Indian Star Restaurant is a long-established part of Rotorua's Eat Street dining strip, operating at 1118 Tutanekai Street with reservations, table service, takeaway and online ordering. The restaurant's history of local recognition stretches back across several Rotorua hospitality awards, with its own record also noting a King of Curry Best Curry Award in 2025. The emphasis is not only on a broad curry list: the dining format includes tandoor cooking, banquet meals, breads, rice dishes and a licensed bar, giving both quick meals and longer group dinners a natural place.

The first course can begin with the heat and aroma of the tandoor. Chicken tikka is marinated in yoghurt and spices before roasting, seekh kebab presses seasoned lamb onto skewers, and a mixed sizzling platter brings meat and vegetable starters together with mint and tamarind sauces. Pan-fried prawns, prawn pakora, vegetable samosa and mixed pakora create several other paths into the meal. Breads range from plain and garlic naan to lamb-filled keema naan, sweet Peshwari naan, wholemeal roti and potato-and-pea kulcha.

Curries cover a wide span of regions, proteins and heat levels. Butter chicken and mango chicken occupy the milder end, while tikka masala, karahi and vindaloo build more intensity. Lamb appears in rogan josh, spinach-rich saag gosht, coconut-finished Madras and cashew korma; beef follows through korma, Madras, vindaloo and masala. Seafood choices include fish masala, prawn Malabari with coconut milk and butter prawns, while paneer, chickpeas, yellow lentils, slow-cooked black lentils and potato-cauliflower curry make the vegetarian menu equally substantial.

For a table that would rather sample than choose one main each, the banquet formats assemble starters, curries, rice and naan into a shared progression. The non-vegetarian version moves from tandoori bites to butter chicken, lamb rogan josh, beef vindaloo and aloo gobi, while the vegetarian banquet combines samosa and pakora with paneer, lentils, chickpeas and potato-cauliflower curry. Chicken, lamb, prawn and vegetable biryanis provide self-contained meals with raita, and the bar or BYO wine option helps the restaurant suit both an everyday dinner and a larger occasion.

Address: 1118 Tutanekai Street, Eat Street, Rotorua 3010, New Zealand

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Indian Star Restaurant Menu Menu updated on 18 Sep 2026

Entrée

FISH PAKORA

$21.90

FISH FILLET DIPPED IN MILDLY SPICED CHICKPEAS BATTER AND DEEPFRIED

PAN FRIED PRAWNS

$19.50

PEELED PRAWN CUTLETS FRIED WITH GINGER, GARLIC, ONIONS AND CAPSICUM

PRAWN PAKORA

$18.90

KING PRAWN CUTLETS DIPPED IN MILDLY SPICED BATTER, DEEP FRIED AND SERVED WITH TAMARIND SAUCE

CHICKEN TIKKA (4 PCE)

$15.90

TENDER MORSELS OF BONELESS CHICKEN, MARINATED OVERNIGHT IN YOGHURT AND SPICES AND ROASTED IN THE TANDOORI OVEN

CHICKEN PAKORA

$14.90

BONELESS CHICKEN PIECES DIPPED IN SPICED CHICK-PEA FLOUR BATTER AND DEEP FRIED

LAMB SEEKH KEBAB (4 PCE)

$14.90

MINCED LAMB, FLAVOURED WITH EXOTIC SPICES, PRESSED ON A SKEWER THEN COOKED IN THE TANDOOR

CHICKEN MANCHURIAN (Dry)

$21.90

CHICKEN PIECES STIR FRIED AND FINISH WITH GINGER, GARLIC GRAVY AND SCHEZWAN, SOY SAUCE

CHICKEN MANCHURIAN (GRAVY)

$25.90

CHICKEN PIECES STIR FRIED AND FINISH WITH GINGER, GARLIC GRAVY AND SCHEZWAN, SOY SAUCE

CHILLI CHICKEN

$20.90

BONELESS CHICKEN PIECES MIXED IN CORN FLOUR BATTER AND DEEP FRIED THEN FINISHED WITH FRESH CAPSICUM, ONIONS AND DASH OF HOT CHILLI SAUCE

PANEER TIKKA

$22.90

HOMEMADE COTTAGE CHEESE MARINATED IN GINGER, GARLIC, YOGHURT AND COOKED WITH CAPSICUM, TOMATOES & ONIONS IN TANDOORI OVEN.

