Aroma India — Restaurant in Martinborough Community

The place was quite busy, both take outs and the sit down restaurant. That considered the 25min wait for our take our was OK.

The young lady behind the take out counter was fast, friendly and switched in.

I was not sure how to rate the food. The taste and mix of spices was very nice. But this must have been the oiliest Indian meal I had in my life. Both my and my wife's dish were swimming in oil, or ghee I guess. (Not sure what movie it is, the owner has a go at his chef "too much ghee" and the chef is offended, throws down his apron and leaves.)

Still, I enjoyed my prawn Jalfrezi enough for 4 stars. My wife enjoyed her vegetarian dish, but also commented on the amount of oil.

With less oil the food would have been nice enough...

The service and food at Aroma India is top class. The waiter went above and beyond with his service. You could tell he was passionate about the food as he explained the menu with ease and even gave us chutney on the side to try out. It was a very hot day and he gave us iced water and blasted the AC to our liking. The curry was very flavourful but boy did it pack a kick. The waiter saw a few of us struggling so he bought out some mild butter chicken sauce that was very nice. Naans were also cooked to perfection as they were buttery and light at the same time. The portion size for the naan was also very generous.

All in all, one of the best curries I've had in New Zealand and definitely worth a stop if you are...

This takeaway meal for two was definitely not worth $53 from what we experienced. The curries tasted great however everything else was awful. We were told a 45 min wait but it was over 2 hours. When we finally got our food and drove home (a 2 min drive) the rice was cold and so was one of the two curries. The garlic roti was tough and there wasn’t a lot of garlic on it. The waiting area was crowded with people experiencing the same approx. two hour wait that we did. We were so excited about this restaurant opening and we’re hoping it’s just...