Little India in 544 Memorial Avenue, Spitfire Square Menu

THALIS THALIS
  • (Available for dine in only)
  • A traditional lunch thali containing two dishes of chef’s choice served with basmati rice, red onions, pickle, raita and a naan bread or roti
  • Vegetarian Thali $14.00
    • (two vegetarian dishes)
  • on-Vegetarian Thali $16.00
    • (one non-vegetarian & one vegetarian dish)
SALADS SALADS
  • Tender strips of tandoori chicken, lamb or paneer tossed with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber and red onions dressed with lemon juice, chaat masala and chopped coriander served with mint chutney.
  • Tandoori Chicken Salad $13.00
  • Tandoori Lamb Salad $14.00
  • Tandoori Paneer Salad $12.00
LUNCH COMBO MEALS LUNCH COMBO MEALS
  • Lunch time dishes served with basmati rice and naan bread.
  • Daal $12.00
  • Khumb Matter $12.00
  • Ganga Jamuna Subzi $12.00
  • Shahi Paneer $14.00
  • Palak Paneer $14.00
  • Butter Chicken $15.00
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $15.00
  • Mango Chicken $15.00
  • Bhuna Chicken $15.00
  • Chicken Korma $15.00
  • Lamb Rogan Josh $16.00
  • Lamb Vindaloo $16.00
  • Lamb Korma $16.00
  • Lamb Pasanda $16.00
  • Lamb Bhuna $16.00
  • Bengali Fish $17.00
  • Fish Malabari $17.00
  • Prawn Malabari $17.00
BHATURAS BHATURAS
  • Bhatura is a wonderfully soft bread made from flour mixed with semolina and yoghurt, then finished in hot oil. Bhatura is a speciality from the Punjab and is enjoyed on the street corners at any time of the day. Two pieces of bhatura breads served with chole (chickpea), lamb or chicken.
  • Chole Bhatura $12.00
  • Chicken Bhatura $14.00
  • Lamb Bhatura $16.00
BIRYANIS BIRYANIS
  • Basmati rice cooked with whole spices with a choice of vegetables, chicken, lamb or prawns and served with poppadom, raita and pickle.
  • Vegetable Biryani $12.00
  • Chicken Biryani $15.00
  • Lamb Biryani $16.00
  • Prawn Biryani $17.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Our inspired offerings are designed for your shared table.
  • Prawn dumplings (3) supreme broth $14
  • Stir fried cumin lamb $32
  • Penang curry of beef cheeks with green beans and fish crackling gf $34
  • Sweet and sour pork, pineapple and cherry tomato $33
  • Tapioca caramel, star anise ice-cream, almond and asian pear $13
  • Stir fried duck with bean sprouts, cashews and chilli $37
  • Ssäm –marinated wakanui sirloin, kimchi puree, spring onion relish, rice mayo $28
  • FISH $2.50
  • BACON $4.90
  • BATTERED MUSHROOM $0.80
  • PINEAPPLE $4.30
  • CHOW CHOW $4.30
  • MONSTER $7.80
  • FISH BITES 3 FOR $2.50
  • BATTERED MUSSELS 6 FOR $5.50
  • For 4 people $70.00
  • Scallops in Bacon $20.00
    • Our famous pan seared scallops wrapped in bacon served on a bed of crispy potatoes and spinach topped with hollandaise sauce
  • Thai Beef Salad $24.00
    • Fresh garden salad topped with sliced ribeye steak cooked medium rare drizzled with a chilli peanut dressing
  • Chicken Satay Skewers $16.00
    • Grilled chicken skewers with rich satay sauce and cucumber salad
  • Eggs on Toast $10.00
    • Two eggs cooked your way (poached, scrambled or fried) served on toasted sour dough
  • Mini Hotdogs
    • Mini hotdogs served with fries and tomato sauce
  • Fish and Chips $15.00
    • Fresh market fish either battered or crumbed served with chips, coleslaw and tartare sauce
  • Gravy, Plain, Peppercorn, Mushroom or Garlic $3.00
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $21.50
    • Our version of this classic Salad. Let us know if you would like anchovies
  • Tomato Relish $1.00
  • Spinach $3.50
  • Dukkah Eggs $17.50
    • Poached Free Range Eggs on Turkish Bread with Avocado, Basil and Dukkah
  • Spiced Curly Fries with Aioli & Tomato Sauce $10.00
  • Potato Cake $2.50
  • Vegemite, Marmite, Pics Peanut Butter, Jam and Pesto $1.00
  • Sesame Crusted Salmon Fillet $24.50
    • Sesame Crusted Salmon Fillet with a Savoury Herb Crepe filled with Apple, Fennel and Yoghurt Slaw, Drizzled with a Balsamic Glaze
  • Aïoli $1.50
  • Honey Chicken $24
    • Chicken thigh marinated in a honey and Speight’s Distinction marinade, oven baked and served on kumara mash with a rich cider jus and salad.
