The best restaurants in Town Centre Christchurch South West

The service and food are excellent especially the Boozy Duck, Lamb Massaman, Nusara Chicken and the Pad Thai. We thoroughly recommend the restaurant, our favourite place for the evening.

Open on New Year’s eve, I took comfort in the Raft CX coffee shop where there have a cute little window seat. The staff were very friendly and dogs are welcome. They offer food, tea and coffee with a select of home made cakes. The atmosphere has a rustic look to it and feels homely.

We have had takeaway from Bao Bao 3/4 times since moving to the area and each time have been so impressed with the delicious, freshly cooked food. I am gluten free and I called to double check my meal options (even tough the menu is clearly labelled with icons to show food allergens). They were extremely helpful in answering my query. I don’t enjoy regular Chinese takeaway food which always to me tastes greasy and unhealthy. This is nothing like that, it’s fresh, you can distinguish what you’re eating and tastes amazing! Highlights - crispy seaweed and sticky crispy beef (served with Kung Po sauce) although last time they were unfortunately out of beef so they recommended chicken strips instead with the Kung Po sauce and this was just as delicious, thick chicken strips which were very succulent. It does appear to be slightly more expensive than you’re traditional take away, but it is absolutely worth it (after all why pay for something you don’t enjoy, when you can pay a little more for incredible food you’ll love). And as a huge bonus all food is ethically sourced and is served in recyclable cardboard/compostable packaging.

We bought the 3 course meal for 2 with wine. It was excellent quality and good value for money. There is an excellent selection of Italian foods for purchase, some making excellent gifts. We will definitely visit again!

Good crack, friendly landlord and fellow drinkers,made me feel welcome.will Go again Good beer,got squiffy,overall banging

Very friendly and warm atmosphere. The owners accommodated us with two small babies during a rain storm. My older daughter is milk an d wheat intolerant and always finds it difficult to find somewhere to eat, the second daughter is vegetarian, so you can imagined the difficult logistics; plus two babies to feed. The owners went to great lengths to help her; it was delicious. They put together two tables to help us and it was so good, we came back especially 2 days later. This is a perfect example of a small family run business offering a better and more personal service than the big chain cafes and succeeding. Many thanks for your help, we shall be back late spring next year. Chris & Kate

What a wonderful find! The welcome and service was great. The menu was simple but ample choice for lunch - we had a tuna jacket potato and a bacon roll both accompanied by homemade coleslaw and salad garnish. Both were delicious. The decor was lovely and the loos were the best I’ve ever seen! We’ll be back!!

What a wonderful little place. My croque monsieur had crispy, crunchy, chewy bread, and the right amount of cheese and ham. So unusual to find a croque monsieur done well in the UK. My wife had an almond croissant and it was crisp and flakey on the outside and pillowy soft on the inside. More than anything else though, the dough had such an amazing butter smell. We also shared a lemon meringue tart because we were impressed with everything else. The base was well cooked and short, the lemon curd was the perfect balance of sweet and tart, the meringue was light, marshmallowey, and perfectly toasted. Oh, and the coffee was also great, the staff were friendly, the setting was clean, and pretty, and cute. Bravo!

Cannot recommend this lovely location more! We held a baby shower in their private room shortly before Christmas and it was just the most perfect place for the occasion. The afternoon tea was exceptional and I'm still talking about the incredible mocktails two months later! The price was so reasonable for what we received, the girls were all wonderful and so welcoming and attentive - nothing was too much and they went above and beyond to make it the perfect brunch for our mummies to be! We actually were having so much fun that we didn't realise we'd gone past closing time, but we weren't hurried out or made to feel like we'd outstayed our welcome whatsoever (sorry girls!!). Would 100% return again!

The cheese, the meats, and the incredible wine is worth going for alone. However, the staff are really what makes this place what it is. They make you feel like you’re life long friends, laughing and sharing stories with you throughout the evening. Recommending which wines to try as they get to know you. It really does feel like being in a small cheese and wine bar in Italy. Lucy in particular is worth a special mention. What a gem of a human she is!

Made very welcome by the staff and locals, enjoyed a pint of trio, would recommend and would definitely visit again

Fantastic food,plenty of it! staff and service brilliant, definitely recommend

This is our favourite breakfast coffee location in Christchurch, and there are several v good ones. Super friendly, great location, great food.

We’ve just come home from our daughter’s 9th Birthday party which we held at Better Craft and Paint; we had such an amazing time! The children had such fun choosing their items and decorating their colourful pieces and the party room, downstairs, was a perfect setting. The food that Jo and her team provided was of such a high standard and so carefully chosen to accommodate some allergies that we had in our group. The young ladies on duty in the studio were so polite and friendly and really helpful to us. Thank you so much Jo and your team for making our daughter’s birthday celebration so memorable; we’ll definitely be visiting you again soon!

Delicious eggs royal, quick delivery