Little India Bistro and Tandoor in Nelson City Menu

Lunch Lunch
  • Tandoori Chicken Salad - Your choice of Chooza Tikka, Malai Tikka or Achaari Tikka tossed with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, red onions, lemon juice with mint chutney $15.00
  • Tandoori Lamb Salad - Boti Kebab tossed with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, red onions, lemon juice served with mint chutney. $15.00
  • Biryani Chicken / Lamb / Vegetable - Basmati rice cooked with chicken, lamb or vegetables. Served with 2 poppadoms and raita. $16.00
  • Bhatura Chicken / Lamb / Chole - Bhatura is a soft bread made from flour mixed with semolina and yoghurt, then finished in hot oil. Two pieces of Bhatura breads served with Chole, lamb or chicken $16.00
  • Butter Chicken - World famous, served with a naan & basmati rice. $16.00
  • Chicken Tikka Masala - An internationally renowned dish. Boneless chicken cooked in a secret recipe of yoghurt, cream and spices. $16.00
  • Lamb Rogan Josh - Lean lamb cooked with roasted and crushed spices, served with a naan & basmati rice. $16.00
  • Korma Lamb / Chicken / Vegetable - Traditionally a mild dish cooked in a creamy sauce made of almond paste, cream and spices, served with a naan & basmati rice. $16.00
  • Bhuna Chicken - Boneless spring chicken cooked with ginger, garlic, fresh coriander, capsicum, onions and spices, served with a naan & basmati rice. $16.00
  • Lamb / Chicken Vindaloo - A hot dish, made world famous by the Chefs of Goa. It has a Portugese influence. It is cooked with vinegar, capsicum and whole spices. Served with a naan & basmati rice. $16.00
  • Malabari Prawn / Fish - A Bombay speciality. Cooked with coconut, capsicum, tomatoes, cream and an assortment of spices, served with a naan & basmati rice. $18.00
  • Ganga Jamuna Sabzi - Fresh seasonal vegetables cooked with cumin seeds, turmeric and spices, served with a naan & basmati rice. $14.00
  • Amritsari Chole - Chickpeas cooked with ginger, garlic, finished with freshly ground spices, served with a naan & basmati rice. $14.00
  • Shahi Paneer - Home made Indian cottage cheese cooked with crushed almonds, cream and tomatoes, served with a naan & basmati rice. $14.00
  • Aaloo Saag - Potatoes cooked with spinach and spices. Served with a naan & basmati rice. $14.00
Sides Sides
  • Papadom $1.00
  • Raita $3.50
  • Mint Chutney $3.50
  • Kechumber - Diced onions, tomatoes, cucumber, coriander with a touch of lemon juice and spices. $3.50
  • Banana and Coconut - Sliced bananas sprinkled with desiccated coconut. $3.50
  • Little India Chilly Chutney - For the daring!!! $3.50
  • Mixed Vegetable Pickle - Achar. $3.50
  • Mango Chutney $3.50
  • Tamarind - A sweet but tangy sauce, a perfect match for our vegetarian starters. $3.50
  • Side Dish Platter - Raita, mint chutney, kechumber, banana and coconut, Little India chilli chutney and mango chutney served with six papadoms. $10.00
  • Little India Salad - Onions, cucumber, cabbage and tomatoes with lemon juice and a special mix of spices. $7.50
  • Onion Salad $3.50
Rice Rice
  • Basmati Rice - Plain, steamed Basmati rice. $4.00
  • Jeera Rice - Basmati rice cooked with cumin seeds. $6.50
  • Kashmiri Pulao - Basmati rice mixed with cashews, almonds, sultanas and desiccated coconut. $6.50
  • Mixed Vegetable Pulao - Basmati rice cooked with fresh seasonal vegetables and spices. $7.50
  • Chicken Pulao - Basmati rice cooked with tender boneless chicken, peas, onions and spices. $10.00
Breads Breads
  • Naan - Leavened bread made of refined flour baked in the tandoor. $3.00
  • Garlic Naan - Leavened bread sprinkled with crushed garlic, baked in the tandoor. $3.50
