# Saffron Spice, Hornby

Saffron Spice is an Indian restaurant at 413 Main South Road, Hornby, Christchurch, inside the Hornby commercial centre.

[Call 03 344 5353](<tel:+6433445353>) · [Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Saffron%20Spice%2C%20413%20Main%20South%20Road%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Saffron%20Spice%2C%20413%20Main%20South%20Road%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Licensed.** Holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register, to 25 July 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

## About, in one paragraph

On the record it offers takeaway, delivery, bookings. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Main South Rd near Carmen Rd, route 5, route 125, route 130) is 49 m away; a cycle lane passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 6 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:** 413 Main South Road, Christchurch 8042 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Kind:** Restaurants, Indian _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Phone:** +64 3 344 5353 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Website:** https://www.saffronspice.co.nz/, unreachable when last read _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Wheelchair:** Step-free, wheelchair accessible _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Services:** Takeaway, Delivery, Bookings, Toilets, Air conditioning, No outdoor seating _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Food registration:** reg CCC004342/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 3 May 2027 _(MPI food register)_
- **Alcohol licence:** On-licence restaurant class 3, expires 25 July 2028, held by M&S Indian Limited _(Council licence register)_

## 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)_
- **Address record:** [413 Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/hornby/413-main-south-road), 6 reports on file


## The reports nearby
959 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9048530), [4 Kydd Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/4-kydd-lane)
- [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)
- [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)
- [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)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8904636), [18 Goulding Avenue, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/18-goulding-avenue)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8902774), [25 Shands Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/25-shands-road)
- [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)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8849522), [2 Lesley Keast Place, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/2-lesley-keast-place)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8803604), [34 Shands Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/34-shands-road)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Main South Rd near Carmen Rd, 49 m (routes 5, 125, 130, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Main South Rd near Chalmers St, 171 m (routes 5, 130) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Main South Rd near Chalmers St, 183 m (routes 5, 130) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hornby/main-south-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Saffron%20Spice%2C%20413%20Main%20South%20Road%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5437937,172.5235164)

## Nearby

- [The Cheesecake Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/the-cheesecake-shop-hornby), Bakeries, 9 m
- [Kinara Indian Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/kinara-indian-restaurant-hornby), Restaurants, 11 m
- [Good World Chinese Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/good-world-chinese-takeaway-hornby), Fast food, 12 m
- [Shosha](https://www.chch.live/business/shosha-hornby), E Cigarette, 16 m
- [Asics](https://www.chch.live/business/asics-hornby), Shoes, 19 m
- [Ginza Sushi - Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/ginza-sushi-takeaway-hornby), Fast food, 25 m
- [Goulding Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1854-goulding-playground), park, 112 m
- [Denton Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1905-denton-park), Sports ground, 345 m
- [Helmore Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1140-helmore-park), park, 461 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, 124 m

## The nearest other restaurants

- [Kinara Indian Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/kinara-indian-restaurant-hornby), Hornby, 11 m
- [Curry Garden](https://www.chch.live/business/curry-garden-hornby), Hornby, 91 m
- [Maki Mono](https://www.chch.live/business/maki-mono-hornby), Hornby, 107 m
- [Nana's Indian Cuisine](https://www.chch.live/business/nana-s-indian-cuisine-hornby), Hornby, 119 m
- [Shamiana Indian - The Hub Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/shamiana-indian-the-hub-hornby), Hornby, 121 m
- [Snafu](https://www.chch.live/business/snafu-hornby), Hornby, 153 m
- [Nanas Indian Cuisine](https://www.chch.live/business/nanas-indian-cuisine-hornby), Hornby, 154 m
- [Shamiana](https://www.chch.live/business/shamiana-hornby), Hornby, 158 m
- [Every one in Hornby](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-hornby)

## Also in Hornby

- [Calvin Klein](https://www.chch.live/business/calvin-klein-hornby), Clothing, 26 m
- [Esquires Dressmart Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/esquires-dressmart-hornby), Cafés, 36 m
- [New Zealand Natural - Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/new-zealand-natural-hornby), Fast food, 41 m
- [Hallensteins](https://www.chch.live/business/hallensteins-hornby), Clothing, 50 m
- [Caltex](https://www.chch.live/business/caltex-hornby), Petrol stations, 65 m
- [Dress Smart](https://www.chch.live/business/dress-smart-hornby), Malls, 70 m
- [Temp's Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/temp-s-bar-hornby), Bars & pubs, 70 m
- [Hornby Hairdressers](https://www.chch.live/business/hornby-hairdressers-hornby), Hairdressers, 72 m
- [Instant Finance](https://www.chch.live/business/instant-finance-hornby), Company, 72 m
- [Puma](https://www.chch.live/business/puma-hornby), Clothing, 72 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=-43.5437937&lon=172.5235164)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5437937,172.5235164,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Saffron%20Spice)
- [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/11331707584), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Saffron Spice?**

An Indian restaurant in Hornby, Christchurch.

**Where is Saffron Spice?**

413 Main South Road, Hornby, on [Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hornby/main-south-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5437937,172.5235164,17)

**Is Saffron Spice still trading?**

Holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register, to 25 July 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

**How do you contact Saffron Spice?**

phone [03 344 5353](tel:+6433445353), its [website](https://www.saffronspice.co.nz/).

**What other restaurants are near Saffron Spice?**

[Kinara Indian Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/kinara-indian-restaurant-hornby) (11 m), [Curry Garden](https://www.chch.live/business/curry-garden-hornby) (91 m), [Maki Mono](https://www.chch.live/business/maki-mono-hornby) (107 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant).

**What’s near Saffron Spice?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/hornby/413-main-south-road) holds 6 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [The Cheesecake Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/the-cheesecake-shop-hornby) (9 m); the Main South Rd near Carmen Rd bus stop is 49 m away: routes 5, 125, 130, 140; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: [Goulding Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1854-goulding-playground) (112 m).

**What stood where Saffron Spice is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5437937&lon=172.5235164)

## Sources

- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (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)
- 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 2026-10-19

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