Star of India Taradale — Restaurant in Napier

So I wanted to share my experience with this restaurant. I made a takeaway order on New Year’s Eve and when we took it home to eat, I found that my curry that I ordered was not the right one so and the problem was we couldn’t get in contact with them because they were closing at nine and we basically picked up our order at 8.50. So the first opportunity I got was the next day I called and spoke to the manager Bibi who was giving me a bit of hassle of why I was telling them the next day I should’ve told him on the same day and then I tried to explain to say how can I tell you when your shop shut and then went on to tell me if I contacted him on his mobile etc there is no mobile number only the shop number on Google which is just not good customer service And then went on to say, can I prove that I’d actually bought it from that Restaurant and I would need my receipt. I didn’t get a receipt with my order he was talking to me like as if I was lying about the food that I got. In the end he said he would replace it which he did. The food is very tasty from here highly recommended. The girls on reception can’t do enough for you. Great service and...

So disappointed. 3rd time now. They delivered left over chicken tandoori, dried out, inedible from the night before. This happened twice. This time, I bought a chicken korma to compare to the Red Chilli Indian restaurant, across the road. The korma sauce consisted of a sugary yellow goo, with no cashew nuts at all. Although there was a better amount of chicken, I couldn't enjoy the meal at all.....without the thought of just how much sugar was used in the making of the sauce and how it would affect my diabetes. I only managed a few bites. Unless they learn to take pride in what they serve to customers and use authentic ingredients, I'm not prepared to eat from here again. Maybe a new chef will...

We ordered 3 dishes, and a stuffed and plain Naan. The plain Naan was light and fluffy, and tasted great. The three main dishes which included a rice dish and butter chicken were all ordered as 'mild' rather than medium or hot.

The dishes tasted ok, but lacked depth of flavour (maybe that comes with the hotter options?). Meat in all the dishes was minimal, especially in the case of the lamb rice dish.

The stuffed Naan seemed slightly undercooked and was a little doughy.

While a nice meal, the lack of flavour in conjunction with the limited amount of meat in the dishes left us feeling that we wouldn't be...