  • Kakanui Calamari $16.50
    • Fried golden then tossed in our homemade salt & pepper seasoning, served with chilli lime aïoli and salad greens.
  • Bacon $4.50
  • Seafood Taster Plate $18
    • A trio of our seafood items; calamari tossed in paprika salt, a Cajun prawn skewer with grilled lime and steamed whole shell mussels in a sweet chilli and coconut cream sauce.
  • Speight’s Fish and Chips $18
    • Beer battered market fish served with fries, salad and a housemade tartare sauce.
  • One For The Boys $50
    • A large favourites platter with some crispy goodies from our seafood platter, perfect with some cold beers!
  • French Toast $16.50
    • Dusted with cinnamon sugar with grilled bacon and maple syrup.
  • DUMPLINGS $10.00 / $18.00
    • Nepalese dumplings vegan or chicken half/dozen.
  • CHICKEN BURGER $15.00
    • Chicken, chilli mayo, lettuce, smoked cheese and house-dried tomatoes.
  • BODGIEBURGER $15.00
    • Beef, cheese, lettuce, chutney, mayo, beetroot and egg.
  • CHIPS $7.00
    • with Aioli.
  • WEDGES $8.00
    • with Sour Cream and Sweet Chilli.
  • CHEESEBURGER $12.00
    • Beef, cheese, chutney, gherkin, and mayo.
  • BASIC $11.00
    • Beef, chutney, mayo and gherkin.
  • FALAFELBURGER $15.00
    • Falafel, cheese, lettuce, Smash Palace Pickle and mayo.
  • Chef's Vegetables $7.00
  • Roasted Whitestone Halloumi $16.00
    • Marinated with lemon, capers & mint, spiced almonds, toasted bruschetta
  • Southern Fried Buttermilk Chicken Burger $23.00
    • Brioche bun, creamed corn, spiced tomoto salsa, iceberg lettuce, Swiss cheese, hand cut fries, paprika aioli
  • Smashed Avocado $5.00
  • Southern Fried Buttermilk Chicken Burger $23.00
    • Brioche bun, creamed corn, spiced tomato salsa, iceberg lettuce, Swiss cheese, hand cut fries, paprika aioli
  • Buttermilk Fried Chicken Bites $14.00
    • Paprika aioli
  • Roasted Tomatoes $3.00
  • Warm Salad of Cider Braised Pork Shoulder $23.00
    • Crisp iceberg lettuce, apple vinaigrette, spiced almonds, mustard aioli
  • Salteado de habitas con jamon $19.00
    • Broad beans panfried in olive oil with Spanish ham
  • Almejas a la marinera $24.00
    • Cloudy bay clams cooked in white wine, onion, and saffron ragout (LF)
  • Sauteed seasonal vegetables $9.00
  • Cheese... $ 32.00/ $18.00
    • A trio of the best available cheeses served with quince paste, local walnut halves (to share/ for one)
  • Suprema de pescado gratinado - gratin fish in alli oli $37.00
    • Fish fillet grilled gratin in alli oli on house made tomato sauce
  • Chuletitas de cordero a la parilla $23.00
    • Canterbury spring lamb rack cutlets chargrilled, gourmet potatoes & aromatic olive oil drizzle (3 units)
  • Aceitunas maceradas $10.00
    • Our special marinated olives
  • Extras: prawn $4.00
  • Mozzarella Cheese $3.00
  • Snack Box $8.50
  • Shredded Pork With Hot, Sweet & Sour Sauce $11.99
  • Chilly Chicken $11.99
    • Chicken Cooked With Capsicum, Cauliflower And Onions
  • Chips $3.00
    • Regular
  • All Mains Served With Fried Rice Or Noodles N/A
  • Chicken Noodles $11.99
    • Noodles Cooked With Chicken, Capsicum, Onions And Cabbage
  • Extra Large Souvlaki Of Your Choice + Fries + Can Of Drink $18.50
  • Angus On Bone Ribeye 350gm (gf) $36.00
    • Potatoes-Duck fat roasted agria potatoes with rosemary (v)/ Golden fries with tomato & aioli (gf)(v) / Potato wedges with sour cream (v)/ Creamed potato mash (gf)(v) Sauces- Syrah jus (gf)/ Brandy & green peppercorn/ Mushroom and garlic/ Blue cheese ranch / Roasted garlic butter (gf)
  • Sticky Date Pudding $13.50
    • Served warm, coated with caramel and presented with traditional custard, ice-cream & cream
  • Southland Blue Cod $24.50
    • Beer battered fillet and fries served with our homemade tartare sauce
  • Green salad with Balsamic (gf) (v) $6.00
  • Lamb Kefta (gf) $21.00
    • North African spiced meatballs, served with yoghurt, gourmet salad leaves, cherry tomato & red onion
  • Lamb Kiwi Classic with a Twist (gf) $39.50
    • Glazed rack of lamb, grilled soya & chilli lamb rump sitting on a baby pea & mint potato cake served with a shot of roasted lamb soup
