The best Restaurants in Timaru ranking of February 2025

84 restaurant menus in Timaru, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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Aorangi Restaurant
Aorangi Restaurant
86/100 (93 ratings)
Restaurants
Australian
Australian
Sit down
Australian
Mid-range
Hassall Street Takeaways
Hassall Street Takeaways
73/100 (87 ratings)
Restaurants
Fast food
Cheap Eats
"Best fish and chip shop in town by far great value for what you get I drive from tje otjer side of to to just come here and I no I'm not the only..."
GM Myweekendadventures
"Best fish and chip shop I've ever..."
Angela Haynes
"Great feed well priced friendly staff meat patties and hotdogs havent changed from old owners still just as good as..."
Brent Purvis
"Best fish n chips..."
Linda
"Great shop good 4 a quick feed im doing 4 stars as burgers ive brought i pay 4 extras im not from here so burgers 4 5 to 9 bux ild expect a lil more..."
Keira Dee
"Fish, meat pattie and chips were yum. Crispy batter and nicely cooked. No seats in the shop while waiting might be due to Covid. Friendly service..."
Kelly Bowles
"This is the best god dam fish and chip shop this side of the..."
kaylum mcauley
"Always good tasting and reasonable value this time a little oily but otherwise consistently good each time we come through..."
Sam Manson
"Mean fish and chips good service..."
wiremu komene
"It was cooked how it should be and friendly service always on time, thank..."
Wayne Rault
"Always lovely food, great service and friendly staff..."
Diane King
"Enjoyed fish and chips would visit again. Great friendly..."
Charmaine S
"There home made spring rolls are worth a..."
Rochelle “Chelle” Warwood
"Best fish and chips in..."
Chloe Harper
"Best fish and chips in timaru. Fish is always white no brown..."
Catharina Badcock
"Great fish and chips, one of best in..."
Yvette Munro
"Glad to see this excellent takeaway open again. Excellent fish and chips and lovely..."
Roya Boustridge
Dunroamin
Dunroamin
90/100 (152 ratings)
Restaurants
Cafe
Cafe
Fast food
Café
Cheap Eats
"Great staff who are always friendly, low prices with a great selection. Best place for hot chips and stuffed sausages in..."
Kaitlyn
"The best shop in town great service stunning..."
bazza b
"Very great service friendly happy staff and fantastic service and food very..."
Sue Milford
"Best meat patties in town! Great service and friendly..."
Addie… Murray
"Great service great food fast efficent definitely recommended..."
Aaron Whyte
"Awesome friendly staff, good range on food available, hot and..."
Jo Brownie
"Wonderful dairy lovely staff and the best food on offer..."
Debbz Newman
"Lovely pies and sandwiches. The custard pie was very watery not nice and very ..."
Catharina Badcock
"Good food, nice..."
Alvin EW
"Paula and Steve run a great wee shop here ! Fresh..."
Moon Child
"Fantastic little stop for a pretty good coffee and friendly..."
Karen Philpott
"Th food !!! Th food is so vry well made, fresh & so so so yummiest..."
Christopher MacPherson
"Friendly staff beautiful..."
Lynette Marsters
"Love there service and there fish and..."
Diane Butterfield
"Great people and Amazing food. A hidden jem for..."
Matthew Berrington
"Very popular with the local working..."
Janet McDonald
"Good..."
Evan Walker
The Bread Basket
The Bread Basket
88/100 (56 ratings)
Restaurants
European
European
Club Sandwich
Fast food
European
Cheap Eats
"A proper bakery! Really good quality food and very helpful staff. Highly..."
Araminta Wilson
"There food is great and always friendly..."
Bruce Donaldson
"Been buying pies from the Bread Basket for 20 years and they are always good, steak and mushroom a personal..."
Sales Caroline Mitsubishi
"Great food and..."
Richard Barrett
"Delighted to know I can come by again and collect some of their fresh quiches which I serve for lunch when I have guests and visitors always comment..."
