House of Spice Rotorua is the Lynmore branch of the Indian restaurant group, occupying Unit 352D on Te Ngae Road. It is a genuine sit-down venue rather than a delivery kitchen: tables can be booked, a dedicated dine-in menu is offered, and the restaurant serves both lunch and dinner each day. The licensed bar supports a full evening meal, while diners may also bring wine for corkage. Its broad menu and long service window make it useful for a spontaneous curry as well as a planned dinner with several people.
The tandoor gives the first half of the menu much of its personality. Chicken tikka, seekh kebab and tandoori chicken deliver the familiar combination of yoghurt marinades, spice and high heat, while achari tikka brings mustard and fenugreek into the mix. Paneer tikka, tandoori prawns and fish tikka widen the choice beyond chicken. Mixed platters are particularly practical for a group, gathering pakora, samosa, tikka and kebab on one plate so the table can compare vegetarian and meat preparations before choosing curries.
The curry list moves deliberately between creamy, aromatic and hotter styles. Butter chicken and korma sit at the gentle end, while chicken madras uses mustard and curry leaves and lamb rogan josh draws on an onion gravy. Seafood is treated as more than an afterthought: coconut and tamarind shape the prawn Malabari, the Goan curry sets fish in a coconut gravy, and the house seafood tawa brings prawns, fish and mussels together. Diners can specify mild, medium or hot, making the range approachable without flattening every dish into the same flavour profile.
Vegetarian choice is unusually deep, stretching from slow-simmered dal makhani and chickpea channa masala to palak paneer, aloo gobi and vegetable korma. Tandoori roti, garlic naan, Peshawari naan and stuffed kulcha add their own texture, while vegetable, chicken, lamb, beef and prawn biryani can serve as complete plates. For two or more people, the dine-in banquets create a clear path through appetisers, mains, rice, naan and dessert, with separate meat and vegetarian versions. Mango kulfi or gulab jamun brings the meal to a traditional close.
Address: 352D Te Ngae Road, Lynmore, Rotorua 3010, New Zealand
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House of Spice Menu
Veg Starters
Vegetable Samosa (2 Piece)
Flakey pastry filled with mashed potatoes, peas and cumin seeds then fried golden brown
Onion Bhaji
Sliced onion dipped in chickpeas flour batter and deep fried it
Mix Pakora (5 Pieces)
Selection of mixed vegetable dipped in special crunchy batter and deep fried it
Paneer Pakora (7 Tikkis Per Portion)
Homemade Indian cottage cheese cubes, onion and fresh coriander made into patties and finished in hot oil. A must for all vegetarians
Paneer Pudina Tikka
Cottage cheese marinated with curd mint and a variety of spices then grilled with chilli pepper
Achari Paneer Tikka
Green chilli, pickle flavoured paneer cubes cooked to perfection in the tandoor
Stuffed Mushroom
Mushrooms stuffed with cheese and spices rolled in chickpea flour, flash fried
Chilli Mushrooms
Indo-Chinese appetizer where crisp batter fried mushrooms are tossed in a sweet and spicy chilli sauce
Tandoori Mushrooms (9 Pcs Per Portion)
Mushrooms dipped in a spicy garlic & yoghurt marinated and cook in the tandoor
Tandoori Broccoli
Fresh broccoli florets marinated with cashew, cheese and spices and slow roasted in tandoor
Gobi Manchurian
Gobi manchurian is a popular Indo Chinese appetizer made with cauliflower, corn flour, soya sauce, vinegar, chilli sauce, ginger & garlic
Tandoori Chaap
Soya bean chaap marinated with yoghurt spices & cooked in clay oven
Malai Chaap
Tender chaap mixed with cashew nuts & onion gravy