  • Wedges $13.50
    • bacon, onion & sour cream
  • Seafood Chowder $18.50
    • Selection of fresh seafood in a creamy sauce with prawns, calamari & mussels served with house garlic bread
  • (Bah Geng) Pork thick soup $7.00
    • A clear thick soup with pork strips wrapped in dry fresh fish paste with bamboo shoots, mushrooms & radish. One of Taiwan's signature dishes.
  • Braised minced pork rice $5.80
    • Finely chopped of pork belly, slow cooked in aromatic soy sauce and five spice then spooned over a bowl of hot rice with pickles and soya egg. A mixture of sweet and salty taste.
  • Thick cut toast w/ chocolate spread $4.80
  • Signature giant fried chicken cutlet $8.50
    • It's almost as big as your plate! One large portion of chicken breast, coated with chef's secret recipe, deep fried and finished with five spice and pepper to give it a kick!
  • (Bah Geng)-Pork thick soup $14.00
  • Pork pot sticker $6.00
    • 6 pieces
  • Sesame oil chicken soup in hot pot $17.00
  • Braised tofu $4.00
  • Fried Pork Balls N/A
  • All served with a bowl of rice N/A
  • Squid with Satay Sauce $11.00
  • Deep Fried Steak with Beijing Sauce $11.00
  • Chicken Tom Yum Soup $5.00
  • Pork Egg Foo Young $10.00
  • Squid with Black Bean Sauce $11.00
  • BBQ Pork Egg Foo Young $10.00
  • Fish Cakes (3 pcs) $7.50
  • Honey BBQ Pork $15.50
  • Combination Vegetable Egg Foo Young $13.00
  • Peking Duck (Whole) pre-order $78.00
  • Scallops with Vegetable $23.50
  • Prawns with Cashew Nuts $20.50
  • Combination Egg Foo Young $15.50
  • Sizzling Braised Tofu with Teriyaki Sauce $15.50
  • Seafood $9.00
    • Fried crispy prawns on Skodalia, rocket salad Gogi Berry, citrus dressing
  • Pork Belly $23.00
    • Twice-cooked crispy pork belly with bubble and squeak, onion, apple puree, green beans and a cider jus
  • Dark Chocolate and Hazelnut Mousse $9.00
    • Dark chocolate and a hazelnut mousse, chocolate soil, vanilla bean anglaise and caramelised pastry
  • Risotto $18.00
    • Pearl barley risotto finished with herb marinated feta and a mixed leaf salad
  • Beef $8.00
    • Pastrami salad on shaved cucumber pickle with rye-crusted croutons
  • Orange and Passionfruit Tart $9.00
    • Crisp pastry filled with citrus curd, served with raspberry sorbet and macerated oranges
  • Pasta $8.00
    • Spaghetti Napolitano with a twist; Panko crumb and parmesan crusted pasta bricks with saffron garlic mayonnaise
  • Beef $24.00
    • Char-grilled ribeye of beef, Dauphinoise potatoes, honey glazed seasonal vegetables, green peppercorn sauce
  • Woolly Sahara Sand Hopper $13.50
    • Moroccan spiced sheep pattie, date chutney, char-grilled capsicum, lemon yoghurt, lettuce. >>
  • Caesar Pleaser $11.00
    • parmesan cheese, cos lettuce, egg, bacon, croutons, Caesar dressing - with bird $13.00
  • Flaming Mexican $13.50
    • spiced beef pattie, chilli con carne, tomato, cheese, lettuce, sour cream.
  • Super Bugger Burger $18.00
    • 320gms of beef patties, lettuce, tomato, lot’a bacon, egg, lot’a cheese, aioli, tomato relish.
  • Super Bugger Betta Burger Bargain $26.00
    • Say that fast 3 times & get an extreme high five & much respect! SUPER BUGGER BURGER with chips & a tasty beverage (House beer or wine, coke range , lemonade, orange juice)
  • Chicken Pig $13.50
    • grilled chicken, lettuce, double bacon, tomato, avocado, aiolI
  • Peal Habour $13.50
    • fresh market fish, wasabi aioli, iceberg lettuce, tomato.
  • Selection of gourmet ice creams - Check our specials board for today’s flavours POA
Little India

Little India

location

Address

544 Memorial Avenue, Spitfire Square, Christchurch Airport, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8053, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033571230

clock

Opened hours

11:30 AM to 2 PM, 5 PM to 10 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Indian , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Mastercard ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Child-friendly

Location
544 Memorial Avenue, Spitfire Square, Christchurch Airport, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8053, New Zealand