Address
5/887 New North Road, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8013, New Zealand
Ilex in Christchurch Menu
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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- Fresh fruit salad with granola $8.00
- Toasted muesli. yoghurt and poached fruits $8.00
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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
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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
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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- Local beef and Kapiti cheddar pie with tomato relish served with salad greens, hazelnuts, currants and radish $9.00
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Free range chicken and almond pie $9.00
- with tomato relish served with salad greens, hazelnuts. currants and radish
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
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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-
Hot smoked Akaroa salmon $22.00
- with house pickled beets, horseradish crème Fraiche, avocado, chives. Croute and soft herbs
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Sous vide local chicken breast $21.00
- with harissa, Pearl cous cous salsa, lemon, pancetta and pickled red onion(GF)
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Grilled Canterbury steak sandwich $19.00
- with streaky bacon, onion, jam, chimichurri, soft leafs, French fries and aioli
CABINET SELECTION- Please see counter staff to make your selection
Nearby Sample Menus
- SWEET & SOUR FRIED SCALLOPS 1/2 DOZ $8.50
- 1/2 CHICKEN
- DONUT $2.30
- PINEAPPLE FRITTER $2.30
- CHICKEN NIBBLES $5.00
- CHEESE & EGG $3.80
- JAM WRAP DONUT $2.30
- SWEET & SOUR WONTONS 1/2 DOZ $4.50
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Golden Falafel' Veggie Delight $23.50/ $28.50
- Puréed chickpeas mixed with Costas® classic blend of fresh herbs and aromatic spices, lightly flash-fried for a golden crust and fluffy centre. V (R/ G)
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Grandma's Cheese Pastries $11.99
- Just like our Grandma used to make, flaky triangular pastries filled with four varieties of scrumptious melted cheese, served with thick ‘n creamy tzatziki. V
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Filleto Fantastico 225g $37.00
- 225g pure Angus fillet lightly seasoned and char-grilled, served with Mediterranean style beetroot and slow roasted Portobello field mushrooms, drizzled with tarragon red wine sauce on a bed of aromatic garlic ‘n olive oil crushed potatoes. DF GF
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Legendary Lamb Shanks $25.50/ $29.99
- Slide-off-the-bone Canterbury lamb shanks braised in fresh garlic, tomato, and red wine sauce, served over fragrant jasmine rice and a medley of fire roasted Mediterranean vegetables. DF GF (R/ G)
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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
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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.
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Grilled Canterbury Lamb $25.50/ $29.99
- Export quality Canterbury lamb marinated with Costas® traditional herbs ‘n spices and cooked to tender perfection.(R/ G)
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Mountain Tea Smoked Pork Cutlets $33.99
- Tender pork cutlets smoked with Greek mountain tea, char-grilled and glazed with red wine syrup, served with fire roasted Mediterranean vegetables on a bed of garlic ‘n olive oil crushed potatoes, topped with sweet chunky fruit chutney. DF GF
- Prawns or Lamb $22.00
- Thai Money Bags (4) $8.50
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Pad Pug Ruam - Choice - (Oyster Sauce Fresh Mushroom)
- Stir fried seasonal vegetables with Thai seasoning and sauce's choice of Oyster sauce, Soy sauce or fresh Mushrooms in sauce.
- Chicken, Pork, Beef, or Vegetarian and Tofu $11.00
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Pad Mee Leung (Stir Fried Noodles)
- Egg noodles stir-fried with fresh vegetables and beansprouts.
- Prawns or Lamb $23.00
- Great for larger groups
- Fried Rice
- Peking Duck $30.00/$58.00
- Salty Chicken $15.00/$28.00
- Stir Fried Beef with Cumin Seeds $16.00/$30.00
- Stir Fried Scallop with Spring Onion & Ginger $24.00/$44.00
- Sesame King Prawn $8.00
- Deep fried Squid $5.00
- Curry Chicken in Sizzling Plate $18.00/$34.00
- Satay Chicken in Sizzling Plate $18.00/$34.00
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Smoked Salmon $20.00
- roast baby beets, sorret, walnuts, honey lemon & sumac dressing & horseradish cream
- Black Pudding $5.00
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Beans $18.00
- spiced beans with poached eggs, smoked paprika creme fraiche & toast + black pudding $5.00
- Smoked Mushrooms $4.50
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Soup POA
- served with crusty bread and cafe de paris butter
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Quinoa $14.00
- quinoa patty, basil pesto, smoked mushroom, cheese, rocket, aioli and relish
- Spinach $4.50
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Arancini $10.00
- arborio rice balls, stuffed with pumpkin and blue cheese, smoked paprika creme fraiche
- Steak with Satay Sauce $12.00
- Mushrooms $4.00
- Prawn Mushroom on Fried Rice $12.00
- Small Steamed Rice $5.00
- Sliced Chicken & Season veges $12.00
- Sliced pork & season Veggie $12.00
- Prawn Chow Mein $12.00
- Tomato $4.00
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Pork Bing $9.90
- Tender Slow Cooked Pork, Mixed Salad, Crispy Wonton Paper, Hoisin Sauce and Mayo
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Chicken Cheese BBQ Bacon Bing $11.90
- Marinated Chicken, Bacon, Cheese, Mixed Salad, Crispy Wonton Paper, BBQ Sauce and Mayo
- All Bings are served in a freshly made Chinese style crepe cooked in scrambled egg and black sesame seeds.
