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

  • Mujver $1.50
  • Your choice of meat or vege served with salad & rice, or fries, topped with your favourite sauces
  • Sigara borek $10.00
    • Filo pastry, feta
  • 2x Falafels, 1x mujver served with hummus $5.00
  • Chicken on rice $7.50
  • Chicken $9.00
  • Chicken on rice $9.50
    • With your choice of sauce
  • Mujver S $11.5 / L $ 13
    • A combination of zucchini, corn, pumpkin etc
  • -Full $18.00
  • Beef mushroom masala
    • Sauteed mushroom cooked with diced beef in medium spiced gravy
  • Seekh kebab $9.00
    • Minced lamb flavoured with great spice pressed on a skewer then cooked in the clay oven
  • Fish masala $18.00
    • Half roast smoke flavour boneless fish cooked with medium hot tomato and onion thick gravy
  • Chicken balti $16.00
    • Marinated chicken pieces cooked with onion, capsicum and chef special spices, garnish with fresh coriander
  • Zeera rice $4.00
    • Rice cooked with cumin seeds
  • Methi mattar paneer $14.00
    • Cottage cheese and green peas cooked in fenugreek flavoured gravy laced with cream
  • Garlic naan $3.00
    • Plain flour bread with garlic baked in clay oven
  • Eggs Benedict $18.00
    • Bacon or smoked salmon - both served with spinach and Hollandaise sauce on grilled bread
  • Seafood linguini $24.00
    • with prawns, smoked salmon, cherry tomato, fresh rocket leaves and mussel
  • Nautilus Scallops $23.00
    • Scallops wrapped in a thin basil pancake, with creamy tomato, garlic and coriander sauce
  • Thai Prawns $20.00
    • In a light Thai style curry, lime, coriander and coconut cream with noodle broth
  • Harmony of Seasonal Vegetables $6.00
  • Pacific Oysters - per piece $4.00
    • on shaved ice with shallot vinegar
  • Duck, Bacon and Pistachio Terrine $17.00
    • with Israeli Chorizo couscous, mint and Gree, Tzatziki sauce
  • Summer Salad: Grilled Chicken $19.00
    • Pineapple, Tomato, Lettuce, Pesto, Sweet Corn, Croutons and herbed Mayonnaise
  • Prawn Star $19
    • Tiger prawn cutlets sautéed in garlic, chilli and coriander butter. Served with basmati rice...a Lone Star classic!
  • Shanks Peninsula (One Shank / Two Shanks) $27 / $36
    • Slow-braised lamb shank in a rich stock of mushroom, onion, fresh herbs and red wine. Served with mashed potato, sautéed spinach and roasted cherry tomatoes.
  • Burrito Ranchero $24
    • Chicken thigh mixed with jalapeños, fresh herbs and sundried tomatoes. Topped with grilled cheese, BBQ sauce, salsa and sour cream. Served with chilli rice and Lone Star coleslaw.
  • Steak sauce options N/A
    • Chunky Mushroom / Beef & Red Wine / Peppercorn / Garlic Butter / Jack Daniel’s & Cracked Pepper
  • Kiwi Pavlova $12
    • Mini pavs filled with whipped cream. Served with vanilla bean ice cream, fresh fruit and berry coulis.
  • Banoffee Pie $12
    • Homemade sweet pastry, layered with caramel, banana, sweet coffee cream and chocolate.
  • Spiders $4
    • Any fizzy drink with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
  • Road Runner Special $12.5
    • Tender strips of chicken breast coated in seasoned breadcrumbs, cooked golden brown. Beep-beep, be in quick before they run out.
  • Licorice Ice Cream, orange juice, chocolate dipped glace orange slices $17.50
  • Hohepa Aged Cheddar or Mt Eliza Blue
  • Somerset dishes that we’re not allowed to take off the menu!
