Decided to try out the new location instead of our usual Ponsonby and Mt Eden is just as tasty!

Went on a Wednesday at 8.30pm and they gladly seated us and service was fast.

Got the usual prata, lamb rogan josh, butter chicken, pani puri (BEST ENTREE EVER!) and a dosa to top it off.

Thanks Satya!

This latest branch of Satya, like their other branches, has a more interesting menu than the average Indian restaurant, with South Indian dishes (e.g. rava masala dosa), along with the standard curries. We ordered a couple of curries to take away, and were impressed with how quickly they were done. The Spinach Potato Curry ($14.95) was unusual in that it was a reddish brown colour, rather than green as I expected, and the potatoes were crinkle cut. It was also a little underseasoned. The South Indian Bone-In Chicken Masala Curry ($24.95) was expensive, but the chicken was soft and juicy and we could taste hing and other spices in the sauce. Both were what we would call extremely mild, though we requested medium hotness. While the food had good flavour, the restaurant felt Westernised in that there were wine glasses along one wall, and we overheard a waitress being instructed to sell the Spanish drink of sangria. Although I prefer the cheap and cheerful South Indian restaurant on Dominion Road (Ras Vatika Vegetarian Cafe), Satya is a good choice if you are with friends who are less adventurous, or if you feel like having meat with your dosas.

I think that this branch has not long opened and it is just down from the Power Station venue. It is a small cosy restaurant and the team serving us where very friendly. The food was good standard high quality Indian cuisine.

They have large and comfortable chairs and other restaurants should follow suit.

We will be heading back.