guess. Must try👍
Fantastic Indian food. No idea about the last 3 angry reviews. Decent service, accommodating for vegetarian/vegan, and delicious. The fresh breads from the tandoor are incredible, and almost everything else I've had has been great - aloo mutter, aloo gobi, strawberry lassi, tikka masala, etc.
Absolutely loved the chicken biryani and reshmi kebab that we ordered. Their dishes are always delicious 😋
The restaurant was clean and food was ready in approx 15minutes (went after lunch hours)
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