The best Restaurants in Timaru | Sluurpy updated in April

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Kam Wah Chinese Takeaways

78/100 (159 ratings)

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"When I come home to timaru this is one of my first stops for a feed, even had enough to bring home for the non-timaru people to have a..."

Tania King (Aunty Nanma)

"The best Sweet n Sour Pork and Noodles we have had in many years! Highly recommend and will be stopping here everythine we Travel through Timaru...."

Stacey Harrison

"Lovely food. Very busy on Sunday night. Nice staff bit hard to..."

Jocelyn Jones

"Have had takeaways from here for over 20 years. Great food, lovely range of fantastic takeaways, easy place to sit down and eat with the kids, great..."

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"Kam Wah is just what I need when I'm looking for comfort food. Great menu, great service and so fast too! Bami Goreng and mini spring rolls are soooo..."

Nix Cudmore

"Food is good but owners are not really fluent in English. Take out only..."

Gary Kettring

"Good eatting and reasonable..."

Jamie Tilsley

"Was really good, big portions, was enough for lunch the next..."

Chantal Chrisite

"Great food always good prices. Parking a pain but big car park just down road.pays to ring and order on busy..."

Shelley Berry

"Yummy food at a good price. Friendly..."

Aaron May

"Can’t beat this restaurant, best black bean ever and super cheap too. Thank..."

Sarah Mercedes

"Excellent food. I have had Chinese takeaways from all over Timaru. These are definitely the..."

Steve Binnie

"Very good fish and chips nice and clean would recommend this..."

Robert Allum (Scando)

"Over twenty years been getting my Chinese meals from..."

Dave Messer

"Yummy food, that's always cooked nice..."

Chrissie Darling

Old Bank Cafe & Bar

78/100 (1131 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"Nice old pub to hang out in. We were in town and we tried this place out. Glad we did. We had 2 lovely meals for around $20. They also have a range..."

Andy Scott

"Had a chicken snitzel.meal tonight with salad and fries,partner had it with roast veggies. Was absolutely amazing, snitzel was huge.i also had a..."

Astrid Geleijns

"Had a great time here. The wait staff were happy and funny and prompt. Thank you. Oh and the food was..."

Deon Swiggs

"Fabulous food and drinks at a incredible price thanks so much well be..."

Dennis Rollings

"I really dont want to say how good this place is just in case I cant get a table. We come here every time we go to Timaru the food is so so good, the..."

Pam Oliver-Hylands

"We love the food, thumbs up to the chef. Lovely little place in town to stop in and have..."

Shannon Reihana-Moleni

"The menu hunkers down with Kiwi favourites, as well as pub classics from all over the world. Mains include anything from Canterbury lamb shank to..."

Eranga Athukorala

"Staff are very friendly and food is reasonably priced. You get large portions too! I'd recommend the loaded wedges - very..."

Caris Dawe

"This is a lovely cosy cafe to relax after a day of shopping or meeting friendsand family for a lunch date, food is delicious and fresh and the..."

Sheilena Mcdonnell

"Good food, kind friendly staff. Food quality was very good. Cooked nicely. Great ice-cream to top the dining experience..."

James Nettleton

"Had lunch here and it was the best Pub meal I have had in a very long time.... awesomely priced Food was fast and the staff were great I would highly..."

J one

"This hands down is the best place to have a meal in Timaru area. Meals reasonably priced and always delicious. Staff lovely and whenever Im in Timaru..."

Jules Wolf

"Our school mates celebrated our 60th birthdays the food atmosphere & service was perfect here last week the staff were great taking photos and..."

Karen Colliar

"Good food and drink. One minor menu issue, not really surprising given we were part of large group. Friendly..."

Aaron May

"Our party of 4 had the roast of the day which was surperb. Plenty of meat and veges with delicious gravy. The staff were a little stressed and it..."

Allan Duston

"Lovely people and food but 2.5 hours was way too..."

Cathie Bryden

Bennys Again

Wheelchair Accessible

"Very nice reasonably priced food and amazing service.very impressed with the size of the meals and quality of the food.would definitely eat here..."

Kezia

"The service is top notch. had a booking and got seated right away even with a couple of functions going on. The menu is ok, pretty standard fair for..."

Mark

"Loved it! Best meal I've had in AGES. Recommend the Benny's chicken or chicken filo. Perfect! Excellent staff and service, surprisingly quick for me...."

Kimberly

"Very friendly. Excellent service. Good food and coffee. Great meeting place if you live nearby! (Saves driving) Recommend..."

Debbie Miller

"We were here as part of the Big Sing cadenza this weekend. Gave this place a go. The service and food was top notch. I had their blue code fish and..."

