Haveli FINE FOOD in Kiel

We were unlucky here. We waited almost 1.5 hours. The waiter came several times and said the food would be right there. After this long wait, when the waiter finally checked with us to see what we had ordered, we left feeling hungry.

Unfortunately, things have declined considerably there! Good food, friendly people, but no service at all. The mineral water was brought after 40 minutes. After 50 minutes, the greeting from the kitchen came!!! Then, after an hour of waiting, the appetizer and the bread. Later, at some point, the food. In between, no contact with the waiter at all. No "How's it?", no questions about more drinks. Completely invisible. A truly terrible experience! I don't know when I last didn't leave a tip! Not again for a while!

It is very beautiful in the haveli. Delicious food and wonderful, friendly service. The portion size at dinner is a little smaller, but of high quality.

Very attentive service, very, very tasty food and matching wine. I'll definitely come back!

Definitely worth a visit, great food, good service and a very pleasant atmosphere. Excellent value for money 👍🏼

A culinary highlight with excellent service! The Thali Teen menu impresses with its great variety: the house salad is fresh and refined, the sweet potato tempura is wonderfully crispy, and the pulled lamb on crispy thaler is a real taste experience. The Butter Chicken is wonderfully creamy, the Daal Makhni is aromatic and perfectly seasoned. Serve with fluffy rice or butter naan – simply heavenly! The service was particularly outstanding: warm, attentive and with genuine hospitality. Here you feel welcome and well looked after. An all-round perfect experience – we will definitely be back!

The Haveli is a very good choice for anyone who wants to experience Indian cuisine with a modern interpretation and at a high level. Whether butter chicken, dal or lamb tacos: the keen eater is offered a well-seasoned, nuanced world of flavors. The service is also quick, friendly and knows how to provide expert information. Top recommendation!

Everything was great, very well trained staff, all the food was simply brilliant, the rooms were great!

Really great Indian restaurant with delicious food. Was there for lunch and the lunch dishes are really great in terms of price and performance. A clear recommendation from me for a visit.

Sensational food and outstanding service! Employees trained and super friendly. Looking into the kitchen is an experience - the atmosphere seems professional (through the glass). I would describe the food as fine Indian cuisine. The price is correspondingly high. The ambience is beautiful. An old villa has been completely renovated. Selected decoration - lamps from Catellani & Smith - a dream.

Das Essen war wirklich ausgezeichnet, leider hat der Service den Abend etwas getrübt. Der Kellner war sehr freundlich aber sehr, sehr unerfahren. Die Weinflasche öffnen mit lautem Knall, beim Abräumen große Tellerberge basteln und den Rechnungsbetrag einmal über den Tisch rufen. Und leider auch Abzüge für die geflutete Toilette, fehlende Handtücher und insgesamt keinen sauberen Eindruck. Sehr, sehr schade.

The staff was very friendly, the food was delicious and beautifully prepared. The old building where the restaurant is located is very stylish and architecturally special. In terms of price, the visit is definitely not cheap, but if you want something a little fancier, then you've come to the right place!

Super delicious breakfast, with Indian "flavors", great tea selection, great service, very relaxed atmosphere, quiet and very cool, cozy atmosphere.

Very beautiful and good address. To delight yourself tastefully and visually. Lovely wait staff.

It is always an experience to eat at the Haveli. Such nice and attentive service and the food is a taste explosion. So lovingly prepared, delicious homemade lemonades and great food. Eating out at the haveli is a treat. Thank you very much, keep it up.

Great ambience and great Indian food.

Everything is fine, but the prices are at the top

The food was very good. The service was very friendly and competent. I can only recommend it!

Quite expensive, food delicious, service a bit awkward, but nice decor not harmonious.

Definitely in the higher segment in terms of price. But really well done. Very interesting food that I have never come across before. The star is actually because of the price/performance ratio. The atmosphere, the service and the food are truly unique.

Delicious food in a great atmosphere. Service friendly and prices fair. Clear recommendation!

