Plimmerton Taj in Wellington Menu

SHURUWAT / ENTREE SHURUWAT / ENTREE
  • Vegetarian platter $17.00
    • mixture of vegetable samosa, aloo bonda, paneer tikka, onion bhaji
  • Mixed platter for two $18.00
    • mixture of onion bhaji, vegetable samosa, lasuni tikka and seekh kebab
  • Tandoori platter for two $22.00
    • fish tikka, chicken wings, seekh kebab & tandoori prawns
  • Taj grilled platter $25.00
    • haryali tikka, chicken tikka, tandoori prawns, paneer tikka
VEGETARIAN ENTREE VEGETARIAN ENTREE
  • Aloo bonda $7.00
    • potato balls fried in spicy chickpea flour
  • Punjabi pakora $7.00
    • fresh seasonal vegetables battered with thick chick pea flour and deep fried
  • Onion bhaji $7.00
    • onion rings mixed with spices & battered with chickpea flour & deep fried until crispy
  • Vegetable samosa $7.50
    • triangular pastries filled w potatoes, peas, succulently flavored with spices
  • Paneer tikka $9.00
    • homemade cottage cheese specially marinated and cooked in tandoor
  • Paneer pakora $9.00
    • homemade cottage cheese battered with chick peas flour and deep fried
NON-VEGETARIAN ENTREE NON-VEGETARIAN ENTREE
  • Tandoori wings $7.50
    • pieces of chicken wings marinated with ginger, garlic, yoghurt and Indian spices
  • Tandoori chicken $10.00 / $19.50
    • chicken (with bones) specially marinated and cooked in tandoor (Half / Full)
  • Chicken tikka $9.00
    • boneless chicken pieces marinated in spices and cooked in tandoor
  • Lasuni tikka $9.00
    • boneless chicken pieces marinated in garlic and spices cooked in tandoor
  • Seekh kebab $9.00
    • mince lamb rolls on skewers cooked in tandoor
  • Fish pakora $10.00
    • fish pieces battered with chick pea flour & deep fried
  • Fish tikka $10.00
    • tender fish pieces marinated in herbs and spices, grilled in tandoor
  • Barra champ $10.00
    • lamb chops marinated in yoghurt and spices, cooked in tandoor
  • Tandoori prawns $12.00
    • prawns marinated in special herbs, spices and grilled in tandoor
MAINS - CHICKEN MEALS / MURGH KHAZANA MAINS - CHICKEN MEALS / MURGH KHAZANA
  • Butter chicken $17.00
    • tender chicken morsel cooked in rich tomato and butter gravy simmered in selected spices
  • Mango chicken $18.00
    • curry cooked in delicious sweet and mango gravy
  • Murgh curry $19.00
    • chicken cooked with onion, touch of garlic and ginger, simmered in selected spices
  • Murgh Kashmiri $19.50
    • boneless pieces of chicken cooked in spices and dried fruits & nuts with creamy sauce
  • Murgh nilgiri $19.50
    • boneless pieces of chicken cooked with mint and spinach simmered in selected spices
  • Chicken korma $19.50
    • boneless pieces of chicken cooked in cashew nut and cream with onion sauce
  • Chicken chettinadu $19.50
    • South Indian style chicken curry prepared with grated coconut cream simmered in selected spices
  • Murgh vindaloo $19.50
    • boneless pieces of chicken & potatoes cooked in hot spicy curry
  • Chicken Pasanda $19.50
    • chicken cooked with aromatic spices in a mild almond & tomato gravy
  • Balti chicken $19.50
    • fresh pieces of chicken cooked with beans, mushrooms and special sauce
  • Chilli chicken $19.50
    • boneless chicken pieces fried and cooked with vegetables and soya sauce
  • Chicken tikka masala $19.50
    • boneless pieces of chicken cooked in delightful onion, capsicum and special sauce