Zhuoqin Song

"Food is wonderful with large portions. Benny’s Chicken usually a favourite, although the Thai Green Curry is an equally delicious choice sometimes...."

Martin Kane (Organist)

"Amazing service felt like we were apart of a close knit family, service was beyond amazing food was beautiful will definitely be back..."

Jai Lithgow

"We really enjoyed our meal. My friend said it was the nicest meal she'd had in a long time. Friendly staff and food was excellent. Easy parking..."

Evie Nelson

"Seafood Chowder was delish. Main of Seafood Crepe was ok..Chicken Filo.nice enough, slaw was yum with the Italian..."

Ange Welch

"As I was in a hurry I ordered something quick. Ordered the pasta. Wasn't overly impressed it was stoggy and extremely heavy on my system. Won't be..."

Rebecca Johnston

"Went here with a school group and it was great. Everyone got what they ordered, and enjoyed their meals. They accommodated all our dietary..."

Singing Tips

"This is the second year in a row that the Timaru BRONZ motorcycle club had its belated Midwinter Meal at Benny's Again and it was even better than..."

Michael McBride

"The food was exceptional 👌. Service was very good..."

Jill Philip

"A restaurant is more than good food The personalized service was great but real not put on Wonderful..."

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"Great atmosphere, great fish and chips and super fast..."

Mike Gencic

"Reservation under Caleb Professional, presentable young woman on the floor today. Both young ladies we were served by were extremely polite and well..."

Kerry Eddie

"Since moving to the South Island March '22, we go to a different cafe/ restaurant every Sunday, and Benny's again is in the top 3 places we have..."

Bruce Mckay

"Fabulous in every aspect, went to a seventy birthday and prawn cocktail and blue cod were so..."

Ruth Perfect

"We're not from Timaru but this is our go-to place when passing through. Service is exceptional and the food is outstanding. Always a warm welcome and..."

Amy Richards

"The food here was not bad, I can't say it was but it all did feel a bit too much on the fried side. It would've been great to have a few more grilled..."

Shannon Friedman

"Just had a stunning meal at bennys again but I just want to say a massive thank you to one lady was fantastic with our little man all staff were..."

Lana Rouse

Tandoori King Indian Restaurant

Wheelchair Accessible

"Very nice family restaurant nicely decorated and the food was..."

Verlyn Severson

"I ate takeaway. The food was ready to collect when they said it would be. I had chicken tikka masala. It was a little spicy but not too much - very..."

fiona webster

"Wow, what a discovery!! This is one of the best Indian places we've ever been to. Tried 4 different takeaway dishes, all were amazing, great size..."

Katie A

"Food was pretty tasty and the portions are huge. Just one piece of naan could feed three of us. And two dishes feed three of us with left overs...."

Andrew Hawthorne

"Just happened to see the review when i was casually checking across. Most of the negative reviews are from Indian clients - yes, I accept the fact..."

Naqqash Midas

"Delicious!! This was the best Indian food I have had in a long time! Full of flavour, perfect level of spice, beautifully tender meat and good meat..."

kate ineson

"Super delicious, entire family impressed. We recently moved from chch where we had some amazing indian restaurants and in all honesty this compared..."

Olivia Ineson

"Butter chicken at Tandoori King Indian Restaurant was very hearty, creamy and comforting. A must-have with naan. No dine ins available when we..."

Edna Luah

"I order from here atleast once a month. They hands down have the best butter chicken sauce in town. I find all the curries delicious and Naan cooked..."

Toni Dorgan

"There are some terrible reviews here that just don't add up. Our family get takeaways here pretty much weekly, it's consistently delicious! The..."

Chris Stanley

"The Butter Chicken was to die for very thick and creamy. Naan was huge, couldn't finish it. Very cost..."

Mike Harrow

"Gorgeous food, proper..."

michael winslade

Mac's Fish

"Awesome fish and chips - we had some shockers around NZ but happily these were definitely the best, and very cheap! I still think wistfully of this..."

Jono C

"Great little fish n chip shop! Fish cooked to order and a few good choices. Fish and chips were cooked to perfection and presented in a box slid into..."

Barbara Eagle

"This was a great place to stop on our way through Timaru. Good price for the fish and chips, great taste and friendly..."

Simon Woodard

"Did something most nz chippies haven't learnt to do.. make fish'n'chips fast! We all agreed the fish( elephant) was probably the nicest fish we've..."

Iain Thompson

"Great chips and helped me with my GF needs. While husband love the home made curry rolls. Good parking. Will be..."

