Review Curry Village - Auckland Central

Nathan

Great value for money $12 for lunch. Tasted pretty good, authentic and wasn’t too sweet. Service was friendly

Leo Tucker

My butter chicken (mild) was amazing, perfect mix of sweet. If you want curry without the spice, or you're being taken here, would highly recommend butter chicken (mild), I'm not a curry person but this was amazing. The service was great too, the lady was checking on us, and making sure we had enough rice. Very accommodating. There was nobody else there surprisingly. Looking at the other reviews, it seems dining in is the way to go.

Riley Thomas

This place was so amazing to eat at and I loved the service by Milan I think his name was and he was wonderful, my dinner was also amazing I loved the butter chicken would definitely recommend

Brett Thompson

We went here for my birthday on the weekend and were impressed with the food quality and friendly service. Definitely not the cheapest Curry venue locally, but very tasty and perfectly spiced. We will definitely be back.

Tom Quilty

Our go to for Indian takeaway and the owner is fabulous. Always a tasty curry served with great service and a smile!!

Jean Mort

The food is excellent. If you love curry this is the place to go. Just ignore the somewhat off hand waiter he actually warms up as the night goes on. It's a small restaurant so can be overtaken by rude and noisy morons with no manners, which is what happened for us. But we had had our meal which was delicious so we left them to it. One of us was vegan and that was not an issue either.

Ella Svensen

My parents have been coming here for 20+ years (followed them from their old Remuera restaurant to St Heliers) and I just went here again tonight when home visiting. The food is incredible and the family who run the place are so friendly and lovely. Still stands as the best Indian cuisine I’ve ever had. If you are anywhere nearby you must visit!

Thorsten Sauer

We were with a party of 11 and the place was very busy as well, however our food was provided promptly and hot. Just as if we were the only customers that night. Service was excellent, staff were friendly and very efficient. As always the meals were of very high quality and absolutely delightful.

Katherine Edwards

Amazing food, great service. They even gave us some extra onion bhajis. Will definitely be back!!!

Anita Kovács

Hey Vegans! If you want to eat out and looking for delicious indian meals you have to try this place. They make AMAZING dishes without animal products. Very nice staff, awesome food! They know what vegan means (brownie points) and subsitute cream with coconut cream. I ordered pumpkin korma and it was absolutely amazing! Dal makhani is also very good! Highly recommend to everyone.

Srikanth Anne

Nice Indian food close to city. Friendly staff, cozy and clean dine in. Plenty of parking.

Noam Whiteside

Wow. Amazing. 10/10 best curry I've ever had and my dad has been to India. Lovely people, lovely place, could not recommend more if I tried.

Georgia Brown

Delicious curry! Came here for a dinner with my parents and as I am vegan they were very helpful with telling me what could be made vegan. All three curries we ordered were delicious, only negative is they forgot the condiments we ordered but we were too busy eating the yummy food to notice ourselves. Would recommend!

TheGoodKiwi Nz

Would give 3.5 if I could. The food was above the standard expected by me of an Indian restaurant but 3 uncleared tables that needed attention for 3/4 hour after our arrival got to me. It was holiday period and they were busy with takeouts but still this needed attention in my opinion. Pleasant service and no problem taking what we couldn't eat home. Pakoras and the curries were tasty.

Candidreview@gastronomy

been there many times while my break i used to work at mission bay .this restaurant is running by indian family which super friendly and sweet.food is great as i remember because been there 6 to 7 times. i recommend this place.

JArmstrong

Chicken biryani was so yum! The chicken was really good and tender, proper chunks and lovely spice. I don’t normally order a biryani but I would definitely order it again from curry village. Great little find! I’m dreaming of having it again next weekend

Tim Coates-Walker

Extremely good value food quality excellent never fails to disappoint this is our favourite Indian takeaway will always go there Staff always friendly

David Butcher

Never dissappointed by the food from this place. This has to be one of the best Indian food places in the Eastern suburbs. If you tell thm you like your food mild they are very obliging. The butter naans compliment any of their meals. Delivery is always prompt.