  • Murgh lavabdar $19.50
    • boneless pieces of chicken cooked with cheddar cheese, cashew nut and creamy gravy
  • Chicken jalfrezi $19.50
    • boneless pieces of chicken cooked with fresh vegetables along with special sauce
  • Chicken saagwala $20.00
    • chicken pieces cooked w home ground spices & simmered in a rich spinach gravy
  • Kadai chicken $20.00
    • mixture of capsicum, onion, tomato and chicken pieces cooked inn iron kadai
  • Mansoori chicken $20.00
    • boneless pieces of chicken cooked with onion, tomato and cashewnut sauce
  • Murgh methi $20.00
    • chicken cooked with cashew nuts & cream with flavor of fenugreeek leaves
  • Chicken peshwari $20.00
    • boneless chicken pieces cooked with coconut, cashewnut, tomato and dry fruits
MAINS - LAMB CURRIES MAINS - LAMB CURRIES
  • Lamb madras $20.00
    • boneless lamb pieces cooked in tomato based coconut cream sauce
  • Lamb vindaloo $20.00
    • tender lamb pieces & potatoes cooked in hot spicy sauce with potatoes
  • Lamb korma $20.00
    • tender lamb pieces cooked in cashew nut and cream with onion sauce
  • Anarkali lamb $20.00
    • tender lamb pieces cooked with flavor of mint powder, white sauce and chef's special sauce
  • Bhuna gosht $20.00
    • lamb cooked in spicy sauce with onions, tomatoes and aromatic spices
  • Shahi gosht $20.00
    • boneless pieces of lamb cooked with cream and white sauce simmered in selected spices
  • Lamb roganjosh $20.00
    • tender lamb pieces cooked with onion, touch of garlic and ginger, simmered in selected spices
  • Lamb pasanda $21.00
    • tender boneless pieces of lamb cooked with aromatic spices in mild almond & tomato gravy
  • Lamb do piaza $21.00
    • boneless lamb pieces cooked with onions and sauce
  • Lamb saagwala $21.00
    • tender lamb pieces cooked with green herbs and spinach simmered in selected spices
  • Lamb hyderabadi $21.00
    • tender lamb pieces cooked with onion, tomatoes with mint and yoghurt
  • Lamb jaipuri $21.00
    • tender lamb pieces cooked with onion, tomatoes with coconut cream
  • Balti lamb $21.00
    • tender lamb pieces cooked with beans, mushrooms and special sauce
MAINS - BEEF CURRIES MAINS - BEEF CURRIES
  • Beef madras $19.00
    • beef pieces cooked in tomato based coconut cream sauce
  • Beef vindaloo $19.00
    • tender beef pieces & potatoes cooked in hot spicy sauce with potatoes
  • Beef korma $19.00
    • tender beef pieces cooked in cashew nut and cream with onion sauce
  • Kerala beef curry $19.00
    • tender beef pieces cooked with onion, touch of garlic and ginger, simmered in selected spices
  • Beef saagwala $19.00
    • tender beef pieces cooked with green herbs and spinach
  • Beef pasanda $19.00
    • tender boneless pieces of beef cooked with aromatic spices in mild almond & tomato gravy
  • Mansoori beef $20.00
    • boneless pieces of beef cooked with onion, tomato and cashewnut sauce
  • Anarkali beef $20.00
    • tender lamb pieces cooked with flavor of mint powder, white sauce and chef's special spices
MAINS - SEAFOOD MEALS MAINS - SEAFOOD MEALS
  • Fish malabari $20.50
    • fresh fish prepared in hot and spicy sauce
  • Goan fish curry $20.50
    • fresh fish pieces cooked in aromatic spices and creamy coconut gravy
  • Shrimp masala $20.50
    • shrimps cooked in tomato and onion sauce
