The Copper Pot Indian & Thai Restaurant

About The Copper Pot Indian & Thai Restaurant

The Copper Pot Indian & Thai Restaurant is a welcoming dining destination situated on Palmerston Street in Westport. Bringing together an expansive selection of traditional Indian specialties alongside classic Thai dishes, the kitchen offers a versatile menu tailored to diverse tastes and cravings.

From slow-cooked regional curries and tandoori charcoal-fired skewers to vibrant Thai stir-fries and lunchtime kebabs, the focus is placed firmly on consistent quality, authentic preparation, and generous portions. Guests can choose to dine in or make use of prompt takeaway and pickup services for lunch and dinner.

Whether dropping by for a casual lunch special or sharing a wide spread of vegetarian, seafood, and meat curries with family and friends, The Copper Pot offers a relaxed and hospitable dining experience in the heart of Westport.

A Diverse Journey Through Indian and Thai Flavours in Westport

Conveniently located on Palmerston Street, The Copper Pot Indian & Thai Restaurant brings an extensive culinary repertoire to the coastal town of Westport. Catering to local residents, tradespeople, and travellers exploring the northern reaches of the South Island’s West Coast, the restaurant combines traditional Indian cooking techniques with the fragrant, fresh profiles of classic Thai cuisine.

The kitchen's philosophy centres on serving genuine, dependable meals crafted with authentic ingredients. Rather than narrowing its focus to a single style, The Copper Pot embraces variety, offering everything from tandoor-roasted meats and rich northern Indian gravies to light stir-fries, aromatic soups, and fast midday handhelds.

Charcoal-Fired Specialties and Regional Curries

The Indian side of the menu is anchored by classic tandoori techniques, utilising a charcoal-fired clay oven to prepare freshly baked breads and tender skewered meats. Starters like seekh kebabs and charcoal-grilled chicken tikka sit alongside entrees such as onion bhajis and samosas, accompanied by house tamarind and mint chutneys.

For mains, diners can explore rich regional gravies tailored to their preferred spice tolerance. Popular staples include classic Butter Chicken, caramelised Lamb Rogan Josh, and fiery Goan vindaloos, alongside bone-in Goat Curry simmered with ginger, garlic, and garam masala. The vegetarian and vegan selections are equally extensive, highlighted by Baigan Bharta—featuring fire-roasted mashed eggplant cooked with aromatics—as well as Dal Makhani, Paneer Jalfrezi, and tofu cooked with spinach.

Southeast Asian Curries and Midday Bites

Complementing its Indian repertoire, The Copper Pot offers a full roster of Thai dishes. Classic soups such as Tom Yum and coconut-infused Tom Kha set the stage for creamy curries, including Green, Red, Panang, and Massaman, all served with basmati rice and papadums. The Thai stir-fry selection includes customer favourites like Pad Thai, Cashew Nut stir-fry, and roasted Honey Duck tossed with crisp vegetables.

During midday hours from Monday to Saturday, the restaurant shifts gears to provide a dedicated lunch service. Patrons on a lunch break can grab quick souvlaki bread wraps filled with chicken, lamb, falafel, or even Butter Chicken, or opt for value-focused lunch curry combos that come paired with rice and warm naan bread.

Dining In and Takeaway on Palmerston Street

Whether stopping by for a sit-down meal or ordering a hot takeaway dinner after a long day exploring the coast, The Copper Pot makes hospitality simple and accessible. With convenient online ordering for pickup, combo deals for couples and families, and a wide-ranging drinks list featuring traditional Mango Lassi, the restaurant remains a reliable culinary hub in central Westport.

Signature items

• Butter Chicken
• Baigan Bharta
• Thai Green Curry
• Butter Chicken Kebab
• Mixed Platter
• Honey Duck

Menu

Desserts

• Gulab Jamun — Milk dumplings in sugar syrup
• Mango Kulfi — Homemade Indian mango ice cream

Starters

• Mixed Platter — Each 2pcs of Samosas, Onion bajees, Pakoras, Chiken tikka, Lamb seek kebabs, served with tamarind & dates chutney and mint chutney
• Chilli Chicken — Battered breast cubes tossed with onion, pepper, soya, sweet chilli
• Veg Manchuria — Seasoned veg balls tossed in ginger, garlic, chilli and soy sauce
• Chicken Tikka — Boneless marinated chicken cooked over charcoal fire, served with mint chutney
• Seek Kebab — Flavoured lamb mince cooked over charcoal on skewers served with mint chutney
• Pepper Chicken — Crushed pepper battered cripy deep fried bites served with sweet chilli
• Spring rolls — Crisp fried spring rolls served with sweet chilli
• Samosa's — Triangular pastry filled with spiced potato and peas served with tamarind & dates chutney
• Pakora's — Chickpea battered crisp fried veg balls served with tamarind & dates chutney
• Onion Bajees — Chickpea battered Onion patties served with tamarind & dates chutney
• Nuggets & Fries — Chicken nuggets, hot chips with ketchup
• Fish and Chips — Battered fish, hot chips served with tartare sauce & ketchup