Karen Von Keisenberg

we have been coming to curry village for several years now on a Wednesday night, the food is great and has been consistantly great. We have moved out of the area and still come over most weeks. Well worth the drive.K and A

MrGodHimself

Above average Indian, and one of the few locals in St Helier's that doesn't disappoint. We always go for the Chicken Jalf Frazze (medium), and it's delicious. The other dishes I've tried here were decent, without being as good as the Jalf Frazze. The Naan bread is pretty good too. Recommended (for takeaways at least, I haven't dined in); much better than the other Indian places in the nearby area. To be honest I'm surprised the average rating isn't higher as the food here is consistently good.

Don

Consistently great food with generous portions; often resulting in takeaways. Absolutely the best Indian cuisine in Auckland along with attentive & friendly staff Been going there for three years ..... highly recommended

Peter Chatteris

Not too bad.... certainly nowhere near Khanas in Maskell Street... more a takeaway that makes takeaway class food. Prices tend to be on the high side

Mathieu Duval

Friendly waiters, fast served, great food!!! What else do you need from a restaurant? I recommend the korma and the curry village special!!!

Bella Lily

One of the best Indian take outs I have come across. Their chicken tikka is authentic and full of flavor. And it is safe to say their butter chicken does not disappoint. They also deliver which is an added bonus. We have enjoyed take aways from here many times without disappointment. We have also dined in which was unfortunately less that desirable, the resturant itself at the time was fitted with flashing lights that made it extremely uncomfortable to enjoy our meal. Other than that I have no complaints.

Megan Stericker

My boyfriend's favourite Indian in Auckland. Great for takeaways. Good prices, though not super cheap, but made up for in quality and quantity!

Kim Selby

Great food, excellent flavours. Staff were very friendly and service was very prompt. We will be back.

Michelle

Go to the Jewel of India in Mission Bay instead, we love curry and eat it once a week, we tired here as we are new to the area but prefer the Jewel of India, the food here is bland and tasteless. We have eaten Indian food all over the globe and this is at the bottom of the list!!!

Nicola Paul

Had dinner there last night, there were 3 adults and 1 child, slow service, waited 40 minutes for mains and entrees, my butter chicken was nice, in laws had vegetable curry very average. The waiter was coughing throughout the whole time we were seated, i watched him cough all over our warm plates, behind the counter, he then used a dry tea towel to wipe our plates. They have a tiny kitchen out the back, we could even hear people preparing our food coughing. I took my 5 year old to the toilets out the back which were not cleaned, i thought it was the office as they had piles of folders with invoices hanging out, piled up 1.5 metres high right next to the loo! we told the lady about the waiter coughing throughout the restaurant all night, she was not at all concerned. Great way to catch the Super Bug!!!

Christine Prestwood

We ordered a selection of meals from Curry Village for a 60th birthday party to be held at our home for 16 people. The chef was so helpful making sure we didn't order too much (or too little) and we ended up with a perfect selection/variety of tastes and textures. The meal was delivered to our address in Kohi, on time, piping hot, and well labelled. All we needed to do was place into our own dishes to impress our guests. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed their meal and came back for more. The food was absolutely delicious, and everyone agreed it was a great way to have a dinner party without all the hard work. Thank you Curry Village, we'll be back again some time soon.

Larry Grigson

Curry chicken - so full of flavor with succulent fresh cooked chicken

Jason Kennedy

Living on the east side of the city, this is one of our favourite Indian take-aways. My wife is Indian and is a fantastic authentic Indian cook (taking after the rest of her family), so she's not easy to please when it comes to restaurant Indian food. We both like this place very much. We like things very spicy (by Kiwi standards - to us this ends up being "normal" spicy), and Curry Village is able to deliver on this. Just make sure to ask for "Indian hot" if you actually want it to be truly spicy; otherwise, like most Indian restaurants, they will err on the side of too mild so as not to offend some palates. We've ordered from here many times and have always had great experiences with flavourful curries. The naans are also large, soft, and fresh, which makes them good value for money. I'm especially fond of their Chicken Jalf Frazee, the lababdar, and the kumara curries - which is a nice NZ twist on Indian food. Good delivery deals as well!

