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Curry Village

Restaurant Indian restaurant

· Dine-in · Takeaway · Delivery People often mention curry, service, good, chicken, ordered, naan, great, staff, butter, friendly,


Address

19 Hartham Place North, Porirua City Centre, Porirua 5022, New Zealand

Website

www.curryvillage.co.nz

Contact

+64 4 238 9892

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (315 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 11:30 am to 9:30 pm
  • Sunday: 11:30 am to 9:30 pm
  • Monday: 11:30 am to 9:30 pm
  • Tuesday: 11:30 am to 9:30 pm
  • Wednesday: 11:30 am to 9:30 pm
  • Thursday: 11:30 am to 9:30 pm
  • Friday: 11:30 am to 9:30 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: curry (27) service (16) good (15) chicken (15) ordered (14) naan (13) great (13) staff (10) butter (10) friendly (9)
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  • 1/5 RAVI K. 1 year ago on Google
    My wife ordered a curry from here today which was too salty. She called them and asked kindly if they could replace with the curry and use less salt (eatable) . Manager was so rude and said she has to pay for it again. However she agreed to pay again. When she went back with the old container. Behind the counter, gentle man (maybe owner) explained their sauce is salty so they can’t replace it basically they didn’t change the curry.. Poor wife told him that we are not new to this place we always dine here and aware that their sauce is not salty always. They just refused to give replacement. Very disappointed about appalling behaviour of man behind the counter!! That’s how they treat their customers!!! That’s how they turn their customers away!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 정혜인 2 years ago on Google
    We ordered Tikka Masala, Garlic Chilli Chicken and two naans to go Friday evening. But there was no naan for missing orders and we checked it at home. When I called the store, they apologized for the mistake and delivered it directly to my house. Their service was really good.👏 But in fact I was already happy to taste the food before they showed this service 😜 It's really good food !! and naan was chewy and savory and the most delicious naan I've ever eaten 👍 (Please note that curry oil is on all parts of the packaging container.)
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Beatriz M. 6 years ago on Google
    My family and I have lunch here very often on Saturdays. We love it. The food is delicious and portions are very generous :) Service is excellent. The staff is one of the best in Wellington, very friendly, nice and helpful. It's one of the few places where you can eat what you expect, like my child and I, being unable to eat spicy food, they serve us very mild meals. Beautiful set-up, nice location next to shops. Parking can be accessed on the street. It's just perfect for families with children, small or large groups.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tawhi K. 1 year ago on Google
    Beautiful food and wonderful service. They even let my son eat his subway in the restaurant with us because he doesn’t eat Indian food. Thanks for your understanding. Would definitely recommend to others 100%
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 KAYLEE-TEREE W. 1 year ago on Google
    We had my mother's 82nd birthday. The staff made this experience for the whanau so enjoyable. Affordable food, would definitely go back
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 FATIMA 2 years ago on Google
    Went with some friends and ordered mango chicken. Wasn’t happy with the four pieces, yes a whole four piece for $20 not that big either, for that amount I could have made at home with some left overs so won’t go again.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Vindya N. 1 year ago on Google
    Went here on a monday night. They were not busy so food came out very fast. The flavors were great. Nice a d friendly waiters. The place has good ambience. 10 of us and we had a good time here. Maybe the toilets can do with a do-over. This was the only let down.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 KAVITA R. 4 years ago on Google
    Food tastes delicious 😋.. staff is very friendly.. Curries have authentic taste of Indian spices..
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Katerina C. 9 months ago on Google
    I usually enjoy meals from here but tonight I was very disappointed. Ordered Chicken Jalfrezi and was surprised when it arrived. It literally looked like they'd thrown their leftovers into the container. It was tasteless, which is unheard of for Indian meals. The chicken looked like it was leftover tandoori. The best part of the meal was the delivery.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Jay G. 10 months ago on Google
    Recently ordered a butter chicken, lamb korma and three garlic nans. Terrible experience, both curries were more like a soup and contained minimal meat. All three nans were burnt. For almost $60 you'd expect better. Curry village was once my go to, so not sure why this time around the food was so bad. Emailed them to give them an opportunity to rectify the situation but receive no response. Wont be going here again.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Srishti S. 10 months ago on Google
    Absolutely terrible customer service. Lady at the front counter has no manners and is incredibly rude. I called her asking for availability and all she said was yes and hung up the phone. This is not the first time she has done this. Get better staff!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 YiFaye L. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) We got lunch special. Which is alright deal. But both of our curry are pretty waterly. ( we order different curry) taste like what you expect from a food court but it is not in a food court. Contains a drink and naan. Many Indian curry meals have a midday special, this is not worth it! We ordered two curries, both of which are very watery (I thought it was Malaysian curry, but not! It is Indian). It is very similar to the curry of the food court. And naan bread has no cake! It’s rare that I didn’t even take a picture. (Original) We got lunch special. Which is alright deal. But both of our curry are pretty waterly. ( we order different curry) taste like what you expect from a food court but it is not in a food court. 吃的是午餐特價14元,包含一杯飲料跟naan。很多印度咖哩餐聽都有午間特價,這家不值得! 我們點了兩種咖哩,兩種都很水(我以為點到馬來西亞式咖哩,但不是 ! 是印度式) 很像美食廣場的咖哩。 而且naan bread也沒有餅香!難得的我連拍照都沒有拍~

