Curry Master Snells Beach is a local Indian restaurant on Mahurangi East Road, serving rich, authentic cuisine to Snells Beach and the surrounding coast. The menu is built on bold flavours and traditional recipes crafted with care: comforting curries, sizzling tandoori delights and freshly baked naan, all made with fresh ingredients, aromatic spices and time-honoured cooking techniques.
The classics are all here — creamy Butter Chicken, flavorful Rogan Josh, spicy Vindaloo and vegetarian favourites like Paneer Tikka Masala — alongside an Indo-Chinese selection of spicy noodles, crispy starters and flavourful stir-fries. Pair your meal with fluffy basmati rice, crispy samosas or a refreshing mango lassi for the full experience.
Dine in, grab takeaway or order delivery — there's online ordering for convenience and reservations if you'd like to secure a table. The friendly team is dedicated to excellent service and a warm, welcoming atmosphere for locals and visitors alike.
On Mahurangi East Road in Snells Beach, Curry Master has set out to be the area's go-to destination for rich, authentic Indian cuisine. The kitchen's promise is a simple one: comforting curries, sizzling tandoori delights and freshly baked naan, all built on bold flavours and traditional recipes crafted with care. Whether you have spent the day at the beach or you live just around the corner, it is the kind of place made for evenings when only a proper curry will do.
Everything starts with the fundamentals. The team cooks with fresh ingredients, aromatic spices and time-honoured techniques, aiming to capture the true essence of Indian food rather than a watered-down version of it. That philosophy shows in a menu that runs the full spectrum of Indian cooking — and then keeps going, branching into Indo-Chinese territory for good measure.
The mains list reads like a tour of India's best-loved dishes. Butter Chicken leads the way — creamy, gentle and deeply comforting — while Rogan Josh brings a more aromatic, spice-layered character to the table. At the hot end sits the Vindaloo, a fiery curry for diners who like real punch in their bowl. Vegetarian diners are well looked after too, with favourites like Paneer Tikka Masala serving up paneer in a rich, spiced masala sauce.
That range is part of the appeal: one table can order from mild and creamy to boldly hot without anyone compromising, and every curry is made to be mopped up with rice or naan. The entree selection — samosas, onion bhajis and tandoori bites — is described by the kitchen as perfectly spiced to awaken your taste buds, which is exactly what a good starter should do. A refreshing mango lassi is on hand for anyone who overcommits to the Vindaloo.
Beyond the classic curries sits a full Indo-Chinese section — that much-loved fusion of Indian spices and Chinese flavours. Think spicy noodles, crispy starters and flavourful stir-fries, each carrying the distinctive double hit of wok heat and Indian seasoning. It is a smart option for groups who want more than one style on the table, or for anyone whose default order is usually noodles rather than naan.
Curry Master is set up to work however your evening does. Dine in for a relaxed dinner, grab a takeaway on the way home, or order delivery when the couch is calling. Online ordering makes pickup and delivery straightforward, and reservations are available for anyone planning ahead. If you are feeding a group, the spread of entrees, curries, Indo-Chinese dishes and sides makes it easy to order broadly and share.
The atmosphere is deliberately welcoming. The team describes itself as friendly and dedicated to excellent service, catering to locals and visitors alike — a fitting brief for a restaurant serving a coastal community where the crowd shifts with the seasons and a reliable local curry house matters.
Curry Master keeps dinner-only hours, opening in the late afternoon seven days a week. Sunday and Monday service runs from 4:30pm to 9:00pm, Tuesday to Thursday from 4:00pm to 9:00pm, and Friday and Saturday stretch slightly later to 9:30pm. You will find the restaurant at 332 Mahurangi East Road, Snells Beach, and the team can be reached on 09-425 6785 for bookings and orders.
If you are after a taste of India on this stretch of the coast — tradition, flavour and spice, as the kitchen puts it — Curry Master Snells Beach is where the locals will point you.