Ilex in Christchurch Menu

SANDWICHES SANDWICHES
  • Th Ruben sous vide beef with gruyere, sauerkraut. whole grain mustard aioli, rye and soft greens $8.00
  • Chicken pretzel roll with garlic aioli, soft greens, cheese and cucumber $9.00
  • Triple smoked ham with cheddar. relish, whole grain dijon noise and lettuce $7.00
  • Quinoa Falafel wrap with hummus. smoked yoghurt, cucumber. Lettuce and tomato salsa $ 9.00
BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • Fresh fruit salad with granola $8.00
  • Toasted muesli. yoghurt and poached fruits $8.00
  • Chia seeds $9.00
    • with almond milk, coconut cranberries, granola rhubarb, pecans and almonds
  • Avocado with ricotta, mint, chilli, seeds, pistachio, black bean salsa and poached egg on rye $15.00
  • Cured local bacon $22.00
    • poached eggs. rosti. confit tomatoes, smoked Portobello, hollandaise and soft herbs (V) (GF)
  • Corn fritters with poached eggs avocado, tomato Kasumi, avocado creme. chilli and soft herbs(V)(GF) $19.00
  • Brioche burger $18.00
    • with fried free range egg, bacon, cheese, spinach, tomato and hollandaise served with hash browns and relish
  • Waffles with hazelnut caramel poached pears, berries, cream and toasted hazelnuts $19.00
PASTRY PASTRY
  • Local beef and Kapiti cheddar pie with tomato relish served with salad greens, hazelnuts, currants and radish $9.00
  • Free range chicken and almond pie $9.00
    • with tomato relish served with salad greens, hazelnuts. currants and radish
SMALL PLATES SMALL PLATES
  • French fries with garlic aioli(V)(GF) $7.00
  • Salad greens. hazelnuts, currants and radish side salad(V)(GF) $6.00
  • Seasonal soup of the day served with ciabatta $9.50
  • Green pea, feta and mint croquettes with roast hazelnuts, dehydrated olive, soft herbs and parmesan aioli(V) $11.00
  • Puhoi Old Barn Brie with lavish, dried pear. pickled red onion and olives(V) $14.00
  • Kids pack $9.00
    • with mini ham and cheese roll, biscuit dried fruit and juice
  • Kids ‘fish and chips’ with sustainable snapper, fries, salad and Watties sauce $9.00
MAINS MAINS
  • Hot smoked Akaroa salmon $22.00
    • with house pickled beets, horseradish crème Fraiche, avocado, chives. Croute and soft herbs
  • Sous vide local chicken breast $21.00
    • with harissa, Pearl cous cous salsa, lemon, pancetta and pickled red onion(GF)
  • Grilled Canterbury steak sandwich $19.00
    • with streaky bacon, onion, jam, chimichurri, soft leafs, French fries and aioli
CABINET SELECTION CABINET SELECTION
  • Please see counter staff to make your selection