  • Keema Naan - Naan with a stuffing of spiced lamb mince. $5.00
  • Onion Kulcha - Naan with a stuffing of onions and spices. $4.00
  • Chicken Naan - Naan with a stuffing of mildly spiced chicken. $5.00
  • Paneer Kulcha - Naan stuffed with home made Indian cottage cheese and spices. $4.50
  • Paneer & Garlic Kulcha - Naan sprinkled with crushed garlic, stuffed with home made Indian cottage cheese and spices. $5.00
  • Kashmiri Naan - Naan topped with nuts and sultanas. $4.50
  • Vegetable Kulcha - Naan stuffed with fresh seasoned vegetables and spices. $4.00
  • Tandoori Roti - Unleavened wholemeal flour bread baked in the tandoor. $3.00
  • Lacha Parantha - Unleavened wholemeal flour bread layered with lashings of ghee. Baked in the tandoor. $4.00
  • Aloo Parantha - Unleavened wholemeal flour bread stuffed with potatoes, onions and spices. $4.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Red Chicken Curry $12.00
  • Yellow Chicken Curry $12.00
  • Tofu and Vegetable Soup $7.50
  • Satay Beef $12.00
  • Stir Fried Beef with Cashew Nuts $13.00
  • Extra Sauce $1.00
    • sweet & sour / lemon
  • Steamed Rice $4.00 / $6.00
    • small / large
  • Diced Chicken with Cashew Nuts $13.00
  • Eggs Benedict $17.00
    • With crispy bacon or salmon
  • Chicken Strips & Salad $12.50
  • Surf & Turf $35.00
    • Pestells perfect, cooked your way, stacked on baked roasties with scallops & prawns seared in a creamy white wine sauce & side of red wine jus
  • Fish of the Day Priced daily
    • Pan fried with lemon & pastry risotto with wilted spinach & a white wine & garlic sauce - or beer battered with salad & fries
  • *12 years and under
  • Moroccan Beef with Couscous $15.00
    • Far eastern flavours, healthy and delicious
  • Lambs Fry & Smokey Bacon $14.00
    • With veggie smash & fresh garden salad
  • Chef's Soup of the day $12.00
    • With crusty ciabatta bread
  • Curry Roll $3.10
  • Donut $2.30
  • Crumbed or Grilled $0.20 extra
  • Jumbo Hotdog $3.10
  • Junior Hotdog $1.60
  • Sour Cream $2.60
  • Oysters $2.30
  • Spring Roll $3.10
  • Cranberry, Pistachio & Orange Biscotti A crisp biscuit filled with cranberries, pistachio nuts and orange zest (DF) Perfect with a coffee or affogato $3.20
  • Soup of the Day Your waitperson will inform you of today’s vegetarian soup, served with wholemeal bread (V) $13.50
  • Sweet or Savoury Muffins Check with your waitperson for today’s flavour $3.50
  • Moroccan Beef & Carrot Tagine Beef slowly braised with dates, carrot, tomato, cumin and onion; served on a lemon and almond couscous $18.50
  • Creamy Eggs with Smoked Salmon & Capers Scrambled free-range eggs with house-smoked salmon, fresh herbs, lemon and capers (W&GF) Extra options: Toast or wilted spinach $16.70 $13.70
  • Marinated Lamb Lemon and balsamic-marinated lamb on a cannellini bean and roasted garlic puree, with bok choy; drizzled with pomegranate and Kakariki olive oil* (W&GF) $19.70
  • - With local bacon $18.70
  • Muesli * Our own muesli full of nuts, dried fruit and popped corn, layered with natural yoghurt, and rhubarb and raspberry compote; served with a side of milk (WF, V) $11.20
  • Smoked salmon $9.50
  • Fish taco salad with chili prawns, salsa verde and aioli $19.50
  • Toasted cornbread and salsa $6.50
  • -add bacon $18.50
  • ●Pickled and grilled vegetable salad with toasted nuts, seeds, romesco and smoked goat cheese $17.50
  • ●Poached free range eggs and hollandaise on sourdough or wholegrain toast $11.50
  • For specials please
  • Toasted bagel with either cream cheese or jam and butter $6.50
  • Blue Nose $5.90
