The Moon Indian Eatery and Bar brings a broad Indian menu to Amohau Street, a central Rotorua address suited to both a seated meal and food to take home. Lunch and dinner service give the restaurant a useful rhythm across the day, while table bookings, pickup and delivery make it adaptable for travellers, local families and groups planning an evening meal. Its range extends well beyond a short list of familiar curries, giving diners several different ways to build a meal.
Street food and tandoor cooking provide two strong places to begin. Chole bhature, pav bhaji and chaat papdi lean into snack-style combinations of bread, legumes, chutneys and spice. Vegetarian starters include soya chaap, paneer tikka, hara bhara kebab, tandoori mushrooms and malai broccoli. From the non-vegetarian side, the clay oven is used for lamb chops, chicken tikka, lamb seekh, fish and prawns, creating a varied platter before the curries arrive.
The main courses travel across several regional styles and levels of richness. Chicken appears in Chettinad, saag, korma, jalfrezi, vindaloo and butter-based preparations, while goat curry and a Lucknow-inspired lamb shank give the meat selection extra depth. Seafood receives its own attention through fish masala, fish moilee and Goan fish curry, as well as prawn dishes built around butter, coconut or green-herb flavours. Vegetable curries and rice dishes allow the table to balance those richer choices.
There is also an Indo-Chinese strand, with chow mein, chilli vegetables or prawns, chicken Manchurian and chicken 65 expanding the menu's texture and spice profile. A large bread list runs from roti and garlic naan to layered paratha, stuffed kulcha and keema naan, so sauces need not stand alone. Children's meals help with family dining, and traditional sweets such as kulfi, gajar halwa and gulab jamun provide a fitting close after the savoury dishes.
Address: 1191 Amohau Street, Rotorua 3010, New Zealand
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The Moon Indian Eatery And Bar Menu
Combo
All Day Special
1x Any half Veg/Chicken/Lamb/Beef Curry, 1x Plain Regular Naan Bread or Roti Bread, 1x Half Rice, 1x Soft Drink Can (Excluded moon special non-veg & prawns’ dishes)
Entrees
Vegetable Samosa – 2 Pcs
Triangular pastry filled with mashed potatoes, cumin seeds, green pea, sultanas then fried golden brown.
Onion Bhaji
Sliced onion dipped in chickpeas flour batter and deep fried .
Mix Pakora
Selection of mixed vegetable dipped in special crunchy batter and deep fried.
Samosa Chat
Samosa served with yogurt, chickpeas, chopped onion and touch of tamarind.
Aloo Tikki Chat
Mix Boiled Corn paste with mashed potatoes, bread crumbs, corn paste and salt. Deep Fry.
Hara Bhara Kabab
Potatoes, peas and spinach mash together and form into patties & deep fry.
Malai Broccoli New
Tandoori grilled broccoli, cream cheese and corn.
Veg Manchurian – Dry
Veg dumplings, cooked with ginger, garlic, vinegar and soy sauce.
Veg Manchurian – Gravy
Veg dumplings, cooked with ginger, garlic, vinegar and soy sauce.
Chilli Paneer – Dry
Deep fried cottage cheese cooked with onion, capsicum, ginger, garlic, soy sauce and vinegar.
Chilli Paneer – Gravy
Deep fried cottage cheese cooked with onion, capsicum, ginger, garlic, soy sauce and vinegar.
Soya Chaap
Soya Chaap marinated in tandoori spice mix then smoked in the tandoori oven.
Tandoori Khumb New
Tandoori grilled Mushrooms, capsicum, onions
Tandoori Paneer Tikka New
Tandoori grilled cottage cheese, capsicum, onions
The Moon Veg Platter New
2 Pcs each of Paneer Tikka, Malai Broccoli. Hara Bhara Kabab, Tandoori Khumb.
Chicken Pakora
Chicken dipped in special spices and chickpeas flour batter and deep fried it.
Fish Pakora
Fish dipped in special spices and chickpeas flour batter and deep fried it.
Prawn Pakora
Prawn dipped in special spices and chickpeas flour batter and deep fried it.
Chicken Lollipops – 5 Pcs
Coated with a luscious batter with egg, garlic and ginger paste, chicken wings are fried to perfection.
Bhatti Murg (Tandoori) New
Half Chicken marinated in yoghurt and freshly grounded spices. Skewered in tandoor, grilled to order.
