Cinnamon Fine Indian Cuisine & Bar in Taupo Menu

GATEWAY TO INDIA (PRE-STARTER) GATEWAY TO INDIA (PRE-STARTER)
  • 01 PAPADOMS $1.90
    • Two roasted papadoms
  • 02 SOUP $7.90
    • Soup of the day
FESTIVE FRYER (START HERE) FESTIVE FRYER (START HERE)
  • 03 ONION BHAJI $7.90
    • Chickpea battered crispy onion rings w tamarind sauce
  • 04 CHAT SAMOSA $6.90
    • Deep fried potato & green peas stuffed pastry served in chat style
  • 05 VEGETABLE KEBAB $9.90
    • Spiced mix vegetable dumplings served w tamarind sauce
  • 06 PANEER PAKORA $12.90
    • Cottage cheese deep fried in chickpea batter
  • 07 MUSSEL FRITTERS $12.90
    • Mussel meat deep fried w mild spicy chickpea flour
  • 08 FISH CUTLETS $13.90
    • Fish pieces fried w potato, bread crumbs & herbs
  • 09 CHILLY KIDNEY $10.90
    • Lamb kidney cooked w capsicum, onion & spices
  • 10 VEG MIX PLATTER $16.90
    • Mix veg starter on onion bhaji, veg kebab & samosa
TEMPTING TANDOORI (TANDOORI ENTRESS) TEMPTING TANDOORI (TANDOORI ENTRESS)
  • 11 PANEER TIKKA $12.90
    • Cottage cheese cooked w yogurt & herbs served w mint sauce
  • 12 CHICKEN TIKKA $13.90
    • Chicken breast pieces richly cooked w fenugreek herbs & yogurt
  • 13 SEEKH KEBAB $11.90
    • Lamb mince cooed w exotic spices, pressed on skewar
  • 14 NOORANI KEBAB $11.90
    • Chicken mince cooked w a blend of nutmeg, grilled in tandoor
  • 15 LAMB RACK KEBAB $15.90
    • Lamb rack marinated & cooked w yogurt, herbs & spices
  • 16 FISH TIKKA $15.90
    • Boneless pieces of fish marinated w herbs & cooked in tandoor
  • 17 TANDOORI PRAWN $14.90
    • King size prawn cooked on skewer w yogurt & tandoori paste
  • 18 TANDOORI MUSSELS $14.90
    • Mussels cooked on skewer w yogurt & herbs
  • 19 TANDOORI MUSHROOM $14.90
    • Mushroom cooked on skewer in tandoor w herbs
  • 20 SEAFOOD PLATTER $23.90
    • Combinations of fish, prawn & mussel cooked in tandoor & served sizzling
  • 21 HERITAGE PLATTER $18.90
    • Combination of chicken & lamb kebabs w samosa
ROYAL RETREATS (MAINS) ROYAL RETREATS (MAINS)
  • 22 CURRY $15.90
    • Traditional style curry w chicken, lamb, beef or goat w onion & herbs
  • 23 BUTTER CHICKEN $15.90
    • Chicken pieces cooked w creamy tomato & butter sauce
  • 24 MANGO CHICKEN $17.90
    • Very creamy curry w mango syrup, cashew sauce & herbs
  • 25 CHICKEN KORMA $16.90
    • Delicious cashew nuts gravy & cream
  • 26 CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA $16.90
    • Gravy of onion, tomato, capsicum, herbs & spices
  • 27 CHICKEN CHETINAD $17.90
    • Very spicy south Indian curry w curry leafs and black pepper
  • 28 CHICKEN JALFREZI $17.90
    • Spicy tomato sauce, onion, capsicum, delicately cooked w fresh herbs
  • 29 CHICKEN DHANSAK $17.90
    • Lentils, black mustard seeds & dried fenugreek herbs
  • 30 CHILLY CHICKEN $18.90
    • Dish cooked w capsicum, herbs, chilli, soya sauce & spices
  • 31 DADIA CHICKEN $18.90
    • Bihari Curry with flavor of mint, cashew & yogurt
  • 32 CHICKEN DILRUBA $19.90
    • Rich creamy curry with herbs, almond, walnut & cashew
  • 33 BESANI MURG $18.90
    • Deep fried chicken with curry & herbs