  • -Also available: GF
  • Corn $2.70
  • Steak and Onion $3.00
  • Battered Sausage $2.80
  • Onion Ring $0.60
  • Vege $7.50
  • Cinnamon Donut $2.20
  • 34. Chicken Kung PO (Medium/Large) $14.50/$20
    • Chicken in spicy sauce with vegetables
  • 43. Scallops Deep Fried (Medium/Large) $1650/$27
    • with sweet and soup sauce
  • 36. Steamed Chicken $20.50
    • with ginger and spring onion
  • 56. Fish of the Day Deep Fried (Medium/Large) $12.50/$19
    • with lemon or sour and sweet sauce
  • 96. Lamb with Spring Onion and Ginger $26
  • 66. Strip Fried Noodle (Medium/Large) $12.50/$17
    • with BBQ pork and vegetables
  • 15. Beef in Black Bean Sauce (Medium/Large) $12.50/$19
    • with Vegetables
  • 88. Hometown Chili Chicken $19.50
  • -medium (1/2 doz) $8.50
  • -medium $11.50
  • Pork kung po (pork in spicy sauce with cashew nuts)
  • Plot pot of beef brisket in curry sauce $25.00
  • -medium $14.50
  • Deep fried squid rings
  • -large $19.50
  • -medium $ 12.50
  • Turkish Bread $9.50
    • w/ Swiss cheese, Sapresso salami, tomato & olive salad
  • The Suter Nourish Bowl $18.50
    • Your choice of two salads w/ either seared lamb fillet free range cajun chicken or roasted salmon
  • Zucchini Fritter Stack, mint parsley pesto $8.50
  • Gluten free Muesli $12.50
    • served w/ fruit salad, yoghurt & milk
  • Two Eggs on Toasted Sour dough $12.00
    • any style
  • Eggs benedict $22.50/$19.50
    • Two poached eggs w/ flashed smoked salmon or f/r Bacon & hollandaise on ciabatta roll
  • Eggs Florentine $19.50
    • poached eggs & wilted spinach & hollandaise on ciabatta roll
  • Mozzarella, Basil & Tomato Tart $13.50
  • Gourmet Toasted Sandwiches $10.50
    • Bacon & Egg, Chicken & Mushroom, Chicken Schnitzel or Ham, Cheese & Tomato. Served on fresh toasted turkish bread
  • Crumbed Chicken Caesar Salad $16.50
    • Made with crumbed chicken, cos lettuce, premium middle bacon, poached egg, focaccia croutons, parmesan & anchovies
  • Eggs Benedict
    • Free range eggs, poached on toasted focaccia bread, served with hollandaise sauce
  • Omelette $15.50
    • Free range eggs, with you choice of three fillings: bacon, ham, cheese, tomato, mushroom, onion, pineapple, served with toast
  • B.L.T Sandwich $14.50
    • Toasted focaccia bread with bacon, lettuce, tomato & aioli. Served as an open sandiwich
  • Breakfast Stack (Vegetarian) $16.00
  • Fruit Pancake Stack $15.00
    • Pancakes served with seasonal fresh fruit, yoghurt and wild berry coulis
  • Eggs Any Style with Toast $10.50
    • Free range eggs scrambled, poached or fried served with toast
  • French Toast $16.50
    • Served with fried banana, fresh seasonal fruits drizzled with Maple syrup and yoghurt on the side
  • -Roasted vegetables, tomato pesto, cheese, feta and sour cream $16.50
  • - Ham and Cheese $15.50
  • Steak Sandwich $19.00
    • Succulent rump steak on home made bread, fried onions, salad garni and chips
  • Tortilla Stack with Salad $12.50
  • -Chicken Caesar Salad $20.00
    • as above with chicken
  • Kids Platter - cheese sandwich, fresh fruit, dried fruit, vege sticks, drink, jelly and ice-cream $12.00
  • - With 2 rashers of manuka smoked dry cured bacon $18.00
  • Seasonal Garden Salad / Nutty Coleslaw $5.00
  • 1 cheese burger, chips, sauce + drink $6.50
  • Double Chocolate Donut / Jam Wrap $2.50
  • Plain Donut $2.30
  • -Pottle $4.90
  • -Ham, egg, cheese, pineapple, mushroom, onion, tomato $1.00
  • Minty Mushy Peas $4.00
  • The Big Tahuna $10.50
    • Beef pattie, tomato relish, cheese, bacon, egg, pineapple + salad
  • Antipasto Platter - single or double $18.5 / $27.58