This is the best restaurant in Kiel. You can truly enjoy modern Indian style food. Everyone is friendly and the food is delicious.

My husband and I had a really nice, pleasant evening in the Haveli with very friendly service and very tasty food. Despite small mishaps, which were more pleasant than annoying. There is a great view through a large window into the kitchen, through which you could watch the chefs baking bread. We found the slightly museum or exhibition-like atmosphere in the restaurant, with a slight tendency to chaos, wonderful. Thanks again to the young man, who was new there but made our evening even more pleasant with his charm and friendliness. Stay as you are 😊

All around great experience. Exquisite food, professional service and an elegant, cozy atmosphere. Absolutely hip restaurant - and rightly so!

Wow, that was a mega evening with absolutely outstanding taste explosions. Incredibly good service combined with very good cuisine. We would also give 10 stars. We'd love to come back.

Spontaneously had a meal at the Haveli. An absolute experience. The food is very fine, very attentive service, great ambience. If I'm in Kiel again, I'll definitely come back.

A wonderful and enjoyable evening. Unfortunately, I'm not in Kiel that often, because then I would eat here more often. Everything just fit. Absolutely recommended 👍💯

Super tasty, even though I don't tolerate spicy food that well. The food here was great

Very nice restaurant in a Wilhelminian style villa. Stylish ambience. Very friendly and courteous staff. Aperitif, starter, main course PERFECT. Very good wine selection.

Der Freund hat dieses Restaurant vorgeschlagen, es hat auch einen Außenbereich. Zu indischem Essen hatte ich bisher keine Erfahrungen. Der Service war zeitweise etwas holprig und wirkte nicht vom Fach, das hat sich später gegeben. Getränke prima, Wartezeit völlig ok. Das Essen war optisch und geschmacklich großartig, wir haben mit großem Appetit das Gebrachte restlos genossen. Die Preise sind selbstbewusst, aber für unser Mahl angemessen. Angenehmes Ambiente. Wir kommen gern wieder. Danke!

We are still in the process of getting to know and appreciate the Haveli's refreshed evening menu. Some of our favorite dishes like the inji pulli have remained unchanged, others have been adapted slightly (e.g. burrata makhni). There are also new dishes like the sweet & crispy with sweet potato or the Pumkin Khamiri, which we really like. As always, the service was attentive and fulfilled our wishes quickly.

Parminder, you have a great shop!

I went here for a drink based on a recommendation. The service was very polite and gave me good advice. I found the drink, a lemonade, very tasty. The atmosphere is also unique - I've never seen it before - but I found it very cozy. I would happily recommend the restaurant.

Delicate delight! Absolutely recommended for connoisseurs 🫶🏼

I ate the "rice dish", Pot Pie, there, it was far too spicy for my standards, it was neither on the menu nor did the waiter point it out, I couldn't finish this dish because of the spiciness. My companions wanted to drink beer, what they chose was no longer available, strange for a bottled beer. All in all, I can't understand the hype surrounding this restaurant and find the price-performance ratio disproportionate.

Perfect restaurant to have a nice, good meal. The finest home-made cuisine with great taste experiences. We'd love to come back.

A really nice place to eat! Great hosts - very good drinks.

This was our second time there for dinner and we loved it both times. The restaurant is comfortably furnished and you can also sit outside. First we had two delicious aperitifs. As a starter we had shrimp and tuna. Both visually very appealing and tasted incredibly sophisticated and delicious and the portions were so large that we were almost full afterwards. The main courses were not quite as sophisticated, but they were also tasty and prepared with love and also large portions. The staff was very nice, courteous and reserved. However, communicating with the Indian staff was very difficult because they could not speak German and hardly spoke any English. That's why we got a chutney even though we didn't order any and we were charged for that. Otherwise, the comment that everything was served very quickly and that it was even too quick for us, so we asked for a short break after the starters. The house appetizers and our starters were served before we had the wine on the table. That wasn't quite ideal. Overall, absolutely recommendable and an experience that justifies the price in our opinion.

