Redwood Souvlaki is a Main North Road takeaway and casual restaurant with a menu focused tightly on pita, grilled meat, falafel and generous combination meals. Dinner is available every day, lunch starts earlier on six days, and Friday and Saturday continue later into the night. That timetable gives the Redwood neighbourhood an option well beyond standard daytime hours. Pickup and delivery suit the straightforward format, but the range is broad enough for a full meal rather than a single handheld snack.
The core souvlaki arrives in hot pita with green salad and a layered house combination of hummus, tomato-onion sauce, garlic mayonnaise and yoghurt, with chilli adjusted to taste. Small, large and extra-meat versions let diners change the scale without changing the essential construction. That consistent base puts the contrast where it belongs: warm bread and savoury filling against cool salad, creamy dressings and the sharper lift of chilli.
Several mains open the same ingredients into different formats. Meat on chips exchanges pita for fries and keeps garlic mayonnaise and chilli sauce, while the deluxe souvlaki adds grilled capsicum, onion and mushroom, finishes with mozzarella, and is served open in a pizza box. A kebab meal, open souvlaki, lunch box and keto salad offer further choices for diners who want a plated combination, a compact midday order or fewer carbohydrates.
Sides and sweets make it easy to extend an order for a group. Kebab skewers, spring rolls, fries, wedges, extra pita and Egyptian rice can fill gaps around the main dishes, while baklava, Turkish delight and waffles provide several distinct finishes. The result is a practical neighbourhood menu with enough variation for repeat visits: the signature pita remains central, but diners can move from a quick souvlaki to a larger box, salad or shared spread without leaving the same flavour profile.
Address: 356E Main North Road, Redwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand
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