Stuart Ross

I have just had the most terrible curry from here! Undercooked chicken.. Pink! Chicken madras was a sloppy bland excuse for a meal. The manager and his wife are rude! Ignore comments made about jewel of India! It is actually one of the best Indian restaurants in Auckland ! Please avoid this restaurant like you would avoid the plague!! Yours sincerely, Indian connoisseur (has been to Birmingham, England where the best curries are made!)

Blair Hill

What a great night, the most excellent curries I have ever had, very authentic dishes, we all enjoyed the evening very much, staff were helpful, I think we chose their best selection, we will be back. Well worth a visit. Happy eating.

Drew Duthie

We have had many deliveries from here over the last four years. Always high quality food and they have mobile eftpos also. :-)

David Newbury

I had been going to the restaurant for 5 years and had always enjoyed the food and the service. Eat there a couple of months ago and met the new manger, who was rude and obnoxious. After that i decided to find myself a new Indian Restaurant.

Shannon

Passed this place many times and never looked twice. Big mistake, wish we had tried it sooner. Until now we have been settling for mediocre curries. We've lived in Auckland 7 years now and this was by far the nicest we've had in a long long time. We had the onion bahjis which were lovely as well as a butter chicken and a korma with garlic naans. It was cooked to perfection and the meat was perfectly tender and supple. Asked for medium spice but found it a bit mild which didn't worry me as I'm not usually that brave!!! Would recommend to anyone in the area it's worth a drive (they deliver as well). Will be making this a regular in our home =)

Tejpal Singh

Been here several times and it's always been a satisfactory experience. Not this evening! 3 meals and one bowl of cold, overcooked rice to share... I pointed out that the rice was cold and overcooked, it was replaced by hot overcooked rice (stuck together in a big lump in the bowl.) Hungry & tired we ate the now cold curry. At payment the owner looked shocked that the meal was dreadful but was still happy to ask for and accept full payment of $70+ dollars!! Never again..

Cameron

We live in the area and simply cannot stop going back to this place! One of the most authentic tasting Indian restaurants in Auckland, if not the most. The lamb takatak, chicken tikka masala, beef madras are all superb, as are the onion bargies and the keema naan bread. The waitstaff are charming, and it's owned and run by a lovely Indian couple who are always looking to please. On occasion our meal has come out too mild and we've asked them to fix it, and they do so with absolutely no fuss. Don't get me wrong either, they know how to make it spicy if that's what you like. All round just a quality curry house. If you're in the bays, avoid Jewel of India in Mission Bay (it's awful!) and come to Curry Village in St. Heliers instead. But don't come too often, because I want to be able to get a table! Simply the best curry around.

Richard Sharpe

Absolute creatons!!! Avoid. Completely stuffed up my takeaway order. Missed my starter and somehow a mild chicken turned into burning hot lamb. Thankfully Indian takeaway places are everywhere so I never have to return to give these knuckle dragging clowns anymore of my money or my time. Please Please Please spend your money elsewhere!!!!

Ali

This place I had heard was under new management, being down the road from my place it is now a convenient good indian place to eat. Being health conscious I ordered the saag lamb which was beautifully fresh, tender and juicy with a thick healthy sauce. The bread had dramatically improved - soft light garlicy goodness a huge change since the last time we visited 3 years back! We also tried the butter chicken which was generous chunks of chicken thigh in a creamy, smooth and moreish sauce. The staff were well presented and friendly, helping us choose the right meals and offering plenty of rice. We wil be back!

Abby

The meal started nicely with a tasty enough mixed platter with nice condiments, but went downhill from there. The naan was too doughy and thick; the Goan Fish Curry was not made using fresh fish (had that bad smelly fish odour) and was not tangy enough; the Saag Gosht (lamb & spinach curry) had very chewy lamb (possibly hoggett or mutton but certainly not cooked until tender) and the curry was a little tasteless. Unfortunately we won't be going back.

Mark Hammersley

I like the lamb rogan josh here