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

PORK CHOWDER $45.00
- korean style pork (cattle)chowder with vegetables
SEAFOOD NOODLES $14.00
- noodles with vegetables and seafood in soup
SPICY SEAFOOD IN SPICY SAUCE $45.00
- steamed seafood smothered with vegetables in spicy sauce
BIBIMBAB $14.00
- consisting of rice, cooked vegetable and beef, mixed with red chilli paste
ROASTED SPICY CHICKEN STEW $45.00
- hot blend soup consisting of roasted spicy chicken with vegetable
SUNDAE SOUP $15.00
- hot sundae soup with mixed pork meats in hot pot
SPICY SEAFOOD SOUP $45.00
- hot blend soup consistant of seafood with vegetable
SPICY PORK $15.00
- pan broiled pork seasoned with red paper

Side Garden Salad $4.50
Family Feast $44.90
- Fun for all the family. One whole, succulent, flame-grilled chicken partnered with two large sides and 8 BBQ ribs.
Caramelised Onion $1.50
Portuguese Rolls (Large) $6.50
Cheddar Cheese $1.50
PERi-naise Chip Dip $2.50
Potato Salad (Regular) $4.50
Grilled Livers $6.90
- Grilled in a garlic sauce and basted to your hearts desire.

Caramel & Banana $9.00
Nutella $8.00
Our savoury crepes are hand mixed the traditional French way with buckwheat flour from France.
Cheese & free-range egg $8.50
Extra Egg $1.00
Extra Cheese $2.00
Homemade French Caramel $8.00
Beans /Mushrooms/Other Vege $2.00

Smoked pork scotch fillet $37.00
- cumin polenta, broccolini, blood orange marmalade
Thick cut, dry cured bacon, maple glaze per 100g $4.50
Oyster duo $9.00
Flatbread $11.00
- sundried tomato & roquette
Fully loaded seafood chowder $19.00
Soup of the day $15.00
- with warm bread & butter
Hugh’s Cut $79.00
- 500g
Nuts and pork bits $8.00
- chilli, lemon

Moroccan Tagine slow cooked lamb and quince $12.50
Tiramlsu Cake $7.90
Roasted pear, date and feta $12.00
Assortment of Moroccan dips with dukkah and extra virgin olive oil/flat bread $10.50
Seafood chowder $13.50
Orange Almond Cake $7.90
Dolmades of mint and rice stuffed vine leaves with garlic & cucumber dip (6 pieces) $8.50
Sticky Date and Toffee Pudding $7.90

4 Fish Bites / 4 Onion Rings / 2 Crab Sticks $2.50
4 Potato Fritters / 4 Hashbrowns / 4 Chicken Nuggets / 4 Squid Rings / 5 Mini Spring Rolls $2.50
Battered Sausage / Hotdog with Sauce $2.50
Plain Sausage / Pineapple Ring $.2.50
Tomato & Tartare Sauce $2.50
Awesomeness in a burger! Egg, meat pattie, onion, tomato, lettuce, beetroot & tomato sauce $5.50
Battered Red Cod / Battered Sole / Battered Blue Cod (Chatham Island) Please ask
Basic Burger $3.50
- 100% beef pattie on lettuce with onion and tomato sauce on a white burger bun

Chicken Run $12.00
- Crumbed chicken tenders served with fries, salad and tomato sauce.
Soup of the Day $13.50
- Ask your friendly wait stuff for the flavour.
Castle Street Chicken Parcel $25 Sm / $36 Med
- Chicken bound with apricots, walnuts and brie wrapped in a filo case, baked golden and served with roasted potatoes and cranberry glaze.
Fries N/A
Pacifically Speaking POA
- Freshly caught fish fillets cooked according to the whim of the chef. Please ask you wait staff for today's catch.
Beer Fries $5.50
Bealey's Breads and Dips $14.50
- A selection of freshly baked breads and three dips.
Caesar Salad** $19.50
- The classic! Cos lettuce, garlic croutons, anchovies, bacon, parmesan and a poached egg bound in our home made caesar dressing. Add Chicken $23.50

Venison Sliders $15
- In a fresh toasted ciabatta with blue cheese sauce, beetroot, mesclun and horopito relish.
Vegetarian Sliders $13
- House made spicy black bean patties, red onion, haloumi, sweet pickle and chipotle mayo.
Pulled Pork Sliders $14
- In a fresh toasted ciabatta with sweet chilli, sauerkraut and mayo.
Chef's Weekly Special N/A
- Please see the blackboard behind the bar
Fish Goujons $13
- Battered in our fresh craft beer batter & served with lime aioli.
Fresh Volstead Salsa $3
Beer Battered Onion Rings $10
- Prepared in our fresh craft beer batter & served with chipotle mayo.
Fresh Guacamole $4

