Top 50 Gluten-Free Indian Spots to Explore in New Zealand

Victoria Lawson

My husband and I went here because we were in the area and saw that it had good reviews. I am gluten free (coeliac). The menu was clearly labelled and almost the whole menu was gluten free, including unique options like fried chicken and onion bahji. They were very friendly and welcoming. They also seemed very mindful of dietary requirements, including cross-contamination. We had the cassava fries, 31 masala chicken curry, goat curry and paneer saagwala. Everything was delicious and flavourful. I would especially recommend the goat curry. Thank you for a lovely meal!!

Sam Hayman

Great food and service. Great gluten free options and staff are knowledgeable on celiacs

Luca K.

Amazing Indian food, perfect for celiacs and vegans!

Princely Alex Dcunha

If you are strolling around the city and want to try Indian food with great authentic ambience and visual Artefacts, look no further. Plenty of options in the menu, gluten free and dairy free options available too. All n all nice food! 💙

Mary Chesney

Very good food. Lots of spice options, mild for the kids and extra hot for a challenge. Lots of options for vegan, gluten free and dairy free. Very nice and fun music.

Ellouise Day

I came here with my aunts and mum for dinner and really enjoyed it! my house dal was amazing and the atmosphere was amazing, service was good. we had a first table booking for 3 and i tagged along at the end but they tried to charge me for a naan and starter along with my soup. after explaining im gluten intolerant and that all I ate was the soup finally after getting the manager it was resolved

Anita Foley

Thank you for my heavenly gluten-free lamb pasanda and amazing onion bhajis. They were wonderful. I was so happy, and the staff were so helpful in telling me what was gluten-free. The other meals for the rest of the table were also beautiful. Will diffently go again and well recommend

Alexander Glenn

Delicious food with great options for gluten and dairy free diets, very friendly staff.

Zandalee McIntyre

Amazing food and great range of gluten free curries. Best Saagwala curry i’ve ever had. The chicken was very succulent. Staff were so smiley and friendly and regulary checked up on us. Butter chicken was scrumptious and creamy, cheesy garlic naan wasn’t very cheesy but was still pleasant. Large open space, well decorated. The music was nice but kept changing genres however that is my partner’s and i’s only personal critique.

Quita Clifton

Both Nana Lou' cafe and star of India take aways have friendly staff, great service and amazing food. If you're looking for gluten free options they have it. And if you ask esp nana Lou's they will have dairy free options too.

Regan Crofts

Highly skilled chefs, beautifully presented food, and they also made us gluten free naan.

Nikita Wiggins

Best place for Indian cuisine in Hamilton - never had a bad experience. Staff are lovely and food is amazing - lots of vegetarian options and almost everything is gluten free. *** massive bonus is that the staff here are more than happy for customers to bring in their own containers to reduce waste too - very thankful that it’s easy to be a little more green with our takeaway options!

Jitesh Sharma

Nice staff authentic taste and reasonable price, takeaway, and dine in dairy free gluten free even Keto friends food

Kit Buckley

A fabulous experience. Wonderful good old fashioned service, a good knowledge of gluten free requirements and beautiful food. Thank you for a great night out either way the family

Avigail Larom

Amazing food, very friendly and helpful service, a great veriaty of options for everyone - vegetarian, vegan, diary free, gluten free, egg free, nut free etc. A lot of dishes I never saw in any other Indinan restaurants. Absolutely recommended!!!!

Sharon Quilter

Very yummy food. Reasonably priced. Very helpful with gluten free preferences

Srinath Mld

We had heard about Dosa Kitchen from our friends who came across Dosa Kitchen's Facebook page. Me and my friend being dosa lovers we went to try them the following Saturday morning at the Riverside Market. I got the chicken dosa and my friend got the vegan masala dosa. I simply loved my chicken dosa and thought it was the best chicken dosa in New Zealand, the dosa was hot and crispy. My friend also loved the masala dosa, she told that the masala potatoes had just a touch of turmeric and just melllltttedd in the mouth. All this tasty food was gluten free, couldn't believe it and the masala dosa was vegan and dairy free.