Allie Simpson

"Best fish & chip shop ever. Freshly battered fish, boxed & wrapped - perfect for travellers. Beats those other Yankie fast food outlets..."

Andrew Mitchell

"Was told about this place by an aussie friend, drove all day from Queenstown to have fish and chips for dinner and it was well worth the drive. Fish..."

Roxi Walker

"Lovey lady that served me. Seen we were heading for picnic with our family and dog so provided us with a directions to an ideal spot and gave us..."

Ikaia King (Jayde)

"Usually very good fish & chips, the odd piece is a bit old, but generally..."

Aaron Tapper

"Awsome place. Dam great meat patties good value, clean toilets and right next to a super liquor. Boom thanks..."

Regan Hubber

"Great. Best blue cod in Timaru. Freshly cooked as you wait. Not out of a..."

Peter Bennett

City Of Spices

75/100 (139 ratings)

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Indian

"They didn't have what I was looking for but we're very helpful and friendly. Lots of interesting foods that I need to find out about and..."

Christina Lee

"First time looking for an Asian type store in Timaru. Looks to be a good selection of..."

Bruce Stevenson

"Good range of..."

Mari Smith

"I am feeling very very happy today as I chose City of Spices. I had first ordered in April. Even today I am using only City of Spices. I never go to..."

Prabhjas Singh Bajwa

"Awesome store with a lot more than expected. Pinny is super helpful, definitely worth a..."

Sam Whyte

"Very..."

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"Friendly staff and lots of different spices and bags of rice and good too top up the..."

Charmaine S

"Great place to find all sorts of Indian and other food that will never be in a supermarket. I always keep going..."

Andrew Spackman

"Amazing place to do shopping for spices and buying ingredients for cooking food. When it comes to cooking curry, no one can beat this place. Overall..."

Amar Ryder

"Good shoes to find Indian groceries, wide range of spices, pickles, rice, flour and snacks, you can also buy indian cottage cheese (panner), yogurts,..."

Parmod kankarwal

The Speight’s Ale House

74/100 (1351 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

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"Great place , great ambience, excellent meal preparations and a variety of beers on the tap to die for. Will visit again..."

Jaiinish Bhatnagar

"Wonderful value lunch for over 65 , followed next day by ribeye sizzler , to top it all best pint of Guinness outside Ireland . The staff are helpful..."

Barry Froment

"Great and friendly staff who provided good service. The meal was amazing and same with the drinks. Would definitely recommend. Nice place to take..."

Levi Clifford

"Warm atmosphere on a chilly night with attentive, friendly staff and good range of beers, wines and food. My only comment I have was the venison was..."

Kelly Heppleston

"This place is truly amazing! The food was outstandingly delicious, the service was fantastically friendly and the prices were appropriate for the..."

Sylvia Dunn

"Lovely staff, great food. Nice atmosphere. Speights OK but I’m not a beer..."

Julie Gordon

"Had the most amazing meal here tonight with the most incredible customer service, thank you. Highly, highly recommend..."

Helen Cronie

"Went today with my daughter and granddaughter for lunch, great meal, staff were tidy in their uniforms, personable and offered great service and to..."

Leona Stretch

"An awesome experience..lovely service, fabulous meals --Blue Cod Fish and Chips served on cute newspaper made out of greaseproof paper and a..."

Sue Thorn

"Awesome place and the food were delicious. The staff were friendly and the service was..."

Nikki Botha

"Best Caesar salad I’ve ever had. Friendliest staff and great atmosphere in a renovated old historic building. ..."

Deborah de Beer

"Just fantastic hospitatly plus. Jane and her staff are amazing . Beautiful dinner we both had chicken parcels . And chocolate brownie for dessert..."

Roseann Couling

"Good place to spend some time drinking great local beer. Food is ok too if you are not too picky. I think fries should not come already salted..."

Vasile Remus Coman

"Tuesday 4th July. Was there as a part of a group of dining for the evening. Young lady serving us did very well and cannot be faulted. I had just the..."

Gerard McCall

"Fantastic out of this world dining experience with great fast paced friendly staff members. Excellent food the Southern chook burger took away the..."

Logan Heney

"Nice decor, great service, relaxing. Was in the Street Food area. Paella was quite good. Crispy squid - I would season it and not pile it up in a..."

Grant Dykes

"Good selection of beer on tap (including Panhead and Emerson) food was tasty, great sized portions for the price, pretty cool building. Loaded fries..."

Ethan Boult

"The Speight's Ale House in Timaru is a popular restaurant and bar located at 2 George Street, Timaru, New Zealand. The establishment is part of the..."