Win Parkes
"Always friendly helpful staff , yummy food, great range, excellent prices, gluten free options,go try it for yourself won't be..."
Christine sole
"Great to have some gluten-free options! Loved the fruit..."
Lisa
"Shortbread Yoyos are devine. They just melt in your mouth without being too sweet or buttery. Biscuits are nice..."
Michael Peach
"There pies are really good. We had a potato top and steak n cheese...."
Amanda Lewis
"Absolutely love this bakery, partially biased because I once worked there. However, the staff are friendly and the food is made fresh every..."
Shardous
"This is my treat shop. Some very yummy things in this..."
Rebecca Johnston
"Great bakery good selection of pies and cream..."
Carl-Erik Hansen
"Yum yum yum. That's all I have to..."
Kym McNally
"Amber and team are the best pies in..."
Scott Richardt
"WOW like..."
Robert Bunch
"Bloody..."
Roger Google
"Always tasty..."
AJ Nelson
Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant
Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant
81/100 (48 ratings)
Restaurants
Asian
Chinese
Chinese
Asian
Vegetarian Friendly
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Lunch
Sit down
Chinese
Asian
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Takeout
Dinner
Lunch
Cheap Eats
"Excellent food and great service!I have ate at the other Chinese restaurants in Timaru and Royal Garden definitely stood out from the rest in terms..."
Evan Choie
"For what it's worth I travel to china for work every three months for a few weeks, and being a bit of a foodie, I have experience some wonderful..."
Andrew
"Family of 5 visited.Found restaurant to be authentic.Sparse,but clean.Very large servings.Luckily we only ordered medium size!Would recommend the..."
Jackie
"YUM! This is great chinese! If I had to pick between the 2 in town I wud pick the Royal..."
Meghan
A Slice Of Heaven
A Slice Of Heaven
92/100 (47 ratings)
Restaurants
Fast Food
Fast food
Fast food
Cheap Eats
"The pizzas are delicious. There's something unique about how they taste... I ordered a vege hot and a spicy corn pizza - both were nice and spicy and..."
CHEMIST A
"Great place for unique and different pizza with Indian flavours. We had a two chicken BBQ and one veg paneer pizza there. To be honest I never had..."
Pratik Singh Solanki
"Have had a couple of pizzas from these guys. Absolutely awesome. Far better than any big franchise pizza joint. The lovely lady whose served me both..."
Adam Hitchcock
"I had a vege supreme pizza from here today and it was delicious. It had a unique and nicely spiced flavour. Reasonably priced and well sized. I will..."
Richard Macpherson
"Yummy pizzas made with real food! Delivered hot on time, they smell delicious, the delivery person was friendly and well presented and yay for eftpos..."
Smiley Nai Karta
"Such great pizza! Quality and taste, well worth popping in. Variety of styles and not just the usual. Best in..."
Sarah Bartlett
"Amazing pizza!! Fills you up, beautiful base and heaps of flavors. This will be my new pizza go..."
Sarah Quigley
"Great service and so helpful. Flowers were..."
Margaret-Ann Jenkin
"The butter chicken was average. Not as good as the last pizza i got from there. The chips were really..."
Gary Ivamy
"Amazing pizzas with great toppings...."
Savita to
Sweet Creations Cafe
Sweet Creations Cafe
92/100 (44 ratings)
Restaurants
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
Mid-range
"Cute cafe on main street. Good variety of pies tried lamb and kumara. A little salty but lamb tender. Sweets a highlight. Fudge and chocolates..."
Michelle A
"We had an event catered recently and really appreciate the fantastic service from Sweet Creations. The sandwiches were delicious with lots of..."
Ruth O'Connor
"Lovely food. Enjoyed the Eccles! Great coffee. Friendly service. Only cafe open on Tka main street over xmas boxing day New Year. Good on ..."
