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

  • A serve of just lamb or just chicken $8.50
    • With sauce
  • Dolmas $5.00
    • Vine leaves stuffed, served with cacik & fresh lemon
  • Add any of the following selection to your meal
  • Chicken on rice $9.50
    • With your choice of sauce
  • A serve of just lamb or just chicken $10.00
    • With your choice of sauce
  • 4x Dolmas with fresh lemon & cacik $5.00
  • Mixed S $12 / L $ 14
    • Chicken & lamb
  • Chicken $9.00
  • -Hummus Dip / Beetroot Dip / Cacik Dip / Spinach Feta Dip $6.50
    • Served with warm Turkish bread
  • -Choose From: Lamb Doner / Chicken Doner / Mixed Doner (Lamb & Chicken) / Istanbul Kofte (Minced beef) / Falafels / Mucver Small $10.50 / Large $12.50
  • -Chicken Beetroot $16.00
    • Beetroot, cashews, brie and mozzarella
  • ●Pizza
  • -Choose From: Istanbul Kofte (Minced Beef) / Vege Iskender (Falafel & Mujver) / Spanakopita (Filo pastry filled with spinach, feta)-Large only Small $12 / Large $14
  • -Falafel Meze $9,00
    • Served with hummus, sweet chilli and yoghurt
  • -Mixed Dips Plate $14.50
    • Combination of four dips, grilled halloumi, sigara borek, falafels- with Turkish bread
  • -Gluten Free Pizza Base Add $3.50 extra
  • Butter paneer $14.00
    • Homemade cottage cheese cooked in butter sauce.
  • Chicken tikka $10.00
    • Tender boneless chicken marinated in paprika and yoghurt, roasted in tandoori oven
  • Chicken curry (indian style $16.00
    • A traditional indian curry recipe from grand ma’s kitchen.
  • Garlic naan $3.50
    • Plain flour bread with garlic baked in clay oven.
  • Beef vindaloo $16.00
    • Diced beef cooked with great spice and brown onion gravy in a hot vindaloo sauce. Very good for hot food lover.
  • Raita $3.00
  • Vegetarian jalfrize $14.00
    • Mix vegetables cooked with onion, capsicum and tomato sauce in sweet and sour gravy.
  • Butter scallops $19.00
    • Fresh scallops cooked with the variety of spices and creamy tomato gravy
  • Vegetable roll $1.70
  • Chicken $9.80
  • Cashew nuts $3.00
  • Cheese $2.50
  • Garlic chips $4.50
  • Combination (meat) $10.30
  • Bbq pork $10.30
  • Steak $9.80
  • AVO + WHOLEGRAIN 11.5
    • Coriander, lime and smashed avocado on house-made whole grain V GF
  • Fries 8
  • Fresh waffles with caramelised banana and maple syrup 7
  • Rosti X2 5
  • KAARAGE CHICKEN 22
    • Crispy chicken, daikon salad, pickled ginger and sesame salt
  • Pan fried fish and chips with carrot sticks 10
  • FREE RANGE EGGS 12.5 WITH BACON 16.5
    • Eggs poached or scrambled on house-made Turkish V GF
  • FLASH FISH + CHIPS 22
    • Beer battered fish, fries, tartare sauce and summer garden salad
  • Blueberry & Almond Tart $12.00
    • w vanilla bean ice cream.
  • Beef short rib $32.00
    • w sticky maple &BBQ marinade & handcut chips (gf)
  • Cauliflower panko crumbed $15.00
    • curry aioli & hollandaise(v)
  • Pork belly $29.00
    • w bacon lardons,sweet potato gnocchi,creamy blue cheese sauce & crisp apple.
  • Snapper & Chips tempura battered $26.00
    • w crispy hand cut chips,tartare aioli & petite salad.
  • Tempura jumbo prawns $19.50
    • w pickled cucumber & lime chilli dipping sauce.
  • Snapper & Chips tempura battered w crispy hand cut chips,tartare aioli & petite salad. $26.00
  • Garlic ciabatta bread $9.50
    • w parmesan,herbs and garlic butter (v)
  • Pumpkin Tortelli Blue Cheese Sauce $23.50
    • Pumpkin and parmesan stuffed pasta, creamy blue cheese sauce.