Food was very tasty, atmosphere was very nice. The service was very good. We would particularly like to highlight our waitress Julia. She does a very good job. She gave us an unforgettable evening. Thanks for that.

The food was tasty but very expensive and the staff was unsympathetic.

Have walked past it many times. Now we've gone inside. Four adults, two children under 10, one baby. Excellent welcome and service from staff. Great advice. Extra wishes are of course fulfilled. Wonderfully eaten - the beloved Indian cuisine, so sophisticated that it has never been served to us anywhere else. A MUST on your next visit to Kiel.

Great atmosphere! Tastefully decorated. There is nothing like this anywhere else in Kiel. Great food. For me the best Indian in Kiel. We'll definitely be back.

Very tasty, true taste experiences and great service

I had a lovely evening with my sister at the haveli. We both really enjoyed the dishes and drinks we chose. There will definitely be a next time.

The service was attentive and friendly, although the nan bread that was ordered with the starter was forgotten twice and ended up coming at the end of the main course - that can happen. I think it's a shame that there isn't a non-spicy dish, even the salad with strips of beef fillet is spicy. Unfortunately, the request to cook dishes milder was not implemented despite the promise. We were there in a group, one of us couldn't tolerate spicy food, so he made do with rice and Nan bread. I know it differently from Indian restaurants and would have expected that even in this rather higher-priced restaurant there would be more culinary attention to the guest. That's why my suggestion - simply add 1-2 non-spicy dishes to the menu, Indian cuisine is not only spicy,

We went to the Haveli on a recommendation and were not disappointed. The color composition of the furnishings and the beautiful table decorations make you feel right at home. The service was very friendly and attentive. The drinks and the food tasted excellent. Personally, I was particularly happy about the vegan options. We had a great time and would love to come back on our next visit to Kiel.

Out of necessity I came across the Haveli and have to say: CLASS!!! A great location, every place is special... 🌟. You will be warmly welcomed, accompanied and pampered... 🌟. And the real thing, the food: Super good... 🌟.

Something different. The food was tasty. Unfortunately, the waitress often overlooked the empty glasses. The kitchen was a little overwhelmed. All in all a lovely evening.

The best restaurant in all of Kiel. Rarely eaten so well. Can you add the sautéed spring vegetables back to the menu? My favorite dish next to butter chicken!

One of the best food i had in Germany. Very nice staff. Highly recommend butter chicken and saffron kulfi.

It's a very nice and good restaurant, very nice staff, delicious food! One star: I was too fast, didn't look properly and press confirmation, so I wanted to give five stars!!

Preis, Leistung stimmt hier überhaupt nicht .Indische Küche ist das auch nicht es wird alles vermischt ,schade denn indische Küche ist eigentlich was feines man wird falsch gelockt

We ate here today with 7 friends and were recommended Foodsharing! It was a journey through different worlds for us! We will 100% come back and would like to thank the nice staff for this nice evening with you! My insider tip is drinking whiskey sour is great 😉❤️🙏🏻

We had a very good meal at the Haveli. The service was also very nice and attentive. The ambience in the old city villa is very tasteful. This wasn't our last visit to the haveli!

The staff were quite welcoming and the curries tasted very good and come with nice designs. The portions could be a little larger considering the price. Overall it was a positive experience.

