Simply Delicious is a cafe on Wycola Avenue in Hei Hei, Christchurch, holding a perfect 5.0 rating from 86 reviews, with diners praising the huge portions, friendly service and late opening hours. Reviewers return often for butter chicken with naan, alongside lamb curry, samosas and mango lassi.
At an Indian cafe like this, the kitchen's skill shows in how it handles spice: a good one cooks each curry to order and will ask how hot you want it, so it pays to speak up. Butter chicken is the gentle crowd-pleaser — creamy, tomato-rich and mild — while lamb curries carry deeper heat. Naan is worth eating fresh from the tandoor, and plates of curry and rice are made for sharing. A mango lassi tames the chilli burn better than water ever will.
For a filling, warming meal in west Christchurch, Simply Delicious on Wycola Avenue is an easy local pick.