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

Bread & Dips $18.00
- Dux made liptauer, pesto, pumpkin hummus, and olives
Prawn $21.00
- Baby spinach, roast capsicum, chilli, feta, mozzarella
Pumpkin Arancini Balls $17.00
- Crumbed pumpkin and goats cheese risotto w sundried tomato aioli - Add a deli salad $3.50
Cherry and White Chocolate Semifreddo $14.00
- Seasonally flavoured house-made mousse-like ice cream
Seafood Chowder $17.00
- Creamy roux w fresh smoked fish, clams, mussels & calamari, w garlic ciabatta
Stuffed Smoked Aubergine $29.00
- Buffalo mozzarella, baby spinach, mushrooms, crispy capers, queen olives, parmesan, and smoked aubergine sauce
Margherita $19.00
- Tomatoes, fresh basil, buffalo mozzarella
Spanakopita $28.00
- Filo pastry, spinach, feta and ricotta with tzatziki and green salad

Spicy chicken salad $16.00
Shanghai Fried Noodles $15.50
- Fried noodles with seasonal vegetable and Emperor Norman's special Toppings: Vegetarian (Seasonal vegetables)
Shanghai Cai Fan $14.50
- Fried rice with bacon, greens and Sichuan pepper
Ho Fen (Rice Noodles) $15.50
- Stir-fried rice noodles with bean sprouts, garlic chives - Beef with hoisin sauce
Free-range Pork and Capsicum, Mushroom, Onion, Potato $17.50
- with Hoisin sauce
Spicy Pork Noodle Soup $15.50
- Spicy diced pork and vegetables with noodle in yummy stock soup
Norman's soy beef $18.00
Deep fried fish (Blue cod) $28.50

Yum Thai (Vegetarian Salad) $16.50
- Fresh vegetables with peanut sauce and mayonnaise, topped with boiled eggs and deep fried tofu
Chicken Yellow Curry $18.50
- The mildest yellow curry with tender chicken pieces with potato and onion
Chicken Yum $18.50
- Tender thinly sliced chicken mixed with Thai herbs and lemon juice served on a base of fresh of vegetables
Chicken Tom-Yum $11.00
- Traditional hot and sour soup with lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves and fresh coriander
Vegetarian Peanut Sauce $16.50
- Stir fried vegetables with chef's special peanut sauce
Red Curry Stir Fried with Calamari $20.50
- (Thai most popular dish) Stir fried calamari in red curry paste with green beans and capsicum topped with kaffir lime leaves and fresh chilli
Larb $18.50
- Your choice of finely minced Chicken, Beef or Pork cooked with chilli powder, ground roasted sticky rice, lemon juice, coriander, onion and galangal served with a base of fresh salad vegetable
Oyster Sauce $18.50
- Your choice of tender pieces of Chicken, Beef or Pork stir fried with oyster sauce and seasonal vegetables

OPEN STEAK SANDWICH $15.00
- served on homemade bread with sauteed onions, tomato and aioli dressing
BLT $10.00
- crispy bacon, fresh lettuce and tomato with aioli and BBQ sauce
ITALIANO
- chorizo, pepperoni, mushrooms, olives, capers and onions
BREAKFAST BAGEL $10.00
- Fried egg, bacon, hash brown and BBQ sauce
CHEESEBOARD $18.00
- a selection of cheese, crackers and fresh bread
Bacon, sausage, smoked salmon $4.00
PORRIDGE VEGETARIAN $10.00
- Rolled oats with cream and brown sugar
each $18 all burgers served with fries

-Without pint $20.00
Garlic bread $7.90
- Cobb style loaf, baked and served with butter
Pork belly $28.90
- Twice roasted belly of pork, served with gourmet potatoes, portobello mushroom, slow cooked balsamic, onions and jus
Salt & pepper calamari rings $15.90
- Crusted in salt / pepper, lemon zest, coriander with aioli dipping sauce
Soup of the day $11.90
- Created fresh and served with warm toast
-Large $8.00
- With aioli and tomato sauce
Side of seasonal vegetables $6.00
Lamb's fry & bacon stack $17.90
- Pan seared lamb's liver stacked with bacon on a rich mushroom sauce, served with creamy mash

Sour cream
-Meat quesadilla $7.90
-Corn chips $3.50
Salsa(Mild, hot mango, corn)
Tacos
(Coriander lime rice white or brown)
Select one of the following
Pork Carnitas
- marinated in our signature smoked chipotle adobo and juniper sauce and braised overnight

(Bah Geng) Pork thick soup $7.00
- A clear thick soup with pork strips wrapped in dry fresh fish paste with bamboo shoots, mushrooms & radish. One of Taiwan's signature dishes.
Braised hard-boiled egg $1.00
Noodle soup $6.00
- Traditional noodle soup. Can choose from either noodle, rice noodle or vernicelli
Deep fried taro cake $4.50
Shredded celery, carrot beancurd salad $5.00
Signature giant fried chicken cutlet $8.50
- It's almost as big as your plate! One large portion of chicken breast, coated with chef's secret recipe, deep fried and finished with five spice and pepper to give it a kick!
Combination soup-tofu, meatballs & fish balls $6.00
Dry noodle $6.00
- Traditional noodle (dry). Can choose from either noodle, rice noodle or vernicelli

