Indian Pearl Restaurant in Christchurch Menu

STARTERS STARTERS
  • Vegetable Samosa $6.00
    • Golden brown crispy pastry filled with traditional Indian stuffing. Two pieces per portion
  • Onion Bhaji $6.00
    • Crispy onion rings mixed with spices and chick pea flour then deep fried to golden.
  • Vegetable Pakora $6.00
    • Fresh vegetables and potato’s mixed with Indian spices and chickpea flour deep fried in cholesterol free oil.
  • Paneer Pakora $9.90
    • Indian cottage cheese and spinach marinated with mild Indian spices, dipped in chickpea flour and deep fried in oil.
  • Pearl’s Special Tikka $14.00
    • Fillets of chicken marinated with yoghurt, Malai, mustard fenugreek and special spices then cooked in Tandoor. Six pieces per portion.
  • Chicken Tikka $14.00
    • Chicken fillets marinated in yoghurt, fresh spices and then cooked in Tandoor. Six pieces per portion.
  • Tandoori Chicken (Half Size ) $10.90
    • Chicken cooked with yoghurt and spices, cooked in Tandoor
  • Tandoori Chicken (Full Size ) $18.90
    • Chicken cooked with yoghurt and spices, cooked in Tandoor
  • Tandoori Prawn $16.90
    • Prawn marinated with spicy yoghurt cooked in Tandoor. Ten pieces per portion.
  • Prawn Pakora $16.90
    • Prawn dipped in spices and chick pea batter then deep fried in oil. Ten pieces per portion.
  • Pearls’ Mix platter for two $19.90
    • Consist of 2 onion Bhaji , 2 vegetable samosa’s, 2 lamb kebab, 2 Pearl Special Chicken ,2 Chicken Tikka.
  • Vegetarian platter for two $16.90
    • Two pieces of vegetable samosa, onion Bhaji, vegetable Pakora and Paneer Pakora.
CHICKEN MAINS CHICKEN MAINS
  • Butter Chicken $15.90
    • Delicacy of barbecued chicken cooked in a smooth tomato based puree,cream and mild Indian spices (mild dish)
  • Mango Chicken $15.90
    • Boneless chicken cooked with mango sauce and mild spices.
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $15.90
    • Boneless pieces of chicken cooked with onion, ginger, garlic and special spices in a creamy tomato sauce.
  • Chicken Korma $15.90
    • Boneless chicken cooked in creamy dry fruit sauce and spices.
  • Chicken Madras $15.90
    • chicken fillet cooked with onion, tomato, ginger and fresh coriander..
  • Chicken Handi $15.90
    • A boneless sliced chicken dish cooked with tomatoes, onion, cream, fresh corianders and thick gravy. Highly recommended Indian pearl dish.
  • Chicken Posht $15.90
    • Tender cubes of chicken sauteed in onions, garlic, ginger, fresh corianders and tomato, then cooked with roasted poppy seeds and spices.
  • Pearl Special chicken $15.90
    • Boneless chicken first cooked in Tandoor and then finished freshly grounded spices and herbs.
  • Rara Chicken $15.90
    • Diced boneless chicken cooked with fresh onion, garlic, capsicum, ginger,fresh coriander and spices.
  • Chicken Vindloo $15.90
    • A very hot curry prepared with vinegar and spices with Vindaloo paste.This dish originates from Goa.
  • Chicken Saag $15.90
    • Cubes of chicken cooked with spinach, ginger garlic, onion and tomato.
  • Chicken do Payaza $15.90
    • Boneless chicken cooked in lightly spiced flavoured sauce and diced onion, ginger Garlic and spices.
  • Chicken Jalfrezi $15.90
    • A tangy flavoured chicken dish cooked with chunks of capsicum, tomatoes & onions and garnished with fresh coriander.
LAMB MAINS LAMB MAINS
  • Lamb Handi $16.90
    • A bone less cubes of lamb cooked with tomatoes, onion, cream, fresh corianders and thick gravy. Highly recommended Indian pearl dish.