VEGETABLE MANCHURIAN (DRY)

$20.90

VEGETABLE BALLS STIR FRIED AND FINISH WITH GINGER, GARLIC GRAVY AND SOY SAUCE

VEGETABLE MANCHURIAN (GRAVY)

$24.90

VEGETABLE BALLS STIR FRIED AND FINISH WITH GINGER, GARLIC GRAVY AND SOY SAUCE

CHEESE CHILLI

$19.90

CUBED COTTAGE CHEESE DIPPED IN CORN FLOUR BATTER AND HALF FRIED THEN FINISHED WITH FRESH CAPSICUM, ONIONS AND DASH OF HOT CHILLI SAUCE

CHILLI MUSHROOM (DRY)

$19.90

FRESH MUSHROOMS DIPPED IN CORN FLOUR BATTER AND HALF DEEP FRIED THEN FINISHED WITH FRESH CAPSICUM, ONIONS AND DASH OF HOT CHILLI SAUCE

TANDOORI SOYA CHAAP

$19.90

SOYA CHAAP MARINATED WITH YOGHURT CHEESE CREAM, HERBS, SPICES AND COOKED IN TANDOOR

VEGETABLE SAMOSA (2 PCE)

$9.90

FLAKY PASTRY, FILLED WITH DICED POTATOES, PEAS, DRY FRUIT AND CUMIN SEEDS THEN FRIED GOLDEN BROWN

ONION RINGS

$8.50

ONION RINGS, DIPPED IN CHICK-PEA FLOUR BATTER & DEEP FRIED

MIX PAKORA

$9.50

CHOPPED VEGETABLES MILDLY SPICED, DIPPED IN BATTER AND DEEP FRIED

TANDOORI COMBO (FOR 2 OR MORE)

per person $11.50

A COMBINATION OF THE ABOVE. IT CONSISTS OF 2 VEGE SAMOSAS, 2 MIX PAKORAS, 2 CHICKEN TIKKA AND 2 LAMB SEEKH KEBAB. SERVED ON A SIZZLING HOT PLATE WITH MINT & TAMARIND SAUCE. NOTE: $11.50 is for per person

SEAFOOD COMBO (FOR 2 OR MORE)

per person $13

IT CONSISTS OF 6 x PAN FRIED PRAWNS, 2 x FISH PAKORAS, 2 x LAMB SEEKH KEBAB AND 2 x CHICKEN TIKKA SERVED ON A SIZZLING HOT PLATE WITH MINT & TAMARIND SAUCE. NOTE: $13.00 is for per person

VEG PLATTER COMBO (FOR 2 OR MORE)

per person $11

IT CONSISTS OF VEGE SAMOSA, VEG PAKORE AND ONION RINGS. NOTE: $11.00 is for per person

Non Vegetarian Banquet [For Dine-in Only]

Banquet meals are for dine-in only. Please don’t ask for leftovers to be taken away. MAHARAJA BANQUET (MIN 2 PERSONS) $85.00; NOTE: $42.50 is for per person

$12

FISH & CHIPS

$10.90

CHICKEN NUGGETS AND CHIPS

$10.90

FRENCH FRIES

Side Dishes

SIDE DISH PLATTER OF SIX

$19.90

SWEET MANGO CHUTNEY, PICKLES, RAITA, TOMATO AND ONION KACHUMBER, MINT SAUCE & TAMARIND SAUCE

PAPADUMS (CRISPY WAFERS-4 PCE)

Salad

INDIAN SALAD

$7.90

FRESH CARROTS, CUCUMBER, TOMATOES, CABBAGE WITH A PIECE OF LEMON

ONION SALAD

$5.90

KUCHUMBER SALAD

$6.90

Mains From Tandoor

These items are marinated in spices with yoghurt and cooked in tandoori oven, served on a sizzling hot plate

TANDOORI CHICKEN (HALF)

$16

TANDOORI CHICKEN (FULL)

BONELESS CHICKEN BREAST COOKED IN FINE SPINACH PUREE WITH INDIAN HERBS & SPICES

Lamb

ROGAN JOSH

$24.90

DICED LAMB COOKED WITH GINGER, GARLIC, ONIONS AND SPICES IN A TRADITIONAL NORTH INDIAN STYLE

SAAG GOSHT

$24.90

DICED LAMB COOKED WITH TOMATOES, IN FINE SPINACH PUREE WITH INDIAN SPICES (A PUNJABI LAMB CURRY)

