Reviews of Chawla's Indian Restaurant. (Restaurant) in Auckland (Auckland).

Chawla's Indian Restaurant

756 Reviews

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Indian restaurant

21A Wellesley Street West, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

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Reviews of Chawla's Indian Restaurant

P. M.

Great customer service from Neha every time we visit, always happy to serve and kudos to the chef as well for always delivering great quality food on time. Would definitely recommend if you’re ever in CBD and crave Indian food. Bonus: great chai and they also serve thumbs up and old monk! With good Bollywood music playing around it has a great vibe.

R.

My friend and I had dinner here the other night. The food was so great and the prices were reasonable and the staff were lovely. Especially the lady serving food was really good in greating and providing service. Nice one!!!! Will be back soon!!!!

A.

Absolutely Amazing food I got the veg palou and samosas so yummy and very affordable. Lovely service very happy and will be going back there.

R. T.

Curry, two pieces of naan, pappadam, rice and a drink all for $12.95? Yes please! Also, the curries are absolutely brilliant, full of flavour and good quality meat. The naan is perfect. 10/10

H.

My father and I had dinner here the other night. The food was great the prices were reasonable and the staff were lovely. We shall be back!

r.

Visited last night. Good customer service and food is also very tasty. mango lassi and cocktail amazingly served by a girl. We would like to visit again and again.

N.

Tasty food , reasonable and nice place to visit. Had a great experience. Must try I would say👍

w.

No doubt delicious 😋 food always. Especially Cream Paneer..... Girl on front counter has a good customer skills.

A.

The chicken korma was delicious, and the quality of the food is great. Authentic experience and the staff were friendly and welcoming. Best Indian food I've had in ages, and we'll definitely be visiting again. Highly recommended. Thank you.

N. K.

I eat paneer masala Tikka with butter naan. It was very nice. Naans are very soft. Friendly staff. In menu you have veg. Non veg options . If u like drinks, wines, beers, soft drinks, etc long range for your choice is available. Budget friendly. Free wifi. Full marks.

D. P.

Amazing proper Indian food in a nice dining environment. Highly recommended for authentic Indian restaurant experience. Can’t wait to go back

A. V. P.

I ordered the cream chicken (Chawla’s Specialty) I thought at first WOW IT IS DAMN GOOD I LIKED THE FLAVOUR OF THE BLACK PEPPER, ALMOST LIKE A TRUFFLE FLAVOUR. And said to myself that I will order again. After a week, I ordered again, staffs were good, not that I stayed long because I ordered via phone and to pick it up, but I thought the lady was fine, smiley face and I was so so looking forward to eat it and have the same experience, but it does not taste the same way I had it during the first time. It was tasty still, but not that great. I will give it another go, probably after a week or two. 😅😅

t. m. p. r.

Best tandoori chicken I will give 5 star for that and the fish curry which I had from there was below average 3stars. Will strongly recommend the tandoori chicken. Yummy.

S.

It was a great food I loved it. Please must try once.

M.

Ok food .. Options are mutliple

U.

Biryani here is good not Hyderabad style of biryani though

S.

A clean environment with great North Indian dishes. I had the Chicken Saagwala and the chicken was very tender.

A.

I ordered the cream chicken (Chawla’s Specialty) I thought at first WOW IT IS DAMN GOOD I LIKED THE FLAVOUR OF THE BLACK PEPPER, ALMOST LIKE A TRUFFLE FLAVOUR. And said to myself that I will order again. After a week, I ordered again, …

R.

Excellent food. Tasty. Food is served in 10mins after ordering. Good service.

A.

I found the lunch combos great in taste, quality and in budget

R.

Great value lunch near skytower and civic

M. P.

The quality of the food is good. Worth a try.

L. S.

Very tasty midlevel Indian city restaurant, good okra dish, teenager loved the chicken, smooth fresh mango lassis, light popadams. The medium spicy is not too much, so go hot if you want that burning pleasure. Plain presentation and seating arrangements but good service.