  • 5/5 sk_gbhtt8889 4 years ago on Google
    Very scux! The curry was very good and I took my friend Jacob Orme here, he loves the curry! 5/5 Would eat curry again.

  • 1/5 Fabian L. 4 years ago on Google
    Disappointing. I did few indian restaurants before in Wellington and I think the owner changed because when I see the rate a year ago and today what I ate, It's not possible. The quality choice of the meat and fish product is the mistake of this restaurant. The fish was like a chicken, really hard, and the beef really greasy like plastic sensation in the mouth. To finish, when we told them we were frustrated and disappointed, they just answered: thank you for your feedback. I can't advise to go this place, even if the waiters/waitress were friendly and the sauce of the meal was good and tasty.

  • 5/5 Akshay B. 4 years ago on Google
    Delicious

  • 3/5 Shirley J. 4 years ago on Google
    Okay meal, okay decor , okay service

  • 5/5 Alan R. 4 years ago on Google
    Good honest food

  • 5/5 Clive B. 4 years ago on Google
    Consistently good and friendly staff.

  • 5/5 O J. 4 years ago on Google
    I love curries

  • 5/5 Tracy J. 4 years ago on Google
    Our favourite little Indian local!

  • 4/5 Gregory W. 4 years ago on Google
    Good sized, tasty portions at a reasonable price.

  • 1/5 Elaine P. 1 year ago on Google
    We have always used Curry Village in the past as our preferred local Indian takeaways but we have not ordered for some time - not sure if new chef or owners however we ordered x 4 butter chicken as takeaways, roti, deep fried mushrooms and spring rolls - the butter chicken was not particularly creamy and was completely spoilt by some over powering fragrant aromatic taste, we received burnt Nairn bread instead of roti - the deep fried mushrooms were not whole but a small serving of very small sliced mushrooms and the spring rolls were unremarkable- very disappointing and a waste of money - I did call the store to advise these things - we will not be ordering from Curry Village again.

  • 5/5 William D. 2 years ago on Google
    We ordered 3x Vegan curries with rice, roti, Onion Bhaji, and Pakora. All delicious! Perfect for leftover dinner the next day too! Highly recommended to all! And great to have vegan option in Porirua.

  • 3/5 Emma T. 1 year ago on Google
    Service was a little slow and we had to wait a while to have someone come and take our drinks order despite being the only people in the whole restaurant. Food was really good though and definitely made up for it! Would go back again.

  • 1/5 Sarah D. 1 year ago on Google
    Order was compleyely wrong and one item leaking blamed the driver but clearly the lid wasn't on, not the drivers fault. Sent chicken dishes when we ordered vegetarian.