Marianne Bridge
"I was very impressed. The cafe was clean, the owner is lovely, friendly and very obliging. And there was a great range of tasty food including Keto,..."
Yvonne Thomas
"great meals good value lovely baking and chocolate next door at her new..."
kadaquin (Kazz)
"Better than great Coffee found here! Amazing baked good are a..."
Glen Archer
"Small business friendly staff being christmas only small amount of food on..."
Paul Buck
"Lovely food and superb..."
Michael Pollard
"Coffee was amazing and such friendly service..."
Madi Wylie
"Very cozy small cafe with a nice friendly..."
feldegast1
"Best coffee in Temuka lots of homemade yummy..."
Lisa Biddick
"Excellent coffee Delicious..."
NBA reviews
"Recommend the sausage..."
Richard Smith
"Great service, outstanding..."
Richard Orsulich
"Amazing..."
natalia marin alzate
"Lovèly..."
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Sue Doig
Thai2go Timaru
Thai2go Timaru
86/100 (43 ratings)
Restaurants
Thai
Healthy
Healthy
Thai
Dinner
Lunch
Blackbean
Stewed Beef Noodle Soup
Peanut Chicken
Table for Two
Pork Marinated
Jasminreis
Fresh Spring Rolls Chicken
Green Curry Paste
Pad Thai Chicken
Sukiyaki Dry
Green Curry Fried Rice
Jasmine Rice
Seafood Panang Curry
Deep Fried Banana
Tom Yum Fried Rice
Pad Thai Pork
Teriyaki Chicken
Chicken Penang Curry
Pad See Ew
Soup with Chicken
Fast food
Healthy
Thai
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"Good food but the level of heat didn't match my expectations. I'm usually a mild person if I'm getting Indian so expected medium from Thai to be some..."
Kayla Singh
"got the vegan pad Thai and vegan peanut satay stirfry - great serving sizes, quick seamless free delivery, compostable packaging, SUPER tasty! highly..."
Jorgii Camkin
"First time ordering from Organic Thai2Go, the website was super easy to follow and use. The food was absolutely to die for, had to leave the table or..."
Michelle intemann
"What a healthy treat! Lots of fresh vegetables in my vegetable cashew stir fry. Easy to order on line. Would highly..."
Leah Caldwell
"Not gonna lie... New favorite takeaways. And they deliver. Best egg fried noodles in town and I will straight up fight someone over the Yellow..."
Cody Clare
"Driven past for months finally stopped in. Kiddies loved the "home made curry puffs" My PadThai was delicious , Many thanks from one happy satisfied..."
Mrs Fryer
"Amazing food and even better staff ! I have had this Thai a couple of times now and it is by far my favourite..."
georgie hughs
"Love it! Really appreciate the vegan and vegeterian options and ofcourse the organic vege😍🥰 cheap delivery and lovely..."
Toni Dorgan
"Amazing food. Fresh organic. A fast food that doesn't leave your stomach screaming. And such lovely..."
Trudi arras
"Great food, fresh and perfect thai flavors. Definitely..."
martin shearman
"Very tasty curries loaded with fresh organic veggies. Lots of vegetarian and vegan..."
Paul Forbes
"Friendly, great flavour, big serving, lots of vege, plastic free and it's organic! Will be..."
Vaughn Filmer
"Great service and fantastic food. Thanks ladies..."
Julia Russell
Masonic Restaurant
Masonic Restaurant
90/100 (40 ratings)
Restaurants
Bar
Pub
"You could not fault the cleanliness of the rooms, plenty of large, soft towels. The rooms facing to sea, overlooking the road was rather noisy with..."
Kate Dickson
"Great staff and hospitality , great stone grill. And they have got a grate Thirsty Liquor off licence now. Off licence open till 9.00 pm .each..."
Rhonda Ruffell
"The hotel has been amazingly restored and has a wonderful history. Lots of stories, pictures and memorabilia on the walls. Great selection, food and..."
