Farrington Tavern in Christchurch Menu

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Available – Mon to Fri 10am – 4pm Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays 9am – 4pm
All Items $15 Unless Stated
$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.

Classic Bread ‘N’ Butter Pudding
- Served hot with Irish crème ice cream & blueberry compote.
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.
Assortment of Tea’s & Coffees $4.50 small $5.00 large

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
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

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

Affogato (GF) $10.00
- Allpress espresso over vanilla ice cream With a shot of Frangelico $16
Side Salads
Francesca’s Antipasti Board cured meats and Italian cheeses with sour dough $25.00
Tiramisu $14.00
- with house made mascarpone
Prawn linguine, rocket, sundried tomato, lemon $26.00
Baby cos lettuce, sherry vinaigrette (GF) $8.00
Melanzane - baked eggplant with Napoli sauce, parmigiano reggiano, mozzarella, pangrattato and a green side salad (V) $26.00
Kale salad, Apple, sultanas, walnuts, Parmesan and pangrattato (V) $12.00

Lemon Grass & Chilli Chicken $15 Med/$27 Lg
Sate King Prawn (hot) $18 Med/$32 Lg
Crispy Squid $8.50
Fried Spring Rolls on Rice Vermicelli $12.00
Vietnamese Braised Pork with Eggs on Rice $12.00
Vietnamese Sweet & Sour Squid $15 Med/$27 Lg
Sate Seafood & Vege on Rice $14.00
Grilled Minced Pork on Kebab $8.50

Classic Bene Half $15 Full $20
- Free range poached eggs served on toasted ciabatta with Luciano’s famous hollandaise, a roasted tomato and Manuka Smoked Bacon
Free Range Egg $2.5
Pancakes $20
- Savoury: Vege pancakes with our house made beetroot hummus, crispy bacon and poached eggs and finished with a balsamic reduction
Marlborough Smoked Salmon $6
Ice Cream Sundae $8
- Chocolate syrup & marshmallows
Granola and Fruit Salad $14
- Our house baked maple granola served with a fresh fruit salad and a berry reduction
Add Bacon $4
Prawn Tacos $21
- Two soft shell tacos served with golden prawns, pineapple salsa, heirloom tomatoes, capsicum and coriander, finished with lime zested sour cream

Bacon Egg Burger $5.00
Seafood Fritters $2.50
- Hoki fish, crabsticks, fresh herbs, spring onion and smoked fish. Yummy mix of seafood!
Bacon Fritters $2.50
- Chunky bacon, onion, mustard, and herbs in a batter mix. Hearty bacon flavour!
Battered Red Cod / Battered Sole / Battered Blue Cod (Chatham Island) Please ask
Our Regular Fish Hoki $2.70
Crumbed Vegetable Patties $2.50
- Mixture of chilli beans, tomato, potato, spring onion, corn and herbs. These are so delicious!
Curry & Rice Rolls $2.50
Meat Patties $2.50
- 100% beef mince, potato, onion & herbs. Legendary family favourite!!!

Seafood Chowder (Main) $23.00
- Mains serving has the addition of green lipped mussels in the shell and tempura prawns.
Olives $8.00
- Marinated in lemon, chilli and herbs.
Chicken $19.00
- Mushroom, bacon, roast potato, BBQ sauce
Beef Rib $26.00
- Slow cooked barbecued beef rib, manuka smoked for 4 hours, with mashed potato, roast carrots and bbq sauce.
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
Chilli Prawn $19.00
- Red onion, sweet chili, garlic
Salmon Salad $25.00
- Hot smoked salmon with quinoa, honey roast vegetables, crisp leaves, a citrus vinaigrette and pine nuts.

(Our eggs are free range & bacon, hashbrowns & sausages Gluten Free)
with jam and cream cheese $8.00
Creamy Mushrooms on Toast: $17.00
- Sliced Portabello Mushrooms in a creamy sauce served on foccacia
Smoked Salmon Sandwich: $18.00
- Smoked salmon, cream cheese, avocado, lettuce, tomato, cucumber and mayo on toasted foccacia
BLT: $15.00
- Bacon, lettuce, tomato, relish and mayo on toasted foccacia
Salad Plate: $15.00
- Your selection from our freshly made salads with toasted foccacia
with hummus and tomato $9.00
with salmon and cream cheese $10.00

