The name conjures up images of two very hospitable and slightly round restaurateurs with a passion for food - which is a fairly apt description of owners, Adipa and Ronnie Bhogal. They opened their first restaurant (of which there are now two) with the idea of serving beautiful Indian food in a sleek and sophisticated environment. Shying away from busy, eastern decor, this restaurant is relaxed and elegant, with warm polished floors and chunky wooden furniture. The menu features a selection of tasty dishes from all over the continent, such as chicken chennai from the south, and the sweet and sour prawn pathia from the west. Eat Up. 

  Drawing young backpackers and mixed-age locals alike, this polished twin-room eatery lives by the tagline ‘the art of pint & curry’. The extensive menu pleases both carnivores and vegetarians, and includes Palak Kofta (spinach dumplings) and a reliable Chicken tikka Masala.

  The décor of Two Fat Indians is its first plus point. It looks functional and anything but highbrow, but the warm wooden tables and golden pine look welcoming rather than nauseating. There’s not a sitar in the earshot, and the service is delivered with a smile, albeit a vaguely confused one at times when Two Fat Indians has attracted a Hundred lean and Hungry customers. Which is quite often. This place is hugely popular and rightly so.

 It was a pleasant dining experience which has converted me back to Indian food. The atmosphere, good food, friendly staff and general ambience will see us returning. 

 Owner Ronnie Bhogal takes pride in matching each dish with one of the 26 available beers. This is a warm, friendly place with a complete absence of Indian music music or pictures of the Taj Mahal. 

 The atmosphere of Two Fat Indians is set up nicely, with pleasant music in the background and an interior décor that suits the intrinsic mood created by the dishes emerging from the kitchen. From the moment I arrived in New Zealand I knew it was going to be a cultural experience, ant it is places like Two Fat Indians that put the icing on the cake and provide any adventurous traveler with a taste of something different at a reasonable cost. 

 What they have is sense of style. The aura is golden- warm- in it’s own way indicative of the warm hospitality you’ll find in the country where curry originated – with its delicate attention to flavour blending with long, languorous dinners which stretch way into the night – because it’s a place you don’t want to leave.