Vegetarian Platter For Two
A combination of 4 vegetarian samosa, onion bhaji, paneer pakoras and mixed pakoras
Non-Veg Starters
Chicken 65
Batter ed chicken cooked in mustard seeds and curry leaves then tossed in with fine chopped onions
Chicken Lollipop
Deep fried chicken coated with cornflour and spices
Chicken Pakora
Chicken spiced with ginger, garlic, ground chillies and chaat masala coated in chickpea flour batter – Are an easy appetizer or a guaranteed crowd pleasure
Murgh Malai Tikka
Chicken marinated in yoghurt crushed cashews, white pepper, cheese, fresh ground spices then cooked in the tandoor
Haryali Chicken Tikka
Tender pieces of chicken, haryali chicken tikka is a north Indian starter where chicken is flavoured with fresh green herbs-mint and coriander leaves along with spices
Peri Peri Chicken Tikka
Boneless chicken chunks marinated with peri peri sauce and grilled in tandoor
Golden Fried King Prawn
King prawns marinated in tempura butter, deep fried until crispy
Chilli Prawn
Battered fried prawns tossed in pan with diced onion, capsicum, spring onion
Amritsari Fish
Boneless fish pieces battered in chickpea flour and served with salad and tamarind sauce
Bhara Kebab (6 Pcs Per Portion)
Lamb chops dipped in spicy marinade skewered & cooked in a tandoor
Boti Kebab (5 Pcs Per Portion)
Cube lamb marinated ginger garlic paste overnight, mix with chef special spices
Salt & Pepper Calamari
Calamari mix with salt & pepper herb and breaded crumb, served with aioli
Chicken Hakka Noodles
Noodles sauteed with garlic, carrot, cabbage, capsicum & soya sauce
Lahori Fish Fry
A popular street style lahori fried fish coated with crispy batter and spices. Perfect to be served as an appetizer
Mix Platter For 2
Mixture and fine selection of vegetable pakora, chicken tikka and seekh kebab
Non Veg Platter For 2
A mixture of chicken tikka, sheekh kebab & murgh malai tikka
Chicken Seekh Kebab
Spicy minced meat of kebabs served with pickled onions, garlic, tomato and mint chutney
Achari Tikka
Chicken marinated in yoghurt mustard, fenugreek & onion seeds then cooked in the tandoor
Chilli Garlic Prawns Or Scallops
Pan fried prawns or scallops cooked with chef’s special sauce and bedded with fried mushroom
Prawn Pakora
Prawns cutlets dipped in chickpeas flour batter and deep fried it
Chicken Tikka (Half)
Tandoori chicken marinated in special tandoori masala and cooked in tandoori oven
Garlic Chicken Tikka (Half)
Boneless chicken marinated with garlic, yoghurt and own spices
Seekh Kebab
Minced lamb flavours with own spices pressed on a skewer, then cooked in tandoori oven
Mixed Platter For Two
A combination of 2 vegetarian samosa, onion bhaji, chicken tikka and seekh kebabs
Tandoori Sizzling Mains
Paneer Tikka
Homemade cottage cheese skewered with green capsicum, tomatoes, onions and then marinated with own spices then cooked in tandoori oven
Tandoori Chicken
Whole chicken with bone marinated in special spices and cooked in tandoori oven
Chicken Tikka/Garlic Chicken Tikka
Boneless chicken pieces marinated in special tandoori masala and cooked in tandoor
Tandoori Prawns
Prawns marinated with tandoori masala and cooked in tandoor
Tandoori Platte For Two
It is a combination of tandoori chicken, garlic chicken tikka, seekh kebab and tandoori prawns, roasted in tandoori oven
Fish Tikka
Fish fillets marinated in special tandoori masala and cooked in tandoori oven
Chicken
Butter Chicken
Boneless chicken roasted in tandoori oven and finished in a chef’s special tomato and creamy sauce
Indian Style Butter Chicken
Tender morsels of boneless chicken roasted in tandoor & finished in a creamy tomato flavoured sauce in indian style
Methi Chicken
Boneless meat cooked fenugreek leaves and spices
