India Today in Bay of Plenty Menu

ENTREE ENTREE
  • Onion Bhaji $7.50
    • Sliced onions stirred through chickpea batter and flash fried
  • Vegetable Samosa $7.50
    • Triangular pastry filled with potatoes and peas, succulently flavoured with spices
  • Mixed Pakora $8.00
    • Thinly sliced potato, onion, silverbeet and cauliflower, mixed in a chickpea batter and flash fried
  • Aloo Chat $9.99
    • Grilled croquettes made with potato, red onion and various spices, served with yoghurt, cucumber and Tamarind
  • Desi Fish $11.99
    • Fresh fish marinated with garlic and chickpea batter
  • India Today Prawns $14.00
    • Prawns, stepped in egg batter, flash fried in vegetable oil and served amidst a green salad
  • Grilled Scallops $15.00
    • Grilled with tandoori spice and a mint and coriander sauce
  • Mixed Platter for Two Full$20.90
    • A selection of various entrees for two served on a hot sizzled plate (samosa, pakora, chicken tikka and seekh kebab)
  • Chicken Tikka Half $10.90 Full $19.90
    • Juicy morcels of boneless chicken marinated in spices overnight and slow roasted in the tandoor
  • Seekh Kebab Half $10.90 Full $19.90
    • Skewered lamb infused with spices and cooked over the tandoor
  • Tandoori Chicken Half $12.90 Full $23.90
    • Chicken (with bone) marinated in yoghurt and spices cooked in tandoor. Served on a hot sizzling plate with white sauce
  • Grilled Meat Platter $20.99
    • A selection of meals marinated in yoghurt and spices with sliced onions and capsicums
  • Maharaja Banquet (per person) $35.00
    • Entree: Samosa, seekh kebab, chicken tikka and pakora served with tamarind and mint sauce. Main: Butter chicken, rogan josh (lamb), navratan korma (veg), served with naan (x2) and rice
  • Vegetarian Banquet (per person) $30.00
    • Entree: Vegetable samosa, onion bhaji, pakora and Aloo chat. Main: Mix vegetable, Daal Makhani, Vege Lababdar served with naan (x2) and rice
  • Papadum Platter $8.99
    • Papadams served with a mango chutney, pickle and chopped onion, cucumber and tomato salad
SALADS AND SIDE DISHES SALADS AND SIDE DISHES
  • Chicken Salad $20.99
    • Chunky pieces of chicken missed with cheese and garden fresh salad in a delicious Caesar dressing, serve3d with garlic bread
  • Bombay Aloo $13.99
    • Potato cubes cooked with roasted cumin seeds, turmeric and herbs, finished with coriander and ginger
  • Individual Side Dish $2.99
    • Raita, mint chutney, mango chutney, pickles and tamarind sauce
  • Garden Salad $9.99
  • Fries $4.99
RICE RICE
  • Plain Rice $3.99
  • Cumin Rice $7.50
  • Pulaw Rice $7.50
    • Yellow fried rice cooked with cashews and fried onion
BREADS BREADS
  • Naan $4.50
    • Plain flour bread baked in tandoor, garnished with butter
  • Roti $4.50
    • Hand rolled bread made from wholemeal flour, garnished with butter
  • Garlic Naan $4.50
  • Cheese Naan $5.00
  • Cheese and Garlic Naan $5.50
  • Kashmiri Naan $6.50
    • Special naan from Kashmir. Plain flour bread stuffed with dry fruits
  • Keema Naan $6.50
    • Plain flour bread stuffed with lamb mince and coriander
  • Potato Kulcha $6.50
    • Naan bread stuffed with potato and peas
VEGETARIAN VEGETARIAN
  • Daal Fry $17.99
    • Lentils cooked with onion, garlic, tomato and herbs, fried in pan. Goes well with pickles (recommended by chefs)
  • Daal Makhani $17.99
    • Lentils stewed on a slow fire overnight, garnished with ginger and corianer
  • Vege Lababdar $19.99
    • Fresh seasonal vegetables cooked in ginger and garlic, finished with a creamy tomato flavoured sauce with sliced capsicum and onions