Laurence Ilott
"Drove past this old place too many times without stopping. Well worth the stop. Great service clean tidy premises and a substantial meal that was..."
Kerry Stewart
"Lovely owners, brilliant food - stone grill highly..."
Jo Brownie
"Worth to stop by for a meal or a cold..."
Edgar Vanin
"Beautifully restored art deco pub with accommodation and meals, also plenty of parking and friendly..."
Boothie nz
"Awesome friendly staff, great food, nice comfortable beds and Rooms, would recomend to EVERYONE!!!!!..."
D D
"Jan & Rhonda the management are lovely good food, bottle store,we go all the..."
Jan Livesey
"OMG I love my stay there and the ownes were..."
Genniel Springford
"Great place to stop for a drink and something to..."
Lee Rhodes
"Nice food lovely staff and good..."
Carolyn Anderson
"A great place to stay. Neat people running it. Verry..."
Rhonda Ruffell
"Stone grill was great service was great host was great. A great..."
Brian Te Koeti
"Very friendly staff. Great spot to catch up with..."
Purvesh Patel
"Great food, good..."
Les Ryan
"Best ever steak. Lovely..."
Sue Perry
"Lovely place, nice..."
Terry Foote
"Good local..."
Phillip Bignell
Bernie's Bakery
Bernie's Bakery
70/100 (30 ratings)
Restaurants
Quick Bites
Bakeries
New Zealand
Lunch
Breakfast
Fast food
New Zealand
Takeout
Wheelchair Accessible
Breakfast
Lunch
Mid-range
"This has to be the best meat pie I have ever had in the world & the Belgium biscuits..."
Paul Turpie
"Hadn't had a May's mince pie since the mid 1960's. Had one recently ....still..."
George Wilson
"Great pies, in my opinion, the best in Timaru. Always good efficient service, even when it's a busy time of..."
Mattheus Hanneke
"Love these pies. Recent visit to South Island allowed me to bring a dozen home to a very happy..."
Sue Hodges
"The May's mince pies are delicious. I thoroughly..."
Steve Kinney
Mr Jack's Takeaway Cafe
Mr Jack's Takeaway Cafe
88/100 (26 ratings)
Restaurants
Cafe
Cafe
Café
Mid-range
"I liked Mr Jacks. The staff weren't just friendly, made you feel welcome. The food was good, including the option of buying yesterdays food..."
Pete Olds
"Owner and chef were very good when l popped in for something to eat and drink after a freezing cold/rainy motorcycle ride. They gave me a pot of..."
David Trangmar
"BEST BURGER IN TIMARU. Called in saturday 10th march 2018. Orderedv $6 takeaway beef burger as didnt want a pathetic maccas. OMG was delicious. Patty..."
G wolf
"Open Sundays, pleasant and friendly service. Outdoor seating with good coffee and food. Clean and tidy..."
Jason Anderson
"great coffee and outstanding service..and the breakfast's are the..."
Wayne McCleary
"The food was fantastic, and the service was absolutely first..."
Rex Dagger
"Great food lovely people made feel really..."
Neroli Vile
"Lovely meal. Long wait..."
Helen Scott - Walton
"First time visit really nice be..."
Ricky Wederell
"Top place a..."
kyle debbie finnie
"Great..."
Kaye Donaldson
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Mannat Choksi
Abc Cafe
Abc Cafe
79/100 (24 ratings)
Restaurants
Mid-range
"Firstly, this place is under new management and has been renamed PIQUENIQUE CAFE. Secondly, I loved it; reasonably priced, great Food & Coffee, and..."
Phil Radford
"Delicious cafe items made from scratch, especially the gluten free fritatta. spotless and inviting and it was lovely to have a chat with the owner...."
timea mester
"Great food great coffees Only thing is Parking Probably cause it's so popular Still 5 stars Worth a look I..."
Derrick Gill
"Friendly staff, great food, great cafe, nice outdoor area. Will definitely be..."