E. S.

Enjoyable little spot in the city centre. Excellent Peshawera naan. Good service, although the food I got (chicken madras) could be slightly better. I ordered medium spiciness and I couldn't taste any heat at all. Enjoyed my time there though.

S. A. F.

Terrible waiter, not bad portions for the price and pretty good food. They are scared to make food hot though 😕

S. S.

A clean environment with great North Indian dishes. I had the Chicken Saagwala and the chicken was very tender.

M. K.

An excellent place to treat your taste buds. A nice variety of well spread Indian cuisine with various options for all food lovers. Good selection of starters and mains. Very reasonably priced. Great ambience. The hospitable staff will make you comfortable. Keep up the good work.

S. I.

Staff was nice. Meal was average. Dishes looked same colour and taste. Meal size was average. Price wise moderate for the location. First visit to this place so locating the restaurant was tricky due to its signage. May try other dishes next time to see if it's different in taste or it a standard formula.

C. V.

Food is delicious, fresh ingredients and friendly service. It's got a fair amount of space as well and the skybus leaves from in front of the restaurant, so it is a very reasonably priced option to fill some time and have a good meal at the same time without struggling to find a space for your bags 😊

J. B.

Amazing food their service is top notch. Curries were superb and the naan breads were cooked right in the tandoor highly recommend this place for anyone who loves authentic Indian food

C. E.

Entered this restaurant on a whim while vacationing in New Zealand and fancied some Indian. Was immediately greeted by a very friendly waitress who promptly answered our question about the advertised special, so we stayed. The food was great, the atmosphere was warm and inviting, and the waitresses were friendly and accommodating. Honestly, Chawlas ranks higher than my favorite local Indian restaurant and it's such a damn shame that we're not local, or we'd frequent this place. 10/10 would dine again.

S.

Great portions and tasty flavors!

R.

Just round the corner from my hotel, so decided to try out Chawlas. Ordered the Chawlas platter entree which in hindsight was excessive for 1 person cos it is large, but I have to say it was fantastic - wonderful selection of tastes and very well presented - came out sizzling hot. The rogan josh main was also good - asked for hot, glad I didn’t go for “double hot”, which was an option, because “hot” did not disappoint. The nan was beautifully cooked and fresh. Only negative was the 1 popadom they offered complimentary at the beginning of the meal was a bit soggy, but they quickly changed that. Decor in the restaurant is not great, but overall, I thought the food was excellent.

I. S.

I think there chefs are very good. Last time when I visited with my friends I had delicious food over there. Good place to have Indian food with the Indian species.

P.

Just round the corner from my hotel, so decided to try out Chawlas. Ordered the Chawlas platter entree which in hindsight was excessive for 1 person cos it is large, but I have to say it was fantastic - wonderful selection of tastes and very well presented - came out sizzling hot. The rogan josh main was also good - asked for hot, glad I didn’t go for “double hot”, which was an option, because “hot” did not disappoint. The nan was beautifully cooked and fresh. Only negative was the 1 popadom they offered complimentary at the beginning of the meal was a bit soggy, but they quickly changed that. Decor in the restaurant is not great, but overall, I thought the food was excellent.

D. C.

Amazing place to dine in or order takeaway. Have done so many times. The atmosphere inside is very intimate and a great place to bring your date or small groups. The food quality is suburb and there is a great selection of beers/wine/cocktails. Highly recommended.

J. W.

Food is good, the staff are friendly. I'm mostly impressed by one waitress. She was outstanding but I can't remember her name. She went above and beyond, which is pretty rare for a restaurant in the CBD. Food was pretty quick too. Couldn't recommend this place more

R.

Excellent food. Tasty. Food is served in 10mins after ordering. Good service.

K. G.

This place has the best Indian food (that I have found) in Auckland! The flavours are fantastic and they really turn the heat up, without just blowing out the chilli ratio. I recommend the Rarra Lamb - it's is simply the perfect Indian flavour moment!

F. T.

Having Indian food is a treat for the wife and I, and treating ourselves in the past few weeks means a dinner at Chawla's. We've been around and we've eaten our share of Indian food as much as a non-Indian, so we are a good judge of the authentic taste, methinks. And in Auckland we'd say the food in Chawla, at least the ones we've tried, is among the best Indian food we've tasted. We recommend their creamy chicken and the lamb briyani.