K Hall

We've eaten here several times and will keep coming back. Most of the dishes here have a freshly ground spice flavour, i.e. they have not been overcooked or lazily cooked. The dishes taste authentic. We always have the Daal Makhani as it's particularly good. Last night we tried the Lamb Ra Ra which was excellent. They cater to Gluten free and also dairy free people here. The interior is not very intimate or romantic, but the food and friendly service make up for this, and they've also made some changes recently, which do help give the place a warmer cosier feel.

FrogFriend563

Food was nice, however the menu is misleading- none of the chicken options are dairy free due to marinating in yoghurt- despite saying dairy free. Explanation of this was also lacking- the only reason our group came is because the menu said dairy free and gluten free options. Other than that food was nice, mild lamb saagwala was nice could have done with more salt. Coeliac friendly, seemed to have lots of options for gluten free. No cocktails for some reason? Again not explained well. Was in at a quiet time service was standard, other than the menu being wrong was okay.

Tabitha Michelle Embleton

Love that I could finally have a gluten free Nan bread taste just like the normal one.

Andrew Roberts

One of the best restaurants on the shore and my favourite. They have great service and the best food with several vegan and gluten free options. And you can have the curry temperature at exactly the setting you like. Definitely recommended.

Lisa Grant

Unfortunately it wasn’t a great experience, I gifted a friend a high tea experience and from the beginning she said things just didn’t go how they should. Their reservation was never recorded so when they arrived they were told there was no such booking, it took 3 attempts for someone to take their Tea order and the Gluten free food was far less then expected. She said the food she received was very nice so that’s a plus it was more around the whole experience. Thank you

C Norris

Perfect for a catch up with Celiac friends. Great Kemah Naan and Saag Chicken.

Linas Jakučionis

One of the guests has dairy intolerance, the staff were knowledgeable about the food that can be made dairy free and they do have "allergies menu" available on request which clearly indicates which items are dairy free, vegan, gluten free, etc. The food was lovely, the staff were friendly. They do have nice outside booths which worked really well on warm summer evening. (I had "kiwi hot" chicken jalfrazi and then gulab jamun for dessert.)

Ebbutt Family

Awesome place to get lunch or dinner from. Friendly service and great food. Added bonus that their currys are gluten free

Tania Werder

Great place for dinner. Plenty of vegan and gluten free options.

Felicity Craft

Our time at Cassia was truly the best dining experience we’ve ever had. From the minute you step into the beautiful premises on Federal Street, you are greeted with friendly staff and incredible smells. The service is phenomenal from start to finish. Now the food, oh the food, it is an absolute knock out. I highly suggest the journey through India option letting the chef choose dishes for a four course meal. We loved that every dish had warmth and spice without burning. A wonderful surprise was the mushroom, green chilli, and truffle dish, and you’ve got to try their classic roasted carrot, vindaloo dish. My mum who has coeliac disease was fed without any problem whatsoever and really only missed out on the naan. Finally, the cocktails are outstanding. I’d highly recommend the Amore speziato. 10/10 experience 🩷

Aribert Kopnarski

Very good food, also gluten free and spicy if desired.

Karen Brooks

Great experience, yummy food, very good knowledge of coeliacs and we felt like it was safe and gluten free. We will come in and eat next time we visit.

Cathal Merz

Excellent Indian food. The menu is nearly all gluten free and suitable for coeliac.

Muffs Merino

I’ve been told about this place for a long time and finally came here. The food was so good. I have intolerances to soy, gluten - and they accommodated my order. And, even though these items are on the menu, I did not feel unwell, like at many other places. So I will be coming back here. Friendly and excellent food. This is the best treat I’ve ever had. It tastes like Christmas new years and Valentine’s Day all on one bite.