  • Lamb do Payaza $16.90
    • Boneless lamb cubes cooked in lightly spiced flavored sauce and diced onion, ginger,garlic and spices.
  • Lamb Korma $16.90
    • Boneless lamb cooked in creamy dry fruit sauce and spices.
  • Saag Gosht $16.90
    • Cubes of lamb cooked with fresh spinach, tomato, onion,ginger, garlic
  • Lamb Posht $16.90
    • Tender cubes of lamb sauteed in onions, garlic, ginger, fresh coriander and tomato, ten cooked with roasted poppy seed and spices.
  • Pearl Special Lamb $16.90
    • Lamb first cooked in tandoor and then finished freshly grounded spices creamy butter sauce and herbs tomato and spices.
  • Lamb Vindloo $16.90
    • Very hot lamb curry prepared with vinegar and spices.
  • Lamb Rogan Josh $16.90
    • Lamb chunks cooked in whole spices with onion, ginger and garlic finished with touch of coriander’s
  • Lamb Madras $16.90
    • Lamb cubes cooked in Whole Spices with onion, ginger and garlic with fresh coriander
SEA FOOD SEA FOOD
  • Goa Fish $18.90
    • Boneless fillet of fish, prawn cooked with vinegar, coconut milk, ginger garlic, green capsicum and variety of spices and cream.
  • Fish Curry $17.90
    • Boneless fillets of fish cooked with exotic Indian spices and herbs.
  • Prawn Saag $18.90
    • Prawns cooked with spinach, ginger garlic, onion and tomato.
  • Prawn Jalfrezi $18.90
    • A tangy flavoured prawn dish cooked with chunks of capsicum, tomatoes, onions and garnished with fresh coriander.
  • Prawn do Payaza $18.90
    • Prawns cooked in light spiced flavoured sauce and diced onion, ginger, garlic and spices.
  • Butter prawns $18.90
    • Delicacy of barbecued prawn cooked in a smooth tomato based paste,cream and mild Indian spices (mild dish).
  • Prawn Masala $18.90
    • Prawns cutlets cooked in special sauce and herbs.
  • Goa Prawn $18.90
    • Popular dish from West of India, prawn cooked with coconut milk,capsicum, tomato, cream and spices.
VEGETARIAN MAINS VEGETARIAN MAINS
  • Mix vegetables $14.90
    • Fresh seasonal vegetables cooked with cumin seeds, turmeric, chopped tomato and spices
  • Aloo Gobi $14.90
    • auliflower and potatoes cooked in exotic spicy sauce with tomatoes and ginger.
  • Malai Kofta $15.90
    • Veg kofta balls cooked in lightly spiced vegetable sauce.
  • Palak Paneer $15.90
    • Home-made cottage cheese cooked with spinach and spices.
  • Kadai Paneer $15.90
    • Cottage cheese, onion & capsicum seasoned with spice and cooked in onion gravy
  • Dal Makhni $14.90
    • Black lentils and kidney beans cooked with spices.
  • Yellow Dal $14.90
    • Yellow lentils cooked with cumin seed, turmeric, ginger, garlic and crushed tomatoes.
  • Dry Aloo $13.90
    • Diced potato cooked with cumin seed and turmeric.
  • Vegetable Korma $14.90
    • Mix Vegetables and cottage cheese simmered in a mild gravy.
RICE RICE
  • Steamed Rice $3.00
    • Steamed Basmati rice.
BREAD BREAD
  • Plain Nan $3.00
    • Leavened bread made of refined flour baked in the tandoor.
  • Garlic Nan $3.50
    • Leavened bread sprinkled with garlic baked in Tandoor.
  • Paneer Kulcha $4.50
    • Nan bread stuffed with home-made cottage cheese and mild spices.
  • Keema Nan $4.50
    • Nan bread stuffed with spices and lamb mince.
  • Chicken Nan $4.50
  • Onion Kulcha $4.50
    • Nan bread stuffed with chopped crispy onion and Indian spices.
