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

  • SEAFOOD WITH SOYBEAN STEW $15.00
    • mixed bean with various vegetables and seafood in hot pot
  • SPICY PORK & POTATO STEW IN HOT POT $15.00
    • pork backbone with potatoes served in hot pot
  • PORK IN SOY SAUCE $17.00
    • fried chopped pork served in sizzling plate
  • CHEESE SPICY CHICKEN $35.00
    • roasted chicken with cheese and vegetables in spicy sauce
  • SPICY SQUID & PORK $15.00
    • pan broiled squid and pork belly seasoned with red paper
  • KIMCHI STEW $15.00
    • kimchi pot stew in hot pot
  • SPICY PORK WITH SQUID $45.00
    • sauted squid and pork with hot paper sauce
  • RAW BEEF BIBIMBAB IN HOT POT $17.00
    • rice with mixed raw beef and vegetables in hot pot
  • Tasting Stone $21.40
    • Combined taste sensation. 50g lean pork fillet, 50g Angus beef rump, prawns, scallops and mussels. Served with golden fries, green salad and hollandaise sauce
  • Styx Full Breakfast $21.90
    • Old English sausages, bacon, tomato, mushrooms, hash browns and toast with farm fresh eggs cook any way
  • Green salad $4.50
  • Chicken Souvlaki
    • Pita bread topped with green salad, minted yogurt, tomato salsa finished with satay sauce
  • Eggs (2) $3.50
  • two piece $25.90
  • Bacon and Eggs
    • Streaky bacon, two fried eggs, hash browns and warmed batard
  • French Toast $16.90
    • Grilled batard served with your choice of berries and cream or bacon and banana, served with maple syrup
  • Potato rosti $4.00
  • Hash browns $4.00
  • Eggs Benedict $20.00
    • Akaroa salmon
  • Smoked Akaroa Salmon $20.00
    • Pickled cucumber, radish & potato salad with a lemon aioli
  • Beer Battered or Crumbed Fish $23.00
    • Fresh market fish with salad greens, fries & tartare
  • Build Your Own Breakfast $10.00
    • Choice of sourdough or rye bread with two eggs your way
  • Slow roasted tomatoes $5.00
  • Chicken & Brie Sandwich $20.00
    • On toasted Turkish bread with spiced plum chutney, lettuce, vine ripened tomato & fries
  • Fried Beef with Ginger and Spring Onion $22.00
  • Pork Spare Ribs with Garlic $26.00
  • Spicy Beef Noodle Soup $14.00
  • Deep Fried Tofu on Rice $13.00
  • Ice Cream $5.00
  • Honey B.B.Q. Pork on Rice $13.00
  • Beef Mince with Eggplant $20.00
  • Fried Pork with Beans $18.00
  • TROPICAL $24.00
    • ham off the bone, fresh cut pineapple, tomato base and mozzarella cheese
  • MUSHROOM $24.00
    • field mushrooms, swiss browns, sauteed onion and spinach
  • PRIME HEREFORD BEEF BURGER $25.00
    • with onion jam, tomato, bacon, cheese
  • Protocol Breakfast $25.00
    • Cumberland sausage, mushroom, tomato, hash brown, poached eggs, streaky bacon on grilled turkish bread
  • Vanilla Bean Brulee $14.50
    • with ice cream, peach and mango coulis
  • PANNA COTTA $14.50
    • with passionfruit and fresh berries
  • DUO OF LAMB $38.00
    • lamb fillet and slow roasted shoulder croquette on buttered mashed agria, mint yoghurt, and baby carrots and burnt onions.
  • BRUSCHETTA WITH BASIL AND TOMATO $15.00
  • Pulled Pork Sliders $14
    • In a fresh toasted ciabatta with sweet chilli, sauerkraut and mayo.
  • Fish Goujons $13
    • Battered in our fresh craft beer batter & served with lime aioli.
  • Chef's Weekly Special N/A
    • Please see the blackboard behind the bar
  • Venison Sliders $15
    • In a fresh toasted ciabatta with blue cheese sauce, beetroot, mesclun and horopito relish.
  • Spicy Tortilla Chips and Volstead Salsa $11
  • Beer Battered Onion Rings $10
    • Prepared in our fresh craft beer batter & served with chipotle mayo.
  • Fresh Volstead Salsa $3
  • Southern Style Fried Chicken $14
    • Served with Sriracha and yoghurt dipping sauces.
  • Mushroom $4.00
  • STEAK EGG FOO YOUNG $11.00
  • Hot Dogs $2.00
  • Sole Fillets $4.50
  • Fish $2.20
  • ROAST PORK FOO YOUNG $11.00
  • PRAWN FRIED RICE $10.50
  • Meat Patties $2.00
  • French Fries $5.50 / $8.00
    • Small / Large
  • Corn Fritters $18.90
    • with Bacon, Tomato, Avocado & a Poached Egg served with a freshly made Salsa
  • Tomatoes $3.50
  • Savoire Homemade Baked Beans $14.90
    • served with chorizo & a poached egg
  • Bacon $3.50
  • Toasted Sandwiches $9.90
    • Choices of Ham, Cheese, Tomato, Pineapple and Onion
  • Open Steak Sandwich $22.90
    • 200gm Sirloin Steak, Greens, Tomatoes, Portobello Mushrooms and with a warm Cream Fraiche & Mustard Sauce served on Focaccia Bread
  • Chicken Breast Sandwich $19.90
    • Chicken, Bacon, Avocado, Tomato and Red Onion on Focaccia Bread served with French Fries & Salad
  • Paneer Parantha (Indian homemade cottage cheese) $5.00
    • Stuffed with cottage scheese and spices.
