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

  • Garlic bread (gf) $10.00
    • Warm mini loaf served with garlic butter
  • -Add anchovies $5.00
  • Garlic butter $2.00
  • Available from 5pm daily
  • Maple glazed pork belly $32.00
    • Served on a creamy rich kumara mash with wilted bok choy and caramelized pineapple, drizzled with a sweet maple & apple reduction.
  • Seasoned wedges $14.50
    • With sweet chilli sauce & sour cream
  • Mini cheeseburger $14.50
    • Mini Cheeseburger, prime beef pattie with lettuce, tomato and cheese served with chunky fries & tomato sauce
  • Available from 11am daily
  • Curry dosa $15.95
    • today's curry served with a freash dosa and house chutney. vegan and/or onion and garlic free options available
  • Antipasto platter $16.50
    • as appetising assortment of marinated olives, seasonal vegetables, sunflower seed patties, house dips and grilled pita bread
  • Zen sticks $12.95
    • skewers of grilled tempeh drizzled with sesame soy sauce on a bed of salad greens. vegan, gluten-free, onion & garlic free
  • Pondicherry dosa $18.95
    • a lentil and rice dosa crepe filled with hot and spicy chutney, potato masala, onion and fresh coriander. served with dal and cutney. vegan, gluten-free
  • Vegan chocolate cake $6.50
    • our signature double-layered, chocolate iced, vegan chocolate cake
  • Green power smoothie $8.95
    • a great-tasting superblend of nutrients-rich greens, fruits, vegetables and berries with priobiotics, digestive enzymes, herbs, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants
  • Nachos $11.95 - $15.95
    • refrito beans served with melted cheese, salsa and organic sour cream on corn chips, gluten-free. vegan option
  • Breadless burger platter $18.95
    • a tasty veggie pattie topped with grilled cheese, gherkins, tomato and mayo. served fried and a fresh seasonal salad, gluten free and vegan options
  • Two butter naan with butter chicken $14
  • Plain Uthappam $10
    • Uthappam is a thick savoury pancake
  • Mango Lassi $5
  • Kerala Chicken Roast $16
    • Deep fried chicken cooked in chicken stock and finished with herbs and spices
  • Cheese Uthappam $12
    • Thick savoury pancake topped with cheese
  • Soft Drinks from $2
  • Plain Yoghurt $2
  • Egg Uthappam $11
    • Thick savoury pancake topped with egg and seasoned
  • Chicken NoodleSoup $10.00
    • Rice noodle with chicken, bean sprouts.
  • Chicken Cashew Nut $10.00
    • Stir fried chicken with vegetables and cashew nut
  • Stir Fried Basil ( Chicken, Beef, Pork ) $10.00
    • Stir fried basil and vegetables
  • Thai Red Orchid
    • Stir fried red orchid noodles with bean sprouts, spring onion,capsicum
  • Green Curry (Chicken, Beef, Pork)
    • ​Green Curry with seasonal vegetables and coconut milk.
  • Beef Oyster Sauce $10.00
    • Stir fried beef vegetables with oyster sauce.
  • Won Ton Soup $10.00
    • Won ton and bean sprouts.
  • Thai Laksa Chicken $10.00
    • Egg noodle with chicken, bean sprouts, crispy noodle.
  • Battered Sausage / Hotdog with Sauce $2.50
  • Hawaiian Burger (cheese & pineapple) $5.00
  • Giant Burger $7.50
    • Double meat, cheese, pineapple, bacon, egg, onion, lettuce & sauce. Big appetite? This one's for you!!
  • Bacon Egg Burger $5.00
  • Battered Red Cod / Battered Sole / Battered Blue Cod (Chatham Island) Please ask
  • Fish Burger $5.00
    • Battered hoki fillet, lettuce, onion and tartare sauce. Fish lovers, this is the burger for you!!!
