Coriander’s Deals & News
Announcing Coriander’s West Melton
We are very proud to be opening a brand new Coriander’s at the West Melton Village Retail Centre. As of January 27th, the restaurant will [...]
Spice files: Cumin
Indian cooking uses more than 40 spices, with a couple of dozen being in the pantry of every serious Indian chef. In no particular order, [...]
If it ain’t broke…
Blame Heston Blumental if you like. The chef who gave the world bacon-and-egg ice cream kicked off a movement to zhoosh up any number of [...]
Quantity and quality
Coriander’s has been catering to hearty Southern appetites since 2006. Our customers love the flavours that come from the quality ingredients we use and they [...]
Tandoor brings the flavour
You just can’t beat naan bread or papadom fresh from a tandoor and that’s why at Coriander’s, we wouldn’t do them any other way. Naan, [...]
6 Winter Warmers
Who else is feeling the cold? The Coriander’s team is layered up and trying to keep the wind out, and we’re pretty sure many of [...]
Kids eat FREE during school holidays
Kids eat FREE during the school holidays at any Coriander’s! Kids aged 10 and under get a free dinner at all Coriander’s restaurants during the [...]
Masterclasses back on the menu
Indian food is among the world’s most diverse and exciting, with myriad regional and ethnic varieties. Here at Coriander’s we specialise in North Indian cuisine, [...]
Pitching in for a good cause
Here at Coriander’s we are proud of the communities we belong to and proud also of the work we do to support them. That’s why [...]
Take your taste buds to the Malabar
Seafood is one of the original sources of protein for humans and is enjoyed the world over, wherever people have access to the sea. India’s [...]
23 delicious Indian dishes for 2023
Stuck in a rut with your favourite Coriander’s curry? Want to mix it up in the new year? Here are 23 suggestions from our menu [...]
10% off takeaways
Did you know you can get 10% off your Coriander’s takeaways when you order online or with the Coriander's App? Just use the code 10TAKEAWAY when [...]
The Christchurch A&P Show is back!
The New Zealand Agricultural Show is back for 2022 after a two-year hiatus, bringing three days of family fun to the Canterbury Showgrounds on Wednesday [...]
Coriander’s x DoorDash
You can now download the DoorDash app and get deliveries from Coriander's Restaurants. New DoorDash customers in Christchurch can get free unlimited deliveries for their [...]
Fundraising with Coriander’s
We love our communities here at Coriander’s. We’re lucky to have restaurants in some of Christchurch’s warmest, friendliest neighbourhoods, and we love to get involved [...]
Win a trip to Fiji with Coriander’s
Order at any Coriander’s restaurant, keep your receipt, then submit your information in our prize draw form to win a trip for two to Fiji [...]
2022 Coriander’s Restaurant Specials and Deals
Check out these great deals at Coriander’s restaurants. Dine free on your birthday Happy birthday! Come to Coriander’s any day in the WEEK of your [...]
Making Headlines: Coriander’s Masterclasses
There are not too many of us who can claim to make the perfect Indian chicken jafrezee dish, but to let you in on a [...]
Earn rewards in the revamped Coriander’s App
Great news! The Coriander’s App has had a refresh and is now better than ever. Just like always, you can order pickup or delivery, or book [...]
Make Mum’s day with an Indian adventure
Take your mum (and yourself!) on a transportational adventure to India with lunch or dinner at Coriander’s Ethnic Indian Restaurants for Mother’s Day. The atmospheric ambience, [...]
Meet Head Chef Uttam Singh (and maybe learn to cook amazing Indian food with him)
Uttam is the top chef at Coriander’s St Asaph Street. He has been designing and cooking delicious and creative dishes for the last 24 years. Having [...]
Coriander’s Masterclasses are back
Always wondered why restaurant curries taste different to your home cooking? Now’s your chance to learn the inside secrets and take your culinary creations to [...]
A whole new world of eating out
Dining out has changed a bit over the last two years. We’re grateful that we could adapt, and want to send our heartfelt thank yous [...]
3 top tips to embrace the keto diet
The ketogenic diet has many great benefits, including weight loss and better overall health. If you’re starting your keto journey, here are a few top [...]
