Francesca's Italian Kitchen in Christchurch Menu

CONTORNI 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 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 INSALATA
  • Side Salads
  • Baby cos lettuce, sherry vinaigrette (GF) $8.00
PRIMI 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 PIZZA
  • GF bases available $3
  • Margherita Di Bufala (V) $20.00
    • Buffalo mozzarella, tomato base, fresh basil
  • Napoletana (V) $20.00
    • Tomato, anchovies, capers, black olives, mozzarella
  • Tartufo (V) $22.00
    • Mushrooms, mozzarella, black truffle oil, parmesan
  • Quattro Formaggi (V) $24.00
    • Goat's cheese, pecorino, taleggio, gorgonzola, fresh thyme
  • Pepperoni $23.00
    • Venison pepperoni, red onion, chilli oil, mozzarella, tomato, rocket
  • Parma $24.00
    • Parma ham, mozzarella, tomato, grilled peppers, vincotto
  • Salsiccia $24.00
    • Pork sausage, tomato, roasted onion, ricotta, rocket, mozzarella
  • Salami $24.00
    • Sopressa salami, tomato, potato, mozzarella, rosemary, truffle oil
PASTA & MAINS 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 DOLCI
  • Dessert
  • Tiramisu $14.00
    • with house made mascarpone
  • Chocolate mousse cake $16.00
    • with creme fraiche, praline
  • Set lemon cream $15.00
    • with rhubarb, prosecco jelly, rhubarb crumble
  • Cannoli with custard $5.00
  • Affogato (GF) $10.00
    • Allpress espresso over vanilla ice cream With a shot of Frangelico $16