  • Sapore Di Mare $23.50 Med / $25.50 Lge
    • Prawns, capsicum, mozzarella, red onion, olives, tomato sauce
  • Regina Margherita $16.50 Med / $18.50 Lge
    • Tomato, mozzarella, basil, tomato sauce and oregano
  • Tagliolini Al Ragu Di Carne $22.00
    • Tagliollini made w duck eggs, Bolognese sauce
  • Filetto Blue Cheese $36.50
    • Eye fillet, roasted pumpkin pure, red onion, blue cheese sauce
  • Ravioloni Alla Boscaiola $23.00
    • Wild pork ravioloni, bacon, peas, mushrooms, onion, white wine, creamy sauce
  • Diavola (Spicy) $21.50 Med / $23.50 Lge
    • Spiced salami, chilli, parsley, tomato sauce, oregano and mozzarella served w honey on side
  • Pure Di Patate $5.50
    • Mashed potatoes
  • 60. Peshavari Naan $4.50
  • 9. Chicken Tikka H $9.00 F $14.90
  • 16. Butter Chicken $9.90 / $12.90
  • 70. Gulab Jamun $4.00
  • 41. Venisan Curry $14.99
  • 40. Goat Curry $14.99
  • 53. Chicken Nugget & Fries $6.99
  • 20. Chicken / Lamb / Beef Korma $9.90 / $12.90
  • Salad Kebab (Small/Large) $7.00/$8.00
  • Margherita $12.00
    • mozzarella, tomato, basil fresh
  • Vegetarian Broccoli Pizza $14.50
    • broccoli, mozzarella, red onion and capsicum
  • Beef (Small/Large) $10.00/$12.00
  • Lamb Calzoni (Small/Large) $9.00/$13.00
    • lamb, mozzarella, red onions, mushroom & capsicum
  • Chicken Burger With Combo
  • Chicken Avocado $14.90
    • chicken, avocado, red onion, mozzarella and pizza sauce
  • Satay, Mayo
  • Toast $1.50
  • Mince on Toast $13.50
    • Savoury lean beef cooked in rich tomato juslie on fat toast topped with a poached egg
  • Tomato $3.00
  • Zest Muesli* $7.50
    • Dried fruit, coconut, seeds + nuts tossed with honey + smothered with yoghurt
  • Watties Spaghetti on toast $6.00
  • Mushrooms* $16.50
    • Sauté + simmered in a herbed cream reduction with grilled bacon
  • Fries* $6.50
    • served with aioli + tomato sauce
  • Chicken Kebabs* $16.50
    • Skewers of marinated breast fillet with a sweet chilli sauce
  • Cobb Loaf $6.5
    • Our famous loaf, baked daily.
  • Ice Cream Sundae GFA
    • (Chocolate, Caramel or Berry)
  • -Add the two Dips for $3.4
  • Cheese Burger
  • •Desserts
  • Pavlova GF
    • A mini Pavlova topped with cream and sitting on a passionfruit couli.
  • •Mains
  • -Crispy Onion Rings $ 5.9
  • -With sour dough toast $11.00
  • Croque monsieur $15.50
    • Toasted sandwich with swiss cheese & ham on sour dough
  • -Smoked salmon $5.00
  • -Gluten free toast $5.00
  • Gourmet open sandwich $18.50
  • Includes complimentary fluff
  • -Side $5.00
  • Grilled chicken & chips $10.00
  • Katsu Set $13
    • Crumbed pork on rice, tempura set & 2 chicken sushi with salad
  • Teriyaki Chicken Set $13
    • Teriyaki chicken on rice, tempura set & 2 chicken sushi with salad
  • Yakjundon Set $13
    • Teriyaki chicken on noodles, tempura set & 2 chicken sushi with salad
  • Teriyaki Chicken $11
    • Chicken with teriyaki sauce & fresh vegetable salad on rice
  • Seafood udon $13
  • Teriyaki Beef $11
    • Beef with teriyaki sauce & fresh vegetable salad on rice
  • Udon noodle $10
  • Chicken Ball N/A
  • Pho $18.00
    • Broth, rice noodles, prawns, seasoned vegetables, fresh herbs
  • Bagel $12.00
    • Toasted bagel, with cream cheese, tomato, avocado. Add one fried egg $2.00
  • Eggs Benedict $18.00
    • Bacon, tomato, spinach or Smoked salmon, spinach
  • Pancake $17.00
    • Pancake, bacon, banana, vanilla bean creme fraiche, maple syrup
  • Brioche Beef Hamburger w Fries $21.00
    • Brioche bun, homemade beef hamburger, red onion, tomato, aioli, avocado, beetroot, Gherkins, lettuce, French fries
  • Creamy Mushroom $19.00
    • Creamy mushroom, cabanossi sausage, toasted ciabatta
  • Pho $18.00
    • Broth, rice noodles, prawns, seasoned vegetables, fresh herbs, lemon zest
  • Baguette Sandwich $13.00
    • Chicken, brie, cranberry sauce, or Pork belly with Dijon mustard sauce
  • Meat Lovers $12/$20
    • Cheese, Italian salami, chicken, bacon, onions, black olives and oregano
  • Regular/Large $10/$18
  • Chicken
    • Cheese, ham, chicken, feta and oregano, choose of barbecue, garlic aioli or tomato sauce
  • Piha
    • cheese, bacon, egg, corn and oregano
  • Hawaiian
    • Cheese, ham, pineapple and oregano
  • Raglan
    • Cheese, fresh tomatoes, sun dried tomatoes, rocket, basil and oregano
  • Gisborne
    • Cheese, Italian salami, onions, black olives, red capcicum. Fata and oregano
  • The Mount
    • White chocolate and blue berry
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