Garlic Prawns New
Pan roasted marinated prawns with garlic, salt & pepper.
Bhatti Lamb Chops New
Tandoori grilled, cooked delicately with freshly blended spice and herbs in a thick masala sauce.
Tandoori Jhinga New – 8 To 10 Pcs
Marinated prawns skewered and grilled in tandoor with special spices.
Kastoori Murg Tikka New – 5 Pcs
Cubes of chicken marinated overnight in yoghurt, fenugreek leaves and herbs. Chargrilled to perfection in tandoor.
Tandoori Ten Kabab New
Chicken Tikka, Lamb Seekh, Tandoori Prawns
Lamb Seekh Kabab – 6 Pcs
Lamb mince marinated with herbs and spices cooked on skewers in tandoor.
Chilli Chicken – Dry
Chicken fried in batter, cooked in Chinese flavour with ginger, garlic, soy sauce and vinegar.
Chilli Chicken – Gravy
Chicken fried in batter, cooked in Chinese flavour with ginger, garlic, soy sauce and vinegar.
Chicken Tikka
Tender chicken marinated in tandoori spice then smoked in the tandoori oven.
Fish Tikka
Tender fish marinated in tandoori spice then smoked in the tandoori oven.
Murg Malai Tikka – 5 Pcs
Chicken marinated in yoghurt, cashew, white pepper, cheese and cooked in tandoor.
The Moon Non-Veg Platter New
2 Pcs each of Seekh Kabab, Fish Tikka, Kasturi Murg Tikka, Tandoori Lamb Chops
Dahi Poori
Pav Bhaji
Chole Kulche
Chai Kulche Chole
Masala Dosa
Masala Uttapam
Chaat Papdi
Non Veg Mains
All mains are served with complementary Rice
Lakhnowi Nawabi Shank The Moon Special
Cooked on a slow flame, marinated in cumin, star anise, cardamom and coriander, finished in homemade brown onion, cashew, yoghurt curry.
Curry The Moon Special
Cooked with cashew, onion, almond creamy sauce. Finished in chef’s special signature gravy.
Bhatti Chop Masala The Moon Special
Lamb chops marinated in exotic spices, cooked on slow flame. Finished in chef’s special signature gravy.
Bhatti Murg Masala The Moon Special
Half Tandoori chicken marinated in exotic spices, cooked on slow flame. Finished in chef’s special signature gravy.
Butter Chicken – Sweet
Boneless chicken roasted in tandoor, finished in tomato and creamy sauce.
Mango Chicken
Tandoori chicken pieces cooked in special exotic mango flavour sauce and cashews.
Tikka Masala Chicken
Tandoori chicken pieces cooked in onion, garlic and tomato based gravy.
Nilgiri Murg Curry New
Tandoori grilled chicken cooked with mint, coriander and curry leaves.
Murg Chetinad New
Tandoori grilled chicken cooked with spicy south Indian curry.
Handi Gosht New
Lamb curry cooked with tomato, coriander and fried onion.
Jalfrezi
Cooked with capsicum, tomatoes, vegetable, spring onions and spices.
Saag
Meat cooked with smooth grinded spinach gravy garnish with cream.
Madras
Delicious tendered meat cooked in coconut cream and own Spices.
Korma
Meat cooked with cashews creamy gravy, topped with sliced almond.
Rogan Josh
Tendered diced meat cooked with brown gravy and finish with own spice.
Balti
Meat pieces cooked with onion and garlic based gravy with diced capsicum.
Kadai
Meat cooked with onion based gravy, capsicums, fresh coriander & spices.
Do Piaza
Tendered meat cooked with onion, capsicum & Indian herbs topped with fried onions.
Vindaloo
Tendered meat cooked with vindaloo sauce added with our own spices.
Goat Curry
Goat meat on bones cooked in authentic Indian style herbs and spices.
Veg Mains
All mains are served with complementary Rice
Daal Makhani The Moon Special
Whole lentils cooked in exotic flavours with rich cream and butter.
Kadai Paneer The Moon Special
Homemade cottage cheese cooked in onion base gravy, capsicum, spices.
Shahi Paneer The Moon Special
Paneer curry consisting of thick gravy of cream, tomatoes and Indian spices.
Palak Paneer The Moon Special
Homemade cottage cheese cooked with smooth grinded spinach gravy.