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  • Moong dal and mixed seed salad, avocado and fresh lime v $17
  • Crispy pressed half duck with caramelized mandarin sauce $42
  • Stir fried cumin lamb $32
  • Crispy skinned half chicken, 10 spices and black vinegar gf $26
  • Roasted eggplant salad v $11
  • Yellow curry of pumpkin, mushroom, herbs and cashew nuts gf/v $29.50
  • Coconut mousse, jelly and lime syrup $13
  • Grilled market fish, shitake puree and seaweed butter gf $33
The Lotus-Heart Vegetarian Restaurant (sample menu)
  • Curry dosa $15.95
    • today's curry served with a freash dosa and house chutney. vegan and/or onion and garlic free options available
  • Chia seed and goji porridge $13.50
    • chia seeds, goji berries and nut milk - a unique blend of protein, essential fats, fibre, complex carbs and antioxidants
  • Refrito wrap $12.95
    • refrito beans with melted edam cheese, basmati rice, lettuce, organic sour cream, fresh salsa and tabasco sauce wrapped in tortilla
  • Pondicherry dosa $18.95
    • a lentil and rice dosa crepe filled with hot and spicy chutney, potato masala, onion and fresh coriander. served with dal and cutney. vegan, gluten-free
  • Antipasto platter $16.50
    • as appetising assortment of marinated olives, seasonal vegetables, sunflower seed patties, house dips and grilled pita bread
  • Breadless burger platter $18.95
    • a tasty veggie pattie topped with grilled cheese, gherkins, tomato and mayo. served fried and a fresh seasonal salad, gluten free and vegan options
  • Nori wrap $16.95
    • kimchae, salad, cashew mayo and activated spicy seeds wrapped in a toasted nori sheet
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    • blended red lentils mingled with mild spices gently simmered to perfection (cup/bowl)
The Bower & Urban Corner Cafe (sample menu)
  • Option 3 $15.00
  • Apricot Chicken $24.00
    • Smoked chicken, cashew nuts, cream cheese or mozzarella cheese, drizzled with a tangy apricot sauce
  • Fries
  • Mini Cheese Burger
    • 120g. Angus meat pattie, with lettuce, cheddar cheese & fries
  • Meat Lovers $24.00
    • A meat lovers mix of Verkerks pepperoni, chorizo, ham of salami with mozzarella cheese & topped with a smoky BBQ sauce
  • Jelly
  • Open Focaccia Sandwich $18.50
    • Tender pieces of chicken breast in a creamy mushroom & tamagan sauce, served on toasted focaccia
  • Option 1 $13.00
Big Gary's Fish and Chips (sample menu)
  • Paua Patty (battered) $5.80
  • Fish Burger $5.40
    • Crumbed hoki, lettuce, onion and tartare sauce.
  • Chicken Deluxe $6.90
    • Chicken breast stair fry with onion & Gary's seasoning, chicken patty, lettuce & mayo between a seeded bun.
  • Chicken Nuggets (x6) $4.90
  • Bacon & Egg Burger $6.20
    • Two beef patties, bacon, egg, lettuce, onion and tomato sauce.
  • Squid Rings (x6) $4.90
  • Mini Spring Rolls (x12) $6.00
  • Chocolate Wrap Donut $2.50
Valley Inn Tavern (sample menu)
  • Steak Sandwich $18.00
    • Served on fresh Vienna bread topped with caramelised onions, cheese, lettuce, tomato and aioli with a side of fries
  • Roast Pumpkin and Spinach Pasta $15.00
    • Roasted pumpkin and spinach pasta in a cream sauce
  • Seafood Chowder $18.00
    • Creamy chowder stacked with seafood and served with garlic bread
  • Antipasto Platter
    • This platter is loaded with tasty treats including chicken, pulled pork croquettes, deli meats and pork ribs
  • Chicken Nuggets
    • Today’s roast selection served with vegetables and roast potatoes
  • Daily Dessert Specials N/A
    • Check our specials board for today’s dessert specials
  • Eggs Benedict $19.00
    • Poached eggs on toasted Sour Dough, with your choice of streaky bacon OR spinach with hollandaise sauce
  • Chicken Satay Skewers $16.00
    • Grilled chicken skewers with rich satay sauce and cucumber salad
Bealey's Speight's Ale House (sample menu)
  • Carbonara $18
    • The classic everybody loves; chicken, bacon and mushroom bound together with a rich garlic cream sauce and finished with shaved parmesan.
  • Meat Lover’s Pizza $18
    • Pizza sauce topped with ham, salami, chorizo, beef mince pieces, mozzarella and a BBQ sauce swirl.
  • Open Steak Sandwich $20
    • 125grm sirloin steak on toasted sour dough with lettuce, tomato, a fried egg, aioli and BBQ sauce with a side of fries.
  • Aïoli $1.50
  • 400grm T-Bone $38
    • Cooked to your liking served with golden fries, salad greens and your choice of sauce.
  • Crepes $18
    • A fresh herb and egg crepe filled with prosciutto and rocket, topped with a tomato and basil sauce, served with a small spring salad.
  • Roast Chicken For Two $42
    • Half a chicken, slow roasted and served on a carving board with all the trimmings; roasted gourmet potatoes, roasted seasonal vegetables, steamed seasonal greens, stuffing and gravy.
  • Eggs Benedict (Bacon/Salmon/Spinach) $18.50/$18.50/$16.50
    • 2 poached eggs on toasted loaf with hollandaise.
Piccolo Ristorante Italiano (sample menu)
  • Spaghetti Bolognese $20
    • Spaghetti topped with a meat sauce
  • Tortellini $20
    • With ricotta spinach in a cream and parsley sauce with mushrooms
  • Lasagne $16
    • Layers of pasta filled with ground meat, ham, egg, cheese served with our tomato sauce
  • Quattro M $17 L $24
    • Mushroom, Ham, Salami & Prawns
  • Pizza Garlic or Herb Bread M $6 L $10
  • Margerita M $15 L $19
    • Basil
  • Novembre M $16 L $21
    • Mushroom, Capsicum & Onions
  • Napoletana Sauce $3.50
Thai Temple (sample menu)