  • Amritsari fish $20.50
    • fish fried and cooked in onion and tomato sauce
  • Fish masala $20.50
    • fish fillets cooked in rich spicy sauce
  • Fish makhani $20.50
    • fish fillets cooked in tomato based creamy sauce
  • King prawn masala $23.50
    • king prawns cooked in spicy sauce
  • King prawn malabari $23.50
    • king prawns cooked in creamy curry sauce base with onion, tomatoes, capsicum and spices
  • Prawn makhani $23.50
    • prawns cooked in rich tomato and butter gravy
  • Prawns chettinadu $24.00
    • South Indian style prawn curry prepared with coconut cream simmered in selected spices
  • Tandoori prawns curry $25.00
    • mixed in spices and grilled in tandoor then cooked in special tomato & capsicum based gravy
VEGETARIAN MEALS VEGETARIAN MEALS
  • Dal tarka $13.50
    • split chickpeas cooked in onion gravy
  • Dal makhani $14.00
    • served lentils cooked in tomato gravy with butter and cream
  • Chana masala $14.00
    • chickpeas cooked with spices in thick sauce
  • Sabji bahar $14.50
    • fresh assorted vegetables cooked with spices
  • Aloo matar $14.50
    • potatoes cooked with peas in a tomato and onion sauce
  • Vegetable korma $15.00
    • mixed vegetables cooked in cashew nuts an cream with onion sauce
  • Aloo gobhi $15.00
    • potatoes and cauliflower cooked with dry ground spices
  • Sabji punchmel $15.00
    • fresh mushroom, paneer cubes an beans cooked in rich creamy cashew gravy
  • Malaik kofta $16.00
    • vegetables and cheese pom poms cooked in cashew nut and cream with onion sauce
  • Saag aloo $16.00
    • potatoes cooked with home ground spices and spinach gravy
  • Khumb matar $16.00
    • fresh mushroom cooked with peas in tomato and onion sauce
  • Aubergine curry $17.00
    • curried egg-plant and potatoes cooked in chef's special sauce
  • Paneer tikka masala $17.00
    • homemade cottage cheese cooked in onion and capsicum sauce
  • Mushroom masala $17.00
    • fresh mushrooms cooked in delightfully delicate onion, capsicum and special tasty sauce
  • Palak paneer $17.00
    • fresh homemade cottage cheese cooked with onion, tomatoes and spinach gravy
RICE DISHES RICE DISHES
  • Plain rice $3.00
  • Jeera rice $4.00
  • Peas pullao $4.50
  • Coconut rice $5.00
  • Mushroom rice $5.50
  • Lemon rice $5.50
  • Safforn rice $6.50
  • Pullao rice $5.50
  • Vegetable biryani $16.00
    • saffron rice cooked with vegetables, dry fruits and nuts
  • Murgh biryani $18.50
    • flavoured basmati rice cooked with chicken and spices
  • Lamb biryani $20.00
    • flavoured basmati rice cooked with lamb and spices
  • Prawn biryani $23.00
    • fresh prawns cooked with rice in tomatoes and rich traditional sauce
TANDOORI NAAN / BREADS TANDOORI NAAN / BREADS
  • Roti $3.50
    • wholemeal flour bread
  • Plain naan $3.50
    • refined flour bread
  • Butter naan / Garlic naan $4.00
    • flaky butter rich naan / naan smattering of fresh garlic and green coriander
  • Cheese naan $4.00
    • naan stuffed with grated cheese
  • Peshwari naaan $5.00
    • naan stuffed with chopped dry fruit and nuts and coconut powder
  • Kashmiri naan $5.00
    • naan stuffed with chopped nuts and coconut powder with cherries on top
  • Keema naan $5.00
    • naan stuffed with spiced lamb mince
  • Chicken naan $5.00
    • naan stuffed with spiced chicken mince
