Middle Eastern cuisine: the best places to taste it in Auckland Central

Jaan Turkish Cafe

77/100 (1200 ratings)

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"Good staff...nice place...excellent food. Only parking is..."

Ellen Bernardo

"It's an amazing place to enjoy a meal with great ambience and superb..."

Parth Batra

"Food is the best, Love everything about this..."

Antony Meso Vlatkovich

"This place has the best food if you haven't been u have to go. Awesome service and..."

Shirley-Anne Taiaroa

"Jaan is my favourite Auckland restaurant . The food is consistently fresh and delectable . The setting is fabulous . Each time I visit from Hong Kong..."

Suzanne Nita Andrews

"Fantastic service, fantastic food, great..."

Amy Stevens

"Amazing service and the yummiest food (especially the Prawn salad). Cheap and affordable but still really good for a meal with mates, or with a date!..."

Roger Smith

"Went before the third ABs vs Lions test. The food was awesome! and the staff were fantastic. Definitely going..."

Nath Gain

"What a fun and lovely place to chill ! delicious food and best shisha , I'll definitely come back again..."

Nadia Berbecaru - Chetraru

"I like you guys!!!! You are the best , best food best service and the shisha is so beautiful when I try other places I can't compare it... I will see..."

Shimrit Amir

"Wow best chicken, service is on point and beers are cold. Shisha too mmmm thanks jaan..."

Donald Wong

"Amazing, delicious and fresh food. Great service. Will be..."

Soraya Sabetian

"Great service provided by mani .Always smiling and helpfull .Great customer skills and work ethics .Bravo man..."

Harshit Trikha

"I love the food and the atmosphere at Jaan if you get the chance have dinner or lunch there you will love it! Try the char grill..."

Jaydan Jensen

"It is simply delicious! Staff are so nice and not enough words to describe Ramo, he's fantastic! The Kebab on rice is our favorite and all the sauces..."

Andrea Domínguez-Londono

"Some of the best food I've ever eaten, cheers Jaan..."

Jayden Elliott

"I have allways had very good service when we have been. Staff are friendly and the food is allways..."

Andrea Garnham

"The best of the..."

Sam King

"Amazing authentic middle eastern dishes at an amazing atmosphere Love the..."

Zuhair Habib Yasi

"Amazing food and amazing shisha! What more do you need?..."

Adeeb Adam Armalite

"Awesome food, great atmosphere and amazing hospitality. Thanks..."

Camelia Balfas

"Very friendly owner and nice people. Food also very GOOD!! I love SHISH. ..."

Ken Miyamoto

"Great place..superb food and nice..."

Sergio Davidov

"Beautiful place for family and friends :)..."

Amamh Yasi

"Ramo is the best..."

Habeb S Asmaro

"Yalla Habibi love love the Arabic cuisine here. So many varieties nd so much to choose from. Delicious and presentable. Good cocktails..."

Divya Jyoti Saldanha

"This is one of our favourite places to meet with family and close friends specifically as the atmosphere is unique with its fantastic mix of..."

Salimere Khorami

"Good food all year round..."

Chris Ticket

"I went to this place for dinner with my partner today. I can tell the food, shisha, and service quality are lovely!! 😍 Especially the salad, are..."

Leyo Wong

"We were a group of 13 people. Had a range of starters: dolmas, calamari, mezzo, prawns. It was all delish. Mains: chicken sheesh, moussaka, fish,..."

Emma Holgérus

"Featuring a large variety of national Turkish dishes, a multi-floor place that offers a great view and even has a small garden on the first..."

Andy

"Delicious, fresh and tasty meals with huge portion sizes. Highly recommend the Shish meals. Look forward to coming back and Trying other menu items..."

Renée Hyde

"My favourite Turkish place in Auckland always great food and service. The meat meze platter is value for money and out go to for date night. However..."

Kirstie Jory

"Was here for drinks after work. Great atmosphere and good hookah...."

Foodislife

"My go to Hookah bar. Reminds of places in Australia where the hookah scene is a bit bigger. A much nicer and friendlier place than any in town and..."

Kate Lauren

"Usually, only go here for the shisha. Usually busy, shisha flavours are nice, and their wedges ain't bad. Parking can be a struggle at times, but..."

Ronash

"Have been here 3 times between 2017 and 2018. Excellent range for vegetarians. Fresh hummus and salads. Mezze platter is great to share between two...."

Pritika Sharma (Veg)

"This place is cool to hang out with some friends. They do shisha outside which is always popular (bit expensive though).Food however is..."

Prashant Datt

"Very friendly and likable staff and everyone seems to be a hard worker.I’d never tried Turkish cuisine, but I really loved their..."

Yuri

"One of the best Mediterranean restaurants in town, the wood fired pizzas and kebabs are the highlights of their menu, the hookah place downstairs has..."

Prashant Gavri

"Came here one Friday for dinner. I had looked at reviews beforehand to get a feel for the place & to be honest, wasn’t expecting much...."

RL.P

"If it’s going to be a shisha night, it better be at Jaan ! Cool Place for chillaxing with your mates. I like their bread and Dips ...! Nevr tried..."

