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

- Add goats feta $7.00
- Add prawns $7.00
Devonshire Tea
- Sweet scone, whipped cream or butter, strawberry jam and a dessert bite served with your choice of coffee or a pot of tea (orfor extra decadenceupgrade to a hot chocolate for $5 per person).
See our display cabinet for baked goods including paleo-friendly and sugarfree and our chocolate cabinet for our outrageously fine chocolates.
Soup of the Day - Simple Gratitude $16.50
- She's nourishing vegetarian soup served with oiled & salted crusty bread.
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- Raspberry Rosewater
Decadent Date $4.90
- A fresh organic Medjool date, stuffed with a hazelnut gianduja and enrobed in dark chocolate.
Hot Lips
- Chilli Spices

Fried Pork Balls (6) $7.50
- Secret spices and premium lean pork mince, rolled into meat balls, threaded onto a skewer and served with a chilli, garlic and coriander sauce.
Guri Puffs (4) $6.50
- Sweet potatoes and vegetables wrapped in fluffy pastry served with dipping sauces.
Prawn $23.00
Seafood $22.00
Seafood $22.00
Yum Seafood Salad
- Cooked at a lower heat in stock, this very spicy seafood dish includes celery, shallots and tomato.
Prawn $23.00
Seafood $22.00

Homemade Beans $4.50
Eggs Benedict Served on Toasted English Brioche Muffin with Homemade Hollandaise $21.00
- With bacon
Eggs Benedict Served on Toasted English Brioche Muffin with Homemade Hollandaise $22.50
- With hot smoked salmon
Eggs Benedict Served on Toasted English Brioche Muffin with Homemade Hollandaise $19.00
- With spinach
Creamy Mushrooms, Spinach and Bacon $19.50
- Sautéed Button Mushrooms, Garlic and Spinach Cream, Sauce, with Streaky Bacon, Poached Egg and Toast
Pancakes $19.50
- Pancakes Stack Topped with Rhubarb and Berry Compote, Clotted Cream, Crushed Hazelnuts and Canadian Maple
Vegemite, Marmite, Pics Peanut Butter, Jam and Pesto $1.00
Crumbed Chicken with Chips $11.50
- Chicken tenderloins coated in bread crumbs served with fries and tomato sauce

The Protein Pack $15.00
Falafel Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
Roast Beef Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
Extra Dip $1.00
- 4 Pack $4.90
Marmite Mania $4.00
- 8 Pack $7.90
Chick n Fala Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita

Panfried Fish of the night, crumbed fish goujon,warm potato & pea tartare sauce $36.50
Shellfish, smoked groper, mussel, clam, saffron & tomato bouillabaisse, garlic aioli, crouton $19.50
Sauteed squid, Garcia’s chorizo, garlic, rocket, tomato and chick pea (gf,df) $17.50
Affogato – LCC espresso, liqueur of your choice, Kohu Road vanilla ice cream (gf*) $16.00
Tai Tapu venison tenderloin, fondant celeriac, celeric puree, pickled red cbbage, currants & pine nuts, juniper & star anise jus (gf,df*) $39.50
Warm pear tart, Earl Grey tea vanilla ice cream $15.50
Citrus & herb marinated olives from Robinsons Bay, served warm (gf/df) $11.00
Coconut, lemon & chia seed pudding, poached rhubarb compote (gf,df) $15.50

Salmon Shasimi Don $13.50
Chicken Katsu Curry $12.50
Vegetable Gyoza $7.00
Beef Yakiniku Don $11.50
Spicy Chicken Don $11.50
Salmon Teriyaki Don $13.50
Chicken Katsu Don $11.50
Pork Katsu Curry Don $12.50

Best Bacon Buttie $8
Deluxe Cheese Toastie $8
Smoked Chicken Sage / Onion Relish $10
Pulled Pork, Grilled Cheese, Red Pepper Relish $10
Rump Steak, Roast Veg Chutney, Grilled Cheese $10
Kransky and Egg Roll $8
- Fried or Scrambled
Plus Fried Eggs $1
Haast Whitebait Fritter $8

Kake Udon
- Plain
Salmon
- 10pcs
Sashimi Combo
- 15pcs
Teriyaki Chicken Don
- Teriyaki chicken, salad & rice
Katsu Don
- Pork cutlet, salad & rice
Beef Don
- Bulgogi beef, salad & rice
Karaage Chicken Salad
Takoyaki
- 8 pcs octopus or prawns