H. G.

Honestly my favorite restaurant in Auckland. We've been going for about two years now. Tania is an amazing asset to the restaurant! That girl deserves a raise- she's always on to it and very professional. Thank you again guys!

D. B.

Really bad chicken biryani and the butter chicken was just average. The quantity of the naans was pretty good though. Staff are friendly but the taste of the food has to improve a bit.

A.

One of the best restaurants for Indian food in Auckland. Cannot believe we didn't find this place sooner. Close to everywhere important, it's tucked away in a side street and is cosy and comfortable. Service is absolutely great, the manager was very attentive. If you're particular about your Punjabi foods- your dal makhni and your chole, excellent place to go. The lunch deals are a steal.

D. K. M.

The food is really very good. I rated 4 as I asked for medium spicy but it was spicy. The paneer in paneer mutter was fresh so it was soft. The rice was properly cooked which I found not cooked properly at many other indian restaurants in Auckland. The tandoori roti was also very tasty and well made. You can go to this restaurant for indian cuisine when you are in Auckland CBD without worrying too much.

J.

Chicken Korma was the best of the three dishes we tried. Didn’t have any issues with service. A few small issues prevented a 5 star, but still good experience.

S.

Absolutely fantastic each and everytime, I won't go anywhere else for quality Indian food at a great price

R. N.

The food is truly amazing! The young lady there though, the host/waitress could have been a little friendlier. I got the impression that there was something far more interesting on her cell phone.

A. M.

Went for the special which didn't seem to have anything special. Trying indian food after a gap of 6 months and it didn't made me feel like having proper indian food. The gravy tasted bland, probably their customer focus might be non-indians. Absolutely not worth the money. Staffs were very friendly.

U.

Biryani here is good not Hyderabad style of biryani though

M. W.

Great food, fast service, reasonable price. Eat in for four before a show. Rogan, Korma, cream and butter chicken all excellent. Delivered to table in less than 15 minutes. $115 including drinks.

P. B.

CHAWLA I LOVE YOU! Stopped in here one day for the lunch special and was absolutely blown away. The butter chicken & naan here are incredible! The next time I was in Auckland it was the first place I went. The Chicken Tikka masala is also fantastic. The food is just so good! If you are a fan of Indian food you must go here!

N. K.

Chawlas Indian Restaurant is ready to serve you tonight. Get unique Indian traditional and gourmet cuisine. You’ll enjoy our Achari Chicken, Tikka, Chana Masala, Rarra Chicken, and plenty more. We’re easy to find on Wellesley Street in Auckland CBD. You won’t have a problem at all using our online ordering system, and you can select from our full menu of unique dishes. We’ll get things to you fast and you won’t even have to leave your computer except to answer the door. How easy is that? Order online from Chawlas Indian Restaurant tonight! 21b Wellesley st, Auckland CBD, 1010

S. G.

Quality of the food was amazing. But more than that I am impressed with the quantity of food. They give complimentary rice bowl (never seen that before in sydney or auckland). The staff was super friendly, made me feel like i am having food at home.

m.

Northern Indian food - great curry and naan - and its NOT Halal meat !! lamb and Pork samosa is the best !

N. B.

Great food, service and ambiance. Prices, ok.

S. A.

Excellent tasty food. Asked for a hot curry, and got a proper hot curry, not one with whole lot of chilli powder. And they make a nice ginger tea too.

K. K. P.

Good Indian restaurant. You can find biryani, Nan's and many curry options. They will supply rice combos too. I found the prices as normal. 🙂

A. H.

FOH lady was very kind and responded quickly to our table of 8 ppl. Everyone was satisfied with their meals and beverages.

J. H.

Not happy with the quality of food, the lunch menu is just full of cream and not really authentic! I am lactose intolerant and I can eat one or two dishes from the menu.

A.

I found the lunch combos great in taste, quality and in budget

G.