  • Chilli cheese naan $5.00
    • naan stuffed with chillies and grated cheese
  • Onion kulcha $5.00
    • naan stuffed with onion and mild herbs
  • Prantha $5.00
    • flaky butter rich wholemeal bread
  • Aloo prantha $5.00
    • wholemeal flour stuffed with potatoes and green coriander
  • Paneer kulcha $5.50
    • naan stuffed with homemade cottage cheese and spices
  • Mixed bread basket $15.50
    • a selection of roti, naan, cheese naan and keema naan
KIDS MENU / KIDS KHAZANA (UNDER 10 YEARS) KIDS MENU / KIDS KHAZANA (UNDER 10 YEARS)
  • Potato chips $5.00
  • Lasuni tikka $8.00
  • Chicken nuggets and chips $13.00
  • Butter chicken served with rice $13.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Bassett Breast $28.00
    • Whole chicken breast, served on mash, with fresh rocket, glazed carrots & a port jus
  • Homemade Cheesecake $10.00
  • Ben's Banoffee Tart $10.00
  • Pork Belly $27.00
    • Served on mash with crackling, 1841 slaw, port jus & apple sauce
  • BLET $13.00
    • Bacon, lettuce, egg & tomato served on toasted ciabatta with fries & aioli
  • Frank Shank Pie $23.00
    • Good old lamb shank taste, without the bones! slow cooked with carrot, kumara, beans, onion & mint sauce. served with home cut chips & 1841 slaw
  • Creamy Mushrooms $15.00
    • Served on toasted Ciabatta
  • Bould Butter Chicken Curry $21.00
    • An 1841 favourite! Served with rice & roti
  • Vegan Burger $12.00
    • Quinoa, vegetable and chick pea patty, guacamole, lettuce, tomato, red onion and beetroot relish
  • Zelati Passionatta Sorbet $6.00
    • With real seeded passionfruit
  • Fish Burger $13.00
    • Crumbed sh llet with lettuce, tomato, red onion, guacamole and tartare sauce
  • Slow Roast Lamb Shoulder Burger $14.00
    • Watercress, grilled aubergine, harissa yoghurt, baba ganoush and zaatar
  • Trevally $7.90
    • Pink to white with a medium flake and good flavour profile
  • Sea Bream $8.00
    • High in Omega-3, meaty texture, very flavoursome
  • Zelati Straciatella Gelato $6.00
    • Vanilla creme and dark chocolate bits
  • Tomato $1.50
  • Marinara $14.5 S / $21.5 L
    • Prawns, Calamari, Parsley, Garlic, Mozzarella
  • Artichoke $13.5 S / $19.5 L
    • Artichoke, Fresh Tomato, Basil Pesto, Mozzarella
  • Chicken Cranberry $14.5 S / $21.5 L
    • Smoked Chicken, Cranberry, Mozzarella, Camembert
  • Antipasto Platter $12.90
    • Olives, Ham, Pepperoni, Sun-dried Tomato, Haloumi & Pickled Aubergine served w/ Woodfired Flatbreads
  • Additional Toppings $2.00 / $3.00
    • Small / Large
  • Hawaiian $11.5 S / $17.5 L
    • Ham, Pineapple, Mozzarella
  • Gluten Free Base $3.50
  • Baklava $7.50
    • Almonds & Walnuts layered w/ Filo pastry, drizzled in Cinnamon Honey syrup. Served w/ Gelato
  • Lamb $21.00
    • With Swiss cheese, beetroot, caramelized onion & mesclun
  • Bread & Dips (V) $12.50
    • Local Artisan bread served with hummus, dukkah, olive oil & balsamic vinegar
  • Seafood Chowder $16.00
    • With fresh fish, mussels & shrimps, lightly flavored with paprika, served with local artisan bread
  • Antipasto platter $55.00
    • A selection of classic Mediterranean fare (3 - 5 persons)
  • Fries (V, GF) $9.00
    • With tomato sauce & aioli
  • Thai green chicken curry (GF, V) $17.50
    • Free range chicken cooked in lemongrass, coriander, lime & coconut cream served with jasmine rice