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Beef Bing $9.90
- Bee, Mixed Salad, Crispy Wonton Papers, Hoisin Sauce and Mayo
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Chicken Bing $9.90
- Marinated Chicken, Mixed Salad, Crispy Wonton Paper, Hoisin Sauce and Mayo
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Original Bing $7.90
- Mixed Salad, Crispy Wonton Paper, Hoisin Sauce and Mayo
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Bingo $12.90
- Tender Slow Cooked Pork, Marinated Chicken, Bacon, Mixed Salad, Crispy Wonton Paper, Hoisin Sauce and Mayo
- Hotplate Tofu with Fresh Vegetables and Cashew Nuts $15 Reg / $22.50 Lge
- Lotus Seed Red Dates Soup $6 Single / $12 Double
- Fried Spring Rolls $4.50
- Soysage and Crispy Nugget $12 Reg / $18 Lge
- Steam or Fried Dumplings $6.80
- Banana Split $5.00
- Rice $1 Bowl / $2.50 Packet
- Rice Vermicelli Soup $10 Reg / $15 Lge
- Smoked salmon on rye with poached egg, avocado and sauce hollandaise $16.50
- Granola with natural yoghurt and berries $9.00
- Soup of the day $15.00
- Creamy Pumpkin $15.00
- Add on: Bacon, Avocado, Tomato $4.00 each
- Eggs on toast $10.00
- Mince on toast w a poached egg $16.00
- Eggs Benedict $16.50
- Apple crumble with vanilla custard $6.50
- Mini caesar salad, whb garden salad, sauteed summer veggies with lemon and herb n/a
- Butternut cream and colcannon potato ( aka bublle and squeak... sauteed cabbage, bacon and peas). G/F n/a
- Tiramisu buttermilk pancakes stack with mascapone, espresso kahlua syrup and dutch cocoa. $16.00
- Chargrilled salmon fillet with kaffir lime, scented jasmine rice, crispy shallots, spring onion and sesame oil dressing, served with a toasted peanuts, water, chestnuts and coriander salsa. G/F. D/F. $21.50
- Braised lamb shoulder $35.00
- Whb granola with milk and honey sweetened yoghurt, orange and blackcurrant compote. G/F. V. $12.00
- Light and fluffy cheese and bacon omelette w/ hash brown. G/F $9.00
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Orange and Passionfruit Tart $9.00
- Crisp pastry filled with citrus curd, served with raspberry sorbet and macerated oranges
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Pork Belly $23.00
- Twice-cooked crispy pork belly with bubble and squeak, onion, apple puree, green beans and a cider jus
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Smoked Salmon $9.00
- Hot smoked salmon croquettes, horseradish aioli, rocket and apple salad
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Pasta $8.00
- Spaghetti Napolitano with a twist; Panko crumb and parmesan crusted pasta bricks with saffron garlic mayonnaise
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Risotto $18.00
- Pearl barley risotto finished with herb marinated feta and a mixed leaf salad
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Chicken $22.00
- Prosciutto wrapped chicken breast, stuffed with rocket and pepperdews; warm broccoli, spinach, red onion salad
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Beef $8.00
- Pastrami salad on shaved cucumber pickle with rye-crusted croutons
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Seafood $9.00
- Fried crispy prawns on Skodalia, rocket salad Gogi Berry, citrus dressing
- Seafood chowder $10.50
- - fries $4.00
- Soup of the day (GF)(V) $9.50
- -bowl $7.00
- -small salad $5.00
- Homemade steak pie $8.50
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Grilled beef burger $16.50
- With smoked garlic aioli & crispy onion rings, salad & fries
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Corn fritters (GF) (egg f, dairy f) $7.50
- Fries and salad
- Salmon Nigiri $7.90
- Sakura Bento $10.50
- Platter/medium $35.00
- Platter/big $45.00
- Special Family Pack/Any Large Sushi 3 for $20.90
- Special Bento $10.50
- Nicy & Spicy $7.90
- Prawn & Koroket $7.90
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Gobi Style Lamb Cutlets $28
- on spinach salad, chili tomato chutney and cumin crunch
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Charred Pork Belly $18
- curry apple chutney, plum coulis
- Extra Pancakes For Duck $4
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Nasi Goreng (+$4 Wrapped In Egg) $22
- Indonesian style fried rice with egg, vegetables, pork, smoked ling
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Maggie’s of Beijing $24
- Inspired by the Mongolian soiled doves of Maggie’s. This lamb dish is seasoned with cumin and garlic
- Chilled Pickled Vegetables $8
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Chinese Vego Doughnut (1 X Steamed & Fried) $11
- Malaysian style steamed bun filled with vegetables and nuts then deep-fried and rolled in sweet chili glaze
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Wok-Fried Chinese Greens $20
- sautéed in fresh gingered and garlic in a light oyster sauce and sesame glaze
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Gourmet Veggie burger (V) $18.00
- Fresh and lightly spiced fresh homemade patty bursting with vegetables, topped with caramelized onions, garlic aioli and sprinkling of kumara chips
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Crunchy toasted muesli $13.50
- Homemade, topped with yoghurt fresh fruit salad
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Crispy skin salmon (GF option) $31.00
- On fresh beetroot, apple and ginger salad with tumeric and sundried tomato herb rice and citrus salsa
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Free range omelette $14.50
- Choice of 3 fillings bacon, mushroom, tomato, cheese, onion, spinach
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Homemade samosas- entree (V) $9.00
- Harissa yoghurt sauce on a bed of mesclun
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Dukkah crusted lamb $28.00
- Cooked medium rare and served on pumpkin, feta, sundried tomato and caramelized onion tart with fresh salad, gourmet roasted potatoes and harissa mint yoghurt
- Sauces: mushroom, garlic butter (GF), red wine jus, or peppercorn
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Sauteed prawns spaghetti (V option) $26.00
- With chilli, garlic, lime, fresh parmesan and parsley
Ilex
Phone
039415556
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
$20 - $30
Type
None
Service
Table Service
Cuisine
Cafe Food , European , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegetarian
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
5/887 New North Road, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8013, New Zealand
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