Bench Cafe in Christchurch Menu

Chicken Tenderloin Stack * $23.00
- Pan seared, served on roasted vegetables and mash, finished with streaky bacon and a light tarragon cream sauce
Soup of the Day (Please check the board for today’s creation) $5.50/ $8.50
Mushrooms $2.50
Vegetable Lasagna $24.00
- Layers of pasta, pumpkin, tomato garlic and herbs served with chips and a side salad
Baileys & Maltese Cheesecake $8.50
- Our own special in house recipe, wonderful, light & refreshing, served with cream & ice cream
Pork Fillet Salad * $20.00
- Pickled pork fillet cooked in apple cider with Asian spices, served chilled on a bed of apples, peppers and red cabbage
Garlic French Stick $5.00
- Crispy bread, toasted with our special blend of garlic butter
Fish of the Day * $24.00
- Check our board, pan seared and grilled, served with a fresh green salad or seasonal vegetables

(Meal only, without combo $12.00)
Jelly
Fish Bites
- served with fried & tomato sauce
Mushroom Fettuccine $18.00
- Fettuccine pasta tossed in a flavoursome creamy mushroom sauce
Chicken Filo $20.00
- changes weekly, please check the specials board, served with seasonal salad & fries
Mini Cheese Burger
- 120g. Angus meat pattie, with lettuce, cheddar cheese & fries
Thai Beef Salad $21.00
- Tender marinated beef, pickled mango, crispy noodles, cucumber, tomato, toasted sesame seeds, cashews, fresh coriander, house made Nam Jim dressing
Garden Burger $20.00
- Falafel pattie, mushroom, feta, lettuce, tomato, red onion, mayo & aioli, in a warm toasted bun

Tempura udon noodle $16
Black tiger prawn 4p $15
Chicken platter large $50
- Karaage, spicy, sweet and sour wings .
Teriyaki chicken $18
Sweet and spicy $11
- karaage Deep fried boneless chicken pieces coated with sweet and spicy chili sauce and crunchy pea .
Garden salad $7.50
- Fresh vegetable with home made fruity dressing .
Tsukemono $4
- Japanese pickles .
Tonkotsu ramen $13
- Japanese noodle with pork bone based soup .

CHIPS $7.00
- with Aioli.
Add a second patty. $4.00
WEDGES $8.00
- with Sour Cream and Sweet Chilli.
BLUEBURGER $15.00
- Beef, blue cheese, caramelised onions, chutney, lettuce and mayo.
CHEERIOS $5.00
- with tom sauce.
WEDGES $13.00
- with cheese and bacon.
CHICKEN BURGER $15.00
- Chicken, chilli mayo, lettuce, smoked cheese and house-dried tomatoes.
Add Fries or Coleslaw to Any Burger $3.00

Hawaiian $5.50
Crinkle Cut Chips - Scoop $2.80
Kids $3.50
Shoestring Chips Scoop $2.80
Plain $4.00
Angus Burger $7.00
Mushroom $4.50
Large Hot Dog / Spring Rolls / Curry Rolls $2.90

Pulled Pork Carnitas (two $11.90) $6.20
Fajita Veggies with Guac $9.90
Chargrilled Chicken A La Brasa $14.60
Slow Roasted Beef Barbacoa (two $12.70) $6.60
Tortilla Chips & Salsa Bar $5.00
Quesadilla
Pulled Pork Carnitas $14.10
Fajita Veggies with Guac $13.40

Africans noodles (BBQ pork) $11.00
Lemon Bubbly Shake $4.20
Salty Fish Chicken Fried Rice $10.50
Spiced Fungus Salad with Chilli $8.00
Sarawak Fried Noodles (beef) $11.00
Apple Green Tea $4.70
Double Melon Pudding Milk $6.00
Calpis Lychee Shake $4.20

Toasted ham & cheese sandwich with chips $9
Pancakes with banana & bacon $16
- served with maple syrup & ice cream or cream
Fish n Chips $15
- battered Hoki fillet with fries, salad garnish, tartar sauce
Red Plate Special $10
- bacon, fried egg, hash brown, spinach & ciabatta, plus regular size hot beverage. No substitutions
Salad of the Day $10
Beef Burger $16
- beef, lettuce, tomato, beetroot, gherkins served with fries add extra – cheese, egg, pineapple $1 each bacon $2 each
The Workman $18
- Eggs, bacon, sausages, mushrooms, hashbrown & toast (tomato optional)
Deluxe Wedges $16
- seasoned wedges topped with melted cheese, bacon, sour cream & sweet chilli sauce

