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

  • GIANT $6.80
  • Crumbed Cod Fillet $4.50
  • CHEESE $4.00
  • Pattie $2.00
  • ROAST PORK CASHEW NUTS ON RICE $12.50
  • POTTLE FRIED RICE $6.00
  • TOMATO $3.00
  • BACON $4.00
  • Fish and Chips $12.00
  • Accompaniments N/A
    • Potato gratin, mashed potato or chunky chips and sautéed vegetables or garden salad.
  • Chocolate $14.00
    • Dark chocolate mousse and hazelnut brownie with strawberry and citrus compote
  • Ribs 1/2kg or 1kg $28.00 / $36.00
    • Rack of venison ribs with BBQ sauce and homemade spice rub, chips and slaw 1/2kg or 1kg.
  • Pork Belly $35.00
    • Roasted pork belly with potato puree, honey glazed yams, pickled courgette and bacon jam
  • Polenta Fries $10.00
    • Herb and roast pumpkin and cumin with parmesan.
  • Akaroa Salmon $35.00
    • Crispy skin salmon with cumin spiced Israeli cous cous, eggplant puree, crisp fennel and lemon salad
  • Cheese $15.00
    • Whitestone Brie or Kikorangi Blue with quince and ciabatta.
  • Roast Pork Pineapple on Fried Rice $12.00
    • Sliced roast pork with seasonal vegetables and pineapple in gravy on fried rice
  • Pork Mushrooms on Fried Rice $11.00
    • Sliced pork with seasonal vegetables and mushrooms in gravy on fried rice
  • Set Menu for 6.8 people $67.00
    • Chicken with cashew nuts, Steak black bean sauce, Sweet and sour pork, Roast pork fried rice, Bami Goring, Chicken Egg Foo Young
  • Prawn Chow Mein $11.50
    • Prawns with seasonal vegetables in gravy on egg noodles
  • Steak Black Bean Sauce $11.50
    • Sliced steak, mushrooms with seasonal vegetables, garlic, ginger and black bean in gravy
  • Meat (chicken) (roast pork) (pork) (steak) $4.00
  • Cashew Nuts $3.50
  • New Town Egg Foo Young Combination $11.50
    • Sliced steak, chicken, Roast pork, prawn with peas, beans and egg (like an omelette)
  • Soybean milk $2.00
  • Cold Olio $4.00
  • Spiced Pork Tripe $6.80
  • Chicken gristle $1.50
  • Spiced Pork Feet $6.80
  • Beancurd jelly with soup-meagre $4.80
  • Extra fried bread stick $1.00
  • Chicken heart $1.50
  • Chicken Noodle Soup $11.00
    • Rice noodles cooked with bean sprouts and chicken pieces served in Khmer-style Kua Teaw soup
  • Stir Fry Ginger & Spring Onion $13.00
    • Choice of chicken, beef or pork stir-fried with ginger, spring onion & celery on top of rice
  • Sweet and Sour Satay $12.00
    • Grill marinated beef or chicken satay stir fried with pineapple and onion and natural pineapple juices on a bed of steamed rice topped with our special peanut sauce
  • Combination Chew Kua Teaw $13.00
    • A combination stir fry of beef, pork, fresh vegetables and mushrooms on a bed of stir fry rice noodles, (best served with chilli sauce or lemon juice)
  • Garlic Pepper Prawns $15.80
    • Garlic prawns served with fresh vegetables, onions on rice
  • Satay Sauce on Rice or Noodles $7.00
    • Choice of steamed rice or noodles topped with our special peanut sauce
  • Beef Noodle Soup $12.00
    • Fresh sliced beef and beef balls served in Cambodian style soup with fat rice noodles and bean sprouts
  • Satay Burger $6.00
    • Grill marinated satay in a sesame bun with salad and peanut sauce
  • WE ARE COELIAC FRIENDLY
  • - SLOW BRAISED HERB & SPICED BEEF
  • ANY SALAD $9.50
  • - HAND CUT CHIPS W/ ROSEMARY SEA SALT
  • - BEETROOT & FETA POWER SALAD
  • STEP TWO - CHOOSE YOUR SIDE:
  • HOT CHIPS $6.00
  • - KUMARA RIBBONS W/ CUMIN SEED SALT
  • Chicken $5.00
  • Medium $8.50
  • Chicken Nuggets $0.70
  • Large $7.50
  • Medium $9.50
  • Turkish Delight $1.00
  • Meat $3.00
  • Chips 1/2 scoop $1.00
  • Katsu $11
    • Crumbed pork with don-katsu sauce, egg & fresh vegetable salad on rice
  • Yakjundon Set $13
    • Teriyaki chicken on noodles, tempura set & 2 chicken sushi with salad
  • Rice Ball N/A
  • Beef yaki udon $11
  • Katsu Set $13
    • Crumbed pork on rice, tempura set & 2 chicken sushi with salad
  • Teriyaki Eel $15