What’s new on the menu at Coriander’s
We’ve been busy innovating in the kitchen at Coriander’s. Our expert chefs are always working to create recipes for every diner, whether it’s authentic dishes [...]
The people have spoken! Coriander’s top 21 dishes of 2021
The numbers are in, and we’ve got our most popular dishes of 2021, ranked. Our wide range of vegetarian options proved very popular, and the [...]
Have your Vaccine Pass ready the next time you visit Coriander’s
With the new Government-issued traffic light system, Coriander's has switched over to the new vaccine pass regulations. Customers will now need to show their Vaccine [...]
Coriander’s cooking masterclasses – Spring & Summer 2021
Coriander’s cooking Masterclasses are back for a limited time by popular demand. We’ll be running classes at Coriander’s St Asaph Street and Coriander’s Rolleston over [...]
Coriander’s Covid alert level update September 2021
We’re Level 2 ready, are you? Great news! All Coriander’s restaurants are open for dine-in service during Level 2. We’re taking special precautions to make [...]
Lyttelton craft beer and Sumner Indian food – a match made in heaven
Coriander’s Sumner has partnered with local brewery Eruption to bring you the quintessential local food and beverage experience in Sumner. We’re serving up delightful Eruption [...]
Vegan rocker Paul Seymour to play at Coriander’s St Asaph Street in August
Paul Seymour will be playing two live gigs at Coriander’s flagship city restaurant this month, on Thursday 12 and Saturday 21 August. With over 3000 [...]
Kids eat FREE during the months of August, October and December 2021
Kids eat FREE during the month of August, October & December 2021! Kids aged 10 and under get a free dinner at all Coriander’s restaurants [...]
Chris Lynch on Coriander’s Vegan Butter Chicken
Local award-winning journalist and videographer Chris Lynch has weighed in on the media buzz surrounding our new Vegan Butter Chicken. Here’s a preview of his article. [...]
Making headlines: Coriander’s Vegan Butter Chicken
The press can’t get enough of Coriander’s amazing plant-based Butter Chicken! Here’s a snippet from a story on Stuff.co.nz. A popular Indian restaurant is seizing the [...]
Get Coriander’s delivered with GIMME
Coriander’s is proud to be listed with local Christchurch business GIMME, delivering your favourite restaurant meals to your home. Download the GIMME app on the [...]
In the news: Coriander’s Vegan Butter Chicken
Coriander's unique and delicious Vegan Butter Chicken continues to make headlines, this time in Restaurant & Café Magazine, Cityscape, and What's hot New Zealand! Here are [...]
July 2021 deals at Coriander’s
Whether you’re ordering on our app, grabbing an after-work drink, getting some takeaways or celebrating your birthday, we’ve got a deal for you. Free naan [...]
Vegan Butter ‘Chicken’ is here!
Coriander’s chefs have mastered the recipe for the perfect Vegan Butter ‘Chicken’ curry. Butter chicken is our most popular dish, and we’re happy to be [...]
Get free Coriander’s food with the new Coriander’s app
We’re celebrating launching our new app! You can use it to order Coriander’s delivered, or takeaways ready for you to pick up. Download the all-new [...]
Live music @ Coriander’s: Tumehe Rongonui The One-Man Party Machine
This Saturday night (May 15) we've got a special treat at Coriander's St Asaph Street: Tumehe Rongonui, also known as The One-Man Party Machine will [...]
Coriander’s cooking masterclasses – winter 2021
Coriander’s cooking Masterclasses are back for a limited time by popular demand. We’ll be running classes at Coriander’s St Asaph Street and Coriander’s Rolleston over [...]
Make Mum’s day with an Indian adventure
Take your mum (and yourself!) on a transportational adventure to India with lunch or dinner at Coriander’s Ethnic Indian Restaurants. The atmospheric ambience, friendly service [...]
How to use your Coriander’s restaurant loyalty card
Earn points and save money with a brand spanking new Coriander’s loyalty card! You can get your hands on one of these at any Coriander’s [...]
Coriander’s Restaurant Chef Specials
Get out of your comfort zone and try something new! The Chef Specials are a collection of our chefs’ favourite creations and speciality dishes. They’re [...]
