Chimney Indian Restaurant gathers several strands of Indian cooking at its Eruera Street dining room rather than narrowing the menu to one regional style. North Indian curries and tandoori food sit beside South Indian seafood dishes, while a separate Indo-Chinese influence creates another set of flavours and textures. The restaurant serves both lunch and dinner from Tuesday through Sunday, which makes it suitable for a midday meal as well as a longer evening visit. Dine-in service is complemented by online ordering, takeaway and local home delivery, so the same broad kitchen is accessible in several formats.
The opening part of the menu moves from recognisable fried snacks to food from the tandoor. Samosa and onion bhaji offer crisp, savoury starting points, while kebabs and other tandoori dishes bring the direct heat and roast character of the oven. Indo-Chinese choices provide a useful contrast for a table that wants to share across styles rather than following one sequence of curry and rice. This breadth is especially practical for groups: diners can build a meal from several smaller dishes before deciding whether to continue with seafood, meat or vegetarian mains.
Curries show the menu's regional spread most clearly. Butter chicken and korma provide familiar, rounded sauces, while the southern selection draws on seafood, chilli, ground spices and coconut milk. Goan fish curry and Prawns Malabari are the restaurant's clearest examples of that coastal direction. The choice is not limited to curry, either; pulao and biryani turn fragrant rice into a complete centrepiece and give diners an alternative way to combine meat, vegetables and spice. Together, those sections allow a meal to range from mild and creamy to more aromatic or chilli-led preparations.
Chimney also makes room for different styles of occasion. A quick lunch can centre on a starter and rice dish, whereas an evening table can stretch across tandoori plates, curries and biryani. Drinks are available from the fully licensed bar, and guests may instead bring their own wine. That flexibility continues beyond the dining room through the restaurant's takeaway and delivery services, but the full menu remains designed to be combined: roasted food alongside sauced dishes, breads and rice alongside seafood or meat, and contrasting regional flavours shared across the table.
Address: 1280 Eruera Street, Rotorua 3010, New Zealand
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Chimney Indian Restaurant Menu
Combo Deal
5 Curry combo Deal
5x Curry + 5x Butter Naan or Garlic Naan + 5 x Rice + 2 bottles 1.5L Drink. or 2x Mango lassi
VEG Schezwan Noodle FAMILY PACK
Family Pack Veg Schezwan noodle combo served 3 to 4 person +1.5 litter soft Drink
CHICKEN Schezwan Noodle FAMILY PACK
Family Pack Chicken Schezwan noodle combo served 3 to 4 person +1.5 litter soft Drink
Family Pack chicken Biryani combo
Family Pack chicken Biryani combo served 3 to 4 person +1.5 litter soft Drink
1 Curry Combo
1x Curry + Butter Naan or Garlic Naan + Rice + 1x 330ml Can of Drink or 1x Mango Lassi.
2 Curry Combo
2x Curry + 2x Butter Naan or Garlic Naan + 2x Rice + 1.5L Drink or 1x Mango lassi.
3 Curry Combo
3x Curry + 3x Butter Naan or Garlic Naan + 3x Rice + 1.5L Drink or 1x Mango lassi.
4 Curry combo Deal
4x Curry + 4x Butter Naan or Garlic Naan + 4 x Rice + 1.5L Drink. or 2x Mango lassi
Traditional Starters
Onion Bhaji
Deep fried onion pieces dipped in a chick pea flour batter, served with Tamarind sauce
Aloo Tikki Chaat
Crispy potato patties loaded with chutneys, yogurt & spice.
Samosa Chaat
Crispy samosas smashed and topped with chutneys, yogurt & spice (India’s most popular street chaats)
Vegetable Pakoras
A fine combination of spinach, potatoes and vegetables with ginger and fine herbs, shallow fried.
Vegetable Samosa (2 Pcs)
Triangular flour cones filled with green peas and potatoes. Deep fried and served with chutney.
Paneer Pakoda
Deep fried indian cottage cheese pieces dipped in chickpea flour batter, served with Tamarind sauce (Gluten Free)
Achaari Panner Pakoda
Deep-fried cottage cheese pieces dipped in chick-pea flour batter(with an option to add Achaari Pickle flavours), served with Tamarind sauce
Achaari Paneer Tikka (Half)
Cottage cheese Squares marinated with yoghurt, Cumin powder, lemon juice (with an option add Achaari Pickle flavours) cooked in Tandoor, served with mint sauce
Achaari Paneer Tikka (Full)
Cottage cheese Squares marinated with yoghurt, Cumin powder, lemon juice (with an option add Achaari Pickle flavours) cooked in Tandoor, served with mint sauce
Aloo Bonda (4 Pcs)
Fried Potato bonda is a tea time snack from the South Indian cuisine. Served with Tamrind Sauce.