Divjot Singh

"Ordered the Meat Mezze and it was definitely worth the money (in my opinion). The assortment of meats and variety of dips allowed for an endless mix..."

Dani

"My family and I ordered the vegetarian mezze platter and the vegetarian pizza to share. Both were absolutely delicious! The mezze was packed with..."

Chantoya

"The food here is great and we really enjoyed it!! Super fresh and nice large portions! The sharing platter is amazing! However we wouldn't recommend..."

Bec

"Very impressed with the quick service and friendly staff. My meal was delicious - Would definitely come back and order same dish. I had the "Turlu..."

Alexandra Light

"Love Jaan! I came back here with a large group last night and was once again impressed with the atmosphere and delicious food 😋 everything was so..."

Kellie Ngaire

"It seems like jaan has quite a mix review, you either hate it or love it! I never had a bad experience with jaan. I absolutely love this..."

Lia Yosaatmadja

"Visited Jaan for the first time last night. Loved it! Friendly, helpful staff and the food was awesome! Great tastes and presentation. Reasonable..."

Freda Simkin

"Love the shisha here. It doesn't contain too much nicotine because it didn't give me a major head rush. So many different flavours it's amazing. We..."

Aimee.

"I've been here with my family. This place offer fabulous food and great service. And perfect for family. They provided a large of Mediterranean food..."

Y- Isik

"Amazing food, anyone with good or bad taste in food would love to eat here. No regrets, taste buds went crazy. Once again thank you Jaan!!! Will..."

Domo Jay

"Great relaxed atmosphere, the Jaan special with an ice pipe is something all shisha smokers should try!Perfect for mates or dates, and larger..."

Christopher Anthony Peters

"went to this place to have shisha and Green tea. nice Ambience. The fries we ordered were good - also reasonably priced. The shisha, we felt was a..."

Sandip Prakasam

"One of the most chill places to come and relax and have some shisha with friends, also great to see friendly and helpful staff that are always..."

Zenobia Khan

"Excellent service. They provided us with blankets as it was a bit cold. Great food and atmosphere. Highly recommended. It was popular the night we..."

Peter Scanlan

"Had an awesome chicken wrap at jaans for just $10 along with super amazing customer service .....would love to come back again and again..."

HItesh Kapoor

"Amazing hang out place. Best sheesha in Auckland. Food is good. Staff is super friendly... say hi to superstars Mani, Amit and Salman.Must..."

Sanchit Gupta

"Jaan is like my second home, I'm always there for down time and to socialise. I've celebrated my birthday there for about 4 years in a row..."

Sobia M

"We come here every year for my husband's birthday... and every year we get the same thing... chicken woodfired pizza and a mixed grill.. too good try..."

Tamara Jordan

"Have been going to Jaan for ages and it is always delicious and made fresh. The chicken wraps are awesome and the people are super friendly too...."

Nick Haig

"We went on a really quiet day hence got what we ordered fast. The pizza and cocktails there are very nice, there is off street parking which is..."

Swetha

"Great food. Lovely family atmosphere. Great service. Everything you could possibly want.If you're into Turkish food. .... here's where you..."

Sue Adams

"Awesome place for food and relaxing with friends. Everything on the menu is great but my absolute favorite is the muska . I'll never be able to..."

S&G Take Auckland

"Jan, what a great place. The staff are so friendly and welcoming, the decor is great, atmosphere wonderful. Great for big functions with friends or a..."

Paul.d.alexander

"This is a great place to have dinner and shisha really nice and friendly staff can't complain of everything when ever I come my shisha will be ready..."

Ahmed K. Alkazaz

"I'm a regular customer of jaan for many years. One pf the best place to dine in. I love their chargrill selections very tasty. Their staffs are very..."

Mariam Omar

"Amazing service and amazing shisha and food love the people there very friendly, their shisha is one of the best and define go to when it comes to a..."

Usar Sabri

"Wonderful! A super friendly welcome, made us feel right at home. Super good coffees & made a great cold coffee and a yummy traditional Baklava..."

Jennifer Sharplin

"No one in town for food and shisha i love this place just like home really good, if you really want to enjoy come here A++ so friendly staff and..."

Taif Al-Refai

"Very friendly staff with amazing middleeastern food . One of the best places in Auckland to have shish kebab . Also a great place to hang out with..."

Samir Ahadi

"Well after hearing really good reviews about this place I thought I should visit once, then We been jaan Restaurent last week. On arrival we were..."

Vickygarg214

"Yummm..... lip-smacking food. Tasted turkish food this evening which was the best one I had in Auckland. Staff was polite & well friendly. Would..."

Hemal Thaker

"My partner and I went here yesterday, as soon as we got there we were given such a warm greeting. We both enjoyed our meal so much and were annoyed..."

Sian Kershaw

"Family owned business,very friendly, the have the best food and great Shisha! I really recommend it if you haven't been yet! Easy parking too..."

Mary Edward

"Im a regular customer of jaan for many years. The food is always been fresh and delicious. I think they serve the best turkish food in Auckland. The..."

Marcel Mathew

"This place is a rare find and I have brought many friends here. They have always been impressed and delighted. The entree meat mezze platter for..."