BROWN RICE TERIYAKI CHICKEN
- brown rice is health plus, one of its major benefits is that it is rich in fiber, it offers a great flavor alternative to white rice so go on give it a try
COMBINATION
- variety is the spice of life and so is this little winner, teriyaki chicken salmon tuna and vegetarian are all thrown into this mixer
CHICKEN COMBO
- teriyaki chicken is topped off with spring onion mayo sweet chili and chili mayo sauces
RICE BALLS $4.00 each
- your choice of teriyaki chicken, tuna, or vegetarian is engulfed by rice and sprinkled with sesame seeds
FIVE PIECES NIGIRI
- nigiri slices of fresh salmon are placed on beds of rice GF
TUNA
- flaked tuna is mixed with spring onion mayo and is topped off with avocado GF
CHICKEN ON RICE
- our tasty teriyaki chicken is placed on sushi rice, to sauce it up mayo and Katsu sauce is applied
VEGETARIAN
- a vegetarian and vegan's delight the goodness of pickle cucumber avocado red pepper and carrot are all rolled unto one GF

Chicken Cranberry & Brie: $13.50
- Tender pieces of chicken lay on top of a cranberry base & sprinkled with chunks of brie.
Add : Tomato/ Pineapple/ Beetroot/ Onion Rings/ Hash brown/ Gravy $3.00
GF. Caesar Salad $14.00
- Fresh cos lettuce, bacon, homemade croutons and parmesan cheese all tossed in our amazing Caesar dressing & finished with a poached egg.
GF. Ribeye Steak $22.00
- A prime 250g ribeye steak served to your liking alongside salad and chips or seasonal roast vegetables. Your choice of mushroom sauce, bearnaise sauce or garlic butter.
Red Pesto Chicken Burger $15.00
- A delicious fresh chicken pattie made with sundried tomato pesto, salad and served with a sweet mango chutney & aioli dressing.
Crispy Moroccan Salad $13.00
- Tender strips of chicken, coated in our special Moroccan herb crust, rested on a garden fresh salad
Marinara sauce & mozzarella $12.00
- topped with chunks of ham & pineapple to make one of the crowd favourites
Vegetarian Burger $13.00
- A spiced falafel pattie served on top of crispy salad and dressed with aioli & tomato relish.

Nicy & Spicy $7.90
Platter/medium $35.00
Prawn & Koroket $7.90
Special Family Pack/Any Large Sushi 3 for $20.90
Special Bento $10.50
Platter/big $45.00
Salmon Nigiri $7.90
Nicy & Spicy $7.90

Combination Chow Mein (wet) dry $12.50
Egg $4.40
Bacon $4.60
Steak with Satay Sauce $12.50
Pineapple/Mushroom/Tomato $3.00
Spring Roll or Curry Rice Roll $2.70
Chicken with Pineapple on Fried Rice $11.00
Double Meat $4.60

Mushroom, 2 eggs, spinach $5
Ginger marinated chicken or halloumi skewers $25
- With cos, tomato & tzatziki served with a side of tempura courgette ribbons
Eggs terra viva (v) $24
- With mushroom and feta, served on homemade english muffins with poached eggs and hollandaise
Seasonal allotment salad $18.50
- Roots (carrot, beetroot, kumara) and green leaves finished with avocado & our own summer dressing (the chef recommends adding a side of bacon)
(GF) = Gluten Free / (VA) = Vegan Available / (EF) = Egg Free /(V)= Vegan / (DF) = Dairy Free
Bubble & squeak (gf) (ef) $28
- With braised 'apple tree farm' free farmed pork belly, mustard sauce and crackling straws
Terra viva spiced meatballs $22.50
- Olive, parmesan & rosemary flatbread, hummus, rocket & garlic herb sauce
Crispy calamari (gf) $25
- Seaweed salad, hoisin mayonnaise, fried onions & crispy calamari

Roast Tomato $3.00
Wedges $8.00
- served with Sour Cream
Matchamisu $32.00
- Green tea mint and chocolate tiramisu
Salmon $18.00
Eggs Benedict
- All Benedict’s are served with wilted spinach, two poached eggs and house hollandaise on English muffin from Good Honest Product Bakery
Bacon (2 pieces) $4.50
Fish and Chips $8.00
- Three fish fingers chips and a small salad
Akaroa Salmon $35.00
- Grilled salmon fillet, fresh salsa Verde, on a prawn risotto

KING PRAWNS FRIED RICE $12.80
- fried rice with king prawns shrimps and vegetables in garlic sauce
TOM YUM SOUP $9.80
- thin rice noodles with chicken tomato pineapple and vegetables in Thai hot and sour soup
HONEY PRAWNS NOODLES/RICE $12.80
CHILI BEEF $9.80
- egg noodles with beef and vegetables in hot and spicy chili sauce
HOT SIX $10.20
- egg noodles with roast pork beef chicken and vegetables in special Thai chili sauce
TERIYAKI CHICKEN FRIED RICE $9.80
VEGETARIAN SOY NOODLES $9.00
MONGOLIAN BEEF $9.80
- thin rice noodles with beef and vegetables in special Mongolian sauce