Chicken Popcorn (8 Pcs)
Boneless chicken pieces dipped in chick pea flour & spices and deep fried
Amritsari Fish Pakora (8 Pcs ) – Half
Boneless fish pieces battered in Chick pea flour & deep fried, served as Amritsari style
Amritsari Fish Fry (16 Pcs ) – Full
Boneless fish pieces battered in Chick pea flour & deep fried, served as Amritsari style
Chicken Lolipop (6 Pcs)
Marinated chicken chicken wings turned over off the bone and cooked with nuwave oven, served with Sweet chilli sauce
Pappadum Platter – With Mango Chutney, Mint And Tamrind Sauce, mango chatuny
Pappadum platter with assorted Chutney and sauce.
Starters From Tandoor ( Sizzlers)
Mixed Platter (2 Ppl)
Assorted starter combinations of lamb, chicken, veg samosa and veg pakoras
Tandoori Platter (2Ppl)
Consists of Chicken Tikka, Garlic Tikka, Lamb Seekh kebab and Tandoori Prawns
Tandoori Chicken (Half)
World famous Tandoori Chicken with bone, marinated overnight in oriental spices, cooked in Traditional Tandoor served with mint sauce
Tandoori Chicken (Full)
World famous Tandoori Chicken with bone, marinated overnight in oriental spices, cooked in Traditional Tandoor served with mint sauce
Chicken Tikka – Half
Succulent morsels of chicken mildly spiced with tikka marinade, cooked in tandoor, Served with Mint sauc
Chicken Tikka – Full
Succulent morsels of chicken mildly spiced with tikka marinade, cooked in tandoor, Served with Mint sauce
Lamb Seekh Kebab (4 Pcs)
Lamb mince kebab with fresh ginger, garlic, green pepper and flavoured with fresh coriander skewered in Tandoor
Lamb Seekh Kebab (8 Pcs)
Lamb mince kebab with fresh ginger, garlic, green pepper and flavoured with fresh coriander skewered in Tandoor
Panner Tikka (Half)
Cottage cheese squares marinated with yohurt, cumin powder, dry spices with lemon juice (with an option to add Achaari Pickle flavours) cooked in Tandoor, served with mint sauce.
Panner Tikka (Full)
Cottage cheese squares marinated with yohurt, cumin powder, dry spices with lemon juice (with an option to add Achaari Pickle flavours) cooked in Tandoor, served with mint sauce.
Garlic Chicken Tikka – Half
Boneless Chicken pieces marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic & spices, cooked in Tandoor
Garlic Chicken Tikka – Full
Boneless Chicken pieces marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic & spices, cooked in Tandoor
Veg Soya Malai Chaap – Half
Veg Soya Chaap marinated with creamy Sauce, herbs, ginger, garlic & cumin powder then cooked in Tandoor
Veg Soya Malai Chaap – Full
Veg Soya Chaap marinated with creamy Sauce, herbs, ginger, garlic & cumin powder then cooked in Tandoor
Tandoori Prawns – Half
Marinated Prawns cooked with yogurt, ginger garlic & spices in Tandoor or as an option of deep fried.
Tandoori Prawns – Full
Marinated Prawns cooked with yogurt, ginger garlic & spices in Tandoor or as an option of deep fried.
Fried Prawns – Half
Marinated Prawns cooked with yogurt, ginger garlic & spices in Tandoor or as an option of deep fried.
Fried Prawns – Full
Marinated Prawns cooked with yogurt, ginger garlic & spices in Tandoor or as an option of deep fried.
Veg Platter
Onion Bhaji, samosa, vegetable Pakora , Paneer Pakora.
Mains – Lamb
All mains are served with rice.