    • Grilled eel with teriyaki sauce & fresh vegetable salad on rice
  • Seafood Set $15
    • Teriyaki salmon on rice, sashimi & 2 salmon sushi + 1 nigiri with salad
  • Baby Tray N/A
  • Marinated Olives $8.00
    • A warmed selection
  • Tomato and Fetta Tart $17.00
    • Warm tomato and goat fetta with black olive and avocado cream
  • Fresh Breads $8.00
    • With green herb butter, balsamic reduction and olive oil
  • Open Monkfish Ravioli $17.00
    • Caramelized monkfish, chorizo, mixed beans and spinach with anchovy glaze and tarragon butter
  • Garden Salad $8.00
    • Seasonal leaves tossed in vinaigrette with accompaniments
  • Sefton Duck $38.00
    • Leg confit with baked eggplant, bok choy, duck fat potatoes, beets and cherry jus
  • Deep-fried Camembert (75g) $14.00
    • With old-school apricot sauce
  • Carved Roast Sirloin of Hereford Prime $38.00
    • With béarnaise, corned beef gratin, green beans, jus and horseradish Yorkshire pudding
  • Som Tam (Thai Salad) $10.00
    • (Spicy sweet carrot salad with chili, garlic, lemon and tomatoes)
  • Prawns $15.00
  • Rard Naa
    • (Stir Fried rice noodle with creamy soup)
  • Sukiyaki (Hot Pot) $55.00
    • (Noodle soup dish made with vegetables, mung bean noodles, and the meat of your choice in a hot pot – for 4 people)
  • Pad Kee Mao
    • (Stir fried rice noodle with spicy basil sauce with the meat of your choice)
  • Sticky Rice Small $3.00 Large $5.00
  • Peanut Sauce (Pad Satay)
  • Rice Soup
  • Seafood Chowder $12.50
    • With artisan soup roll
  • Soup of the Day $10.00
    • With artisan soup roll
  • Fries (GF) $6.00
    • With aioli
  • Quinoa Falafel Wrap $15.50
    • With guacamole, smoked tomato salsa, lettuce and tzatziki, served with fries
  • Steak Sandwich $17.50
    • 200gm sirloin with salad greens, beetroot relish and crispy onion rings in artisan bread, served with fries
  • Beer Battered Fish of the Day $15.50
    • With fries, chop salad and house made tartare sauce
  • Abode Chicken Burrito $15.50
    • With guacamole, smoked tomato salsa, cheddar cheese and fennel slaw, served with fries
  • Roast of the Day (GF available) $15.00
    • Ask your server about today’s roast
  • Sausage Rolls $2.50
  • Bacon and egg $4.00
  • Gourmet & Sausage Roll $5.00
  • Pastie $5.00
  • Cottage $5.00
  • All Steak Pies $5.00
  • Savouries $2.00
  • Mince $4.50
  • Kapiti aged cheddar & Kahurangi creamy blue $16.5
    • with cornichons, poached pear & toasted breads
  • Fries & aioli $5.5
  • French toast with maple & ice cream $8.5
  • Espresso egg $19.5
    • add bacon/smoked salmon
  • Steamed greens with toasted almonds $5.5
  • Your choice of Crumbed fish, crispy chicken thigh or cheerio’s served with vege sticks & fries or a bread roll $10.5
  • Lemonade or coke spider $4.5
  • Espresso egg $16.5
    • parmesan, chive & potato scone with field mushrooms, baby spinach, poached egg & hollandaise
  • 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
  • Spring Roll $3.50
  • Chicken Nuggets $4.00
    • half dozen
  • 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
  • The Fat Pig $11.00
    • Champagne ham, chunky pineapple pieces teamed up with tasty cheese.
  • Italiano $15.50
    • Mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, capsicum, cabanossi infused in a creamy garlic sauce or bbq sauce.
  • Cheesecake of the Day $12.50
  • Large - serves 4 $59.00
  • Steak $32.00
    • 250g Ribeye with garlic butter, served with either potato rosti & seasonal greens or garden salad & fries
  • KAIKOURA $26.00
    • Garlic butter base, mozzarella, white fish, mussels, prawns, chilli flakes & parsley
  • Half & half add $2.00
  • Hummus, cheese, olives, pickles, salami, ham, Kransky, cold smoked salmon, dukkah, flat bread & crackers.
  • Garden Salad $12.5
    • A selection of fresh seasonal ingredients sourced locally
  • Wood-fired flatbread with hummus & dukkah $15.50
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