Indus Valley Restaurant And Cafe

I think I have only written few reviews so far and I do it only if I am extremely disappointed or pleased. In this case, it’s the latter. We visited this place while on a trip to NZ. Ended up going to this restaurant because other somewhat known places were closed at that point. I was in a group of 8 adults and one kid. One thing we realized within the first few minutes is that they really put a great deal of emphasis customer service. They expressed a ‘Can do!’ attitude to very many requests we made while ordering food as we had a kid in our group and also individuals suffering from various digestive related conditions. I have been to many Indian restaurants in Melbourne ( where I live), and normally for an order such as ours, it would take around 7-12 minutes to deliver. In contrast, this order took about 25 minutes to deliver. The reason was clear as soon as I took the first bite out of the chicken I ordered. It was the juiciest and most delicious Indian chicken curry I had ever tasted. They cooked everything from fresh ingredients and cooked them on the spot! Normally in other Indian restaurants, the chicken and other meat is pre-boiled and kept in a fridge. So when an order comes, they take them out and add extra ingredients according to the order and cook again. This process produces overcooked none juicy and tasteless meat. It was clear that the chef put extra care for all the dishes to make sure they taste like heaven and that is a rare quality to find in the food industry these days. Everyone was pleasantly surprised by the taste of their dishes and started complementing the chef. Had a chat with the owner who also was involved with the customer service. He stated that they brought special chefs from India to produce quality dishes. Then some members from our group ordered Chai ( Masala Tea), and one of them commented that it is the best Chai she ever had from a restaurant. The prices were very reasonable, and for that quality, it’s a bargain. I wish if we had an Indus Valley in Melbourne . If I ever pass Matamata again, this would be undoubtedly my only food stop.

We dined here lastnight, thoroughly enjoyed our meal, curries were delicious and the service was so friendly. Looking forward to next time.

One of the best restaurant in the town. Every dish is made fresh and it's delicious. Whenever we visit Matamata we will definitely visit this amazing restaurant.

Excellent food quality and taste..... Open a branch in Auckland guys... you will do wonders here.

The smell of curries will entice you, to friendly helpful staff. Good service and nice curries.