India Today in 81 The Strand Menu

ENTREÉ ENTREÉ
  • Onion Bhaji (DF) (GF) $7.50
    • Sliced onions stirred through chickpea batter and flash fried.
  • Vegetable Samosa (DF) $7.50
    • Triangular pastry filled with potatoes and peas, succulently flavoured with spices.
  • Mixed Pakora (DF) $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 (DF) (GF) $11.99
    • Fresh fish marinated with garlic and chickpea batter
  • India Today Prawns (DF) $14
    • Prawns, stepped in egg batter, flash fried in vegetable oil and served amidst a green salad.
  • Grilled Scallops (GF) $15
    • 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 sizzling plate (samosa, pakora, chicken tikka and seekh kebab).
  • Chicken Tikka (GF) half $10.90 / full $19.90
    • Juicy morsels of boneless chicken marinated in spices overnight and slow roasted in the tandoor
  • Seekh Kebab (DF) (GF) half $10.90 / full $19.91
    • Skewered lamb infused with spices and cooked over the tandoor
  • Tandoori Chicken (GF) 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 (GF) $20.99
    • A selection of meats marinated in yoghurt and spices with sliced onions and capiscums.
  • Maharaja Banquet
    • (Min. 2 persons)
  • -Entrée: Samosa, seekh kebab, chicken tikka and pakora served with tamarind and mint sauce. $35per person
  • -Main: Butter chicken, rogan josh (lamb), navratan korma (veg), served with naan (x2) and rice. $35per person
  • Vegetarian Banquet
    • (Min. 2 persons)
  • -Entrée: Vegetable Samosa, Onion Bhaji, pakora and Aloo Chat. $30 per person
  • -Main: Mix Vegetable, Daal Makhani, Vege Lababdar served with naan (x2) and rice. $30 per person
  • 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, served with garlic bread.
  • Bombay Aloo (DF) (GF) $13.99
    • Potato cubes cooked with roasted cumin seeds, tumeric and herbs, finished with coriander and ginger.
  • Individual Side Dish $2.99
    • Raita, mint chutney, mango chutney, pickles and tamarind sauce.
  • Garden Salad (DF) (GF) $9.99
  • Fries (DF) (GF) $4.99
RICE RICE
  • Plain Rice (DF) (GF) $3.99
  • Cumin Rice (DF) (GF) $7.50
  • Pulaw Rice (DF) (GF) $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
MAINS MAINS
  • All dishes can be prepared in preferred style and are available in mild, medium and hot and served with Basmati Rice. Note - all mains listed below are gluten free except one vegetarian dish - ‘Malai Kofta’
  • ·Vegetarian
  • Daal Fry (DF) (GF) $17.99
    • Lentils cooked with onion, garlic, tomato and herbs, fried in pan. Goes well with pickles (recommended by chefs).
  • Daal Makhani (GF) $17.99
    • Lentils stewed on a slow fire overnight, garnished with ginger and coriander.
  • Vege Lababdar (GF) $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 (DF) (GF) $18.99
    • Roasted egg plant cooked with potatoes, ginger, garlic and red onion. Garnished with fresh coriander.
  • Aloo Gobhi (DF) (GF) $18.99
    • Potatoes and cauliflower florets cooked together with red onion, tumeric, herbs and spices. Goes well with raita. (recommended by chefs).
  • Chana Masala (DF) (GF) $18.99
    • Boiled chickpeas cooked with onion, potatoes, coriander and mix spice. Goes well with mango chutney.
  • Navratan Korma (GF) $18.99
    • Fresh mixed vegetables cooked in a cashew nut and yoghurt sauce.
  • Saag - Aloo or Paneer (GF) $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
  • Saag Lamb or Chicken (GF) $20.99
    • A laid back and lightly spiced puree of spinach with lamb or chicken.
  • Beef or Chicken Vindaloo (DF) (GF) $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 (GF) $19.99
    • Delicious curry garnished and prepared with coconut sauce in South Indian style
  • Rogan Josh (DF) (GF) $20.99
    • Diced lamb cooked in traditional North Indian style with onion gravy.
  • Lamb or Chicken Do Piaza (DF) (GF) $20.99
    • Boneless lamb or chicken cooked with red onions, capsicum and whole spices.
  • Goat Curry (DF) (GF) $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 (GF) $19.99
    • Boneless chicken cooked with cashew nut sauce and mango syrup.
  • Chefs Special (DF) (GF) $21.99
    • Roasted beef cooked with cumin, ginger, garlic and coriander, finished with Indian Whiskey and egg white.
  • Chicken Tikka Masala (DF) (GF) $20.99
    • Succulent tender chicken pieces cooked in a spicy sauce with green peppers and diced onions, garnished with fresh coriander.
  • Lamb Nawabi (GF) $20.99
    • Sautéed lamb with onions and tomatoes, garnished and flavoured with cashew nuts and onions.
  • Butter Chicken (GF) $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 (GF) $19.99
    • Boneless pieces of chicken or beef cooked in cashew nut and yoghurt sauce, garnished with cashew nuts (chef special)
  • Jalfrezee Chicken (DF) (GF) $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 (GF) $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 (DF) (GF) $20.99
    • Traditional Muglia delicacy of rice with spices and delicately layered with cooked vegetables or meat served with yoghurt sauce.
  • -Vegetarian $19.99
  • ·Seafood
  • Prawn or Fish Madras (DF) (GF) $22.99
    • Prawn or fish cooked in onion sauce and finished with coconut sauce.
  • Prawn or Fish Curry (DF) (GF) $22.99
    • Fish fillets or prawn cooked in a fine tomato paste and curry sauce.
  • Butter Prawn or Fish (GF) $22.99
    • Prawns or fish cooked in creamy tomato flavoured sauce.
  • Kadhi Prawn or Fish (DF) (GF) $23.99
    • Boneless pieces of fish or prawns cooked in a spicy sauce with green peppers and sliced onion.
  • Butter Scallops (GF) $24.99
    • Scallops cooked in creamy tomato flavoured sauce, garnished with sliced almonds
  • (DF): Dairy Free (GF): Gluten Free

