Best onion bhajee in town, though the tandoori mushrooms…read morewere a bit bland. The good, lamb vindaloo, butter chicken and Bombay aloo. The ok, lamb sagwalla, plain naan and garlic naan. Avoid the chicken korma and Keenan naan. Overall pretty good, but varying quality of dishes, but still more we want to try

We were looking for Indian food in Christchurch a very long drive and the best reviewed place…read moreseemed to be Mumbaiwala, when we entered it was a Friday evening and it was very busy! To get to the entrance, you have to park in the garage attached to the building and walk down. When we entered we were seated and given menus. The ambiance was so cool and very unique. it mimicked a train station in India, there were posters, lighting, accordingly. When I used the restroom I had to take a video- they even got the noise of a train restroom in India blasting in the restroom. When I ordered I specifically wanted mild food so I specified mild and the waitress explained it's already mild- when I heard that I knew I was in trouble because Indian food mild is spicy to me. I got the dahi puri which was spicer than my liking but flavored well. They also had some drinks and mocktails which look good but I didn't order. I marked this as a 3/5 because the customer service isn't the best, because we know Hindi I overheard a new staff waitress getting yelled at by the owner for messing up and didn't seem the most professional. Recommend for spicy Indian food! Check out the restrooms- super cool concept!

Fantastic food. If you're in town you must stop by. Best paneer I've ever had, maybe the best…read moreIndian food in general.

This Indian restaurant was a lovely dining experience. You could tell it was a family business and…read morethey took pride in their product. The service was great, very attentive and checked in with us during our dining. We had the chickpea vegetarian recommended dish, saag prawns, garlic naan and spicy pickles. One let down was I found the dishes not spicy enough even tho we asked for medium and I would have like more intensity in the flavour. I gave a 4 because of the whole experience and not just the meal.

Everything was so delicious. I've never had better Indian food. The lamb roganjash was so tender…read moreand perfectly season. The chicken tikka masala was super juicy and had the perfect hint of smokiness.

So glad we tried this place! The service was great and the food was excellent…read more I had the mushroom mattar and Hubby had a chicken madras. The main courses come with rice, and we also ordered 2 naan. Way too much food, and if we weren't traveling, we would have taken it home and had it for lunch today. If you are in Christchurch and fancy some great Indian food, give this place a try!

I'm new to Christchurch and one thing i like to do when moving or staying somewhere new for a…read moreperiod of time is find a good Indian. I'm English and guess what, our national dish is Indian. So there you go. Anyway, I digress. My new flatmate said this place "was" pretty good but hasn't being their recently. So I checked it out and ordered a takeaway, 30 minutes later I had picked up and unpacked it. I ordered the Tikka Masala, my go to when trying a new Indian. First thing that struck me, was there was a LOT of chicken in the takeaway container. Bulging full of chicken. Some people would say yay, lots of chicken, but a LOT of chicken where there is more meat than sauce is not a good thing in a takeaway. It generally indicates cheap bad quality meat. As it turns out it wasn't a good thing, it was dry and the whole dish was lukewarm at best. Bear in mind I waited a few minutes in the restaurant before picking up so assumed it has just being prepared - so piping hot. The sauce itself was lack-lustre in flavour and I was left wanting. I ended up having soup and binned the takeway. Talking with some locals, it turns out that Indian Sumner used to be really good but these reports were from people who haven't being in a while. I'll give it one more go and actually eat in the restaurant and see how it is, but in this particular instance I can not recommend this place based on this one experience.

This place was right around the corner from the Air BnB where we were staying. My husband and I got…read moretake away prawn masala and chicken balti. While we waited for our food we ordered drinks and the staff chatted with us as it was later in the evening and quiet at the restaurant. Very friendly staff and the food was DELICIOUS! We eat a lot of Indian food in Honolulu, where we live, and this was much tastier!

Great Indian cuisine. This was our first take away choice after lockdown and we weren't…read moredisappointed. Support this local restaurant.