Eranga Athukorala

"Had the lamb salad. The lamb was succulent. There was a good variety of greens and vegetables in the salad part. As a group of 6 people, I said on..."

Dee O.

"Not many safe gluten free options, but the wait staff let me know they share use the same vats to cook their chips. Great..."

G lee lee

"We had a group of 43 for a birthday party. The service was amazing especially when they were short on staff due to illness. All our meals were..."

Debbie.Scott Kelliher

"Had a lovely lunch there. Food was great, service as well. The building an the area around was also..."

Hans Wurst

"absolutely amazing customer service from kelly and mark, lovely food and drinks, haven’t been tipsy in a while but im glad it was in this..."

Paige Askerud

"Such a cool atmosphere and appropriately attentive staff. I have never been disappointed with a meal..."

Kim Price

"Everything was fantastic! My only wish is that the Ceasar salad used proper dressing instead of..."

Andrew Thornton

"Creamy seafood soup with plenty of fish, prawn and green-lipped mussels.. so yummy. Beer battered cod fish with giant size french fries.. a local..."

Purwanto Lim

"Superb dining experience. Cocktails and wines were delicious. Food .... was perfect. Lamb shanks melted in mouth and scoffed down.Chicken parcels..."

Theresa C

"Awesome time here, first stop on Sth Island trip! Good service, excellent food, cold..."

Fayde P

"Excellent food and service. Would highly recommend. Be prepared for a huge meal, they offer doggie..."

Prue Annear

"we love going to Wanaka from Christchurch via Timaru so we can visit Speights Timaru and have.the delux seafood platter.its amazing. R and..."

Rob Purdue

Wheelchair Accessible

"Has a lovely array of GF options, especially slices! Went in today for lunch. Most of their lunch menu is $15, and the smoked chicken salad I got was..."

Wednesday

"We have eaten breakfast here many times. It is delicious and very good value. There is a nice atmosphere and friendly, helpful staff. The cabinet..."

Jex Janice Allison

"Best cafe in Timaru. Lovely service, staff could not of been friendlier. Amazing food and omg the breakfasts deals are awesome. The coffee is..."

Sharleen

"My favourite cafe in Timaru. I try to get in at least once a week to satisfy my craving for their delicious freshly made muffins. Strawberry are the..."

Tess Mortimer

"I walked in and it was a great atmospher,the girls were friendly talking to the customers,making everyone feel welcome.The food we has was..."

Melissa Walker

"Highly recommend!! Best coffee in all of Timaru. Visited Timaru recently for a week long conference. Was cheerily welcomed everyday and delicious..."

Ingrid Gorlick

"Bloody lovely. So glad we stopped in Timaru and were recommended this cafe. Great food! Reasonably priced and the staff are really..."

Drew Henderson

"Great place to visit but I was surprised at the cost of a scone and a coffee. It was a bit cold. Staff very..."

Stuart Ross

"Good variety is seating areas. In and outside. Mainly elderly people. Good good. Belgium biscuit was dry and too big. Friendly..."

Michelle A

"Friendly staff. Good food, many 5$ breakfast options: banana & bacon pancakes; bacon, eggs & potatoes; muesli, berry & yogourt... Best taste/value..."

Xavier B

"Fast service amazing food taste great will be back when I’m in Timaru..."

Tash

"Found this place by accident. Friendly staff, great eggs and a good cup of coffee. Clean and tidy, would come back again next time in Timaru even..."

kj w

"Awesome food, great staff. Cream cheese and salmon quiche to die for and the veg stack also was great..."

Kevin

"Top local cafe, friendly staff and delicious..."

Rowan Pringle

"13 Jan 2023 (yup, it's Friday the 13th) - I was looking for a place to eat breakfast 🍳 but don't want to go too far from Trust Aoraki Athletic..."

Bernard “Bernie” Tan

"Very lovely staff food is delicious. Village breaky is my..."

Shannon Reihana-Moleni

"A good cafe, food, coffee and service are all very good. Can be very busy around lunch..."

Rex Dagger

"Love the chips!!! Never old oil and well salted, I visit twice a week and wouldn't order anything else! Can be a bit cold inside on winter days and..."

Carly Sullivan

Purple Lizard Cafe

"Can't fault the Eggs Benedict. Awesome. Great cosy feel on a damp spring morning. Highly recommend..."

Philip MacKean

"Great warm welcome and seen to my needs of no mushrooms with my allergies but fantastic taste and..."

Jeremy Hopkinson

"I had their mince on toast. Not only was it really good but you could tell the chef had put I real effort and put together every extra I asked for..."

Lisa Donald

"as they say, life’s too short to drink bad coffee and luckily for us we didn’t have to. The coffee was perfect and the food was pretty good too...."