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Dolma $1.00
  • Spinakopita $13.00
    • Spinach, feta cheese in filo pastry
  • Mixed $9.00
    • Chicken & lamb
  • Mujver S $11 / L $ 12.5
    • A combination of zucchini, corn, pumpkin etc
  • Lamb on fries $10.00
    • With your choice of sauce
  • Mixed S $12 / L $ 14
    • Chicken & lamb
  • Lamb S $9.5 / L $ 11.5
  • Your choice of fresh meat and salad topped with your favourite sauces wrapped in a warm pita bread
  • Includes complementary Jasmine Rice (Served medium unless otherwise requested)
  • Sweet and Sour Stir Fry (Includes Rice) $22.50
    • Seasonal vegetables stir fried with tofu in our sweet and sour sauce
  • Spring Rolls (6) $8.00
    • Deep fried spring rolls filled with vegetables and vermicelli noodles. Served with a sweet chilli sauce
  • Yum Nua - Beef $22.50
    • Sliced and seasoned sauteed beef with red onion, tomato, cucumber, celery, spring onion, carrot, coriander, lettuce and mint
  • Our curries can be served without meat, but will contain small amounts of shrimp paste and fish sauce. Other suggestions are:
  • Red Curry
    • Red chillies and shallots provide a perfect blend with green beans, peas, broccoli, bamboo shoots, carrot & capsicum
  • Affogato $14.50
    • Absolutely nothing to do with Thai cuisine but a great way to finish the evening. Vanilla ice cream, strong black coffee and a shot of Frangelico liqueur, served individually for you to mix to your taste
  • Hot Basil and Chilli Stir Fry
    • Stir fry with hot basil, chili, garlic, carrot, broccoli, onion, capsicum, green beans and bamboo shoots
  • Onion bhaji $5.00
    • Sliced onion mixed in chickpea flour batter and deep fried.
  • Mutter paneer $14.00
    • Cottage cheese and peas cooked in chief special gravy.
  • Garlic chicken tikka $10.00
    • Boneless chicken marinated with garlic yoghurt, cashew nut, great spices and cooked in tandoori oven
  • Lamb/goat dhansak $17.00
    • This great spice special curry is tender diced lamb/goat meat cooked with lentils, garlic and perfected with fresh spinach (very popular dish in uk)
  • Papadoms (5pcs) $3.00
  • Mint sauce $3.00
  • Biryani vegetable $15.00
    • Rice cooked with vegetables in herbs and spices.
  • Chicken tikka $18.00
    • Tandoori item marinated in yoghurt, ginger and garlic paste roasted in clay oven. Served in sizzling hot plate
  • Beef, Cheese & Bacon Burger $20.00
    • Homemade beef Pattie, salad, beetroot, pickles and aioli served in a toasted bun with a side of fries
  • Chimney Chicken $20.00
    • Smoked chicken breast, Brie and plum sauce
  • Fresh Fish and Chips $26.00
    • Beer battered and served with garden salad, fries, tartare sauce and lemon
  • Big Breakfast $19.00
    • Bacon, Eggs, sausage, grilled tomato, hash browns and toast
  • Seafood Chowder $18.00
    • A rich creamy soup filled with mussels, squid, shrimp and fish served with crusty bread
  • Open Steaks Sandwich $22.00
    • Scotch fillet and salad topped with onion marmalade and beetroot relish served on toast with a side of fries
  • Creamy Mushrooms $15.00
    • Served with bacon, grilled tomato and toast
  • Veggie Delight $20.00
    • Spinach, red onion, mushrooms and capsicum
  • Fries $6.50
  • Salmon Fillet $23.00
    • Fresh NZ salmon fillet served with a seasonal salad, griddled lime & a sweet chilli sauce
  • Roast of the Day $22.00
    • Your waiter will advise
  • BBQ Ribs $15.00
  • BBQ pork ribs $31.50
    • served with a butter infused corn cob seasonal salad & chunky chips
