Address
149 Gloucester St, Next Door to the Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
Francesca's Italian Kitchen in Christchurch Menu
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CONTORNI- Sides and Bites
- Potato skins with truffle oil, porcini salt, pecorino (GF) ( V) $9.00
- Marinated olives (GF) (V) $10.00
- Garlic flat bread (V) $8.00
- Polenta fries with truffle aioli (V) $9.00
ANTIPASTI- Sharing plates for two
- Salumi plate, pickles, mustard fruits $16.00
- Francesca’s Antipasti Board cured meats and Italian cheeses with sour dough $25.00
INSALATA- Side Salads
- Baby cos lettuce, sherry vinaigrette (GF) $8.00
PRIMI- Starters
- Cloudy Bay clams, chilli, garlic, prosecco, black garlic butter sourdough $16.00
- Kale salad, Apple, sultanas, walnuts, Parmesan and pangrattato (V) $12.00
- Broccoli and rocket salad, crumbed poached egg, truffle vinaigrette, vincotto (V) $16.00
- House smoked salmon, fennel and orange salad, salsa verde (GF) $16.00
- San Daniele prosciutto, pear, rocket, hazelnuts and goat's cheese (GF) $18.00
- Handmade Beetroot agnolotti with nut brown butter, poppy seeds and sage (V) $18.00
- Beef carpaccio, parmesan, lemon aioli, capers, white anchovies $16.00
PIZZA- GF bases available $3
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Margherita Di Bufala (V) $20.00
- Buffalo mozzarella, tomato base, fresh basil
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Napoletana (V) $20.00
- Tomato, anchovies, capers, black olives, mozzarella
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Tartufo (V) $22.00
- Mushrooms, mozzarella, black truffle oil, parmesan
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Quattro Formaggi (V) $24.00
- Goat's cheese, pecorino, taleggio, gorgonzola, fresh thyme
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Pepperoni $23.00
- Venison pepperoni, red onion, chilli oil, mozzarella, tomato, rocket
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Parma $24.00
- Parma ham, mozzarella, tomato, grilled peppers, vincotto
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Salsiccia $24.00
- Pork sausage, tomato, roasted onion, ricotta, rocket, mozzarella
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Salami $24.00
- Sopressa salami, tomato, potato, mozzarella, rosemary, truffle oil
PASTA & MAINS- GF pasta available for some dishes
- House made potato gnocci, Braised beef cheeks, gremolata, pecorino $28.00
- Merino lamb shoulder Ragu, pappardelle, green olives, chilli, lemon, baby spinach $28.00
- Prawn linguine, rocket, sundried tomato, lemon $26.00
- Pea, broad bean and spinach risotto, basil, parsley and rocket (V, GF) $26.00
- Melanzane - baked eggplant with Napoli sauce, parmigiano reggiano, mozzarella, pangrattato and a green side salad (V) $26.00
- Roasted Duck leg, baby spinach, pecorino risotto, pinenut and current salsa (GF) $35.00
- Market fish, cauliflower pureé, charred cauliflower, cherry tomato, chilli, anchovies and olives (GF) $35.00
DOLCI- Dessert
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Tiramisu $14.00
- with house made mascarpone
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Chocolate mousse cake $16.00
- with creme fraiche, praline
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Set lemon cream $15.00
- with rhubarb, prosecco jelly, rhubarb crumble
- Cannoli with custard $5.00
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Affogato (GF) $10.00
- Allpress espresso over vanilla ice cream With a shot of Frangelico $16
Nearby Sample Menus
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Hot Smoked Akaroa Salmon $19.00
- Toasted English muffin, poached eggs, wilted spinach, hollandaise
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Seafood Chowder $17.00
- Creamy roux w fresh smoked fish, clams, mussels & calamari, w garlic ciabatta
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Caesar Salad $19.00
- Cos lettuce tossed with smoked salmon, garlic croutons, soft poached egg, shredded parmesan, creamy Caesar dressing
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Soup of the Day $14.00
- With toasted garlic ciabatta
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Pumpkin Arancini Balls $17.00