Dianne McLean

"We didn't like the coffee at all but food was great. Just a small tip or idea... a couple more hash browns would've been even more perfect to fill a..."

Chantelle Little

"Such a fantastic experience! Really friendly service and cozy atmosphere. The food was so amazing and satisfying! I would highly recommend this..."

Cole Fulton

"Love this place good food, always fresh as they are busy. Coffee could have been a bit quicker but they were..."

Madeline Aldred

"Nice little homely, local place offering reasonably priced brunch and lunch dishes and lovely robust New Zealand coffee. Very laid back atmosphere..."

Cathy Hatters

"The Purple Lizard.....called in whilst travelling through Timaru and decided on the lizard for brunch... Fast super friendly service in a warm..."

Kieran Lee

"We descended on the Purple Lizard with 19 people late on Saturday morning. They not only managed to feed us all in under an hour, the food was..."

Matthew Sharpe

"Lovely food lovely coffee. The poached eggs were done to perfection, bacon fried to perfection. Lovely..."

Lindsay Druett

"Good Staff. Friendly service. Nice cafe to stop 1/2 way between Christchurch and Dunedin. Will be..."

David Weir

"Great food. Quick and friendly service. Bright and airy cafe. Good range of..."

Gary Ivamy

"Good service and nice..."

Jonah Lee

"Friendly staff, good coffee and really good food. Will definitely be going..."

Malcolm Breward

"Great food. Very reasonably priced. Excellent service. Can’t..."

Roxanne Devonshire

"Nice breakfast but the TV on the wall was a tad distracting. Overall nice experience though...."

Marrek Hignett

Hassall Street Takeaways

"Best fish and chip shop in town by far great value for what you get I drive from tje otjer side of to to just come here and I no I'm not the only..."

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"Best fish and chip shop I've ever..."

Angela Haynes

"Great feed well priced friendly staff meat patties and hotdogs havent changed from old owners still just as good as..."

Brent Purvis

"Best fish n chips..."

Linda

"Great shop good 4 a quick feed im doing 4 stars as burgers ive brought i pay 4 extras im not from here so burgers 4 5 to 9 bux ild expect a lil more..."

Keira Dee

"Fish, meat pattie and chips were yum. Crispy batter and nicely cooked. No seats in the shop while waiting might be due to Covid. Friendly service..."

Kelly Bowles

"This is the best god dam fish and chip shop this side of the..."

kaylum mcauley

"Always good tasting and reasonable value this time a little oily but otherwise consistently good each time we come through..."

Sam Manson

"Mean fish and chips good service..."

wiremu komene

"It was cooked how it should be and friendly service always on time, thank..."

Wayne Rault

"Always lovely food, great service and friendly staff..."

Diane King

"Enjoyed fish and chips would visit again. Great friendly..."

Charmaine S

"There home made spring rolls are worth a..."

Rochelle “Chelle” Warwood

"Best fish and chips in..."

Chloe Harper

"Best fish and chips in timaru. Fish is always white no brown..."

Catharina Badcock

"Great fish and chips, one of best in..."

Yvette Munro

"Glad to see this excellent takeaway open again. Excellent fish and chips and lovely..."

Roya Boustridge

Armadillo's

"I read the one-star reviews with amazement. Not my experience. I have been there twice in the past week and always found the staff to be wonderful..."

Russell Hendry

"Great service! Awesome tasty meal! First time here and it definitely won’t be our last. Our son thoroughly enjoyed his birthday celebration. Thank..."

Anna Leger

"We %100 enjoyed the food cannot fault it, much better food than what we experienced in..."

Sarah Hare

"What a nice surprise this was. The location and outside car park adjacent to a supermarket made me a little nervous about this venue for dinner. But..."

Teri Bennet-Meyer

"Was a great experience and food was good..."

Stephen Smith

"Best Lambs Fry and bacon in Timaru washed down with a refreshing ginger beer and Pensioners meal on $13.50 Rump steak or Ribs only $15 has to be best..."

Michael McBride

"Our group was 20 people of the Vauxhall Owners Club from all over the South Island. Right from planning of meals to the delivery was excellent,..."

Ross Luscombe

"Very friendly lovely staff. Had the $15 steak really enjoyed it, perfectly cooked how I like it. Great value for money. Came back this time April..."

LM DC

"Came down from Christchurch to celebrate my mothers 70th birthday (7th Dec)..we were allowed to bring in our own cake at no extra charge, which was..."

Samantha Eastwood-Williams

"Very good meal Lovely waitress What more could u ask for 5..."

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