  • Peshawari Nan $4.50
    • Nan bread stuffed and topped with nuts and sultanas.
  • Aloo Prantha $4.50
    • Unleavened whole meal bread stuffed with potatoes and Indian spices.
  • Tandoori Roti $3.00
    • Unleavened whole meal bread baked in Tandoor
SIDE DISHES SIDE DISHES
  • Poppadum $1.00
  • Raita $3.00
    • Yoghurt mixed with cucumber, cumin powder and spices.
  • Kuchumber $3.00
    • Diced onion, tomatoes, corianders with touch of lemon juice and spices
  • Mint chutney $3.00
    • Yoghurt mixed with green chillies and Indian spices.
  • Mix pickle $3.00
  • Tamarind Sauce $3.00
  • Onion salad $4.00
  • Pearl’s special salad $6.00
    • Onion, cucumber, cabbage, and tomato with lemon juice and sprinkled Indian spices.
  • Mango Chutney $4.00
COMBOS COMBOS
  • Chicken $19.99
    • Chicken Curry + Naan + Coke / Sprite
  • Lamb $20.99
    • Lamb Curry + Naan + Coke/Sprite
  • Vegetarian $18.99
    • Vegetarian Curry + Naan + Coke/Sprite
LUNCH - CHICKEN MAINS LUNCH - CHICKEN MAINS
  • Butter Chicken $10.00
    • Delicacy of barbecued chicken cooked in a smooth tomato based peaurey, cream and mild Indian spices.
  • Pearl Special Chicken $10.00
    • Boneless chicken first cooked in tandoor and then finished in freshly ground spices. .
  • Chicken Korma $10.00
    • Boneless chicken cooked in creamy dry fruit sauce and spices
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $10.00
    • Boneless chicken cooked with onion, capsicum and special spices in a creamy tomato sauce.
LUNCH - LAMB MAINS LUNCH - LAMB MAINS
  • Lamb Rogan Josh $10.00
    • Lamb chunks cooked in whole spices with onion, ginger and garlic finished with a touch of coriander.
  • Lamb Vindloo $10.00
    • Very hot lamb curry prepared with vinegar and spices.
  • Lamb korma $10.00
    • Boneless lamb cooked in creamy dry fruit sauce and spices.
  • Pearl’s Special Lamb $10.00
    • Diced Lamb fillets cooked with freshly ground spices and herbs, an all time favourite.
LUNCH - VEGETARIAN MAINS LUNCH - VEGETARIAN MAINS
  • Mix Vegetables $10.00
    • Fresh seasonal vegetables cooked with cumin seeds, turmeric, chopped tomato and spices.
  • Tadka Dal $10.00
    • Yellow lentil cooked with cumin seeds, turmeric, ginger, and garlic and crushed tomato.

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  • Summer Greens Salad $6.0
  • Fish and Chips $14.0
    • shoestring fries and O.G.H.Coleslaw
  • O.G.H.Triple Layered Dip $11.5
    • tortilla crisps, refried beans, fresh tomato salsa and lime crema
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  • Aubergine Melt Burger $19.5
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  • Eggs Benedict (GF*) Local free range eggs and crispy bacon on toasted ciabatta, topped with our special recipe house made hollandaise. $16.90
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  • Sweet chilli, mozzarella and cream cheese $8.90
  • Arancini (GF) Pesto an buffalo mozzarella risotto balls, with aioli. $10.90
  • Crispy onion rings $6.90 / $9.90
  • House made potato rosti $4.90
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  • Eye Fillet 200g $29
  • Lamb Collar 350g $30
  • Cauliflower, Vadouvan, Curry Leaves, Almonds $13
  • Market Oysters
  • Duck Fat Potatoes, Mushroom, Rosemary Salt $8
  • Rump 350g $48
  • Roasted Brussels, Leaves, Bacon, Walnut Crema $15
  • Firstlight Grass Fed Wagyu MarbleScore 7-9
  • (D) Prawns $20.00
  • (B) Combination Meats $18.00
  • Chilli & Basil $10.00
    • served with rice
  • Yum
    • Spicy fresh chilli & vegetables
  • (D) Lamb $21.00
  • (A) Chicken, Beef or Pork $17.00
  • (D) Seafood or Prawns $21.00
  • (B) Combination Meats $19.00
  • Seafood Fried Noodle $11.00
  • Deep Fried Chicken Fritters $10.00 Lge $11.50
    • with choice of Plum Sauce or Hot Thai Sauce
  • Egg Foo Yong $11.50
