Himalayas Indian Restaurant
401 Reviews
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- Friday11 AM–9:45 PM
- Saturday5–9:45 PM
- Sunday5–9:45 PM
- MondayClosed
- Tuesday11 AM–9:45 PM
- Wednesday11 AM–9:45 PM
- Thursday11 AM–9:45 PM
About the Business
Himalayas Indian Restaurant – Christchurch & Rangiora |
Contacts
Website
Call Us
+6433778935
830A Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013
Hours
- Friday11 AM–9:45 PM
- Saturday5–9:45 PM
- Sunday5–9:45 PM
- MondayClosed
- Tuesday11 AM–9:45 PM
- Wednesday11 AM–9:45 PM
- Thursday11 AM–9:45 PM
Features
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Debit cards
- NFC mobile payments
- Credit cards
- Delivery
- No-contact delivery
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Toilets
- Good for kids
- Family friendly
- Wi-Fi
- Takeaway
- Dine-in
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Coffee
- Halal food
- Kids' menu
- Small plates
- Wine
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Dessert
- Seating
- Bar on site
- High chairs
- Casual
- Cosy
- Groups
- Accepts reservations
- Spirits
- Vegetarian options
- Catering
- Vegan options
- Gender-neutral toilets
Recommended Reviews
PM DJ
11.10.2023
Himalayas Indian Restaurant
In early for dinner (6pm ish) only one other table of diners. Ordered lamb jalfreezi, mild, and lamb korma, med. Plus naans. What can I say... Yum! And the right amount of spice for both options (for us). I'm a wuss, but coped (just) with the med... Needed the naan, lol. Great quick service, delicious food, if we didn't live 3-1/2 hours away it'd be our new go-to!
Vicky Nagy
06.10.2023
Himalayas Indian Restaurant
Knew we were in a good place when we walked in and could smell the fragrance of the spices!Had the vegetarian samosas, goat rogan josh and veggie korma along with rice and garlic naan. The flavours were rich and deep and all delicious. Very happy with the choices!The service was quick and friendly.
Andrew Wong
03.10.2023
Himalayas Indian Restaurant
The duty manager was rude, stubborn and had a rotten attitude.I dined here with my partner. Food was fine, we were the first diners because we walked in at 5pm.We had just flown in on a long flight, so towards the end of the meal I order 2 takeaway dishes for family members who were taking a nap at our apartment nearby. Anyway, they woke up and wanted to join us for dinner, and that is when things went downhill real quickly.I asked the duty manager if we could change the takeaway to dine-in, and that my family members were coming to join us.(1) He flat out said no. Said the packaging is different, pointing to the hot plate on the table. I said don’t worry about that, just use a regular plate. He then said its the packaging for takeaway. Now I do of course understand the costs and bother to the kitchen staff, but I said can you check if the food is still cooking or has been packed yet? First he said, “I’m sure its packed already”, but I asked him nicely if he could check and he begrudgingly walked off.(2) My 3 other family members arrive. Mind you, now its 6+pm and there’s still only 2 other tables occupied, max 4 other diners with many tables empty.Duty manager said he can’t join tables, I said sure, then how about we move to the table of 6 right next to us. He says no and directs my family members who just joined to a table of 4, a few tables away. I then ask him how my partner and me are going to sit together?Like I said, the restaurant was 90% empty. Obviously I’m annoyed and point out how ridiculous he is being. It felt he was clearly trying to antagonise patrons and I have no idea why. Anyway, he tells us they no longer will service us and asks us to leave.I was fuming but won’t let this spoil our vacation. Just sharing so others know what they’re potentially getting into and can’t wait for the restaurant’s inevitable defensive reply to this feedback.
Shak L
09.09.2023
Himalayas Indian Restaurant
Number one curry in chch and rangiora! I've always enjoyed take out and amazing service. Such high quality food especially the paneer!
Poozen Weez
08.09.2023
Himalayas Indian Restaurant
So I remember Himalayas when it was in South shore (New Brighton) pre earthquake days. My daughter pointed the restaurant out in the city. The food is absolutely amazing here still. Beautiful delicious flavours. I am so glad to have found this gem again.
Doru Imbroane
14.08.2023
Himalayas Indian Restaurant
Another favorite little place with awesome service and great food. It's a favorite for convenient lunches while in the office.
Andrew Ang
07.08.2023
Himalayas Indian Restaurant
Went here hoping to meet my 2 friends, who had arrived earlier (and had finished eating), to join them for dinner, but was faced with abysmal service from the store manager. The restaurant was close to empty, yet, me and 2 other friends who I was with were not allowed to sit adjacent to the one where my friends were seated -- the adjacent table was for 6, so my guess is that they didn't want 3 people sitting at a table for 6. I suppose that makes sense but bear in mind the restaurant was close to empty with ample seating. So then we asked if all 5 of us could move to the big table, but we were outright refused. All this while, the manager was also talking to us in a condescending and rude tone. Eventually, he even said that he is refusing to sell to us. I don't believe our request was even close to being out of line. Apparently the 2 friends who arrived first said that the food was good, so it's a real shame that the service and experience I had was the complete opposite.Edit to address the owner's response:Thank you for your response. Unfortunately, there are falsehoods in it, and I address them here:1. First, my 2 friends did not only have a starter. They ordered a full meal — a sharing platter, the naan and a salad. The final bill was NZD 72.10: consisting approx NZD 20 of takeaways, approx NZD 50 which was consumed in the restaurant. I attach the photo of this particular meal.2. Second, there was no redo/replate of the food to be done: my friend had just asked for the food to be served instead on a plate — simply for the food to be emptied from the takeaway container onto a plate. Perhaps there was some miscommunication here, but there was absolutely no need to replate the meal as if it had been ordered for a dine-in, which we communicated by saying that we just wanted to eat together in the restaurant.3. Third, there was no offer to put an extra chair next to our 4-person table. I’m not sure how this retelling of the events came to be. When we showed up, we simply asked if it was possible to move to the big table with 6 seats, seeing as the restaurant was near-empty. Your account of being “nearly full”: 2 other tables taken by patrons. I’m finding it hard to understand how seating 5 people on a table for 6 is an outrageous request.It is sad that when provided an opportunity to improve the service, this restaurent chose to respond with falsehood.I will leave it to other discerning paying customers of this restaurent to make their own judgement.
Martin Kane (Organist)
22.07.2023
Himalayas Indian Restaurant
Was there with my two young ones and they really loved the new taste of the Butter Chicken (mild-medium) here - usually we’re the Little India crew. Service was great - serving size for the main was normal, although the Paneer Pakoras were twice the size we are used to - which is good because they were twice the price as well. Actually, I assume most of the starters are quite large (glancing through reviews this seems to be the case) because they were all quite similarly priced to the main meals. T’was all deliciously yummy.
Joseph McNeill
19.07.2023
Himalayas Indian Restaurant
Been here today, my friend is Indian and recommended this place a while ago and finally got here today. Small restaurant, nice decor and good food. Had butter chicken (med/hot) with naan n rice combo for $16.50. Pretty decent portions for the price. Can tell its closer to authentic Indian than most restaurants would do as it wasn't as sweet as butter chicken from other restaurants could get (better keep it that way) but could do with slightly more of the spices used. Seriously guys keep up the good work!
Hadley Kibblewhite
19.07.2023
Himalayas Indian Restaurant
I order Malai Kofta from every Indian restaurant I go to, and this was one of the best I've had! Great portions for the price and many options for spice level. Highly recommend :)
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830A Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013
Himalayas Indian Restaurant