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

  • Pulled pork, fire grilled pineapple, charred spring onion crema $8
  • Juice $5
    • Pineapple, Orange, Cranberry, Pink Grapefruit, Apple, Tomato
  • Extra soft shell tortillas 3=$2.50 / 5=$4 / 7=$5.50
  • Chilli black beans, jalapeno salsa $7
  • Fire grilled flank steak, tomato, peppers, black olive salsa $8
  • Vegetable ceviche – tomato, cucumber, radish, watermelon, queso fresco, leaves, herbs, tortilla chips $12
  • Guac, salsa & corn chips $13
  • Braised beef rib barbacoa, slaw $26
  • Pancakes $17.5
    • w/ seasonal fruit, mascarpone, maple syrup + toasted nuts
  • Spinach $3.5
  • Avocado Smash $16.9
    • w/ poached eggs, feta, dukkah on wholegrain toast
  • French Toast $16.9
    • Brioche French toast w espresso mascarpone, maple syrup, toasted nuts + dried raspberries
  • Mushroom Medley $17.9
    • Shitake, swiss, white + Portobello mushrooms, roasted potatoes, spinach + poached egg
  • Hollandaise $3
  • Salmon $5
  • French Toast $19
    • Brioche French toast w espresso mascarpone, maple syrup, toasted nuts + dried raspberries & w/ bacon
  • 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
  • Choose a side N/A
    • Mac-n-Cheese, 8-Bit Fries, Soup or Chilli, Locked or Loaded, Buzzcocks
  • Short stack of 2 pancakes $11.50
  • The Buzzcocks $12.00
    • Free range boneless chicken bits fried until crispy and then tossed in your choice of sauce
  • Seriously delicious soup fresh made with seasonal ingredients. Served with warm homemade bread - Small Bowl/Big Bowl $7.50/$11.00
  • Fight Club $18.50
    • I am Jack's double decker happly place. Upper half with lettuce, tomato salsa, aioli and bacon. Lower half with dijon mustard, fancy cheese and sliced chicken breast.On three slices of toasted bread plus 8-bit fries on the side
  • Add bacon and a brulee banana for just $4.00
  • All grilled sammies served with 8-bit fries N/A
  • Curry of the day $14.95 - $16.95
    • served with basmati rice. gluten free
  • Antipasto platter $18.95
    • an antipasti selection of marinated olives, seasonal vegetables, sunflower seed patties, house dips and grilled pita bread. vegan
  • Refrito wrap $12.95
    • refrito beans with melted edam cheese, basmati rice, lettuce, organic sour cream, fresh salsa and tabasco sauce wrapped in tortilla
  • Breadless burger platter $14.95
    • a tasty veggie pattie topped with grilled cheese, gherkins, tomato and mayo. served fried and a fresh seasonal salad
  • Nachos $11.95 - $15.95
    • refrito beans served with melted cheese, salsa and organic sour cream on corn chips, gluten-free. vegan option
  • Green power smoothie $8.95
    • a great-tasting superblend of nutrients-rich greens, fruits, vegetables and berries with priobiotics, digestive enzymes, herbs, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants
  • Curry dosa $18.95
    • today's curry with basmati rice served with a fresh dosa and house chutney. vegan option available. gluten-free
  • Humming burger $14.95 - $18.95
    • our signature deluxe nut pattie topped with melted cheddar, house chutney, gherkins, tomato, lettuce and mayo
  • Hearts of Gold Veggie Pasta $22.99
    • Heart healthy feast of Mediterranean vegetables cooked on the lash of wild flames, and bound in Greek tomato ‘n herb sauce, tossed through ‘al dente’ penne pasta and dressed with imported extra virgin olive oil. V DF
  • Costas Calamari $14.99
    • Succulent calamari crumbed with our delicious semolina blend and topped with imported Greek oregano flakes, served with thick ‘n creamy tzatziki and sundried tomato ‘n herb mayonnaise.
