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!

Flavour-packed, generous portions, great service!…read more Stopped in for a casual lunch and was seriously impressed. The butter chicken was rich and creamy without being overly sweet, and the naan was fresh and fluffy -- straight out of the tandoor. Service was fast, friendly, and the portions were generous for the price. Plenty of vegetarian options too, which is always a win. Will definitely be back to try more of the menu!

If you're interested in a great lunch for a good price, come here…read more Clean restaurant. Service is good. Food is very good!

Great service, everyone was super friendly and helpful. Service is fast and coping and very great…read more The food taste was also so good.

The staff are friendly and the food is very nice at a reasonable price. If you are in the area and…read morefeel like Indian, this is the place to go.

Good variety of curries in a contemporary ambience, rather than the usual Indian restaurant decor…read morecliches. Attentive and efficient staff.

Best curry in town hotter than a few Indians can eat they know how to please a kiwi that can handle…read moretye heat Great customer service Great atmosphere Smiles always there even when busy with a full dinner service

My Indian takeaway of choice right now. Happy to pass a couple of other options to get to these…read moreguys. Friendly service, great food, good value and nice beer collection (try the Monsoon range - brewed in Christchurch). Decor is nice too. I'd be happy to dine in, although the takeaway traffic makes the place a bit noisier.

Am on a business trip to Christchurch and saw the Bombay Butler and decided to try it. Ordered the…read morespecial goat curry and it was delish! The curry was creamy with some crunch of coconut. However should give customers the option of rice or nan bread. I wanted to swap rice for nan but can't. I would be able to pay extra for the bread. However all said and done - it's a delicious curry!

Best and most authentic Indian in Christchurch. Been to a lot of restaurants in Australia, the…read moreUnited Kingdom, Europe, and America but this one is the best you won't be disappointed.

Food quality and range, value, and beer selection all great. Decor isn't inspired enough to want to…read moreshow it off to mates visiting town and the service is a bit tired, but great for regular takeaways.

Five star service, food, decor, the lot! We had lunch here recently with a large group, our friends…read morebooked ahead and the staff created a beautifully decorated table with so much colour and attention to detail I complimented it twice! The service was prompt, friendly and understanding. And the food? - Amazing! I had a rice pancake (dosa?), with curry; doesn't sound like much I know, but it was very large and very, very tasty. Full of flavour and served with 2 type's of relish. They offer a range of unique and equally amazing smoothies, I had a coconut kefir smoothie that I would gladly drink daily if I had the means. I tried 2 other's that friend's ordered which were equally delicious, unique and healthy. The place is decorated and designed with opulence - a gallery in itself. Plus, they have a music store, book shop, gift shop and produce for purchase. Hand's down the best restuarant I have been to when visiting Christchurch on several occasions over the past few years.

A Vegan/Vegetarian heaven and a great place all together. The dishes are simply wonderful and rich,…read morethe decor and service are impeccable. It's all good, really. Very welcoming to any other dietary needs. Best place by far @ Christchurch.

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.

After a long drive over from Franz Josef Glacier to Christchurch, our merry band of 3 arrived…read morestarving. Naan and fattiness sounded like the perfect cure, so off we were to Little India. Between the three of us, we ordered Aaloo Saag, Butter Chicken, Lamb Pasanda, and some Garlic Naan. Aaloo Saag: The spinach was bright green and not cooked down to a mush like other Indian places I've tried. Taste-wise wasn't bad, though the spinach to potato ratio was off; too many potato chunks, and not enough spinach sauce to eat with naan. Butter Chicken: VERY buttery, savory, and the chicken was nice and tender. Lamb Pasanda: The garlic, onion, ginger, and tomato sauce was pretty tasty and flavored the chunks of lamb well. Garlic Naan: Plenty of garlic, toasted on one side, light and fluffy on the other, and not too charred. The portion sizes looked like they were on the small side, but the sauces were dense so we felt plenty full on the entrees, naan, and rice (which was included with the entree). Overall, no real quibbles except for the Aaloo Saag needing more spinach. If we stayed in Christchurch longer, then I could see us coming back for another round.

Could have given a Zero if able... pathetic wait times... waited for over 30 mins for food from the…read moretime we ordered... extremely bad service

The place feels pretty fancy with the table cloths, stemware, and the dim lighting. But happily,…read morethis turned out to be one of the more reasonable meals I had in Christchurch. The 17.50 butter tikka masala was quite good and they made it with paneer instead of chicken by request, which I appreciated. And apparently I am not their only fan - the phones were ringing off the hook with takeout orders - seriously, almost non-stop. Nice servers and atmosphere as well in this little romantically lit house.

Pleasant ambiance and very good food and service. The garlic nan is the best I've ever had.read more