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Corkage $5.00/bottle
  • Choy sum (chinese vegetable) sauteed with garlic - seasonal $16.00
  • Salt and pepper squid $20.00
  • Seafood stir fries on a bed of crispy rice cake $20.00
  • Seafood fried rice $15.00
  • Black pepper beef on sizzling plate $20.00
  • Curry beef $18.00
  • Chicken with black bean sauce $18.00
  • Corn fritters with poached eggs, avocado creme, chili and soft herbs $19.00
  • French fries with garlic aioli $7.00
  • Green pea, feta and mint croquettes with roast hazelnuts, dehydrated olive, soft herbs and parmesan aioli $11.00
  • Waffles with hazelnut caramel, poached pears, berries, cream and toasted hazelnuts $19.00
  • Brioche burger with fried free range egg, bacon, cheese, spinach, tomato and hollandaise served With hash browns and relish $18.00
  • Local beef and Kapiti cheddar pie with tomato relish served with salad greens, hazelnuts, currants and radish $9.00
  • Free range Chicken and almond pie with tomato relish served with salad greens, hazelnuts, currants and radish $9.00
  • Gritted Canterbury Steak sandwich with streaky bacon, onion jam, chimichurri, soft leafs. French fries and aioli $19.00
  • Greek Lamb Salad $22.00
    • On cucumber, olives, preserved lemons, cherry tomatoes, toasted pine nuts with a feta & olive oil dressing
  • Misceo Caesar Salad $25.00
    • Add chicken tenderloins
  • Salad greens with a sweet shallot vinaigrette $6.50
  • Eggs Benedict $20.00
    • Akaroa salmon
  • Spanish Omelette $13.50
    • Chorizo, smoked cheddar & roasted pumpkin
  • Fries with tomato sauce & aioli $7.50
  • Eggs Benedict $18.00
    • Roasted mushrooms
  • Buttermilk Pancakes $16.00
    • with maple syrup, cream & caramelised banana
  • Spicy Tortilla Chips and Volstead Salsa $11
  • Spicy Chilli Squid $12
    • Served with lime aioli.
  • Beer Battered Onion Rings $10
    • Prepared in our fresh craft beer batter & served with chipotle mayo.
  • Fries with Chipotle Mayo $9
  • Fresh Volstead Salsa $3
  • Garden Salad with Toasted Seeds $13
    • Fresh seasonal greens with our house dressing and toasted seeds.
  • Fish Goujons $13
    • Battered in our fresh craft beer batter & served with lime aioli.
  • Venison Sliders $15
    • In a fresh toasted ciabatta with blue cheese sauce, beetroot, mesclun and horopito relish.
  • - 4 pieces Cucumber Hosomaki
  • 8PC. REG $7.90
  • - 8 pieces Fresh Salmon Supreme
  • Budget Beauty $19.90
  • - 4 pieces Fresh Salmon Supreme & Double Avocado
  • 8PC. JUMBO $11.70
  • - 4 pieces Fresh Salmon & Cucumber
  • Dragon Roll
  • Yeung Chow Fried Rice $10.00
  • Yeung Chow Fried Rice $10.00
  • Nasi Goreng (Rice) $9.50
  • Extra Meat $5.00
  • Pickle Cabbage & Pork Soup Noodle $9.00
  • Roast Pork & Fried Egg on Rice $10.00
  • Shrimps Pan Fried Egg on Rice $10.00
  • Beef Brisket Soup Noodle $9.00
  • R/combo $11.50
    • with miso or green tea
  • L/combo $14.00
    • with miso or green tea
  • L/combo $15.60
    • with miso or green tea
  • Tempura Prawn $3.00
  • Regular $9.80
  • R/combo $11.50
    • with miso or green tea
  • Mixed Seafood & Soba Noodles $9.90
  • Rice (180gm) $3.00
  • Tandoori Mushroom $14
    • Mushroom marinated with ginger garlic paste cooked in Tandoor oven.
  • Vegetable Biryani $16
    • Rice and Vegetables are cooked together with nuts and spices to make a sumptuous one pot meal
  • Matar Paneer/Mushroom $18
    • Peas cooked with cottage cheese/mushroom in North Indian style.
  • Mushroom Tikka $15
    • Fresh mushrooms / cottage cheese traditionally cooked on tawa with capsicum, onion and spices.
  • Amritsari Fish $15
    • Fish fillet and lemons, lightly battered in butter fl our and deep fried.
  • Extra Rice $4
  • Chicken Kolapuri $20
    • Diced chicken cooked in a medium/hot, delicately spiced tomato gravy.
  • Tawa: Paneer/Lamb/Chicken/Beef $21
    • Your selection of meat or cottage cheese cooked with onion, capsicum, tomatoes with a hint of cashew nut paste in it.
  • Whitestone Cheese from Oamaru
    • served with crackers, celery sticks, grapes, house chutney
  • Bread Selection $11.50
    • toasted freshly baked bread, peanut basil pesto, sweet chili hummus
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
    • sliced french stick, garlic butter, garlic aioli
  • Pan Fried Groper $40.00
    • Ribbon vegetables, wild mushroom and crayfish sauce
  • - or individually - totara aged cheddar $5.00
  • Lamb Shank $37.00
