Indian Fendalton is an authentic Indian restaurant in Bryndwr, Christchurch, offering dine-in, takeaway and delivery. The menu draws on India's many regional cooking styles and traditions, built around the distinctive combinations of spices that give Indian cuisine its robust, exciting and unique flavours and aromas.
The restaurant's most talked-about dishes include its Aloo Gobi, a potato and cauliflower dish that has been highly recommended by the Christchurch Press, and its Chicken Tikka, marinated in spices, yogurt, ginger and garlic before being grilled in the tandoor. Alongside these, the kitchen offers a full spread of appetisers, seafood, meat and vegetarian mains, rice dishes, breads, side dishes and desserts.
Diners have described Indian Fendalton as an intimate and cozy restaurant, with vibrant hospitality, authentic flavours, and colourful hand-painted decor, making it a popular spot for both regulars and first-time visitors in Fendalton and Bryndwr.
Indian Fendalton has built a following in Bryndwr, Christchurch, for its authentic take on Indian cuisine, drawing on the country's many regional cooking styles and centuries-old use of spice. The restaurant describes Indian food as one of the world's most popular cuisines, built on spice combinations found nowhere else, resulting in dishes that are diverse, colourful and, as the menu puts it, thoroughly addictive.
Two dishes stand out on Indian Fendalton's menu. The Aloo Gobi, a potato and cauliflower dish cooked with the restaurant's own spice blend, has been highly recommended by the Christchurch Press and is considered the best of the menu by many regulars. The Chicken Tikka, marinated in spices, yogurt, ginger and garlic before being grilled in the tandoor, is described as the restaurant's most famous appetiser.
Beyond these standouts, the kitchen covers the full range of an authentic Indian menu — appetisers including a Mixed Platter for sharing, seafood dishes like Fish Curry, Prawn Masala and Prawn Jalfrezi, and a Butter Chicken that the restaurant says everybody loves, made with chunky tandoor-cooked chicken in a creamy sauce. Vegetarian diners are well catered for too, with dishes like Egg Plant, roasted in the tandoor and finished in a spicy, dryish sauce garnished with coriander.
Rice dishes, cooked curry-style with meat and garnished with raisins, nuts and coriander, sit alongside a selection of Indian breads brushed with butter. A cool, refreshing Raita is offered as a side to balance out the heat of the hotter dishes, and the meal can be finished with traditional Indian desserts including Gulab Jamun and Gajar ka Halwa.
Customers describe Indian Fendalton as an intimate and cozy restaurant, with hand-painted decor adding colour to the dining room and staff praised for going the extra mile even on busy nights. Reviews consistently mention the authenticity of the flavours and the warmth of the hospitality, with diners recommending it to friends and family after their visit.
Indian Fendalton offers both dine-in and delivery/takeaway options, with lunch and dinner service running most days of the week — though the restaurant is closed on Tuesdays, and lunch service is not offered on Saturdays or Sundays. For anyone in Fendalton or Bryndwr looking for a genuinely authentic Indian meal, Indian Fendalton offers a well-rounded menu built around a handful of genuinely standout dishes.