  • Dreaming Of Dolmades $11.99
    • Steam softened grape vine leaves packed with sticky arborio rice and fine herbs, dressed with extra virgin olive ‘n lemon oil, served with thick ‘n creamy tzatziki. V GF
  • Lamb Salata $24.50
    • Grilled Canterbury lamb served over fire roasted Mediterranean vegetables and fresh mesclun, dressed with extra virgin olive oil and red wine vinaigrette, finished with crumbled feta cheese and toasted sunflower seeds. GF
  • Mediterranean Meatballs $11.99
    • Fork-tender marinated meatballs oven baked and finished in a rich tomato, onion and red wine sauce, topped with melted Kefalograviera cheese, served with toasted village pita bread.
  • Meze Platter $43.00
    • Delightful feast of Mediterranean meatballs, drunken tiger prawns, calamari, golden falafel, marinated feta, marinated mixed olives, dolmades, zucchini n’ feta fritters and cheese pastries, served with toasted village pita bread on a classic wooden platter.
  • Fresco Lemonato Chicken $23.99/ $28.99
    • Succulent 100% char-grilled chicken breast topped with Costas® zesty lemon herb sauce, served on a bed of baby spinach ‘n jasmine rice and fire roasted Mediterranean vegetables. DF GF (R/ G)
  • Salata Costas $23.50
    • Chunks of char-grilled chicken breast and streaky bacon, tossed through fine salad, free-range egg, Greek Kefalograviera cheese and pita croutons, topped with sundried tomato, green olive ‘n herb dressing.
  • Lamb Rogan Josh $17.90
    • Lamb cooked with roasted crushed spices accompanied with onions and tomato (medium)
  • Cheese & Garlic Naan $6.50
  • Butter Chicken $16.90
    • World famous Indian delicacy-marinated chicken slow cooked and finished with a creamy tomato masala sauce (mild - medium)
  • Chicken Tikka $15.00
    • Marinated in a wonderful blend of tandoori spices and herbs, then grilled and served with fresh salad.
  • Extra Basmati Rice $3.50
  • Chicken Biryani $16.90
    • Blend of tender chicken and fresh basmati rice with seasonal vegetables - mixers choice (medium - hot)
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $16.90
    • Tender marinated chicken simmered in a masala sauce with tomatoes and fresh chillies - five million English football fans can't be wrong (medium)
  • Palak Paneer $15.90
    • Cubes of Indian style cottage cheese in a spinach sauce with a splash of cream (medium)
  • Vegetarian tom yum $10.90
  • Pad krathium rad kao $12.90
    • Stir fried meat with garlic with rice (no vegetables)
  • ●Extras
  • ●Soup
  • Pad se-eew sen mi $12.90
    • Fried thin rice noodles in soy sauce with meat and vegetables
  • Peanut sauce with mea and vegetable rice $12.90
  • Pad se-eew sen yai $12.90
    • Fried thick rice noodles in soy sauce with meat and vegetables
  • Oyster sauce with meat and vegetables with rice $12.90
  • Teriyaki Chicken Bowl
  • Teriyaki Chicken & Soba Noodles $9.90
  • Teriyaki Beef Bowl
  • - Japanese curry sauce
  • L/combo $15.60
    • with miso or green tea
  • All teriyaki bowls served with steamed rice or salad (optional) and Japanese mayo and pickles
  • Regular $9.80
  • R/combo $11.50
    • with miso or green tea
  • French Toast $18.90
    • served with Bacon, Banana and Maple Syrup
  • Savoire’s Cooked Breakfast $19.90
    • Eggs any style, Bacon, Sausages, Mushrooms, Tomatoes, Hash Browns & Toast
  • Eggs Florentine $17.90
