Incredible India Restaurant & Bar has served Taupō since 2018 from the Spa Gate complex on Pāora Hapi Street. The fully licensed restaurant operates daily and keeps dine-in, takeaway and delivery available from the same kitchen, giving visitors and locals several ways to use its broad menu. Its stated focus on freshly prepared Indian food is reflected in a line-up that moves well beyond one familiar curry style or protein.
The meal can begin with vegetable samosas or onion bhaji before opening into chicken, lamb, goat, seafood and vegetarian mains. That range lets a table compare sauces and cooking traditions across several proteins rather than repeating one base preparation. Biryani and rice dishes offer another complete-meal route, while chutneys, raita and salads make it possible to add cooling, tangy or fresh contrasts around richer curries.
Venison gives the chef-special section a particularly New Zealand point of difference. It appears in rogan josh with warm spices and tomato, spinach-based saag, a hot and tangy vindaloo, and jalfrezi with onion and capsicum. The bread list is equally varied, spanning plain and garlic naan, fruit-and-coconut Kashmiri naan, meat-filled keema naan and gluten-free roti, so diners can match the accompaniment to the weight and heat of the main dish.
Families have dedicated smaller combinations built around butter chicken, mango chicken or vegetable korma with rice and naan. Mango lassi offers a cool, fruit-led drink alongside spiced food, and dessert can finish with syrup-soaked gulab jamun or kulfi in mango and pistachio flavours. Those practical additions make the extensive curry menu easier to navigate for children, mixed-age groups and diners who want a complete meal from starter through dessert.
Address: 19 Pāora Hapi Street, Spa Gate, Taupō 3330, New Zealand
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Incredible India Restaurant And Bar Menu
Entrée
Vegetable Samosas
Triangular pastry filled with potatoes, green pea & sultanas. (df)
Onion Bhaji
Onions blended in spices & chickpea flour then fried to perfection. (df/gf)
Vegetable Manchurian
Vegetable balls stir fried in garlic and soya sauce.
Incredible Prawns
Prawns cooked in butter, garlic, salt and pepper. (gf)
Chicken Tikka
Tender boneless chicken marinated in tandoori spice mix then smoked in the tandoor. (gf)
Chicken Achari Tikka
Tender boneless chicken marinated in yogurt and pickling spices then smoked in the tandoor. (gf)
Seekh Kebab
Lamb mince marinated with herbs & tandoori spices cooked on skewers in tandoor. (gf)
Tandoori Chicken
Secret lies in Marination Process. A tender piece of chicken marinated in our traditional spice mix together with yogurt cooked in tandoor. (gf)
Lamb Chops
Lamb chops marinated with herbs & tandoori spices. Cooked on skewers in tandoor. (gf) (Chef’s Special)
Mixed Platter
Chicken Tikka, Seekh Kebab, Onion Bhaji (2 pieces each) (gf)
Tandoori Platter
Chicken Tikka, Chicken Achari Tikka, Lamb Chops (2 pieces each) (gf)
Temptations
Plain Dosa
no stuffing (gf,df)
Masala Dosa
stuffed with tempered potato mash (gf,df)
Paneer Dosa
stuffed with tempered homemade cottage cheese (gf)
Chicken Dosa
stuffed with tempered chicken (gf,df)
Malai Soya Chaap
A rich creamy, vegetarian dish made from Soy protein sticks marinated in a yougurt, cream and Cashew based sauce
Chilly Paneer Gravy / Dry
Homemade cottage cheese batons cooked with chilli sauce along with onion and capsicum.
Chilly Chicken Gravy / Dry
Chicken cooked with chilly sauce along with onions and capsicum.
Chicken Manchurian Gravy
Chicken cooked with soy sauce, ginger, garlic.
Chicken 65
Delicious, juicy, spicy, red, deep fried chicken chunks.
Signature Curries
Chicken Achari
Chicken cooked in rich cashew gravy and flavours enhanced with pickling spices. (gf)
Desi Kukkad
Chicken with bone cooked in homestyle gravy. (gf,k)
Radda Lamb / Goat
90% Meat, Meat slow cooked with dark spices in thick onion tomato gravy. (gf,k)
Kadai Chicken
Chicken cooked with ginger garlic in tomato-based sauce, onions, capsicum with fresh ground spices known as kadai masala cooked in a kadai (a type of Indian wok) (gf)
Goat Curry
Succulent boneless goat slow cooked in traditional Indian warm spices and crushed tomatoes. (gf,df,k)
The Classics
A dish that needs very little introduction. A must for the beginner & a continuance for them who enjoy Indian Cuisine.
