Manuhar

Set in West Auckland, Manuhar brings the warmth of an Indian kitchen to a cosy, welcoming dining room. It's the kind of place where laughter carries easily across tables, equally at home hosting a quick midweek bite or a celebratory supper. Authentic recipes meet a modern sensibility, with flavours that are bold, aromatic, and comfortingly familiar.

Starters arrive crisp and golden - a vegetable samosa with its spiced potato heart, or onion pakoras that shatter pleasingly at first bite - before moving into the Indo-Chinese sway of chilli paneer or chilli chicken.

Classic curries tell their own stories - butter chicken in silk-smooth tomato, chana masala humming with spice, palak paneer lush with spinach.

For those who crave a livelier kick, chicken vindaloo brings tang and heat, while chicken Madras and chicken bhuna reward slow savouring with their deep, complex spice layers. Fragrant basmati anchors the spread, from veg biryani to chicken biryani.

Beyond the food, the room's relaxed and inviting, and there's a quiet assurance in the kitchen's use of quality ingredients and strict hygiene standards. It feels like a neighbourhood favourite in the making. Gather friends, follow your nose, and let Manuhar do the rest - book in, tuck in, and curry on!