  • Chicken Express $18.50
    • Succulent chicken breast served with fries & plum sauce
  • Seared salmon fillet $31.50
    • topped with a hollandaise sauce set upon a bed of turmeric potatoes, wilted spinach & roasted tomato
  • Medallions of Lamb $17.50
    • set upon a blood plum, red onion and mixed leaf salad, infused with garlic croutons lightly drizzled with a plum & red wine dressing
  • Smoked Duck Spring Rolls $ 13.50
    • Served with a sweet soy chilli sauce
  • Junior Burger and Chips $ 10.50
    • Served with a small coleslaw
  • Hunters Roasted Chicken $ 27.00
    • Served with a mushroom, tarragan & tomato sauce topped with parmesan cheese, seasoned rice and steamed vegetables
  • Beef Wellington $28.00
    • Eye fillet wrapped in pastry, served with seasonal roasted and streamed vegetables
  • -Ham, cheese and pineapple
  • Eye Fillet $29.00
    • Cooked to your liking with seasonal roasted and steamed vegetables, portabello mushroom and a pepper sauce
  • The Crown Platter(for 2 people) $ 28.00
    • Salt and pepper squid, badger fried chicken and smoked duck spring rolls for 2 people
  • Badger Smoked & Fried Chicken $ 14.00
    • Served with aioli sauce
  • Teppan Fried Banana with Ice Cream $12
  • Mixed Vegtables $6
  • Bak Choy $5
  • Chicken with Garlic and Bacon $18
  • Rush Munro's Ice Cream 1 Scoop $6 2 Scoop $9
    • (Chocolate or Vanilla Bean or Green Tea)
  • Steamed Rice $2
  • Sliced Pork Belly with Curry Sauce $18
  • Tofu $8
  • -L $16.99
  • Roti $3.00
    • Hand rolled bread made from wholemeal flour
  • Bowl of Fries $4.00
  • Navrattan Korma $14.50
    • Assorted vegetables cooked in cashew nut curry
  • -C $15.99
  • - B $15.99
  • -C $15.99
  • Sweet Mango Chutney, Pickles, Raita, Mint Sauce, Tamarind Sauce $2.50 each
  • Homemade Lentil Fritters (V) $26.00
    • Served with Urap urap (taste of Indonesia), steamed Asian vegetables with spices steamed shredded coconut
  • Cheesecake $16.00
    • Fresh fruit cheesecake
  • Bread & Dips (GFO) $14.00
    • Warmed bread with dips, Dukkah, olive oil & balsamic syrup
  • Homemade Ice cream OR (DF) $12.00
    • Dairy Free Sorbet
  • Phil’s Place Seafood Chowder $24.00
    • Fresh green lip mussels, prawns, scallop & smoked fish, served with warmed toasted ciabatta
  • Chargrilled Lamb (GF) $39.00
    • Free farmed Marinated Lamb in garlic and rosemary served on potato rosti, steamed vegetables, with a rosemary and mint jus
  • Garlic Bread (4) (GFO) $10.00
  • GF Gluten free / V Vegetarian / DF Dairy Free / GFO Gluten free option
  • French Toast $14.50
    • House Made Brioche Loaf, French Toasted And Served With Berry Compote, Real Maple Syrup And Cream.
  • Eggs On Toast $12.50
    • Free Range Eggs Any Style - Poached, Scrambled Or Fried Served With Toast. Add Free Range Bacon $4.00
  • Toast & Jam $5.50
    • Toasted Ciabatta With House made Jam & Butter
  • Omlette Your Choice $15.50
    • House Smoked Salmon & Feta Served With Toast. Or Free Range Bacon And Dutch Gouda Served With Toast
  • Creamy Mushrooms $16.50
    • Served With Free Range Bacon And Toast
  • Tom Kha $9.50
    • A medium popular coconut soup with mushrooms, coriander, lemongrass and Thai herbs with chicken.
  • Crispy Belly (Moo Krob) $17.50
    • Stir-fried crispy pork cooked with vegetables and peanut sauce
  • Phad Thai $17.50
    • popular traditional Thai rice noodle with your choice of chicken, beef or pork
  • Chicken Satay $10.00
    • BBQ chicken on skewer served with house special peanut sauce
  • Pineapple Fried Rice $17.50