  • 34 DAL GOSHT $18.90
    • Diced lamb meat cooked with onion, herbs & lentils
  • 35 LAMB KOLHAPURI $18.90
    • Bold & spicy lamb curry cooked with asafoetida, nutmeg & coconut cream
  • 36 LAMB KORMA $16.90
    • Delicious cashew nuts gravy & cream
  • 37 LAMB SAAGWALA $16.90
    • Smooth ground spinach & cream
  • 38 LAMB BHUNA $17.90
    • Mushroom, capsicum & onion richly cooked w frenugreek herbs
  • 39 LAMB BALTI $17.90
    • Mixed vegetables, cottage cheese, onion, herbs & spices
  • 40 LAMB ROGAN JOSH $17.90
    • Cooked w mint, onion, herbs & spices
  • 41 LAMB DO PYAZA $17.90
    • Cooked w double batch of onions & herbs
  • 42 BEEF VINDALOO $16.90
    • Spicy popular vindaloo paste & masala curry
  • 43 BEEF KORMA $16.90
    • Delicious cashew nuts gravy & cream
  • 44 BEEF MADRAS $16.90
    • Coconut gravy in South Indian style w mustard
  • 45 GOAT LAHORI $17.90
    • Cooked w onion, herbs and egg
  • 46 GOAT PASANDA $17.90
    • Cooked w ground cashew & tomato
  • 47 GOAT ACHARI $17.90
    • Cooked w onion, herbs, sour & spicy pickle
  • 48 FISH MASALA $21.90
    • Gravy of onion, ginger & garlic based mixture of spices & herbs
  • 49 MALAI FISH $22.90
    • Very mild, rich & cashew nut base curry w mango syrup
  • 50 CHILLY PRAWN $21.90
    • Tiger prawns cooked w onion, capsicum, chilli, herbs & spices
  • 51 BUTTER PRAWN $21.90
    • Cooked w creamy tomato & butter sauce
  • 52 PRAWN GREEN MASALA $21.90
    • Cooked w mint, onion, herbs & coriander
  • 53 PRAWN MALABARI $21.90
    • Richly cooked w coconut cream, cashew & onion gravy
  • 54 MUSSELS MASALA $20.90
    • Mussels meat cooked w onion & capsicum
SACRED SPIRIT (VEGETABLE DELIGHTS) SACRED SPIRIT (VEGETABLE DELIGHTS)
  • 57 CHANA MASALA $13.90
    • Chickpeas cooked w spicy masala
  • 55 DAAL TARKA $13.90
    • Yellow lentils stir fried w cumin seeds
  • 56 DAAL MAKHANI $13.90
    • Black lentils prepared w creamy sauce
  • 58 JAIPURI $14.90
    • Mix of vegetables cooked w onions & herbs
  • 59 VEGETABLE JALFRAZI $14.90
    • Mix vegetables w spicy tomato, green pepper & onion
  • 60 VEG MAKHANWALA $14.90
    • Vegetables cooked w creamy butter sauce
  • 61 VEG KORMA $14.90
    • Mix vegetables w delicious grounded cashews
  • 62 ALOO GOBI $14.90
    • Potato & cauliflower cooked w onion & tomato
  • 63 ALOO MUTTER $14.90
    • Potato & green peas cooked w onion curry
  • 64 ALOO PALAK $14.90
    • Potato & spinach cooked w herbs
  • 65 MUTTER MUSHROOM $14.90
    • Green peas & mushroom cooked w onion & herbs
  • 66 MUTTER PANEER $14.90
    • Green peas & cottage cheese cooked w onion & herbs
  • 67 PALAK PANEER $14.90
    • Cottage cheese & spinach cooked w cream & herbs
  • 68 PANEER TIKKA MASALA $14.90
    • Cottage cheese nicely cooked w onion, capsicum & spices
  • 69 PANEER MAKHANWALA $14.90
    • Cottage cheese cooked w creay butter sauce
  • 70 BHINDI MADRASI $15.90
    • Lady's fingers (okra) cooked w onion, coconut & capsicum
  • 71 MALAI KOFTA $15.90
    • Smashed potato & cottage cheese dumplings w cashew sauce
  • 72 CHILLY PANNER $16.90
    • Dish cooked w capsicum, herbs, chilli, soya sauce & spices
NAAN BREADS NAAN BREADS