  • 5/5 Clinton E. 1 year ago on Google
    The food here has so great! We had chicken tikka masala and lamb rogan josh. Generous servings of rice and cheesy naan bread was great too!

  • 4/5 Duncan M. 1 year ago on Google
    Went on a Friday night, was quiet , we were a party of 4 and each ordered different, Food was of a very good standard, I tried all dishes and all tasted great.

  • 5/5 Mish F. 1 year ago on Google
    Took my girlfriend out for dinner she's from out of town. It's a favourite of my husband & I but the first time my friend had been there very impressed with food & service thought could have been more of a choice for glass of pinot noir

  • 5/5 Tony B. 1 year ago on Google
    Got chicken korma and a butter naan by Delivery Easy. Really good curry. Nicely hot (kiwi hot) nice flavourful spices. Naan bread was huge, more like 2 naans from other places. Very tasty and happy to recommend.

  • 5/5 Ben H. 1 year ago on Google
    I always try to come here whenever I’m in Porirua. It was here that I first fell in love with Malai Kofta, but all the dishes I’ve tasted from Curry Village have been wonderful. The balance of spices is best-in-class. Don’t let the modest appearance fool you. You won’t find better tasting Indian food in NZ.

  • 1/5 Jessica de B. 11 months ago on Google
    Very disappointed. I made booking beforehand for 4 people, to celebrate my youngest son's 19th birthday. We were astounded when the waitress asked to see my son's ID. He's 6 foot 3 with a full beard and most certainly does not look under the legal drinking age. He didn't bring his wallet with because it wasn't necessary. Both my husband and I were really annoyed. We are a decent, respectable family, not a bunch of rowdy students who could potentially be under age drinkers. This was meant to be a birthday dinner for our son. My husband left us at the restaurant, drove home and got some ID for my son, drove back to the restaurant and showed it to the waitress so that she could bring him the Corona that he ordered. The manager then came to the table and asked to see his ID again, making us feel like we were being deceitful in some way. By this time our evening was ruined, and we just wanted to eat our curry and leave. But, to top it off the Lamb Hyderabad that we ordered didn't even have lamb - it was beef! Such an utterly disappointing experience. We will never return.

  • 5/5 mishka w. 11 months ago on Google
    Came here because it was the cheapest!!! And didn't disappoint! So cheap an taste incredible!! We got butter panner medium was Abit hot for us but we loved it!! Definitely be back!! Thank you for keeping prices down but quality still on point!!

  • 4/5 colin g. 3 years ago on Google
    Nic meal, nothing out of the park but good value and Monteith beer on tap

  • 5/5 Karen L. 3 years ago on Google
    Local curry restaurant. Great food. Great service. Great prices

  • 5/5 Ari M. 3 years ago on Google
    This place absolutely needs to be appreciated as one of Porirua top eat in or takeaway restaurants. Lovely staff, who are super polite to the point where they open the door for you - you don’t see that often nowadays. I hate to be real western about my choice of curry but they really do make a delicious butter chicken. Their garlic naan is yummy too. Other thing I really appreciate is they provide you with takeaway bags, paper bags my memory serves me right.

  • 5/5 Jaymie R. 3 years ago on Google
    The staff were really polite and you get your moneys worth a 100%.yummy butter chicken and lovely people. 5 stars from me 👍

  • 5/5 Craven C. 5 years ago on Google
    Ok, this place is amazing. Service is fast and friendly. Lamb Vindaloo, Garlic Naan is hands down best I have ever had. Chocolate mud cake...mmm. Great vibe too.

  • 4/5 Gerna K. 3 years ago on Google
    Great butter chicken! Great service. Was take-away today. Next time dine-in...

  • 5/5 Rachel Von H. 3 years ago on Google
    Always great curry and the staff are lovely. Highly recommend.

