Starlight in Christchurch

Amazing food couldn’t recommend this place enough

Really lovely meal tonight at Starlight. Service excellent and food fresh and tasty. Great value for money and will visits again when back in the area. Highly recommend

Really good food, I ordered a takeaway, it was ready promptly and was definitely freshly made, the staff were kind and helpful will definitely make this my regular takeaway

Fabulous food. Best Indian meal we've had in years. Lots of subtle flavours. Excellent service. Will be sure to go back soon!

Beautiful and yummy as always, highly recommend A*********************************

This is my first time eating from this restaurant; it is lovely and delicious. I will order again from here.

Great service and good value wine. Our favourite Indian.

Fantastic food and amazing customer services went out of there way to help me . Thank you highly recommend

I was a rice short. Texture of korma was not for me.

Quickly becoming my Indian restaurant of choice - great food and top service. I highly recommend paying them a visit.

Absolutely delicious food, nicely presented, delicious. Friendly service

Great place for sharing a good time with friends and family

We had our first delivery this evening from starlight, we were sent an email with a time which they did turn up to that time. The food came very hot and was super yummy and very flavoursome. Will be ordering again !

Great food and quick delivery I would highly recommend

Beautiful food, full of flavour , will be revisiting for sure

Rice wasn’t warm, rest of food was all very hot but rice was barely warm

I always has my meal delivered, the driver is always fantastic, friendly and the food is delicious.

The consistency of quality is absolutely the best - can’t recommend enough !! Always delivered with courtesy , and the quality is so good

Fresh and tasty curry, quick delivery 10/10

This is a first class restaurant. The food was excellent, all our meals were as exceptional. The staff were very pleasant. The atmosphere was very good and I would highly I highly recommend this restaurant if you were visiting the area or even if you just live here, wanting a meal out or a takeaway. Thank you.

For what we paid, the food amount and quality were both poor & disappointing and not enough was given. I have never seen a mixed grill shoved in a plastic container like this. Normally mixed grills even for a takeaway are put in foil containers where you could clearly see what is included. The kebabs tasted funny, and so did the prawns. The Saag aloo & garlic naan were the only decent things, I will not be ordering from here again.

Good food and service. Always greeted with a smile. Prices reasonable. Enjoyable atmosphere. Recommended! Especially recommend the Onion Bhajis! And Cobra beer.

Had a lovely meal this evening just on our way home with a doggy bag. Lovely pleasant staff the food was great, thank you 🙏

The food is first class, the service is great, you want to eat slow and talk, then you can, if you are in a hurry then again not an issue. Well worth a visit if you are in the area.

I’m really enjoying the food from this place, very tasty and delicious sauces. I’m not a lover of overly spiced curries and they don’t ruin the milder dishes by overdoing it.

Very good. They’ve taken down that large mural that I quite liked. But the food was very good. The staff are friendly.

Lovely food / nice surroundings and lighting / quiet on evening we visited

Such a shame we were the only people eating in .. The food was great and reasonably priced. This restaurant needs to be sought out. We will go back .

Meat melted in the mouth. Whole meal was so fab and pleanty there Better than a place on Somerford Rd we use to use. Starlight is absolutely amazing 👏

On my last visit I must say that the food was excellent, as always, such a good choice and excellent service

The dishes we ordered had barely any meat in them despite being charged nearly £10 each! And the food was very bland.

Absolutely gorgeous food, fantastic service, beautiful restaurant. Roadside parking right outside. Worth every penny, lovely evening out, thank you to all at the starlight

Lovely food as good as when you dine in the restaurant and arrived lovely and hot

I don’t know they cooked the popadoms in today but they are terrible. Almost taste like they’re cooked in fuel and you can smell it too. We had to throw them all in the bin. Very Disappointed overall. Curry needed more flavor too.

This is the best Indian by far that we have found in Christchurch. It has become our new go to takeaway. Staff very welcoming, friendly and helpful.

Great food yet again. Starlight never fails to disappoint, either take away or dine in. Always delicious freshly cooked food and great service. Our favourite!

