Chilis Bistro and Tandoor
Shop 17, Mcmillan Ct, Newlands, Wellington City, Wellington
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Nothing better than a tasty, authentic Indian food on a cold, wet, winter evening - well got 3 out of 6 right, as
weather in Wellington is still summer-like, but the food in Chili's is Indian, and it is very, very tasty and
most definitively authentic! Also it seems to us that every time we dine in Chili's, the food gets better and
there is something new to try, but somehow Chili's still manage to retain the old favourites in their menus too.
The plan we (me and my wife) had was to order a bit more than usual so we can take the rest of it with us and
have some nice dinner on the next day too. So we started with some Chef's special Chili's sauce Chicken Tikka
straight from their Tandoori oven together with traditional Onion Bhaji; Onion Bhaji was as good as always, but
we had not had Chef's special before and it was absolutely beautiful (plus there was a lot of it). So
unfortunately nothing was left for the next day ...
For our main courses we had Lamb Balti, Prawn Masala and Chicken Dahiwala. Lamb Balti we have almost every time,
as the way Chili's prepares it is superior to all other Indian restaurants in Wellington. My wife wanted some
Prawn Masala and liked it even though she felt it was spicier than usual. I liked it and actually preferred a bit
more spices. Chicken Dahiwala was a new one for us - it was an interesting dish quite different to anything else
we've had previously in other Indian restaurants. To me it was an average dish (which with Chili's strandards
makes it a good/great dish in other Indian restaurants in Wellington), but my wife really liked it; she does not
like chicken dishes usually but this one was just spot on; it is creamy, but not sickly so as the creaminess
comes from yoghurt, it is tasty, but not sweet nor salty - actually I would be surprised if it had any salt or
sugar content in it.
All the main courses were accompanied with a bread basket, which in Chili's is HUGE and has some five different
varieties in it. As you can guess we had more than enough for the next day too! We also had a bottle of Sauvignon
Blanc to go with it, in Chilies they believe in quality wines so the choice was the very affordable Tohu and it
suited the dinner perfectly.
The dessert then, I hear you asking, what did you have for dessert? Well, nothing in the restaurant as we were
just too full, but Chili's do have a great Mango Kulfi available that you can take home with you, put it into
freezer and cherish the next day. What a great way to spend an evening out it was (again), thanks Chili's.