- Crumbed pumpkin and goats cheese risotto w sundried tomato aioli - Add a deli salad $3.50
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Seafood Chowder $17.00
- Creamy roux w fresh smoked fish, clams, mussels & calamari, w garlic ciabatta
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Dux Beef Battered Fish $29.00
- Served with polenta or shoestring fries, fresh salad, aioli
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Caramelised Beetroot $19.00
- Feta, rocket, pinenuts, mozzarella
- Asparagus wrapped in bamboo fungus, steamed with tasty broth (pre-order necessary) $25.00
- Seafood rice vermicelli soup $13.00
- Combination seafood stir fry served on a bed of steamed egg $20.00
- Combination vegetable & tofu on rice $12.00
- Honey braised barbeque pork ribs $20.00
- Pork with cashew nuts $20.00
- Prawns with cashew nuts $25.00
- Spicy hand shredded chicken, served cold $10.00
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Choose a side N/A
- Mac-n-Cheese, 8-Bit Fries, Soup or Chilli, Locked or Loaded, Buzzcocks
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Renegades of Hash $18.50
- hashbrowns sauteed with mushrooms, peppers, onions, blackened corn and spicy habanero grilled tofu then topped with salsa verde, fresh pico de gallo, guacamole and served with fresh corn tortillas and black beans
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The Beastmaster $19.00
- Secret recipe free range pork belly, braised low and slow in hard cider, slapped with aioli and filled with green apple and fresh mint slaw with pomegranate dressing
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Some Bennie that I Used to Know $20.00
- Huevos Divorciados is Spanish for a bennie fit to fix any broken heart. Our house buttermilk biscuit heaped with spicy pulled pork. One side gets sweet and spicy enchilada sauce, the other gets tangy verde sauce. Top with poached eggs and slather on the hollandaise and some fresh pico de gallo and you are ready to sign the papers
- Add sloppy Jose beef mince for $2.50
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Jenga Toast $17.00
- Brioche toast sticks dipped in our cinnamon and vanilla batter and grilled until golden. We stack them high and serve with seasonal fruit compote and real maple syrup to dip in
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Rock Around the Cluck $19.50
- Chicken, fried steak, tender top sirloin steak with a delicious country fried crust. Topped with our creamy sausage gravy and served with a side of crispy hashbrowns and 2 eggs how you like them
- Seriously delicious soup fresh made with seasonal ingredients. Served with warm homemade bread - Small Bowl/Big Bowl $7.50/$11.00
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Beijing Duck $10.00
- w/ Cucumber, Spring Onion and Sticky Hoisin Sauce
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Crystal Prawn w/ Water Chestnut & Coriander $12.00
- 4pcs
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Pork Belly $10.00
- w/ Cucumber, Coriander, Pickled Ginger Onion and Sticky Hoisin Sauce
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Porkie Coriander Dumpling $10.00 / $18.00
- 6pcs / Full
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Fried Tofu $10.00
- w/ Cucumber, Coriander and Sticky Hoisin Sauce
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Spicy Wonton Bowl $15.00
- w/ Bok Choy - 8pcs
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Steamed Whittakers Chocolate Buns $10.00
- 3pcs
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Pork ‘n’ Ginger and Spring Onion $10.00 / $18.00
- 6pcs / Full
- Caesar Salad, Garden Salad, or Coleslaw $6.00
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Chicken $19.00
- Mushroom, bacon, roast potato, BBQ sauce
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Chicken Caesar Salad $25.00
- Cos lettuce with parmesan, bacon, soft boiled egg and classic dressing.
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Grilled Angus Sirloin Steak $12.00
- Served with steamed vegetables and mashed potato
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Beef Rib $26.00
- Slow cooked barbecued beef rib, manuka smoked for 4 hours, with mashed potato, roast carrots and bbq sauce.