My naan bread wasn’t cooked, it was sour tasting, and gooey, sticky and stringy like uncooked dough. Unfortunately it ruined the meal.

Had a lovely meal restaurant nicely done probably the nicest Indian we have had in Christchurch and very good value for money

Amazing from start to finish, great food and staff amazing

Worst curry we've ever had. No flavour or spice at all, really greasy & unpleasant to eat. Won't be ordering again

Delicious food and friendly service.

Amazing food!!! Attentive staff. Although we were only customers (3) the staff joined in conversations and helped create a lovely atmosphere

Very good food and excellent service, we ate at the restaurant then decided to order a takeaway this weekend both very nice

Food was hot and tasted great. Tried new dishes from the menu description and they were accurately described which gives us confidence in ordering again. Thank you.

We haven’t eaten from Starlight for a few years, so we wanted to try it again. t was okay-ish, we ordered two mains, some sides, rice and bread. The good, the chicken tikka was lovely and tender, the bread of the naan was lovely. The main things that weren’t great were the onion bhaji tasted like it was fried in old oil, if you know that taste. Also in the dishes it tasted like the spices hadn’t been cooked out, like they were powdered and raw still which is a shame. The keema inside the naan bread was incredibly thin, like you could almost see through it, and despite it being so thin it was incredibly salty! Not to our taste unfortunately, but we wanted to try it again.

The Best Chicken Dhansak ever ! This meal was one of the best take always I’ve had in months ! I will definitely go to the restaurant , as soon as I can ! I highly recommend , based on my experience!

I always order from here as it is my favourite Indian in the area! Always recommending it however chips arrived soggy, poppadoms stale, rice just full of water which completely watered down the curry which was really lovely on its own! Bit of a mix up with delivery which driver explained was just eats fault. However when I phone restaurant to query where the food was I was made to feel like an idiot as apparently I’d been called 15 times however I hadn’t had anything through despite full bars of service! Bit disappointed with how it was handled. Not sure if I’d use again. Disappointed 😔

Always delicious. Definitely the best in Christchurch

Had several issues with the food and honestly don’t think it was worth the price so won’t be ordering again.

Lovely food delivered in good time. Very happy.

Excellent service and staff food was excellent

Really tasty, enjoyed our meal very much

Just walked out and never been so insulted by the owner. the situation then escalated that I feared for my safety and was going to call the POLICE. The owner should be disgusted. A party of 10 also witnessed the incident and suggested I call the Police to make a complaint. That may still happen once I have managed to fell better. Do not use this place, do so at your own risk. Totally disgusted.

Lovely food with good sized portions. Attentive, friendly staff and lovely restaurant. Make sure you leave room for the Tarta Fantastica pudding, its delicious

One word for this place Diabolical

Food wasn't very good, bland, not very hot when delivered. Will go to other Indian takeaways but definitely won't be going back here.

Well what a lovely meal. Thank you starlight for excellent food and excellent service. Will be back soon.

First time back in the Starlight for many years. Great service all night. The staff allowed me to ammend my starter for one not listed on the menu - & very nice it was too. The Bhuna was mild but still tasty. Strongbow cider & After 8 mints to finish. I think the Starlight have upped their game & I would definitely consider returning!

Visited here for a friend's birthday, we were the only table in and the music kept coming on and going off so made it quite awkward at times. The service was great and the server was very friendly. Most pf the food we ordered was alot spicier than expected and the naan bread was very dry, as was the rice. Drinks were cheap

Still hasn’t arrived. Spoke to restaurant who said it’s been ready but they had no driver. Wish they’d just not taken the order. Still waiting for it to arrive. Will never use this restaurant again. So disappointed

We have had curries here for many years and it’s always been perfect but the take away we had last Sunday we had to bin it was inedible the chicken tough and dry and the Peshawar nam bread stank of vinegar we went to bed hungry as we hadn’t done the food shop not sure if it’s been taken over but we won’t be wasting money again on awful food very sad 😞