  • Egg Plant Subzi $18.99
    • Roasted egg plant cooked with potatoes, ginger, garlic and red onion. Garnished with fresh coriander
  • Aloo Gobhi $18.99
    • Potatoes and cauliflower florets cooked together with red onion, turmeric, herbs and spices. Goes well with raita (recommended by chefs)
  • Chana Masala $18.99
    • Boiled chickpeas cooked with onion, potatoes, coriander and mix spice. Goes well with mango chutney
  • Navratan Korma $18.99
    • Fresh mixed vegetables cooked in a cashew nut and yoghurt sauce
  • Saag - Aloo or Paneer $18.99
    • A laid back and lightly spiced puree of spinach with your choice of potato or cottage cheese
  • Malai Kofta $18.99
    • Mashed potatoes and cottage cheese deep fried and cooked in a rich gravy
MEAT AND CHICKEN MEAT AND CHICKEN
  • Saag Lamb or Chicken $20.99
    • A laid back and lightly spiced puree of spinach with with lamb or chicken
  • Beef or Chicken Vindaloo $20.99
    • Spicy curry straight from the beaches of Goa, cooked in hot vindaloo sauce. Goes well with raita (recommended by chefs)
  • Beef or Chicken Madras $19.99
    • Delicious curry garnished and prepared with coconut sauce in South Indian style
  • Rogan Josh $20.99
    • Diced lamb cooked in traditional North Indian style with onion gravy
  • Lamb or Chicken Do Piaza $20.99
    • Boneless lamb or chicken cooked with red onions, capsicum and whole spices
  • Goat Curry $19.99
    • A North Indian favourite - this traditional goat curry is cooked on the slow fire with seven spices and finished with coriander and red onion garnish
  • Mango Chicken $19.99
    • Boneless chicken cooked with cashew nut sauce and mango syrup
  • Chefs Special $21.99
    • Roasted beef cooked with cumin, ginger, garlic and coriander, finished with Indian Whiskey and egg white
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $20.99
    • Succulent tender chicken pieces cooked in a spicy sauce with green peppers and diced onions, garnished with fresh coriander
  • Lamb Nawabi $20.99
    • Sauteed lamb with onions and tomatoes, garnished and flavoured with cashew nuts and onions
  • Butter Chicken $19.99
    • Tender pieces of boneless chicken, half cooked in tandoor and finished in a creamy tomato flavoured sauce and garnished with almonds
  • Chicken or Beef Korma $19.99
    • Boneless pieces of chicken or beef cooked in cashew nut and yoghurt sauce, garnished with cashew nuts (chef special)
  • Jalfrezee Chicken $20.99
    • Tender pieces of boneless chicken, half cooked in tandoor and finished with sliced capsicum, onion and spices. Garnished with fresh coriander and ginger
  • Chicken Lababdar $20.99
    • Tender pieces of boneless chicken with ginger and garlic, half cooked in the tandoor and finished with a creamy tomato flavoured sauce with sliced capsicum and onions
  • Biryani Chicken or Lamb $20.99 Veg $19.99
    • Traditional Muglia delicacy of rice with spices and delicately layered with cooked vegetables or meat served with yoghurt sauce
SEAFOOD SEAFOOD
  • Prawn or Fish Madras $22.99
    • Prawn or fish cooked in onion sauce and finished with coconut sauce
  • Prawn or Fish Curry $22.99
    • Fish fillets or prawn cooked in a fine tomato paste and curry sauce
  • Butter Prawn or Fish $22.99
    • Prawns or fish cooked in creamy tomato flavoured sauce
  • Kadhi Prawn or Fish $23.99
    • Boneless pieces of fish or prawns cooked in a spicy sauce with green peppers and sliced onion
  • Butter Scallops $24.99
    • Scallops cooked in creamy tomato flavoured sauce, garnished with sliced almonds