  • Veggie (V) $17.00
    • With halloumi & chargrilled vegetables
  • Chef’s Salad (V) $17.00
  • Side of parmesan fries $4
  • Garden salad $4
  • Hot bird burger $14
    • Fried chicken, jalapenos, cheese, hot sauce, milk bun
  • Superslaw $8
    • kale, carrot, red onion, corn, nuts, cabbage, fix n fog peanut butter, nuts, seeds.
  • New Season Asparagus POA
  • Muesli Bowl $12
    • toasted muesli, honey, yoghurt, berry compote, freeze dried berries, nuts, seeds
  • Crispy Tofu $10
    • sticky ginger soy glaze
  • Mushroom Ragout $5
  • Three Little Pigs M $26/ L $36
    • Pepperoni, streaky bacon, shaved leg ham, chipotle bbq sauce + sweet chilli sauce
  • Lamb Salad $23
    • Marinated lamb loin, feta, red onion, mixed leaves, tomato + mint & mandarin dressing
  • Uber Salad (vegan) $23
    • Red quinoa, baby spinach, chia seed, cranberries, pumpkin seed, avocado + apple cider vinaigrette
  • Thick Cut Fries (V) $9
    • With tomato sauce & aioli
  • Famous one red dog Antipasto $38
  • Shawshank M $26/ L $36
    • Lamb braised till it falls off the bone, caramelised onion, roasted pumpkin + rosemary
  • Ugly Duckling M $27 L $37
    • Roasted duck, caramelised onion, portobello mushroom + hoisin sauce
  • Hawaii Five O M $23/ L $33
    • Shaved leg ham, fresh pineapple + plum sauce
  • - Steak, brussels sprouts, leeks (g/f)
  • Cassava gratin (v, g/f) $7.00
  • Polenta mash (v, g/f) $7.00
  • -add poached eggs $4.00
  • Bahian marinated piri (g/f) $25.00
    • piri roasted quarter chicken w/ blood orange & chorizo sauce & cassava gratin
  • -add bacon $5.00
  • ●Poached eggs on crispy potato & thyme latkes, pan-fried leeks, hollandaise (v) $16.00
  • Eggplant involtini stuffed with spinach & salted ricotta, baked in red pepper & roasted tomato sauce (v, g/f) $23.50
  • Scopa Vegetariano $21.00
    • two eggs, roasted potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes, avocado
  • Scopa Carne $21.00
    • two eggs, sausage, bacon, mushrooms, roasted potatoes
  • Gnocchi $24.00
    • vine tomatoes, zucchini, rocket, basil, parmesan
  • Beetroot carpaccio $15.00
    • ricotta salata, walnuts, honey, micro greens
  • Buttermilk panna cotta $12.00
    • grapefruit, gingernut
  • Buttermilk hotcakes $16.00
    • poached banana, maple syrup, mascarpone
  • Calamari fritti $18.00
    • lemon aioli
  • Casareccia $15.00/ $25.00
    • prawns, scallops, chilli, garlic, bottarga
  • Paua Fritter $6.00
  • (with vegetables and rice)
  • 8 Fish & 3 Chips $33.00
  • Lasagne Square $2.80
  • Sausage $2.30
  • 1/4 Chicken $5.00
  • Squid Rings $0.90ea
  • Lamb Curry $12.50
  • smoked salmon $18.50
  • Toasted Granola $11.50
    • with berry compote, vanilla yogurt & almond crumble
  • Poached Chicken & Almond Salad $16.50
    • with buttermilk dressing & seasoned spring vegetables
  • Grilled Chicken Club $16.50
    • bacon, avocado, salad greens & aioli
  • Pasta of the Day
    • See our Chef's special board
  • - Grilled Halloumi, Smoked Salmon or Poached Chicken $5.00
  • crispy bacon $16.50
  • Slow-Cooked Pork Belly $17.50
    • with cracking in steamed flat breast, pickled red cabbage, rocket & apple
  • Marrakech Fish Tagine $21.50
    • Premium fish perfectly balanced with olives, lemon, capsicum, carrots, potatoes and our special charmola sauce, served with rice.
  • Chicken salad $15.90