Beverages

• Mango Lassi — A sweet smoothie made of yogurt and mango pulp
• Coke — Can of fizzy drink
• Coke Zero — Can of fizzy drink
• Sprite — Can of fizzy drink
• Fanta — Can of fizzy drink
• L & P — Can of fizzy drink
• Ginger beer — Bottled or canned beverage
• Lemon lime bitters — Bottled or canned beverage
• Diet Coke — Can of fizzy drink

Thai Soup

• Tom Yum — Spicy hot and sour soup flavoured with lemon grass, kaffir leaves, lime juice, chilli paste, mushroom, tomato, carrot and coriander
• Tom Kha Soup — Sweet and sour soup simmered in light coconut cream flavoured with galanga, lemon grass, kaffir leaves, tomato and mushroom

Thai Mains

• Cashew Nut — Stir-fried cashew nuts with carrot, onion, cauliflower, broccoli and seasoned vegetables with special thai sauce
• Pad-Thai — Thai fried rice noodle with egg, cabbage, spring onion, bean sprout with special thai sweet sauce
• Ginger stir fry — Stir-fried fresh ginger with onion, garlic, spring onion, carrot, and seasoned vegetables
• Garlic stir fry — Stir-fried fresh garlic, onion, carrot, broccoli and cauliflower with garlic sauce
• Honey duck — Fried duck with cauliflower, carrot, cabbage, honey, and mix vegetable in special thai sauce
• Basil stir fry — Stir-fried basil, onion, carrot, green beans, and seasonable vegetables
• Sweet and Sour — Stir-fried cucumber with pineapple, carrot, onion, tomato, capsicum and spring onion and Thai special sweet and sour sauce

Thai Curries

• Green Curry — Cooked with green curry paste, coconut cream, vegetables and selection of meat
• Red Curry — Cooked with red curry paste, coconut cream, vegetables and selection of meat
• Panang curry — A thick panang curry with kaffir leaves, cauliflower, broccoli and carrot in coconut cream
• Massaman Curry — A massaman curry with potato, ginger, carrot, onion, in coconut cream
• Yellow curry — A yellow curry with potato, onion, and carrot in coconut cream

Seafood Mains

• Prawns Butter — Prawns cooked in rich onion, tomato cashew creamy gravy
• Prawn Malabari — Cooked in coconut cream, onion gravy
• Garlic Chilli Prawns — Sauteed in garlic finished with onion, tomato cashew gravy
• Fish Malabari — Cooked with coconut cream, onion, cashew gravy
• Fish Curry — Cooked with tomato, onion gravy

Thai Starters

• Chicken satay — Skewers of marinated grilled chicken breast with chefs special peanut sauce
• Thai Fish Cake — Marinated fish with thai curry paste served with sweet chilli sauce
• Garlic Mussels — Steamed mussels on half shell & served with garlic sauce
• Chicken wings — Deep fried marinated chicken wings served with sweet chilli sauce

Rice & Noodles

• Chicken Biryani — Flavoured rice cooked with selection of meat served with raitha
• Lamb Biryani — Flavoured rice cooked with selection of meat served with raitha
• Fried rice — Tossed with eggs, veges in soy sauce and spices
• Singapore Noodles — With vegetables, eggs finished with curry powder
• Noodles — Indo Chinese style chow mien noodles tossed with eggs, veg and soy sauce

Sides & Salads

• Cumin & Turmic Rice — Basmati tossed with cumin, turmeric
• Coconut rice — Basmati cooked in coconut milk
• Basmati rice — Steamed basmati rice
• Kuchumber Salad — Chopped lettuce, onions, carrot and tomatoes with lemon dressing
• Fries Basket — Served with tomato sauce
• Papadom's — Crispy lentil wafers
• Raitha — Spiced yogurt accompaniment
• Mixed Pickle — Traditional spiced pickle
• Mango Chutney — Sweet spiced mango condiment

Tandoor Breads

• Plain Naan — Freshly cooked flat bread from charcoal fired clay pot oven
• Butter Naan — Freshly cooked flat bread with butter
• Garlic Naan — Freshly cooked flat bread topped with garlic
• Cheese Naan — Stuffed with cheese
• Cheese+Garlic — Stuffed cheese topped with garlic and butter
• Kashmiri Naan — Stuffed with dry fruits and shredded coconut
• Keema Naan — Stuffed with spiced lamb mince
• Plain Roti — Whole wheat unleavened bread
• Butter Roti — Whole wheat unleavened bread with butter