Punjabi Chicken
Boneless chicken pieces cooked with onion, tomato, ginger, capsicum and garnished with coriander
Chicken Dhansak
Boneless meat cooked with lentils in an onion gravy. A delicious medium spicy dish
Chicken Kolhapuri
Chicken kolhapuri is a popular spicy, rich, delicious and super flavoured dish of curries chicken from kolhapuri cuisine. It is marinated in fresh grounded spices & coconut
Afghani Chicken Curry
The curry is made with marinated chicken cooked in a rich and creamy yoghurt based sauce infused with a blend of spices
Murgh Handi Lazeel
It is an extremely rich and delicious dish prepared with desi chicken marinated in garlic ground herbs, tomatoes and cook in silky gravy garlic butter chicken
Chef Special Curry
Chicken Korma
Chicken cooked with cashew, almond, and creamy gravy, garnished with sliced almond
Chicken Tikka Masala
Succulent tender chicken morsels roasted in tandoor and then cooked in spicy gravy, Capsicums, onions & fresh herbs
Mango Chicken
Exotic curry with tender boneless chicken in subtle mango sauce
Chicken Madras
South Indian curry, flavoured with mustard and curry leaves
Chicken Saag
Chicken cooked with fresh spinach cooked in aromatic spices
Chicken Mushroom Masala
Fresh mushroom, tender chicken pieces cooked with garlic, tomato and onion gravy
Achari Chicken Curry
Achari chicken curry is seasoned with Indian pickling spices and India pickle to give a tangy, spicy flavour that will surprise you
Lemon Honey Chicken
Boiled chicken cookt in cashew nuts, onions gravy and creamy sauce, finishing with honey and grated lemon
Karahi Chicken
Boneless Chicken tikka pieces cooked with ginger, garlic, onions, tomato, capsicum, fresh coriander with special spices
Chicken Vindaloo
Boneless Chicken tikka pieces cooked with vindaloo sauce added with our own spices
Chicken Achari
Boneless chicken tikka pieces cooked with special pickles flavoured sauce
Chicken Jalfrazie
Boneless Chicken tikka pieces cooked in sweet and sour tomato ketchup sauce with diced capsicum
Chicken Bhuna
Boneless Chicken tikka pieces cooked in tomato, onion, ginger and coriander-based sauce and topped with caramelized onions
Chicken Pasanda
Boneless Chicken tikka pieces cooked in cashew, onion, almond creamy sauce and added with some vegetables
Tikka Swadi
Boneless Chicken tikka pieces cooked in special creamy cashew gravy with some special spices
Chicken Mughlai
Boneless Chicken tikka pieces cooked with cashew and almond sauce added with egg and topped with some sultanas
Chicken Balti (DF)
Boiled chicken pieces cooked with onion and garlic-based gravy which added with other special spices
Chicken Madras (DF)
Boiled chicken pieces cooked in coconut cream topped with special fried fenugreek garnish
Chicken Curry – Bone In (DF)
Traditional Indian chicken curry comes from grand ma’s kitchen
Chicken Mushroom Masala (DF)
Boiled chicken pieces and mushroom cooked in a special way in a thick sauce
Chicken Nawabi (DF)
Boneless Chicken pieces cooked in Chef’s special coconut cream sauce
Lamb/Beef/Goat
LAMB $22.99 | BEEF $21.00 | GOAT $25.00
Lamb Or Goat Or Beef Rogan Josh
Tendered diced meat cooked with brown gravy and finish with own spice
Lamb Or Goat Or Beef Saag
Meat cooked with smooth grinded spinach gravy
Lamb/ Beef Kadai
Meat cooked with butter sauce, brown sauce and finely chopped meat with and desiccated coconut fried with garlic
Lamb/Beef Rajasthani
Diced meat cooked in rich butter sauce with cashew gravy and simmered over slow fire mouth-watering dish
Lamb Shank
Lamb shank cooked with mint flavoured masala gravy
Lamb Or Goat Or Beef Korma
Meat cooked with roasted with cashew, almond and creamy gravy, garnished with sliced almond
Lamb Or Goat Or Beef Do Piaza
