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

  • Mapo tofu $18.00
  • Stir fried tofu $17.00
  • Seafood & fruit salad $11.00
  • Beef & eggplant on a hot plate $25.00
  • Roasted chicken on rice $15.00
  • Deep fried scallops $11.00
  • Chicken/pork/beef fried noodle $13.00
  • Stir fried lamb in special sauce $23.00
  • Salt & pepper squid $16.50
    • Served on a bed of mesclun with chilli, coriander, shallots & fried onions drizzled with a refreshing vietnamese dressing
  • Chargrilled lamb rump $26.00
    • Penne pasta tossed in cherry tomatoes, spinach, red onion & capsicums finished with parmesan & basil pesto.
  • Free range chicken salad $14.50
    • Drizzled with aioli.
  • Garlic loaf (gf) $10.00
    • Warm mini loaf served with garlic butter
  • Vege burger $20.00
    • Two Hash browns, sauteed mushrooms, coleslaw, cheese, lettuce & tomato finished with beer battered onion rings.
  • Fish & chips $14.50
    • Golden battered fish, served with chunky fries, salad & tartare sauce
  • Available from 11am daily
  • Salted caramel chocolate tart $14.50
  • Grilled chicken breast $4.00
  • The beef $16.00
    • Rare beef, caramelised onion, rocket & balsamic
  • The prawn $17.50
    • Garlic prawn, pesto, pine nuts & mozzarella
  • Butcher's block $POA
    • Direct from the butchers to your plate, check our specials board for todays carnivorous creation
  • Chocolate brownie $10.00
    • Served with vanilla ice cream
  • Garlic butter, sour cream, aioli, gravy or BBQ sauce $1.00
  • -Add chicken $4.00
  • Curry of the day $22.00
    • From tandoori chicken to creamy tikka masala, our curry of the day is always served with homemade garlic naan & rice ( can be spiced up on request )
  • Chicken and Cheese Pattie $2.80
  • 3 Fish Bites $2.60
  • Cheese and onion $5.00
  • 3 Battered Mushroom $2.80
  • Scallops $18.00
  • Extras $0.90
  • Pineapple Rings $2.30
  • Giant $7.20
    • Double Meat.Bacon, egg, cheese, pineapple, mushroom, onion
  • Quesadilla $15.00
    • Shredded pork, cheese, jalapeño and sour cream.
  • Two Fried Eggs $4.00
  • Margarita $19.00
    • Basil, mozzarella cheese
  • Caesar Salad, Garden Salad, or Coleslaw $6.00
  • Venison Ribs $15.00
    • Slow cooked and covered with our sticky BBQ sauce.
  • Brulee $14.00
    • Classic vanilla crème brûlée with braised rhubarb crumble.
  • Nachos $12.00
    • Melted cheese, sour cream, salsa
  • Chunky Chips with Aioli $10.00
    • With Aioli.
  • Cervo $24.00
    • seared venison, muscat raisins, ricotta, pecorino, walnut, parsley
  • House Made Granola $16.00
    • with poached fruit, yoghurt, panna cotta and milk
  • Smoked Portobello Mushrooms $18.00
    • with house made whole grain toast, truffled ricotta and poached eggs
  • Tiramisu $14.00
    • our most popular, delicious, classic dessert
  • Avocado Smash $5.00
  • Smoked Portobello Mushrooms $23.00
    • with bacon
  • One cheese $18.00
  • Warmed Marinated Olives $9.00
  • Tempura prawn 1P $3.00
  • Curry doughnut $3.50
  • Fresh salmon, tuna-mayo, chicken, vegetable $3.50
  • Jumbo karaage chicken roll $12.00
    • cabbage, mayo, karaage chicken (8P)
  • Inari $1.00
  • Croquette curry $13.50
  • Sauce $0.50
  • Crumbed prawn 1P $2.20
  • Boozy Ice Cream Sundaes $12.50
    • Choose from: Jaffa - chocolate ice cream, Cointreau syrup, orange crisps, mandarin crumble / Coffee - caramel ice cream, Baileys anglaise, latte meringue, mocha cigar
  • Pulled Pork - Soft Shell Tortilla $8.00
    • 24hr cured & slow braised pork, apple, celeriac remoulade, w chilli, lime, pineapple & mango salsa
  • Kiwi Pepper Lamb Rump $26.00
    • Roasted over the charcoal barrel & served w mint & caper salsa verde, potato hash & chipotle slaw
  • The Rainbow Warrior $22.00
    • Roasted mushrooms, potato hash, chipotle slaw, caramelised onions, gorgonzola & shack tomato relish, served w steak fries & creamed corn
  • Berry Berry Nice $8.00
    • Vanilla ice cream / 100’s & 1000’s / raspberry wafers / fresh summer berries / whipped cream / strawberry sauce
  • Shack Paella $28.00
    • Saffron rice, chorizo, squid, tiger prawn, mussel, roasted peppers, peas, jalapeño crème fraîche & smoked paprika
  • Corn Chip Platter $15.00
    • Guacamole, crab & corn, Indian pumpkin dip
  • Pulled Pork Baguette & Curly Fries $12.50
    • Slow braised pork / cheddar cheese / BBQ sauce / curly fries / ketchup
  • Pad see ew N/A
    • Stir fried flat rice noodle with dark soy sauce, garlic, egg, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and garnished with coriander and white pepper
  • Meat option $16.50
    • Black tiger king prawn , fish or seafood
  • Noodle $3.00
  • Egg $2.00
  • Massaman curry N/A
    • Creamy and mildy spicy potato curry with coconut cream onion, peanut and garnished with dried shallot
  • Taro curry puff (6 pcs) $8.50
    • Puff pastry stuffed with taro paste served with sweet chilly sauce
  • Basil and chilli N/A
    • Stir fried broccoli , cauliflower, mushroom, bamboo shoot, capsicum, green bean, garlic with basil and chilli
  • Drunken noodle N/A
    • Stir fried spicy flat rice noodle with broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, capsicum, spring onion, green bean, capsicum and basil leaf
  • Matar Panner $18.00
    • Cottage cheese cubes cooked with fresh peas in a tomato based sauce.