  • 5/5 dhaval m. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice food i love that's why I give you 5star+5

  • 5/5 Peter T. 3 years ago on Google
    A warm Pleasant place with great service and generous servings and no waiting for the meal and good doggy bags

  • 5/5 Arleasha M. 3 years ago on Google
    What a treat this place is! I ordered a standard lunch butter chicken & garlic naan. It was outstanding!! The portion size for curry & rice was generous. The naan was however a little on the smaller size. The butter chicken was one of the best I have tasted. I highly recommend this place for an exceptional curry 10/10

  • 3/5 Mike L. 3 years ago on Google
    Bit unfortunate that our time at Curry Village wasnt all the best. Was just upset it took an hour and a half to get our meal out to us, we were the first in and first served. other customers came in, ordered, sat down and ate then left even before we got our meal. We were a small group of 6 people. Food was OK, wasnt hot like it had just been cooked, may of been sitting for a while.. Was just disappointed in the time it took for food to come out.

  • 4/5 Helen J. 3 years ago on Google
    Food and service are good.

  • 1/5 Megan 3 years ago on Google
    Plastic straws!!!!!!! Can’t you convert to paper straws. Unbelievable.

  • 1/5 Pratik T. 3 years ago on Google
    Food and service was below par.

  • 5/5 Terry C. 3 years ago on Google
    Alway delicious food with fast friendly service

  • 5/5 Richard N. 3 years ago on Google
    The food and atmosphere in this place is great! And it's got to be the best indian I have had. I've been going since it opened in 2002

  • 5/5 Ray The F. 3 years ago on Google
    BEST PLACE EVER!!!! Loved the meal!!!! Loved the service!!! Loved everything!!!!!

  • 5/5 Darren R. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) yum kai (Original) yum kai

  • 5/5 Aftab J. 3 years ago on Google
    Yummy food with great hospitality

  • 3/5 Ken J. 3 years ago on Google
    There was only two of us in the whole place and we were seated where the waitress wanted us to sit unfortunately the waitress was so motionless and not at all welcoming this really spoilt our day

  • 5/5 Tori K. 3 years ago on Google
    Delicious, and service was amazing!

  • 5/5 Phil D. 3 years ago on Google
    I as dinner with friends here, not very busy, but still warm and cheerful on a cold winter night. Be careful about asking for hot - their meals will certainly deliver! They also do a great mango lassi if you find your palate doesn't match your bravado! The chef made a special vegetarian curry for our friends - would love to see that on the menu as it was superb (the other dishes were excellent also). Together with BYO wine, and some lovely beers, it was altogether a great night - and plenty of left-overs for lunch the next day.

  • 5/5 Tuono T. 3 years ago on Google
    Food amazing and staff and place even more amazing. Definitely in our top 3 best local places to eat. Thank you for your continuous service curry village :)

  • 5/5 Happy H. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good tat than masala revealed (Original) Good tatse than masala loughe

  • 4/5 Dona S. 4 years ago on Google
    Great food, friendly service. We were offered the option of taking our leftovers home, as well.

  • 3/5 Nikhil G. 4 years ago on Google
    Had the chicken tikka masala, lamb balti, beef jaipuri with garlic naan, rice and mango lassi. Curries were tasty, however the medium spice was quite spicy, which usually is an indication that chilli powder was just added to the curry at the end. The garlic naans were really nice. Mango lassi was pretty good, however quite pricey at $6.50. Service was really good, with a warm welcome and regular check ups to make sure we were happy. Not sure it’s the best Indian, but if you want a decent meal that’s moderately priced, you can’t go wrong.

  • 4/5 Antony Z. 4 years ago on Google
    Food is amazing

  • 5/5 Travis C. 4 years ago on Google
    Curry in my tummy, ooh baby, is this store a treat! Usually pass on the curry but the rogan josh I had can safely make its way into my favourites books and am definitely coming back.

  • 3/5 Stephen K. 4 years ago on Google
    Service could be more friendly.

  • 5/5 Bev L. 4 years ago on Google
    Love curry village... Been come for meals ever since they opened, and the consistency in the meals is great. They do take aways and dine in and resintley got new tables and chairs. The staff are very helpful and the cost is great for what you get. Thanks curry village.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Halal food
    • ✓️ Kids' menu
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway

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