Reviews of Southern Spice Restaurant. (Restaurant) in Christchurch (Canterbury).

Southern Spice Restaurant

511 Reviews

205 Comments

Restaurant

Indian restaurant

Banquet hall

Buffet restaurant

Fine dining restaurant

Halal restaurant

Indian takeaway

91 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand

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n.

Itz a famous choice around Riccarton. An Indian food stall. They do run a buffet but I never know when. Food tastes ok. Customer service is also fair enough.

S. K.

Food was pretty good. Great service too, and thank you for ensuring you were checking vaccine passes.

B. b.

I don't know why its show 4 start Rating , THIS SHOULD Be 5 STARTS FOR SUCH A GREAT, Authentic, Delicious, Very good presentation, Real taste of India, I am in love with the food they serve they are making the delicious😋😋 food in town for Indian recipes. I am so impressed with the name Of the restaurant they are really keeping up and they are top in town👍👍👍👍👍

Z.

I'm now a regular here, great staff. Excellant food especially the lamb that falls off the bone and this rice thing they do with lamb pieces in it on their buffet. Awesome. I'm a starter every Friday, great way to start the weekend

I. R. S.

Overall good experience! It was our first time there. Good food, nice decoration and very welcoming staffs. We had a great chat with the owner. Convenient place, good amount of parking, reasonably clean toilets. Top in Town has a lot of possibilities to reach the top. Best wishes 👍

B. K.

The rice pudding that our server Ashma recommended was magnificent. She kept giving us lots of information about the food, very knowledgeable. Would go back again.

L. O.

Good food but great service! Went with my family today and had the sweet American girl waitress us and she did a great job, making our experience a lot better! Will be coming again!

A. T. W.

I know they are not perfect. But it is worth it for me to give 5 stars. You can enjoy all you can eat delicious Indian foods from starter to dessert. Enjoy the goat or lamb until full, chicken and lot of curry's. The chicken biryani was so delicious. And also free to eat naan bread. It was only 20 dollars for weekdays. Make sure that you are hungry enough. Great staff hospitality, they are fast and helpful. For you Moslem people, this restaurant is HALAL

V. P.

Top In Town hosted my birthday. It was an amazing experience. The restaurant did a great job at catering and hosting the event and I couldn't thank them enough for their hard work and amazing food. I've been here to eat many times and every time they deliver quality service and great food. This place serves the best authentic Indian buffet I've ever been to.

E. A.

A perfect place to have Indian food buffet in Christchurch. The owner and staffs are friendly, helpful and provides excellent services. The food is tasteful and with the price, it is worthed. The Chiken Biryani is the best. Completely fulfill your hunger.

s. r.

One of busiest restaurant, Delicious hot buffet food, every dish has unique taste that I have ever tasted in any other restaurants all over New Zealand. Friendly staff, no much delays on time food service. Tandoori chicken was fabulous, Tikka masala chicken very yummy Thank you Top In Town, you made my day

G. Y.

Place is spacious and sitting area is good but they don’t have much vegetarian options for vegans and vegetarian people, also if you preffer North Indian taste you won’t get it there, food is quite simple, it doesn’t amaze you. Went there once, never went again, but should try it once everyone’s taste is different. May be you like it.

D. T.

"We as a family had the most perfect buffet dinner last night! Everything was fantastic, the food, service and overall ambience. Also, the staff were very friendly and polite. You should all be very proud for making Top in Town such a success. Well done. I have been to some of the best Indian restaurants in New Zealand and I can safely say that Top in Town Riccarton & Miyabi Top in Town in Ashburton is now up there with the best of the best south Indian restaurant. Good Job Team.

S.

Great set up. Very well balanced price. Buffet for $20 even during lunch. Nice Indian restaurant

D. G.

Lovely place to bring a group or share with another. We had the buffet and enjoyed the flavours, can't wait to try the goat dishes next time. Other reviews seem confused as to what they expected. My wife felt like it was being back in India with their presentation and food. Highly recommend.

C. C.

For $20 cant really complain. Food not exactly hot enough. My daughter found a piece of string in her rice I crunched in a piece of grit. There was a bit of rice in my water glass.

