Masala Bay in Christchurch

I absolutely love thahir place and you can bring your own wine which makes it a lot cheaper. Very romantic, clean and food is delicious.

Excellent..because there is no alcohol licence the food has to be paramount..and it didn't disappoint...great Indian Tea as well which I wouldn't normally go for in an Indian Restaurant!!!

I was really looking forward to this meal based on good reviews but it was absolutely appalling. As mentioned by another review, the cooking lacked any finessse, huge chunks of onion and peppers in a greasy runny sauce. Tandoori meats were bland and badly cooked. So so disappointed

We had the loveliest Valentine’s dinner here last night. The restaurant was decorated romantically and they even gave us a free gift (heart shaped photo frame) at the end of our meal. The food was amazing and staff were very friendly. We didn’t realise it was BYOB, but the waiter kindly organised for some alcoholic drinks to be delivered, and they served them to us as if they’d been purchased there. Would 100% recommend!

Went for dinner here. The tables for 2 are very small. The meal was nice except for the biriani which was very bland. The staff were polite, but within minutes of finishing our food we were presented with hot cloths and then the bill! We felt pressured into leaving quickly as the staff hovered around😧🙁.

A disappointing take away meal that lacked any finess and depth of flavour. The starters were oily and the onion raita lacked any flavour. Easy to order and delivered on time but not one we will go back to. Expensive for the quality delivered.

Food was nice and restaurant cosy. Didn’t like the rushed service and/or over priced soft drinks. A once in a blue moon place for when really fancy an Indian meal for me sadly…

Poor.. Limited flavour to curry dishes..but plenty of chillis. Little else going for the mains tho. Dry dishes. Of limited flavour. Plenty of burn though. Need to calm down on the oil too.As for vegetable curries. One in our group ordered one? Served a bowl of oily mush.Can’t recommend Masala bay myself. Maybe they were having an off night. But no thanks.

Easily one of the best Indian restaurants around. The food quality is spot on every time. Be prepared for a loud atmosphere if you’re dining in.

Lovely meal - very large selection on menu. Think they were caught out a bit on the tuesday night we were there - the chef was even serving one table. The waiter was good but needed help. Would have been nice to have someone on reception/departure area - always good to greet and say goodbye to guests.