Review Thai Container - Christchurch

I found my place, finally after looking for some good fried spicy noodles and Asian food. The best I've tried in Christchurch! Reminds me a lot to Uncle Man in Auckland. Delicious and fairly spicy 🔥This is the place ❤️

This place was recommended to us as we recently moved to Christchurch and live close by in St Albans. Food is great and super quick, we ordered by phone, walked the hundred meters there and it was ready when we arrived. Now we go there far too often, 🤤 place is super popular and I can see why. Awesome Friday night feed.

Their Phad Thai is to die for! Super delicious! Amazing service and really quick. Can't wait to go again :)

We made the order online and I went and picked it up, I really didn't expect it to be an out door setup with the cooking to be done in a caravan. Awesome atmosphere and really nice food. I'll be back.

Really great value for money and tons of vegan options! They’re very clear and understanding what can be done vegan. I got the tofu and vegetable peanut stir fry and it was delicious. Affordable & quick.

Delicious food, been looking for these spring rolls for ages and the sauce is something else 😍 definitely must try it, we also got the spare ribs and they weren't too bad either, absolutely would recommend these rolls for healthy eating 😋

Beautiful hidden gem along Bealey Ave. Food was excellent and service was amazing. Had Thai Beef Salad 🥗 and partner had Tom Yum Soup 🍲 can't fault anything, was so yum and will be visiting again soon

Nice delicious food for cheaper price. You ask how spicy you want it. Never had an issue with their food until my last order of 2 beef fried rice. It had a coupl pieces of steel wool in the food. So I think they should be more careful when washing with steel wool. Hopefully won't be a repetitive issue. So..highly recommended 👍

Affordable, quick and delicious. This is a very good Thai takeaway with an extensive menu and very tasty food. The Tom Kha Gai in particular was delicious and for $15 is great value. Theres space to sit outside the stall on a nice day or you can simply takeaway Staff friendly and helpful and all round impressed if you want a good no nonsense Thai dish!

Thai container is a shipping container selling Thai food. There are picnic tables but it’s always cold when I’m there, and they encourage phone orders and pickup. The food is good. I like the fried spring rolls and the curries.

Really easy location to find - they are just beside the hospital. The portions are huge and can be shared by two person if you're not a big eater. The fried noodles tasted great! Very affordable too and service was pretty fast. Lots of locals who ordered takeaways.

Loved the place for its simplicity and outdoor experience. Lots of people coming from all over the place just to visit this little container. Loved the Pad Thai Prawn coupled with their Roti.

Was looking for something quick and light for lunch today while visiting Christchurch. Saw this little gem, and definitely don't regret stopping. Food was delicious and I also enjoyed sitting outside in the sunshine 🌞 listening to 🎶 music. Will definitely be back to try a different dish

Predominantly for takeaway, very quick and inexpensive. Easy to order, parking isn't a problem for picking up and it was delicious.

Amazing beef fried rice and the fresh spring rolls were so good- they disappeared before we could get a photo!

Great Thai food with reasonable pricing. We wanted to eat in as it was a warm day and the seating is only outdoors. The containers the food comes in (normal takeaway type) are not great to eat straight out of and the plastic fork/spoon is not great. It would be good if a paper plate was available if you want to eat there. Other than that highly recommended.

Cute spot, outside dinning. We got take away. Portion size was massive, enough for 2 lunches. So good value for money. 5 stars

Food was quite reasonable, my main complaint was that they made up our order then put it in the counter and didn't tell us it was ready. For this reason we sat out in the cold an additional 5 minutes that we didn't have to.

The quantity of food served was definitely more than I expected for the price listed in the menu. We asked to make the items spicy and we were happy with the hotness of the food along with taste. Definitely worth trying and we are looking forward to getting food here often and try different items in the menu

I’ve heard heaps of great things about this place but was very disappointed with what I got-our rice was over cooked and gluggy, my red curry was quite bland, and my friends green curry had the same amount of meat mine did even though he paid extra for more. The starter we ordered was the highlight and very good! (chicken kebabs).<br/>I’m hoping this was an off-night for them but overall I was upset with what we received and felt like I had wasted my money as we only really ate the starter out of what we ordered.<br/>