R. D.

Very satisfying service. Very yummy food. Owner very friendly and all the team members very welcoming. Looking for Indian food then this is the best place to go to. Love the decorations and restaurant design.

M. A.

Excellent service by staff, nice ambiance. Buffet food was very tasty especially tandoor food and authentic Hyderabadi biryani, desserts. It should say It is the TOP restaurant In chch. I strongly recommend this place guys Thank you very much team

D. S.

If you are seeking best authentic biryani in town, this is the best places on Christchurch. I love the goat biryani here. I literally can taste the original Indian Biryani without leaving New Zealand. You will not be disappointed. Will definitely return for my favourite dishes. Cheers and keep up the marvellous work.

M. P.

The best in town…absolutely no doubt. Addition of weekend Breakfast buffet rocks.

J. T.

Had a lovely lamb biryani there last night. I must say the best in town so far. Lovely staff and friendly owner. Will definitely go back to try out the buffet! 🥰🥰🥰

I. A. K.

Biryani is good and can be reason to visit restaurant again but kheer is below average. I would not recommend kheer.

V. V.

Great Service , Good food most times . 100 marks for customer service and may be 80 for food. I'm satisfied most of the times.

S.

Best in town for catering orders. Khursheed is committed to delivering exceptional customer service.

G. S.

Had a very nice evening there yesterday, the party was very well organsised and I would easily recommend their food ! 5/5 ! Great Service 👍 👌

G. J.

We have been there many times. The food is relatively good as you different items to try. Taste of same food may vary in different days. Price keep changing time to time is one of the disadvantages. Would suggest to add options for changing the plates and cutlery as it is not good to eat every food in the same plate. Desserts are just ok.

T.

Restaurant food is ok.But extremely bad service from priyanka, she lacks attention and very absent minded.Food is good but the staff is absolutely terrible.

B. M.

Food was absolutely divine with lots of options. Staff were friendly and the restaurant was also child friendly. Great price and value for money.

l.

Food was lovely , kids definitely enjoyed their dinner tonight thank you

P. B.

Great Value for Money. My Mom has a lot of food allergies and one of the waitresses took their time to stay with her and tell her the ingredients of the dishes to help her with her selection. They were very polite and non-judgemental.

J. R.

Great food and customer service. I understand what some people saying "don't eat this food it'll fill your stomach" mean, the food here is just soo good that you feel fulfilled all too soon.

D.

I and my wife were very happy to have nice dinner yesterday, and the waitress was so good, inspite being so busy, always had a smile on her face and did her best to provide the great service.

A. C.

A perfect place to have Indian food buffet in Christchurch. The owner and staffs are friendly, helpful and provides excellent services. The food is tasteful and with the price.This is the place you find proper Indian food .I frequently visit to this restaurant.Recommended to visit and have experience.

T. T.

The food is good. Especially the biryani. The rice is super fluffy and flavourful. The meat is spiced correctly and abundant. Also definitely try the buffet at least once. You won’t be eating for another day! The manager is the nicest man!! He comes up to all the tables, says hi and spends a few moments with everyone. The wait staff is exceptional as well. Would for sure go there again.

J. N.

We went there Saturday night for my daughter's birthday dinner with the whole family so about 22 people and we all couldn't fault our experience. They put balloons up in our area they had set for us. The staff were so friendly and accommodating . Even through we couldn't serve ourselves because of the level 2 they kept the food coming to our tables. They food was cooked perfectly nice and fresh and was just delicious. As we sung happy birthday to my daughter they played the birthday song in their language over the speaks which was awesome. Highly recommend and will definitely be going back again. My daughter said she had the best night ever and loved it .

M. J.

We went to Top In Town last night for tea. 5 people in our group and everyone thoroughly enjoyed there meal. $25 for all you can eat Buffet was a bargain. The food was great and plenty to choose from. The staff were awesome to. We will be back. Many Thanks for the great service.

B. P.

Have been visiting Top In town for more than 6 months, totally love the buffet system. The authentic Hyderabadi Dum Biryani is very tasty and definitely worth the visit. The food in the buffet is tasty and suitable for all as it's not too spicy or too bland.