Eggs on Toast $11.50
- Eggs cooked your way, House Smoked Tomato Chutney, Toasted Sourdough
Acai Bowl $17.50
- House Granola, Goji Berries, Chia Seeds, Coconut Flakes, Cacao Nibs, Bee Pollen, Almond Milk, Toasted Almonds, Seasonal Berries
House Pancetta / Smoked Salmon / Chorizo Sausage $5.00
Brioche French Toast $18.50
- Hazelnut Syrup, Saffron Poached Seasonal Fruit, Whipped Mascarpone, Crème Anglaise, Hazelnut Crumb, Flowers
Chilli Scrambled Eggs $18.50
- Marinated Mushrooms, Black Sesame Seeds, House Ricotta, Toasted Ciabatta
Slow Baked Beans $17.50
- Spicy Chorizo, Wilted Spinach, House Ricotta, Soft Boiled Egg, Toasted Ciabatta
Braised Beef Brisket $18.50
- Whipped Cream Cheese, Sautéed Spinach, Poached Egg, Pomegranate Molasses, Pea Shoots, Toasted Sourdough
Avocado Brunch Salsa $18.50
- Gourmet Salad Greens, Green Pico De Gallo, Feta Cheese, Vincotto, Sunflower Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, Poached Egg, Toasted Sourdough

Add on: Bacon, Avocado, Tomato $4.00 each
Granola with natural yoghurt and berries $9.00
Soup of the day $15.00
Smoked salmon on rye with poached egg, avocado and sauce hollandaise $16.50
Eggs Benedict $16.50
Creamy Pumpkin $15.00
Eggs on toast $10.00
French toasted banana bread with maple mousse and berries $15.00

Olives & Tapenades $32.50
- Marinated Olives, Tapanades, Pate, Roast Ciabatta
Add Peppers $5.50
Add Salami $6.50
Add Dukkha $5.50
Chargrilled Mushrooms $18.50
- Balsamic Mushrooms, Buffalo Feta, Courgette, Aioli
Shellfish & Prawn Zarzuela al Andalus $23.50
- Shellfish, Tiger Prawn, Garlic Butter, Grilld Ciabatta
Maroccan Spiced Lamb $18.50
- Spiced Lamb, Courgette, Rocket, Harrissa
Chorizo & Spiced Meatballs al Alicante $18.50
- Spiced Albondigas

Scallops with Ginger & Onion $23.50
Curry Squid with Vegetables $17.50
Pan Fried Dumplings (6 pcs) $7.50
Prawn Crackers $4.00
Mains
- Chicken with Cashew Nuts / Sweet & Sour Pork / Egg Fried Rice
BBQ Pork Egg Foo Young $13.00
Crispy Chicken (Half) $15.50
Chicken with Honey King Sauce $17.50

All extra portions of any sauce 0.50¢
Large: $16.00
Burger $6.00
- Herbed meat patties with salads in a warmed bun
Regular: $11.00
Beef on rice:
Large: $16.00
Small: $8.00
Falafel (vegetarian):

Stuffed peppers $14.00
- char-grilled red peppers, cream cheese, garlic & avocado (gf)
Ice cream sundae (gf) $6.00
Patatas bravas $11.00
- fried potatoes & spicy tomato salsa (gf)
Salmon gravlax $11.00
- cured in house (gf)
The pancake stack $16.00
- maple syrup & berries topped with mascarpone whipped cream
Churros $12.00
- crispy donuts with chocolate orange sauce
Benedict Cortado $17.00
- poached free range eggs, tarragon mustard hollandaise, english muffin bacon — smoked salmon — mushroom
Calamari $11.00
- salt & pepper style & garlic aioli (gf)

Curly Fries $9
Gyors – Greek Style Pitas $19 / $19 / $16
- Hummus, red onion, lettuce, feta and couscous nished with a herb yoghurt dressig. Braised lamb / Pan fried chicken / Mexican black bean patty with sour cream and salsa
Tomatoes $4
Chocolate Tan Slice $4.2
Salmon Nicoise $23
- Potato, tomato, olives, boiled egg, capers and horseradish mayo
Chicken Caesar Salad $19
- Crumbed chicken tenders on a bed of cos lettuce, crispy bacon, parmesan & anchovy dressing topped with a soft poached egg & buttered croutons
Eggs Benedict $18.5 / $19.5 / $16.5
- Poached eggs, battered spinach, hashbrown and hollandaise served on a toasted french batard. Bacon / Ora king salmon / Creamy mushrooms
Chai Spiced Oats $14
- Vanilla poached apples, kawakawa re raisins and toasted almonds