Vor der Pandemie eröffnete in Kiel ein Restaurant, das indische Küche vom Feinsten anbot. Als Kenner der indischen Küche(n) probierte ich seinerzeit - quasi im Vorbeigehen - ein Dosa, das großartig zubereitet war und geschmacklich überzeugte. Grund genug also, um ins Haveli mal für ein komplettes Abendessen einzukehren. Gesagt, getan und so haben wir am 18. Mai 2024 einen Tisch für zwei Personen bestellt. Da es uns im Außenbereich zu kalt war, nahmen wir im Innern Platz. Zunächst bestellten wir zwei alkoholfreie Cocktails und die waren großartig. Keine Diskussion. Die Vorspeise (Thanda Matlap Pani Puri) war sensationell. Die in der Speisekarte versprochene Geschmacksexplosion fand statt. Selten wurden wir von einer Vorspeise derart positiv überrascht. Leider konnten die Hauptgänge das Niveau nicht durchgehend halten. Der Kabeljau (De-cod-e und mit Kohlenfisch übersetzt) war perfekt zubereitet und wusste auch geschmacklich zu überzeugen, auch und gerade durch das Zusammenspiel mit dem Kaviar. Warum man dazu allerdings industriell gefertigte Schupfnudeln servierte, wird wohl das Geheimnis des Küchenchefs bleiben. Zum Fisch wurde eine warme Currysauce serviert, selbige war leider leicht säuerlich und passte daher weder zum Fisch noch zu den Schupfnudeln. In der Speisekarte war übrigens von "hausgemachten Süßkartoffelgnocchi" die Rede Das zweite Hauptgericht - Ratto Manns - sollte lt. Speisekarte Lamm in einer feurigen Sauce sein. Nun, zumindest der zweite Teil des kulinarischen Versprechens wurde eingehalten, die Sauce war wirklich perfekt gewürzt. Das Lamm allerdings schmeckte verdächtig nach Rind und war zudem keineswegs tüchtig geschmort. Eine weitere Stunde im Schmortopf hätte dem Fleisch jedenfalls gut getan. Auch hier gab es eine ungewöhnliche und nach meinem Empfinden unpassende Beilage aus Kartoffelstampf (meinem Geschmack nach ebenfalls Industrieware/Convenience Food) . Das Wurzelgemüse entpuppte sich als drei kleine Würfel Süßkartoffel(?). Die bestellten Naan-Brote wussten geschmacklich zu überzeugen waren aber mit jeweils um die € 4,50/Stck. heillos überteuert Gemessen am Preisniveau des Haveli kann man wohl echte handwerkliche Qualität bzw. perfekt zubereitete Speisen erwarten. Positiv erwähnen möchte ich noch die nette Bedienung, die allerdings in die Unsitte verfiel, jeden Gast zu Duzen. Das mag in einem Studentenlokal passend sein, in einem Restaurant von der Preisklasse des Haveli sicherlich nicht. Ich bin schließlich Gast und nicht ein Bekannter oder gar Freund.

So, you have to be very romantic to enjoy this ambience, i.e. to describe this old house as dignified or beautiful. Today I found it to be rather dilapidated, unkempt and simply ancient. The food was not Indian, but simply mercilessly over-spiced and definitely way too expensive. The service and the staff have made things right again. Conclusion anyway: Totally overrated, Kiel doesn't have much to offer in the way of gastronomy, far too expensive, rather unkempt, for me and my wife and guests, no future option, a shame.

Expensive, but I've never eaten so well.

Very, very good food and really nice waiters..

Everything just fits here!! Service 5 ⭐ Food (Incredibly GOOD) 5⭐ and the ambience 5⭐ Can recommend Haveli unconditionally!

Sehr gutes Essen, aufmerksamer und sehr freundlicher Service, geschmackvolles Ambiente...ich freue mich schon auf das nächste Essen im Haveli!

Unfortunately, the main course is not really indian, I would say indian fusion but I'm not really sure at this point how I would categorize it. The taste itself was mediocre and the food was overpriced and portions were quite small. As for drinks, I had ordered aperol spritz which tasted like water. I have been to Haveli in the past and they had some authentic Indian dishes but the menu seems to have changed drastically.

Food is Overpriced, less quantity and not authentic. Disappointing experience

It was a wonderful evening for us. The food was delivered very promptly. The waitress asked us occasionally how we were. The meat was cooked perfectly. I can't find anything negative 👍. It was a great evening

Had a delicious meal in the Haveli in the evening. I can really recommend the starters, especially the Aloo Tikki, the Inji Pulli and the tacos were phenomenal!