Robert

"Amazing food. Nice atmosphere and friendly staff. Mezze platters are little bit of everything from the appertizers so best to share with friends...."

Mercan Kazankiran

"Always loved this place as they have the best shisha in the town and even really good food . Best hangout café. Never had a problem with anything..."

Aditya Veer Singh

"Good location, superb ambience mainly due to the view from the dining area! Now, I can see a lot of negativity on Zomato for Jaan due to sheesha..."

Avi Yabaluri

"When you come to Jaan, don't expect fancy decor. It's one of those "feel good" places because it's a great hangout spot. It's buzzing every evening..."

Selina EverHungry Nihalani

"Food - 4/5Drink - 5/5Ambiance - 5/5Service - 5/5I adore Jaans ! It has become a regular meetup spot for multiple groups of..."

LoveEatLive

"On first arriving to Jaan my first thought was "whoa this place is really cool". It's an old converted house with a bright red inviting door, and the..."

Lisa Doar

"This restaurant has lovely views of the city and a nice ambience. Have come here many times as the food is great and seems high quality. Service can..."

Ashleigh Michelle

"This place deserves no less then 5 stars! I have been going here for years. The food is of the best quality but mainly I go with friends for Sheesha...."

Sumit

"A cool Middle Eastern restaurant and shisha spot in Kingland. A converted colonial house, not overly decorated or themed, but had a homely feel due..."

L.E.N.S

"İ have been here a couple of times and really enjoyed it. The atmosphere is cosy and the food is quite tasty. Especially i love the organic food..."

Serdar Oruç

"Another great find. The food tastes so authentic and the service is great. The Babaganoush was sublime, the slow cooked lamb shank was tasty and..."

Kris

"The food was amazing, this is the best Turkish food I've had in years, Highly recommend this restaurant, as soon as I arrived I was treated with the..."

William McLeod

"From the road, you'd never know that Jann has an amazing indoor/outdoor area down the back that's perfect for a weekday lunch.I was a bit..."

Kirsty Cardy

"Do enjoy going here for the sheesha, really cool ambience about this place, the food is good but a lil over priced for what it is i feel. Although..."

Jazzy Jazz

"I kind of dig that this place just feels like you're hanging out at someone's house who happens to make pretty good Turkish food. If someone at their..."

Food Food Foodie Food

"We had just finished watching the game at Eden park and thought we would try to dine out at Jaan as people have been mentioning this spot to me for a..."

Paul Lee

"I went in dinner last night with my co-workers and I loved the mix grill, the meat taste amazing must be the that charcoal grill. If you ever around..."

Steve Dj

"Great authentic middle eastern food, had char grilled chicken was very surprised by a good size of the meal. Apple-mint shisha after meal was..."

Andrey Korzh

"Went for dinner with my family today.We were greeted by the nicest of staff at the door.We advised that it was my brothers birthday and without..."

Saman Bigy

"My first visit here and was not disappointed..to start with had a simple dish Hummus served with pita bread ..was yum..mains had iskender kebabs..."

Chirag Tailor

"Good tasty well presented food. We went on Mother's Day and we ordered wanting tappas. They were essentially the same as the entrees so worked out a..."

Samir Ranchhod

"How could one not use the word Turkish in Turkish coffee, Turkish Delight, Turkish bread...? Turkish food is just special. It was a..."

STRADS

"Shisha pipes need to be cleaned or replaced. There used to be a time when the shisha used to go for hours, now they finish with in an hour. The food..."

EssJay

"I'm here regularly - it's my go-to shisha place if I'm too lazy to make one myself. The food here is good too, especially anything lamb! I can't say..."

SS

"Great environment, wonderful setup, lovley to look at feels like you have travelled to turkey. Great food, fresh and full of flavour, perfect place..."

Chloe

"Been coming to this place regularly for a few years now. Definitely a go to place for me and my mates to chill, catch up over some Sheesha and chips..."

Seth Blissworth Baguion

"Can't say enough about this Resturant From woe to go awesome service food ambience & value .. Will totally recommend to friends & family thanks..."

Ravi Dixon

"Nice place to smoke shisha . very good shisha. I like it very much as its very swag very cool . I like the owner. Pizza a bit tiny but..."

Jason

"I love eating at Jaan, its my favorite restaurant, I moved to NZ a year ago from Sydney and Jaan is the only good Mediterranean around. I will be..."

Nidal Fouani

"I recently discovered Jaan and absolutely loved their food and shishe. The atmosphere is also great. They have a very nice deck out the back and I..."

Alina Kuzentsova

"The portions were generous and the food was good, the service was fine and quick. Prices were 25-30 for a main which is up there, but on the whole a..."

Janine Eastwood

"Really depends.. Come if you want to hang with a group of good friends. Wouldn't recommend if you're looking for a quick bite. Pizza's are all I've..."

Akaash Ram

"We like coming here because the food is always tasty and the service is very friendly and attentive. We ordered the lamb iskender and the falafel ..."

Viki J

"Lovely fresh food cooked perfectly. Our mains were served quite quickly as the restaurant wasn't busy. However as delicious as our meals were we felt..."