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    • Rice vermicelli fried with pork, chicken, prawn, squid, bean sprouts and Chinese vegetables
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    • stir fried with your choice of sauce
  • Sambal Squid on Rice $10.50
    • Stir fried squid with vegetables in shrimp paste chilli sauce served with rice
  • Hor Fun (Gravied Hor Fun) $9.50
    • Fried flat rice noodles and vermicelli covered in gravy with pork, chicken, prawn, squid and Chinese vegetables
  • Garlic loaf $10.00
    • Warm baked herb & & garlic butter loaf
  • Vegetable filo parcels $22.50
    • Fresh spinach, roasted pumpkin, feta and peanuts wrapped in an oven baked filo parcel. Served with fries, green leaf salad & cranberry sauce
  • Beer batterd fries $9.50
    • Beer battered fries with tomato sauce & aioli
  • Deep fried ice cream $10
    • Crumbed vanilla ice cream with chocolate & caramel sauces & whipped cream
  • - Add egg $1.50
  • -Add pop corn chicken $3
  • Baileys on ice $8.00
    • Baileys Irish Cream over cubes of ice
  • From the grill
    • With your choice of 2 sides and 1 sauce
  • Spanish Omelette $18.00
    • Deliciously fluffy omelette filled with crispy potatoes, chorizo, cheese and red onion
  • Citrus Glazed Salmon $26.00
    • Pan fried salmon with a citrus glaze served with seasonal vegetables and kumara crisps
  • Steak Eggs and Chips $24.00
    • 200gm ribeye steak served with two fried eggs and chips
  • Fried Eggs $4.00
  • Aioli $1.00
  • $12 Meal Deal, kids main and small softdrink $12.00
  • Chicken Nuggets
    • Today’s roast selection served with vegetables and roast potatoes
  • Bacon $6.00
  • Gaeng Kari $12.50
    • Thai yellow curry with onion, potato, pumpkin, pineapple, carrot & peanuts
  • Pad Mee $10.00
    • Stir fried egg noodles with meat, broccoli, carrot, cabbage & bok choy
  • Pad Thai $12.00
    • Thai rice noodles cooked with meat, leek, bean sprouts, cabbage & carrot
  • Pad Krapao $12.00
    • Stir fried meat with fresh chillies, basil leaves, garlic, green beans & capsicum
  • Gaeng Daeng $12.50
    • Red curry with coconut milk, bamboo shoots, beans, sweet basil, peas & eggplant
  • No MSG added / Vegetarian and Gluten Free Available
  • Thai Spring Rolls (4) $5.00
  • Panaeng $12.50
    • Panaeng curry with coconut milk, kaffir lime leaves, chillies, peanuts & capsicum
  • Gyo-za dumpling $8.50/$9.50
    • pork and vegetable in pan fried dumpling (6P/8P)
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    • crumbled fried chicken with BBQ sauce and spicy miso sauce, mini salad, rice & miso soup
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  • Avocado topping $1.50
  • Lemon ramen $12.80
    • fresh lemon & pork flavor
  • Fresh salmon yukhoe $15.00
  • Spicy miso scallops $7.00
  • Uramaki BBQ eel sushi $7.50
  • BRUSCHETTA $10.50
    • tomatoes, olives, balsamic, sour dough
  • ICE CREAM SUNDAE
    • chocolate sauce, berry coulis
  • BEEF FILLET $33.50
    • red wine jus, crisp potato rosti, roasted mushroom, sugarhorse butter
  • DUMPLINGS $12.50
    • steamed, dipping sauce
  • PRAWN TWISTERS / FRIES $14.00
  • STICKY PORK RIBS $13.50
    • BBQ glaze
  • MOROCCAN SPICED LAMB $13.50
    • tomato salsa, yogurt, flat bread
  • FRIED POTATOES $17.50
    • bacon, roasted tomatoes, poached eggs
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  • -Large $6.00
  • Little lamb $10.90
    • Prime nz lamb with mint sauce, fancy lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & house relish
  • Egg / Mushroom / Avocado $1.50
  • Shroom bomb $10.50
    • Whole portobello mushrooms grilled and topped with edam cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion rings, aioli & house relish
  • Messy melt $11.50
