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

Spiced cashews & peanuts $5
Braised beef, quesillo, oregano mushrooms quesadilla $15
Salsa roja, corn chips $7.5
Hand hacked guacamole, corn chips $11
Guac, salsa & corn chips $13
Fire grilled flank steak, tomato, peppers, black olive salsa $8
Bacon, egg & hash brown $8
Chilli black beans, jalapeno salsa $7

Pad Cee-Ew $10.00
Sweet & Sour Sauce $10.00
- served with rice
(E) Lamb $21.00
Tom Kha Soup $10.00
- chicken served with rice
(A) Chicken, Beef or Pork $18.00
(A) Chicken, Beef or Pork $17.00
Spicy Duck Red Curry $20.00
- Roasted Duck, fruits & vegetables with coconut milk
(B) Combination Meats $19.00

Prawn Dumpling Noodle Soup $10.00
Honeycomb Tripe $5.00
Sui Mai $5.00
Shrimp Dumpling $5.50
Deep Fried Squid $5.00
Glutinous Coconut Balls $4.50
Spring Roll $4.00
Deep Fried Chicken Wings $10.00

Mash and Gravy $5.50
Seafood Taster Plate $18
- A trio of our seafood items; calamari tossed in paprika salt, a Cajun prawn skewer with grilled lime and steamed whole shell mussels in a sweet chilli and coconut cream sauce.
Apple Crumble Filo Parcel $15
- Lightly spiced apple and toasted oats wrapped in filo pastry and cooked till golden. Served with anglaise and vanilla bean ice cream.
Thai Beef Salad $22
- Warm marinated beef tossed with red onion, capsicum, tomato, cucumber and crispy noodles with a sweet and sour Thai dressing.
Sausages and Mash $25
- Locally made sausages served on creamy mash with onion jam, ale house gravy and a generous slice of bread.
Omakau Roast Vege Burrito $22
- Courgette, eggplant, mushrooms and roasted capsicum cooked together with chilli beans and tomato, wrapped up in a grilled tortilla and topped with sour cream and avocado. Served with salad greens and fries.
The Northerner Breakfast $18.50
- Two eggs any style, toast, hash browns, mushrooms, grilled haloumi, tomato and spinach.
Onion Rings $9

D.I.Y Bagels $13.50
- choose 1 smoked, Chicken, Salmon, Falafel, Bacon; choose 2 Cream cheese, Tomato, Brie, Capers, Avocado smash, Pesto
Brioche French Toast $18.50
- Berry compote and whipped cream, maple syrup Or Bacon and banana with maple syrup
Roast Chicken Po Boy $18.50
- Crisp skin roast chicken drenched in Lb’s gravy over soft buttered po boy roll with dirty slaw. + 4.00 add fries
Hash browns $4.00
Toast $4.00
Smoked Salmon $6.00
Omelette $18.50
- Choose 3 of the below fillings: Ham, Tomato, Spinach, Cheese, Mushroom, Onion
LB’s Extremo Hot Chocolate $6.50
- With all the lashing of a sweet ‘thang’

Lamb Tikka Masala - An internationally renowned dish $12.5
- Lamb cooked with onion, tomatoes, capsicum and secret spices.
Lamb Dhansak $12.5
- Lamb cooked with lentils, onion and tomato based gravy.
Dal Tarka $11.5
- Yellow split lentils cooked with turmeric, chopped onions, ginger, garlic, tomatoes and garam masala.
Shahi Paneer $11.5
- Cottage cheese cooked in homemade spices with tomatoes and mild creamy sauce.
Chicken Korma $12.5
- Tender Chicken Cooked with cashew nuts and almonds in a mild creamy sauce.
Palak Chicken $12.5
- Chicken and spinach cooked in onion based gravy.
All Curries are served with Rice and Plain Naan Bread $N/A
Vegetable Biryani $11.5
- Rice cooked with fresh vegetables and served with Raita.

