Our go to Indian place. Great curries, bread and appetizers. Customer service is always great. Staff are quick to assist at any moment. Never had a bad experience.
The best Biryani in Christchurch. Nice beachside restaurant. Beautiful indian music, spicy curries, topped with a Mango lassi. Definitely must visit Indian restaurant in Christchurch.
Top quality curries. Great variety to choose from. Always friendly service. You can see through to the kitchen where you see the chefs working hard and having fun. Highly recommend the paneers.
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South of India doesn't look like much from the outside, or even the inside for that matter, but it is worth the trip to New Brighton (or one of their other restaurants) if you get a chance.
The decor inside isn't anything to write home about but it is relatively well presented, clean and spacious. There is plenty of room between tables and the restaurant is well lit.
They offer both dine in and takeaways, so while the restaurant is sometimes quiet, the takeaway component can mean there are at times quite a number of people waiting around.
We have tried a number of dishes at SOI both dining in and taking away and the food has always been beautifully cooked, flavoursome and looking amazing.
Sometimes the amount of meat in some of the dishes is a bit miserable and there are times when it can take SOI a very long time to get food out. Have experienced as much as 45 minutes waiting for food - but it can be worth the wait.
My single pick to try is the garlic and cheese naan. My wife and I used to love garlic and cheese naan from an old local in Wellington, when we lived there and have struggled to find one as good ... until we moved to Christchurch. SOI's garlic and cheese naan is a must have!
Had a great Chicken Tikka Masala takeaway for tea was great and just the right warmth with authentic taste. I also love the poppadoms n Paleek Paneer as a vegetarian dish. Good value especially at lunch time
I been here twice and I would conclude, the food was nice and it's in good portions..All the meat is halal..Waitress are polite as well as theirs manager..My favorite would be theirs big portions of tandoor chicken and serve sizzling on hot plate..I will definitely coming back..
I come to this restaurant often! The food is great especially the cheese an garlic naan it's to die for!! Service is also good! I highly recommend!
We have eaten at this restaurant twice and both times the food has been excellent. Tonight we had the vegetarian platter and 2 vegetarian mains. Really tasty and enjoyable food. We asked for medium having had hot last time which was super hot (Indian hot, not Kiiwi hot!), so we wanted to enjoy the flavours instead.
Our first visit here and worth the trip across the city. A good suburban Indian restaurant. Service excellent, fast and efficient.As lunch diners we were impressed by the extensive menu and good prices ranging from cheap to near moderate. Mango lassi was superb but the dearest we ever paid for at any Indian lunch dining venue. Rice and generous naans are included in price. I ordered paneer makhani, my Indian wife ordered chicken vindaloo. Both medium. Although mine was delicious it lacked hotness completely but my wifes dish near blew her socks off, plus many used tissues!! She rated her dish below other similar restaurants in flavour. The Indian male staff, although serious, were professional. Just one who took our order we found rather surly, never spoke and seemed not to appreciate our business. Regardless, a pleasant dining experience that I would highly recommend. We will surely return.
GO here all the time, and am never disappointed. I only ever order the palak paneer which is vegetarian but my partner orders meat dishes and loves them also. The mild is quite spicy which I like as it adds to the authenticity.
Portion size is good and always very hot in temperature.
Naans are huge and are free when you order takeaway which I have not found at any other Indian restaurant yet.
Prices very reasonable too.
Food and service just ok. We felt the food was tasty and a good generous amount. I give 4 out of 5 because waiting too long.
Wonderful place for Indian meals. Use this place often and never lets us down with taste quality. Totally recommend 👍😊👍
I have had a wide range of Indian here in Christchurch, and these guys make the tastiest fricken curries. The Rogan Josh is life changing.
Yummm, ordered 5 entrees for 3 of us + 2 naan breads.The fried Cauliflower and cottage cheese entrees served with onions and spices were the stand out dishes 6 stars.So good!.The other dishes IE chicken,prawns and naan bread were good fare.Not often I give 5 stars but hell that was good!!!
Insanely busy but, they fitted me in, bless them. l now understand why as this is easily the best Indian food l've had for years. In fact, it's so good that l'm leaving a review before l've even finished eating as, l need a break before l go in for more of my Lamb Nawabi. (I think l got the name right) I chose it because l hadn't heard of it before and even though lamb is often a disappointing choice, it was outstanding and the lamb was actually tender. I ordered onion bajhis to start and they were so good l had to force myself to stop eating so as to leave room for my main. Definitely will be back.
Good service but the medium was very hot also the mild was hotter than normal so jus bare in mind otherwise good ☺️
Very generous amount of protein in the briyani!! Loved it! Delivery is very fast too!!
The most beautiful restaurant, smells amazing when you walk in the door, staff are super friendly, the food is absolutely delicious !!!!!
We are from out of town so our “go-to” spots were not an option tonight. However, this spot was an excellent stand-in. We started with the Chicken 65 which was spectacular. Then a Lamb Madras & Paneer Jalfrezi for dinner - scooped up with a perfect garlic and cheese naan. If we were locals we would definitely be returning!! 10/10
I Went to this restaurant with family. We had butter chicken, it was delicious and very tasty. Also lamb madras which was super yummy. But the garlic and cheese naan bread was out of this world. The best I’ve ever had. Thank you, we’ll definitely be back for more of your Indian flavoursome food.
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