Souvlaki Spot is a local favourite on Main South Road in Sockburn, serving Christchurch authentic Mediterranean-inspired meals made with fresh ingredients and bold flavours. The kitchen is built around choice: pick your protein — beef, chicken, lamb, vegetarian falafel or a mix — then load it up with fresh salad and any of their homemade-style sauces, whether that lands on a classic souvlaki on pita, a kebab wrap, meat on chips, meat on rice or meat on salad.
The menu reaches well beyond the pita, too. There's crispy fried chicken by the piece or by the bucket, Angus and Southern chicken burgers, shawarma wraps toasted until crispy, chicken quesadillas, a Philadelphia steak sandwich, fish & chips, mac & cheese, buffalo wings and onion rings, plus loaded sides, baklava and shakes. Most popular meals sit in the $10-$20 range, with combo upgrades available for turning any favourite into a full meal.
Locals rate it 4.7 stars across 50-plus Google reviews, with reviewers consistently praising big portions, plenty of meat, great value and friendly service. It's a relaxed, family friendly spot offering dine in, takeaway and delivery, with online ordering and table bookings — and it keeps serious hours, serving until 2 AM on Friday and Saturday nights and midnight on Thursdays.
Souvlaki Spot sits on Main South Road in Sockburn, a short drive southwest of central Christchurch, and it does exactly what the name promises: fresh, loaded, Mediterranean-inspired food built around your choice of meat. This is a neighbourhood favourite rather than a slick franchise outlet — the kind of place Google reviewers rate 4.7 stars across 50-plus reviews, with the same words recurring again and again: big portions, lots of meat, great value and friendly service.
The heart of the menu is a simple idea. Pick a protein — beef, chicken, lamb, vegetarian falafel or a mixed combination — then choose your salads and sauces, and the kitchen loads it up. The classic souvlaki puts that build on pita bread in small, regular or large. The open souvlaki takes the same idea and serves it boxed with mozzarella, with the Supreme version adding grilled capsicum, onion and mushroom. Kebab wraps come with all or any salad plus any three sauces, while meat on chips, meat on rice and meat on salad swap the bread for hot chips, seasoned rice or a fresh salad base.
Sauces are treated seriously here. There are eleven to choose from, all homemade-style: mayo, spicy mayo, garlic aioli, satay, BBQ, mint hot sauce, tzatziki, tomato, garlic sauce, yogurt garlic and honey mustard. Kebab wraps and meat-on-salad builds let you pick any three, so no two visits need taste the same.
For a souvlaki shop, the menu ranges surprisingly wide. The crispy chicken section covers tenders, wings, drums and thigh by the half dozen or the dozen, plus a 10-piece large bucket and a 20-piece XL bucket when the whole table is hungry. Elsewhere there's a shawarma wrap with gherkins and garlic sauce, toasted until crispy; a chicken quesadilla with capsicum, red onion, jalapenos and chipotle aioli, served with sour cream; a Philadelphia steak sandwich of grilled prime beef on baguette with Swiss and cheddar; and a Twister Box along similar lines.
Burger lovers get a 120g Angus beef patty with gherkin relish, mustard, mayo and melted Swiss and cheddar, or a Southern-style chicken breast burger with mixed cocktail sauce. Fish and chips appears with battered fish of the day, and mac and cheese comes plain, piled on chips or topped with chicken. Buffalo wings and onion rings arrive together under mild buffalo sauce. On the side: fries, curly fries, potato wedges, onion rings, nuggets, chicken popcorn and jalapeno bites or poppers. Dessert is baklava or a chocolate brownie, with milkshakes and thick shakes in strawberry, vanilla, chocolate or caramel. Any favourite can become a combo with chips and a drink, and upgraded to a large.
Souvlaki Spot is built for real appetites and relaxed occasions. It's family friendly, with dine in, takeaway and delivery all on offer, plus online ordering and table bookings for planning ahead. Portions run generous — reviewers call out the value for money and the sheer amount of meat in every wrap and box — and the feel is casual and welcoming rather than fine dining.
The hours suit all sorts of schedules. Doors open at 10 AM Monday through Saturday and 11 AM on Sunday, and the kitchen runs late: until 10 PM on Mondays and Wednesdays, midnight on Thursdays and — the big one — 2 AM on Friday and Saturday nights, making it a genuine late-night option in a part of Christchurch where not much is open past midnight. The shop closes on Tuesdays, and Sunday service wraps up at 8:30 PM.
Keep an eye out for the Mighty Tuesday promotion advertised online — 30% off storewide on crispy fried chicken, wraps and sides — though with the posted hours listing Tuesday as a closure day, it's worth checking their Facebook or Instagram or calling before planning a Tuesday visit.
Whether you're after a classic souvlaki on the run, a boxed open souvlaki to share, a bucket of crispy chicken for the couch, or a thick shake on the way home, Souvlaki Spot covers the whole spectrum — fresh, loaded and right on Main South Road.