invitation

never been here before tonight. i had a negative perception of this place - don't know why, but i did.

i was in the mood for a curry but always find tulsi ok, but doesn't quite hit the spot - so i was undecided. my partner suggested invitation so i read a review. i was swayed by muffin mum's review to give it a try. i'm glad i did.

i ordered the chicken jhalfrazi ($14.00) and a wholemeal garlic roti ($3.50).

they said it would be ready in 10 mins, it was. they were nice and friendly too.

the curry was good. nice pieces of marinated chicken and loaded with veg. potato, beans, peas, capsicum, cauliflower and mushrooms (mushrooms?). i ordered it kiwi hot and it had the right kick for me. kiwi hot is usually too mild for me but being the first time here i played it safe. it came with a side of rice too.

the portion was big as was the roti. i finished off both of them but left much of the rice! the roti was a little dry but fine. this entire meal could feed two people.

it's worth noting that the curry and roti together cost $17.50, which is $1.00 cheaper than just the curry at tulsi.

i will definitely go back.

best indian food in johnsonville and surrounds. i like my vindaloo properly hot and they actually listen and make it that way instead of "kiwi hot." i've tried probably 8 dishes from here over the years as well just to mix things up and they've all been excellent. the only things a little weird are the onion bhaji is like crisps instead of balls, and the pakora is a mixed vegetable patty instead of whole vegetables, both still delicious but not what i would have expected.

really good food with huge portions, lovely people working there too

great place. we ordered the lamb biryani and paneer tikka masala for takeaways. it was delicious. pickup time was 15 minutes. we will definitely go again.

recently we ordered paneer saagwala from invitation but unfortunately found the curry to be stale, gave me an upset stomach. not going back.

few weeks back we ordered mix vegetable from them and the potatoes, carrots were hard and under-cooked. unfortunately we had to throw it away.  in past we have ordered food from them and the quality was fine. but in recent weeks there has always been some problem with food. very disappointing. if this continues they are definitely going to loose lot of customers.

have ordered 3 times from here.  never been disappointed yet.  i managed an indian restaurant for 4 years. this is some of the best indian food i've had in years!.  (i'd order more often if they did home deliveries).

i got a takeaway and i am very happy. i got chicken tikka hot , onion badji, popadums and a garlic naan. my curry was nice and hot! just like i love. portions good. badjis were interesting and crunchy. garlic naan was good. friendly service. keep up the good@ work! good to know there is good indian food in johnsonville. i will be back to try something different!

super tasty and good quality ingredients. we're indian and rarely eat indian takeaways as most are bland; not invitation. recommend the chicken dhansak, dal mahkani, and chicken biryani. and 'indian hot' if you dare ;) service is always friendly and timely.

having seen the couple of earlier reviews, we tried takeaways from invitation for the first time tonight. we're very happy and will definitely buy from here again.

ordered an assortment of meat and vegetarian dishes, entrees and naan breads. everything was delicious. lighter and fresher tasting than any of the other indian takeaways in j'ville. telephone and face to face service was really friendly too.

a number or food businesses have come and gone in this spot. i hope enough people discover this place so we can keep them. definitely give them a go if you haven't already.

food was very nice - we had the butter chicken, lamb rogan josh and two different naan breads.  we chose medium-hot and the heat was perfect. the meat was well cooked, very tender!  no trace of too much oil in the sauces, they were nice and thick.  the breads were tasty and well cooked (no little burned bits on them!).  staff were very friendly and meal was ready on time (we ordered takeaway).  value for money - cheaper than most of the bigger names out there!

we have been here twice now, i thought the first time we had just got lucky and waited for a second try before posting a review. 
we have just had our second take away and again, it was fanblimintastic. 
both times we shared a starter, main and naan. both times this has been more than enough. i am a fairly big eater and 6ft husband likes his food, one main is more than enough.
tonight we had a chicken jhalfrezi , it was packed with chicken and veg and tasted very good. the veg were had chopped and fresh veg, none of that frozen stuff. 
we also had veg pakora- they came in 4 little patties, an onion kulcha and popadoms. this easily fed the two of us and came in at a very reasonable price. last time we had the garlic chilli chicken, samosa and 2 naans, it was equally as good.

this place has changed hands several times, these guys are good, give them a go.