Wonderful place. Highly recommend for people of all ages. Bring a lunch. There are areas to eat it…read more All kinds of animals are here. This appears also to be a bird sanctuary. This is an important place for the namesake bird, the Kiwi. There is a building that is opposite our daytime. It is nighttime for the nocturnal Kiwis. The Reserve has five Kiwis. They hope the birds breed, and can be released. I saw one in the dim light. It was the size of a chicken. It ran back and forth on its path. We learned the females are large because they lay very large eggs. The long beaks are really their noses. The nostrils are at the very end. So they have a very short beak! In the Reserve the paths are paved. A few stairs are optional. Gift shop is nice. Recommend a stop here.

My wife and I were at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve, coming from Mount Cook, October, 2025…read moreIt may have originated as a zoo, but later became an animals Conservation park. It has enough variety of NZ animals for you to view, some fairly close or in good view. In particular, the Kiwi bird area caught our attention. There is an area with a lot of longfin eels that you can reach out and touch! Ah, no thanks. The kea bird is in a special area, no photographs, though there are several glass cases showing its life cycle. There are two takahē species-flightless swamp hens native to New Zealand, almost wiped out late 19th century. It has a red beak, short wings, large feet and long toes.

We recently went to this restaurant with a group of friends, had a great night, we thought the food…read morewould be too spicy for our American friend, but it wasnt and she liked it. Every one had a wonderful time, had kababs, rices, rotis, Chicken curry (the best), Doogh - this reminded me of sour buttermilk my mom used to make. It was great! Pros: Great food in great quantity, price - reasonable, good staff, clean place, fantastic location. Cons: Heating - we had to put our jackets throughout the dinner.

Beautiful, modern and spacious Burmese restaurant in Christchurch. The server was very friendly,…read moreaccommodating and actually from Burma/Myanmar. Food was very tasty with authentic flavors, but can be adjusted for Western palates (primarily by dialing down the heat). If you have spicy food lovers, be sure to ask for the chilies on the side...they pack a lot of heat! We enjoyed the Le Pet Thoke salad, Seit Da Kin (lamb skewers) and Jetda Ono Hin curry. Everything was delicious and goes well with their selection of beers. Only thing that I would change is perhaps having a little more tea leaves in the Le Pet Thoke. Overall a lovely dinner and nice change of pace from the other Asian (mostly Japanese, Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese) restaurants in town.

Burmese food in Christchurch? We were intrigued so we decided to check out Rangoon Ruby for our…read morefirst dinner in town. It's merged with The Bodhi Tree so don't confuse the two; it's now under one roof. Mama Hooch is located right next door to them. We dropped in for an early Monday dinner (around 5:45pm). The inside is gorgeous with two floors and a very clean, modern look. Interesting that most of the clientele was Caucasian. The menu is short and sweet; nibbly bits, soups, vegetable/salad, meat, seafood and desserts. The drink menu is standard but at least the bottles are reasonable. - Lepet thoke ($14.50 NZD) - tea leaf salad is a Burmese speciality. Pickled tea leaves mixed with lentils, nuts, sesame seeds and chili. Barely any heat nor much tea leaf flavour but still a tasty dish. Also, way too pricey for such a small appetizer. - 2x steamed rice ($3.00 NZD/person) - we weren't sure but turns out you can get free refills on rice. Sweet because it's steep enough for plain white rice. - Nga kin ($17.50 NZD) - a boneless fillet of fresh fish (grouper) baked in the oven. When this dish got dropped off, we did a double take. Smallest piece of fish I've seen on a plate. Fish was nicely cooked but plain. Luckily, the side sauce was BOMB; could have drank that on its own. It was sweet, spicy and tangy (a mix of soy sauce, fish sauce, vinegar, cilantro, chives and hot pepper). - Seit da nut ($16.50 NZD) - lamb curry cooked with lemongrass, ginger and curry leaves. You get three pieces; again, small portion but the lamb was tender and delicious. Wish that you'd get some vegetables with this dish. Good flavours but know coming in that portions are small. 3.5 stars.