The restaurant has a nice decor that befits it as a midscale restaurant. The servers were attentive and friendly. My partner and I both ordered mild butter chickens, plain naan, garlic naan and a mango lassi. The butter chickens came with a complimentary basmati rice.
We would rate the butter chicken 8/10, tasty. The plain naan was good as expected. The garlic naan wasn't as worth it as we couldn't taste the garlic, making it more like plain naan. The mango lassi was 7/10. Luckily for us, there wasn't that much coriander in any of our dishes (we dislike coriander, which is ironic considering we chose to dine at a restaurant with its namesake).
All in all, a good Indian restaurant.
If you're a vegetarian you should try mushroom fry. I normally don't like mushrooms, but the dish they provided did change my opinion on mushrooms, I might just like them. Although I wish the music they were playing weren't so loud hehe.
Must visit for authentic Indian Food in New Zealand. Amazing Indian delicacies and gulab jamun is a must have. The ambience is also great and has great collection of Bollywood songs.
The food is amazing.The ambiance here is beautiful.If craving for Indian and home food please do visit Coriander’s.The manager here Ekam is perfect.She’ll make sure that you are served a perfect food.She’s is filled with warmth.All the staff members are we’ll trained.Do visit Coriander’s when in Christchurch.👍 👍 👍
Gets a good rating just on an extensive indian style cocktail menu... Must try them... Traditional cocktails with an indian twist. Food was hot and fresh and the bread divine. Service was very friendly but forgetful. They did forgot a couple of our dishes... But the food was so good that we did not mind
Hands down the best vegetarian Indian meal I’ve ever had. I had the vegetable posht - try it. The work mates had various chicken and lamb dishes rating as a 4/5. Naan bread light and fluffy. Service friendly and we did t arrive until late in the evening (9.40pm) and they were happy to accommodate.
One of the best Indian restaurants in Christchurch. Love the ambience and the food is great. I love the decor of the restaurant. They also provide alcohol. Service is moderate. Surely visit when you have cravings for Indian food.
Its a nice big retaurant( perhaps the biggest indian one in terms of seating place) in the center of city. Thr staff is friendly and service is good.
Must try- Special chicken kebab, malai kofta.
I would say one of those good indian restaurants u come across outside india! I was just visiting Christchurch for a couple of days and even then i went back to this restaurant ! The quantity of food they give is also pretty much large portions!
Great Indian place in the town. We’re a little late searching where to dine out but eventually made the decision to visit this place. The ambience was great, the place was buzzing being a weekend night. The service was quick and the staff was polite. To be honest the appetizers were the main deal for me and the main course was alright. We had both the Chicken Tikka and the Paneer Tikka (the veg. version) but still both the dishes had it’s own authentic taste. The breads were soft and tender and not hard as most other Indian eateries. Overall we had a great time at this place as we’re in the town for only one night. Would definitely visit this place in near future.
Great Indian food!! We were full on our entrees and had to take our mains home lol.Great value
The food here is delicious, packed full of ingredients and flavour, love that they offer dairy-free and vegan options. We had a slight hiccup once, which the manager very quickly fixed........and I'm glad because we do enjoy it here. Our favourite dishes are the posht and the bhuna masala, so good!!
We had a lovely meal at Coriander's after a day out fishing. The food was great, and the ambiance perfect for catching up with friends. The service was somewhat confused with us having to correct the order several times. Nevertheless, it was an excellent overall experience.
Excellent food and amazing service. Best Indian food in New Zealand so far
We went here for our last night in Christchurch and food are quite delicious. My favourites are the mango lassi, best I've had in NZ. ♥️ Tandoori chicken nibbles dip in tamarind chutney is also yummy. Staff friendly and efficient 👍
There's no better Indian food I've ever tried in Christchurch, but even though we booked in advance our table wasn't certain, and when the four of us were finally seated we found it hard to hear each other in the booth we were in. It also took a very long time to be served, though service was very friendly when it came.
Once the food was in front of us all was forgiven because it is just so good. Everything was cooked well and balanced wonderfully and what we couldn't eat made for even better leftovers.
They did get some of our drinks mixed up, and too many times one of us had to go find someone to serve us, or else it would be an easy five stars. Even so, I'd definitely recommend this place without hesitation for the food alone, and their mango lassi too.
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From the moment we stepped inside the aromas got us excited.
Ushered in by a lovely young fella who ended up being our waiter named Tanmay. If he is one of the faces of this business then it is a good one!
I’ve never seen so much choice in a menu.
Also their menu has many interesting facts about India woven through it and a bit of light hearted humour woven into meal explanations.
One fact I read, India holds the world record of planting 50 million trees in a 24hr period. 😳👍👏🏼👏🏼
The four of us ordered different entrees/starters and dinners and all were great!
They have four levels of ‘hot’ ( don’t exactly recall the lowest or the highest but mild being second from the lowest and hot the second to the highest… I ordered hot & I think they nailed it! Hot, but not burn your mouths taste buds hot!
Very well priced and generous proportions.
The starter I ordered was tandoori broccoli $18 which for a modest eater would have been enough for their main meal… and yummy. My main was $22 😃👍 in contrast to a cafe in Twizzel we stopped at for lunch yesterday where I paid $24 for a basic beef hamburger with some chips!! 😡
All in all I highly recommend Coriander’s.
Fabulous Indian cuisine, great atmosphere and great service. I wish them well and ongoing success.
This place has come a long way since the management changed. From 1 star food and service to 5 stars now. We were welcomed by a lovely lady and directed towards the table. We had no booking but got a really nice table. Still recommend booking ahead they get really busy. We ordered paneer tikka to share, paneer butter masala and vegan bhuna with onion kulcha and tandoori roti. We did even make some special requests like extra crispy roti and oh god our server did noted everything and indeed was delivered by kitchen. Only down side was water was not offered as we sat down but I can let that pass no issues there mistakes happen. Effort and service from the server was top notch and food was just amazing right hotness and quantity. We will be many and bring few others too!!! Good job guys
Had a lovely evening here, attentive staff and delicious food. Has a large vegetarian menu which they happily adapt to cater to dairy free or vegan dietary requirements. If you love traditional, cooked fresh when you order it. Indian cuisine Corianders should be your go to.
Nice flavours, not very spicy- asked for one hot and two medium and they were both mild? Garden salad is a joke but over all loved the meal and my leftover lunch the next day!
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