A very pleasant Indian restaurant with a nice ambience and good service. The food was tasty and very well presented. I had the biriani with chicken and my friends had meat dishes. We tried their non-alcoholic drink and their mango lassi and they were excellent. My reason for not giving it 5 stars is maybe a bit unfair. Yet, having lived in the UK, I was a bit disappointed that the dips did not come with poppadoms as I am used to. Also other dishes did not taste the way that I expected. Still, I can highly recommend this restaurant and look forward to visit it again.

Dinner with friends for four. Friendly staff, super delicious food. However, problems coordinating food and drinks. The drinks came to the table after the meal. There was an extra for that...

Nice restaurant with good service and dishes. Unfortunately, the price-performance ratio is in no way correct and should be revised.

Ich war schon sehr oft Gast im Haveli, ich genieße Service und Ambiente. Gestern Abend war ich wieder dort und muss leider sagen das das Preis Leistungsverhältnis arg ins rutschen gekommen ist. Das Essen war lecker wie immer, aber ich wäre gerne satt geworden. Das hat leider trotz Vorspeise nicht geklappt, und ich möchte mir nach dem besuch in einem besseren Restaurant keine Gedanken machen ob ich mir noch einen Döner holen sollte. Wir werden das Banmaai dann wieder mehr anlaufen, mal sehen ob es sich bei seinem Bruder auch verändert hat.

Without many words...you have to experience it yourself. Damn good!

Delicious things from the breakfast menu on Saturday. Unusual, very digestible. Sat outside: nature in the middle of the city.

Beautiful restaurant in an old restored villa. Great crossover between India and Europe. Very attentive service. Very nice owner couple. Fair prices for very tasty food, great portions.

We felt extremely comfortable from the moment we greeted you until we said goodbye! The food and drinks were all excellent. I would especially like to highlight Bjarne's wonderful service! We are excited about the new menu and look forward to our next visit. Thank you!

Great ambience, great service, very good food. I'd love to come back

As a child, I played with my classmate in the old villa and celebrated children's birthdays - yesterday we went to the Haveli for dinner for the first time on the occasion of our wedding anniversary. It was great! The atmosphere is very nice, the food is simply delicious and the service is extremely friendly and attentive. We ordered two starters, a main course and naan bread, of course we shared everything and we were both very full. A special praise for the lamb chops: buttery tender, perfectly seasoned and really a poem.

Four of us were there for a birthday and took advantage of the food sharing offer. Everyone can try everything and the exchange about the individual dishes made the evening a great experience. The taste was also very tasty. The service was ok. The price for this offer, however, is impressive. However, the individual dishes are definitely affordable. The only drawback: there is no parking (but that's almost complaining at a high level)

Exceptional restaurant. The food and service are incredibly good. It's just wonderful.

Excellent...the food, the garden, the service 👍A gem in the hectic Holtenauerstrasse 🤗Enjoyed a very tasty brunch at Easter. Thanks also to the very friendly service staff. Now breakfast is also delicious on public holidays and weekends. And in the summer in the beautiful garden...

Great restaurant, both for lunch and evening or on the beautiful terrace in summer. The food is great, the lassis are a must and anyone who likes Indian cuisine must have eaten there and will come back again and again.

Have been there for Sunday lunch. The food and presentation were very nice. The service and overall atmosphere very bad.

First of all: unfortunately I can't say anything about the food because we only had something to drink. We've been here twice and it's been great each time. Very cool and relaxed atmosphere. Plus delicious drinks. We actually wanted to eat something too. However, we overlooked the kitchen times and unfortunately everything was reserved later. So be sure to make a reservation or just have a drink like we did.

Good Indian food, presented in a modern way in a nice atmosphere. The four of us shared several starters and dishes. The starters are too expensive for the large portions. But to simply get to know different flavors and spices, this restaurant is definitely worth it. Thanks

I'm very conflicted, the first visit the price-performance ratio was much better, but the service was simply annoying. People were constantly asking if everything was okay, but unfortunately this caused stress. I was under the impression that you should eat faster. The second visit was more expensive, but the service was really great. In the end it was around €150 for two people, which is a lot for the amount due to food sharing. The food itself is really very tasty.