S. T.

Buffet was delicious and had heaps of options to choose from. My wife is vegetarian so especially the owner got paneer curry for as which was not even in the buffet menu for the day. Very humble staff and nice ambiance. I will say in the price what they offer for buffet you are getting value for money meal.

a. m. h.

Very Humble owner Mr.Mohamed, we visited twice during our stay in Christchurch. His staff's are trained well and hospitality they showed to us was amazing. We strongly recommend to try this venue as their very famous for their ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET.

Y. A. S.

My husband and I love the naan bread. Fresh, crisp and not doughy! This is now our go-to Indian restaurant in Christchurch. I often order biryani which is my favourite. My husband likes the chicken tikka masala. We don't eat much and seldom go for the buffet. But their buffet is value for money. Breakfast buffet is something I like to try next as I like dosai. Lovely owner supported by a team of friendly waitresses. Lots of parking.

G. M.

Good, but not great, selection from the $20 all-inclusive buffet. Service was very good and the ambience suited the place, with appropriate Indian music playing while a tv playing sport was muted. Note that this restaurant does not have a liquor license but the mango lassi is fantastic.

j. C.

Visited the christchurch place missing the 2 stars 1 for poor desert options almost no desert really need more options, 2 its a common thing in buffets but food could use being hotter temperature wise, the fold is just warm. Positives the price, the polite staff and free raro drink also the mains are good they are just really lacking in deserts

a. k.

Top In Town has one of the best buffet in Christchurch. Serving so many delicious curries and tasty biryani's Great service and ambience! Will definitely be back

T. K.

We came to Christchurch for work...we started looking for authentic halal food with a taste we could relish... found “top in town”! Masha Allah the buffet was awesome, friendly staff, welcoming owner! All the best for your Auckland shop - can’t wait for its opening.

J. N.

There was very little selection of food, and most disappointing there was no butter chicken in the buffet. The table we had was right beside a post and made dining pretty uncomfortable since you had to pull the chair around the side of the table to let the other person in. Too many tables are jammed into the small space. Reasonably priced but given the lack of choice we won't go back.

S. B.

Great place for Indian food. We've tried their Dinner Buffet in past and found it amazing value for money. They've now started doing Indian Breakfast buffet which was no surprise as good as expected. They serve Choley Bature, Poori Sabzi, Pav Bhaji, Dosa, Idli, Vada, Masala Tea. What more can you ask for amazing price of $15 We met owner Khursheed on both occasions. He really takes much pride in his place. Wish him best of luck. And thank you to our server Shibani for serving with smile - you are great host. Small suggestion for ease of your life: Please do not make habit of serving on table. This will help in easing your service pressure. Rather start using ring bell on buffet when something gets topped up / replaced.

J. H.

I had experienced and enjoyed their warm hospitality. I strongly recommend Top In Town Christchurch mainly for catering orders, parties and buffet services. Top in town is a Top-notch Indian family restaurant for Christchurch city. All the best 👍

J. K. C.

Food was really great, especially the buffet. Extravagant options of curries and sweets. Biriyani was the best and can't explain how much I enjoyed tandoori chicken.

A.

Good buffet (dinner is $25/person) + good for Uber Eats

b.

Today went for dinner buffet with my friend from Hamilton.Great food and customer service.chicken biryani was the star for us.My Friend said this is a best buffet he ever been with $20/person price. Well done 👍. Top in Town for a reason👏

F.

Ordered Fried rice twice was very good third time was mediocre.

L.

Amazing value and hot fresh food. Didn't mind waiting for the food to be served, since it was freshly prepared. Well worth the visit and we will be back soon. LESTER.

z. m.

Top quality tasty food and staff were just amazing. I went with buffet and the variety to choose from suited everyone with veg and non veg options.. the restaurant is a top notch and will highly recommend for everyone to try it...

D. K.

TopinTown is a place which offers a lot of delicious items in their buffet at a relatively cheap price. They're open everyday unless mentioned otherwise by them...even public holidays. They have pretty good service amd their food is amazing as well, offering a lot of variety and options for people with different preferences.

R.