Stephen O'Brien

As a coeliac I love this place. Of all the starters and mains only 3 are NOT gluten free. So many restaurants are the opposite. Coeliac aside, the food is delicious. I come to Christchurch infrequently for work but the consistency of the food here is impeccable. And the service is always warm and welcoming. Recommend this place to all. Very reasonably priced as well Eat in or takeaway.....up to you. Either way, enjoy!!!!

Emilie Servais

Great service! So friendly. Very fresh and tasty, made to our spice level. Lots of gluten free options. Thank you

Kelly Gray

Staff were awesome, can cater for coeliac needs

Linux Richard

Consistently good food, ready promptly and at good prices. Good variety of dishes including vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free. Dine-in does have the problem of putting up with the constant foot traffic of people picking up takeaways though.

Janet Dougherty

Beautiful meal. I am on a gluten free and dairy free diet and for the first time in years I had a creamy butter chicken and it tasted sooo good. Yes dairty free. Really really good!

Gareth Bissland

Best Indian on this side of town especially the chicken sag. Always friendly staff. Have a gluten allergy and never had an issue here.

Will Miller

Such a great find. My family is gluten free and dairy free and can eat so much here. Last night we had south Indian food and Thai, which were amazing. Great dosa, indo-chinese and thai options, or mix them up. Honestly one of the best retaurants in Whangarei and well priced.

Simon Stubbs

So, a coeliac here. Always nervous about food and new restaurants. Saw good reviews so decided to risk it. Family had prawn korma - 5/5. Lemon chicken - 4/5 and Chefs special - 6/5. Super helpful service. Even going so far as to check ingredients of free after dinner mints. For drinks, the virgin mojito was to die for. Had a coke and they did not swamp it with ice. I have no hesitation in recommending for gluten free people. Thanks guys.

Andrew Bennett

Delicious food. Nothing was marked as gluten free on the menu, but almost everything was GF, and safe for celiacs.

Christine Keery

Booked a table at late notice. Restaurant is appropriately decorated and has the most amazing chairs! Service was fast and catered to dietary requirements (both gluten and dairy) Would recommend 100%

Reece Bradley

Lovely helpful owners. Authentic cuisine that was delicious and filling. Our friend is gluten and dairy intolerant. They happily made sure they could prepare delicious meals for them. So good we went back the next night. They will prepare it to the heat that suits you.

ben shame

Our favourite local place always friendly staff always quality food we eat in and get takeaways here often. Tasty dishes without MSG and gluten free never an issue when we ask.

Kate Scanlen

Great food and lovely service. Very receptive and careful about special dietary requests - great for low gluten and dairy curry options!

Meghan Creed

Beautiful food. I'm gluten and dairy intolerant, they couldn't of done more for me. The waiter made me feel completely at ease - an absolute joy to eat here

Heather Dodson

Absolutely delicious meal! Amazing for gluten free, and was served quick as it was late on a Sunday evening. Honestly a fantastic service and food!

Keshav Chandran

Lovely service. Chicken Vindaloo was tasty, had the meatballs (gluten free) with salsa verde as well which were pretty good but not as good as the vindaloo. Restaurant was a little too warm when we dined. Worth a try, and wouldn't mind coming back next time we're in town, not many places do Indian and Meatball fusion.

Urvi Gadhia

Slightly overpriced compared to other Indian restaurants in town, but great ambience, friendly staff and the onion bhaji starter I tried was yum! We walked in a little before closing time but they were really kind and let us dine in anyways, which was big brownie points.. very clear menu with regard to allergens.. lots of vegan and gluten free options.. :)

Stefanie Dixon

Amazing selection of delicious food for myself as a gluten free meat eater and vegan hubby. Vegan menus as standard on the tables, with a huge range of options in every category. Great list of 'something different' in the street food section, but the usual suspect chicken tikka masala was amazing. Staff were so great, really friendly and exceptional service. Open kitchen so can see how clean and professionally run it is. Thanks so much for the great meal! A+++

Kurt Haldane

By far the best indian food in North canterbury. Gluten free options Absolutely amazing biryani and butter chicken. This is my new favorite place to eat and can't wait to get it again soon You guys should be really proud of your great business