Decent Indian restaurant where you can find really delicious and clean food even people here are really helpful and customer service is great even meals are not so expensive you can find a nice meal at 20$ which is perfect for a guy like me and even drinks collection is really nice and the owner of this place is really humble and good person.

S. B.

Very tasty food. Great value and customer service. The lunch special is such good value!

K. K.

Great food, great service. Love the dal makhani and the paneer dishes. Surely one of the good Indian do in Auckland. The service too is extremely friendly.

L. C.

Super friendly staff, amazing chef, good price for big portions: a must-go in CBD.

P. B.

Nice menu, good lunch options and excellent service. Staff extremely courteous and service with a smile. Quantity and quality very good

R. B.

The food here tastes great. It is my favorite Indian restaurant in Auckland City Center. They even accept Zomato here.

Z.

Great food! Perfectly spiced vegetarian curry. Very cute decor and good service.

u.

Food was so beautiful, some of the best Indian I've had however my friend found hair in his food.

M. C.

Ok food .. Options are mutliple

D.

Good ambience and great biryani. The cost is little high for other menu items. Overall a good experience to go once in a while

S.

Meat wasn't cooked properly. Slightly raw every single time I visited so far. Started ordering only veg

G.

Can't say enough about this place, try the appetizer sampler platter, and the rarra lamb or chicken korma, won't disappoint!

A. Y.

Nice and lovely restaurant which gives you Indian vibes with both interior design and tasty food.

B. C.

Food was great. Service was very friendly and prompt. Tried the korma and cream chicken, both delicious.

M. S.

Really great food at a good price. I wanted to eat something hot and they gave me the perfect level of spice.

M.

The food was so good I didn't have time to take photos.

R.

Very good food. Went with friends for their lunch special and it was awesome.

T.

Went there for dinner ...Food was tasty..waitresss recommended chilly paneer that was nice aswell 👍🏻👍🏻

M.

Friendly staff, good ambience and most important AMAZING FOOD! loved the lamb vindaloo (hot) - authentic as!

E. G.

Ok food. Food a bit heavy on the cream. Good service. Quite trendy, so maybe a bit of a wait

L.

Absolutely delicious chicken madras, lovely service, nice vibe, and good portion sizes :)

E.

My go-to Indian restaurant. Delicious food, good serving sizes, and they also have a good range of vegan options.

S.

A very tasty and authentic Punjabi Food especially the Chawala Special Panner dish is awesome try for Veg lovers.

A.

Great Indian. A daily dinner deal available for curry rice and a beer. Great value and good service

R.

Great value lunch near skytower and civic

M. B.

Great place with good service, tasty food and large portion sizes - will come again!

S. T.

We came late in the evening, almost closing but the service and food were excellent. I think a return visit before I leave Auckland is more than likely.

A.

The service is excellent and the food is fantastic. I highly recommend this restaurant.

Y.

Went to try the lunchtime special menu and was pleasantly surprised with the good food. Would recommend for lunch.

M.

The service is great. The wait staff is friendly and professional. The food could be better.

E.

yummy Indian food, especially the mango chicken rice! And nan must be our second choice

K. T.

Had the palak paneer and peshwari naan. Tastes good, priced well and decent portion sizes.

M.

Just dropped in for Takeaways... Had lovely service from the staff.

D. C.

My friends and I love this place, beautiful food, good service, will come again soon.

C.

Really wonderful food. Good service. Great location.

J.

Delicious food. Friendly staff. Inexpensive.

H.

Great vegetarian cream paneer black pepper dish! Highly recommended must try!

S. R.

Lovely food with great service, would come again time permit.

M.

Try Shahi paneer. Same taste whenever you visit. Delicious food.

S.

Best Korma, Madras and mango ice cream in Auckland! Fabulous service!

N.

Good food and taste. Went there on the first day of our trip to NZ/Auckland and were pleasantly surprised.

T.

Great vegetarian cream paneer black pepper dish! Highly recommended must try!

T. K.

The food was great and the staff very friendly. We liked it very much

M.

Good food Good staff members

S. V.

The lunch deal is well worth it. The service was super nice. Recommended

A.