  • Vegetarian Pakoda (8 pcs) $8.00
    • A variety of vegetables (potatoes, silverbeet, cauliflower, and onion), spicy chickpea flour fritters. Served with tamarind chutney.
  • Lamb Cutlets $22.00
    • Marinated lamb cutlets with herbs and spices and coated with crumbs then cooked to perfection.
  • Murg Malai Kebab $18.00
    • Tender melt in the mouth pieces of chicken marinated in yoghurt, herbs, spicesand cream and cooked to perfection.
  • Keema Naan $6.00
    • Stuffed naan breads with minced meat and spices cooked in tandoor
  • Butter Chicken $19.00
    • Chick Peas cooked with ginger, garlic and tomato sauce in North Indian style.
  • Paneer Parantha (Indian homemade cottage cheese) $5.00
    • Stuffed with cottage scheese and spices.
  • Cheese Naan $4.50
    • Traditional breads stuffed with cheese.
  • ​Bao bun $2.50
  • Sticky pork belly bao buns, topped with crushed chili peanuts (2 buns) $14.00
  • ​Duck confit and orange salad, with citrus dressing (GF) $20.00
  • Steamed vegetables $8.00
  • ​Steamed rice $4.00
  • ​Hereford beef burger with Sriracha mayo served with French fries $21.00
  • Steamed pork and prawn dumplings with crushed peanuts, chili vinegar sauce $16.00
  • ​Katsu chicken burger with Korean BBQ sauce served with French fries $21.00
  • Takoyaki $9.00
    • Japanese ball-shaped octopus fritter
  • Agedashi Tofu V/A GF/A DF $9.50
    • Light fried tofu, Tentsuyu broth
  • Tofu Salad GF/A DF V $13.00
    • Fresh soft tofu, sesame vinaigrette
  • Sashimi GF/A DF $17.00
    • Japanese style of fresh sliced Salmon and White fish
  • Karaage - Mustard Pa-Dak DF $17.50
    • Spring onion, Mustard sauce
  • Steam Rice V GF DF $3.00
  • Yakitori - All in One (9 pcs) $28.50
    • Teriyaki salmon, chicken thigh / Spicy pork belly, chicken thigh / Smoked salted garlic, chicken, prawn / Mushroom / Ginko nut
  • Miso Lamb Rack $29.00
    • Herb crusted rack of 'Silver Fern' lamb. Miso glaze
  • Vic's Platter - Breads, spreads and cheeses $22.00
  • Eggs Benedict - Grilled Ham - All served with toasted sourdough, poached eggs, hollandaise, tomatoes and mushrooms $18.00
  • Paninis - Teriyaki free range chicken with red peppers and mayo $13.50
  • Tomato $3.70
  • Sandwiches - Forms available at counter, select the type of bread and ingredients you would like in your sandwich. from $8.50
  • Eggs Florentine - Spinach - All served with toasted sourdough, poached eggs, hollandaise, tomatoes and mushrooms $17.00
  • Bagels - Bacon and avocado $10.00
  • Big Breakfast - Bacon, sausage, free range egg (poached, fried or scrambled), grilled tomato, mushroom and kumara/potato hash on focaccia $21.00
  • Buttermilk Chocolate Hotcakes $18
    • Chocolate hotcakes, berry compote, vanilla cream, oreo crumb, chocolate ganache
  • Chilli Mushrooms $19
    • Creamy Chilli Mushrooms, fried egg, candied walnuts, coconut and mint chutney
  • Garden Salad.( V, GF) $12
    • avocado, tomato, cucumber, red onion, toasted seeds, sheery vinaigrette.
  • Southern Fried Chicken and Waffles $21
    • Fried chicken, Waffles, Maple syrup.
  • Aikmans Cheese Burger $23
    • Half pound grass fed beef, totara cheddar, mayo, house pickles, curly fries
  • (GF) gluten free (V) Vegeterian
  • Sesame crusted Beef salad. $23
    • Pickled veges, crispy rice wafers, sriracha mayo
  • Lindas Pass Whitestone Brie
    • Is a soft cheese with a complex earthy mushroom flavour
  • Wedges $10.00
    • Topped with streaks, Bacon, Melted Cheese & Sour Cream
  • Ruby's Big Breakfast $18.00
    • Eggs, Streaky Bacon, Hashbrowns, Tomato, Kranskys & Vic's Focaccia
  • Bacon Butty $10.00
    • Streaky Bacon & Vic's Focaccia with Tomato Relish
  • Chicken Salad $16.50
    • A mixed salad topped with Warmed Sliced Chicken, Streaky Bacon, Roasted Pecans, Pear & Fig Chutney & Aioli
  • Fries $5.50
    • Served with our own Aioli & Tomato Sauce
  • Pasta of the Day $15.00
    • Winter only
  • Toasted Sandwiches $5.00
    • Choose from Cheese, Ham, Pineapple, Onion or Cream Corn 2 x fillings
  • Corn Fritters $14.90
    • Served w Streaky Bacon, fresh Seasonal Salad, Sour Cream & Sweet Chilli
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