Little Italy Restaurant in Christchurch Menu

BRUNCH/LUNCH BRUNCH/LUNCH
  • All Items $15 Unless Stated
  • Available – Mon to Fri 10am – 4pm Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays 9am – 4pm
  • $6 Eggs on toast
    • 2 eggs the way you like poached, scrambled or fried. Served on toasted Turkish bread.
  • Add: Bacon $4.00, Sausage $2.50, Tomato, Avocado or Potato Hash $2.00
  • Eggs Benedict
    • 2 poached eggs, served on toasted ciabatta bread smothered in hollandaise sauce. With a choice of either: Bacon, Smoked Salmon or Wilted Spinach
  • Hot Cakes
    • Served with mixed berry compote, freshly whipped cream & lashing of icing sugar.
  • Mussel Chowder
    • Creamy traditional chowder with NZ green lipped mussels, potatoes and bacon. Served with toasted bread.
  • Smoked Chicken Salad
    • With crispy streaky bacon, fresh salad greens, tomato wedges, garnish. Mixed in homemade honey mustard dressing.
  • Vietnamese Beef Salad
    • Marinated beef strips, soft vermicelli noodles, spring onion, diced tomatoes and salad garnish. Tossed through a sweet chilli, mirin dressing.
  • Camembert & Chicken Melt
    • Chargrilled chicken thigh & baked camembert cheese. Served on crisp toasted ciabatta bread topped with cranberry jelly.
  • Bishops Fish n Chips.
    • A twist on an old classic, Panko crumbed Orange Roughy, served with steak fries and homemade tartare sauce.
  • Beef, Bacon & BBQ Burger
    • Fresh Vienna bun, 200gm Beef Pattie, streaky bacon, lettuce, tomato and red onion. Served with chunky fries and chipotle aioli.
  • Philly Steak Roll
    • Angus Rump Steak, Philly style. Topped with Swiss cheese finished under the grill. Accompanied with southern seasoned crispy fries.
  • Mushroom and Almond Risotto
    • Finished with parmesan cheese and baby spinach.
  • Roast of the Day $12.95
    • Your waiter will advise you on the day’s selection.
DINNER MENU DINNER MENU
  • Available from 5pm
  • STARTERS
  • Garlic Loaf $9.50
    • Served with homemade garlic & herb butter.
  • Cheesy Pesto Sticks $12.00
    • Baked Turkish bread topped with lashings of basil pesto and cheddar cheese.
  • Seafood Chowder $14.80
    • Creamy thick traditional chowder with bacon, mussels, cuttlefish and prawns. Served with grilled bread.
  • Chicken Pate $14.00
    • Kath’s secret recipe with chicken livers, bacon and lager. Served with onion relish, pickles and balsamic sticks.
  • Garlic Chilli Prawns $16.00
    • Served with a rocket salad with spring onion and cherry tomatoes. Accompanied with charred lime and sour cream.
  • SALADS
  • Smoked Chicken Salad $16.50
    • With crispy streaky bacon, fresh salad greens, tomato wedges, garnish. Mixed in homemade honey mustard dressing.
  • Vietnamese Beef Salad $15.50
    • Marinated beef rump strips, soft vermicelli noodles, spring onion, diced tomatoes and salad garnish. Tossed through a sweet chilli, mirin dressing.
  • PIZZA & PASTA
  • ALL PIZZAS – $20.00
  • Double Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza
    • Minced beef, rashers of bacon, mozzarella cheese on a bbq sauce base finished with garlic aioli.
  • Thai Mushroom & Roasted Capsicum
    • Sliced mushrooms, roasted peppers, feta cheese on a sweet thai chilli base topped with basil pesto.
  • Ultimate Pizza Lovers
    • Salami, ground beef, tender chick pieces with grated cheese on a Italian sauced base topped with whiskey BBQ.
  • Chicken & Pistachio Penne $19.80
    • Tender chicken thigh, roasted pistachio bits, feta cheese, fresh basil & penne pasta. Tossed with cream and basil pesto.
  • Bacon & Pea Alfredo Fettucine $18.50
    • Crispy bacon bits, baby peas & tri colour fettuccine, mixed in traditional Alfredo sauce.
  • FROM THE SEA
  • Teriyaki Salmon Fillet $27.50
    • Grilled Succulent Salmon brushed with teriyaki sauce. Served on Asian chilli soft vermicelli noodles with sauteed bok choy green beans and peanuts. Accompanied with sesame soy sauce.
  • Fresh Fish $27.00
    • Served on creamy Agria puree. With roasted cajun capsicum slithers, green beans. Topped with herb sour cream. *Please ask our friendly wait staff for the chef’s choice of Fish this evening.