Chicken Lollipop $10.90
- 5 pieces of Tandoor roasted Chicken. Deliciousness
Murg Tikka $10.50
- Marinated boneless chicken, skewered and slow cooked in the tandoor.
Whole Tandoori Chicken $21.90
Chloe Bhatura $12.00
Dahi Bhalli $10.50
- Lentil dumpling deep fried, then soaked in a special yogurt sauce and tamarind chutney.
Prawn Jalfrezi $15.50
Saagh Goat $14.00
Chicken Chow Mein $15.00

Goat Curry $20
- Tender Goat cooked in a fresh ginger and garlic paste with tomatoes and onion base gravy on a simmered heat with added spices
Kashmiri Pulao $10
Chicken Tikka $13
- Boneless chicken marinated overnight in yoghurt and spices then skewered and cooked in Tandoor.
Mushroom Do Pyaza $18
- Mushroom cooked with fresh onion mixed with spices with cashew nut sauce.
Dal Gosht $19
- Diced lamb cooked in lentils, onions, tomato and spices.
La Tandoor Biryani $18
- Rice and Chicken/Lamb/Beef are cooked together with nuts and spices to make a sumptuous one pot meal
Dal Batti $17
- Peas cooked with cottage cheese/mushroom in North Indian style.
Chicken / Lamb / Beef Vindaloo $19.50
- Hot dish from south of India, based chilli, spices and fresh tomatoes. Goes well with plain Naan.

VEG. KORMA $7.00
NAAN $1.50
Garlic Naan $2.50
BEEF VINDALOO $10.00
Beef Vindaloo $10.00
ALOO MUTTER $7.00
Butter Chicken $10.00
Small $77.50

Fresh Breads $8.00
- With green herb butter, balsamic reduction and olive oil
Canterbury Lamb $38.00
- Carved rack on a parsnip rosti with minted peas, charred red pepper, jus and aioli
Baked Breast of Chicken $35.00
- With a spinach and hazelnut mousse on a warm barley and romaine salad with salsa verde
Crepes a la Gas $16.00
- Flambéed in Mandarin Napoleon and served with fresh and frozen creams
Marinated Olives $8.00
- A warmed selection
Garden Salad $8.00
- Seasonal leaves tossed in vinaigrette with accompaniments
Flatbread $8.00
- Garlic and cheese
Southern Warehou $35.00
- Baked with parmesan on braised saffron rice with broccoli, asparagus and harissa

Dinner Meal $12.90
-Regular Chips
Regular Chips
-Regular Chips
-Regular Drink
Bacon $1.50
-Regular Drink
Potato Nuggets Regular $3.20

Eye fillet on Thyme Gratin n/a
- with prosciutto wrapped leeks and a mixed peppercorn sauce
Liquorice Parfait n/a
- w fresh mint strawberries and lime syrup
Warm Blackberry Crumble Cake n/a
- w vanilla bean ice cream
Feta and herb Stuffed Field Mushrooms On Garlic Toast n/a
Lemongrass and Chilli Spiked Calamari n/a
- on crispy wonton sheets
Breads and House Dips n/a
Housemade Pappardelle n/a
- with slow roasted tomato, kalamata olives, fresh basil and chilli with parmesan
Slow Roasted Pork belly on Crispy Chats n/a
- with apple sauce and crackling with red wine jus

Garlic & herb $7.00/ $12.00
- Garlic and herbs with cheese (Reg/ Large)
Margarita $18.00/ $25.00
- Fresh tomatoes, basil & cheese (Reg/ Large)
Churros $12.00
- crispy donuts with chocolate orange sauce
Regina $18.00/ $25.00
- Ham, pepperoni, olives, red onion, mushroom, oregano & cheese (Reg/ Large)
Quinoa fritters $25.00
- super healthy & full of flavour, grilled vegetable salad & chipotle yoghurt
NZ green lip mussels $16.00
- white wine, serrano ham & green chili (gf) OR sherry tomato, saffron & slivered almonds (gf)
Sticky beef cheek $29.00
- fork tender beef with crispy cassava chips and fresh greens (gf)
Sherry mushrooms $11.00
- button mushrooms, fresh chilli & garlic (gf)

Served with a large bagel $9.50
Bakers dozen (13) $25.00
Wellingtonian $10.20
- Roast beef, pate, onion marmalade, spinach and tomato
Central park $29.00/ $17.00
- Ham, egg plant, olives, tomato, mozzarella cheese and pizza sauce ( 20" JUMBO/ 14" LARGE)
Veggie $7.20
- with your choice of cream cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, capsicum and sprouts
The bronx $29.00/ $17.00
- Chicken, mushroom, olives, herbs, mozzarella cheese and pizza sauce ( 20" JUMBO/ 14" LARGE)
Cream cheese $4.30
Roast beef $7.20