Coriander’s Restaurant Cooking Masterclasses 2021
Coriander’s cooking Masterclasses are back for a limited time by popular demand. We’ll be running classes at Coriander’s St Asaph Street and Coriander’s Rolleston over [...]
Coriander’s Restaurant Valentine’s Day special
Psst, hey! It’s February next week – if you want to be a hero this year make sure you book in your Valentine’s Day date [...]
Eating Coriander Seeds for Health
Seeds are a superfood and are known to benefit health. But don’t just take our word for it, here’s what Harvard Medical School has to [...]
5 appetising Coriander’s Indian seafood dishes to try
Perhaps one of the best-known Indian destinations, Goa is an Indian seafood cuisine hub. It’s also much, much more. A stretch of sunny coast on [...]
Coriander’s, a family-friendly Christchurch restaurant
Coriander’s restaurants are perfect for a family night (or lunch) out. We’re proud of our safe and friendly environment, and we’ve got a great selection [...]
January 2021 Coriander’s Restaurant specials and deals
Check out these great deals at Coriander’s restaurants to welcome in the new year. Dine free on your birthday Happy birthday! Come to Coriander’s any [...]
15% off food for Coriander’s SuperGold card holders
We are proud to offer a 15% discount for all SuperGold card holders at all Coriander’s restaurants. It doesn’t matter if you’re part of a [...]
Coriander’s holiday trading hours
All Coriander’s restaurants will be closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day so our hard-working team can enjoy a couple of days off with their [...]
It’s summertime and we’ve got falooda!
What is this mysterious icy dessert? It’s a heavenly traditional Indian treat, kind of like a cross between a milkshake and an ice cream sundae. [...]
Cityscape: Chicken this out
Cityscape magazine’s summer issue includes this page on awesome chicken dishes around Christchurch – featuring Coriander’s chilli chicken! Get an eyeful of these stunning fried chicken [...]
Cityscape: Coriander’s Restaurant Choice as choices!
In the summer issue of Cityscape magazine you can find this great article about places for vegetarians, vegans, and people who just love a good plant-based [...]
Summer deals at Coriander’s
Whether you’re swinging by for a curry, grabbing an after-work drink, getting some takeaways or celebrating your birthday, we’ve got a deal for you. Meatless Monday [...]
Coriander’s Order in-store, online, by phone, pickup, delivery and Uber Eats
How do I order thee? Let me count the ways. It’s never been easier to get your hands on fresh, authentic Coriander’s food. 1. Dine [...]
Coriander’s secrets to a perfect curry
There’s a huge difference between an astounding curry and an underwhelming one. Indian food is famous for being full of flavour, and there are a [...]
4 keys to the perfect summer in Sumner
Sumner is Christchurch’s definitive summer suburb, and after opening our newest restaurant there we’re totally in love with everything about it. The locals are friendly, [...]
Blues, ballads and boogie: John Sanchez-Lloyd at Coriander’s
Multi-talented Christchurch keyboardist John Sanchez-Lloyd will be grooving on the verandah at Coriander’s St Asaph street for four gigs this summer, with his first apprearance [...]
Coriander’s Indian Curries: Just like your Indian mother makes it
Consider Coriander’s to be your Indian mother. Every day, we’re cooking up traditional Indian curries and other meals with healthy and tasty ingredients to keep [...]
Monk Party performing LIVE at Coriander’s
We're hosting mystic music group Monk Party at Coriander's St Asaph Street and Sumner. They're an absolute dream to listen to, playing Indian meditative and [...]
Book your fundraiser at Coriander’s and we’ll give back to you
Book your fundraiser event with Coriander’s and we’ll donate $10 from every ticket sold back to your cause. Host your supporters in style with amazing Indian [...]
North Indian food – what’s the difference?
Coriander’s restaurants serve excellent North Indian cuisine. There are three main food regions in India: North India, South India and North East India. Each of [...]
Coriander’s Four great locations
You can now enjoy Coriander’s at four great locations around Christchurch. Wherever you choose to eat or order, you can be sure you’ll get the [...]
Announcing Coriander’s Sumner
We are very proud to be taking the reins at Indian Sumner, one of Christchurch's most loved Indian restaurants. As of the start of October, the [...]