  • 73 PLAIN NAAN $3.50
    • Plain naan cooked w baker's flour without any butter
  • 74 BUTTER NAAN $4.00
    • Naan bread w touch of butter & herbs
  • 75 GARLIC NAAN $4.50
    • Naan bread w touch of garlic
  • 76 CHEESE W GARLIC $6.90
    • Naan bread w touch of garlic & stuffed w cheese
  • 77 TANDOORI ROTI $4.00
    • Bread cooked w wholemeal (Chapati) flour w butter
  • 78 LACCHA PARATHA $6.00
    • Flaky layered bread w wholemeal flour & herbs
  • 79 KEEMA NAAN $6.00
    • Naan bread stuffed w lamb mince & spices
  • 80 CHEESE NAAN $6.00
    • Naan bread stuffed w tasty cheese & herbs
  • 81 ALOO KULCHA $6.00
    • Naan bread stuffed w potato, onion & herbs
  • 82 ONION KULCHA $6.00
    • Naan stuffed w onion & spices
  • 83 PESHAWARI NAAN $6.00
    • Naan stuffed w dried fruits
DEVINE RICE DEVINE RICE
  • 84 STEAMED RICE $1.00
    • Plain white basmati rice
  • 85 BASMATI RICE $3.90
    • Aromatic Indian basmati rice
  • 86 JEERA RICE $7.90
    • Basmati rice stir fried w touch of cumin seeds
  • 87 PULAV RICE $9.90
    • Basmati rice w touch of onion, tomato & green peas
  • 88 MINT & EGG FRIED RICE $10.90
    • Egg fried rice with touch of mint & herbs
  • 89 VEGETABLE BIRIANI $14.90
    • Stir fried mix vegetables w basmati rice & herbs
  • 90 FRIED RICE $16.90
    • Stir fried rice w soya sauce & herbs, (chicken / prawn /veg)
  • 91 CHICKEN VEG. BIRIANI $16.90
    • Chicken pieces & veg. w basmati rice & herbs
  • 92 LAMB VEG. BIRIANI $16.90
    • Lamb pieces & veg. w basmati rice & herbs
  • 93 PRAWN VEG. BIRIANI $19.90
    • Prawn & veg. w basmati rice & herbs
SPICE BITE / ACCOMPANIMENTS SPICE BITE / ACCOMPANIMENTS
  • 94 MANGO CHUTNEY $3.90
  • 95 TAMARIND SAUCE $3.90
  • 96 RAITA $3.90
  • 97 KATCHUMBER $5.90
  • 98 MINT SAUCE $3.90
  • 99 MIX PICKLE $3.90
  • 100 FRIES/CHIPS $4.00
  • 101 ONION SALAD $3.00
KID'S CLUB KID'S CLUB
  • 102 FISH & CHIPS $8.90
  • 103 CHICKEN NUGGETS & CHIPS $8.90
  • 104 LUNCH COMBO $15.00
    • Selected curry, rice, naan bread & soft drink
  • 105 TANDOORI WRAP $13.90
    • Chicken/Lamb/Vegetable wrap with fresh salad & sauces
  • 106 NOODLES $13.90
    • Indian style noodles w veg/chicken in soya sauce
  • 107 SOUTH INDIAN SPECIALTY $16.90
    • Veg/meat flavoured pancake w lentil & coconut dips
  • 108 MANCHURIAN $16.90
    • Veg/Chicken dumplings cooked with soya sauce, onion & salad
  • 109 PHALL $23.90
    • Hottest British Indian your choice of meat curry served with Fruit salad as oral fire extinguisher
  • 110 ROASTED DUCK $32.90
    • Roasted duck leg w crisp skin cooked with traditional spices
  • 111 KARELI KI NIHARI $23.90
    • Succulent, flavour some and delicious dum cooked"Lamb Shank"
  • 112 NARGISHI KOFTA CURRY $21.90
    • Meatballs Cooked with delicious cashew & herbs
  • 113 TANDOOR CHICKEN $21.90
    • Whole chicken marinated in yogurt & herbs
  • 114 CHICKEN BUTTERFLY $21.90
    • Chicken breast grilled w herbs & served w sauce
  • 115 ROASTED SNAPPER $32.90
    • Marinated Snapper Cooked in tandoor w herbs
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • 116 INDIAN SWEET $7.90
  • 117 MANGOVROSE KULFI $7.90
  • 118 MANGOLASS $5.50

