# Cathay's Restaurant, Hornby Cathay's Restaurant is a restaurant at 7 Chalmers Street, Hornby, Christchurch, inside the Hornby commercial centre. [Call 03 349 8821]() · [Directions]() · [Google Maps]() **Licensed.** Holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register, to 22 Dec 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. ## About, in one paragraph Getting there, the nearest bus stop (The Hub Hornby, route 5, route 125, route 130) is 71 m away; a cycle lane passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 9 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, sources below._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 7 Chalmers Street Hornby _(Council licence register)_ - **Kind:** Restaurants _(Council licence register)_ - **Phone:** 03 349 8821 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Food registration:** reg CCC002730/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 16 Oct 2027 _(MPI food register)_ - **Alcohol licence:** On-licence restaurant class 3, expires 22 Dec 2027, held by Cathay New Zealand Limited _(Council licence register)_ ## In its own listing This modern Chinese restaurant located just behind The Hub Hornby offers friendly service, good value meals for lunch and dinner. _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:** Town centre zone _(District Plan)_ - **Commercial centre:** Hornby, district centre _(District Plan)_ - **Consent CRC271096:** Water Take/Use, held by Christchurch City Council, to 30 Sept 2033, 22 m from the pin _(ECan consents)_ - [Every consent ECan grants](https://www.chch.live/consents), the whole roll - **Address record:** [7 Chalmers Street Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby/7-chalmers-street), 9 reports on file ## The reports nearby 900 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9019727), Denton Park 3522158/13 Chalmers Street, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9019711), Denton Park 3522158/13 Chalmers Street, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9018068), 416–418 Main South Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/9010065), [31E Chalmers Street, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/31e-chalmers-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8996983), [19 Chalmers Street, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/19-chalmers-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8976103), [21 Goulding Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/21-goulding-avenue) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8951318), [431 Main South Road, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/431-main-south-road) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8939132), Denton Park 3522158/13 Chalmers Street, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8934580), [437 Main South Road, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/437-main-south-road) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8919728), Denton Park 3522158/13 Chalmers Street, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8884944), 35–41 Chalmers St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8881770), [437 Main South Road, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/437-main-south-road) ## Getting there - Bus stop, The Hub Hornby, 71 m (routes 5, 125, 130, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Main South Rd near Chalmers St, 112 m (routes 5, 130) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Main South Rd near Chalmers St, 131 m (routes 5, 130) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Chalmers Street Hornby](https://www.chch.live/street/hornby/chalmers-street), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Cathay's%20Restaurant%2C%207%20Chalmers%20Street%20Hornby%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.54281835712536,172.52201917646397) ## Nearby - [Valentines Buffet Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/valentines-buffet-christchurch-hornby), Restaurants, 0 m - [Snafu](https://www.chch.live/business/snafu-hornby), Restaurants, 9 m - [Subway](https://www.chch.live/business/subway-hornby), Fast food, 20 m - [Hungry Wok Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/hungry-wok-hornby-2), Fast food, 38 m - [Chemist Warehouse](https://www.chch.live/business/chemist-warehouse-hornby), Pharmacies, 55 m - [Bank of New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/business/bank-of-new-zealand-hornby), Banks, 56 m - [Denton Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1905-denton-park), Sports ground, 196 m - [Goulding Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1854-goulding-playground), park, 264 m - [Kyle Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1895-kyle-park), Sports ground, 390 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._ - [Hornby Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-24), Library, 217 m ## The nearest other restaurants - [Valentines Buffet Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/valentines-buffet-christchurch-hornby), Hornby, 0 m - [Snafu](https://www.chch.live/business/snafu-hornby), Hornby, 9 m - [Maki Mono](https://www.chch.live/business/maki-mono-hornby), Hornby, 121 m - [Shamiana Indian - The Hub Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/shamiana-indian-the-hub-hornby), Hornby, 143 m - [The Coffee Club The Hub](https://www.chch.live/business/the-coffee-club-the-hub-hornby), Hornby, 147 m - [Kinara Indian Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/kinara-indian-restaurant-hornby), Hornby, 152 m - [Sushiland](https://www.chch.live/business/sushiland-hornby), Hornby, 159 m - [Saffron Spice](https://www.chch.live/business/saffron-spice-hornby), Hornby, 162 m - [Every one in Hornby](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-hornby) ## Also in Hornby - [McDonald's](https://www.chch.live/business/mcdonald-s-hornby), Fast food, 58 m - [Hear Again](https://www.chch.live/business/hear-again-hornby), Audiologists, 65 m - [Muffin Break The Hub Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/muffin-break-the-hub-hornby), Cafés, 65 m - [Tank Juice Bar - Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/tank-juice-bar-hornby), Delis, 65 m - [Brumby's Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/brumby-s-hornby), Business, 73 m - [McDonalds Family Restaurant Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/mcdonalds-family-restaurant-hornby), Fast food, 73 m - [Japan Market](https://www.chch.live/business/japan-market-hornby), Business, 79 m - [Pepe's Mexican Grill - The Hub Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/pepe-s-mexican-grill-the-hub-hornby), Fast food, 83 m - [Pak'n Save Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/pak-n-save-hornby), Supermarkets, 93 m - [PAK'nSave](https://www.chch.live/business/pak-nsave-hornby), Supermarkets, 93 m - [Every kind of business in Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.54281835712536&lon=172.52201917646397) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.54281835712536,172.52201917646397,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Cathay's%20Restaurant) - [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby), the suburb ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Cathay's Restaurant?** A restaurant in Hornby, Christchurch. **Where is Cathay's Restaurant?** 7 Chalmers Street Hornby, on [Chalmers Street Hornby](https://www.chch.live/street/hornby/chalmers-street). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.54281835712536,172.52201917646397,17) **Is Cathay's Restaurant still trading?** Holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register, to 22 Dec 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. **How do you contact Cathay's Restaurant?** phone [03 349 8821](tel:033498821) (Find Christchurch, 2024). **What other restaurants are near Cathay's Restaurant?** [Valentines Buffet Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/valentines-buffet-christchurch-hornby) (0 m), [Snafu](https://www.chch.live/business/snafu-hornby) (9 m), [Maki Mono](https://www.chch.live/business/maki-mono-hornby) (121 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant). **What’s near Cathay's Restaurant?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/hornby/7-chalmers-street) holds 9 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Valentines Buffet Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/valentines-buffet-christchurch-hornby) (0 m); the The Hub Hornby bus stop is 71 m away: routes 5, 125, 130, 140; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: [Denton Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1905-denton-park) (196 m). **What stood where Cathay's Restaurant is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.54281835712536&lon=172.52201917646397) ## 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 active resource consents, recorded where the consented activity happens (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) - 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 2026-10-18 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/cathay-s-restaurant-hornby Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant Suburb: https://www.chch.live/hornby