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Reviews for Sages Indian Restaurant

by bonsai
27th November 2012

I visited Sages for the first time recently, and was very impressed. I’m a huge fan of Indian food, but there are a lot of mediocre restaurants around. Thankfully, Sages isn’t one of them. The food was delicious, and my companions and I will definitely return to try more of the menu. Highly recommended.

by Henry
10th November 2012

Great food, nice layout and friendly service. One of the best Indian meals I have had. Also I like their delivery service

by Cheryl H.
15th May 2012

I am sad to say that our experience was anything but pleasant, my daughter received her meal approx 35 mins afta we arrived and then my husband receieved his 10 mins later after I hour I had not received mine and they had finished theirs, not wanting to dine alone I asked 3 times for my meal to to bagged up so I could take it home, we asked for chilled water 4 times and they mucked up the bill charging us for food we did not receive this restaurant must have changed hands I would never return to dine there again it was a nightmere.

by Phillip W.
10th May 2012

Excellent menu choice. Great atmosphere and friendly staff.
I would say it would be one of the best Indian cuisine restaurants i have been to in Auckland.

by ade
2nd May 2012

I went there one weekday with a mate and we couldnt tell if the place was open or not. The front door was locked so we had to knock and wave through the window that we wanted to give them money. We got in! it was basically empty. bough a beer. 7 bucks. ordered a vindaloo (specifically requested it to be a hot as possible) and a vege dish. Paid the $40 bucks and tried to leave but they had locked us in. Food was absolutely delicious. (I couldve had an even hotted vindaloo though!) Also coulda gone for a bit more meat in there for a 2o dollar takaway dish. Overall food was good but locking us in was bad.

by David B.
18th December 2011

Friends were really keen for us to try this place as they are regulars. We were not disappointed.

The six of us ordered a complete range of dishes to share from the menu and all were tasty, fresh and excellent. Service was friendly with a smile.

Worth travelling to if you want a change from your local favorite Indian.

by Jess
30th May 2011

Sages are my “local” Indian restaurant. I’ve eaten in quite a few times, and the service and food has always been great – I particularly like the cosy, warm atmosphere in the restaurant.

We order takeaways about once a week, either picking up or making use of their great delivery service. The curries are always yummy, and we’re particularly fond of the onion bahji and pakora as side dishes. I recommend the mango chicken, chicken tikka masala and lamb saagwala.

by Jessica
25th March 2011

The food is fantastic and is very reasonably priced. We thought the service was great, they were very friendly and had a laugh with us. We have eaten in and ordered take away and have never been disappointed.

by Doug R.
30th September 2010

Sages has to be the best Indian restaurant in Auckland. Not only are Karen and Jamahl excellent, friendly host the food is absolutely great! I have visited Sages on over 20 occasions and have never had a bad experience. Only regret that since moving out of the area I do not get there as often.

by Jason
5th March 2010

Totally excellent REAL indian food
excellent service
actually it’s the best indian food in Auckland -

by sera
28th February 2010

Wonderful place to dine with great atmosphere! Loved it. Have to be one of the best Indian restaurant I have dined in regards to the atmosphere ever.great service,great food. Would never have expected this treasure in the middle of Pt. Chevalier Will definitely be back and would be perfect for a function like a wedding or any other party.

by Kevin
18th February 2010

Great yummy food & great friendly service with reasonable prices.My work colleagues & I had a wonderful time & look forward to our next dining experience! Well done Sages

by ken
14th February 2010

This is the best curry shop around, the owners are really cool and sweet. They always say hello which is rare these days. I love the food, the best indian food around. I hope u guys have successful business,u r the best, ur a couple of sweeties

by James A.
10th January 2010

Never ever go at this resturant, lady is very rude will not leave you alone, we were served with stale rice and curry, hate this place, don’t like the fat lady owner, the reviews below sound 100% true

by Jacinda
15th November 2009

After finding a large piece of dirty glass found in the curry, they absolutely refused to refund our money! They also refused to take ANY responsibility saying it must have come from the bag of peas or other vegetable.. after some debate, they agreed on a partial refund of one of the curries as 1/4 of it already had been eaten before the glass was found! They would not refund for the 2 naan bread or the other curry even though it could not be eaten after being completely put off our meal. So we walked out with one sore tooth, out of pocket and unfed!… We will never be eating at Sages again!

by Mark Maffey
1st October 2009

Went for the Sages Banquet, they were flexible enough to change one of the main options for us. There were three of us and the entrees and mains were more than sufficient in size,and all were very tasty.

Karen is an excellent hostess and have no trouble in recommending this restaurant to others, well priced, good selection of dishes and all very tasty

by Ray G.
7th June 2009

Sage’s had been a regular haunt with really good food however we will never be going back again after tonight’s experience. 5 of us went for dinner and, not being particularly big eaters, we ordered 4 banquet meals between us. This was not good enough for them. Bearing in mind 4 banquets were over $100 and we could have just ordered 5 mains at under $80, we found the attitude bewildering. At first they only brought out 4 plates and 4 sets of cutlery. Then after our protest they brought the 5th one and we thought they had seen sense. That was until we received the bill and we were charged for 5 banquets. Pretty short-sighted in a recession to alienate customers like that. Not only will we not be going back but nor will our friends and we will all be telling everyone we know to avoid Sage’s like the plague

by Jeef
12th August 2008

Sages went through a purple patch, lost it a bit and has rebounded with style. Best pick a night when the spare chef isn’t on, as he oversalts everything, but on song, this place thoroughly justifies the Metro Award it got a couple of years ago.

highly recommend the Chicken -Madras and -Tikka Masala, but everything is good, fresh and well-made. Competitive pricing, great service and the best naans in Auckland. It’s all good!

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