Quick service and tasty. All the flavours were on point. I like the outside tables and the music pumping. Pad thai, green curry, and beef oyster sauce were good!<br/>

Great service and reasonably quick based on the amount of people waiting. We ordered the Thai green with chicken which was very tasty although lacked the heat I would expect, pad Thai with chicken was very good along with the fresh spring rolls which were great. Stand out was the roti and peanut sauce - amazing. Will be back for sure 😁

Really good fried rice chicken，you wont be disappointed especially when you feel hungry，it worth.<br/>Fast serving and good customer service. Strongly recommend！<br/><br/><br/><br/>

The food is lovely and good value, however the packaging waste is horrendous. Bins full of styrofoam and plastic containers after people have dined in. Certainly time to rethink this.

Funky and fun - in a - hey I'm being served out of a shipping container and eating on a picnic table kinda way.  They do the standard Kiwi style Thai.

Thai container always serves the most affordable meals in good quality. Love their green chicken curry, serving is big which can even be shared by two people. Very creamy and flavorful. Also, best pad thai i have ever tried! You can also ask them to separate the chilis if you don't like your food to be too spicy.

Always fast n yummy fresh food. I get the Basil tofu n veges on rice. GF is not a problem. They do great fresh spring rolls and are great value. Approx $13 per dinner main

The cashew chicken with rice noodles is fantastic! Really flavourful and good price for the amount of food you recieve. Also try the fresh spring rolls! My fav is the chicken, the dipping sauce is awesome as well! Always service with a smile and love that you can text order for convience too!

I didn't like Thai food until I tried take-out ordered from the Thai container! <br/>Everything you could want from a fast food service - hot, tasty, well cooked meals, prepared within set time, all items present and correct. <br/>

Had been meaning to try this place out for AGES! It was delicious. I had the vege spring rolls which were yummy in my tummy! And the fried rice chicken dish. :)

I often pass Thai Container and it often seems busy. As I love Thai food I'd been wanting to try it for a while. <br/>The night we went to get takeaways they had sold out of fresh spring rolls which was a little disappointing. I guess that means they're popular and worth trying again. <br/>I ordered my prawn pad Thai. The dish I received was nice, but not what I would describe as Pad Thai. The sauce was very red and reminded me more of sweet and sour. The portion size was generous given the price ($14 I think), and there were a reasonable number of prawns. <br/>I would like to try more of their dishes, but I don't think I'll have the pad Thai again.

The shop is located in the lovely conner with nice decoration. The food is quite spicy but the taste is OK. The service is good as food is served quickly and the girl in the front is lovely. They also have free candies for people to try ^^. We ordered pad thai and Tomyum. The padthai was so much food colouring. It is prawn padthai and prawn tomyum but it is hard to find prawn. ^^

Simply the best takeaway Thai food in town.  I now get Thai from the Thai Container once a week and that stretches to twice some weeks.  The quality of the staff, service, ingredients, portion size is just about perfect.  If you like Thai food and want a great 'food truck' style experience (although there is seating available) - YOU MUST TRY THE THAI CONTAINER.  My favourites are the Larb Gai or Larb Moo Thai spicy salads (HOT) - Oh and the fresh spring rolls are also great.

Took takeaway for colleagues based on their recommendations and was impressed with the food.<br/>I ordered chicken basil with rice and it was good.<br/>Service was great!

I've eaten heaps of Thai food and travelled heaps of times to Thailand as well, so for this one the taste is average. I still find some other Thai places in Christchurch better than here. At this place is more about the looks and decorations but that is just it. For the price, I find it quite pricey compares to the portion you can get out from a takeaway place. It could barely feed myself like I had to find something afterward.

Very nice Thai place to go when you want Thai food and don't have much money. Really decent price with delicious food and super friendly staffs (get to try vegemite chocolate at my current visit lol). My girlfriend and I have tried their Pad Thai, fresh spring roll, and we love them all. Definitely will go again.

#65 with 5 prawns.... it was delish and  yummmmmmmy.  5 prawns is enough.  Thanks for popping up on a derelict site when there was little around creating good food and giving great service.

On the corner of busy Bealey Avenue and Caledonian Road the Thai Container is one of a number of fairly permanent food truck style eateries around Christchurch that seem to be filling some gaps in the food scene post earthquake. The container itself is brightly decorated and forms one side of the establishment, containing the kitchen.

