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

Pulled pork, fire grilled pineapple, charred spring onion crema $8
Tuna tostada, chipotle, avocado & jalapeno $8
Jarrito’s Mexican Sodas $6
- Pineapple, Mandarin, Lime, Guava, Grapefruit, Cola
Juice $5
- Pineapple, Orange, Cranberry, Pink Grapefruit, Apple, Tomato
Adobo chicken, hand hacked guacamole, pickled mango $8
Extra soft shell tortillas 3=$2.50 / 5=$4 / 7=$5.50
Cumin battered market fish, salsa mojito, coriander $8
Popcorn sundae with organic banana & salted caramel ice cream, Mexican chocolate sauce & caramel popcorn $12

The French Dip $14
- grass fed braised beef with mozzarella grilled baguette served with jus
Bacon & scrambled eggs on toast $8
Risotto $27.5
- choice of either waitoa free range chicken, or wild mushroom. both finished with parmesan
Crispy Calamari $24.5
- with a baby greek salad, burnt lemon and our amazing tzatziki
The Scotch Egg $12.5
- served hot with terra viva relish
Bubble & Squeak $28
- with braised 'apple tree farm' free farmed pork belly, mustard sauce and crackling straws
Icecream & jelly $2
Croque Madame Baguette $15
- ham and swiss cheese baked with bechamel & fried eggs

Doughnut $2.00
Squid ring $1.00
SCALLOP MEAL $19.50
- scallops (6), chips, salad, tartare sauce, lemon
Jam wrap $2.00
Crabstick $1.80
Hot dog $2.00
GROPER/SOLE/BLUE COD
Chips . Regular $2.50

EGG $4.70
VEGETARIAN (mushroom, pineapple, cheese & tomato) $4.70
BACON & CORN PATTIE $2.60
MEAT PATTIE $2.30
LASAGNE TOPPER $3.00
DONUT $2.20
ONION RING $0.50
BACON $5.20

Kerala Prawn Malabari $18
- Prawns cooked with creamy coconut gravy and finished with herbs and spices
Cheese Dosa $10
- Dosa topped with grated cheese
Butter Naan $3
- Traditional leavened bread made of refined flour baked in the tandoor and finished with butter
Kerala Beef Masala $16
- Tender beef cubes simmered in stock, roasted spices, onion and tomatoes and curry leaves
Plain Uthappam $10
- Uthappam is a thick savoury pancake
Vada (Lentil Donuts) $5.50
- Deep fried savoury lentil donuts with a blend of South Indian herbs and spices and served with coconut chutney.
Chutney $2.50
Potato Chips $5
- French fries with an Indian touch

Deep Fried Wonton $5.00
Shredded Hot and Spicy Beef $16.00
Cucumber Salad with Garlic Dressing $6.00
Beef with Seasonal Vegetables $16.00
Shredded Chicken and Shark Fin Soup $10.00
Stir Fried Beef with Beans $16.00
Shredded Pork with Chilli Pepper $16.00
Honey BBQ Pork $8.00

Mussels $9.00
Egg $4.20
Bacon, Egg and Onion Pattie $2.30
Fish $2.60
Crabstick $2.30
Oysters
Chicken & Cheese $5.70
- without Meat
Vege $5.60

Baked beans 10.00
- Homemade baked beans in a rich tomato sauce served on Turkish toast … single 6.0 … double
Nested eggs GF, DF 15.50
- Two eggs nestled amongst a potato, spring onion and smoky ham hash, baked and sprinkled with chilli flakes …
Banana bread 6.50
- served with walnut butter …
Breakfast bruschetta 12.50
- Toasted Turkish bread with ricotta and roast tomatoes, drizzled with basil pesto oil …
Toast 9.00
- with ham and mustard/double
Mushrooms on toast 15.50
- Mushrooms fried in garlic butter, served on grain toast and topped with feta …
Puttanesca pasta 14.00
- Traditional southern Italian pasta. Fettucine tossed in a tasty tomato sauce with anchovies, olives and capers …
Free-range smoky bacon, Rosti, Bratwurst … 5.00

