Indian cuisine: the best places to taste it in Lower Hutt

Pandan Asian Cuisine

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"I booked ahead online and in the notes section said I was bring my 73 year old mum in for her birthday. So cute they put a helium balloon with happy..."

Alison Graham

"Easily the best Malaysian restaurant in Wellington. Amazingly authentic dishes that takes me back to Malaysia instantaneously. Especially the fish..."

Parminderjit Gill

"This is the only legit Malaysian restaurant in Wellington! Especially loved the curry puffs, roti canai, and nasi lemak. This is a hidden..."

Meimei

"Awesome food..."

Phil Cooke

"Pandan, pandan, pandan. My expectations were high, and it did NOT fail to disappoint, gorgeous curry and brilliant accompaniment of a garlic roti. I..."

Edward Bamford-Bryant

"First time I’ve ever written a review on here but this place warrants it for the best Indian food I’ve ever had. The restaurant was empty when we..."

Penny Sara

"The food is always delicious and the staff are always friendly. There is so much yummy food to choose from their menu. Pandan is now our favourite..."

Carmen Ning

"Love the food here the staff are always very welcoming When you arrive and are always whiling to answer any question that you may have. Definitely..."

ALICE

"Best roti in Wellington. Fresh and light, egg roti is awesome. Food is tasty and doesn't cost a heap. My favourite is the lamb curry. Lunchtime has..."

Wayne Makarini

"We have beef rendang and chicken briyani. The taste was great and really similar with the one I has in Malaysia The place is really clean and..."

Bilhan Thener

"Absolutely fantastic!!!! This is the most authentic Malaysian restaurant I have been to in Wellington.Went to dinner with the family and ordered..."

Ritchie Sachdev

"I really enjoy the food - always great flavours. Great service too. One of my favourite places to eat in the local area. Great mix of Malaysian and..."

Vee Linton

"Me and my friend enjoyed the atmosphere. The waiter was so chatty and explained every detait, it was nice. The food was really really good. I..."

Tine

"When it comes down to make simple things like rice, one cannot differentiate much between different restaurants, but with Pandan, as soon as it is..."

Imroz Mahmood

"Always fantastic food. The dosai lunch special in the weekends might be the best meal available for any price in the Wellington region. Authentic and..."

Samuel Del-Ray

"Been there many times, my favorite dishes were mutabak, beef rendang and mamak mee goreng. One of my favorite restaurant in lower hutt. Serving was..."

Lynn Lim

"Went here for an early before movie dinner. We were greeted by really friendly waiter, who was very obliging and knowledgeable about the menu. We had..."

Jinxie Rose

"So good. Prawn briyani, hokkien noodles, mee mamak, stir fried tofu are my usual dishes. Roti is made fresh too. The char koay teow is good too. But..."

Mighty Will

"Working in the area now this spot was on my list of places to try in the area. I have heard that many of the dishes are good, so I took a workmate..."

Team Thomas

"Born in Malaysia and grew up there. I love almost everything here. Other than fresh authentic roti canai/prata; their menu of nasi lemak,..."

Richard Tee

"Coming from a Malaysian, this is where I can get nest Malaysian food in Wellington! They used to be in Tawa and moved to Lower Hutt. My partner and I..."

Co-Leen Toolseram

"Went in expecting a pleasant but average experience, and came out completely blown away. The meal (chicken sambal and roti) was deliciously flavored..."

Chris Moore

"Good restaurant with decent food. The staff make you feel welcomed and certainly treat their customers right. i personally feel the prices are..."

Rosie

"Late on a cold evening my intent had been to try burger something next door, but walking past Pandan I noticed two solitary old guys sitting at..."

Duncan Galletly

"Excellent dine in environment! The chef is a true magician. The meat is cooked perfectly soft and tender to the taste. i have tried almost all the..."

Tania Ahmed

"The food at Pandan Asian cuisine is absolutely delicious. We tried their Claypot Fish Curry, Lamb Dalcha and Paratel. We highly recommend the Claypot..."

Shelz

"Our daughter's birthday party of 40 people was catered by Pandan. The food was delicious and our guests were quite impressed. The staff are very..."

Laxmi Padiyath

"We are a well traveled family of 6, with a taste for authentic and delicious food and we have 4 children in tow. We are yet to find a restaurant in..."

Renee Urlich

"Great food every time we visit this place on Saturdays for lunch! And now we have started doing takeaways on Friday night too! Super good authentic..."

Satish Shinde

"Excellent food, we enjoyed all our dishes. The service was good and the pricing also. I wish we lived locally and could enjoy it more..."