Nearby Sample Menus

  • All our lunch thin base pizza’s are topped with napolitana sauce, mozzarella cheese and oregano
  • Lambs Fry and Bacon $18.90
    • Tender New Zealand lambs liver lightly seared with bacon and mushroom sauce on our garlic and onion potato mash
  • Lamb Shank $26.90
    • Tender lamb in a rich cranberry and rosemary jus served on garlic and onion potato mash
  • Buffalo Skins $15.90
    • Crisp seasoned wedges tossed in sweet chilli, grilled mozzarella and topped with sour cream and bacon
  • South Island Salmon $19.90
    • Prawn, bacon, garlic, spring onion, napolitana sauce & mozzarella
  • Mushroom Cheddar Melt $21.90
    • Our original Dixie Brown Burger topped with cheddar cheese and mushroom sauce
  • Garlic Bread $7.90
    • Homemade pizza bread with olive oil, fresh garlic and oregano
  • Turkey Burger $22.50
    • Turkey patty on a toasted ciabatta, whipped feta, sundried tomato pesto, rocket, cucumber and apple slaw served with fries and our onion rings
  • Tuna Salad $6.00
    • All the Essentials as well as Tuna, Sundried Tomatoes and Sunflower Seeds - with your choice of dressing on the side
  • Chocolate Gelato $5.00
    • Dark Chocolate decadence at its best from Gellicious Gelato. Gluten free, contains Milk. 180ml tub - go crazy and nail it all to yourself, or share the love
  • Mordor $18.50 / $9.00
    • Smokey BBQ Sauce, Chicken, Pepperoni, Onions, Capsicum and Bacon. Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
  • Camembert Salad $7.00
    • All the Essentials as well as Camembert, Avocado, Sundried Tomatoes & Sunflower Seeds - with your choice of dressing on the side
  • Sloth $16.00 / $8.00
    • Tuna, Onions, Mushrooms, Tomatoes, Garlic Mayo and Lemon Pepper. Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
  • Kumara Chips $4.50
    • Deep fried kumara chips from the far north served with your choice of dip
  • Chicken Salad $7.00
    • All the Essentials as well as Free Range Chicken, Bacon & Avocado - with your choice of dressing on the side
  • Corn Nuggets $4.50
    • A dozen battered balls of sweet corn deep fried and served with a dip of your choice
  • Siam noodle basket $14.50
    • Stir-fried noodles with prawns, chicken, scallops, and vegetables served in a crispy vegetable basket
  • Cashew nut paste $11.50
    • Italian pasta stir fried Thai style in sweet chili sauce and cashew nuts. Chicken
  • Ice-cream sundae $6.50
    • Ice cream with chocolate or strawberry sauce topping with whipped cream
  • Chicken Satay $11.50
    • Marinated skewed chicken served with rice, peanut sauce, and salad
  • Fresh spring rolls $11.50
    • Rice paper sheets filled with chicken, noodles, and vegetables served with peanut sweet chili sauce
  • Sweet and sour $12.50
    • Stir fried chicken or pork in sweet and sour sauce with tomato, cucumber, pineapple and cashew nuts with rice.
  • Siam Fried Noodle $14.50
    • Stir fried clear noodles with chicken, prawns, and vegetables
  • Money bag $7.50
    • Deep fried delicious golden parcel filled with chicken and prawns served with sweet chili sauce
  • Decent sized Flounder and 420 grams of chips (large scoop) $12.00
    • Delicate flesh is beautifully tender when battered and lightly cooked. Comes in box with a fork
  • Real Paua Fritter $6.90
    • 100 percent paua, awesome flavour. We wont stock the faux ones
  • Snack Pack $8.00
    • 1 Fish, 1 Battered Saveloy, 1 pototo fritter , 1 Chips 200gms
  • Family Pack $26.00
