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Lovely India

4.1 (29 reviews)
ModerateIndian
Open 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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Moderate noise
Classy
Outdoor seating
Good for kids

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Vegetarian sag aloo with mushroom, paneer & potatoes, naan and rice
Mia-Catherine B.

Great food. Friendly staff and fast service. Vegetarian section of the menu. Close to Lake Rotorua and Queens Gardens.

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Barbie S.

This review on only on one menu item - onion bahji. This is one of my favorite Indian dishes and I've tried them at many places. Sadly this version wasn't as good. The bahji was served in various pieces (little nuggets) and may have been reheated as they were not piping hot and very soft. There wasn't much flavor but it smelled great. The third star was added because the employee was kind and the food didn't take long to prepare.

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Sekhar R.

The worst Service any one can imagine. Took more than hour to serve starters and another hour to serve mains. Food was served without cutlery. I saw few people walk away as they can't wait until food served.

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Colbert M.

Convenient location in the heart of "Eat Street" near Government Gardens area. Food was pretty good. We had pumpkin filled samosas, chicken tikka, coconut prawns, butter chicken (their specialty and very rich), lamb madras (coconut curry) and garlic butter nan bread. Food was very tasty and plentiful. The nan bread was outstanding. Our family of four couldn't finish all the chicken and lamb dishes. Only drawback was we ate on Christmas Day and they assess a 15% surcharge on holidays.

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6 years ago

Best indian food you can get in rotorua with great service. Don't miss this one. And beat price.

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8 years ago

On our second day in Rotorua we ventured away from Eat Streat and stumbled over this gem. Very tasty dinner and friendly service

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8 years ago

Totally enjoyed our visit, great food, great spices!! Service was very helpful and knoledgeable about the menu

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9 years ago

Great food right off the touristy area. Couldn't have asked for a better meal or service.

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Review Highlights - Lovely India

Great Indian food, fine ambiance and friendly service in Rotorua behind Eat Street.

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Steam 100% Pure Vegetarian Indian Restaurant - Eating habits in the Indian Culture

Steam 100% Pure Vegetarian Indian Restaurant

4.3(6 reviews)
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Worst Indian restaurant experience in new zealand. Mainly attributed to the incompetence of…read moremanagement more than the food. They were clearly not equipped to handle the large amount of crowd coming in but the manager was not precise on the delay it would take for food or handling the crowed. Even after placing order and being told it would be 30 min wait, we ended up waiting for more than an hour, and this was because the manager didn't communicate the sequence in which each table's order was taken, thus other tables were served first. The rest of the staff seemed much more smart and were handling the situation very well which the manager we just busy taking to go orders. I saw more than one table just getting up and leaving from there after waiting a while. The food itself was okay, nothing special. Wouldn't recommend the place unless you are ready to wait it out.

Yummiest India vegetarian food in town. We tried other two Indian restaurants in town: Lovely…read moreIndia, Indian Star cusine, and like the taste of Steam way better. I am amazed at variety of choices , we took good time to savor the menu itself(~8pages). We ordered Bajra roti, Rajasthani Kadhi, Paneer Lavabdar , Masala papad, Manchow soup, and butter roti. Quantity of entrees is meant to be shared by at least 2 adults. Soup serving is good for 1adult . I can't imagine how splitting 1/2 would satisfy an adult. Bajra roti was served with gud (jaggery). Paneer, I felt was too dry or precooked and barely simmered in sauce to soften up. Wait staff and kitchen staff is limited , so be prepared to wait at least 20mins for each item(as mentioned on menu). And that's why I reserve the remaining . They do have pool table to entertain. Best bet would be to order take away and eat at your hotel/outside/home. Plenty of seating spaces.

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