Affordable, tasty Thai food! A work colleague recommended we try Zab and we weren’t disappointed. It’s great value and we have enjoyed every dish we have tried so far. Would recommend.
Solid Thai takeaway food, but solid wait times. Friday night, 1h20m wait. Borderline ridiculous, so if you're not organised, don't bother.
Curries are very well flavoured with good quality and well cooked meat and vegetables, cute crinkle cut carrots too. Good level of spice too, Medium is actually spicy, unlike some places.
Quite a bit better than some of the other Thai takeaways we have tried in CHCH. On par with the Thai Container, slightly better than Bahn Thai. Significantly cheaper then both. Pad Thai, Pad Kee Mao both tasty and well flavoured. Pad Thai on the sweeter side of this dish if you prefer the more savoury. Have only tried a couple of their stir fry offerings but both were again, very good. Spring rolls are excellent. Haven't tried salad or soup dishes yet.
Curries are large enough for two meals per person but the included rice is not (so just cook some yourself for meal #2).
Would be a 4.5 or even a 5 if the wait time was 30m or less.
This must be one of the best hidden gems of Chch. Their food is out of this earth!! It's rediculosly good!
Tom Kha seafood is so creamy and rich, good quality mussles, prawns, squids and mushrooms were generously provided in the soup. The Penang curry was the highlight. The peanut sauce on top has to be the best l had so far. And they use real tofu (firm) instead of fried tofu in most places.
The Masama curry is very flavourful and hearty. They use good cut of steak instead of your stingy small pieces of meat. All of their portions are Hugh ...And their prices are very reasonable.
I would recommend this place if you want some good quality authentic Thai food.
Been here many times, partner and I both love the peanut sauce on noodle. Good sized containers compared to other thai places. Pad Thai is great too lots of nuts on the top.
I'd been wanting to try out Zab Thai for a while now after seeing so many great reviews on here. Finally went and got a takeaway pad thai. I was very impressed with the serving size (1/2 of it was enough to have me feeling very full) and the flavour was just like the ones I had in Thailand. It came with lots of crushed peanuts, fresh mung beans, coriander and a slice of lemon.
I do agree with a previous reviewer, however, that they really need to invest in a second phone line; this is why I have only given them 4 stars.
ZAB THAI is great!!! Easily some of the best Thai I have had in Christchurch. While I would LOVE to give them 5 stars, I have to limit myself to 4 as sometimes they are impossible to get hold of. I have been trying to ring to place an order for the last two weeks and just can't get through!
Our local Thai takeaway. Excellent food and great price, never been disappointed! Very popular so would recommend ordering in advance on busy days. Love the peanut satay and chicken cashew stir fry. Well worth a try if your in the area or looking a quick well priced takeaway.
The food as Zab tastes great and is well priced. I have one issue which drives me up the wall though.
The owner is to cheap to buy two phone lines which means their eftpos and phone cant be used at the same time.
EVERY time that I eat at Zab I get held up because either the eftpos machine cant be used until a phone order is taken or because I cant get through due the line being busy.
Great Thai food at great prices , just make sure you ring well in advance to place your order!
Wow I'm eating Zab Thai right now thinking wow this is the best Thai food in Christchurch.. I thought I had better see the reviews too see if I had hit the jackpot of awesome yummness of Thai food..ans yes I sure did 5 star for sure. New fav Thai food place.
Isfaqur Rahman Siddiqui
+5
Delicious Thai takeaway in Upper Riccarton area. The food was tasty , good portion size and reasonably priced. The waiting time was very long. On a weekday evening I had to wait for 40 min. So be prepared and order ahead if possible. Convenient parking spaces but not many.
Best takeaways in Christchurch. Portion size for $15 is amazing - always have leftovers for next day. Panang curry is exceptional. Highly recommend!!
Note - Peak times wait can be over an hour. Order early!
The food here is by far the best I've tasted in NZ! Great value, fresh and tasty.
We drive 30km to get our Zab takeaway treat every week 😋
The best Thai in Ilam, would be the ultimate dusty Sunday meal though! Please open on Sunday in the new year xxx
Phenomenal quality (and quantity) Thai food! Would highly recommend.
26.11.20 first time coming here. Ordered the Thai fried rice and red curry.
Good taste, great portion sizes!
Most dishes have increased to $15. Still very worth it!
Absolutely delicious Thai food here. Reasonable prices with good quantity + Quality. This takeaway is always busy. It’s always better to call and order from home. 45 min waiting time is not surprising at all. Good job
It's a takeaway, so there is no atmosphere.
3 for service because they're always busy , therefore your orders are going to take a while, like an hour sometime.
Real authentic Thai food
Great Thai food. Be prepared for a bit of a wait at the weekend but it’s totally worth it, order early or by phone to avoid a wait. My go to easy and affordable take out. Great local business.
Delicious Thai food. So popular! quite a long wait, but worth it. Love the pad Thai
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