We had a really lovely freshly cooked dinner, we did have to wait 15 minutes, as they were busy, but it was worth it. I love the onion bhajl’s

Got to admit I'm a bit perplexed by some of the reviews on here. Ordered takeaway tonight it's been a while since we last had Indian but we've previously had some great meals in Starlight. I needn't have worried. Lovely food, loads of it, ready to collect the minute they said it would be, and friendly staff. Nothing's changed! Mental note to eat here more often. Cheers!

luvly meal thanks . best in bmth

this was without dought the best nicest most deliciouse indean that i have ever had .thank you thank you thank you. you will defenatly be getting more orders from me . lush lush lush. cant wait to order again . see you soon

I have been to many Indian restaurants and never had such dire service or food. The poppadoms were stale, the starter was swimming in two inches of oil and the main course was inedible. We were asked how our food was by the manager and my friend mention that it was extremely hot. He then proceeded to argue with me after I complained that the food wasn't great and his attitude was horrendous. We had asked him about what to order earlier and his reply was non chalant and he gave the impression that he didn't care. After getting into a swearing match with the manager he then coaxed his other patrons who were on stag do's to swear and throw personal insults about my appearance. I was concerned for my welfare and wanted to call the police and was asked to leave with 10 males standing outside the restaurant, who had just been making personal comments about me. We paid the full amount and left. I've never had such a bad experience in any restaurant I have visited. The manager treated our party like scum, did not try to calm the situation and left me in a situation where I was concerned for my wellbeing. I can't imagine anyone would attempt to take their family or loved ones here. I am still in shock. Go to standard bengal or mela and be treated like a human being. Vile.

I have been to many Indian restaurants and never had such dire service or food. The poppadoms were stale, the starter was swimming in two inches of oil and the main course was inedible. We were asked how our food was by the manager and my friend mention that it was extremely hot. He then proceeded to argue with me after I complained that the food wasn't great and his attitude was horrendous. We had asked him about what to order earlier and his reply was non chalant and he gave the impression that he didn't care. After getting into a swearing match with the manager he then coaxed his other patrons who were on stag do's to swear and throw personal insults about my appearance. I was concerned for my welfare and wanted to call the police and was asked to leave with 10 males standing outside the restaurant, who had just been making personal comments about me. We paid the full amount and left. I've never had such a bad experience in any restaurant I have visited. The manager treated our party like scum, did not try to calm the situation and left me in a situation where I was concerned for my wellbeing. I can't imagine anyone would attempt to take their family or loved ones here. I am still in shock. Go to standard bengal or mela and be treated like a human being. Vile.

Ate in the restaurant again and loved it, nice atmosphere, good food and friendly service, well recommended, so glad after my last review although we haven't tried a takeaway from them again.....previous review follow..... Have eaten in the restaurant a couple of times and it was very nice so we were very disappointed with the takeaway we had. Two of the currys were very average and the Jalfrazi was swimming in oil that I had to tip off into a bowl to make it edible. Onion bahji was cold and chewy as were the poppadoms. Shame.

Lovely food. Collection on time and not greasy. Really nice

Everything was wrapped in boxes. Instructions for delivery we're followed and the food was plentiful and hot.

This restaurant are fraudsters! We came for the first time this evening as a family of four. It was a lovely meal until the bill came out. The scribbled out bill showed £99 (very distracting!). I then showed my online'Gourmet card', which should have given 25% discount off both food and drink. They did not even wish me to use my QR code to register the bill. The reason why, unknown to me they got my partner to pay £ 91.50! He then left a £20 tip. What a total rip off. We thought this might become our regular Indian restaurant. Not anymore. We were totally RIPPED OFF! AVOID THIS PLACE! It goes without saying, we will not be returning.

I’ve been wanting to try this place for a while now after hearing good things. Why did I wait so long? The food is absolutely incredible. We had a takeaway and was delivered super quick, piping hot and absolutely delicious. Even better I got 15%...

Lovely staff great food nice freshly decorated to a very high standard Highly recommended

Excellent curry house, Excellent menu, and friendly staff. A beautiful meal was had by my partner and myself, will definitely be back again.