Excellent value and great food

Just had a browse at some of the reviews, found plenty of complaints and dissatisfaction. To be fair, it serves quite traditional thai food, of good quality. Though not as spicy as the ones I had in Thailand, it is still tasty. Why is it not spicy? Because most customers can't handle a real thai spicy. For those who complain about portion size, I guess they really have a big appetite. And poor in service? You are kidding me. Sorry they don't fake smiling and bullshit with you for ages. But they are nice, polite and doing their job, why so demanding?

This place was really tasty and recommend the rice wraps and the dressing is so delicious.  Service was ok, maybe the area to work on, as friendly as they were, they became annoyed when they had mixed up 3 orders, one being ours. They gave us rice when we ordered Ribs . We didn't mind waiting again however, some people were a little annoyed and they received no apology.

Cheap but average quality and portion size. I've had the chicken lemongrass stirfry a few times and the flavour is nice but the chicken was minced and put me off a bit. However the pad thai is tasty and had good quality chicken. I like how its open all day and the staff are always friendly.

cheap and great value for money

This place sells the best Thai food in chch.cheap,friendly,fast and the meals are great.ive tried pretty much the whole menu and none of the meals disappoint me.make the nicest pad Thai or the nicest green curry.definatly recommend it to anyone that wants to try Thai food.

Best Pad Thai in Christchurch. Heaps of Chicken and a super yummy sauce. Unlike a lot of other Thai takeaways it is still hot and moist when you get home. <br/><br/>Great service and if you pre order food is ready in time for proposed pick up time, no need to wait in the cold. <br/><br/>Looking forward to ordering a catering order for work from them in the near future.

$17 seafood salad. 3 Prawns, some squid and a few pieces of marinated mussel - oh and a free baby crab, all that in a shallow container filled with an onion salad. Rice on the side, at least that was free. Total rip off. Had to go and get a pie to be satisfied.

This is a good cheap Thai takeaway restaurant. It doesn't deserve 5 stars however. It does what it says on the side of the tin and is solid. It's prompt, no-nonsense sort of fare at a reasonable price. There were lots of frozen veges, some beans, some but not much chicken and a tasty sauce. You get what you pay for.

The rice paper rolls are perfection and the homemade dipping sauce that goes with it is divine.<br/>Always friendly.<br/>Seems I can't write a review without using up 200 characters so this is just fill here.

So good! Food is fresh, well priced and not a long wait. Everything I've order from here so far has been really good and leaving me wanting to try more. The chicken green curry is one of my favorites with lots of veggies included. Fresh spring rolls are the best ones I've had to date.

I would eat here every weekend, if possible. I love Good Food Thai Container. Love.<br/><br/>I really like the concept. You can pick and choose various dishes to share with your partner. Awww, romantic. The food is delicious and my favourite is spring rolls!

Best food ever ate so yummy, I had the fresh spring rolls and they were nice full of veggies nice on a hot day then I also got the pad Thai chicken so yummy beautiful food. I go there mostly everyday, it's hard to stay away with delicious food.

My wife and I decided to grab some lunch here before wandering around the central city. The food was fantastic, as was the service! We shared the fresh spring rolls &amp; had a main each. It was all really nice and well priced. The only (slight) downside is it's open to the Bealy Ave traffic, but that didn't bother us. Brush fencing would simply carry on the theme of the place.<br/><br/>Definitely a relaxed placed to get a tasty, well priced meal :)

I am vegetarian and my friends and I have been enjoying these Thai meals. The food is great value for the price!! It is a great place for takeaways as you can txt your orders and pick them up within 5 or 10 minutes. Meals always feel fresh and nice and hot. The vegetarian spring rolls with Thai basil are yummy!! Quick and friendly service.<br/>Also nice and sunny dining area.<br/><br/>In my opinion service is just as important as the food...and the staff is very happy to correct mistakes IF they make them and if you give them a chance!!<br/><br/>I feel sad that some people were not happy with their food, sadder tho that they did not give them a chance to redeem themselves.