Butter Chicken
Tender morsels of boneless tandoori chicken finished in a mild creamy tomato-based sauce. (gf)
Korma Chicken / Lamb
Cooked in onion and cashew gravy blended in herbs and spices. (gf)
Mango Chicken
A delicate mild dish, tender boneless chicken simmered in mango and fresh cream. (gf)
Jalfrezi Chicken / Lamb
Boneless chicken /Lamb cooked in chef’s unique gravy with onions and capsicum. (gf)
Lamb Rogan Josh
Succulent boneless lamb slow cooked in traditional Indian warm spices and crushed tomatoes. (gf,df,k)
Tikka Masala
Cooked in delicious thick tomato sauce, onions, capsicum with Indian herbs. (gf,k)
Madras
A delicious curry from South India based on onion & tomato gravy finished with mustard seeds, coconut cream & desiccated coconut. (gf,df,k)
Vindaloo
Boneless chicken/meat cooked in a fine hot tangy masala base with grounded spices. (gf,df)
Saag
A lightly spiced fresh spinach puree finished with a dash of fresh cream. (gf)
Masala
Seafood cooked in a spicy Punjabi style gravy. (gf)
Malabari
Prawns / Scallops cooked in tamarind, coconut & jaggery. (gf,df)
Butter
Prawns /Scallops flamed in butter then finished in a creamy mild puree of tomato curry. (gf)
Vegetarian Delight
Dal Tadka
Yellow lentils stewed and finished with garlic. (gf,df,v,k)
Dal Makhani
Black lentils &red kidney beans stewed on a slow fire overnight finished with cream & butter. (gf)
Pumpkin Madras
Pumpkin cooked with mustard seeds in onion coconut-based gravy. (gf,df,v,k)
Malai Kofta
Potato & cottage cheese balls cooked in a rich cashew nut gravy.
Aloo Gobi
Potatoes and cauliflower cooked in assorted spices in onion and tomato gravy. (gf,df,v)
Vegetable Jalfrezi
A flavourful curry stir fried with assorted vegetables with spiced tomato-based gravy. (gf,df,v)
Vegetable Korma
A mild curry in a delicious creamy and grounded cashew gravy. (gf)
Saag Paneer / Aloo
Homemade cottage cheese / Aloo cooked in spinach-based gravy. (gf)
Butter Paneer
Homemade cottage cheese cooked in a mild creamy tomato-based sauce. (gf)
Paneer Tikka Masala
Cooked in delicious thick tomato sauce, onions, capsicum with Indian herbs. (gf)
Kadai Paneer / Vegetables
Homemade cottage cheese or vegetables cooked in onion and capsicum gravy. (gf)
Paneer Achari
Paneer cooked in rich cashew gravy and flavours enhanced with pickling spices. (gf) (Chef’s Special)
Nawabi Treasure – Biryani
Veg /Meat layered between layers of fragrant long grained basmati rice and cooked on dum (steaming over heat) after sealing the vessel with dough served with raita. (gf)
Dum Biryani
Veg /Meat layered between layers of fragrant long grained basmati rice and cooked on dum (steaming over heat) after sealing the vessel with dough served with raita.
Banquet
Minimum 2 People. Includes House Drink.
Non Vegetarian Banquet
ENTRÉE – Chicken Tikka, Seekh Kebab, Onion Bhaji per person; MAINS – Butter Chicken, Lamb Rogan Josh, Vegetable Korma; PLAIN NAAN AND PLAIN RICE; DESSERT – Mango Kulfi. Includes House Drink. Minimum 2 People.
Vegetarian Banquet
ENTRÉE – Onion Bhaji, Samosa per person; MAINS – Dal Makhani, Vegetable Korma, Kadai Paneer; PLAIN NAAN AND PLAIN RICE; DESSERT – Mango Kulfi. Includes House Drink. Minimum 2 People.
Breads
Fresh homemade bread straight from the tandoor is the best way to enjoy Indian Food
Plain Naan
Butter Naan
Garlic Naan
Cheese Naan
Garlic Cheese Naan
Chilli Naan
Kashmiri Naan
COCONUT, DRY FRUITS, SULTANA
Tandoori Roti
Aloo Parantha
Keema Naan
Gluten Free Roti
Rice
Extra Plain Rice
Jeera Rice
Cauliflower Rice – Keto
Sides
Poppadum 4pcs
Pickle
Mint Chutney
Mango Chutney
Tamarind Chutney
Sliced Onions
Kuchumber Salad
Indian Salad
Raita
Chunky Fries
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Against typical prices in Taupō
- Butter chicken Typical in Taupō: $24.90 $25.90
- Lamb rogan josh Typical in Taupō: $27.90 $28.90
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