    • Poached free range Eggs with Spinach & Hollandaise Sauce
  • Porridge $10.90
    • Banana & Walnut or Vanilla & Black Doris Plum
  • Hash Browns $3.00
  • Omelette $18.90
    • Ham, Cheese & Tomato or Spinach, Feta & Red Onion
  • Bagel - Toasted $8.90
    • with Cream Cheese and Jam or Cream Cheese & Basil Pesto
  • Sausages $3.50
  • Bacon butty 10.50
    • Free range smoky bacon, onion jam and tasty tomato sauce/with fried egg … add 2.5
  • Pesto pasta 14.00
    • Fettucine tossed in basil pesto and topped with roast tomato …
  • Free-range smoky bacon, Rosti, Bratwurst … 5.00
  • Eggs Benedict 17.50
    • with hot smoked salmon …
  • Eggs Benedict 16.50
    • with spinach …
  • Toast 6.00
    • with ham and mustard/single
  • Baked beans 10.00
    • Homemade baked beans in a rich tomato sauce served on Turkish toast … single 6.0 … double
  • Puttanesca pasta 14.00
    • Traditional southern Italian pasta. Fettucine tossed in a tasty tomato sauce with anchovies, olives and capers …
  • Asian Basket $10.00
    • Samosas, spring rolls, onion rings and fries served with sweet chilli and tomato dipping sauces
  • - Add fries for an extra $3.00
  • Basket of Fries $6.00
    • Thick cut fries served with tomato sauce
  • - Cheese and onion
  • - Cheese and ham
  • Hot Dog & Fries $12.00
    • Two hot dogs and fries served with tomato sauce
  • Toasted Sandwich $3.00
  • Seafood Basket $10.00
    • Squid rings, prawn cutlets, fish bites and fries served with tartare and tomato dipping sauces
  • Teriyaki Grill Salmon GF/A DF $29.00
    • New Zealand salmon, Homemade teriyaki sauce, Mesclun salad
  • Kimchi Pork Fried Rice GF DF $4.50
  • Banana Tempura $9.00
    • Vanilla ice cream
  • Tofu Salad GF/A DF V $13.00
    • Fresh soft tofu, sesame vinaigrette
  • Tempura V/A DF $17.00
    • Japanese battered fried prawn and vegetables, Tentsuyu dip
  • Steam Rice V GF DF $3.00
  • Green Tea Ice Cream GF $6.00
  • Chicken Wings - Teriyaki GF/A DF $22.00
    • With choice of pickle or salad on side
  • Meat Balls $1.70 / $20.4
    • pork with an Asian styled dipping sauce
  • Mini Corn Fritters $2.20 / $26.4
    • topped with relish and avocado
  • Pinwheel Sandwiches $1.6 / $19.2
    • Assorted gourmet fillings
  • Mini Filed croissants $3.5 / $42
  • Asparagus Rolls $1.6 / $19.2
    • (Seasonal)
  • Mini filo Triangles $2.20 / $26.4
    • Chicken & mango or spinach or mashroom or chicken and mushroom
  • Mince $4.50
  • Mini Filled Gourmet Rolls $3.30 / $39.6
    • A variety of gourmet fillings
  • Goan fish curry
    • Fish cooked in coconut milk, mustard seeds, almond paste & spices.
  • Prawn chowmein $14.99
  • Sagwala chicken/lamb/beef/prawn
    • Choice of your meat cooked in and skillfully blended with spinach in an exotic curry.
  • Mango chicken
    • Exotic curry with tender chicken pieces cooked in subtle mango sauce.
  • King prawn masala $17.99
    • A thick tomato curry cooked with capsicum, coriander, herbs and spices.
  • Lamb $16.50
  • Kadhai paneer $14.50
    • Paneer sauteed with thick cut pieces of onion, capsicum, cooked in onion gravy and spices with a dash of cream.
  • Chicken chowmein $14.50
  • Gourmet Pies $7.20
  • Pizza Slice $4.20
  • Breakfast Wrap $7.90
  • Salads $6.30
  • Soup $4.70
  • Sweet Slices $4.20
  • Panini $8.20
  • Cake Slices $4.20
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