    • Slow cooked pork shoulder smothered in our secret smoky BBQ sauce with salad green, coleslaw, spicy chipotle mayo & melted cheddar, served in ciabatta bun
  • -Add edam cheese and bacon $11.90
  • The local $8.90
    • Prime nz beef, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & house relish
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    • smoked chicken risotto balls, chunky mushroom and tarragon sauce
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    • Slow cooked Canterbury lamb shank, roasted root vegetables, mint glazed potatoes, red wine jus
  • Ecclefechan Tart $12.00
    • Dark syrup and dried fruit butter crust, custard paste, Drambuie ice cream
  • Garden Salad with Croutons $7.00
  • Seasonal Salad $10.00
    • Seasonal leaves, sprouts, capsicum, cherry tomatoes, cucumber with a choice of vinaigrette or aioli dressing
  • Whitestone Cheese from Oamaru
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    • grilled chicken breast, diced potato, parmesan regiano tossed with linguini pasta
  • Waffle Churros $12.50
    • Orange cinnamon sugar, chilli chocolate dipping sauce & ice cream
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    • tortilla filled with scrambled egg, havarti cheese & mild chilli beans served with sour cream - add bacon $4.00
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    • with blackened corn, salsa & guacamole
  • Roast tomato $3.00
  • Garlic pita bread with queso blanco cheese dip $9.00
  • GM Cheesecake $12.50
    • Luscious & dreamy, ask waitstaff for today's flavour
  • Hot chocolate $4.00
  • Cheese or Date scone n/a
  • Bagel n/a
  • Housemade cashew + pumpkin seed sausages served with grilled tomatoes, mushrooms + poached eggs on wholegrain toast $20.00
  • Iced chocolate $6.50
  • Short black $3.50
  • Hollandaise optional n/a
  • Fluffy $1.00
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    • egg noodles with chicken and vegetables in oyster sauce
  • VEGETARIAN MEE GORENG $9.00
  • THAI SWEET CHILI BEEF $9.80
    • egg noodles with beef and vegetables in Thai sweet chili sauce
  • GREEN CURRY CHICKEN $9.80
    • thin rice noodles with chicken tomato and vegetables in Thai spicy green curry sauce
  • SPECIAL FRIED RICE $9.80
    • fried rice with roast pork shrimps and vegetables in traditional Chinese sauce
  • HOT SIX $10.20
    • egg noodles with roast pork beef chicken and vegetables in special Thai chili sauce
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  • SWEET ONE $10.20
    • egg noodles with roast pork beef chicken and vegetables in sweet sauce
Indian Pearl Restaurant

Indian Pearl Restaurant

location

Address

352 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8023, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033791863

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 4:30 – 9:30 PM, Tuesday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 4:30 – 9:30 PM, Wednesday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 4:30 – 9:30 PM, Thursday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 4:30 – 9:30 PM, Friday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 4:30 – 9:30 PM, Saturday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 4:30 – 9:30 PM, Sunday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 4:30 – 9:30 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Asian , Indian , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Delivery ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  BYO ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Cash ,  Serves Halal ,  Lunch ,  Valet Parking ,  Kid Friendly ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Street Parking ,  Free Off-Street Parking ,  Cards accepted ,  Digital Payments ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Full Bar

Location
352 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8023, New Zealand