  • Karahi Chicken Chicken/Lamb/Beef $19.00
    • Chicken cooked with special spices, coriander, capsicum, tomatoes and onion gravy on slow heat in pot.
  • Fish Tikka $22.00
    • Pieces of boneless fish marinated overnight in yoghurt, spices and herbs. Cooked in a charcoal tandoor.
  • Chettinad Chicken/Lamb/Beef $19.00
    • Meat cooked to perfection in black pepper, ginger, garlic & tangy tomato gravy.
  • Korma Chicken/Lamb/Beef $19.00
    • Tender pieces of chicken cooked with a gravy of cashew nuts, almonds, sultanas & very mild spices.
  • Vegetable/Paneer Biryani $16.00
    • Basmati rice cooked in special spices,fresh seasonal vegetable,cottage of cheese garnished with raisens,nuts and coriander.(mughal dish)
  • Minimum for two persons $32.00 each person
    • 2 samosas + 2 onion baji + 4 pcs veg pakora + 2 chicken tikka + 1/4 pcs tandoori chicken / Mains 2 - 1 vegetarian curry + 1 non vegetarian curry + 2 naan breads
  • (North Indian Dish) Prawn/Fish Masala $22.00
    • King prawns or Ling fish cooked with fresh capsicum, coriander, herbs and spices.
  • Toast Turkish or grain 8.00
    • with fresh tomato /double
  • Mushrooms on toast 15.50
    • Mushrooms fried in garlic butter, served on grain toast and topped with feta …
  • Mitchell's special 16.50
    • A tasty mix of chorizo, cannellini beans and tomato topped with a poached egg and drizzled with sage brown butter. Served with garlic yoghurt and crusty bread …
  • Toast 9.00
    • with ham and mustard/double
  • Toast 6.00
    • spreads- honey, jam, Nutella or vegemite …
  • Supremo 19.50
    • Eggs done to your liking with free range smoky bacon, homemade baked beans and bratwurst sausage, served on Turkish toast …
  • Breakfast bruschetta 12.50
    • Toasted Turkish bread with ricotta and roast tomatoes, drizzled with basil pesto oil …
  • Free range eggs on toast 5.50
    • Your choice of poached, scrambled or fried on Turkish or grain toast/single
  • ·Caesar Salad $19.00
    • Cos lettuce, bacon, shaved parmesan, croutons, anchovies, a soft poached egg and home-made Caesar dressing.
  • -Add cheese & bacon $12.00
  • -Small Fries $5.00
  • -wedges $3.00
  • ·Seasoned Potato Wedges $8.00
    • sour cream & sweet chili sauce
  • -Add fried egg $2.00
  • Beef Nachos **(Gluten-free Available, Vegetarian available) $18.00
    • Beef Nachos sauce, corn chips,guacamole, tomato salsa, sour cream, topped with mozzarella cheese.
  • -Large Fries $8.00
  • Prawns (in shell) with spicy salt $23.10
  • Chicken with Hoi Sin sauce $16.80
  • Honey roast chicken livers $6.30
  • Pig's kidney with ginger and spring onion $12.60
  • Pork with Hoi sin sauce $18.90
  • Steamed whole fish of the day (subject to availability) From $35.00
  • Honey roast pork $21.00
  • Stir fried seasonal vegetables with garlic $12.60
  • Kid's Platter $9.50
  • Lamb Salad $13.50
    • Marinated lamb, red onions, pine nuts, tomato, feta, yellow capsicums sauteed in a balsamic reduction and served on a bed of lettuce.
  • Indonesian $22.50 / $32.50
    • King prawns, shrimps, peanuts - on a satay sauce.
  • Seafood Chowder $11.00
    • Served with freshly baked bread.
  • Frangelico Affogato $10.00
    • Vanilla ice cream, Frangelico liqueur, espresso coffee.
  • Coney Island $22.50 / $32.50
    • Smoked chicken, mushrooms, capsicums, blue cheese, sun dried tomatoes, garlic, pesto, olives.
  • Hot Chocolate-Cup $3.50
  • Flat White $3.50
  • Toast and Home-Made Preserves $8.50
  • Open Steak Sandwich $18.00
    • served with tomato, cheese, onions and salad greens, on toasted ciabatta with a side of fries
  • Two Eggs $8.50
    • any style served on toasted bread
  • Creamy Mushrooms $12.80
    • served on ciabatta
  • Bowl of Fries $7.00
    • served with aioli
  • Three Egg Omelette $17.00
    • with your choice of the following, bacon, salmon, tomato, mushroom, onion or cheese
  • Steak Fries with Aioli $7.00
  • Bowl of Fries with Sauce $5.00
  • Muesli $18.00
    • Bircher Muesli with fresh fruits, yoghurt and honey
  • Brioche French Toast $19.00
    • Slices of sweet battered brioche toast served with maple syrup and a light dusting of cinnamon sugar. Choose from berry compote & banana or bacon & banana
  • Garlic and Herb Foccacia $10.00
    • Homemade garlic butter
  • Le Cochon $32.00
    • Roast belly of pork, served with apotato and kumara gratin and roased vegetables with apple and spring onion salsa to finish
  • Avocado Smash with Poached Eggs $19.00/$21.00
    • Served on lightly toasted brioche lavished with cream cheese Choose from (Bacon/Smoked Salmon)
  • Nasi Goreng $24.00
    • Indonesian fried rice with prawns and chicken, sambal oelek and fried egg
  • Soup of the Moment $15.00
    • Entree
  • Chocolate Brownie $13.00
    • Warm triple chocolate brownie served with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge sauce
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