  • Basic Burger $3.50
    • 100% beef pattie on lettuce with onion and tomato sauce on a white burger bun
  • Curry & Rice Rolls $2.50
  • Beef fillet – 250 gm $40
  • Choose two of the following
    • Roasted garlic and rosemary potatoes,seasonal vegetables, golden fries or a crisp garden salad
.
  • Rump steak (GF) $12.50
    • With seasonal vegetables and mash or salad and fries
  • Fish bites $12.50
    • Served with fries.
  • Mini hot dogs $12.50
    • Served with fries
  • Grilled herb & cheese bread $7
  • Choose two of the following
    • Roasted garlic and rosemary potatoes,seasonal vegetables, golden fries or a crisp garden salad
  • Roast of the day(GF) $17.50
    • Roast potato, pumpkin, kumara 
and seasonal vegetables topped with a rich brown gravy
  • Small Cheese or Nut Cheese Plate - $10.00
  • These are small complimentary dishes to our wine list. They will be served when the bar is open from 4pm and throughout the evening for those that would prefer a snack and a glass of wine.
  • Whero Pea Taco $10.00
  • Served between 12-2 Wednesday - Saturday. Wine beer and Coffee options available.
  • Potato Truffle Vichyssoise Mille Feuille $60.00
  • Whero Pea Taco $60.00
  • -Add Grains $5.00
  • Served from 6pm - 11pm Wednesday - Saturday. (Bar opens at 4pm)
  • PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM, TOMATO & SPINACH ON POLENTA CAKE $18.00
    • Oven baked Portobello mushroom with tomato and spinach, served on herbed parmesan polenta cake with a poached egg and house made hollandaise sauce (V), (GF)
  • MONK’S BACON AND EGGS $21.00
    • Bacon, free range eggs, tomato, mushrooms, oven roasted potatoes, toasted ciabatta with house made hollandaise sauce
  • SOUP OF THE DAY $12.00
    • Freshly made soup of the day, served with toasted ciabatta. Please check our specials board.
  • We have a good selection of sweet items and savoury items available in our chilled cabinet. Please see counter staff to make your choice.
  • SMOKED SALMON EGG BENEDICT $21.50
    • Hot smoked salmon, spinach, two free range poached eggs, house made hollandaise sauce on toasted English muffin
  • BOWL OF FRENCH FRIES $7.00
    • With home made aioli (V), (GF), (DF)
  • TOASTED MUESLI $8.00
    • Toasted muesli, natural yogurt & poached fruit (V)
  • CLASSIC BLT $12.50
    • Bacon, lettuce & tomato sandwich, served with fries and home made aioli (DF)
  • Scoglio $28.00
    • gluten free corn based penne pasta, salmon, green lipped mussels, anchovy fillets bound in a provencal sauce
  • Garden Salad with Croutons $7.00
  • Chef's Special POA
  • - or individually - creamy brie $6.00
  • - Add salmon $10.00
  • Bread Selection $11.50
    • toasted freshly baked bread, peanut basil pesto, sweet chili hummus
  • Lamb Rogan Josh
    • mild curried lamb, mango chutney, yoghurt swirl, mozzarella
  • - or individually - totara aged cheddar $5.00
  • Coleslaw $7.00
  • Pan fried calamari with chorizo (DF)
  • Tender goat pieces in Indian sauce(GF)
  • ANGUS PRIME RIBEYE STEAK 200gm(GFO) $32.00
    • locally raised Angus steak served alongside rustic chips and coleslaw, finished with your choice of garlic, jus or mushroom sauce, add crumbed prawns $8.00
  • OMELLETE $16.50
    • a three egg omelette with your choice of ham, onion, cheese, mushroom and tomato
  • TOASTED SOUR DOUGH BREAD WITH BUTTERS $12.00
    • plain, anchovy and parsley butter
  • CHOCOLATE MUDCAKE(GF) $12.00