Sarah

"We had dinner at Jaan on the 9th Jul 2011, we didn't have a booking but the waitress found us a table despite it being a very busy..."

Angela Burnside

"Love the atmosphere of this place. The Portions are generous. Be careful eating an entrée as the entrée can be a lot more than the main. A great..."

David

"A group of four of us dined here in January and thoroughly enjoyed our respective meals. Service was attentive and prompt, despite the restaurant..."

Nicole

"Mostly had takeaways but have always had great food and very good service. The food is fresh and baklava is..."

Anne Scott

"Jaan is definitely the best Turkish in Auckland. The food is fantastic, the service is always warm and inviting. I don't quite understand the..."

Hayley Morris

"Jaan Turkish is housed in a converted villa in the main street of Kingsland. The décor is nicely understated. There was a collection of hookahs..."

Carmella @ Easy Food Hacks

"Jaan looks like a little old cottage just stuck there in the middle of Kingsland, but it's no cottage, it's a full on Turkish restaurant with extra..."

Alistair Ross

"Combination shish is AMAZING! Tastes just like the real thing from Turkey or Greece especially the rice. No idea what gives it that distinct flavour..."

Kate W

"I like the rice taste. It makes me remember the same feeling when I had in Istanbul. However, for lamb shank, I feel it's a bit oily, like lamb..."

Rung -Ch -Rung

"We thought we'd try out this Mediterranean restaurant in Kingsland. It was a pretty interesting place, food was ok but not really spectacular. We..."

Kookie Samin

"Best Mediterranean food in Auckland! Such delicious flavours in all their dishes! The meat was perfectly cooked and paired well with fresh Salads..."

Ju W

"Would highly highly recommend this amazing place! The food here is just too good for people who love Mediterranean food! We go here for all milestone..."

raadhna ramnee

"Unbelievably good food. Best hummus i’ve ever had in my life, ended up leaving with 2 tubs. Everything was fresh and made in house. The staff were..."

Georgia Manning

"Attended with the cabincrew ladies last wk Friday, Food was absolutely amazing, the size of my plate, goodness gracious, it was humugus!!!! Thank you..."

Olivia Mefi

"Absolutely highly recommend Jaan. We dined here last night by chance for a late bite, and were 'wowed' by the Staff, seriously delicious food -..."

Juanita Hall

"First time trying it last night and the food and service was amazing! Friendly staff and well set, clean place. Had a mix of meat and vegetarian..."

Timothy Totty

"Delicious food full of flavour with decent portions. There humus is a must have!!!! Only thing to improve on is probably their customer service, we..."

Betsy Wang

"Food was absolutely delicious. We had the mixed grill and the breads and dips and the chicken was extremely tender. The salad had the most beautiful..."

Katie LeVert

"Came here on 13/5/23 around 8-9pm, white lady behind the bar reception was extremely rude for no reason. This is not my first time being served by..."

Akanitcs MC

"Great spot. Guy in the jacket was informative and helpful. Obviously a family joint as they care about their work. Great view to contemplate life as..."

Jack Marshall

"Amazing place. Beautiful interiors. Fantastic staff. The food was good, one of the best Arabian (Turkish/Lebanese) style food I have had in..."

Anniruth Kannan

"Great food, great selection, great service but it can get a bit loud in there when..."

Patricia

Bawarchi Indian Restaurant

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"Sandringham is in no shortage of great Indian food spots. You've probably all heard of the classic Paradise (which I love) but the lesser known..."

Amindha Fernando

"Love the way technology has been used in terms of scanning bar code for menu.. loved the biryani.. good..."

Makarand Paranjape

"One of the best Indian restaurants in Auckland my favorite was chicken 65 chicken tandoori and bengali fish..."

Rucha Ambetkar

"LOVED IT! 😋 The best Indian butter chicken place. It's affordable and delicious! The curry tastes perfect, not too thick or too creamy. It was..."

Tiffany A

"I loved all the food we had it was cooked extremely well and every dish was certainly value for money, the service was good and the food arrived..."

Ruth Emery

"Service has always been great here. Staff are really friendly. Food has always been good, every time I have been here. Would recommend this place to..."

Vibin Wilson

"The veg Manchurian is so so good. I think everyone should try that if they are ever in Bawarchi. Garlic naan is also very yummy you can try with one..."

Nita Rani

"I loved the food A++ , A++ service. We went on 5/7/19 around 9pm & was served by an indian man wearing a white shirt id really love to praise him for..."

Ruby Canty

"Very impressed by their customer service! Pointed out that their fruit custard tasted different & they replaced it right away without arguing...."

Trushant Patel

"Had the buffet here last Sunday. Our group arrived a bit late and they were already thinking of packing up but they let us in anyway. Food was really..."

Anna Wong

"Our regular briyani takeaway place. It’s worth the money we paid, we usually have it for days. The food is fresh and yummy! Try out their other ala..."

Giraffe

"Their Balti paneer and kadhai paneer are the bomb! Excellent taste. Very friendly and accommodating staff. Baigan sabji was very soupy, I expected..."

Pritika Sharma (Veg)

"I probably visit this place once a week, would highly recommend this place to everyone. Each dish I have tried so far has been very yummy. I love the..."