Food was pretty good but not amazing for its price. Staff were friendly

F.

It's good restaurant but some of the dishes wasn't good like chicken 65 was hard to eat

H. S. S.

Awsome place to visit with ur friends n family. Best indian food in nz

R.

Great taste as always. Authentic punjabi food. Love it.

N.

In good location. Good food. But no parking space....

r.

A good indian restaurant at a reasonable price. It is near VR Auckland city hotel.

t.

Fantastic food, good Bollywood music and very good hospitality!

U.

A perfect Indian restaurant in Auckland CBD, really good food. And lovely interior.

N. S.

Good little casual dining place, food was delicious and good value for money

A.

Cozy, cute, casual and food is good.

C.

Decent lunch specials for 12.50, naan, rice, curry and a drink

R.

Tasty Indian food... Good for people who like to enjoy food in peaceful environment.

H.

Food wasn’t that great.

M.

Great taste as always. Authentic food. Love it.

A.

Good lunch menu and well priced. However choices are limited.

A.

Average food but comfortable enough place to dine

g.

Very good service and food is very delicious and staff is very helpful and so polite

P.

Good good and service efficient but the kitchen small and grubby. Toilets pretty grim.

c.

Excellent food..friendly staff..awesome music...love this place..highly recommended

S.

Tasty food, friendly service. Recommended.

R.

Better then any Indian cuisine restaurant in city by far.

V.

Good food, achari chicken in starters is very nice

N.

Good taste but was too noisy. they serve halal

S.

good food.. affordable options for Indian food in CBD

M.

Fantastic food, great service. Love this place.

h.

Making delicious cuisine ever..love it !!

G.

Highly recommend the fish curry

a.

Good vegetarian options and reasonably priced.

J.

I would say the lamb madras and the peshawari naan was the highlight of the meal...

S.

The best dal makhni in town!

A.

Great food. Staff went extra mile with service.

R.

Good food

A.

I took a madras chicken with cheese naan. It was very good :)

A.

Very spicy and tasty food. True Indian

B.

Awesome food nice and friendly staff good service

R.

Tandoori chicken was good but the main course was not that good..

S.

food is good ..interiors could have been better ...

N.

Holds out the "Chawlas square's" reputation well. Super yumm food!

P.

THE BEST INDIAN IVE EVER TASTED. and I've been to India.....

P.

Nothing special. Staff need to take care of guests rather than taking to her friend from outside

K.

The food is good and so is the staff.

S.

Excellent sevice good food AND honest lady karishma

J.

The food was really good. Thanks

D.

Its small restaurant.. but the food is really good...

M.

One of the best place to eat indian or "Delicious" food

n.

Nice place to have Indian food in Auckland.

J.

Never had better indian food in my life

A.

Really great food and friendly service.

S.

Good quality food and ambience is conducive.

m.

My best place to have butter chicken in auckland.

J.

Best Veg Samosas and Veg Biryani in Auckland!!

D.

Good food... Good customer service... Thankx

H.

Basic Indian food with cheap lunchtime specials

J.

I've order food not on the menu and they've always made it for me

A.

Great location and food was good.

S.

Great Indian food . There manchurian was awesome

N.

Delicious curry, will definitely be back!

C.

Great indian food..!! Loved it..!!

F.

Awesome food and awesome people. Def. Will come back

K.

$15 for a curry, naan and a beer. Absolute steel

S.

Mango Lassi is awesome here.. Staffs are friendly

B.

Awesome food and service..gr8 staff

S.

The food here was very enjoyable.

G.

Happy with the quantity and okay with the taster..

C.

Excelent indian food !!. You will not go wrong.

U.

Nice variety in Indian cuisine

O.

Fabulous food and a nice place to eat.

I.

Good value lunch meal

a.

great food. BYO as well.

M.

Delicious, but count on tons of food!

L.

Their services are very nice and friendly

J.

The best place for Indian food in Auckland

J.

alg insane meal with zomato gold

S.

Good authentic indian cuisine

M.

Awesome food, good service

N.

Serve Authentic Indian Cuisine.

V.