    • Couscous salad with tender strips of marinated chicken breast.
  • Vegetarian Tagine $19.90
    • Slowly cooked seasonal vegetables prepared the classic Moroccan way, served with rice.
  • Lahem Bel Barkouk $24.50
    • Sweet and spicy lamb tagine with prunes, dates, almonds and honey, served on couscous.
  • Maftoul $20.90
    • Hand-rolled Morocca 'cigars' of beef mince in hot crispy pastry with raisins, rice and almonds, served with warmed chickpea salad and harissa.
  • Bastella $20.90
    • Traditional Moroccan pie filled with chicken and almonds, dusted with icing suger and cinnamon, served with warmed chickpea salad.
  • Agadir Beef $21.90
    • Tender beef in a sweet sauce of cinnamon, almonds and Moroccan spices. Garnished with plumb apricots and mashed potatoes.
  • Spicy Chickpea $9.50
    • Blended with Moroccan spices, fresh herbs, and tomato. Served with bread.
  • Bowl of fruit & yoghurt $9.00
    • a selection of fresh & poached season of feuit w greek yoghurt
  • of bread $50 extra persuce
  • Oat & walnut pancakes $13.00
    • servedw fresh banana, boysenberry sauce, maple syrup, taasted almond & greek yoghurt
  • Maple & nut toasted muesli $10.00
    • servedw milk, greek yoghurt & a selection of seanson al fruit
  • Free range eggs $9.00
    • screambled or pached choice of sour dough or five grain, toast of option
  • Crispy Skin Pi Pa Duck (1/2 Duck) $32.00
    • homemade hoi sin glaze, plum sauce
  • Crispy Squid $8.00
    • Tossed with Garlic, Red Chilli, Ancestral Salt
  • Pork Belly wrapped Cherry Tomato 2 skewers $9.50
  • Kumara $5.50
    • with butter 4/5 slices
  • Mapo Egg Tofu $14.50
    • house made egg tofu, mapo sauce, celery, capsicum
  • Scotch Fillet $10.00
    • with crushed black pepper 2 skewers
  • Market Fish
  • Mushroom 2 skewers $6.50
  • Ham & egg $4.00
  • Chicken avocado $4.60
  • Bacon spicy beef croissant $5.20
  • Bacon & egg $4.10
  • Chicken salad $4.60
  • Chicken avocado croissant $5.20
  • Bacon spicy beef $4.80
  • Egg $3.60
  • Mince beef on rice $10.00
    • Served with steamed rice.
  • Kway teow th'ng $10.00
    • Fat rice noodles in savoury soup,topped with fish balls & fish cake.
  • Sambal squid $14.50
    • Squid cooked in tomato sauce & home made sambal sauce, served with steamed rice.
  • Combination chew kua teow $10.00
    • A stir-fried combination of beef,pork fresh vegetables & mushroom on a bed on stir-fried rice noodles.
  • Mee goreng (chicken or beef) $12.50
  • Roti Canai $8.50
    • Served with gravy chicken & potato
  • Deep fried crumbed prawns $7.50
  • Malaysia style dishes
Plimmerton Taj

Plimmerton Taj

location

Address

8 Steyne Avenue, Plimmerton, Plimmerton, NZ, 5026, New Zealand

phone

Phone

042330474

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Thursday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Friday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Saturday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Indian , North Indian , Vegetarian

features

Features

EFTPOS ,  Takeaway ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Home Delivery ,  Reservations ,  BYO ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Cards accepted ,  Disabled Friendly ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Full Bar ,  Corkage Fee Charged

Location
8 Steyne Avenue, Plimmerton, Plimmerton, NZ, 5026, New Zealand