  • FROM THE LAND
  • Supreme Chicken $25.50
    • Char-grilled bacon wrapped chicken breast, served on potato gratin with garlic sautéed baby carrots, finished with creamy basil pesto sauce.
  • Confit Pork Belly $24.50
    • Belly of the Pig slowly roasted in seasoned spiced oil. Served on a curry kumara and carrot salad with pan seared Asian greens. Topped with plum & tamarillo chutney.
  • “Shank Heaps” $24.00
    • Herbed tomato braised Lamb Shank, served on potato smash with blanched broccoli, garlic con fit. Finished with its own braising liquid, topped with carrot chips.
  • *Extra charge of $8 for an extra shank.
  • Charred Vegetable Skewers $23.00
    • Button mushrooms, capsicum, red onion, polenta chips and sun dried tomato skewers, brushed with chilli oil then char-grilled. Served with buttery new potatoes, sautéed spinach finished with coriander lime sauce.
  • FROM THE GRILL
  • Chargrilled Steaks $32.00
    • Choose your steak, from one of the following, cooked to your liking: Rump 400 GM, Angus T Bone 350 GM, Porterhouse 300 GM, Rib Eye 250 GM.
  • All steaks served on a potato and herb rosti, with bacon wrapped green beans, and sauteed field mushrooms.
  • Add a sauce of your choice for $2.00
    • Creamy Mushroom, Basil Pesto, Green Peppercorn, Roasted Capsicum, Diane Sauce
  • BITS ‘N’ PIECES
  • Fries / Salad / Slaw / Sauteed Seasonal Vegetables $4.00
    • Garlic butter, Aioli, BBQ sauce, Sweet Thai chilli, Chipotle aioli, Hollandaise (Complimentary)
  • SWEET ENDINGS
  • ALL DESSERTS $12.50
  • Banoffee Pie
    • Buttery malt biscuit base with succulent banana caramel finished with fresh Chantilly cream.
  • Chocolate Brownie Cup
    • Served hot with vanilla ice cream & lashings of chocolate ganache.
  • Berry Mousse
    • Homemade with white chocolate shards & whipped cream.
  • Ice Cream Trilogy
    • Caramel Cookie, Mochaccino & Peaches n Cream. With a selection of sweet sauces.
  • Classic Bread ‘N’ Butter Pudding
    • Served hot with Irish crème ice cream & blueberry compote.
  • Assortment of Tea’s & Coffees $4.50 small $5.00 large
BAR MENU BAR MENU
  • Chef’s Platter $25.00
    • Vege Samosas, Salami, Hoki Bites, Southern Chicken Sticks, Salt & pepper Squid, Battered Pineapple Rings
  • Tasting Plate $28.00
    • Sticky chicken wings, Bbq Ribs, Prawn cutlets, BBQ pork steam bun, Broccoli & ricotta balls, Pesto sticks
  • Beef, Bacon & BBQ Burger $15.00
    • Fresh Vienna bun, 200gm Beef Pattie, streaky bacon, lettuce, tomato and red onion. Served with chunky fries and chipotle aioli
  • Chargrilled Steak Sandwich $21.50
    • 200Gm Ribeye steak, cooked the way you like. With garlic aioli, salad greens, sun dried tomatoes, and onion relish. Served in toasted ciabatta bread with steak fries and tomato sauce
  • Available all day
  • Bishop’s Wicked Wings
    • Your choice of 500gm OR 1kg with one of the following sauces: Whiskey BBQ, Honey Mustard, Teriyaki Orange, Jamaican Jerk
  • 500gm – $15.00
  • 1Kg – $22.50
  • Double Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza $20.00
    • Ground beef, rashers of bacon, mozzarella cheese on a bbq sauce base finished with garlic aioli
  • Ultimate Pizza Lovers $20.00
    • Salami, ground beef, tender chicken pieces with grated cheese on a Italian sauced base topped with whiskey BBQ
  • Bishop’s BBQ Ribs 350Gms $15.50
  • Cheese & Bacon Wedges $11.50
    • Served with chimichurri sour cream and capsicum salsa.
  • Steak Fries $8.50
    • Served with tomato sauce & garlic aioli
  • 1K Mussel Pots $23.50
    • Your choice of 2 flavours: Kath’s Famous Cream Curry Sauce OR Garlic Butter & Lager
KIDS MENU KIDS MENU
  • All Meals $10
  • Hot Dog & Chips
  • Spaghetti Bolognese with salad OR fries
  • Chicken & Slaw Burger with crispy fries
  • Mini Bacon, Pineapple & Mozzarella
  • Pizza
  • All kid’s meals are served with an ice cream sundae. Choose from Chocolate, Caramel, Raspberry OR Strawberry. With hundreds n thousands, chocolate bites and a pink wafer.