  • -seafood or tofu $21.00
  • -seafood or tofu $21.00
  • -chicken, beef, pork or vegetarian $19.50
  • -seafood, combination or tofu $19.50
  • -prawn $22.50
  • Pud thai
    • White rice noodles cooked with bean sprouts, spring onion & crushed peanuts in our special pud thai sauce, served with fresh lemon and sprouts.
  • -seafood or tofu $21.00
  • -chicken, beef or pork vegetarian $18.00
Mum's 24 Restaurant (sample menu)
  • Chicken Bulgogi $12.00
    • Succulent chicken breast pieces marinated in Mum’s special blend of soy sauce, black pepper, onions, garlic served with vegetables
  • Salmon and avocado $11.00
  • Yake Udon $12.00
    • Stir fried thick noodle, chicken and veges in teriyaki sauce
  • Udon (Vegetarian available) $11.00
    • Famous Japanese noodle soup
  • Spicy Squid $12.00
    • Fresh calamari pan fried in a delicious blend of spicy chilli sauce, onions and garlic served with vege
  • Spicy Pork $12.00
    • Thinly sliced pork marinated in a delicious blend of spicy chilli sauce, onions and garlic served with vegetables
  • Curry Chicken (Vegetarian available) $12.00
    • Japanese curry with potato, carrot and onion with crunchy house salad. Served with rice
  • Fried Rice (Vegetarian available) $12.00
    • Fried rice with beef/chicken/shrimp/kimchi and veges
Thai Po Thong Restaurant and Takeaway (sample menu)
  • Thai stufffed omelet $19.50
    • Minced chicken or pork stir fried with chopped mix vegetables stuffed in omelet served with chilli sauce
  • Taro curry puff (6 pcs) $8.50
    • Puff pastry stuffed with taro paste served with sweet chilly sauce
  • Curry puff(6 pcs) vegetarian or chicken $8.50
    • Puff pastry stuffed with potato and onion served with chilli sauce
  • Chicken satay (5 pcs) $8.50
    • Chicken skewer served with our homemade peanut sauce
  • Yellow curry N/A
    • Creamy and mild potato curry with coconut cream, onion, carrot, garnished with dried shallot
  • Golden finger (5 pcs) $8.50
    • Deep fried whole peeled prawns hand rolled in a crispy pastry served with sweet chilly sauce
  • Tempura veggies $8.50
    • Deep fried mix vegetables in tempura batter served with sweet chilli sauce
  • Sunrise prawn (8 pcs) $11.00
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Sampan House Restaurant (sample menu)
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  • Chicken, beef or pork fried rice with cashew nuts $18.00
  • Fried chinese vegetable with mushrooms $16.00
  • Pineapple fried rice (chicken, beef or pork) $15.50
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    • rice noodles cooked with bean sprouts, pork, beef and chicken
  • Stewed pork on rice $16.00
  • Thai curry with prawns on rice $18.00
  • Chicken on rice $14.50
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Chats Bar (sample menu)
  • Cheese $2.60
  • Mushroom $3.90
  • Vegetable $3.50
  • BBQ Pork $10.50
  • ChIps $2.50
  • Mussel $1.00
  • Combination $10.50
  • Meat $3.00
Oopen Pasta & Grill - Ibis Hotel (sample menu)
  • Sauteed Baby Vegetables / Creamy Kumara Mash / Seasoned Wedges & Sour Cream $7.50
  • Trio of Pork $33.00
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  • M= Medium / L= Large
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    • Mediterranean vegetable ragout accompanied with Israeli cous cous, lemon and polenta gnocchi, Portobello mushroom and mainland feta and sauteed spinach
  • Local Akaroa Salmon Fillet (HC) $33.00
    • Pan fried & miso glazed Akaroa salmon served on truffled Jersey Bennes, with sauteed vegetable noodles, sundried tomato pesto and blistered cherry tomatoes
  • House Made Focaccia Bread (*) $8.00
    • Our very own baked Focaccia with rosemary, olives and horopito served with Lepanto olive oil & Coriander Yogurt Dip
  • Cheese Board for Two $23.50
    • Selection of three mainland reserve cheeses, quince paste, grapes and dried fruits and nuts with accompanying crackers
  • Fried Eggs $4.00
The Sushi Company (sample menu)
  • Chirashizushi (mix seafood sashimi on rice) $11.90
  • Teriyaki salmon $12.90
  • King salmon & avocado & teriyaki salmon $12.90
  • Saboro bento salmon (salmon rice box) $8.90
  • Salmon avocado, salmon & sweet omelette $8.90
  • Teriyaki chicken half roll $4.50
  • Karaage chicken rice ball $5.40
  • Soboro bento chicken teriyaki (chicken teriyaki rice box) $8.90
Cargo Bar (sample menu)
  • Mixed Berry Friand $3.8
  • Hash Browns $4
  • Lamb Ragout $24
    • Served with brown rice and quinoa with tomato, mint and feta salad
  • Hollandaise $2.5
  • Breakfast Burrito $13.5
    • Tortilla filled with scrambled eggs, havarti cheese, housemade beans served with sour cream. Add bacon: $4
  • Creamy Mushrooms $15.5
    • Field and button mushrooms in a rich tarragon marsala cream sauce with a crispy battered mushroom and shaved parmesan. Add bacon: $4
  • Housemade bratwurst $6
  • Curly Fries $9
Francesca's Italian Kitchen

Francesca's Italian Kitchen

location

Address

149 Gloucester St, Next Door to the Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033749790

email

Email

None

clock

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 range

Price

None

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Gluten Free , Italian , Pizza , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Groups ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Child-friendly

Location
149 Gloucester St, Next Door to the Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
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