Vegetarian Mains

• Baigan Bharta — Fire-roasted eggplant, mashed and cooked with onions, tomatoes, garlic, and a blend of aromatic spices
• Aloo Gobi — Potatoes, cauliflower in rich cashew, onion gravy
• Malai Kofta — Potato & cottage cheese dumplings in rich cashew, creamy gravy
• Okra Masala — Okra/Lady finger's cooked with thick gravy
• Veg Korma — Flavourful curry cooked in rich onion, cashew gravy
• Veg Saagwala — Cooked with spinach, ginger, garlic and spices
• Paneer Jalfrezi — Cooked with onion, pepper in onion, tomato gravy
• Paneer Korma — Cottage cheese cooked with coconut cream, onion, cashew gravy
• Paneer Saag — Cooked with spinach, ginger, garlic and spices
• Tofu Saag — Tofu cooked in spinach and spices
• Mutter Paneer — Cooked with peas, onion, tomato, ginger and garlic
• Mutter Mushroom — Cooked with peas, onion, tomato and spices
• Chana Masala — Chickpeas cooked with onion, tomatoes and spices
• Dal Makhani — Kidney beans, black lentils cooked on low fire with cream and spices
• Dal Palak — Lentils cooked with spinach, cumin, onion, ginger & garlic
• Handi Veg — Veges cooked with chopped spinach in cashew, onion gravy

Chicken & Lamb Mains

• Butter Chicken — Tandoor cooked chicken in rich cashew, onion, tomato creamy gravy
• Mango Chicken — Breast cubes in alphonso mango, onion, cashew gravy
• Chicken Korma — Flavorful curry cooked in rich onion, cashew and creamy gravy
• Chicken Tikka Masala — Tikka cubes finished in tomato, cashew, onion gravy
• Chicken Madras — Cooked with coconut cream, onion, cashew gravy
• Chicken Vindaloo — Goan dish in piquant vinegar, chilli based curry
• Chicken Saag — Cooked with spinach, ginger, garlic and spices
• Methi Chicken — Flavourful curry cooked with fenugreek, cream
• Chicken Jalfrezi — Cooked with onion, pepper in onion, tomato gravy
• Goat Curry (With Bone) — Flavourful curry in onion, tomato, ginger, garlic and garam masala
• Lamb Rogan Josh — Cooked in caramelised onion, tomato gravy
• Lamb Korma — Flavorful curry cooked in rich onion, cashew and creamy gravy
• Lamb Jalfrezi — Cooked with onion, pepper, tomato gravy
• Lamb Saag — Cooked with spinach, ginger, garlic and spices
• Lamb Vindaloo — Goan dish in piquant vinegar, chilli based curry
• Lamb Madras — Cooked with coconut cream, onion, cashew gravy
• Methi Lamb — Flavorful curry cooked with fenugreek, cream

Kebabs (11:30am-2pm Only)

• Chicken Kebab — Delicious chicken wrapped in souvlaki bread, with fresh crisp salad & sauces
• Lamb Kebab — Delicious lamb wrapped in souvlaki bread, with fresh crisp salad & sauces
• Butter Chicken Kebab — Delicious Butter Chicken wrapped in souvlaki bread, with fresh crisp salad & Butter Chicken sauce
• Falafel Kebab — Delicious falafel wrapped in souvlaki bread, with fresh crisp salad & sauces
• Mix Meat Kebab — Delicious lamb & Chicken wrapped in souvlaki bread, with fresh crisp salad & sauces
• Meat on Chips — Delicious kebab meat on crispy golden fries & sauces
• Meat on Salad — Delicious kebab meat on fresh crisp salad & sauces
• Meat on rice — Delicious kebab meat on rice, fresh crisp salad & sauces

Lunch Special (11:30am-2pm Only)

• L.Spl Butter Chicken — Mouth watering Butter chicken with rice and Naan
• L.Spl Rogan Josh — Classic lamb curry with rice and Naan
• L.Spl Veg Korma — Creamy veg curry with rice and Naan
• L.Spl Chickpea — Chickpea curry with rice and Naan

Frequently asked questions

Where is The Copper Pot located?

The restaurant is located at 110 Palmerston Street, Westport 7825.

Does The Copper Pot offer takeaway and online ordering?

Yes, online ordering is available for pickup directly through their website.

What cuisines are served at The Copper Pot?

The kitchen prepares Indian curries and tandoori breads, traditional Thai curries and stir-fries, lunchtime kebabs, and Indo-Chinese noodle dishes.

Are there vegetarian and vegan options available?

Yes, the menu includes a wide variety of vegetarian and vegan dishes, such as Dal Palak, Baigan Bharta, Chana Masala, and Tofu Saag.

When are kebabs and lunch specials served?

Kebabs and lunch specials are served exclusively between 11:30 am and 2:00 pm, Monday through Saturday.

Can I reserve a table in advance?

Yes, table reservations can be requested through the website or by calling the restaurant.

Tips

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Good to know

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