Auckland Restaurants

Satya

#16 of 294 things to do in Auckland

#87 of 3153 things to do in New Zealand

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Good for: food, Solo Travellers

Not good for: atmosphere, service

  • Address
    • 271 K Rd
  • Transport
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  • Phone
    • 09-377 0007
  • Price
    • mains $11-26
  • Hours
    • lunch Mon-Sat, dinner daily

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Lonely Planet review for Satya

Hugely popular, this humble-looking and humbly priced eatery has the best dahi puri (an entrée of chickpea, potato and yoghurt on a pappadam) and masala dosa (a crepe filled with potato-and-onion curry) in town.

 

Traveller reviews for Satya (1)

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    Home style Indian

    michaelzero recommends this,

    It's easy to get in the door at Satya, no maître d' to quiz you on reservations... actually no reservations at all as far as I know. Once in and surveying the tables you begin to wish there WAS someone staring down their glasses at you, checking your name against a list. Hello? A table? Anyone?

    We bumped through the crowded restaurant, which was actually kind of fun and found our own nice spot in the middle of the place. This gave us good all round people watching opportunities. We watched romantic couples trying to avoid peoples gaze, people like us, for instance. We watched large Indian families fuss over children who ran under tables. We watched middle aged woman, tipsy on BYO Sauvignon Blanc yarn about their time in India.

    They advertise their food as being 'home made', which is a modest way of saying "we make everything from scratch". A restaurant up the road might have called it "in-house gourmet" but Satya prefers to do things a little more low-key.

    My favorite dish was probably the most simple - Chicken Dosa, a pancake served with chicken cubes and small bowls of chutney. The pancake is curled around the plate like a conical tent with the other bowls underneath.

    All the curries have a great home-made freshness to them and taking the left-overs with you when you leave is a must.

    The service is a bit home-made too, but it really does add up to a unique experience, like you are in someone's home. On top of all of this you can bring your own wine!

    Good for: food, Solo Travellers

    Not good for: atmosphere, service

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