Elke Van Der Meijden

"I would highly recommend this place to dine out...The food is fresh, the tastiest in town, and they cater for vegan and vegetarians. Too cheap, my..."

Tracey Jong

"Nice welcome. Warm environment. Food is excellent -delicious fresh produce used. Very tasty. Prices are very reasonable. Don't wait -Go there!..."

Dalena Wallace

"Have been a fan of Pandan in Tawa for many years...often traveling from Wainui to eat there... So imagine our joy when we found one Lower Hutt..."

Richard Hazelwood

"Had an awsome lunch today with my wife..fast service...food was very tasty and fresh.. excellent customer service...highly..."

Shahul Palakkunnel Pareeth

"You won't find anything more authentic anywhere in Wellington at any price if you're looking for South East Asian cuisine. We go every weekend for..."

James Jong

"What a great surprise. We had Indian for a mother's day brunch. Each of use choosing the dosa combo. Wow...what a nice alternative to our traditional..."

Steve Hockley

"Great to see Pandan in Lower Hutt now. The same great food, hospitality and service carried over from Pandan, Tawa. Great going Kumar, Nita and the..."

Smita Scaria

"What a find! Amazingly authentic Malaysian flavours….wonderful menu & very friendly staff. I had tried Gado gado and a chicken curry with roti..."

Andrea Woodbury

"The food was amazingly delicious! Everything was easily adapted to a vegan diet. Service was great! We would definitely go to Pandan again, if back..."

Romina Herzogin

"One of my favourite places to eat in all of Wellington. If not NZ. Always amazes. Highly recommend the weekend brunch special: clay pot fish. And..."

Al Gibbons

"Been wanting to write a review and always forget. Hat down to the best Nasi Lemak in capital region. Honestly couldn't find anywhere that serves a..."

Ming Ghee Fong

"We stumbled upon Pandan on Friday night. What a delight ...authentic flavours and extremely friendly and helpful staff. Ordered clay pot fish curry ,..."

Bob & K Seth

"Good food, good prices, location wasn't too bad, but I think you may struggle finding a park on a Saturday evening. My only critique is that for a..."

Nick B

"Best Malaysian food we've had in Wellington. Our first experience of thosai/dosai in New Zealand. Supposed to be for lunch, we were there for dinner...."

Joshua Ng

"Went to eat here for my 18th birthday last tuesday, and i highly reccomend!!!! My parents were enfatuated at how good it was and now they're planning..."

Ace Macdonald

"I had been to this place heaps and Everytime I go out there I say to myself that I will click some snaps of the dishes that I order. However, once..."

Parag Walavalkar

"Fab flavours, lovely peaceful atmosphere, can feel the love in the food…. Thanks for making the birthday real..."

Shree Puthran

"Taste wise food was excellent but quantity felt less. And seating and table size is small and felt..."

aswathy e.s

"Very friendly, welcoming service and always delicious food. Highly recommended. Dosa, biryani and laksa are so tasty. Teh tarik also...."

Hariata Hema

"Excellent South Indian cuisine. I specially loved the goat curry and..."

Cecilia Strachan

"wow! The clay pot Fish curry is amazing so is the Goat curry. Fantastic host .Best South Indian Malaysian place in Lower Hutt . Have recommended to..."

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Chilli Masala

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"Never have I felt disappointed with the food and service. Wide vegetarian options and they are all made with distinguished flavors. Never ever does 2..."

Chandra Moulee Venkat

"Love this place! The service is always spot on, staff are friendly. Love the lunch specials! Highly..."

Mellissa Warrington

"Wow! Amazing dosa experience! Even got a complimentary cheese dosa - thank you! Definitely be..."

Zara Blandford

"The food was yumbo and the staff were amazing �, there were 4 of us and we all had different meals which we all enjoyed. Best Indian restaurant I..."

Morrie J Loafa Coffey

"This place is always busy, and its not surprising! The range and quality of the menu is awesome, always leave here more than satisfied. And the staff..."

Geoff Hanlen

"My partner and I were in for tea last night great service amazing food and the prices are so good. By far the best in Wellington. Great work guys..."

Craig Hipson

"My favourite Indian restaurant The food is really delicious and the staff is really helpful and kind. I really recommend this..."

Gizaya Nasution

"After going to the grand re-opening of Chilli Masala (Lower Hutt) yesterday (18th May), we would highly recommend this restaurant to all food lovers,..."

Manasi Subramanian

"Our local tasty meal for a reasonable price. Chicken lollipop entrees are a must! As is the lamb..."