Butter Paneer The Moon Special
Homemade cottage cheese cooked in tomato and creamy sauce.
Methi Mattar Malai The Moon Special
Cottage cheese, peas, methi and cooked cashews, with chef’s special spices.
Kashmiri Kofta Curry The Moon Special
Croquette of cottage cheese, potatoes, nuts simmered in coconut sauce.
Bombay Aloo
Deep fried potatoes cooked with curry leaves and tomato gravy.
Aloo Gobi
Potatoes and cauliflower cooked with Indian flavour topped with fresh coriander.
Tarka Daal
Yellow lentils cooked with garlic, ginger, onion, tomato and own spices.
Mutter Mushroom Masala
Sautéed mushroom and peas cooked in thick onion gravy topped with coriander.
Saag Aloo
Deep fried potatoes cooked with smooth grinded spinach gravy.
Kabuli Chana Masala
Chickpeas cooked with capsicum and own masala’s special thick gravy.
Vegetable Kolhapori
Mix seasonal vegetables cooked with onion tomato gravy .
Soya Chap Masala
Roasted tandoori soy chap cooked with onion tomato gravy, Indian spices.
Seafood Mains
All mains are served with complementary Rice
Butter Prawns (Sweet)
Prawns cooked in chef’s special tomato and creamy sauce.
Nilgiri Prawn Curry New
Tandoori grilled prawns cooked with mint, coriander and curry leaves.
Fish Masala
Fish cooked in onion, garlic, ginger and tomato gravy.
Prawn Masala
Prawn cooked in onion, garlic, ginger and tomato gravy.
Fish Malawari
Fish cooked with tomatoes and onion base gravy with coconut and cashew paste
Prawn Malawari
Prawns cooked with tomatoes and onion base gravy with coconut and cashew paste
Goan Fish Curry New
Fish fillet cooked in fine tomato, onion gravy, with lemon, coconut cream.
Fish Moilee New
Tandoor grilled fish simmered in fresh coconut curry, tempered with onions, tomato, ginger, garlic & curry leaves. Southern Indian Delicacy.
Rice & Biryanis
Plain Rice
Zeera Peas Pulav
Basmati rice cooked with peas, cashew, roasted cumin & fresh coriander.
Vegetable Fried Rice
Traditional fried rice would be made
Chicken Fried Rice
Traditional fried rice would be made
Egg Fried Rice
Traditional fried rice would be made
Veg Biryani Dum (North Indian Style)
Rice cooked with vegetables and herbs.
Dum Biryani
Rice cooked with meat and herbs in pan north Indian style.
Prawns Dum Biryani
Rice cooked with seafood, herbs and spices.
Breads
Plain Naan
Hand rolled bread made from Plain flour bread cooked in tandoori
Garlic Naan
Hand rolled bread made from Plain flour bread cooked in tandoori
Roti
Bread made from wholemeal flour.
Cheese Naan
Naan stuffed with cheese and cooked In Tandoor.
Cheese & Garlic Naan
Bread stuffed with cheese topped with garlic cooked in oven.
Aloo Paratha
Stuffed with potato and spices
Laccha Paratha
Multi layered wheat bread cooked in clay oven.
Keema Naan
Naan filled with minced lamb and cooked in oven.
Jalapeno Cheese Naan New
Naan stuffed with jalapenos and cheese.
Chilli Cheese Naan New
Bread stuffed with chilli, cheese topped with garlic cooked in oven.
Amritsari Kulcha New
Naan stuffed with mashed potatoes and onion.
Paneer Kulcha
Naan stuffed with mashed homemade cottage cheese.
Olives Cheese Garlic Naan
Bread stuffed with chopped olives, grated cheese and topped with garlic.
Kashmiri Naan
Chocolate Naan
Kids Menu
Chips
Chips & Nuggets
Chips With Butter Sauce
Fish & Chips
Kids Butter Chicken And Rice
Sides
Pickle
Mango Chutney
Mint Sauce
Tamarind Sauce
Raita
Papadums – 6 Pcs
Green Salad
Kachumber Salad
Tandoori Chicken Salad
Shredded chicken tikka served with lettuce, onions, carrot spiced with pepper and special Indian spices.
Papadum Platter
Pickle + Mango Chutney + Mint Sauce + Raita + 5 Papadums
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