Tendered diced meat pieces cooked with onion, capsicum and Indian herbs. Garnish with fresh coriander
Lamb Or Goat Or Beef Madras
Delicious tender meat cooked in coconut cream topped with special fried fenugreek garnish
Lamb Or Goat Or Beef Pumpkin And Mushroom Curry
Diced meat cooked with pumpkin and mushroom chef’s special gravy
Lamb Or Goat Or Beef Bhuna
Tendered meat cooked in tomato, onion, ginger and coriander-based sauce and topped with caramelized onions
Lamb Or Goat Or Beef Dhansak
Own Masala special curry with tender diced meat cooked with fresh spinach and added with yellow lentils in thick onion gravy
Lamb Or Goat Or Beef Curry
Tendered meat cooked with own spices with garlic, ginger, fried onion & tomato in a home style gravy
Lamb Or Goat Or Beef Vindaloo
Tendered meat cooked with vindaloo sauce added with our own spices
Lamb Or Goat Or Beef Jalfrazie
Meat pieces cooked in sweet and sour tomato ketchup sauce with diced capsicum
Lamb Or Goat Or Beef Balti
Tendered meat cooked in tomato, onion, ginger and coriander based sauce and topped with caramelised onions
Lamb Or Goat Or Beef Lababdar
Meat cooked with cashew, almond, onion and creamy gravy with capsicum with sliced almond and cashew
Vegetarian
Navrattan Korma
Mix vegetables cooked with cashew, almond and creamy gravy
Daal Makhani
Whole lentils cooked in rustic flavours with rich cream and butter
Butter Panner
Homemade cottage cheese cooked with chef’s special tomato and creamy sauce
Paneer Dhaniya Adrhaki
Cubes of paneer cooked in creamy sauce with ginger and coriander
Paneer Lababdar
Paneer Lababdar gravy is made of a spicy cashew tomato paste that is cooked with sautéed onions. It has a perfect balance of sweet, tangy flavour
Paneer Pasanda
Soft paneer sandwiches are filled with aromatic nut & spice mixture, batter fried until crisp and served with a luxurious gravy
Paneer Kasturi
It is a paneer dish with creamy gravy with dry fenugreek leaves known as kasoori methi
Bhindi Masala
Bhindi masala is a stable Indian dish made with okra whole and grounded spices, herbs, onion & tomatoes
Aloo Matar
Pea and potatoes cooked in a very smooth onion and tomato based curry
Nizami Handi Gulbhar
One of the creamiest and royal Indian curry recipes made with combination of veggies and spices. It is super rich creamy
Subzmilioni
Subzmiloni is a traditional Indian dish originating from Lucknow. It consist seasonal vegetables in garlic & spinach
Hing Daniya Ke Chatpate Aloo
Potatoes are stir fried with delicious masala, ginger, chillies, hing and more to create a chilli free dish
Paneer Butter Masala
Fresh cottage cheese cooked in dried fenugreek leaves, onion, tomato flavoured sauce
Shahi Paneer
Homemade cottage cheese cooked in butter and hot gravy
Butter Paneer Indian Style
Cottage cheese pieces roasted in clay oven then finished with butter and tomatoes
Malai Chaap
Soya bean chaap cooked in rich tomato, onion & cashew gravy
Paneer Mutter
Cottage cheese and green peas cooked in chef’s special gravy
Methi Mutter Paneer
Cottage cheese and green peas cooked in fenugreek flavoured gravy loaded with cream
Banquet – Minimum For 2 People
HOUSE OF SPICE NON-VEG BANQUET $42.00 PER PERSON | HOUSE OF SPICE VEG BANQUET $38.00 PER PERSON
House Of Spice Non-Veg Banquet
Appetiser: Chicken Tikka, Seekh Kebab, Onion Bhaji. Mains: Butter Chicken, Lamb Rogan Josh, Vegetable Korma With Rice & Naan Bread. Dessert: Dessert of the day after dinner. $42.00 per person, minimum for 2 people.
House Of Spice Veg Banquet
Appetiser: Samosa, Onion Bhaji, Vegetable Pakora. Mains: Daal Makhani, Butter Paneer, Vegetable Korma With Rice & Naan Bread. Dessert: Dessert of the day after dinner. $38.00 per person, minimum for 2 people.
