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

Medium $16.00
Large $32.00
Large $28.00
Seafood Rice Noodle Soup $14.00
Medium $20.00
Medium $18.00
Spicy Chicken With Bean Sauce
Vegetarian Rice Noodle Soup $12.00

Chicken Fried Rice $9.00
Chicken and Vegetables $11.00
- stir fried in your choice of sauce
Fried Tofu $4.50
- with Sweet Chilli Sauce
Pork Chow Mien $9.50
Roast Pork Fried Rice $9.00
Chinese Bokchoy Veges $11.00
- stir fried with Mushrooms and Chicken in Garlic Sauce
Tom Yam Noodle Soup $9.50
- Boiled egg noodles and rice vermicelli with chicken and vegetables served in Thai style spicy sour soup
Thai Green Curry $10.50
- Hot and spicy Thai style curry with your choice of Chicken, Pork or Beef served with rice

Steak, Eggs, Chips and a Garden Salad topped with Garlic Butter $17.50
Wedges topped with Sour Cream $7.00
Crumbed Fillet of Whiting, Chips and a Garden Salad $16.50
Toasted Sandwich with a choice of fillings $5.00
Roast of the Day $13.00
Lamb, Bacon and Mint Burger $6.50
Battered Hoki, Chips and a Garden Salad $14.50
Chicken and Bacon Burger $6.50

Fried green beans with mince and chili (spicy) $14.00
Shredded pork with capsicum on rice $10.00
Baby octopus Fu Yung egg $15.00
Noodles with seafood in soup
Combination meat and vegetables fried rice $11.00
Beef with oyster sauce on rice $10.00
Squid with vegetable $15.00
Chicken with spicy sauce $16.00

Butter Chicken $12.5
- A famous India delicacy. Half cooked in tandoor and finished in curry with crushed cashew cream and spices.
Palak Chicken $12.5
- Chicken and spinach cooked in onion based gravy.
Makhani Paneer $12
- Cottage cheese cooked in creamy tomato sauce. Garnished with crushed cashew and fresh coriander.
Lamb Tikka Masala - An internationally renowned dish $12.5
- Lamb cooked with onion, tomatoes, capsicum and secret spices.
Lamb Naan Roll with Mint Chutney $9.5
- Lamb, ginger, tomato and onion wrapped in Naan bread.
Shahi Paneer $11.5
- Cottage cheese cooked in homemade spices with tomatoes and mild creamy sauce.
Chicken Tikka Masala $12.5
- Chicken cooked with tomatoes, onion and yoghurt based gravy.
Dal Tarka $11.5
- Yellow split lentils cooked with turmeric, chopped onions, ginger, garlic, tomatoes and garam masala.

Extra Vegetables $2.50
Goat Vindaloo $14.00
Saagh Murg $12.00
Mixed Pickles $3.50
Onion Bhaji $6.50
- Slice onion with Indian spices coated with chickpea batter. Served with mint and tamarind chutney
Masala Challi $6.50
- 4 cobs of tasty corn dressed in Masala. Very popular Delhi Street treat.
Saagh Goat $14.00
Papdi Chaat $6.50
- Crisp fried wafers along with boiled chick peas, potatoes, yogurt and tamarind chutney topped with chaat masala and sev.

Winter warmer n/a
Cream cakes n/a
Sweet chilli chicken $5.90
Burger 3 fillings $5.90
Patties $2.80
Dressed sausages $3.60
Fish $3.20
Kebabs $3.30

Desi Murg $17.50
- Marinated chicken with authentic Indian spices
Mint Chutney $2.00
- Yoghurt mixed with mint, green chillies and spices
Chicken or Lamb Korma $17.50
- Choice of chicken/ lamb pieces cooked in a creamy sauce made of almond paste, cream and spices
Mixed Pickle $2.00
Vegetable Dum Biryani $14.00
- Basmati rice cooked with fresh seasonal vegetables and specially made Biryani masala
Mango Lassi or Plain Lassi $4.00
- Yoghurt mixed with mango and sugar
Lemon Chicken $17.50
- Tandoori chicken cooked in oven and then simmered in yoghurt, onion, tomatoes, lemon juice and cream
Paneer Tikka - 5 pieces $10.00
- Cottage Cheese baked in tandoor