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

Eggs Benedict $19.50
- Choice of bacon or cold smoked salmon with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce on house-made focaccia
Toasted Bagel $13.50
- With cold smoked salmon, lettuce, tomato, lemon & dill creme cheese
Spinach $5.00
Duck Liver Parfait $18.00
- Brigettes house-made parfait and served with fig & apple chutney and grilled ciabatta
Oven Baked Salmon $26.50
- Served with creamy kumara mash, sauteed spinach, candied baby carrots and Bearnaise sauce
BLT Bagel $19.00
- With bacon, lettuce, tomato and aioli served with fries
Fries $8.50
- Steak or waffle fries served with aioli
Hash Browns $5.00

PINEAPPLE RINGS $1.50
CRABSTICK $1.50
BLUFF OYSTERS 6 FOR $15.00
BLUFF OYSTERS EACH $2.50
SCALLOPS 6 FOR $9.00
PACIFIC OYSTERS EACH $1.50
SAUSAGE $1.50
LARGE HOTDOG $2.10

Loin of 'Lovat' venison $45.00
- Pickled red cabbage, Roasted kumara, Sautéed broccolini
Farmhouse Duck & Pork Terrine $26.00
- Cider gel, Granny Smith apples
Rachel Scott Ciabatta $8.00
- 'Tasman Bay' extra virgin olive oil
Carrot & pumpkin soup $16.00
White Chocolate Fudge $4.50
Lemon Curd $16.00
- Macaron, Pinenut tuile, Raspberry sorbet
Agnolotti pasta $42.00
- Kalamata olives, White asparagus, Tomato emulsion
Carpaccio $24.00
- beef fillet, lemon oil, anchovies, capers, Parmigiano Reggiano

Fish $2.80
Chicken Patties $2.80
Cod Fillets $5.00
Lasagne Topper $3.20
Bacon $5.00
Curry Roll $3.00
- Home made
Plain $4.30
Spicy Chicken Nibbles 1/2 Dozen $6.60

Seafood Chowder $14.00
- Mussels, Squid, Prawns & Clams Served with Garlic Bread
Warm Apple Frangipani Tart $13.00
- with brandy custard
Ceasar Salad with Chicken or Smoked Salmon $19.50
Garlic Pretzel Bread $9.00
Chocolat Fondant $13.00
- served with Vanilla Bean Gelato.
Beef Nachos $17.50
- Chilli Beef Served on Corn Chips with Melted Cheese, Sour Cream & Sweet Chilli Guacamole.
Caesar Salad $14.50
- Cos Lettuce tossed with Bacon, Anchovies, Freshly Shaved Parmesan topped with Poached Egg & Drizzled with Caesar Dressing.
Vegetarian Nachos $15.50
- Chilli Bean Mix Served on Corn Chips with Melted Cheese & Sweet Chilli Guacamole.

Chicken nuggets and chips $8.00
- 6 chicken nuggets with chips and tomato sauce
Seafood basket $10.00
- assortment of seafood snacks bites and chips
Spicy wedges supreme
- Spicy wedges with grilles cheese and bacon served with sour créme and chilli sauce
Spicy wedges $8.00
- Served with sour creme and chilli sauce
Chips S$4/L$6
- Served with sauce and aioli
Beef nacho $10.00
- Served with sour cream

Chicken with Mushroom Chow Mein $11.00
Roast Pork with Cashew Nut & Mushroom $13.50
Steak with Black Bean Sauce $12.50
Chicken with Cashew Nut & Mushroom $13.50
Double Meat $4.60
Sweet & Sour Chicken $13.00
Fried Mussel $0.80 (each) $9.20 (doz)
Cashew Nuts $4.00

Carrot & walnut cake with cream cheese icing $12.50
Pacific Oysters
- natural or beer battered
Caesar Salad $18.00
- Lightly dressed cos lettuce, bacon, anchovies, garlic croutons, parmesan cheese & a poached egg
Lemon meringue cake with vanilla ice-cream $12.50
Calamari with chipotle mayonnaise $15.50
Arancini $13.00
- deep fried risotto balls with rich tomato sauce (ask for today’s flavour)
Beer battered onion rings with aioli & tomato sauce $9.00
1/2 Dozen $15.50