Ashleigh Twist Milmine

"Soo delicious, a must try if you are looking for curry in Lower Hutt. I had the butter chicken, never disappoints. Very noisy and busy though so if..."

Octagon Pie

"I was really impressed with the friendly + prompt service as well as the high quality of veg and non veg curry dishes 🍛. My personal favourites..."

Veeral Patel

"My partner and I love this place, no other Indian restaurant in Lower Hutt compares. Our usual order is paneer tikka masala and a chicken do..."

Alec Bach

"Looking for perfect indo-chinese food? Head into this place! They serve the best info-Chinese food in town! Chicken lollipops were crunchy and..."

Balween Kohli

"We enjoyed the food and the vibes! We have been here many times. Recently we tried their lollipop chicken and masala chai and it was..."

Sheryl

"It's a very good Indian restaurant, that serves authentic Indian food. Not really close to the city, but worth the journey, if you like some..."

Mark Christopher

"Their paneer curry is the BEST. The paneer is soft and small pieces. The spices are perfect. Huge portions, yummy fluffy rice and fresh naan. Decent..."

Emily Janus

"Love this place. Highly recommended. Have been there so many times and it never disappoints us.Went there on a sat and ordered butter chicken,..."

Wellington Foodie

"Best Indian food in Wellington. Loved their info Chinese dishes and daal makhani! Will try their South Indian dishes as well soon.Would..."

Nitisha Arora

"My wife and went on Monday evening for a quick meal after work.I had my starter of Onion Barji which was very filling with very subtle..."

Peter Grindrod

"🍛Fish Masala - it tastes amazing! With its special spices, it has a mild touch of chili flavor but strong and lingering tastes of fine curry...."

Jinjing Fang

"Lived in Wellington for 25 years and this is the best Indian the city has. Hands down. Awesome service and food everytime - good tip is to order in..."

Max Freer

"This is the go to place for lunch. Food here is always delicious and as this is our go to place we have tried a lot of their dishes and all have..."

Theresa King

"Best Indian Restaurant in Wellington!! Dont ever waste your money going anywhere else. If you want a decent curry and leave satisfied and happy then..."

Jono Arraj

"For a good indian food if you are in Wellington, this is a place which you can choose with out second opinion. Especially the biryanis and naans are..."

Divyarajudantuluri

"Yum yum yum!!! The best curry ever!! We love this place! Have tried lots of different things on the menu and they are all great! Wonderful to eat in..."

Steaksammie

"A menu with great variety, from entrees and sides through mains and sharing platters. The service is prompt and friendly, and the prices reasonable..."

Johann Go

"Good Indian food. Cheap good lunch deals. And they deliver too! We had curry lunches organised at our work place ever now and then. They take a long..."

Richel Tan

"Bang for the buck. Did the lunch banquet and I came out stuffed. Made the mistake of finishing off the entrees which left me too full to really enjoy..."

Kiko Vergara

"Now this is what I call an outstanding restaurant with the very professional service.food is the best in town.cant compare their meal with anyone.no..."

Sapphire Crystal

"Honestly loved it! Very busy but excellent service. Took a little while to get our food but they were very very busy. The hosts and staff were..."

Thomas Lea-Humphreys

"We ordered veg and non veg food. Paneer Chilly was quite nice. All the chicken curries were really tasty. Desserts are bit expensive but..."

Anupama Samantroy

"We had lunch at Chilli Masala in Lower Hutt today & we were very impressed with the prompt service, Price & ambiance in the restaurant. There were..."

Martin Carla Lazenby

"Like the service and food.. but sometime their sitting arrangements are not so good. Chef is great though without any doubts! I would highly..."

Ashish Khttri

"This is the best Indian food in town. Had the prawn briyani, chicken fried rice (for the kids), mixed platter for entrée (highly recommend). The..."

Mighty Will

"Seems to be a popular and well liked local Indian so I would recommend booking in the weekend to avoid disappointment. Food was flavourful and not..."

Eating My Way Around

"We regularly go here for lunches and dinners and we really like the place. Love the ambiance, lovely staff and of course, the food :)The thing..."

Keertika Bhatt

"My friends and I go here on a regular basis for lunch and it is simply delicious. Lamb is always tender and the naan is amazing. Staff are friendly,..."

Wendy M

"Coming from India, I find it hard to appreciate Kiwi Indian restaurants. Chilli Masala, thankfully, stands apart.Give the south indian and..."

Bhaskar Pediredla

"Yummy one of the best eating experience I have had with Indian food the staff were nice and friendly and the food is 10/10 I will be returning..."