Salt 'n' pepper crispy squid tossed w/ hints of chilli & five-spice $16.00
SP Coconut cream brulee $14.00
SP "Fat Prawn & Pork Wontons" $12.00
Slow cooked beef rib w/ Basil, Spniach, Chilli & Garlic $31.00
SP Vegeterian pad thai $22.00
Wok fried spicy jungle pork w/ green beans, basil, kaffir lime & young pepper corns $28.00
SP Grilled Pork balls street style $12.00
Machete Chiang Mai Pork ribs w/ Five Spice $26.00

Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise Sauce
Steamed shumai (pork & prawn) dumpling (6) $18.00
- Served with Chinese BBQ pork and crispy noodles
Bacon or cold smoked salmon $ 6.00/side
Fish & chips $15.00
- Beer battered fish & chips serve with a side salad, tartar sauce & lemon wedge
- Bacon $18.50
GBC Gourmet Beef Burger $18.00
- With cheese, served with onion rings, chips
- Spinach $16.50
- Smoked Salmon $19.50

Prawn & Bacon Creole $25
- Sauteed with green peppers, mushrooms in a white wine tomato & basil sauce with jasmine rice
Chocolate Overload $9.50
- Chocolate mud cake served with vanilla ice cream in a chocolate pot
Lentil & Tomato Moussaka $18
- Layered and baked with aubergine & tasty cheese, served with a side salad
Fish Of The Day Priced daily
- Please ask your server for today’s creation
Wedges $12
- Topped with bacon, sweet chillisauce , sour cream & cheese
Steak Sandwich $22
- 100g porterhouse served on toasted ciabatta with fries and salad
Gluten Free Options $2.00
Bar Basket (Single serve / Share serve) $12 / $18
- Wontons, Spring Rolls, Samosas, Chicken Goujons & Onion Rings w sweet chilli & Tomato sauces

Salt & pepper pork chop $18.00
Spiced fried chicken nibbles $8.00
- 6pcs
Vegetarian fried noodles with soy sauce $15.00
Seasonal greens with tofu $15.00
Spicy salt & pepper prawns in shell $26.00
Large bowl of steamed rice $6.00
Pork & prawn wonton soup $16.00
Steamed prawn dumplings $7.00
- 3 pcs

Teriyaki chicken & large king salmon & avocado $9.90
Karaage chicken & pork tonkatsu $9.90
California ocean roll $11.90
Saboro bento salmon (salmon rice box) $8.90
Chirashizushi (mix seafood sashimi on rice) $11.90
Karaage chicken rice ball $5.40
Teriyaki chicken half roll $4.50
Soboro bento chicken teriyaki (chicken teriyaki rice box) $8.90

Lambada $29.50
- Succulent lamb pieces served with roasted red peppers, feta cheese, kalamata olives, roasted garlic, herbs and minted garlic.
Capricciosa
- Pronounce it if you can! Bacon, mushrooms, fresh sliced tomato, capsicum, black olives.
Chilli Pesto Bread $13.50
- Fresh pizza bread with pesto and sweet Thai chilli sauce.
- Small $12.00
- Small $12.50
- Large $29.50
Beef Lasagne $19.00
- Our own beef lasagne served hot in an individual oven dish.
- Medium $15.50

Donald trump $29.00/ $17.00
- Italian fennel sausage, mushrooms, red onion, mozzarella cheese and pizza sauce ( 20" JUMBO/ 14" LARGE)
Ham $7.20
Low fat pesto $5.40
Pastrami $9.20
Tomato, ham & hummus $4.30
Veggie $7.20
- with your choice of cream cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, capsicum and sprouts
Woodstock $10.20
- Turkey, sprouts, roasted mushrooms, hummus and cheese
Gluten free roll (Extra) $1.30