    • 4 Fish, 2 Battered Saveloys, 4 Potato Fritters and Chips
  • Watties Tomato Sauce $2.50
    • the classic
  • omato relish, egg and cheese $6.50
  • Pineapple Fritter $1.80
  • Kumara Chips $4.50
    • A mainstay on this menu. The classic Kiwi sweet red potato
  • Fig & Blue Cheese Wontons $14.00
    • Crispy wontons filled with puhoi blue cheese and peanuts, served with our housemade balsamic fig glaze
  • Fish $23.00
    • Market fish battered or pan fried with lettuce, tomato and housemade peanut mayo
  • Loaded Nachos $17.00
    • Spiced chilli bean salsa, corn chips, jalapenos, sour cream and avocado [Add chicken or beef +$5]
  • Vegetarian Delight $34.00
    • Our special vegetarian trio: Fried polenta with fig jam and rocket. Chilli bean salsa, jalapeno relish and avocado. Beetroot, walnut and goats cheese
  • Eye Fillet Steak $39.00
    • Cooked to your liking and partnered with our housemade potato gratin, mustard butter, pea mash and Waterside jus [Surf Upgrade: Add a king prawn and two scallops +$7]
  • Ciabatta $5.00
    • Four pieces of fresh toasted ciabatta drizzled with extra virgin and balsamic
  • Garlic Prawn Linguini $23.00
    • Seared king prawns with tomato and garlic, immersed in linguini pasta with caper cream and herbs
  • Pan-fried Market Fish $35.00
    • Our Chef’s special dish that changes daily
  • Deep-Fried Nz Brie $15.00
    • Double-Crumbed Soft Brie, Deep-Fried Until Golden, Served With Bread Sticks & Plum Sauce.
  • Garlic Parsley Butter (GF) $3.00
    • Whole Butter Infused With Crushed Garlic And Fresh Herbs.
  • - Ruby Port - Glass $10.00
  • Stickys
  • Steak House Slaw (GF) $7.00
    • Hand-Cut Cabbage, Fennel, And Pickled Carrot.
  • Garlic Cheese Sticks $8.50 for 3
    • Light, Crispy With Tangy Cheese And Garlic.
  • Fresh Fish Of The Day POA
    • See The Chef'S Specials Of The Day.
  • - Add Smoked Cured Salmon Or Succulent Chicken $6.00
  • Lakehouse Beer Battered Fish & Chips (GF-O) $22
    • with salad & home-style tartare sauce
  • Beef Burger with Curly Fries $15
  • Jamaican Style Jerk Chicken Burger $22
    • Grilled pineapple, house slaw, green tomato & jalapeno chutney with golden fries
  • Fish & Chips $15
    • with Curly Fries & Salad
  • Seafood Medley $32
    • Scallops, Prawns, Mussels, Fresh Fish & a choice of 2 Stonegrill Sides & House Tartare
  • Bruschetta $15.50
    • Grilled ciabatta, roasted grape, blue cheese & manuka honey
  • Caesar Salad $23
    • Crispy proscuitto ham & grilled chicken tenderloin,garlic croutons clodded egg, parmesan shavings, & anchovies on cos lettuce with caesar dressing
  • On the side
  • Kid's Pasta - Bolognese $9.00
  • - Add chicken, $3.00
  • Potato wedges $14.50
    • Seasoned wedges served with sweet chilli sauce & sour cream
  • The Pub N Grub Steak Sandwich $21.50
    • Sirloin steak, bacon, onion & salad sammy, topped with garlic aioli & served with pub chunky fries
  • Chicken Tenders & Chunky Fries $9.00
  • Chocolate Mud Cake $12.50
    • Served with chocolate sauce, ice cream
  • Ice Cream Sundae $6.50
  • Crispy Skin Salmon $29.50
    • Salmon fillet with seasonal greens, baby potatoes, citrus hollandaise & finished with a tomato duo
  • White Choc & Raspberry Cheesecake
  • Kids Sundae - choc, strawberry, Caramel $6.00
  • Bangers & Mash $18.00
    • Beef & Onion sausages with Mash, Baby peas and Gravy
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
  • Corn Nuggets with Plum Sauce & Aioli $9.00
  • Open Chicken Sandwich $18.00