Book your Christmas party in one of Coriander’s event spaces
Planning a Christmas event this party season? Glam it up Bollywood style for your work party in one of Christchurch’s great Coriander’s restaurants. We’ll take care [...]
Chris Lynch visits Coriander’s St Asaph Street
Meet the new owners of the popular Coriander's Indian restaurants in the first of Chris Lynch’s Out & About series. The Newstalk ZB host and [...]
Coriander’s Rolleston celebrates 14th birthday with a renovation
That’s right, it has been 14 years since the original Coriander’s opened its doors in Rolleston back in 2006! We decided to go the extra mile [...]
Coriander’s Indian spices and immunity
“A healthy outside starts from the inside,” Robert Urich. Boosting immunity can help your body fight off illness. The great news is that some spices [...]
All-new, no-compromise Coriander’s vegan menu
Last week Coriander’s launched its special new vegan menu. This is a specially-designed menu with no compromise on flavour or quality. These dishes aren’t just [...]
Whisky in India (and at Coriander’s)
India has a strong relationship with whisky. As a country, it is the biggest consumer of whisky in the world, and the second-largest consumer of [...]
Coriander’s is Top 10% for Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards 2020
Woohoo! A huge thank you to all our awesome diners who have voted with their Tripadvisor reviews to make Coriander's one of the top 10% of [...]
Coriander’s favourite South Island wineries
At Coriander’s we’re very proud of our unique wine list, and we want to give a big thanks to some amazing wineries for making absolutely [...]
Get your vegan meal on at Coriander’s
That’s right, Coriander’s makes vegan meals as well as our vegetarian menu items. Just ask our friendly team or duty manager and we’ll make sure [...]
Dine like a movie star with Coriander’s Bollywood dinners
We’ve got glam Bollywood-themed dinners coming up in August and September. Book early to dine like a movie star, with a three-course dinner, an evening of [...]
Metropol: Order the best Indian cuisine online at Coriander’s
Like most bachelors I love the convenience of the online fast foods to order, and receive my dinner at the door without accumulating a sink full [...]
Metropol: Coriander’s, Talk of the town
Everybody is talking about the new Coriander's restaurant and bar at 222 St Asaph Street. Driving down the one way street, the striking two storied white [...]
Metropol: Coriander’s Flavourful Fare
Tired of the stress of the all-important Christmas function? Make the easy choice this year by choosing the special Christmas menu at Corianders Ethnic Indian restaurants. [...]
Canterbury Rebuild: Coriander’s Colonial addition to the central city
St Asaph Street in the city, just in from the corner of Manchester St, the new Coriander’s Indian Restaurant is one of the city’s most striking [...]
Coriander’s featured in Central Canterbury News
After many years in the Indian restaurant business, Amardeep Singh took the exciting step of opening his own restaurant, Corianders, in early April and he has [...]
Coriander’s Whisky Lounge
Whisky is a pretty big deal in India. At Coriander’s we want to celebrate this drink that is loved the world over with our own [...]
Meet Coriander’s head chef: Pankaj Kumar
Pankaj gained his knowledge of Indian food from the ground up, working in hotels in India. He started over a decade ago as a commis chef [...]
Coriander’s Indian cooking masterclasses
Master the art of Indian cuisine – then eat your delicious creations. Master the art of Indian cuisine – then eat your delicious creations. Coriander’s [...]
Coriander’s Dish of the week: Lamb Do Payaza
Do payaza is a dish originally from Hyderabad in central southern India. It uses an onion gravy, vegetables and sour fruits to give it a little [...]
Meet Coriander’s Chef: Tirtha Mani
Tirtha started his career in 2009 as a chef in Nepal, working in different restaurants including the famous Diyalo Foodland and moving up the star levels. [...]
Meet Coriander’s chef: Dhirendra Bhandari
Dhirendra's culinary career began early on in Uttarakhand, inspired by his parents and their love and respect for quality and tradition, and his skills flourished during [...]
Coriander’s Deals & Promotions
Dine free on your birthday Actually, the birthday person can eat free up to a value of $25 any day in the week of their birthday [...]
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