# Bombay Butler, Sydenham

Bombay Butler is a restaurant at 300 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, inside the Sydenham South commercial centre.

[Call 03 337 0050](<tel:033370050>) · [Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Bombay%20Butler%2C%20300%20Colombo%20Street%20Sydenham%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Website](<http://www.bombaybutler.co.nz/>) · [Menu](<https://www.ordermeal.co.nz/bombay-butler-sydenham/>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Bombay%20Butler%2C%20300%20Colombo%20Street%20Sydenham%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Licensed.** Holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register, to 8 Feb 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Colombo St near Walton St, route 1, route 44) is 65 m away; a cycle lane passes within 58 m. The address’s own page keeps 66 council reports on file. It holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register.

_Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 300 Colombo Street Sydenham _(Council licence register)_
- **Kind:** Restaurants _(Council licence register)_
- **Phone:** 03 337 0050 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ · _its own site agrees_
- **Website:** http://www.bombaybutler.co.nz/ _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ · _its own site agrees_
- **Menu:** https://www.ordermeal.co.nz/bombay-butler-sydenham/ _(Its own website)_
- **NZBN:** 9429031576666, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** BOMBAY BUTLER LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 2010-04-14 _(NZBN register)_
- **Food registration:** reg CCC005421/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 21 Nov 2026 _(MPI food register)_
- **Alcohol licence:** On-licence restaurant class 3, expires 8 Feb 2028, held by Bombay Butler NZ 2023 Limited _(Council licence register)_

## In its own listing

Bombay Butler is known and loved by its patrons for aromatic and quality Indian food. The chefs have decades of experience in cooking authentic Indian cuisine for all kinds of dishes, whether vegetarian or non-vegetarian. As all meals are made fresh and onsite they can customize the dishes for your palette and dietary needs. Open Monday - Friday 12noon-2pm & 7 days 5pm-9pm

_Source: Find Christchurch, 2024._

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Local centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Sydenham South, small neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [300 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/300-colombo-street), 66 reports on file

## What stood on Colombo Street

[1860, High Street and Colombo Street](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/star/prints/pre1900/ccl-cs-4127)

_From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Formaggio's, 2025-04._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/colombo-street#s-then)


## The reports nearby
3,082 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9068904), Bruce Rod, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9066067), [39 Cadogan Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/39-cadogan-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9047889), [282 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/282-colombo-street)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9022848), 240–248 Brougham St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Sign Poles](https://www.chch.live/report/9022521), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9012950), [332 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/332-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8998906), [350 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/350-colombo-street)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8974216), [312 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/312-colombo-street)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8940607), Bruce Rod, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8929340), [31 Huxley Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/31-huxley-street)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8924264), [312 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/312-colombo-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8907745), [264 Milton Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/264-milton-street)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Colombo St near Walton St, 65 m (routes 1, 44) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Colombo St near Hastings St W, 70 m (routes 1, 44) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Sydenham Shops, 214 m (routes 1, 8, 44) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, 58 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Colombo Street Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/colombo-street), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Bombay%20Butler%2C%20300%20Colombo%20Street%20Sydenham%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.54893657280611,172.63750336264516)

## Nearby

- [St John Sydenham Store](https://www.chch.live/business/st-john-sydenham-store-sydenham), Op shops, 2 m
- [Traiteur Express](https://www.chch.live/business/traiteur-express-sydenham), Butchers, 25 m
- [Arjee Bhajee](https://www.chch.live/business/arjee-bhajee-sydenham), Fast food, 30 m
- [Spagalimis](https://www.chch.live/business/spagalimis-sydenham), Fast food, 35 m
- [The Cheesecake Shop - Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/business/the-cheesecake-shop-sydenham), Delis, 37 m
- [Super Liquor](https://www.chch.live/business/super-liquor-sydenham), Bottle stores, 54 m
- [Sydenham Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1107-sydenham-park), Sports ground, 217 m
- [Cadogan Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1690-cadogan-reserve), park, 232 m
- [Jacksons Creek](https://www.chch.live/park/1195-jacksons-creek), park, 330 m

_Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._

## The nearest other restaurants

- [Casbah : A taste of Morroco](https://www.chch.live/business/casbah-a-taste-of-morroco-sydenham), Sydenham, 109 m
- [St Pierre's Sushi](https://www.chch.live/business/st-pierre-s-sushi-sydenham), Sydenham, 112 m
- [Pizza Hut](https://www.chch.live/business/pizza-hut-sydenham), Sydenham, 158 m
- [Burgers And Beers Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/business/burgers-and-beers-colombo-street-sydenham), Sydenham, 275 m
- [Indian Pearl Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/indian-pearl-restaurant-sydenham), Sydenham, 280 m
- [Indian Pearl](https://www.chch.live/business/indian-pearl-sydenham), Sydenham, 281 m
- [Belgian Beer Cafe Torenhof](https://www.chch.live/business/belgian-beer-cafe-torenhof-sydenham), Sydenham, 361 m
- [Sesame Sushi & Asian Fusion](https://www.chch.live/business/sesame-sushi-asian-fusion-sydenham), Sydenham, 372 m
- [Every one in Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-sydenham)

## Also in Sydenham

- [McDonalds Family Restaurant Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/business/mcdonalds-family-restaurant-sydenham), Fast food, 70 m
- [Ken's Mart](https://www.chch.live/business/ken-s-mart-sydenham), Supermarkets, 78 m
- [Totally Gluten Free Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/totally-gluten-free-bakery-sydenham), Bakeries, 89 m
- [McDonald's](https://www.chch.live/business/mcdonald-s-sydenham-2), Fast food, 91 m
- [Maihan Middle Eastern Supermarket](https://www.chch.live/business/maihan-middle-eastern-supermarket-sydenham), Delis, 96 m
- [The Funky Pumpkin](https://www.chch.live/business/the-funky-pumpkin-sydenham), Fruit & veg, 97 m
- [Kosco Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/business/kosco-sydenham), Delis, 98 m
- [St Pierres Sushi Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/business/st-pierres-sushi-sydenham), Fast food, 100 m
- [BurgerFuel](https://www.chch.live/business/burgerfuel-sydenham), Fast food, 103 m
- [Pedro's House of Lamb](https://www.chch.live/business/pedro-s-house-of-lamb-sydenham), Fast food, 103 m
- [Every kind of business in Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.54893657280611&lon=172.63750336264516)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.54893657280611,172.63750336264516,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Bombay%20Butler)
- [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Bombay Butler?**

A restaurant in Sydenham, Christchurch.

**Where is Bombay Butler?**

300 Colombo Street Sydenham, on [Colombo Street Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/colombo-street). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.54893657280611,172.63750336264516,17)

**Is Bombay Butler still trading?**

Holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register, to 8 Feb 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

**How do you contact Bombay Butler?**

phone [03 337 0050](tel:033370050) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](http://www.bombaybutler.co.nz/) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other restaurants are near Bombay Butler?**

[Casbah : A taste of Morroco](https://www.chch.live/business/casbah-a-taste-of-morroco-sydenham) (109 m), [St Pierre's Sushi](https://www.chch.live/business/st-pierre-s-sushi-sydenham) (112 m), [Pizza Hut](https://www.chch.live/business/pizza-hut-sydenham) (158 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant).

**What’s near Bombay Butler?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/300-colombo-street) holds 66 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [St John Sydenham Store](https://www.chch.live/business/st-john-sydenham-store-sydenham) (2 m); the Colombo St near Walton St bus stop is 65 m away: routes 1, 44; a cycle lane passes within 58 m; nearest park: [Sydenham Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1107-sydenham-park) (217 m).

**What stood where Bombay Butler is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.54893657280611&lon=172.63750336264516)

## Sources

- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (CC BY 4.0)
- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
- Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register, the public Food Act registration for these premises, verified by the named agency, matched here by name and address
- Record assembled 2026-10-17

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