Shamiana Indian — Restaurant in Christchurch

They accepted cash or card (an earlier review said no cash, so I wanted to mention this).

Atmosphere was a 3 purely because it's in Eastgate mall and not the nicest place to sit around.

I got a Tikka Masala and a Garlic & Cheese Naan to takeaway. The food was really nice! A lot nicer than I expected it to be. They didn't ask me for my preferred spice level - like most Indian restaurants do, but maybe it's different due to the foodcourt setup? This meant the Tikka Masala was a tad spicy for me, but I still eagerly finished it.

The portion sizes are a little on the smaller side but I don't eat much so it was perfect for me! I got lots of chicken pieces and the chicken was nice and tender too. Perfectly cooked, thank you! Beautiful and friendly staff and I would happily return.

$21 for Curry with rice...

I had placed an order for Butterchicken and Garlic n Cheese Naan through Ubereats. And the chicken was not cooked properly and it was raw. When I called them to make a compliant they said to bring it to the shop and will be refunded and later on when I took it the manager was behaving rudely and said we cant do anything. Many other better restaurants are there in Christchurch would definitely not...

I got very drunk & ordered uber eats. I felt like my odd request may have not been acknowledged of sauce & rice (butter chicken), but to my absolute delight when it was delivered I was given sauce & rice!! ( I didnt want chicken in it, I felt like sauce & rice by itself) I just want to say my drunk self thanks you very much & the meal was tasty &...