Indian Takeaways in New Zealand

25th June 2009
YUM. If you love Indian food and are in the Mount or Tauranga you MUST try Smart India by Cinema 4. Friendly service, colourful interior decorations (I love colour!) and food that is generous and 'just right'. I used to work with the chef/owner (years ago) in another Indian restaurant so I knew the food would be good here. And it is. We dined in tonight and ordered a medium butter chicken but it was more like a mild - hardly spicy at all. We mentioned it to the chef afterwards and it seemed to be a mistake - other times it's been great. We know if it's not to your liking at first, Sunil will be happy to spice it up or mild it out for you - but we just dished it all out before checking the spiciness so couldn't get it changed. This has been considered in the rating I gave. My husband and I have been here maybe four times now and it's always great food. In other local Indian restaurants the butter chicken isn't very sweet and in others it's like syrup ( I have a sweet tooth but the syrupy butter chicken from a Rotorua restaurant was too much). At Smart India it is just right. And the naan bread we had tonight was super fresh, not rubbery or tough like they often go after a few minutes. Awesome stuff - the best Indian in Tauranga and the Mount. Eat here, then add your own review. xx

6th September 2010
Great Indian Food. Came with a big group and has to be up their with the best Indian restaurants in Auckland. Prices are very reasonable for what you get and has a great atmosphere and setting. Would highly recommend it if your up for Indian and wanting something a bit more classy as opposed to other places with cheapish $10 curries.

18th October 2010
This was our first visit and won't be out last. We really enjoyed the authentic decor and great atmosphere. For our entrees we tried the Samosa and Chicken Tikha, they were of a good size and absolutely delicious. We tried to experiment a little with our mains as the menu had lots of dishes we hadn't tried before. My partner tried the Lamb Madras in coconut, tomato and onion gravy. It was very tender and really yummy. I had the Chicken Mughlai with Mushrooms, cooked with cashew nuts, gravy, delicate spices & mushrooms, it was divine. We shared our dishes and still had a little left over to take home and enjoyed for lunch the next day. I honestly think it was the best Indian food I have ever eaten. It could become very addictive. The service was very good and the meal was extremely good value for money. Try it, you will not be disappointed.

22nd January 2011
We live at the Mount and are working our way through the Restaurants. So far this has to be our favourite. The taste of the food is Awesome, if you like Indian then you must try this place. The service is good and the food well presented, decent sized meals and prepared in the premises and quickly. A lot of the places we have tried have let us down but not this one so far.