Beetroot Dip (small) $3.00
- Grated beetroot dip with walnut (vegetarian)
Marinated Olives (small) $3.50
Soutzoukakia $10.00
- Lightly spiced meat balls, in a Mediterranean tomato sauce (with Pita bread and salad)
Moussaka (vegetarian option) $10.00
- Accompanied with salad and pita bread
Souvlaki (regular) $11.00
- Chicken, Lamb, Beef, or Falafel (vegetarian)
Lountza (smoked pork) $6.50
- Marinaded and smoked pork loin (100g)
Souvlaki (small) $7.00
- Chicken, Lamb, Beef, or Falafel (vegetarian)
Kourabiedes (coated in icing sugar) $4.00
- Light "melt in your mouth" short bread treats (100g)

Prawns Pakora (8 pieces) $14.00
- Prawns dipped in mixed spices & chickpea flour, deep fried in cholesterol free oil served with mint chutney.
Paneer Tikka (5 pieces) $12.00
- Soft, juicy chunks of Indian cottage cheese marinated in tandoori masala & cooked in tandoor with chunks of capsicum, onion & tomato.
Plain Basmati Rice $3.00
Naan Basket $13.00
- (A selection of three breads of your choice).
Onion & Cheese Kulcha $5.00
- Leavened bread stuffed with onions with cheese & spices.
Haryali Chicken Tikka (5 pieces) $12.00
- Boneless chicken marinated overnight in yogurt, coriander, spinach, spices & grilled in tandoor.
Chicken Garlic Kebab (5 pieces) $12.00
- Chicken marinated yogurt, extra garlic, spices & cheese, grilled in tandoor.
Beef Jalfrezi $16.50
- Beef prepared with large chunks of onions, green capsicum, tomatoes cooked in ginger, garlic, green chilli & coriander in tomato based sauce.

Aloo Paratha $0.00
Chicken Korma $10.00
Veg. Korma $7.00
Any Curry, Rice and Naan +420 mL drink or 400 mL pump $13.50
Garlic Dahl $7.00
Mango Chicken $10.00
Veg Cutlet $1.50
VEG. BIRYANI $10.00

Katsu Tama $17.00
- Deep-fried thick pork cutlet with onion & free-range egg simmered in sweet dashi sauce
Japanese World Famous Fried Chicken $10.00
Big Rooster $7.20
- Tempura chicken with sweet vinegar sauce & special tartare sauce
Tori Tama $12.90
- Hot udon noodle soup w/ crispy chicken, free range-egg in Hachi Hachi soup
Rice $2.00
Aburi Salmon Don $16.90
- Seared New Zealand salmon with traditional teriyaki sauce & Hachi Hachi mayo on rice
Oki Hoki Set (Seasonal) $10.30
- a value meal comes with Kumara Crisps and Mogu Mogu drink (for water/Coke product/organic juice add $1.00)
Seared Salmon $2.90

Tuna
- 10pcs
Teriyaki Chicken Salad
Teriyaki Chicken Don
- Teriyaki chicken, salad & rice
Spice Chicken Don
- Karaage chicken with spicy sauce, salad & rice
Beef Don
- Bulgogi beef, salad & rice
Prawn Tempura
- 6 prawns
Takoyaki
- 8 pcs octopus or prawns
Teriyaki Salmon Don
- Teriyaki salmon, salad & rice

Bacon Brie Flute $6.50
Sushi Runner ( Teriyaki Chicken, Tuna, Vegetarian,) Completely GF including Soy sauce $4.50
Falafel Pita Pockets ( with Hummus, Mint Yogurt, Fragrant Falafel, Feta, mixed Salad) $7.00
Ham cheese Mini Savouries $2.50
Sausage Rolls $2.80
Chicken Pita Pockets (with Hummus, Mint Yogurt, Marinated Chicken, mixed Salad) $7.00
Assorted mixed daily Sandwiches $4.00
Roast Chicken Wraps, also GF $5.00

Morning / Afternoon Tea Platters $29.80 / $39.80
- Assorted Muffins and Scones cut into bite sizes. Includes butter sachets (Small Platter - 24 piece / Large Platter - 36 piece)
Wraps (Healthy Choice) $30.00 / $42.00
- Vegetarian - Lettuce, carrot, tomato, red onion, capsicum and chutney / Smokey Ham - Lettuce, mayo, carrot, cheese, tomato, Smokey ham / Chicken - Lettuce, mayo, carrot, cheese, tomato, baked breast chicken (Small - 14 pieces / Large - 20 pieces)
Sandwiches (Healthy Choice) $31.00 / $42.00
- Small platter / Large platter
Work Shout Platter (Extra Large) $64.80
- Contains: Club Sandwiches, Quiche Bites, Custard Twist Pieces, Fresh Fruit, Cracker and Dip Assortment - For Approx 12 People
Sports Pack $11.80 / $11.20 / $10.80
- Contains: 1 Sports Drink, 1 Filled Roll, 1 Piece of Fruit, 1 Sweet Treat (1-10 / 11-20 / 21+)
Average Joe Pack $9.00 / $8.50 / $8.00
- Contains: 1 Can of Drink, 1 Sandwich Pack, 1 Medium Biscuit, 1 Piece of Fruit (1-10 / 11-20 / 21+)
French Breakfast / Morning Tea Platter $55.00
- This spread contains regular croissants, ham & cheese croissants, custard & fruit danish and chocolate croissants. Feeds 10 people. Supplied with: Jam, Cream, Butter & Napkins.
Vol-au-vents $15.50/dozen
- Assorted mixture of flavours available: Curry Chicken and Mushroom / Savoury Ham and Onion / Spinach Chicken and Garlic