It was a real treat again, thank you very much for that 🙏

Very good food. Prices for the food are justified. Very friendly and attentive staff. It's always worth it to try out and experience something new.

Very highly recommended! Wonderful ambience and food!

In jeder Hinsicht absolut fantastisch.

Wir waren hier im Dezember zum Geburtstag essen. Leider hatten wir das Pech, dass an diesem Abend eine Gesellschaft im Restaurant war, sodass wir in der alten Küche der Villa platziert wurden. Zu diesen Plätzen sollte sich das Restaurant überlegen, ob man diese weiterhin anbieten möchte. Die Fliesen an den Wänden sind kaputt, es stehen alte, lackierte Metallstangen aus der Wand und es sitzt sich einfach nicht angenehm dort. Auch sind die Stühle zu tief für die Tische, sodass wir nicht gut sitzen und essen konnten. Zum Essen: dieses war wirklich super. Eine tolle Auswahl an unterschiedlichen Gerichten und geschmacklich wirklich zu empfehlen. Wir haben viele unterschiedliche Gerichte bestellt und alle haben sehr gut geschmeckt und waren toll angerichtet. Der Service war freundlich und kommunikativ.

Essen top, Service auch gut. ABER: Preise absolut zu hoch für das, was auf den Teller kommt. Portionen sehr klein. Ohne ordentliche Vorspeise kann man hier keinen Krieg gewinnen. Overall gut, aber wirklich alles zu teuer. Besonders, weil die indische Küche alles andere als bekannt für ihre hochpreisigen Zutaten bekannt ist.

Ein wirklich schönes Restaurant... Wir hatten eine schönen Platz mit Blick in die Küche...Sehr schön Und das Essen war unglaublich...

Really good indian food with a twist. It is quite expensive, however, for good quality food and service it is worth it.

Waren mit mehreren Personen dort und haben food Sharing gemacht um möglichst vieles probieren zu können ..alles war hervorragend und perfekt zusammengestellt.Danke an Lukas der uns durch den Abend begleitet hat!! Wir kommen gerne nochmal

Sehr gut gegessen, aber zur Mittagszeit ist leider nur das EG geöffnet. Nicht so gemütlich wie im ersten Stock!

Super lecker. Toller Service. Alles bestens❤️

Wow wir haben den Geburtstag von meinem Schwiegervater gefeiert und haben hier zusammen gegessen. Direkt am Anfang hat Maria uns sehr freundlich und herzlich empfangen, zum Tisch geführt und dabei geholfen das perfekte Menu für uns alle zusammen gestellt damit wir alle und das Essen teilen konnten, was soll ich sagen der nächste Tisch wurde direkt reserviert! Toll ! 😊

I’m a South Indian and I placed an order for dosa here . Take it from me it’s far far from authentic or good . But I enjoyed the service . We were very well greeted and attended to . There is a nice vibe to the place and staff is very considerate. The ambiance is really nice . But it’s not the place for good Indian food . May be the spice levels or the taste is catered to more local Germans and I understand that but it’s not definitely for Indians cravings. The vada pav was a good experiment yet again not even close to the original flavour or taste . Given the prices are higher than usual would only visit the place for a one time experience . Not a go to place .

Es war ein zauberhafter Abend und der Mitarbeiter an unserem Tisch, erklärte uns die Gerichte so begeistert, dass wir schon daran Freude hatten! Und das Essen war wirklich klasse. Danke!

Herrlich eingerichtet, ein Ambiente absolut zum wohlfühlen. Empfang und Servicemitarbeiter nahezu perfekt. Wir waren zu viert, jeder hat etwas anderes gegessen, alles war Klasse. Punktabzug für das etwas enttäuschende Dessert.

Tolles Ambiente und grandiose Speisen, auch bestens für ein Hochzeitsessen geeignet

Ich war schon öfter im Haveli. Das Essen ist immer außerordentlich und der Service super freundlich, hilfsbereit und kompetent. Wenn ich in Kiel bin, ist das Haveli immer ein have to go für mich. 🙏