Z Huss

"This place sells the best Biryani compared to others so far. We loved their Bhuna Chicken . It is absolutely a dish I would recommend to try. So..."

Nashi Dasgupta

"It was a pleasant experience after trying biriyani from all over New Zealand. The best Biriyani I have had in NZ till date and probably the best..."

Vignesh Santhosh Prabhu

"After Paradise expanded with three different shops and became arrogant in customer service this is clearly the place to go. Great food and friendly..."

Evilmaikel

"5 stars for the lamb biryani!! Just love it!! Apart from biryani, you would also love fried rice and of course all the other dishes if you love..."

Sravya Mandava

"Perfect dine in for Indian food.. Authentic food ,perfectly cooked, homely feel, Had visited for dinner buffet,Had many varieties in both veg and non..."

Purnima C Nair

"I visited Bawarchi this morning for their weekend breakfast menu. Ordered Kaleji/ Gurda, paya and bheja masala with filter coffee. Kaleji/ Gurda ..."

Tastytips

"Best Biryani everrrrrr !!!!!!! Love it and will have it again n again n again n again n again 😀😋... highly recommended... do try their..."

Arshad Ali Khan

"THE FOODOLOGIST RATING:- FOOD:-4.9/5 (Well Cooked ,authentic,well spiced)SERVICE:-3.5/5 ( Fast, Efficient,Casual , Little More..."

Saahil Cherieth

"Bawarchi means The Chef! And a truly great Chef/s they are! We were warmly greeted & seated most comfortably. The staff were knowledgeable & very..."

Lvgdfd

"Came here because paradise was full. Did not regret it, food was freshly cooked & hot. Waitress was kind. Would love if there was more options of..."

Maria

"Just love the food, the Mutton biryani was heaven and its been sometime bow and was craving for it.. This place is highly under rated, you have a lot..."

Suraj Asha Barnawal

"Amazing food and truly Indian taste we have received today on Saturday the 08-09-2018. My only suggestion is that the service can be little bit..."

Chris Vaghasiya

"Favourite indian restaurant to go to. Hidden gem besides all the mainstream ones like Paradise etc. Try the Bawachi fish fry, Kadai chicken and the..."

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"5 star for indian food !! Quality and service wise its top notch !! We enjoyed butter chicken , mutter panner with butter naan and tandoori..."

Sreejith V Pawar

"Only tried their lamb rogan gosht and one of their vegetarian curries (not sure which since I didn’t order it) they were both amazing! Highly..."

Ompong Monkey

"I’ve been craving Biryani for almost a whole week now and I have no idea why. The idea of basmati rice cooked with spices and meats seems normal..."

Medium_Rare

"Thanks Bawarchi Team.it was really good to visit you today after Long time for dine in (dinner) with family & friends :)food was delicious..."

FooD4Life

"Even though I don’t frequently visit this joint, delicious food is ingrained in my memories... chicken 65 is epic along with their biryani......"

Rayfaye Solomon

"Best Biryani in town . Must try Biryani . Genuinely high quality ingredients . No food colouring used to achieve vibrance but every mouthful is just..."

Ishan Subodh Shanbhag

"Tasty curries. I’m a big fan of indian vegetarian dishes. Just went there to buy a biriyani but the curries were looks amazing so i choose okra..."

Canistan Charles

"Variety of options to select from! Eggplant curry is the best amongst veg items. Fish dishes are awesome too. Ordered garlic prawns for the first..."

Twarita Dhorje

"Great food, not the usual "adopted" menu to the western taste buds, but good Indiam food at a great price, they also allow sampling which makes it..."

Jonny Rourke

"My go-to weekend brunch place. Bawachi offers savoury spicy brunch items that caters to your soul. Being a Malaysian, I struggle looking for a place..."

Tristen Won

"Bold strong and Authentic Flavours made the right way dfinitely for the Indian palete ! Been visiting takeaway and Dine in for years and never..."

Adrian D'souza

"We are regular customers of the restaurant.Excellent food,good location and outstanding customer service by Ruchika everytime we dine..."

Nikhil Kadam

"Great food every time, the service at the dine in section is good but sometimes you have to prompt the waiters a bit e.g. ordering drinks, changing..."

Nazia

"Delicious affordable food and prompt service. Got a wide selection of food for a great price. It accomodate for vegetarian and keto dietary..."

Bernie Judeel

"This is one of the best places of Auckland to have briyani ,which is in Authentic Hyderbadi style .The sides are also very lovely ,which suits..."

Prakash Prakash

"My review is based on takeaways. 😀The Veg biryani was too good.. no doubt about that! The yoghurt and Salan which is given with the..."

Minakshi Gupta

"Biryani and Bawarchi are a pair located in Auckland. Authentic Hyderabadi dum Biryani .. must say it is delightful. I don't miss India when I visit..."

Supreeth Esturi

"The Diwali special buffet was very good. It's our first time here. And we love the spicy food. To note. Its nice and spicy. I think u can request for..."

Sampoorna Laxmi

"What a great experience. Indian food so often is a symphony of trainwreck flavours assaulting your taste buds.Starter Lamb kebabsMain..."