All you can eat in 1 hour, yeah yeah, Indian cuisine for only $20, what a bargain. Our first time there and no complaints from our group. I will be back.

R. B.

Highly reccommend this place. Staff very friendly and welcoming! Food great with plenty of options to choose from. Great value for money, even had a Christmas special going on $20 per person. Enjoyable family evening and we will be back. Thanks.

J. G.

Went for a mid week dinner with family and kids. $20 buffet, can't complaint about anything. Good quality food compare to price. Good service and space. Kids were happy too.

Z.

Food was good Staff were friendly However there are a couple of negative points Toilets not clean Tables to close together what happened to social distancing And at the end of my meal the man sitting behind the counter saying "please put positive review on Google and facebook". I did point out that you can not ask for positive reviews they must be honest from customer hence why they lose stars

A. S.

It's just ok. Buffet is a good price. Nice way to try different things. Don't get there to late. Just like any buffet, better off been there early.

L. K.

Great food and friendly staff. Excellent value for money.

S. G.

This is first restaurant that offers all you can eat Indian buffet in Christchurch. They have a variety of authentic dishes. The food is tasty, biryani is especially delicious.

r. m.

We came for lunch today and we were really impressed. Both food and service were amazing. We were served by Priyanka and Sauujanye (sorry if I spelled it wrong). They were very attentive and friendly. Will definitely come back and recommend to our friends and family as well.

P. J.

Buffet was so awesome and I liked briyani. It's same as Hyderabadi style... Thank you for a very good hospitality 🤩🤩🤩👏👌. I recommend to taste best briyani for international students and families.

N.

Yummm breakfast buffet in 15$ PP.. Enjoy the varieties of indian food. Just you need to pay extra 10$ for toddler, does not matter he eats or not🤪

H. N.

Delicious food I ever had. The buffet was so worthy for $20. And staff was very friendly and the best service. Please come and see the difference. ❤️

C.

Brilliant experience. Properly Indian style with fresh naan and lovely staff. Buffet layout has 8 curries, naan, poppadoms, biryani and few good deserts.

E. N.

We had a great time here, it is currently level 2 here in christchurch and we arent able to go up to the buffet bar to get ourselves food, but the waiter (Neeraj) kindly brought a portion of every different type of food for us it was delicious! He was also very friendly along with the rest of the team,we were able to try food that we would have never tryed before had we gone to a indian restraunt and gone with our safe option

m. e.

This is our go to place if we want to eat Indian food. The price is right and its a buffet. We like the lamb curry.

H.

4 stars highly rated Great tasting Curry's, this is buffet food good quality I love to visit each month

A. P.

Great food and service. We ordered egg biryani and chicken noodles and it was the best food in christchurch so far. Our wait staff Priyanka was very cheerful and provided us best service. We will back again

A. O.

Lovely place to bring a group or share with another. We had the buffet and enjoyed the flavours, can't wait to try the goat dishes next time......

P.

Very nice ambience, great variety of food to try for the all you can eat buffet. A great value for money! Would definitely return again

C. B.

Great quality food and nice atmosphere. Staff were all friendly :) Recommend if you haven't tried a Indian Buffet!

z.

Great chicken, it was really well cooked. Would recommend.

K. S.

I have enjoyed the buffet. For a vegetarian, I have enjoyed a great variety of dishes, especially paneer and dal makhni. Great food and service.

N. W.

Great service. The man who served us was lovely. The value of the buffet was amazing and the food was delicious. Would highly recommend.

a. s.

One of the best in town. The food was good as well as all the staff was amazing, wearing a smile on their faces. Highly recommended

P.

Go there at least once a week, very tasty, value for money, excellent service.Top Quality of food. Nice environment.

S. O.

Food is delicious, staff is helpful. Only thing that wasn't good was reusing the same plate for the whole sitting. It's a buffet and plates shouldn't be reused, specially with the covid pandemic still around.

A. H.

Been here with some mates and had a great time. The food was delicious and the staff was very friendly and welcoming. Would recommend anyone to pay a visit and try out some fabulous food.

S.

Very impressed for a $25 buffet. Good variety of meat and vegetarian curries/dishes, plus other snacks and desserts. Friendly staff too

Q.