Worst Thai food I've ever eaten...<br/>Got the salmon curry. the salmon was very over cooked, tough as boot leather, it was inedible. The veges looked like they were out of a frozen vege packet , also pineapple in it.. weird.....<br/>The prawn spring rolls were ok.<br/>Chicken and veges was so so.

Read the reviews on here so thought I'd give the lamb massaman a try.<br/><br/>Ended up disappointed. Tasted alright, but the rice container was half full (rice is cheap, only Thai place I've ever known that didn't fill the little rice container up!) and the curry itself was half sauce. Very little meat, maybe half a dozen smallish pieces and a small handful of potato and veges. For $15, I'd expect a good meal.. but this fell short of even feeding one person. <br/><br/>If you're looking for a good feed of Thai food, there are plenty of other places in Christchurch with considerably better value for money.

Great food for the price, Chicken Pad Thai is my favourite here often very quick to order so its perfect for (a big) lunch. Also the fresh spring rolls are awesome.

This is the best value bang for your buck meal I have found worldwide.<br/>Great friendly service, good size portion and very cheap when compared to what else is on offer in this city.<br/><br/>I had been recommended this place by several people I had met while staying in Christchurch, it seemed to be the talk of the town, people have likened it to the first pop up that arose from the Earthquakes, some really motivated individuals who just wanted to carry on making the best dam Thai food ever!<br/><br/>On arrival I was a little taken back, this isn't a restaurant, but this is one heck of a cool idea, it's full of flair, it's a huge shipping container decked out as a 40ft kitchen, 10/10 for creativity.<br/><br/>Next was the service once again they couldn't have done a better job even if they tried, polite, friendly and helpful staff, no wonder there we're people queing up for lunch 10/10<br/><br/>The meal, although it was packaged in a container (hence the name I guess "Thai Container")<br/>It was absolutely delicious, I had a spicy chicken lemongrass and some fresh spring rolls.<br/>The spicy chicken lemongrass was full of flavor and came with a side of rice all for only $12.50, extremely reasonable, as I have eaten other Thai food in Christchurch which has cost upwards of $16 for the same meal, same size.<br/><br/>The fresh spring rolls we're once again amazing, no wonder they can't be beaten for quality service and taste, I look forward to a long lasting affair with the Thai Container.<br/><br/>And I seriously recommend you all try this, you will not be disappointed.

Flawless, every time I eat here its amazing! The food is fantastic, and comes out fast, very fresh ingredients. The staff are friendly and fun! An undeniable 10/10 all round from me and highly recommended.

Fantastic wee restaurant recommend it to all, never had a meal that didn't taste fantastic, and although being a tradie I've never walked out hungry.<br/>Thanks for the excellent food and great service<br/>Shanon

My partner and I love Thai food and were always skeptical of trying a different Thai place than our usual. We got stuck one night for dinner late at night and thought nothing would be open and found Thai container not expecting to much and thinking me might get food cooked earlier in the night we gave it a gable. To our amazement the food came out piping hot and fresh! customer service was top notch friendly chat from the staff taking the orders I found this place to be the best Thai food I have had out of Thailand.<br/><br/>Customer service 10/10<br/>food 10/10<br/><br/>Finding the best Thai food outside Thailand priceless ! <br/><br/>Found my new favorite Thai take away !<br/><br/>A must try !

I certainly won't visit Thai Container again. Bad attitude!<br/><br/>I've had the benefit of experiencing good food from traveling widely and especially South East Asia, so Thai food is no strange affair for me.<br/><br/>I would rate the food average when comparing with a couple of other Thai food places in Christchurch that serve properly with plates, ambiance and service with a smile. The reason I rate Thai Container as "poor" is because of their lousy attitude.<br/><br/>I had ordered close to $50 of food snacks including an entree of Pork Ribs ($10). When it was offered to me in a plastic container with 6 skinny pieces of what looked like scrappy leftovers, I was surprised.<br/><br/>I went on to eat with friends the rest of the meal, which were not too bad. When we had finished, I decided to let the good folks know how I felt about my eating experience.<br/><br/>When I approached the counter, this lady who seemed like the owner, asked if I wanted anything (else). I asked her if she would be happy to receive a feedback from me. She looked worried and unfriendly to begin with. Then I went on to mention about me not satisfied with the Pork Rib (with hardly any meat on). She curtly said she had no complains from others instead of finding out why I was not satisfied. She then went on to turn away and minding her own business while I was still speaking to her, practically ignoring me. I left.<br/><br/>I have eaten nice pork ribs at other places.<br/><br/>Just take for instance, if I were to compare with Lone Star Restaurant; for $37 you get 12 gigantic, meaty ribs (including additional FREE Buffalo chips, coleslaw, ice-water, nice ambiance, good dedicated service with a smile and all), it would make Thai Container's $10 pork ribs seem less than just ONE piece of those Lone Star ribs.<br/><br/>Not for me, this one.

