Masala Restaurant

28th March 2012
I have been here twice. The first time they got my order wrong and bought out a Bhuna Chicken instead of butter chicken and i sent it back and had to watch my family eat there dinner while i waited for them to cook me a new meal. The second time I was with a large group of people and my girlfriend got her main 12mins before anyone else recieved theres which was kind of like a drip feed situation from there on. After the mains came out it was a furthur 5minutes afterwards that the naans came out and by then we had all gotten through atleast half our meals.... Giant cock-up not once but twice and the only reason i give 1 star is because the food was ok but not spicey enough considering i asked for kiwi hot :(

20th September 2011
When I entered the store, I noticed they seemed over staffed. There were at least 10 people in the front. Water was on the table as it typically is, and as I grabbed for it I noticed it was a closed bottle of mineral water. This made me uneasy, as I had not been in the restaurant before, and I understand it is likely there in order to be able to charge people who falsely think it is complimentary. Unfortunately, this was only the beginning. When eating at any restaurant, my wife and I always get one entree and one main dish. Most of the time this is all we can eat, and we try to avoid making the excessive waste that taking away left-overs produces. When my wife ordered for us, the waitress asked with much disdain, "And what are you having." as if what we had ordered wasn't enough. I ordered a cider and a tea, and told the waitress that would be all, but added "For now." She took the menus away almost in disgust that I hadn't ordered more food than me and my wife would be able to eat, obviously we were nothing but an open wallet to them. When I say "that's all I'll be having for now", that means I might order more food later. "Whatever", I thought as she took the menus away, if I want more food I'll ask for it back.... The waitress, coming back to the table, said they did not have the cider that I ordered and brought me out another cider instead. Of course she never decided to include the fact that it was a more expensive bottle. After the way we were getting treated I told my wife, "I bet that was a forceful upsale, and they still have the cider I ordered, there is a liquor store literally a stone's throw away from here. You watch, that cider will be more expensive." When my tea was finished I asked for more hot water for my tea. When the busboy asked the very pushy person that was ringing people up about it he said "We don't do this." Then the (rather trite by this point) waitress asked if I wanted another order of tea. I said no, I wanted hot water added to my existing order of tea. She acted as if there was a language barrier (not an issue previously) and said 'you want another order of tea?'. I said "No thank you, I'm not ordering another order of tea just for some more hot water." At this point me and my wife began to leave (we had already finished eating our food, which was consistent with the excellent quality of the other Masala locations I frequent.) and of course we have to have the man at the register ask us how everything was. "Very poor." I replied. "What did you have what was wrong?" When I said something about the hot water, he feigned ignorance "Why would we not give you hot water, it's free?". "That's exactly my point, when you go into a restaurant and ask for water, and they won't give it to you, is that the kind of establishment you want to frequent?" I asked. He backpedaled, told me he was referencing something else when he had spoken to the busboy (who was specifically asking about the hot water, only maybe 7 feet behind me... just because I can't see you doesn't mean I can't hear you) and was generally argumentative about it. He suggests it was my fault, that I mis-heard him, even though the waitress acted as if I must order more tea to get hot water added, directly after he had told the busboy "We do not do this." Of course, the $5.00 cider I had ordered was now $7.50 (there is no $7.50 cider on the menu), confirming my previous assumption that it was a forced upsale. When I brought this up, they pretended it was news to them. It was actually kind of worth the $2.50 watching them pretend they didn't know what was going on. The way I see the math, this is the worst type of chintzy money grubbing, and has actually made them less money. Not only would I have ordered more food with my refreshed tea (which is by the way one of the cheapest things for them to replace, as he said it's just hot water and is nearly free) I would have become a returning patron of their restaurant. There's no way I'm going to walk in and not spend at least 25 dollars between me and my wife, (this bill was $32.50) so that means that by being jerks and upselling me more expensive cider they just turned down TEN TIMES as much money as the $2.50 upsale in the future. Good job on that! If this is the kind of things you are willing to do in the front of the restaurant to overcharge and generally mistreat me, how can I be so sure you won't cut corners that will make me sick in the back of the restaurant. The answer is I can't.

16th June 2011
Average food however We had a horrible experience with the staff and the manager. We found them extremely rude and thoroghly unprofessional. After we placed our last order for the mains just after 10PM this gentleman walks up at about 10.10PM and says you have to finish by 10.30PM and they need to close. I apologised and said that we were not aware that you close at 10.30PM He replies to this saying that Its not his job to tell us when they close. If you read up this page and check the business hours it say finish "late". We will never ever return to this place nor recommend it to anyone. -TIM

15th February 2011
First time visitors and will definitely be returning. It was very very busy but waiting times were short, the service was excellent and very friendly. The food was hot, and servings a good size we had 7 different dishes plus samosas (awesome) and Roti and all were delicious., exceptional value for the $10 per main Mon, Tue & Wed. would recommend this restaurant to everybody.

29th November 2010
This restaurant provides truly affordable dining! The $10.00 mains on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday are great. Flavoursome Indian food, but high on M.S.G. and cream.

22nd November 2010
Very prompt service, great Tandoori chicken salad, Big serve delicious. Excellent value at $14.50 Would recommend

2nd September 2010
Good atmosphere, good service and good food! $10 mains on mon/tues/wed are excellant value for money - great excuse to get out during the week!

24th August 2010
Excellent food and great service !! Been here a few times and am always very impressed. Mon - Wed $10 mains very great value ! Highly recommended if your looking for a good indian restaurant !

16th August 2010
The nicest Indian food I have ever had. Been there a few times and food is consistently good. Great value on Mon-Wed with their $10 main specials. Always a pleasure to go back to.

26th July 2010
Top notch indian restaurant.. funky and modern decor..plazmas playing bollywood music clips..best naan bread Ive tasted..curries are better than your average Indian Restaurant..

22nd July 2010
Their chicken tikka masala is absolutely delicious.. When we were there for dinner about 3 weeks ago they were really busy but their service was exceptional and we still got great service. will def be back for more!

29th May 2010
Good tasty food. Service was prompt and good ambience.

12th January 2010
Excellent Food, excellent service, and great venue and everyone loved their meal. Brian and his team do a superb job and should be congratulated. My only niggle was that I had the Lamb Meatballs and there was only 3 meatballs in the bowl which were submerged in the sauce so I couldnt even see them. These were way too Small!!! This coupled with a feed of rice wasnt really enough to feed someone with my apetitite so I left feeling hungry! I wont be ordering these again but will definitely be back to try some of the other delights!

4th January 2010
Having moved to New Zealand in 2000 we always found ourselves missing a good Indian restaurant. We had the usual low expectations from the curries etc. but were suitably impressed. We have returned several times now and each time have found the service to be attentive, not pushy and the food to be excellent. Try the chicken Jalfrezi or chicken Kadhi - our favourites and a different taste. Mon, Tues , Wed are exceptional value at $10 for curry and rice.