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Breakfast Enchilada $18.00
- Fresh tomato, scrambled egg, coriander, chipotle cheese crust, black bean salsa and guacamole.
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Vegetarian $19.00
- Mushroom, blue cheese, onion
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Seafood Chowder (Main) $23.00
- Mains serving has the addition of green lipped mussels in the shell and tempura prawns.
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Pepitas $6
- Spicy toasted pumpkin seeds
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Ancho Chilli Pork $23
- corn tortillas filled with braised pork baked in Chipotle sauce and chilli cheese
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Taco Patatas (2 Tacos / 3 Tacos) $16 / $22
- guajillo chilli spiced potatoes with fresh coriander and spring onions
- Cheese $4
- Mexican Rice $3
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Cajeta Cheesecake $12
- A baked cheesecake of cajeta goats milk caramel, with tequila laced berry compote and whipped vanilla cream
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Quesadillas see below
- a folded flour tortilla filled with cheese and one of our fillings, grilled to perfection and served with rice and salad
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Tacos Al Pastor (2 Tacos / 3 Tacos) $16 / $22
- pibil braised pulled pork with smoked pineapple salsa and slaw
- Black Tiger Prawns (7 pieces) $18
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19. Garlic Sauce Our Styles
- served with rice, a fine dish, stir fried chef’s selected vegetables, topped by meal of your choice in chefs garlic sauce
- Combination Meat $16.50
- Combination Meat $17.50
- Black Tiger Prawns (7 pieces) $18
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21.Thai Fried Rice Our Style
- fried rice with chef’s selected vegetables & egg
- Roasted Duck $18
- Roasted Duck $18
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Pad see ew N/A
- Stir fried flat rice noodle with dark soy sauce, garlic, egg, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and garnished with coriander and white pepper
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Basil fried rice N/A
- Fried rice with garlic , carrot, broccoli, cauliflower, onion, capsicum, green bean, spring onion and basil leaf
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Drunken noodle N/A
- Stir fried spicy flat rice noodle with broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, capsicum, spring onion, green bean, capsicum and basil leaf
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Curry puff(6 pcs) vegetarian or chicken $8.50
- Puff pastry stuffed with potato and onion served with chilli sauce
- Vegetables $3.50
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Taro curry puff (6 pcs) $8.50
- Puff pastry stuffed with taro paste served with sweet chilly sauce
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Golden finger (5 pcs) $8.50
- Deep fried whole peeled prawns hand rolled in a crispy pastry served with sweet chilly sauce
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Tom kha soup see above
- Slightly creamy soup in coconut cream with lemongrass,galangal, kaffir lime leaf, lemon juice, mushroom, tomato, onion and garnish with coriander
- Chicken Cordon Bleu $3.00
- Fish $2.40
- Plain Sausage $2.10
- Scallop $1.60
- Bacon & Corn Patty $2.10
- Blue Cod
- Chicken Skewer $2.80
- Steak & Onion Fatty $2.10
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Murg Malai Kebab $18.00
- Tender melt in the mouth pieces of chicken marinated in yoghurt, herbs, spicesand cream and cooked to perfection.
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Prawns 65 $22.00
- Prawns marinated with spices, herbs, yogurt battered and deep fried. Served with fried onion flakes and capsicum.
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Paneer Parantha (Indian homemade cottage cheese) $5.00
- Stuffed with cottage scheese and spices.
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Lamb Handi $19.00
- Diced lamb cooked with spinach, onion, tomato and whole spices and garnished with ginger.
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Aloo Gobhi $18.00
- Fresh potatoes and cauliflower cooked with onion, garlic & spiced sauces in Indian homemade style.
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Fish Tikka $22.00
- Pieces of boneless fish marinated overnight in yoghurt, spices and herbs. Cooked in a charcoal tandoor.
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Matar Mushrooms $18.00
- Mushrooms and peas cooked in rich gravy with mild spices.