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Bruschetta Mix $15
    • Gorgonzola/mascarpone, pear, honey & walnut
  • Pork & Scallops $21
    • Roasted pork belly, prosciutto wrapped scallops, bacon, honey soy glaze & saffron poached fennel
  • Fish of the Day POA
    • Chef’s inspiration of the day
  • Truffle & Parmesan Wedges $8
  • Garlic Bread $6.5
    • Confit garlic to spread over toasted ciabatta
  • Bluebiyou Coq Au Vin $28
    • Our interpretation of a French classic; chicken, Portobello mushrooms, potato gratin, bacon & red wine
  • Seafood Spaghetti 'Al Nero' $26
    • White wine, garlic, chilli, prawns, squid, mussels, soft shell crab, squid ink (you can have a no ink option)
  • Tempura battered 6 for $18 12 for $36
  • Moroccan Chicken Salad (GF) (DF) $18.50
    • Third Place CafeTender strips of corn fed chicken coated in a Moroccan seasoning, seared and served on a green salad with toasted cashews, sweet chilli and aioli dressing.
  • Creamy mushrooms N/A
  • Ciabatta toast x 2 N/A
  • Creamy Mushrooms on Toast (V) $15.50
    • Third Place Cafe - great vegetarian options. Items can be adapted to be gluten friendly on request.Mushrooms sautéed with onion, served in a creamy white wine sauce on toasted ciabatta with oven roasted vine ripened tomatoes and a roasted portobello mushroom. Bacon or sausage extra $3.50
  • Kransky sausages and chips $7.50
  • Roasted tomato x 2 N/A
  • Toasted ham and cheese sandwich $5.50
  • Prawn Salad (GF) (DF) $17.50
    • Third Place CafePan-fried Thai Chilli Prawn Salad with mesculin lettuce and vermicelli, topped with roasted peanuts and a coriander and lime dressing.
  • Pineapple fritter $1.65
    • Each
  • Mussel $1.65
    • Battered, each
  • Prawn skewer $6.50
    • Battered, each
  • Prawn to be wild $13.00
    • Half scoop chips, 6 battered prawns
  • Prawn $1.95
    • Battered, each
  • Kumara chips $5.90
    • 1 Scoop
  • The pearla $13.00
    • Half scoop chips, 3 battered oysters, 1 fish
  • Fish options subject to availability
  • Tom Kha Gai $9.50
    • Chicken and Galangal with mushrooms, cooked in coconut cream.
  • Amazing Gai Yang $23.50
    • Barbecue marinated chicken breast in coconut milk with steamed vegetables and topped with Thai sweet chilli sauce.
  • Kata Talay $21.50
    • Pan fried combination seafood, prawns, scallops, squid, mussels and fish with vegetables served on a sizzling hot plate.
  • Goong Katiem $21.50
    • Sauteed tiger prawns cooked in garlic and pepper sauce with vegetables
  • Thai Fish Cakes $8.50
    • Marinated fish with Thai curry paste. Served with cucumber and peanut sauce.
  • Tofu with Vegetables $14.50
    • Deep fried tofu with steamed vegetables and peanut sauce
  • Gai Praram $23.50
    • Char grilled chicken breast cooked in Thai green herbs and steamed vegetables topped with peanut sauce.
  • Choo Chee Goong $21.50
    • Tiger prawns cooked in coconut cream, curry paste and vegetables.
  • Mussels(6/12) $ 4.50/$9.00
  • Spring Roll $ 2.50
  • Seafood Fritter $ 5.00
  • Steak & Egg $ 8.00
  • 1 fish, 1 crabstick, 1 mussel, 1 squid pig, 3 oyster, 3 flower twisters $ 13.00
  • Ham $ 5.00
  • Donut $ 1.20
  • Battered Sausage $ 1.50
  • Lamb Shanks (1) $27.90 (2) $33.90
    • NZ Shanks braised with vegetables, tomatoes & herbs in a red wine gravy with creamy mashed potatoes & garden peas.
  • Loaded Wedges (Large) $18.90
    • Seasoned wedges with crispy smoked bacon, melted cheese & sour cream.
  • Seafood Basket $32.90
    • Crumbed scallops, calamari rings, battered mussels, crabsticks & Dory fish. Served with fries, fresh lemon & tartare sauce.
  • Bread & butter, or extra ice cream $3.50
  • Piece of Fish $5.50
  • BLAT $19.90
    • Smoked crispy bacon, fresh lettuce, avocado, mayonnaise & tomato on toasted white bread served with fries.