    • A Sumptuous Selection of Cold Cuts, Pickles, Cheeses, Breads, Vegetables & Dips
  • Gourmet Focaccia Sandwich $9.5 / $10.5
    • On House baked Bread With your own Combination Of Fillings
  • Yaza Vege Nachos $12.50
    • Grilled with Chilli Beans + Cheddar Cheese & Topped with Avocado, Tomato Salsa and Sour Cream
  • Yaza! Seafood Chowder $11.50
    • With Grilled bruschetta
  • Breads & Dips $10.50
    • Fresh Focaccia Bread with garlic + Toasted Pita Bread with Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Two Delicious Dips
  • Kids Platter $7.50
    • Fairy Bread, Mousetrap, Ham, Fresh Vegetables, Fruit & Nuts + a Lollipop Chaser
  • Soup of the Day $9.5
    • With Grilled bruschetta
  • Spinach Bacon & Egg Salad $14.50
    • Fresh Leaf Spinach. Crispy Bacon, Tomato, Poached Egg, Croutons & Olives Tossed in Balsamic Vinaigrette Topped with Fresh Parmesan Shavings.
  • Steak Sandwich $19
    • seared steak with house made caramelized onions on ciabatta with a side of fries
  • Eggs Benedict $17
    • 2 free ranged eggs served with Hollandaise sauce and either salmon, bacon or mushies
  • Classic Mince on Toast $12.50
    • served with an Egg and parmesan cheese
  • Cable Platter $24.50
    • local fresh ingredients, smoked seafood, local cheeses + pickles
  • Asian Style Chicken $18 / add avocado $3
    • Salad. Healthy, Fresh and Delicious!
  • House Made Muesli with Berry Compote $14
  • Gourmet Fish + Chips $18
    • golden tempura fish with lemon pepper chips + housemade tartare sauce + coleslaw
  • Chocolate Kahlua Cake $11.00
    • A delicious chocolate & Kahlua mix served with chocolate fudge walnut sauce & vanilla ice cream
  • Verdict Burger $20.00
    • Two beef patties, bacon, egg, caram elized onion, lettuce, tomato & cheese on a toasted bun served with thick cut fries
  • Vegetarian (V)
  • Smoked Salmon Salad - (GF) $22.50
    • Smoked salmon, asparagus, tomato & salad greens tossed in dill aioli
  • Parmy Chicken Sandwich $20.00
    • Hot tender chicken fillet coated with crisp y parm esan, served in a baguette, topped with tomato relish, dripping with melted mozzarella
  • Thai Beef Salad - (GF) option available $22.00
    • Pan seared strips of marinated beef served on mesculin leaves, mung beans, cashew nuts & capsicum , topped with honey mustard dressing
  • -Surf ‘n´ Turf it for extra $8.00
  • Pasta of the Day - (V) option available $20.00
    • Refer to specials board
Little India Bistro and Tandoor

Little India Bistro and Tandoor

location

Address

269 Hardy Street, Nelson City Centre, Nelson, Nelson, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand

phone

Phone

035391155

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Tuesday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Wednesday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Thursday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Friday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Saturday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM
price range

Price

None

type

Type

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service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Asian , Gluten Free , Indian , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Delivery ,  Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Home Delivery ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Vegan Options ,  Cash ,  Bankcard ,  Lunch ,  Group Meal ,  Seating ,  Free Wifi ,  Disabled Friendly ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
269 Hardy Street, Nelson City Centre, Nelson, Nelson, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand