Cinnamon Indian Eatery & Bar Menu

Cinnamon Indian Eatery & Bar serves Karaka from a modern Hingaia Road dining room, opening daily from midday and continuing through dinner. The restaurant describes its approach through traditional techniques, carefully blended spices and the idea of warm, personal hospitality. That intention is reflected in a menu large enough for quick curry-and-naan dining, a family table or a celebration. Bookings, online ordering and event enquiries all sit alongside normal service, so local guests can choose the format that fits their occasion.

The tandoor shapes much of the starter selection. Chicken tikka and milder malai tikka use yoghurt marinades, while lamb seekh kebab, fish tikka, paneer tikka and spiced lamb chops broaden the range of ingredients cooked in the oven. Amritsari fish and samosas provide familiar crisp options. Indo-Chinese flavours add another direction through chilli paneer, chicken Manchurian and fried cauliflower in a sweet-savoury glaze. This mix creates useful contrasts when several starters are shared across the table.

Curries move between creamy, tomato-led and more sharply spiced styles. Alongside butter chicken and Punjabi bone-in chicken curry are slow-cooked lamb shank, goat curry, rogan josh and fish Malabari with coconut cream. Vegetarian diners have a particularly deep section, including dal makhani, yellow dal tadka, Bombay aloo, palak paneer, vegetable korma and mushroom masala. Meat and vegetable versions of korma, vindaloo, jalfrezi and saagwala allow a group to explore different sauces without everyone ordering the same protein.

Biryani is available with vegetables, chicken, goat or lamb, and the bread list stretches from plain or garlic naan to roomali roti, lachha paratha and filled keema naan. Mango kulfi, gulab jamun and cassata ice cream finish the meal in different ways. Drinks are similarly broad, covering mango lassi and masala chai as well as wine, beer, spirits and cocktails, including a cinnamon maple whisky sour. Staff invite diners to discuss dietary restrictions, an important detail on a menu with extensive dairy, nuts and gluten.

Address: Unit B4, 75 Hingaia Road, Karaka, Auckland 2113, New Zealand

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