  • Beef Nachos (Large) $18.90
    • Toasted corn chips with mild Spicy Beef & Bean mix, melted cheese & sour cream.
  • Fish Burger $21.90
    • Fresh NZ Dory in a tempura batter, cheese, lettuce, tomato & salad drizzled with tartare sauce, fresh lemon & fries.
  • 70. Gulab Jamun $4.00
  • 43. Dal Goshi $14.99
  • 21. Chicken / Lamb / Beef Vindaloo $9.90 / $12.90
  • 29. Veg Korma $9.00 / $12.90
  • 32. Butter Paneer $9.00 / $12.90
  • 28. Chicken / Lamb / Beef with Vegetables $9.90 / $12.90
  • 51. Fish $4.00
  • 39. Chicken Kalimireh (Black Pepper) $13.99
  • Thai Spiced Beef $26.50
    • Marinated Beef with Cashews, Crispy Noodles, Cucumber, Roasted Capsicum W ith a Thai Style Coriander Pesto
  • Medium Size Only
  • Bruschetta 2 Pieces $15.50
    • Toasted French Style Bread with our own Tomato Salsa, Pesto & Mozzarella
  • Margarita S $14 M $19 L $24
    • Sliced Roasted Tomatoes & Mozzarella
  • Salad Greens And Mixed Herbs With A Light Dressing $7.50
  • -Garlic & Parmesan $12.50
  • Meaty Gourmet S $18 M $25.50 L $28
    • A Selection of Meats, Mozzarella & BBQ Sauce
  • Hot Smoked Salmon S $18 M $25.50 L $28
    • Aoraki Hot Smoked Salmon, Spinach, Cream Cheese, Capers & Fresh Herbs
  • Combo $72
    • Maharani meal deal, 4 curries (1 vege, 3 non-vege), 4 rice, 2 plain , 2 garlic naan bread, 4 kanda Bhaji, 4 chicken tikka pcs, 4 samosa, 4 gulab jamun & 2.25 drink
  • Prawn Malabari $15.50
    • Prawn cooked with sautéed capsicum, onion and tomato flavor sauce finished in creamy coconut flavor
  • Lamb Rogan Josh $12.50
    • Tender diced lamb or beef cooked with onion gravy and finished with great spice
  • Garlic Naan $2.50
    • Plain Flour bread garlic baked in tandoori oven
  • Chicken Korma $12
    • Boneless chicken cooked in creamy sauce made of almond paste, cream & spices
  • Butter Prawn $15.50
    • Peeled prawns cooked in mild creamy tomato gravy
  • Butter Chicken $12
    • Tender chicken half roasted in tandoor and finished with creamy tomato gravy
  • Chicken Tikka (4 pc) $8
    • Tender boneless pieces of chicken, marinated overnight in yoghurt and spices roasted in the tandoori oven, served with mint chutney
  • Steak Sandwich $18.00
    • 150gm scotch fillet with caramelised onions, cheese, roasted capsicum, fresh lettuce and cracked pepper aioli, served in toasted Ciabatta with fries
  • S=Small / L=Large
  • Chicken Tower $17.00
    • Strips of chicken breast with bacon, pineapple, cheese, lettuce, tomato and onion served on a panini bun with fries
  • -Add and optional liqueur: Cointreau, Amaretto or Kahlua $8.00
  • Caramel Walnut Delight $10.00
    • Walnut and caramel brownie with a caramel cream sauce
  • Guinness Pie $20.00
    • Beef & guinness over baked with pastry lid
  • Vegetarian Platter (V) $28.00
    • Spring rolls, stuffed pepper prawns, samosas, with thai sweet chilli sauce and tzatziki dips
  • Bruschetta (V) $8.00
    • Grilled focaccia rubbed with garlic and topped with tomatoes, olive oil, salt and pepper. Add garlic prawns (6) $6
  • Vegetarian (v) $17.00
    • Aubergine, char grilled capsicum, baby spinach, caramelised onion, mushroom & feta.
  • Cheesecake $15.00
    • Mixed berry cheesecake with a vanilla biscuit crumb & Kapiti vanilla bean ice cream.
  • Fish ‘n’ Chips $18.50
    • Beer battered or grilled fresh fish, fries, garden salad & tartare sauce.
  • Steak, Eggs & Chips $21.00
    • Silver Fern Farms Reserve sirloin, two eggs, fries & mushroom sauce.
  • Thai Chicken $17.50
    • Chicken breast, Thai curry paste, vegetables & coconut cream with rice & crispy noddles.
  • Fried Camembert (v) $16.50
    • Crumbed camembert wedges, seasonal salad & plum sauce.
  • Hawaiian $ 16.00
    • House made tomato sauce, bacon, pineapple & mozzarella.
  • Arancini (v) $15.90