Chocolate Sundae N/A
- ice cream, marshmallows and chocolate sauce
Affogato +$9
- With a double shot of either baileys, amaretto, tia maria, kahlua or cointreau
Creme Brulee $10
Grilled Yuzu chicken salad $25
- tempura corn, bean sprouts, cucumber, tomato, red cabbage & cos with creamy sesame dressing
Bagel $15
- with smoked salmon, spinach & cream cheese
Grilled Beef Rib Eye $34
- with crispy polenta, roasted portobello mushrooms, sauteed onions, cafe de paris butter & jus
Omelette $20
- served with wholemeal toast or salad and Mushroom & onion jam
Grilled Beef Ribeye (200g) $32
- with chips, cafe de Paris butter & dressed greens

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

-Add house smoked salmon $5.00
-wedges $3.00
BreakFree Pizza of the Day (Vegetarian Available) $20.00
·Caesar Salad $19.00
- Cos lettuce, bacon, shaved parmesan, croutons, anchovies, a soft poached egg and home-made Caesar dressing.
-Add fries $2.50
·BreakFree Cheese Burger $20.00
- 180 gm Beef Pattie, onion marmalade, Swiss cheese, mesclun, bacon, tomato, garlic aioli served with Makikihi fries.
-Small Fries $5.00
Classic Steak Sandwich $14.00
- Grilled Rump Steak, onion jam, mozzarella, smoked hickory sauce served in sliced ciabatta with Makikihi fries.

Fresh Garden Salad N/A
- Diced onions, tomatoes, lettuce, carrots and cucumber
Chicken Jalfrezi $15.50
- Sweet and sour marinated chicken with vegetables.
Dhal Tadka $14.00
- Split Lentils cooked with turmeric, ginger, garlic and tomatoes.
Naan Rolls (Chicken/Lamb) N/A
- ''Heaven's Sandwich'' Yummy chicken tikka or lamb and fresh salad wrapped in tandoori naan bread.
Murg Malai Tikka $12.50
- Chicken in a marinade of finely crushed almonds, corianders, fresh ground spice & creamed yoghurt.
Bengali Fish $17.50
- Fish tempered with curry leaves and simmered in a light coconut cream sauce.
Chilli Chicken $15.50
- Battered boneless cubes of chicken fried and saute in garlic with green peas and potato.
Vegetable Samosa (two pieces) $6.00
- Flakey fried pastry filled with spicy potatoes and green peas. Fried until golden brown.

Vege (Roasted pepper, Sundried tomato, Spinach with Basil Pesto)
Olive and Pepper (Olives and Roasted Pepper and homemade Tomato base)
Basil Pesto and Ricotta Bruschetta (3 pieces) $6.00
Panini $8.00
Margerita (cheese, basil leaves)
Cheese and tomato (Multigrain bread, cheese, tomato w/tomato sauce)
Vege (spinach, olives, mushrooms )
Garlic bread (herbs, garlic butter) $5.00

Steak & Cheese $4.80
Mince & Cheese $4.80
Chicken & Cranberry $4.80
Chicken Satay $4.80
Steak & Mushroom $4.80
Sausage Roll $3.10
Savouries $2.50
Traditional Kiwi Mince $4.50

Prosciutto, rocket, mozzarella/buffalo mozzarella, tomato, basil, olive oil $24.00
Coastal spring lamb, herb spread, chilli, pistachios $15.00
Carbonara, linguini pasta, pancetta, mushroom, cream, parmesan $24.00
Crispy chicken, sesame seeds, kewpie mayonnaise, lemon $11.00
●Red
Pork, beef and lamb meatballs, napoli, chilli, parmesan $17.00
●Medium
Roasted mushroom, caramelised onions, gorgonzola, candied walnuts, truffle oil $24.00