Good food and service thank you

s.

great India vegetarian dishes

G.

Best Indian food thx

r.

Tast hot spicy indian food

B.

Great location and good food

L.

Quality of food is too good

P.

Delicious food 😊😊 must visit 👍👍

I.

Less oil. Delicious food

r.

Great food and service.

E.

Good food

N.

Good food

J.

Best Indian ever!

S.

Good food

K.

Nice food

R. T.

Good food

D.

Best indian restaurant

S.

Great Indian cuisine

R.

Overated and expensive Indian Restaurant.

A.

Good customer service

S.

Veg platter 😍

A.

Was ok.

R.

Ok types. Nothing great

S.

Nice spicy food

S.

Good

J.

Food was good.

B.

Really yummy 😋

A.

Good tasty food.

R.

Decent Indian restaurant.

B.

Delicious food

K.

Always great.

P.

Good food :-)

N.

Food is good.

J.

Can still improve.

K.

Great service, good food, great space. Would return.

D.

Awesome place

A.

Great food

L.

Lots of flavor

V.

Indian food and drinks

p.

Food is amazing

V.

Fantastic food

C.

Tasty food

R.

A good restaurant.

s.

Amazing food

P.

Nice Restaurant.

O.

yummy food

K.

(Translated) Excellent palaak paneer. Long rice is tender and light. The plate is generous, the flavors are there. To this, we add 4 hot and delicious Garlic Naan. $ 20 all without drink. Reasonable price. I look forward to coming back to discover the other recipes and in particular the chef's specialty. (Original) Excellent palaak paneer. Le riz long est tendre et léger. L’assiette est généreuse, les saveurs sont là. A cela, on rajoute 4 Garlic Naan chauds et délicieux. 20$ le tout sans boisson. Prix raisonnable. Me tarde de revenir découvrir les autres recettes et notamment la spécialité du chef.

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(Translated) Awesome I had curry with fish, but it was very moist and soft. If you curry, rice will come out together. I was better because it was flying rice properly. (Original) 짱 맛남 생선 들어간 카레를 시켰는데 무지 촉촉하고 부드러웠습니다. 카레 시키면 밥이 같이 나와요. 제대로 날리는 밥이라 전 더 좋았습니다.

m.

(Translated) nice restaurant. open until midnight, yeay! (Original) nice restaurant. open until midnight, yeay!

w.

(Translated) I realized that eating curry on airless buns is delicious. India has learned that rice looks like that. (Original) 공기없는 공갈빵에 카레찍어먹는건 맛있다라는 사실을 깨달았읍니다. 인도는 밥이 그렇게 생겼구나도 알게되었습니다.

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(Translated) Very good, I tested chicken dishes twice and the meat is very tender and the sauce excellent. Good service (Original) Très bon, j'ai testé 2 fois des plats au poulet et la viande est très tendre et la sauce excellente. Bon service

g.

(Translated) Very good, original taste of India, attention that some dishes are very spicy 🌶 !! But exquisite (Original) Muy bueno, sabor original de Índia, atención que algunos platos son muy picantes 🌶!! Pero exquisitos

m.

(Translated) A small restaurant that gives complete satisfaction. A varied menu, hearty and excellent dishes and a cheerful and helpful team. (Original) Un petit restaurant qui donne entière satisfaction. Un menu varié, des plats copieux et excellents et une équipe souriante et serviable.

H.

(Translated) Veg briyani is Soo good and other dishes taste decent too. (Original) Veg briyani is Soo good and other dishes taste decent too.

E.

(Translated) Good food, a little spicy yes, but that is known in advance. (Original) Buena la comida, un poco picante sí, pero eso se sabe de antemano.

C.

(Translated) Meal, super delicious!!! (Original) 餐點道地,超級好吃!!!

T.

(Translated) Reasonable Indian at a fair price in this location (Original) Vernünftiger Inder zu einem in dieser Lage angemessenen Preis

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(Translated) Ok ok (Original) Ok ok

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(Translated) Good price and good value (Original) 적절한가격과 맛두있음

K.

(Translated) God services (Original) Gud services

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