Excellent meal as always Abdul and Shah good hosts the best in town

Food didn’t turn up until fifteen minutes after the latest delivery time given. At least it was hot. Onion bhajis were ok. Chicken tikka starter was nice. The supposed Chicken Bhuna was AWFUL. The most tasteless curry I’ve ever had in my life. It had absolutely no flavour what so ever. If you were blindfolded you could not have guessed it was a curry. Bland at best.

Good dishes well cooked and courteously served. The restaurant, recently refurbished, offers a contemporary\casual dining experience. All round a very pleasant evening we will be back!

Fantastic meal, great service, food delicious

The food was nice but the sauces were watery, which is unusual for Starlight. We also did not receive our popadoms and the food was delivered late. After a a few really good deliveries we are now considering ordering elsewhere next time.

Food was delicious and arrived still hot. Will definitely be using again.

Dreadful Thieves and con men, Don’t use this Restaurant. Delivery arrived 1 hour late. Missing all rice and Nan ordered, Promised a refund by driver and call made to Starlight. Called back over the next few days on numerous occasions and told call later manager...

Very late delivery, Numerous items missing from food ordered. Advised when rang to complain to late to redeliver your food will be cold.

Had no salad 🥗 no sauce, very small orders for the price you pay 😔😥 not even with the discount it’s not worth it

Excellent food as always, highly recommended

We have had many meals from Starlight over the years and even had it for our Christmas dinner this year . So tonight thought we would have a treat . Ordered the same as always , my husband has chicken Jalfrezi and I have chicken patia and aloo gobie it was so hot and yes I know they are both supposed to be hot , but we could only eat half our meal, all we could taste was the heat and hardly any taste of the spices coming through , on either meal and all you could taste from the alloe Bobbi was garlic, again no real flavour from the spices it’s cooked in. . I hate going on social media so decided to call the restaurant directly just to really advise that the chef seemed to be very heavy handed with his chillis spoiling his meals tonight ,so I was a bit disappointed at the response I had from I presume the management as he basically said if I order a meal that’s supposed to be hot then I should put up with it . I told him I’d not phoned to get a free meal out of the phone call but to just point out that We couldn’t eat our meals . Won’t be going back. shame!!!

Really enjoyed our meal. Food was delivered hot, looked really appetising, tasted lovely. Was a large order for our family of 6 and the order was totally correct and delivered at requested time. Thank you.

This place has been an absolute jewel during the pandemic. No restaurant service, obviously, but the takeaways have maintained the incredibly high standard of their food. I've eaten in many Bangla/Indian restaurants, including plenty in Brick Lane in London. Starlight is way ahead of all...

First time using Starlight. Between all the indian restaurants in the area their set meal for 2 stood out for value for money. Very pleased, fresh and delicious and more than enough for 2.

Food was horrible. Tasteless and stale meat

Excellent as always, delivered hot

Poor very poor. Put order in at 6.30pm. Time now is 21:28. Called up at 8:40..the estimate time was 8:25... food turned up at 21:20

Superb flavours and arrived piping hot.

Lovely food, delivered hot and on time

One of the best Indian takeaways we have had *****

Food was excellent as always but delivery times need to improve. Always takes well over an hour

Excellent service, atmosphere and food, the same as it has been for the 25 or so years I have been going there

Normally can’t fault this place there food is normally outstanding but not tonight not sure why naan bread was burnt and black onions bhajis went over cooked and full of grease Such a shame guys

Decided to try Starlight again after a nice curry last time. Unfortunately we did not have the same experience this time. Delivery was expected at 8:50 but turned up just before 10. As it’s Saturday you sometimes expect a slight delay but we were not told. They did throw in a bottle of wine as an apology which we drank as we didn’t fancy the curry that late so it went in the bin.

Very slow!!! . And service not great . Food acceptable

We tried this as a take away as it gets a 5 on the hygiene rating and also great reviews on Just Eat. Wish we’d booked direct as would have got 20% off. The food was incredible! Absolutely delicious and still nice and hot despite...