Zinc Indian Restaurant & Takeaways serves authentic Indian cuisine at 9 Northumberland Street in Waipukurau, Central Hawke's Bay, offering dine-in and takeaway from a menu of creamy curries, slow-cooked biryanis, tandoori specialties and freshly baked naan. The restaurant invites diners to book a table in advance, and dishes can be prepared mild, medium or spicy to suit the table.
Part of the pleasure of an Indian restaurant meal is that most kitchens will adjust the chilli heat of a curry to order. Always worth asking, particularly with children or mixed appetites at the table. Sharing is the traditional way to eat: a couple of mains with rice or biryani and warm naan to scoop with. Regulars tend to judge a kitchen by its tandoor bread and slow-cooked dishes, which take real skill to get right.
For a relaxed curry night or a takeaway in Waipukurau, Zinc sits on Northumberland Street at the heart of Central Hawke's Bay.