    • Arborio rice, smoked tomato, mozzarella, & herb rice balls with blue cheese mayonnaise, capsicum coulis & a waldorf salad.
  • Eggs florentine $14.00
    • Two soft poached eggs, spinach and hollandaise sauce dressed with mild paprika. Served on a lightly toasted english muffin.
  • Moroccan chicken salad $17.00
    • Moroccan spiced grilled chicken breast tossed with lettuce and spinach greens, cherry tomatoes, cous cous, apricots and sliced almonds. Finished with a creamy coriander and garlic dressing.
  • French toast $15.00
    • Three soft slices of brioche fried in egg and cinnamon batter served with freshly whipped cream and maple syrup.
  • -Sour cream $1.50
  • Hashbrown stack
    • Two fried eggs with two hashbrowns,spinach and grilled bacon served on a sundried tomato and olive chutney base and finished with hollandaise sauce.
  • -Add middle cut bacon $3.50
  • Adam’s burger $19.00
    • Home made beef pattie with grilled middle cut bacon, grilled red onions, lettuce, sliced tomato, cheddar cheese, aioli and gourmet chutney on a toasted bap. Served with hot chips.
  • -Sweet chilli sauce $1.00
  • Coconut pandan panacotta, with black sticky rice pudding $13.00
  • Sea salt and rosemary flatbread $10.00
  • Decadent ice-cream sundae, with your choice of liqueur $13.00
  • Brekkie burger $13.00
    • bacon, hash brown, lettuce, tomato, hollandaise, foccacia bread
  • Pilsner-battered Fish & Chips, with ‘garden salad’ or ‘mushy peas’ $24.00
  • Big BREW Breakfast $20.00
    • bacon, mushroom, gourmet sausage, hash, tomato, two eggs, house relish, ciabata
  • Eggs benedict on grilled ciabatta, hollandaise, with your choice of bacon, sautéed greens or smoked salmon $15.00
  • Pear & roquette salad, puffed wild rice, sherry vinegar $15.00
  • toasted sandwiches (Ask for GF option) $10.50
    • portobello mushrooms, roasted red pepper, feta pesto
  • pasta of the day (Ask for GF option) $10.00/$16.00
    • (see specials board)
  • Àsh of the day (Ask for GF option) $18.50
    • (see specials board)
  • open peppered steak sandwich (Ask for GF option) $19.50
    • peppered steak, watercress, tomato, aioli and caramelised onions, served with fries
  • coconut coriander chicken curry GF $12.00/$18.00
    • with jasmine rice and a poppadom
  • caesar salad (Ask for GF option) $13.00/$19.00
    • with shaved parmesan, croutons, bacon, cos lettuce, caesar dressing and a soft poached free range egg/with smoked salmon
  • chicken burger (Ask for GF option) $18.50
    • chicken breast, bacon, swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato and aioli, on a toasted ciabatta bun served with fries
  • GF V straight cut chips $5.00/$8.00
    • with tomato sauce or aioli
  • Whang Bar
    • Black chocolate and red berries
  • 4 Cheese
    • Cheese, parmesan cheese, feta, camerbert and oregano
  • All the pizzas are made with home made tomato sauce
  • Piha
    • cheese, bacon, egg, corn and oregano
  • The Mount
    • White chocolate and blue berry
  • Taranaki
    • Vegan cheese, mix of vegetables, corn, mushrooms, rocket and oregano
  • Ask for gluten free base -Extra $2
  • Meat Lovers $12/$20
    • Cheese, Italian salami, chicken, bacon, onions, black olives and oregano
India Today

India Today

location

Address

81 The Strand, Tauranga, Bay Of Plenty, 3110, New Zealand

phone

Phone

075776518

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Mon-Fri: 11:30 am - 2:00 pm 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm Sat-Sun: 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Indian

features

Features

Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Seating ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly

Location
81 The Strand, Tauranga, Bay Of Plenty, 3110, New Zealand
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