Mike White

"Had dinner here. The service was fast and friendly. Food was delicious!!! We were so happy with our food we took the leftovers home which we never..."

Kate Thompson

"Had lunch here. First time in this place cuz of friend's recommend. Clean dinning room with a waiter in suit. Glasses on hanger were very clean...."

One Way

"Met friends here for dinner. They had had take away from here many times but never eaten in. We enjoyed our meal and it was good average Kiwi Indian..."

Muffin Mum

"This is an excellent restaurant. Chilli Masala is now a licensed restaurant with enhanced modern premises. The photos accompanying the prior entry..."

PeterMS

"This former takeaway has recently expanded to full restaurant service. We had never tried their takeaways before but there was a steady stream of..."

Jessica Lane

"Lovely friendly staff and great food. Best Samoosas. Wish they did a meat one.Only negative is that the charge a lot for a delivery even..."

Lin

"I am never disappointed with the food from Chilli Masala as the dishes are always consistent and they offer not only your standard Indian menu but..."

Vidhya

"Me and my partner frequent Chilli Masala regularly. We have tried most of the food on the menu. The staff are super friendly and i have told many of..."

Melissa

"My friend recommended this restaurant...It was yummy thankyou :) Best samosa ever actually had filling, everything was sooo yummy! I will definitely..."

Amanda

"This is a small take away place although there is an option to seat. I was there couple of days ago. Ordered Chicken Dum Biryani. Knowing..."

Srikanth Dhondi

"Chilli Masala is our favourite takeaway place, not just because of the superb food (the best butter prawns ever!) but also because of the amazingly..."

Jessie

"i use chilli masala as my regular takeaway because, because i am a business owner, sometime get busy, no time to cook but i can still have my Indian..."

Ramila Patel

"Got my dinner from here today. The chicken tikka masala was mind blowing and the lamb rogan josh was good too. Service was excellent. Clean little..."

Harprit

"Great wholesome and comforting food. Great service too as the owners are very friendly! This little restaurant is always on my list of top takeaways!..."

Stephanie Isaac

"I go here regularly, and am usually not a huge fan of indian food, their food is fantastic and I love the Tikka Masala. Also they do half and full..."

Amber Tam

"It was delicious dinner. I had prawn masala it had no much oil and the spices were excellent. I would love to again go their. It is small place but..."

Kiran

"An awesome indian restaurant, lots of choices on the menu. We had the Hong Kong chicken (mild) and Pasanda (medium); both had a kick to..."

Lisa Ryan

"Our family had a wonderful time here: great food, service. Recommend the masala chai, not just because it's yummy, but for the performance of the..."

Wendy Parsons

"Food was delicious I think gravy portion size is a bit smaller which could be made little big.. Overall experience was excellent 👌 I will..."

a.g surendaran

"We booked for anniversary dinner last night. The service was beyond excellent also Atmosphere in restaurant is so good and food was so delicious...."

sahil sharma

"Excellent food here. Worth the (above average) prices. The flavours of the food are better than most others. My dad said it was the best curry he's..."

Ian Lim

"We had a wonderful time 9th Dec 2023. Food was good. Service is really good. Friendly staff and helpful. Manju is really good, Keep your good work...."

Premkumar Kandasamy

"I recently visited Chilli Masala Indian restaurant during my trip to Wellington, and I must say, it was an exceptional experience. The taste of the..."

Pradeep kumar

"Excellent service, atmosphere and above all very good Indian food. Their menu is just too good and so many dishes to choose from. Honestly haven’t..."

Radha Mehra

"Excellent Food and Service every single..."

Annalakshmi C

"The dry pepper goat entree is a standout. Tamil manager was friendly, but dinner prices are high. Lunch special is the way to go. Jai..."

Mano

"Superb food and very warm service. Been there after years but still they have the same authentic foods with great taste and quality. Love being..."

Aman Gupta

"Delicious selection, there were so many wonderful choices it was hard to choose. We really enjoyed all of the meals we ordered. The vegetarian and..."

Katie Ayrton

"It's a very good and authentic Indian restaurant. I can recommend the Pepper Chicken Gravy and Kerala Fish Curry. Both delicious and not what you'll..."

Karl Rock

"Amazing food! I just ate the best Jalfrezi I've ever had. Huge chunks of tender, perfectly cooked lamb, a sauce full of flavour and the perfect..."

Steve Joll

"A mistake tonight was made with an order for a vegetarian. I was very impressed with how genuine and remorseful you were with the situation and saw..."

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