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Lacha Parantha $4.50
- Whole meal flour bread layered with butter and cooked in tandoor
- Chinese fried chicken with Sriracha mayo, crushed peanuts (GF) $18.00
- Hereford beef burger with Sriracha mayo served with French fries $21.00
- Sticky pork belly bao buns, topped with crushed chili peanuts (2 buns) $14.00
- Chocolate mousse with vanilla bean ice cream $16.00
- Sago pudding with coconut cream, palm syrup, roast almonds (GF) $14.00
- Crispy eggplant, fragrant Sichuan sticky sauce, pickled ginger (VG&GF) $16.00
- Oatmeal cookie ice cream sandwich with vanilla bean ice cream $7.00
- Thai yellow curry of pumpkin with fried tofu, mushrooms, greens, cashew nuts with steamed rice (VG&GF) $24.00
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Caveman $19.50 / $29.50
- Tamar Farm pepperoni, beef, chicken, peppers and BBQ sauce (Regular / Large)
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Dark chocolate fondant $13.50
- with raspberries and hokey pokey ice-cream
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BBQ pulled pork (x3) $18.00
- with cabbage slaw and BBQ sauce
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Lemon cheesecake $13.50
- with whipped cream
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Catch of the Day $19.50 / $29.50
- fish, mussels, shrimps and capers (Regular / Large)
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Tamar Farm chorizo, chilli and tomato $22.50 / $16.50
- 1 kilo / 500g
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Warm sticky date pudding $13.50
- with toffee sauce and vanilla ice-cream
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Market fresh fish of the day $32.00
- see your wait staff for today's creation
- Ceasar Salad with Chicken or Smoked Salmon $19.50
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Orange & Cardamon Brulee $13.00
- with Biscotti
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Beer Battered Fish Fillet $18.50
- served with Fries & Salad
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Warm Apple Frangipani Tart $13.00
- with brandy custard
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Vegetarian Nachos $15.50
- Chilli Bean Mix Served on Corn Chips with Melted Cheese & Sweet Chilli Guacamole.
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Chocolat Fondant $13.00
- served with Vanilla Bean Gelato.
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Trenches Platter $22.50
- Meats / cheese / bits n bobs
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Caesar Salad $14.50
- Cos Lettuce tossed with Bacon, Anchovies, Freshly Shaved Parmesan topped with Poached Egg & Drizzled with Caesar Dressing.
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Roti $2.00
- Wholemeal flours
- Chicken Korma (Mild) $11.00
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Chicken Biryani $12.50
- Served with yogurt or rogan josh sauce
- Mango Sweet Chutney $1.00
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Lamb Biryani $12.50
- Served with yogurt or rogan josh sauce
- Lamb Madras (Medium) $11.00
- Samosa $2.50
- Mixed Pickles $1.00
- Teriyaki salmon $12.90
- Salmon avocado, salmon & sweet omelette $8.90
- Chirashizushi (mix seafood sashimi on rice) $11.90
- King salmon & avocado & teriyaki salmon $12.90
- Karaage chicken half roll $4.50
- Soboro bento chicken teriyaki (chicken teriyaki rice box) $8.90
- Karaage chicken & pork tonkatsu $9.90
- California ocean roll $11.90
Francesca's Italian Kitchen
Phone
033749790
Opened hours
Monday: 11:30-22:00, Tuesday: 11:30-22:00, Wednesday: 11:30-22:00, Thursday: 11:30-22:00, Friday: 11:30-22:00, Saturday: 11:30-22:00, Sunday: 11:30-22:00
Price
None
Type
None
Service
Table Service
Cuisine
Gluten Free , Italian , Pizza , Vegan , Vegetarian
Features
Wheelchair accessible , Business meetings , Reservations , Waitstaff , Groups , Seating , Highchairs Available , Serves Alcohol , Child-friendly
149 Gloucester St, Next Door to the Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
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