Kid's Menu
Chicken Nuggets And Chips
Hot Dogs And Chips
Kids Butter Chicken
Kids Chicken Korma
Kids Butter Panner
Vegetable Spring Rolls
Fries
Rice Dishes
Chicken Biryani
Rice cooked with chicken, herbs and spices
Lamb Or Beef Or Goat Biryani
Rice cooked with meat, herbs and spices
Prawns Or Scallops Or Fish Biryani
Rice cooked with seafood, herbs and spices
Vegetable Biryani
Rice cooked with vegetables in herbs and spices
Pulavi Rice
Basmati rice cooked in cashew nuts, sultans and herbs
Zeera Rice
Rice cooked with cumin seeds
Mushroom Mutter Pulav (DF, V)
Basmati rice cooked with green peas, mushroom and cumins seeds
Naan
Butter Naan
Plain flour bread cooked in tandoori oven and topped with butter
Cheese Naan
Naan stuffed with cheese
Garlic Naan
Plain flour bread topped with garlic cooked in tandoori oven
Roti
Hand rolled bread made from wholewheat flour
Cheese And Garlic Naan
Naan stuffed with cheese and topped with garlic
Cheese And Chilli Naan
Naan stuffed with cheese and topped with green chillies
Kashmiri Naan
Naan stuffed with dried fruits, coconut slices and cherries
Vegetable Naan
Plain flour stuffed with finely chopped vegetables
Keema Naan
Naan filled with minced lamb
Condiments
Papadum (15 Pieces)
Raita
Pickles
Sweet Mango Chutney
Mint Sauce
Tamarind Sauce
Salad
Indian Salad
Sliced carrots, cucumber, tomatoes, red onions topped with lettuce and a sprinkle of lemon and garnished with Indian chat masala
Kachumber Salad
A special salad in an Indian Cuisine of freshly chopped tomatoes, red onions, cucumbers, carrot, lettuce mixed with Indian chat masala and garnish with special salad dressing
Tandoori Salad
Shredded Chicken Tikka served with lettuce, cabbage, onions, tomatoes, carrot spice with pepper and special Indian spices and topped with yoghurt
Desserts
Mango Kulfi
Indian style Mango flavor ice-cream
Gulab Jamun (3 Pieces)
Deep fried surmul balls dipped in hot sugar syrup
Vanilla/ Chocolate Ice-Cream
Vanilla ice-cream with Gujab Jamun
Indian Beers
Kingfisher Lager
Kingfisher Strong 330ml
Low Carb
Pure Blonde Ultra Low (4.2%)
International Beers
Heineken
Corona
Peroni
Monteith's Black
Craft Beers
Mata Peach Hazy
Panhead Port Road Pilsner
Sawmill Extra Pale Ale
Panhead Super Charger Apa
On Tap
Kingfisher on tap
Non-Alcoholic
Coke / Coke No Sugar / Sprite / Fanta / L&P
Bundaberg Ginger Beer
Lemon Lime & Bitters
Mango Lassi
Sparking Grape Juice 750ml
Simply Squeezed Juices
Orange / Apple / Pineapple / Tomato
Liqueurs (Double Pour)
Baileys
Cointreau
Malibu
Southern Comfort
Drambuie
Frangelico
Tia Maria
Galliano
Patrón XO Cafe
Port
Taylor's 10 year Tawny Port
Low Alcohol
Speights Mid Ale (2.5%)
Heineken Zero (0.0%)
Sawmill Bare Beer (<0.5%)
Mocktails
Blood Orange Mocktail
This winter mocktail made with blood orange juice, honey and vanilla a refreshing wintera spritzer.
Green Apple Cooler
Experience a burst of refreshing and crips flavours with our green apple cooler. This thirst-quenching beverage is a delightful blend of green apple juice, a hint of zesty lemon and a touch of sweetness.
Watermelon Mojito
The refreshing watermelon majito mocktail is made with fresh juicy watermelon, lime juice and delicious fresh mint. It is topped with lime sparking water and sweetened with maple simple syrup for one perfect drink that you will love.
Virgin Mojito
Masala Lemonade
Masala lemonade is a fizzy minty, lemon drin, served with Indian spices, soda water. served over ice with added sugar, syrup, lemon juice, salet topped with muddle mint leaves
Passion Fruit Cooler
The vibrant passion fruit moctail is super fruity and made without alcohol. So everyone can enjoy it
Cranberry Saugria Moctail
This fruity cranberry sanjria mocktail is full of fresh fruits that soaks up the tangy connection of cranberry version over ice on a hot summer day.
Craft Ciders
Speights Apple Cider
Good George Plum Cider
Water
Still / Sparkling / Tonic / Soda
Spirits
SINGLE $11; DOUBLE $14
Jack Daniels Whiskey
Jim Beam Bourbon
JW Red Label Scotch
Jameson Irish Whiskey
Canadian Club Whisky
Smirnoff Vodka
Coruba Rum
Appleton Rum
Premium Spirits (Double Pour)
JW Black Label Scotch
Glenfiddich Single Malt
Glenmorangie Single Malt Scotch
Royal Salute Scotch
Taliskar Single Malt
Bacardi Rum
Bombay Sapphire Gin
DQ Vodka
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Against typical prices in Rotorua
- Butter chicken Typical in Rotorua: $21.95 $22.00
- Chicken biryani Typical in Rotorua: $21.60 $20.00
- Chicken tikka masala Typical in Rotorua: $21.50 $22.00
- Chicken korma Typical in Rotorua: $22.50 $22.00
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