    • Stir-fried rice with egg, vegetables, pineapple, and choice of chicken, beef or pork
  • Mixed Entree $9.00
    • A mix of the above items 1 to 5, served with sweet chilli sauce (serving consists of one of each item 1 to 5) .
  • Pla Rad Prik (Available in 4 flavours) $27.50
    • Deep fried whole snapper topped with garlic and chili sauce
  • BBQ Prawns $10.00
    • BBQ tiger prawns served with salad and delicious Thai Thani sauce
  • Trio or ice-cream $12.00
    • With chocolate topping
  • Citrus buerre blanc
  • Sauce
  • Fried eggs $4.00
  • Feta cheese and pumpkin salad (V)(GF)(HC) $14.00
    • accompianied with zesty vinagrette, chopped walnut and melon salsa
  • Peppercorn jus
  • Garden vegetables $5.00
  • Salt and pepper calamari $14.00
    • With baby lettuce and garlic mayo
  • Duck, chicken, bacon terrine (pate), garden salad, filo pastry cup, toasted bread, onion and fig jam $14.00
  • Chicken Cannelloni $26.00
    • Bechamel sauce, nutmeg, gruyere, oven roasted
  • 2 Petit choux profiterole $13.00
    • Crème patissier (refined custard), warm Belgium chocolate topping
  • Beef burgundy $28.00
    • Braised beef, onions, carrots, bacon, slowly cooked for 3 hours in Pinot Noir & Burgundy spices, roasted potatoes
  • Affogato : Vanilla Ice Cream $14.00
    • Liqueur shot choice of Frangelico or Drambuie, intense espresso coffee mix at your table
  • Creamy Seafood chowder $17.00
    • 1/2 white fish fillet of the day, prawns, scallops, mussel, Sauvignon blanc
  • Pork Belly roulade $26.00
    • Slow cooked, melt in the mouth, dried cherry, apple, berry cider and maple syrup sauce
  • Crepe $12.00
    • Vanilla ice cream, warm Belgium chocolate
  • Creme brulee with shortbread biscuit $13.00
  • Anchovy, caper & olive $20.00
  • Lamb aranchini's pea & mint salad $17.00
  • Home steeped gin cured salmon, pickled cucumber & crutes $18.00
  • Zucchini, chilli, mint & feta/buratta $20.00
  • Ceviche, island style marinated in chilli, coriander, lime & coconut $17.00
  • Roasted figs, goats cheese mousse & balsamic $18.00
  • Ricotta gnocchi, smoked tomato & basil $26.00
  • Combo Spend $36
  • Taranaki
    • Vegan cheese, mix of vegetables, corn, mushrooms, rocket and oregano
  • Meat Lovers $12/$20
    • Cheese, Italian salami, chicken, bacon, onions, black olives and oregano
  • Chicken
    • Cheese, ham, chicken, feta and oregano, choose of barbecue, garlic aioli or tomato sauce
  • All the pizzas are made with home made tomato sauce
  • Hawaiian
    • Cheese, ham, pineapple and oregano
  • Regular/Large $10/$18
  • Vegetarian
    • Cheese, mix of vegetables, corn, egg, feta, rocket and oregano
India Today

India Today

location

Address

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

phone

Phone

075776518

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Thursday: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Friday: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Saturday: 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Indian , North Indian , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Delivery ,  Takeaway ,  Romantic ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Home Delivery ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  BYO ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Vegan Options ,  Cash ,  Serves Halal ,  Groups ,  Quick Bites ,  Group Meal ,  Seating ,  Cards accepted ,  Disabled Friendly ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

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