Butter Lamb
Succulent Lamb morsels simmered in rich fenugreek flavoured tomato sauce with cashew nuts and cream
Lamb Rogan Josh
Pot roasted Lamb cooked in thick onion gravy with selected Indian
Lamb Vindaloo
Cooked in hot and tangy sauce braised in spicy chilli and cumin gravy. Speciality of Goa
Lamb Madras
Succulent pieces of meat cooked in fresh spices and coconut gravy
Lamb Chettinadu
Cooked with coconut cream, black pepper and curry leaves
Lamb Korma
Boneless meat pieces cooked in ground cashew nut and cream based gravy create a unique nutty flavour
Lamb Saagwala
Tender pieces of meat cooked in a subtly flavoured spinach and cream sauce
Balti Lamb
Cooked in a special balti sauce with strong spices, onions, fresh coriander, green chillies, tomatoes, garlic, ginger and a tomatoes, garlic, ginger and a touch of yogurt
Lamb Bhuna
Marinated lamb pieces cooked with chopped onions, capsicum and garlic
Lamb Khumbi
Diced pieces of lamb & mushroom cooked with onion gravy, garlic and touch of cream
Lamb Nilgiris
Diced pieces of lamb & mushroom cooked with onion gravy, garlic and touch of cream
Chef Special (Lamb Curry)
Secret Recipe from Chef, lamb pieces cooked with onion, tomato, ginger and garnish with coriander
Lamb Kadhai
This mouth watering dish is cooked with thick gravy, crushed tomatoes, onions, cream and fresh coriander
Goat Curry With Bone
Secret Recipe from Chef, Goat pieces cooked with special homemade onion gravy & coriander
Mains Chicken
Butter Chicken
Roasted chicken boneless pieces cooked in Indian style with onion & rich fenugreek flavoured tomato sauce with cream , (not too sweet butter sauce. )
Garlic Butter Chicken
Succulent chicken morsels simmered in rich fenugreek flavoured butter sauce with garlic & creamy flavours.
Mango Chicken
Chicken cooked in mild spices, finished in cream and mango flavoured sauce
Butter Chicken Indian Style
Roasted chicken boneless pieces cooked in Indian style with onion & rich fenugreek flavoured tomato sauce with cream , (not too sweet butter sauce. )
Chicken Tikka Masala
Marinated chicken Morsels cooked in tandoor and tossed in rich tomato onion masala
Chef Special (Chicken Curry)
Secret Recipe from Chef, Chicken pieces cooked with onion, tomato, ginger and garnish with coriander
Chicken Vindaloo
Cooked in hot and tangy sauce braised in spicy chilli and cumin gravy. Speciality of Goa
Chicken Madras
Succulent pieces of meat cooked in fresh spices and coconut gravy
Chicken Chetinadu
Cooked with coconut cream, black pepper and curry leaves
Chicken Korma
Boneless meat pieces cooked in ground cashew nut and cream based gravy create a unique nutty flavour
Chicken Balti
Cooked in a special balti sauce with strong spices, onions, fresh coriander, green chillies, tomatoes, garlic, ginger and a tomatoes, garlic, ginger and a touch of yogurt
Chicken Bhuna
Marinated chicken pieces cooked with chopped onions, capsicum and garlic
Chicken Kadhai
This mouth watering dish is cooked with thick gravy, crushed tomatoes, onions, cream and fresh coriander
Chicken Saagwala
Tender pieces of meat cooked in a subtly flavoured spinach and cream sauce
Mains – Seafood
All mains are served with rice.
Goan Fish Curry
Chunks of fresh fish cooked in tamarind, chilli and cumin sauce
Prawn Kadai
Chunks of fresh fish cooked in tamarind, chilli and cumin sauce
Prawn Malabari
Fresh Prawns cooked in a coconut sauce
Prawn Korma
Fresh prawns cooked in a saffron-flavoured cashew gravy
Prawn Vindaloo
Fresh Prawns braised in spicy chilli and cumin gravy
Butter Prawns
Succulent prawns morsels simmered in rich fenugreek flavoured
Prawn Masala
Fresh prawns cooked in a traditional tomato masala sauce with black pepper and red chillies
Mains – Beef
Chef Special (Beef Curry)
Secret Recipe from Chef, beef pieces cooked with onion, tomato, ginger and garnish with coriander
Mains – Vegetarian
All mains are served with rice.
Chole Bhature (2 Pcs)
Deep fried bread comes with chickpea curry.
Bombay Aloo
Potatoes cooked in a mildly spiced gravy
Tarka Dal
Yellow split lentils cooked with cumin seeds, ginger, garlic, tomatoes and tumeric
Dal Makhani
Black lentils simmered overnight and laced with cream
Aloo Gobi Masala
A simple Indian veg dish (sabzi) made with potato (aloo) and cauli flower (gobi) and flavoured with spices
Vegetable Shahi Korma
Yellow Mixed vegetables cooked in saffron flavoured cashew gravy laced with cream
Chana Masala
Chick-peas cooked with onion in tomato based gravy
Malai Kofta
Home made Indian cottage cheese, potatoes and spices mixed together and then finished in hot oil and served with creamy gravy made of crushed cashews and spices
Paneer Tikka Masala
A delicious Punjabi dish of Indian cottage cheese cooked in a secret recipe of yoghurt, cream and spice.
Kadhai Paneer
This mouth watering cottage cheese dish is cooked with thick gravy, crushed tomatoes, onions, cream and fresh coriander
Punjabi Chaap Masala
Veg soya chaap marinated pieces irstly cooked in tandoor & inished with Punjabi masala gravy
Veg Chettinadu
Mixed vegetables cookes with coconut cream, black pepper & curry leaves.
