Ammu South Indian Restaurant is an Indian restaurant and takeaway in Upper Hutt Central, and one of two Ammu sites — the other is in Masterton, in the Wairarapa. The kitchen's focus is South Indian, with the menu extending into widely known Indian curries and Indo-Chinese fusion dishes.
The published menu centres on South Indian specialities — dosas and biryanis are called out by the restaurant — alongside familiar curries, kormas and paneer dishes, classic starters such as onion bhajis, vegetable samosas and chicken tikka, and a range of naan breads. A number of the dishes are naturally vegetarian and gluten-free, and the restaurant is listed on gluten-free dining directories on that basis. There is a kids' menu. A daily lunch deal has been advertised.
Ammu takes table bookings through an online reservation platform and by phone on 04 527 4290, and runs online ordering for takeaway. Delivery is available through Delivereasy.
The restaurant does not publish seated function capacity, private-dining space, exclusive-hire terms, catering packages or group set menus, and no licensing or BYO position is stated. For MICE purposes it should therefore be treated as a group-dining and takeaway option rather than a function venue, and any group requirement — maximum table size, whole-venue availability, set-menu pricing, beverage arrangements — needs confirming directly.
Published hours are seven days, 11.30am–2.30pm and 4.30pm–9.30pm, which gives it both lunch and dinner coverage — useful for a working lunch or a delegate meal in the middle of the day, which several Upper Hutt options do not offer.
There is a live discrepancy worth flagging. This record and the major review directories list the Upper Hutt site at 2 Main Street, Upper Hutt 5018. The restaurant's own current website lists its Upper Hutt branch at 849 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt Central 5018. The phone number is the same on both. This is consistent with a relocation within Upper Hutt Central that the directories have not yet caught up with. Confirm the trading address before directing a group.
Upper Hutt Central sits at the northern end of the Hutt Valley, around 40 minutes from Wellington CBD by road and at the end of the Hutt Valley rail line, with Upper Hutt station in the town centre. The record carries a Google rating of 4.4. On Tripadvisor the restaurant is rated 4.0 out of 5 and ranked fifth of 47 restaurants in Upper Hutt.
Ammu suits a team lunch or an evening group meal for delegates already working in Upper Hutt, particularly where vegetarian and gluten-free coverage matters. It is not currently positionable as a private-function or event-catering venue on published information alone. See other Wellington venues for options closer to the CBD.
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