    • Slow cooked Canterbury lamb shank, roasted root vegetables, mint glazed potatoes, red wine jus
  • Meat Lovers $17 medium / $23 large
    • chopped bacon, beef, salami, black olives, mozzarella, bbq sauce
  • Chef's Special POA
  • Creme caramel $10.80
  • Pasta $18.80
    • with tomato basil pesto sauce
  • Swiss Bircher Muesli $12.50
  • Soup of the Day $9.80
  • Bratwurst $24.80
    • with Roesti and salad. Pork or Veal an original Swiss dish
  • Filet de Boeuf $33.80
    • with a green peppercorn sauce
  • Geschnetzeltes and Roesti $28.80
    • Sliced Pork in a cream and wine sauce
  • Vol Au Vent $24.80
    • pastry case filled with chicken, pork, veal and mushroom
  • Chips $4.50
    • per bag
  • The Fat Pig $11.00
    • Champagne ham, chunky pineapple pieces teamed up with tasty cheese.
  • Family Pack $18.00
    • Includes 2 bags of chips and 4 sides as per above
  • The Stone and Bone $15.50
    • Roasted chicken breast, capsicum, creamy apricot sauce, compote with X-Brie cheese
  • Spring Roll $3.50
  • Very Vegetarian $15.50
    • Fresh tomatoes, field mushrooms, capsicum, red onion, garlic with a base of tomato and onion relish.
  • Fish $3.50
    • per piece
  • Italiano $15.50
    • Mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, capsicum, cabanossi infused in a creamy garlic sauce or bbq sauce.
  • Fish Bites & fries $7.00
  • Basket fries $4.50
    • w Tom sauce or aioli
  • Nachos & Sour Cream $6.50
  • Wedges $7.00
    • Sour Cream, Sweet Chilli & Oil
  • Chicken Nugget & fries $7.00
  • Toasties $3.50
  • Seafood Basket $12.50
  • CREAM CHEESE JAM BAGELS $6.00
  • SMOKED SALMON SPINACH PIZZA $19.50
    • WITH SPINACH, RED ONION, RED CAPSICUM, CAPER, FETA CHEESE, SERVED WITH SOUR CREAM
  • B.L.T. WITH CHIPS $18.00
    • STREAKY Bacon (3 RASHERS), LETTUCE, TOMATOES, GARLIC AIOLI WITH TOASTED CIABATTA, SERVED WITH AIOLI
  • CHICKEN NUGGETS $12.50
    • 8 NUGGETS & CHIPS, SERVED WITH GARNISH, GARLIC AIOLI AND TOMATO SAUCE
  • CHORIZO $2.00
  • BOWL OF FRIES $7.00
    • WITH TOMATO SAUCE & AIOLI
  • NUTELLA BANANA BAGELS $8.00
  • ADDITIONAL JAM $0.20
  • Belgian-style waffles with Pear & Rhubarb $17.50
  • Prawn Salad $21.00
    • Tempura prawns with candied pecans, green apples, and salad greens finished off w blue cheese.
  • Seasonal Fruit plate $15.00
    • Fresh seasonal fruits
  • Eggs your way $15.00
    • Poached, scrambled or fried on toast and served with crispy bacon.
  • Salmon $6.90
  • Waffles $10.00
    • Belgian-style waffles with freshly cooked banana, bacon & maple syrup or with berry compote
  • Pea, Mint & Haloumi fritters on roquette, poached egg & finished with a home-made tomato sauce. $18.00
  • Fish & Chips $10.00
    • Three Fish bites with a handful fries served with Aioli & Tomato sauce
  • Pasta of the Day $15.00
    • Winter only
  • Bacon Butty $10.00
    • Streaky Bacon & Vic's Focaccia with Tomato Relish
  • Fries $5.50
    • Served with our own Aioli & Tomato Sauce
  • Toasted Sandwiches $5.00
    • Choose from Cheese, Ham, Pineapple, Onion or Cream Corn 2 x fillings
  • Soup of the Day $10.00
    • Served with toasted Vic's Focaccia - winter only
  • Homemade Muesli $8.50
    • Served with natural Yoghurt
  • Chicken Salad $16.50
    • A mixed salad topped with Warmed Sliced Chicken, Streaky Bacon, Roasted Pecans, Pear & Fig Chutney & Aioli
  • Ruby's Big Breakfast $18.00
    • Eggs, Streaky Bacon, Hashbrowns, Tomato, Kranskys & Vic's Focaccia
Ilex

Ilex

location

Address

5/887 New North Road, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8013, New Zealand

phone

Phone

039415556

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Tuesday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Wednesday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Thursday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Friday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Saturday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Sunday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , European , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegetarian

features

Features

Takeaway ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Wine and Beer ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  View ,  Highchairs Available ,  Street Parking ,  Cards accepted ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
5/887 New North Road, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8013, New Zealand