Great food, always friendly and patient, like the time I couldn't find my card.<br/><br/>Food is amazing and the fresh spring rolls are divine! <br/><br/>Never had a main as I love the rolls so much I get a pack for dinner on my way home.

Thai Container is delicious! Im not even a big Thai Food fan! Well I wasn't until I tried these people! Those fresh chicken spring rolls are to die for! And the Lamb Massaman is honestly the best taste in the world!!!! Only tiny piece of criticism is that there isn't a lot of meat in the meals. But in saying that its so yum your too busy savouring the taste to notice!!!

Drive past this place every day, and finally decided to try it. It was delicious!! The raw vege spring rolls were so fresh and tasty, and my tofu, eggplant and chili w/ veges was amazing. Plus prices are fantastic at only $10-13 for mains. Definitely going to be a regular here!

Yum!! Love this place! The fresh spring rolls are delicious! And the satay is very good too. And I have never ever managed to order a bad meal from this place...hope they stay! The service is also wonderful.

Been to Thailand heaps and have to agree this food is pretty authentic , it tastes like the real deal.<br/>The funniest thing is it really felt like i was there, they have done a cool job of dressing it up, nice to see a good use put to the old shipping container, really brightened up the corner too.<br/>Food was worth the wait, guess i waited a good 30mins for 5 dishes , all of which were really good, good food, cheerful and cheap, scores a 10/10 for me

This is such a fantastic little place, it really caught my eye driving past, i had to get a closer look so i went right back around the block to check it out, having read the previous reviews now, i have to agree, it's best to phone order, i must have got their the same time as 30 others, lol, so waited a good 30mins for my meals , but now i realise that the wait was well worth it.<br/><br/>I had a Pad see Eiw chicken and the Tom Kha Gai, my husband settled for his same old Lamb massasman and boy we're we pleasantly surprised, not only was the food absolutely fantastic but the owner of the business walked around giving people samples of her famous fresh spring rolls , which I'm now totally addicted to , my husband let out a grunt when i asked how his meal was, that is generally a good sign, so thank you for a delightful time and the food.<br/><br/>let me set the scene, <br/><br/>When we arrived there must have been 20 or more people standing around laughing and chatting, the centre of attention seemed to be coming from the caravan where one of the staff we're telling the story of how they came to be there, turns out they are survivors of the earthquake which claimed their business in the city centre, generally i would never waffle on but these guys really deserve some recognition here for picking themselves up and carrying on, the cheerful and humorous banter helped everyone there forget about the time and i got a really good vibe there, this it is a place where people can go and enjoy each others company and great food even though we are all strangers it feels as if it pulls us all closer, the staff there we're great, and so friendly, i can't wait until they open their container, it really is becoming an icon in Christchurch , so many people love it and i see it all over other peoples face book pages, OK so don't just take my word for it, go and try it just once to find out about the magic that I'm talking about.<br/><br/>It's really really good food and it's at a really good price.<br/><br/>Good on you<br/>KIA KAHA Guys

I got to say, very cheap price for a thai meal. for $10 you can get a filling feed and it tastes great as well.<br/><br/>my fav dishes from this place is Tofu with basil, plenty of vegetable!<br/><br/>I also love the fresh spring rolls, especially their home made sauce for it, can't have enought of that.