Mushroom Matar Masala
Green Peas & mushrooms cooked with onion & tomato based gravy.
Palak Panner
Freshly spinach and cottage cheese cooked in onion masala gravy, laced with cream
Shahi Paneer
Homamade cottage cheese cooked in butter and nut gravy
Paneer Bhurji
Scrambled Indian cottage cheese, cooked with onion, tomatoes, peas & spices
Matar Paneer
Peas and cottage cheese cooked with spices
Paneer Chettinadu
Paneer cooked with coconut cream, black pepper & curry leaves.
Paneer Makhani
Cottage cheese cooked in a creamy tomato sauce
Indo – Chinese
Rice will be served with the Curry.
Veg Manchurian (Dry/Gravy/ Semi Gravy)
A wonderful Indian creation of mixed minced vegetable fritters topped with a robust ginger, garlic, chilli and coriander sauce
Chilly Paneer (Dry/Gravy/ Semi Gravy)
This Indo chinese creating has cottage cheese chunks stir fried with capsicum, onion and tantalizing chinese sauces
Chilly Chicken (Dry/Gravy/ Semi Gravy)
Battered, boneless cubes of chicken fried and sauted in capsicum, onion and spicy garlic flavour
Chicken 65 (Dry/Gravy/ Semi Gravy)
Chicken 65 recipe entails coating the chicken with a multi-spice marinade that includes ginger, garlic, red chilli and vinegar and then deep frying it
Chicken Schezwan (Dry/Gravy/ Semi Gravy)
Deep fried pieces of chicken in a light flavoured, hot and spicy sauce with onion, red pepper, and celery
Noodles (Veg/ Chicken/Egg)
Stir fried noodles with your choice of above option
Veg Fried Rice
Stir fried Rice
Egg Fried Rice
Stir fried Rice
Chicken Fried Rice
Stir fried Rice
Veg Schezwan Fried Rice
Stir fried rice cooked with schezwan sauce
Egg Schezwan Fried Rice
Stir fried rice cooked with schezwan sauce
Chicken Schezwan Fried Rice
Stir fried rice cooked with schezwan sauce
Schezwan Noodles
Lemon & Pepper
Chicken Manchurian (Dry/Gravy/ Semi Gravy)
Indian Traditional Breads
Folding Garlic Naan
Missi Roti (Gluten Free)
GF
Tandoori Triangle Paratha
Soft Flaky wheat triangle parataha
Tandoori Aloo Paratha
Aloo Paratha made in Tandoor.
Tandoori Roti
Popular
Plain Naan
Butter Naan
Popular
Lacha Pratha
Garlic Naan
Popular
Cheese Naan
Keema Naan
Garlic & Cheese Naan
Popular
Kashmiri Dry Fruit Naan
Chilli Garlic Naan
Popular
Peshwari Naan
Basmati Rice Specials
Vegetable Dum Biryani
Mixed vegetables cooked in coloured basmati rice with aromatic spices, condiments and herbs
Chicken Biryani
Meat cooked in colored basmati rice with aromatic spices, condiments and herbs
Beef Biryani
Meat cooked in colored basmati rice with aromatic spices, condiments and herbs
Lamb Biryani
Meat cooked in colored basmati rice with aromatic spices, condiments and herbs
Prawn Biryani
Jeera Rice
Basmati rice cooked with cumin seeds
Peas Pulao
Plain Basmati Rice
Popular
Side Dishes
Papadoms (4 Pcs)
Mixed Vegetable Pickle
Tamarind Sauce
Szechuan Sauce
Mint Sauce
Mango Chutney
Raita
Fries
Mixed Salad
Onion Salad
Desserts
Ice Cream Vanilla
Ice Cream Passionfruit
Mango Kulfi
Gulab Jamun 2 pcs
Gulab Jamun with Vanilla Ice Cream
Kids Menu
Kids Butter Chicken With Naan & Rice
Kids Chicken Nuggets & Fries
Fries – Kids Menu
Drinks
Lassi
Mango Lassi
Masala Tea
Green Tea
Soft Drink Can
Bundaberg Lemon Lime Bitters
English Breakfast Tea
Bundaberg Ginger Beer
Carafe of Drink
Soft Drink 1.5L
Spring Water
Apple Juice
Pineapple Juice
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Against typical prices in Rotorua
- Fried rice Typical in Rotorua: $18.90 $19.00
- Butter chicken Typical in Rotorua: $21.95 $21.50
- Lamb rogan josh Typical in Rotorua: $21.95 $23.99
- Chicken biryani Typical in Rotorua: $21.60 $22.99
- Chicken tikka masala Typical in Rotorua: $21.50 $22.99
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