LAMB MADRAS

$24.90

LAMB SAUTEED WITH ONIONS, TOMATOES, CASHEW NUT GRAVY & COOKED IN COCONUT CREAM & GARNISHED WITH COCONUT POWDER

$20.90

YELLOW LENTIL COOKED WITH ONION, TOMATO & A SELECTION OF SPICES (CAN BE SERVED MILD OR HOT)

DAL MAKHNI

$20.90

BLACK LENTILS STEWED ON A SLOW FIRE OVERNIGHT, & FINISHED WITH ONION, TOMATOES & A SELECTION OF SPICES GARNISHED WITH CORRIANDER

Rice & Biryanies

Biryanies are wholesome meals and served with raita.

CHICKEN BIRYANI

$23.90

RICE COOKED WITH BONELESS CHICKEN, HERBS AND SPICES

LAMB BIRYANI

$24.50

RICE COOKED WITH LAMB, HERBS AND SPICES

PRAWN BIRYANI

$27.50

RICE COOKED WITH PRAWNS, HERBS AND SPICES

VEGETABLE BIRYANI

$21.90

RICE COOKED WITH VEGETABLES, HERBS AND SPICES

CAULIFLOWER RICE

$12.90

PULAO RICE

$10

BASMATI RICE COOKED IN CASHEWNUTS, SULTANAS AND FRESH HERBS

ZEERA RICE

BASMATI RICE COOKED WITH CUMIN SEEDS

PLAIN BASMATI RICE

Bread

PLAIN NAAN

PLAIN FLOUR BREAD COOKED IN TANDOOR OVEN

BUTTER NAAN

$4.50

PLAIN FLOUR BREAD COOKED IN TANDOOR OVEN GARNISHED WITH BUTTER

PLAIN GARLIC NAAN

$4.50

PLAIN FLOUR BREAD GARNISHED WITH GARLIC AND CORRIANDER

BUTTER GARLIC NAAN

PLAIN FLOUR BREAD GARNISHED WITH GARLIC CORRIANDER AND BUTTER

PESHWARI NAAN

$7.90

SPECIAL NAAN FROM PESHAWAR, PLAIN FLOUR BREAD WITH SULTANA (RAISINS), COCONUT AND COTTAGE CHEESE

KEEMA NAAN

$8.90

NAAN STUFFED WITH SPICED LAMB MINCE MIXTURE

CHEESE NAAN

$6.90

NAAN STUFFED WITH GRATED CHEESE AND GARNISHED WITH FRESH CORIANDER LEAVES

CHEESE GARLIC NAAN

$8.90

NAAN STUFFED WITH GRATED CHEESE GARNISHED WITH GARLIC, CORRIANDER AND BUTTER

Breads

HAND ROLLED BREAD MADE FROM WHOLEMEAL FLOUR, STUFFED WITH CLARIFIED BUTTER

$6.90

STUFFED KULCHA

$7.90

PLAIN FLOUR BREAD STUFFED WITH SPICED POTATOES AND PEAS

PLAIN ROTI

HANDROLLED BREAD MADE FROM WHOLEMEAL FLOUR

BUTTER ROTI

$4.50

HANDROLLED BREAD MADE WITH WHOLEMEAL FLOUR GARNISHED WITH BUTTER

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Butter chicken Typical in Rotorua: $21.95 $21.90
Lamb rogan josh Typical in Rotorua: $21.95 $24.90
Chicken biryani Typical in Rotorua: $21.60 $23.90
Chicken tikka masala Typical in Rotorua: $21.50 $23.90
Chicken korma Typical in Rotorua: $22.50 $23.90

Indian Star Restaurant Menu

Indian Star Restaurant Menu Menu updated on 18 Sep 2026

Entrée

Non Vegetarian Banquet [For Dine-in Only]

Vegetarian Banquet [For Dine-in Only]

Children's Menu

Side Dishes

Salad

Mains From Tandoor

Chicken

Lamb

Beef

Seafood

Vegetables

Rice & Biryanies

Bread

Breads

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