Before i go into detail, one very important thing to note about this cute and tasty food, The wait can be long around dinner time, i learnt this after the first time i ordered food here and waited nearly 45mins, but the food was certainly worth the wait and the cheerful conversation mixed in with a horde of other people kinda passed the time anyway, but be warned, phone or txt orders are the way to go with this place.<br/><br/>OK, now about the food.....<br/>I was driving home down Bealey ave when i noticed the footpath sign, Thai Food, yummy, i thought i would ty it out, it wasn't until i got to the caravan that i realised these are the same guys that had my favourite little spot in the city so i was instantly happy to see that they had carried on doing what they do best eve after loosing everything in the earthquake, well needless to say i ordered my meal which consisted of 1 BBQ Beef Salad and some fresh spring rolls, (god ive missed those)<br/>I was told there was about a 30min wait which almost put me off, but hey, good thai food is hard to come by , but great thai is worth waiting for, so i chose to wait, and engaged in light banter with a whole lot of the hospital staff from next door, very busy little place, i love what they have done with the whole graffiti art , it's like a bamboo forest, it looks so neat.<br/><br/>The food was of course absolutely fabulous and so fresh, i was tempted to pull over and eat it in the car , but i made it home and just loved it soo much i wanted to share this with you all, but keep in mind if you dont want to wait then it would pay to txt the order in , i have been back at least onc or twice a week now for the past 3 weeks, and love it so much, good on you girls for keeping the thai food alive, i love your work, and your food, mwah<br/>thanks for saving my taste buds

love Thai food, and have ever since i traveled through Thailand, it's hard to find the authentic taste so when i do i rave about it,<br/>i found these guys on Bealey ave setup in a caravan after loosing their inner city restaurant, good on them for making the best out of a bad situation, and much too my surprise the food was really really good, i was waiting and listening to others to hear what the favorite dishes were but they had too many, i noticed a lot of medical staff eating there so guess it cant be too bad.<br/>I ordered a chicken pad Thai and the satay sticks for my husband and i had the BBQ beef salad and some fresh spring rolls.<br/><br/>my hubby smashed back both his dishes in about 10mins and then went and ordered another lot of the satay sticks to take home, so he is in love with the place now .<br/>My BBQ beef salad so surprisingly quite filling so i only managed to get into the spring rolls when we got home, they were SO yummy , and so healthy i couldn't believe you could make food that healthy be so tasty<br/><br/>I drive past everyday and if i could afford it i would quit cooking an let these girls do it for me and my family.<br/><br/>I highly recommend them.<br/><br/>Great Food, great taste

This place gets better and better every time i come down , the Container looks fabulous and they have certainly put in a real effort to continue to trade after losing their restaurant , there are some new surprises on the meu so i tried a couple of the new dishes and im addicted, im kicking my kitchen out of the house and eating there every night, still need to phone order ahead to avoid any que, but they have put down big kick ass communal tables for everyone to sit at, almost has a dux de lux feeling to it, im loving and and the food.<br/><br/>Sincerely, try their food once and you'll be hooked for life, i am.<br/><br/>Thanks Guys<br/><br/><br/>10/10, Well Done!!!<br/>It is so refreshing to eat traditional Thai Food, and these ladies are really amazing with their fresh and delicious inventions, some seating out in the sun a nice smooth green curry and their wonderful fresh spring rolls <br/>This has been the best lunch ever, and good on them for making the best out of all the bad things here in Christchurch.<br/><br/>Way to go!<br/><br/>P.S. This place has relocated from the city to the corner of Bealey Ave and Caledonian Road, went hunting into the city looking for them after reading the other reviews, glad I did too, it was well worth it.<br/>

" Yummy"<br/><br/>They have some beautiful Curry's here, the Green Curry was absolutely Delicious , and they have these traditional freshly made spring rolls, I'm eating them everyday nearly.<br/><br/>il never get sick of their food.

WOW, I have finally found gold, this little inner city food hall is a well presented well lit getaway for people who love Asian food, Isarn Thai is undoubtedly the best Thai takeaway in the city, they display Cuisine and Restaurant reviews about there food which shows the confidence in their natural and traditional style of cooking and Asian fusion art.<br/><br/>The food is fresh and full of flavour, high on my list is the award winning Fresh Spring rolls, and dipping sauce, i buy these daily.<br/><br/>There Curry's are beautiful and also high on my list.<br/><br/>Friendly staff, great food, reasonably priced, not the spot for a romantic getaway but if you love Thai food, you're gonna love this.