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Chicken Burger $20.00
    • Crumbed chicken breast, cheese, lettuce, red onion, tomato, streaky bacon, house mayo & aioli stacked in a warm toasted bun
  • (Meal only, without combo $12.00)
  • Fish Burger $20.00
    • Battered fresh market fish of the day, lashings of home made tartare sauce, gherkin, red onion, cheese, lettuce stacked in a warm toasted bun
  • Baby Back Ribs Small $28 Large $35
    • Fall off the bone baby back ribs with a kick ass hickory sauce, served with seasonal salad & fries
  • Extras $3.00
    • Onion rings, Eggs (2), Mushrooms, Tomato, Hash-browns (2)
  • Steak Sandwich $20.00
    • cooked just the way you like it, served with Aioli, mustard lettuce, tomato, red onion on warm focaccia bread with fries
  • Fish of the Day $19.00
    • Market fresh fish in a tempura batter or pan fried served with seasonal salad & fries
  • All burgers served with fries
  • Thai Orchid Noodle Soup $12.00
    • Home-made special noodles soup with meat, bean sprouts & bok choy
  • Thai Spring Rolls (4) $5.00
  • Pad Priew Warn $12.00
    • Sweet and sour sauce combined with pineapple, tomato, onion & cucumber
  • Kow Pad $10.00
    • Thai fried rice with egg, meat, broccoli, onion, tomato & carrot
  • No MSG added / Vegetarian and Gluten Free Available
  • Monday - Saturday from 11.30 am - 2.30 pm. Original Thai Cuisine
  • Gaeng Daeng $12.50
    • Red curry with coconut milk, bamboo shoots, beans, sweet basil, peas & eggplant
  • Chicken Tom Yum Soup $5.00
  • Awesomeness in a burger! Egg, meat pattie, onion, tomato, lettuce, beetroot & tomato sauce $5.50
  • Crinkle Cut Chips $2.50
  • Double Meat Burger $4.50
  • Tomato & Tartare Sauce $2.50
  • Bacon Fritters $2.50
    • Chunky bacon, onion, mustard, and herbs in a batter mix. Hearty bacon flavour!
  • Vege Burger $5.50
    • Crumbed vege pattie, lettuce, onion & tomato sauce. Really yummy...really filling!!
  • Hawaiian Burger (cheese & pineapple) $5.00
  • Crumbed chicken tenders, cheese, bacon, onion, lettuce and finished with our tasty BBQ sauce $6.50
  • Meat Patties $2.20
  • Chocolate Donuts $2.20
  • Steak & Onion Patties $2.60
  • Corn Patties $2.50
  • Fish $2.60
  • Spring Rolls $2.70
  • Scallops (Dozen Crumbed) $14.00
  • Chicken Patties (Crumbed) $2.30
  • Prawn Twisters $12.00
    • Sweet chilli sauce.
  • Salmon Salad $25.00
    • Hot smoked salmon with quinoa, honey roast vegetables, crisp leaves, a citrus vinaigrette and pine nuts.
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $25.00
    • Cos lettuce with parmesan, bacon, soft boiled egg and classic dressing.
  • Quesadilla $15.00
    • Shredded pork, cheese, jalapeño and sour cream.
  • 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.
  • Polenta Fries $10.00
    • Herb and roast pumpkin and cumin with parmesan.
  • Two Fried Eggs $4.00
  • Chicken Wings $14.00
    • Spicy or BBQ with lemon and herb sour cream.
  • Cashew Nuts added to your order $3
  • 10. Ginger Dish