    • Fresh Chicken Tenders, Camembert, Salad greens with plum sauce, Aioli & served on ciabatta
  • Passionfruit
  • Venison
    • Denver Venison, Red Onion, Mushroom, Cherry Tomato, Aioli & Fresh Rocket
  • Mussel Fritter $3.30
  • Hawaiian $14.00
    • Ham, pineapple, Normal cheese
  • Chicken Bacon Avocado $9.50
    • Crumbed Schnitzel, bacon, and salad
  • Curly Fries / Wedges / NZ Hoki / Batt Mussel $4.00
  • Hamburger $4.00
  • Cheeseburger $4.50
  • Sausage / Banana Fritter / Pineapple Fritter $2.00
  • Seafood $18.50
    • Flamegrd Chicken petty cheese and salad
  • Grilled pork or chicken with noodles $18.00
    • pork / chicken, vermicelli, salad and peanuts
  • Shaking beef $20.00
    • Beef, vegetables, salad and fried rice
  • Lamb shank $25.00
    • Lamb, salad and rice or bread
  • Pork mince skewer $12.00
    • Lemon-grass, pork and prawns
  • Stir-fry noodle $16.00
    • Seafood / beef, noodle, homemade sauce
  • Grilled pork or chicken on rice $18.00
    • pork / chicken, egg, salad and rice
  • Pan cake $16.00
    • Flour, pork, prawn, egg, wine, coconut cream, salad and home-made sauce. (Vegetarian option available)
  • Prawn with tamarin sauce $18.00
    • King prawn, tamarin and rice
  • Soup of the Day - see specials board for more details, served with garlic bread $8.50
  • Bacon & Cheese Wedges - seasoned potato wedges with bacon, melted cheese and sour cream $11.50
  • Death by Chocolate - chocolate mud cake covered in a Hershey's chocolate sauce with cookies & cream ice cream & whipped cream $11.50
  • Pepper $3
  • Tortilla Wrap - choose from: -nacho mince -chilli beans -grilled chicken strips; with guacamole,salsa, grated cheese, lettuce and tomato, served with spicy wedges and sour cream $14
  • Tempura Onion Rings - with aioli dipping sauce $6
  • Sirloin Steak - cooked to your liking and served with salad & chips $22/200g
  • Salt & Pepper Squid - lightly fried salt & pepper squid with sweet chili dipping sauce and salad $14
  • White/ Wholemeal toast $2.00
  • -With extra anchovies $1.50
  • -With cajun chicken +$1.00
  • Dumpling
    • 16 pieces pork and prawn dumplings, served with delicious chinese dipping sauce
  • Salmon and avocado omelette $17.00
    • Eggs, smoked salmon, avocado, cheese, toast
  • ●Bread:
  • Bacon x 4 4.50
  • Caesar salad
    • Cos lettuce with bacon, parmesan cheese, poached egg, croutons and caesar dressing
  • Vegetarian Rice Salad N/A
  • Beef Lasagne N/A
  • Mixed Grill N/A
  • Ice Cream N/A
  • Side Salad N/A
  • Sweet Thai Chilli N/A
  • Bruschetta N/A
  • Chees & Bacon Wedges N/A
  • Bacon & Eggs $10.50
  • All Day Breakfast $13.00
    • Toast / Bacon / Eggs / Sausage / Tomato / topped with Italian herbs
  • Spaghetti on Toast $6.50
  • Extras $2.00
    • Scrambled Eggs, Fried Eggs
  • Fruit Loaf Toasted $5.00
  • Bake Beans on Toast $6.50
  • Bacon/Egg/Cheese Muffin $6.00
  • Eggs on Toast $9.00
Cinnamon Fine Indian Cuisine & Bar

Cinnamon Fine Indian Cuisine & Bar

location

Address

13 Tongariro Street, Taupo, 3710, New Zealand

phone

Phone

064073774458

clock

Opened hours

Sunday 11:30 - 22:00 Monday 11:30 - 22:00 Tuesday 11:30 - 22:00 Wednesday 11:30 - 22:00 Thursday 11:30 - 22:00 Friday 11:30 - 22:00 Saturday 11:30 - 22:00
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Asian , Indian , Seafood

features

Features

Delivery ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Dinner

Location
13 Tongariro Street, Taupo, 3710, New Zealand