    • served with berry coulis and vanilla bean cream
  • SPOTTED DICK $12.00
    • traditional English sultana and lemon pudding with custard and late harvest reduction
  • Quiche $8.50
    • Smoked salmon, spinach and cream cheese
  • Fresh baked scones and muffins $4.00
  • Homemade steak pie $8.50
  • Chicken and mushroom & herb filo $8.50
  • Seafood chowder $10.50
  • Bacon & egg pie $8.50
  • Roast vegetable & feta frittata (GF) (V) $8.50
  • -bowl $7.00
  • Please place your order at the counter
  • Chicken Nibbles $15.00
    • Chicken nibbles in our own housemade coating with garnish salad & a complementing dressing
  • Children’s Menus are available behind the counter
  • Pumpkin & Kumara Salad (V/GF) $17.00
    • Cumin & Coriander seasoned pieces of Roasted Pumpkin & Kumara on a Fresh Garden Salad with Pine Nuts, Beetroot & an Aioli Dressing
  • Onion Rings $5.50
  • Our Dessert Board offers todays selection of sweet indulgence
  • Beer Battered Blue Cod – Half or Full (GF) $19.50/ $29.00
    • Blue Cod Fillet in a Crunchy Beer Batter served with Salad, Chips, Tartare Sauce & a Lemon Wedge
  • Wedges (V) $13.00
    • Seasoned Wedges served with Cheese, Sour Cream & Sweet Chilli Sauce topped with Crispy Bacon
  • Lamb Palak $16.50
    • Boneless tender lamb cooked with spinach, fresh tomato, ginger, garlic & spices.
  • Lamb/Beef Korma $16.00
    • Tender boneless Lamb/Beef prepared in yoghurt and cashew gravy. A favourite mild dish.
  • Indian Heaven Fish Special $18.50
    • Fresh fish fillets cooked in a ''Chef's Secret Recipe''. A Must Try Dish!!
  • Lamb/Beef Rogan Josh $16.00
    • A traditional Kashmiri curry cooked in gravy sauce of yoghurt, cinnamon, cardamoms, cloves, onion, ginger and tomato.
  • Indian Heaven Aloo (A delicious must try-dish) $5.00
    • Diced potato tempered with mild spices and cumin seed.
  • Vegetable Samosa (two pieces) $6.00
    • Flakey fried pastry filled with spicy potatoes and green peas. Fried until golden brown.
  • Mint Chutney $2.50
  • Mango Chutney $3.00
  • Seafood Chowder $14.00
    • Mussels, Squid, Prawns & Clams Served with Garlic Bread
  • Garlic Pretzel Bread $9.00
  • Ceasar Salad with Chicken or Smoked Salmon $19.50
  • Baked Lemon Cheese Cake $13.00
    • With Citrus Mascarpone & Passion Fruit Coulis.
  • Orange & Cardamon Brulee $13.00
    • with Biscotti
  • Warm Apple Frangipani Tart $13.00
    • with brandy custard
  • Caesar Salad $14.50
    • Cos Lettuce tossed with Bacon, Anchovies, Freshly Shaved Parmesan topped with Poached Egg & Drizzled with Caesar Dressing.
  • Chocolat Fondant $13.00
    • served with Vanilla Bean Gelato.
  • price per portion, per item
  • The naan (ef) $16.50
    • Herb naan, cream cheese, spinach & tomato compote with your choice of either bacon or mushrooms
  • Chipotle chicken quesadilla $14.50
    • With avocado sour cream
  • Mushroom, 2 eggs, spinach $5
  • Chef's breakfast (gf) (df) $24.00
    • Kedgeree cakes, (smoked fish & rice with herbs & spices) soft boiled egg & courgette ribbon salad & lime aioli
  • Terra viva spiced meatballs $22.50
    • Olive, parmesan & rosemary flatbread, hummus, rocket & garlic herb sauce
  • Bubble & squeak (gf) (ef) $28
    • With braised 'apple tree farm' free farmed pork belly, mustard sauce and crackling straws
  • Jam & lemon curd, cream cheese, honey, homemade peanut butter and crab apple jelly $3
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