New Paradise

"We got Catering for our son's 5th birthday. The food was delivered with chefing dishes and it was all set up. The food was made to perfection and was very tasty. Our guest enjoyed the food as it catered to everyone's spice levels. The quantity was more than enough for all of us. It was decent proportions. We recommend them for parties, or just normal take away. Chicken Biryani, chicken 65 and hakka noodles are worth trying."

"There are a plethora of Indian restaurants in Wellington CBD and Lower Hutt. However, finding a restaurant that can do Indian cuisine well is rare. This was my first time ordering from New Paradise, and always, I order either lamb or chicken biriyani. Biriyani is a dish that is rarely made to order and delivered to the customer within 30 minutes. This is done at least a couple of hours in advance to develop flavours. Understanding the implications, a good Indian restaurant should be able to slowly mimic the deep flavours and season the dish well. Despite the lamb biriyani being seasoned, this is where it stops. There were one-third bits of lamb bones with very little to no pieces of meat and shards of bone were mixed amongst the rice which questioned the integrity of the dish. Especially with the cost of food going up, customers need to feel that their money is well spent in terms of the amount of food, but also not feeling like they are ripped off with large pieces of bone that fills up the contents rather than the rice itself. Short-comings were clear. There was bone in every bite. The value of the biriyani didn't feel like it was worth what was paid for. It felt hurriedly put together and didn't invoke confidence to try any of their curries or other dishes. My suggestion to the restaurant would be to actually use chunks of lamb. Doesn't have to be a lot. Maybe a handful of lamb would be more fitting to call the biriyani, "lamb biriyani". Moreover, the fried curry leaf chicken was lackluster. 8 or 9 pieces of chicken with shards of bone mixed with curry leaves and batter isn't a pleasing experience either. Overall, these two items cost $60. Was it worth the price? No. Good Indian cuisine is difficult to find and probably the reason why so many are empty and people opt to go to the usual place in Wellington CBD over and over again. I do acknowledge that the price of ingredients and wages and etc has gone up, but the cost of what the customer paid for is relative to the experience of the dining. My only note to New Paradise would be to revise how they sell prepare, make and sell their dishes in the future. The first couple of bites has made me hesitant about going back and ordering."

"Amazing tasty chicken Biryani and lamb halim - family meal for 4."

"Fully enjoyed our dinner here. The Lamb Briyani was soooo good. Hands down the best Ive tried. The chicken lollie pops were full of flavour, moist and fresh. The butter chicken - well. I went out on a leap of faith after the kind man told me there was no sugar in their food and that it wasnt like the usual sweet stuff us kiwis love so much. I can honestly say It was the bomb. It was rich, creamy and jam packed full of flavour and I still had half left over. Naan bread was fresh and hot as well. Fully rate this place."

"I have never found any Indian restaurant which made me come back for the second time. Their chicken tandoori is a must try. The first time when I had it wasn’t enough so I had to go for the second round. The chicken is soft, juicy and cooked well. You don’t find tandoori juicy in many restaurants. Where there is taste and quality price really doesn’t matter. And, I find their price reasonable too. I will come back again to try some different dishes now. Thanks :)"