French Fries, ketchup, aioli $9/$15
Garlic Ciabatta $11.5
- Garlic ciabatta, basil pesto, mozzarella
Confit Duck $33
- Black rice, bok choy, shitake, mandarin
Prime Canterbury Beef $39.5
- Fillet 200g
Beetroot Hummus Flat Bread $12
- Feta, dukkah
Prime Canterbury Beef $43.5
- Ribeye 350g
West Coast Whitebait Sliders, tartare $21.5
Radler Cured Salmon $16.5
- Beetroot, horseradish, rhubarb

Mushrooms $ 1.50
Deep Fried Platters $15.00 / $20.00
- A selection of Deep Fried Fish Bites, Sausages, Onion Rings, Samosas and Money, Bags served with Fries, Sweet Thai Chilli & Tartare Sauce.
Nachos $10.00
- Cheese Nacho’s topped with melted cheese, Waimairi’s Own Nacho Mince, Sour Cream & Nacho Sauce
Hash-Browns $ 1.50
Sausages (2) $ 1.50
Green Salad $ 4.00
Off The Grill $ 14.00
- Grilled Sausage, Bacon, Porterhouse Steak, Grilled Tomato, Grilled Mushroom & Egg. Served with Fries.
Open Steak Sandwich $15.00
- Porterhouse Steak served on Toasted Ciabatta with Lettuce, Tomato, Beetroot, Cheese, Caramelised Onion & drizzled with Aioli. Served with Fries.

Fish Bites $8.50
- Served with fries
Lamb Koftas $21.50
- Greek style served on couscous with sides of onion and tomato salsa and homemade riata
Wedges with sour cream $5.00
Fries $4.00
Garlic Bread $7.90
- Need we say any more?
Lambs Fry & Bacon $18.50
- Yum! Served with creamy mashed potatoes and peas
Kids Combo $10.00
- Includes any kids meal, small soft drink and small sundae
Crumbed Beef Schnitzel $19.50
- Panfried and served with mushroom sauce, chips and seasonal salad

Ribeye 400 gr $33.00
- Bone in Grilled to your choice
Ceviche $12.00
- Market fresh fish marinated in citrus juices with a twist of chilli and coriander
1 Side and 1 Sauce of your choice
Warm Salad $6.00
- Grilled seasonal vegetables
Prime Rump 300 gr $21.00
- A lean cut that has lots of flavours, best served medium rare
Anticuchos $19.00
- A selection of pork, house madechorizo, beef, capsicum and onion all skerwered and seared over the grill
Ensalada verde $6.00
- Green salad with a delicate passion fruit dressing
For one $28.00
- A selection of different meat cuts: Beef, chorizo and chicken accompanied by your choice of 1 side and 1 sauce

Nobanno Mix Biryani $25.90
- Aromatic rice cooked with a combination of meat, seafood and vegetables together with cashew nuts and raisins
Rezala (chicken or lamb or beef or pork) $10.40
- Meat cooked with onion, spices, capsicum and fresh homemade yoghurt.
Mince Naan $4.90
- Naan bread stuffed with spicy lamb mince
Nobanno salad $9.90
Borhani $5.40
- (Aromatic salted mint flavoured drink made with yoghurt)
Macher Zhol $12.90
- Traditional fish dish cooked with potato, aromatic herbs and spices
Curry Options
Cappuccino $4.40

Mix Veg Curry $18.50
- Seasonal vegetables cooked in onion tomato gravy with garlic flavour
Matar Paneer $18.50
- Peas and cottage cheese (paneer) in a tomato based sauce, spiced with garam masala
Veg Makhani $18.50
- Seasonal vegetables cooked in tomato and cream
Pork Vindaloo $19.50
- Goan delicacy feisty and furious
Platter for two $20.50
- Vegetable samosas, onion spinach bhajees, chicken tikka and mince stix and a selection of yummy dips
Lamb Saag $19.50
- Simmered spinach masala with tomato and garlic – stunning iron fix
Chicken Tikka $15.00
- Tender chicken chunks marinated in yoghurt and spices
Sweet mango chutney $3.50
- Fresh mango of course – delish

Chicken Biryani $18.50
- Rice cooked with chicken in masala and various flavoursome spices
Lamb Jalfrezy $20.00
- Lamb cooked in special paste with red and green capsicum
Mango Chicken $19.00
- Chicken prepared in a mild mango pulp based gravy.
Lamb Madras $20.00
- A coconut based gravy. A curry full of flavorsome spices from South East coastal city of India-Madras.
Stuffed Prantha $5.00
- Naan stuffed with mashed vegetables.
Lamb Chops $ 12.00
- Lamb chops marinated, skewered & cooked in the Tandoor
Fish Malabari $20.00
- Fish fillets cooked in coconut based gravy typical costal Indian (Malabar) style.
Chicken Vindaloo $19.00
- A curry from South India. Vindaloo paste is a beautiful blend of spices, garlic, vinegar and chilies

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295 Durham Street, Christchurch City Centre, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8013, New Zealand

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