  • Served individually with our oatmeal crackers, chutney and leaves (per cheese) $15.50
  • Sautéed Squid, tamarind and citrus dressing with peanuts $21.50
  • Chicken Liver and Duck Pate, gingerbread crumbs, cardamom pickled oranges toasted ciabatta $19.90
  • Vanilla Crème Caramel with baked rhubarb, ginger and coconut cream $17.50
  • Seared Eye Fillet with portabello mushrooms, Café de Paris Butter and red wine sauce $39.50
  • Antipasto $22.00
    • A selection of meats, seafood, dips, breads, crackers, cheese and salad
  • Pulled Pork Sub $16.00
    • BBQ pulled pork, salad, served on a toasted sub, with an aioli drizzle
  • Chimney Chicken $20.00
    • Smoked chicken breast, Brie and plum sauce
  • Tommy $20.00
    • Fresh tomato, caramelized onion, feta and basil pesto
  • Chicken Salad $24.00
    • Panko crumbed chicken on a bed of garden salad with chipotle mayonnaise
  • Seafood Chowder $18.00
    • A rich creamy soup filled with mussels, squid, shrimp and fish served with crusty bread
  • Big Breakfast $19.00
    • Bacon, Eggs, sausage, grilled tomato, hash browns and toast
  • Homemade Pie $15.00
    • Chefs homemade pie of the day with salad
  • Mango Chutney $3.00
  • Garlic Naan $4.00
    • Traditional Indian Bread stuffed with garlic and baked in Tandoor oven
  • Bombay Potato $16.50
    • Diced potatoes cooked with tomatoes and Indian spices. This is a dry dish
  • Butter Chicken $18.50
    • Tender boneless pieces of chicken. half cooked in Tandoor and finished in a creamy tomato gravy
  • Mango Kufli $7.00
    • mango flavored Ice-cream
  • Chicken Biryani $18.50
    • Plain Basmati rice cooked with chicken, herb, and spices
  • Chicken Madras $18.50
    • Boneless chicken cooked with onion and tomato and flavor of coconut And South Indian spices
  • Lamb Biryani $17.50
    • Plain Basmati rice cooked with lamb, herb, and spices
  • Paneer Mashroom Mattar $10.00
  • Rogan Josh Reg $9.00 L $13.50
  • Vegetable Korma $10.00
  • Butter Naan $2.50
  • Beef Vindaloo Reg $9.00 L $13.50
  • Cheese Garlic Naan $3.50
  • Butter Chicken $12.00
  • Garlic Naan $3.00
  • - B $15.99
  • -L $16.99
  • Prawn Masala $18.99
    • Prawns cooked in onion curry and green capsicums garnished with herbs
  • - B $15.99
  • ●Breads
  • -L $16.99
  • - B $15.99
  • -C $15.99
  • -Large $11.00
  • Seafood chowder
    • This soup contains shell fish
  • Thai chicken curry $10.50
    • A fragrant green curry with juicy chicken thighs, lemon grass, ginger, chili and kaffir lime leaves cooked in a creamy coconut sauce and served on brown rice
  • -Large $8.50
  • -Large $11.00
  • Caesar salad
    • Crispy cos lettuce served with hard boiled eggs, bacon, tomatoes, parmesan cheese and our famous caesar dressing.
  • Pad thai
    • Udon noodles tossed with coriander leaves, sprouts, egg, cucumber, capsicum and roasted peanuts, served with a chilli lime dressing.
  • -Large $11.00
  • Garlic bread $3.50
  • Apricot chicken $10.50
    • Succulent chicken, onion, capsicum & melting mozzarella with an apricot swirl
  • Cookies & cream mousse $3.50
  • Veg hot 'n' spicy $5.00
    • Capsicum, spicy jalapeno & mozzarella
  • Chocolate mousse $3.50
  • Beef and onion $5.00
    • Beef & onion topped with mozzarella
  • Pepperoni $5.00
    • Pepperoni topped with mozzarella
  • Hash bites $3.50
  • Veggie Caribbean
    • cheese, cashew nuts, red onion, pineapple, banana
  • Meatball
    • (large size only) cheese, meatballs, tomato, red onion, mushrooms, smoky BBQ sauce
  • Salmon
    • cheese, smoked salmon, cream cheese, spinach
  • Ham & Cheese
    • ham, cheese
  • Hawaiin
    • cheese, ham, pineapple
  • Pepperoni
    • Cheese, pepperoni (spicy)
  • Cheese & Pineapple
    • Cheese, pineapple
  • Chicken & Bacon
    • Cheese, chicken, bacon, mushrooms, pineapple
  • Chicken Cannelloni $26.00
    • Bechamel sauce, nutmeg, gruyere, oven roasted
  • Creamy seafood chowder $24.00
    • 1 white fish fillet of the day, prawns, scallops, mussel, Sauvignon blanc
  • -Served with 6 roasted garlic prawns $28.50
  • Navarin of Lamb $27.00
    • Slow cooked lamb, tomatoes, garlic, turnip, carrot, polenta cake, shallots
  • Homemade bread (serves 2 ) $12.00
    • Olive oil, cream of balsamic vinegar, aioli, red pesto
  • Beef burgundy $28.00
    • Braised beef, onions, carrots, bacon, slowly cooked for 3 hours in Pinot Noir & Burgundy spices, roasted potatoes
  • Confit of duck's leg $27.00
    • Kumara puree, orange and star aniseed sauce
  • Basil and Philadelphia creamy cheese ravioli / $18.50
    • Basil and Cashew nuts pesto, parmesan waffle, lemon olive oil roasted mini tomato
  • Traditional Eggs Benedict
    • with hollandaise & English Muffin
  • smoked salmon $18.50
  • crispy bacon $16.50
  • Toast & Bagel Selection
  • Grilled Chicken Club $16.50
    • bacon, avocado, salad greens & aioli
  • - with smoked salmon, cream cheese, capers & red onion $14.50
  • The Full Monty $19.50
    • bacon, chorizo, potatoes, mushrooms & eggs on toast
  • Raw Energy Salad $13.50
    • cos lettuce, beetroot, carrot, string beans & seeds with ginger dressing
  • Creamy quinoa porridge (GF)(V)(RSF)
  • Seasonal soup of the day (V)(GFO)
  • Miso noodle bowl (V)(GF)
  • GFO = Gluten free option / VO = Vegan option / V = Vegan / GF= Gluten free / RSF = Refined sugar free
  • -Freedom farmed bacon
  • Lemongrass and kumara hash (V)(GF)
  • Toasted banana loaf (V)(GF)(RSF)
  • Creamy garlic mushrooms on wild loaf (V)(GF)
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