    • served with rice, stir fried with chef’s selected vegetables & fresh ginger
  • Chicken, beef or Pork $16
  • Chicken, beef or Pork $16
  • Combination Seafood $18
  • 19. Garlic Sauce Our Styles
    • served with rice, a fine dish, stir fried chef’s selected vegetables, topped by meal of your choice in chefs garlic sauce
  • Black Tiger Prawns (7 pieces) $18
  • Chicken, beef or Pork $16
  • Bacon $3.00
  • Mushrooms $3.00
  • Pizza Large $18 Small $12
  • Beef Croquettes with Dijonnaise $10.00
  • Beef, Double Cheese, Tomato, Lettuce, and Tomato Relish $10.00
  • Salmon, Rocket, Dill, and Cream Cheese
  • Salami $3.00
  • Onion Rings $7.00
  • Roasted Chicken, Mayo & Radish Sandwich, Potato Chips $9.90
  • Cheese & Spring Onion Sandwich $7.90
  • Denver Omelette $15.90
    • Three Organic Eggs, Bacon, Ham & Peppers
  • All Day Dine In or Take Out
  • Braised Brisket $18.90
    • Braised Brisket, Grilled Beer Bread, Onion Rings & Chipotle Mayo
  • 7.00 to 11.00
  • Bacon Buttie
  • Pancakes $10.90
    • Trio of Pancakes, Rhubarb & Vanilla Butter
  • Beef Goulash (Hovezi Gulas) $22.50
    • Czech beef goulash served w. dumplings or in bread
  • Bagel $9
    • w. 2 fillings - cream cheese, tomato or pesto
  • Pasta of the Day N/A
    • please ask our friendly staff
  • Czech Specials N/A
    • ask our friendly staff or see our specials board
  • Eggs Benedict $21.50
    • w. house smoked salmon
  • Prosciutto Cream Cheese Spinach Roulade $16
    • prosciutto cream cheese spinach roulade w- rocket salad, walnuts, cherry tomato and ciabatta
  • Pork Ribs (Veprova zebra) (0.5 kg / 1 kg) $25 / $32
    • slow cooked tender pork ribs in a honey marinade served w. fries and coleslaw
  • Goat Cheese & Green Bean Salad $22
    • served with semi dried tomato, Kalamata olives, red onion, mesculin lettuce and bread croutons
  • Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Sundae.( V) $12
    • Hokey Pokey, fudge sauce, peanut brittle, rice bubble cake, vanilla cream
  • Southern Fried Chicken and Waffles $21
    • Fried chicken, Waffles, Maple syrup.
  • (GF) gluten free (V) Vegeterian
  • Cheeses, all served with quince paste, fig relish,candied walnuts, crackers, toasted ciabatta $1
    • -11 for
  • Loaded Curly Fries.( V) $13
    • Sriracha, hoisin, coriander, peanut brittle, garlic mayo
  • -Akaroa hot smoked salmon
  • Sesame crusted Beef salad. $23
    • Pickled veges, crispy rice wafers, sriracha mayo
  • -Avocado and tomato.
  • Smoked Eel Nigiri $14
  • Soft-Shell Crab $22
  • Kung Pao Pow! $24
    • So the idea of this dish to hunt through the chillies in the tangy hot sauce, discovering the braised chicken and roasted peanuts.
  • Maggie’s of Beijing $24
    • Inspired by the Mongolian soiled doves of Maggie’s. This lamb dish is seasoned with cumin and garlic
  • Two ‘Hot-As’ Chilies $4
  • Bok Choy $12
    • hoisin butter and sesame
  • Har Gow Crystal Skins (4 X Steamed) $16
    • Prawn, bacon and thyme wrapped in paper thin dumpling pastry