I've eaten here at least 10 times and found the food good and Staff friendly. The price is reasonable too for $25. So far, I've had a good experience 👍👍

K.

Great food! Good staff. And the lunch special is bang on the buck. Also, you should really give the Biryani a try. Its really good.

C. H.

Awesome Customer service. Great and multiple varieties of Indian food. Highly recommend the Buffett as it a definite dang for your buck.

B. D.

I would have given 3 n half if possible , the range of dishes is quite impressive,.you will probably have a favorite one once ur done. It's somethg different n worth a try.

h.

The best service with the best authentic indian food. Loved to go this place. Never feel like I'm customer, always being treated like a guest.

l.

Just had dinner with friends at Top in Town.Wow fabulous food, we tried many different dishes all cooked beautifully.The service was faultless.We will definitely be back.

T. W.

Hi every highly recomend top n town i went with my girlfreind the buffet the service from the staff was very good and the owner is such a lovely man i am satasied with the restraunt and what wonderful staff work at the reatraunt i will defintly be recomending this place to people i know and will be coming back thank you for a enjoyble nite.

D.

A menu that provides delight to both the spice lovers and the bland needers of our extended family. Voted real Indian by those who know!

M.

Best food ever, very friendly staff, very reasonable price you won't be disappointed to go to this place, 5 star rating. Thanks for the Mango Lassi bhai, tasted Devine.

S. k.

Top in Town is 1 of the BEST in Christchurch Yummy Food Good Customer Service The Boss is very nice guy 1st time for me n id love to go again whenever i visit Chch❤❤

C. G. (.

Loving it here already....amazingly friendly and respectful staff...highly recommend this place for a feel full meal in the city 🤩

J. J.

Delicious 😋 Best value for money. The best Buffet ever had in Christchurch. Real taste of Indian food 🍗👌😋 ❤️

U.

Such an amazing buffet with high quality food and taste.must visit place.great service

V. D.

Good food, great variety for buffet and one of the best customer services I have received

R. K.

Worth going here. Good range of food.

M.

outstanding food and value. Will be back!!

R.

Delicious, but a bit oily.

j. j. t.

Buffet was so delicious 🤤

A. S.

Beautiful food 😋 great value for money and obviously they use good quality food, the staff there are all so friendly, we had a great time, with a good atmosphere, we look forward to returning back there, can't wait, please keep up the quality and good service and please keep the prices the same, See you soon Alan Stone.

s. b.

Food is actually really good, heaps of options to choose from, staff is friendly and does respect their customers. Must give a try.

m.

Amazing food affordable price. Can't ask for more. Excellent!!

R.

Staff are polite and friendly. Great food and service. Highly Recommend.

R. G.

Pretty good way to try lots of different Indian foods at once. Reasonable value at $70 for two adults and two kids under 12

K. G.

Amazing loved it so much. So many amazing dishes all extremely yum and very worth the experience.

D.

This restaurant is very nice, The food is amazing, The service is excellent. Great atmosphere...

d. n.

Really good to have a South Indian breakfast and that too a buffet in christchurch... amazing work and keep it up...

J.

Hi overall food quality is brilliant unless goat paya If you are meat lover and thinking about to some good variety of goat in goat paya you should be disappointed I recommend only chicken and vegetarian stuff Thanks

E. E.

Tasty food, lovely staff, great night out with friends. Non alcoholic restaurant made more room for unlimited food.

B. P.

Best Indian Food in City...value for money. Staff was really nice good service.

R. D.

Great breakfast buffet menu, the south Indian food menu satisfies the taste buds..

P. C.

They are top in town because of taste and service. Authentic Hyderabadi Biryani in christchurch.

P.

We went for the buffet and it was amazing. Great value for money and we will definitely be back.

k.

Good service, food is definitely not the best around but it is ok for a buffet. For $20 it is definitely value for money

A. R.

Very tasty food and fast service

T.

Amazing food. Great prices. Owner was very accommodating. Would highly recommend!

S.

100%recommended for the South Indian cuisines.Yummy food and nice ambience for having dine out with family 💞

J.

Super friendly service, tasty food and amazing value for money. Highly recommend!

g. r.

