chilli masala

too much aginomoto ...... i would rather call restaurant as aginomoto specialist !!!! rubbish and waste !!! yesserviceis good but food ....

great wholesome and comforting food. greatservicetoo as the owners are very friendly! this little restaurant is always on my list of top takeaways! i especially love their indochinese dishes and the chicken saag is amazing! it's a small restaurant but a very good one. =)

i was really impressed with the friendly + promptserviceas well as the high quality of veg and non veg curry dishes 🍛. my personal favourites was the fish masala 🐟 and chicken tikka masala 🐔. each curry was tasty, well spiced, and have good portions of boneless meat.

the chilli cheese naan was a family favourite as well. you can really taste the cheese and chilli and was well portions to the amount of naan bread.

if you want great indian food outside the wellington cbd, should definitely check this place out and drive down to lower hutt 🙃

🍛fish masala - it tastes amazing! with its special spices, it has a mild touch of chili flavor but strong and lingering tastes of fine curry.
🍛vegetable jaipuri - i ordered hot and it is truly hot🔥but it goes perfect with naans and rice! finished them all without guilt.
🍛service - staffs are friendly and nice. but you need to wait at least 20 minutes to be fed. promptserviceof offering water. by the way it’s a really good place for vegetarians.
🍛my husband’s friend (a native indian) highly recommended this place and it seems his favorite restaurant in wellington. worth a visit if you like indian food!

lived in wellington for 25 years and this is the best indian the city has. hands down. awesomeserviceand food everytime - good tip is to order in advance for lunch and they'll reserve a table for you

a menu with great variety, from entrees and sides through mains and sharing platters. theserviceis prompt and friendly, and the prices reasonable for a sit-down a la carte establishment. the decor admittedly needs some work here and there, but this can be forgiven because of the fresh, tasty food they provide.

food is good some of the best indian food i have ever had but by far the worst customerservicei have experienced the owners are extremely rude and don’t know a thing about customerserviceif it came and hit them in the face i would recommend just take aways if that the customerserviceis letting down the business. theres a response from their management down below just showing what it’s like

ordered a banquet for two of us at 35pp, we were slightly afraid it would be too much and would have to takeaway left overs. to our dismay we didn't have enough to fill us up. included two pieces of 4 entrees all of which were average. then had 3 curries to share which were very small serves and two of which were average and bland however the goat curry was exceptional. we finished with desert which was nice but too sweet for me.servicewas good but for 70$ and not even filling us up was quite disappointed. i would go back but would never order a banquet or reccomend to anyone. better off to order seperate curries. i have had before and food was amazing but not sure what happened this time but the taste was a big disappointment to what i've had previously.

like theserviceand food.. but sometime their sitting arrangements are not so good. chef is great though without any doubts! i would highly recommend if somebody looking for nice food this is the place

this is the best indian food in town. had the prawn briyani, chicken fried rice (for the kids), mixed platter for entrée (highly recommend). the garlic naan is also best i've had. its a bit sweet, but i like it.servicewas so great too, probably a bit too much actually. we'll definitely be back for more.

i have been to chilli masala a couple of times with my spouse to experience the taste of the best (overly rated and untrue) indian food in the town. i was disappointed the first time as the food was not delicious. i convinced my spouse to visit again and give it a try, only to be disappointed with the never improved taste. this time i ordered 1 vegetarian and 1 non-vegetarian curry. unfortunately, the food was much worse in taste than the first time. theservicewas poor and the staff seem to have some problems with indians visiting the restaurant. i am sorry to say that the staff are keen to attend the non-desi customers, please experience it yourself if you think i am biased. needless to say we will neither go there again nor recommend any.

used to be a regular goer, specially dine in. this is my first ever review to any food place coz i am an ex hospo professional i know things go wrong at times but you can fix it before customer steps out unhappy. i have downloaded the app just to write this review, honestly, todays dinner was my worst dining experience ever in any restaurant. food quality has gone down big time,serviceused to be average, but today, i made the biggest mistake as i took a group of 12 on a very special occasion, the restaurant happily accepted our booking for 9pm and said pre order entrée which we did 20 minutes before reaching, ok we understand. upon reaching order was taken for mains and was told 30 35 minutes coz of a dish from the order, ok. entree was served in time however, almost 55 minutes, no one checked or informed about delay in mains. it was a complete mess n huge embarrassment for me as a host. on top of this the manager or owner took the full bill payment and just said sorry for the delay. no knowledge of customer service, neither food service. thank you for the great experience, will not be returning for sure!!!!!!

had dinner here. theservicewas fast and friendly. food was delicious!!! we were so happy with our food we took the leftovers home which we never do. best garlic naan i've ever had. the place itself was very clean and had a nice atmosphere. would definitely recommend this place.

this is an excellent restaurant. chilli masala is now a licensed restaurant with enhanced modern premises. the photos accompanying the prior entry are no longer current.

i have purchased great takeaway here several times, but today my wife and i had a really great lunch in the restaurant. the chicken tikka and tandoori were the best we have had in years. then some great kedai vegetables and a very good kerala lamb stew. the naan was really good.

my wife and i unhesitatingly recommend chilli masala, something we rarely do.

we visited again on 16 oct 2014 and had another good meal. theservicewas pleasant and efficient.

the okra (bhindi) was excellent, as was the garlic naan and the kerala stew.

6 nov we had takeaway for lunch, beautiful lamb keema dosa a lovely light dish. this was followed with lovely chicken saag and bombay aloo.

this former takeaway has recently expanded to full restaurant service. we had never tried their takeaways before but there was a steady stream of pickups while we were there and many seemed to be regulars which is a good sign. the restaurant has been decorated in a very modern style, it is very clean and attractive. theservicewas excellent, more formal than one might expect which was a nice touch. the food is top notch. we had the chicken pasanda, bhuna chicken and lamb korma and all were excellent with very good quality meats used. servings were very generous. we have since been back three more times and the quality is consistant. definitely a great choice for indian food in the hutt.