  • Yum Yum Kip $16
    • Chicken, spinach, mung bean, sushi ginger, peanuts and cucumber
  • Quesadilla $18
    • A 10.5inch tortilla folded over marinated and slow-cooked meat. Cheese, chipotle hot-sauce, salsa, sour cream, lettuce
  • Holey Roller $15
    • Egg in toast, baked with cheese and served with roasted tomatoes and peppers and served with hot seasonal greens
  • Mushrooms $4
  • Add
  • Frenchy Toast $15
    • Hector’s house-baked loaf, fresh toasted and served with either maple, yoghurt and seasonal roast fruit
  • Kitchen orders until 2 pm
  • Little Hector $12
    • Eggs done your way on Hector’s home-made bread
  • Bacon $5
  • Slow Roasted Pork belly on Crispy Chats n/a
    • with apple sauce and crackling with red wine jus
  • Liquorice Parfait n/a
    • w fresh mint strawberries and lime syrup
  • Feta and herb Stuffed Field Mushrooms On Garlic Toast n/a
  • Warm Blackberry Crumble Cake n/a
    • w vanilla bean ice cream
  • Herb Marinated Chicken Breast n/a
    • on smashed potato and green beans with a creamy garlic thyme sauce
  • Breads and House Dips n/a
  • Lemongrass and Chilli Spiked Calamari n/a
    • on crispy wonton sheets
  • Housemade Pappardelle n/a
    • with slow roasted tomato, kalamata olives, fresh basil and chilli with parmesan
  • Chicken Satay $4.80
  • Traditional Kiwi Mince $4.50
  • Steak & Cheese $4.80
  • Steak & Mushroom $4.80
  • Savouries $2.50
  • Sausage Roll $3.10
  • Mince & Cheese $4.80
  • Steak $4.60
  • Eggs benedict $24
    • With streaky bacon, served on homemade english muffins with poached eggs and hollandaise
  • Crispy calamari (gf) $25
    • Seaweed salad, hoisin mayonnaise, fried onions & crispy calamari
  • Toast, hash brown, hollandaise, tomato, crumpets $4
  • Jam & lemon curd, cream cheese, honey, homemade peanut butter and crab apple jelly $3
  • Chef's breakfast (gf) (df) $24.00
    • Kedgeree cakes, (smoked fish & rice with herbs & spices) soft boiled egg & courgette ribbon salad & lime aioli
  • The naan (ef) $16.50
    • Herb naan, cream cheese, spinach & tomato compote with your choice of either bacon or mushrooms
  • Rare roast beef salad $24.50
    • Roast pumpkin, glazed mushrooms, mustard sprouts, spinach, crostini & horseradish cream
  • Chipotle chicken quesadilla $14.50
    • With avocado sour cream
Little Italy Restaurant

Little Italy Restaurant

location

Address

119 Farrington Avenue, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8053, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033592930

clock

Opened hours

Sunday 11:30 - 21:00 Monday 11:30 - 21:00 Tuesday 11:30 - 21:00 Wednesday 11:30 - 21:00 Thursday 11:30 - 21:00 Friday 11:30 - 21:00 Saturday 11:30 - 21:00
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Italian , Pizza

features

Features

Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Dinner

Location
119 Farrington Avenue, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8053, New Zealand
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