Mike G.

"Best Biriyani in Auckland. Extreme value for money especially when ordering the family sized biriyanis. The other food on the menu isn't quite as..."

MK

"This as close as you can get to authentic dum biryani.I am a regular here.Value for money :)A group of us normally go here and even..."

Harsha Boginapally

"Good briyani. Gravy and yoghurt. Others are average. Chicken n lamb are both..."

Travels4Food

"Amazing place, amazing place. Thank you to the owner of the restaurant for being very generous to during the whole month of Ramadan. Bawarchi has..."

Shihana

"Amazing food, best biriyani in town, love their chicken lollipop. You won't get disappointed eating here. Takeaway and dine in. They have a buffet..."

Anish Ketty

"Amazing tasty food, good variety of items for both Vege's and Non-Vege's...Best Try - Bawarchi Special Fish, Mango Lassi, Hakka Noodles or..."

Sagar Dani

"Talawa gosh and biryani have been consistently very good... serving portions are good so its value for money ... will recommend this place for..."

Vik Singh

"Went to the buffet restaurant of Bawarchi. I'm happy with the food since I consider it to be closest to authentic Indian cuisine outside my own..."

Gurudatta Vishwasrao

"One of the best places for great North Indian food. For starters I will insist you to try their Seekh Kebabs, it is a bit spicy with great..."

Kanishka Phulli

"This review is based on my takeaways food experience. So far i never been there for dinner but go very often for takeaways. Why i gave 4/5 because..."

Param Singh Nurowal

"nice food,service is kind,my friend told me he like the food more than paradise.I think perhaps this kind of food is more Indian. It is really worthy..."

Zhengjihan9

"You can't go wrong with a $16 buffet! This place has awesome biriyani I was really impressed, and all the different sauces, yoghurt, chutney that you..."

Kiwi Eats Asia

"I read an article recently which claimed Bawarchi was 'Paradise without the queues" which inspired me to try it straight away.I ordered the..."

Jayden Campbell

"I've been a bit slack with my reviews recently as most of the restaurants I've been serve similar type of dishes that although taste wonderfully,..."

Annie Ren

"This review is purely based on biryani and between the many places that now sell biryani in Sandringham, this has to be the best!. Perfect for..."

Teik

"Amazing Food with splendid choices of non veg delicacies.Do pay a visit if u find time during weekdays and it's worth every penny to spend some with..."

Rahul Gopinadhan

"My new mission is to try all the restaurants in this part of Sandringham Rd. I heard that the briyani here is the best so I knew I had to try..."

Miss Kiki

"They have improved on the food quality. Our favourite is the chicken shezuan noodles. Their biryani is super delicious.. reminds us of the authentic..."

S Ansari

"Bawarchi is okay in terms of service, but really good in the food they have a lot of shops like dine in and take away but there is also buffet. It is..."

Miss Lawrence

"Being a hyderabadi, i want the best biryani and its only Bawarchi that dishes out the best biryani in the city. Some of my favourites from this place..."

Mizna Afzali

"This is our the favourite Indian joint in the town. Specially for 2 dishes Bhuna Gosh dry and Chicken biriyani.There is no comparison of these..."

Suchandra Saha

"They r the best... they improved a lot and I bet that today they serve the best hyderabadi Biryani in town. the best part is that they r consistent..."

Sathu Naidu

"Another Indian takeaway and dine in restaurant in Sandringham. This places has really tasty curries both vegetarian and non vegetarian. Most if their..."

Kaushikc_32

"Bawarchi is one of our favourite family dine in restaurants and takeaway aswell! We always pop in for dinners with our extended family from 8 people..."

Melissa

"We usually went to Bawarchi only if the line for Paradise was too long. However, Bawarchi has proved itself to be just as good, if not better at some..."

S&G Take Auckland

"Went there with my wife week ago and had their take aways a few times. Great authentic Indian food. It takes you on a trip to India after the first..."

Sebastian Bialek

"My best friend introduced me to this restaurant, the food is so good and great service. I recommend the bawarchi prawn special goes with naan bread...."

Chnda

"We impulsively went to dine here for lunch and as soon as I walked in I was served and offered a table. I got water as I waited for my partner to..."

Ju An Teo

"So we had The Wika social lunch on the 24/02/2017..bought Bawarchii Chicken Birryanee Meal at $40and Paradise Chicken Birryanee Meal at $35...."

Praneal Badal

"Been here more than 5 times here and the quality of food esp non- veg is quite outstanding. Ambience is good with warm welcome from the staff and the..."

Jaya Chandra

"Love the food specially briyani...!!! The taste was amazing and good place to have food...Superb😍.. u guys has become my favourite place to..."

Shivani Gupta

"Wonderfully excellent food, we went for the Prawn chef's special, the chilli garlic curry, garlic naan and mutter rice. Both curries were spot on..."

Lukas

"Recently came to Auckland and it was a while since I had biryani. Now having eaten some fantastic biryani in Bangalore, my expectations weren't too..."

Nakul Patel

"One of the finest restaurants in sandhigram. The popular dish would be biyarani. The wait time for food is a bit high. The Restaurent is always..."