Jo Ivey
"Nice open space. Friendly staff. Great food and..."
Angela Bennett
"Under new mgmt. Great staff, great food, good spot to take the..."
Crypto
"Coffee and cake make the day..."
Roger Google
"Great for..."
Alan Brokenshire
"Great..."
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Four Leaf Clover Vegetarian Restaurant
Four Leaf Clover Vegetarian Restaurant
88/100 (20 ratings)
Restaurants
Thai
Asian
Thai
Asian
"Excellent vegetarian food in a cosy and clean restaurant, our second trip here, this time we ordered wanton mee and laksa, it was delicious and..."
Jonathan Teo
"Had my very first vegetarian meal today and without doubt I was pleasantly surprised and shocked as to how great the food was prepared and presented..."
TIMOTHY CONNOR
"Wow. I am not a big vegetarian food person but having tried Four leaf clover would try again and recommend. Food great and tasty. Very clean and..."
Graeme Brown
"Popped in tonight on my way through Timaru and was greeted by the friendliest, most welcoming lady. I ordered the rendang curry with roti and it was..."
Amy Johnston
"Amazing food for such a great price, such lovely staff too. Really good variety, wish I had been sooner will definitely become a..."
Rhiannon Simpson
"Extremely Tasty food highly recommend if you are vegetarian or not, the customer service was great super friendly, the curry kebabs are my favourite..."
Amberle Thomson
"Lovely service and very yummy food! Would highly..."
Annie Maay
"Nice little restaurant lot of deep fried food, good soups..."
Carolyn Anderson
"Great food and lovely people 😊 would go again..."
Janelle Divinagracia
"pretty good food, for a good price. thank..."
John Doe
Cbay Cafe
Cbay Cafe
80/100 (19 ratings)
Restaurants
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
Steam On Inn
80/100 (18 ratings)
Restaurants
European
New Zealand
European
New Zealand
Sit down
New Zealand
European
Reservations
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Mid-range
Ice Ice Baby
Ice Ice Baby
94/100 (13 ratings)
Dessert
Seating
Gift Cards Available
Accepts Credit Cards
Accepts Mastercard
Accepts Visa
Cheap Eats
"This place is awesome! A little bit expensive for a double scoop but pretty tasty ice cream in general 😋 loved the dark chocolate..."
Jade Campbell
"One of the best ice creams I’ve ever had. Possibly the best. I went for the Belgian Chocolate, my wife have the white mint chocolate chip and loved..."
Chris Jones
"10/10 best ice cream in town 😋 Friendly staff My family love the variety of vegan flavors Thank..."
Shayna Welch
"Awesome go to for a tasty treat. Lovely friendly and knowledgeable staff. Got a tub of chocolate gelato, absolutely delicious. I am in love..."
Aimee
"Friendly staff and..."
Aaron May
"Wonderful icecream..."
Johanna Bär
"it's the shiz..."
Dick Ames
"Served by Karly - lovely, friendly and very professional. And the ices are..."
Carol Soal
"The most amazing selection of delicious Gelato. Great..."
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Wild Bean Cafe
Wild Bean Cafe
80/100 (1 ratings)
Restaurants
Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
"Nice staff. The usual BP food and coffee. Filthy..."
Selina McLeod
Sal's New York Pizza
Sal's New York Pizza
70/100 (1 ratings)
Restaurants
Pizza
Garlic Knots
Cheesecake
Buffalo Wings
Extra Cheese Pepperoni
Pizza
Seating
Accepts Credit Cards
Takeout
Accepts Mastercard
Accepts Visa
Street Parking
Hell Pizza
100/100 (1 ratings)
Quick Bites
Pizza
Dinner
Lunch
Pizza
Delivery
Takeout
Accepts Visa
Seating
Accepts Credit Cards
Dinner
Lunch
Kopi Espresso Bar
70/100 ( ratings)
Restaurants
Lunch
Breakfast
Breakfast
Lunch