Very satisfied the food was so good and the staff are so friendly and welcoming highly recommend to n town very impressed and will be coming back thanks for a good atmosphere.

B.

Delicious food all the time.The best in town. Great ambiance.

D.

All you can eat buffet for $20 ,great value , good food and friendly staff, perfect combination

E.

Great food and friendly staff

J.

Very very good food and good service

S.

We are very impressed. Compliments to the Chef!! We'll come back Good job you all.

H. A.

Reasonable prices, top hygiene and delicious authentic meals. Highly recommended.

G.

Great food, must try the buffet

P.

Awesome buffet food, highly recommend

C. D.

Excelent place, so far the best indian restaurant in Christchurch.

A. A.

Beautiful experience and awesome staff. Will visit again. Much appreciated service from owner.

A. M.

Second time here and still the most yummy food selection. Well worth the visit.

A.

Excellent food with friendly staff n great service. Highly recommended.🍗🍗

A. A.

Amazing buffet meal. Great prices 🤩 beautiful food 🍱

J. J.

Reasonable price, good food.

P.

Excellent spread of South Indian dishes in the weekend brunch.

C. S.

Very nice meal, with a great selection of dishes.

V.

Tasty food, value for money, pleasant ambience and a welcoming owner. Wonderful experience😊

T.

Great place, lovely people, good price. Great job we will be back

M.

Great variety of food. Definitely great for satisfying indian food craving.

S.

Great experience, good food, will definitely go back 😁

a.

This place is amazing it can truely cod be the top in town, wonderful stuff, all round great experience.

j. s.

It was great!. Loved the food, will definitely go again. 😊

S.

I'll be back for more of those wings 🥴🥴🥴

D.

Buffet FOOD WAS YUMMY AND TASTY..OVERALL HAPPY EXPERIENCE AND WORTH FOR MONEY.

G. O.

Awesome food. Would highly recommend.

H. B.

Food was tasty and the buffet was good value for money

a.

These guys are surely top in town. Best food great prices and suberb customer service.

M.

Love 💖

J.

Love this place, they have tasty food and the staff are amazing.

a. e.

very nice and fresh, so clean and competitive prices as well

M.

Plenty of choices and very tasty. Helpful staff.

C.

Fabulous food! Will definitely become a regular here.

M.

Great food and the owner was really nice :)

M.

Love the food I dont know why people are complaining, the food tastes like home.😁

K.

Good food with great service..Will definitely come again..

N. M.

Great food and service! Lots of options to choose from.

M.

I love Top n Town so much! It's one of the best places to go to.

W.

Good selection of food with lovely hosts

T.

Best service Best food Beautiful ambience Great price

G.

Very nice buffet with pleasant atmosphere

R.

Wonderful atmosphere, good food, nice folk

T. C.

Food is either too salty or too sweet for me.

A.

Tanveer is an amazing chef, Top In Town is the best!

T.

the food is amazing I had buffet

G.

Was in on Tuesday, wonderful food and brilliant service!

h.

Absolutely delicious food👌 Top service thankyou🙂

M.

Great place to stay. Be back again.

M.

Good sitting place and food is average.

D.

Perfect all you can eat buffet

H. G.

Good food, great value for money!

b.

Nice pl for Indian meals.

B.

Great food great staff Highly Recommended

A. M. D.

Good vibes......and great food

V.

Delicious food and excellent customer service

J.

Good value for money.Geat food.

J.

Good selection and great price would recommend this place

V. S.

Good service, nice food

j.

Good food

R.

Great Food & Value for Money.

i.

The best Buffet in town

H.

Good food, great service!

S.

Good taste indian food.

T.

Good meal

N. V.

Good starters

H.

Overall good place for dinner

P.

Good food

R.

Good food

H.

Being vegetarian, my options was limited.

L.

Good meal great atmosphere

N.

Great hospitality and food 🙂👌

K.

Yay great place!!!

M.

Tasty

R.

Food was amazing

B.

Tasty food 😋

r. c.

Great food

V. M.

Awesome food

M.

Highly recommend

S.

F

A.

Yummy food !!

Z.

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