Debin Sabu

"Buffet is the best! Simple food at good prices! My fav has to be the schezwan prawns fried rice! Do try it, the quantity is enough for 2 people..."

Richa K

"Have been visiting here quite often the food over here is Tasty. Specially the Biryani and Butter Chicken. Today tried Bell Pepper Chicken The spices..."

Zoheb

"I visit Bawarchi regularly, staff is awesome with great and friendly service. I love the food, there is plenty of verity of food items i love..."

Saeed Khan

"Best biryani in Auckland. Service is really slow if you want to customize anything or get starters. So unless you want something from the foom..."

Deen Khan

"This is the 2nd time that I have been to this place and this time we had the buffet dinner. Being an Indian and a Non Vegetarian I thought it was..."

Jolin

"Somehow all my office colleagues are crazy about biryani at this place, but being a vegetarian I had egg biriyani and I was really disappointed. Yes..."

Sakshi Wadhwa

"Absolutely wonderful food!!! Authentic Hyderabadi spicy food!!!gr8 customer service @ruchika!!Good ambience and availability of food with gr8..."

Abdullah Basuleman

"I LOVED the food at this place- if you've read my other reviews you know this doesn't happen often. They had the best Schezwan noodles in Auckland -..."

Eli A

"This is the best place to eat India food in Auckland, Me being an Indian student miss the food of my hometown, and I was very much surprised to hop..."

Sonia Pereira

"Best biryani of New Zealand. Other dishes are also very tasty but my favourite is chicken biryani. Must try if you want to have really good..."

Foodielicious

"I have been here several times. But still cannot resist to stay away from it. One of the finest biryani makers. Its pleasant experience to have happy..."

Ali NZ

"Bawarchi is one of my favourite place to satisfy my hunger n taste in auckland,they got the eatables which resemble the real spice of india.service..."

Praveen Raj

"Amazing food and services. Great effort for staff to customers. Non veg extra good . Soup is very nice.I remembered one staff name is ruchika is..."

Dhvl

"Good and friendly staff, delicious food.Highly recommended. Located in the heart of Sandringham Suburb. Ruchika is always good and friendly...."

Varun Manek

"Some items of the food were good like the paneer tikka and boti kabab. I expected charcoal chicken to be dry but was a gravy item. The bengali fish..."

Ali Ali

"Overall experience with Bawarchi has always been good.. The food tastes great, the service is on time and the waiting staff are polite and helpful....."

Rutu Pandya

"1st time we came here on this friday. Well the 1st thing which attract me most, "Aroma". We've ordered #PaneerButterMasala #DaalTadka #GarlicNaan...."

Nirmit Rss

"Food - 5/5Service - 5/5Ambiance - 4/5We were in the St. Lukes area and needed a quick bite. So a friend had liked the "hot and sour..."

LoveEatLive

"Went with my good friends after waiting for a long time. Quiet a few of my mates recommended this to me but did not get chance. We ordered Mutton..."

Feel Food

"Being an Indian my quest for authentic Indian food always was on since i moved to Auckland. Well it ends with the Lamb Biryani at Bawarchi. Very nice..."

Syed

"We had been here for many times, if we are peckish the first thing straightly comes in to our mind is Bawarchi. we tried here tandoori chicken..."

Anu Thotakura

"A great place to dine in if you priorities taste over decor- best biriyani so far I had had in NZ. I went there a couple of months ago when a buffet..."

Gloria Pooja Rodrigues

"I have catered from Bawarchi a few times and have always gotten the best service and food. My friends love their Afghani Chicken, Duhdi Dal. The..."

Miraaz Peerbhai

"Have been here a number of times with friends and family. Not a great place for a big group as the dining area is all cramped up, but you will..."

Sanchit Kaushal

"Another Sunday Curry night and therefore a venture to the curry central area of the city... Decided to try this place as an alternative to Paradise..."

Ivan Koay

"I ordered take out here. Firstly, the aroma of the food is overwhelming...in a good way. The minute I parked my car, I knew I had to buy what I was..."

Ashlene Cheryl Cardoza

"Great food, spicy food just like our home country nd the ambience was good madw me feel like am back at home. Rates compared to other restaurants..."

KB

"Had this for Dinner last week, one of the best birayani I've tasted in Auckland. I've tried a few places and this is my favourite to date. Will visit..."

Kiran Chilukuri

"Odered their grill platter arabic style & tandoori style for starter..Fantastic. .Chicken biryani for main.. excellent...Must say..."

Wildcard

"Food is great no doubt. A customer service is need to be focused a lot. I have seen people walking out after waiting for too long to get served from..."

Shubhal Sable

"The best naan I have had in my life!!! Bheija fry and Chicken Tawa were delicious!! Went on Friday, loved it so much that I went with my family on..."

Rohit Victor

"Went for late lunch today at Bawarchi. its a great alternative to it's neighbour rivalry, Paradise. I ordered the Chicken Tikka Masala with garlic..."

Phil

"I Rate this a complete 5. Hands down the only place which will give you this quality food at this price. The mutton Biryani is my husband's favourite..."

Disha

"My partner and I ordered takeaways for the first time a couple of nights ago. I was very happy with with everything we ordered. I will definitely be..."

Angela Trigg

"Pretty good food but briyani was outrageously spicy. Also, the restaurant was pretty crowded when we went in. ..."

Purnima Sudha

"Yesterday i got a chance to eat in this outlet.i ordered veg hakka noodles along with chiken tikka masala.Both were very good in taste and specially..."

Mohit Gupta

"Went there last year to try something in the area that was NOT Paradise but got severely burnt. The food was horrible then and so was the service...."

Kishore Mitra

"This place is by far one of the best indian food iv had in auckland. The biryanis and currys are just too authentic mughlai indian but the even the..."

I'm Hungry

"On my first visit, i was very disappointed as we were served a very hot dish, which we did not order, the person on the next table ordered the same..."

Asif Rahman

"Bought some Chicken Biriyani and Chicken 65, to my surprise it was better than Paradise Takeaway! I'll start buying from here and post some more..."

EssJay

"Second best biriyani joint in all of New Zealand. We had a buffet dinner once with family and I felt the food was not on par with paradise which is..."

Vaidyanathan Balasubramanian

"Good service from attentive, friendly staff. Been here twice. Delicious and flavorful food. Biryani is a must have for me. Would love to try their..."

Lydia SCL

"Very nice food here...like the buffet on Mon nights...alcohol free zone....the rice pudding is great. Good cheap eating and nice staff....do try it,..."

Peter Snowden

"Food is amazing, Indian and Indo Chinese. cheap price food 10/10 on the food love the food. After a good dinner one can forgive anybody can be..."

Good Boy

"Great restaurant for Authentic Indian food. Good for taste, affordable, and poor ambiance. Tip: Dinner Buffet on Tuesday and Wednesday is too..."

Arun Theja

"Visited Bawarchi after hearing a lot good about them. It was a family dinner for us and we enjoyed their dishes as they were in their perfect form...."

Syed Mohiuddin

"I am a regular at Bawarchi and routinely sample their delicious curries ranging from chicken 65, chicken manchurian, and chilli chicken. Chilli..."

Restaurateur

"Me and My mum came on a Monday and were delighted to know that there was a buffet special. Waiter was very nice. The food was delicious being a..."

Meghana

"Amazing biryani.We ordered the party pack and ate to our heart's content.Thanks to crowded Paradise I got a chance to try this..."

Prem C

"Biriyani is out of this world.........takes you back to the nicest places of eating biriyani around India. It is also served with the tastiest mirchi..."

Harry Rodrick

"Great Place! Food is amazing. This Guy will give a very very tough competition to paradise takeaway. Why not after all he was the founder of..."

Mel Dsouza

"The best biriyani out there. Go there on mondays and tuesdays for the $16 dinner buffet. Naan, chicken, rice, dessert everything you could ask for...."

Manu Viswan

"We headed here on a rainy week night for a curry. The takeaway has warmer dishes full of curry; they looked OK but I'm not entirely sure about curry..."

Alistair Ross

"Great food, a place you must eat at! They have plenty of space with variety of mouth watering dishes. An eat out that cannot be missed..."

Kashif Quadri

"There's not much that beats a Sunday night curry. So when the Scotsman suggested we check out another curry house in Sandringham, I jumped at the..."

Kiwi Food Wonders

"Bawarchi is a staple restaurant for me and the kids. On Mon/Tues the buffet is amazing in value and breadth of dishes. they excel at rich, vibrant..."

Stu Eff

"The very best place for Muglai cuisine. Customer service is nice. Food is hygiene and tasty. Restaurant has good private sitting section for families..."

Pawel Singh

"Decent food decent portion sizes. It appears the owners or chef may have changed since the last time I’ve visited this place as the quality has..."

Pratik Chandra

"Tried the seafood sizzlers at this place was amazing and then took some takeaway of biryani and , the biryani hear kills it. The taste of the curries..."

Khalid Bin

"Had a great experience on my visit to Bawarchi, lots of options to choose from you could feel the aroma around. All thanks to the team helped me to..."

syed ateeq

"Ordered biryani jumbo and a few additional curries and dishes, the food was..."

Abubakar Siddiq

"Loved the biryani’s every time we had from here (I’m commenting on Evening’s only in the restaurant not the buffet) , found the buffet food not..."

GT

"We loved the food, very delicious!! Everything was..."

Samarth Dhillon

"Very first time trying Indian style buffet Delicious as expected! $24.99 per person 45 to 60 mins all you can eat It is worth the money if you are..."

Eric Chou奧克蘭寶哥

"I really like dining or getting takeaways from Barwachi. Food quality and quantity is on par with paradise takeaways but without the long lines and..."

Jude B

"Bawarchi Restaurant is a taste sensation! Everything on the menu is delicious, but their Biryani is truly exceptional – a must-try. The Chicken..."

Asif Yasin

"Never like to give feedback or review but I personally like the service they are giving and a great customer service. If you are not happy with food..."

Sagar Patel

"We visit here often. Especially for their lamb biriyani which my friends and husband love! I totally recommend the chicken 65 and chicken Szechuan..."

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