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

Chicken Tikka $15.00
- Marinated in a wonderful blend of tandoori spices and herbs, then grilled and served with fresh salad.
Onion Bhajees $8.00
- Crispy onion, sliver beet, and spinach fritters (6), served with tamarind chutney
Lamb Rogan Josh $17.90
- Lamb cooked with roasted crushed spices accompanied with onions and tomato (medium)
Chicken Wrap $12.00
Chicken Jalfrezi $16.90
- Sensational full bodied curry with onion, tomato and capsicum (medium - hot)
Raita $3.00
- Cucumber and yoghurt - cools and delights
Butler's Venison $18.90
- Mouth watering hundi style dish with Indian whole spices and herbs (medium - hot)
Poppadoms $3.00
- Roasted Indian crisp bread (4)

Eggs $4
Rosti $5
Avocado Smash $16.9
- w/ poached eggs, feta, dukkah on wholegrain toast
Vege Benedict $18
- Poached eggs, mushrooms, spinach, hollandaise, cayenne pepper on Turkish
French Toast $19
- Brioche French toast w espresso mascarpone, maple syrup, toasted nuts + dried raspberries & w/ bacon
Banana Bread $16.9
- w/ Honey comb, mascarpone, himalayan sea salt + almonds
Seasonal fruit $3.5
Pancakes $17.5
- w/ seasonal fruit, mascarpone, maple syrup + toasted nuts

Combination Entrée (Minimum 2 persons) per person $5.00
Butter Prawns with Desiccated Coconut ( Reg/ Med ) $21.00/ $27.00
Chicken with Black Bean Sauce (reg/ med) $15.00/ $21.00
Sweet and Sour Chicken (reg/ med) $15.00/ $21.00
Combination Meat Noodle Soup $10.00
Pork Chop with Special Sauce (reg/ med) $17.00/ $23.00
Coffee / English Tea $3.00
Mussels with Chilli BBQ Sauce (Spicy) ( Reg/ Med ) $16.00/ $21.00

Chips $2.60
Sole - Battered $6.30
Corn cob $2.50
Fritters - Banana $2.50
Deep fried Mars / Moro $3.40
Sole - Crumbed $6.50
Donuts - Chocolate $2.50
Fish $2.60

BANANA FRITTER $2.30
BACON FRITTER $2.30
1/4 CHICKEN
SWEET & SOUR FRIED SQUID RINGS 1/2 DOZ $5.00
CHOCOLATE DONUT $2.30
CORN FRITTER $2.30
PINEAPPLE FRITTER $2.30
OYSTERS COOKED 1/2 DOZ $15.00

Homemade Beans $4.50
Free Range Egg on Toast $8.50
- Poached, fried or scrambled eggs on a slice of toast
Moroccan Lamb Risotto $24.50
- (GF) Grilled NZ Lamb Rump with a warm Roasted Vegetable and Feta Risotto topped with Tzatziki
Chicken Caesar Salad $21.50
- Our version of this classic Salad. Let us know if you would like anchovies
Bacon Butty Sandwich $9.50
- Buttered fresh White or Brown bread with Bacon and HP Sauce
Eggs Benedict Served on Toasted English Brioche Muffin with Homemade Hollandaise $19.00
- With spinach
Pancakes $19.50
- Pancakes Stack Topped with Rhubarb and Berry Compote, Clotted Cream, Crushed Hazelnuts and Canadian Maple
Beer Battered Blue Cod $23.00
- (DF) An established favourite, served with our own tartare and tomato sauce (gf option available)

Baked Blueberry Crostada $16.00
- frangipane, vincotto, vanilla ice cream
Funghi $24.00
- roasted mushrooms, caramelised onions, gorgonzola, truffle oil
Cervo $26.00
- seared venison, muscat raisins, ricotta, pecorino, walnut, parsley
Margherita $26.00
- tomato base, buffalo mozzarella, freshly picked basil
Tarragon Chicken Breast $34.00
- with chardonnay tomatoes, charred zucchini, crispy goats cheese + friedcapers
Tiramisu $14.00
- our most popular, delicious, classic dessert
Chocolate Bar $16.00
- peanut, salted caramel mousse, pop corn + ice cream
Asparagus $24.00
- roasted local asparagus, lemon, soft goats cheese, mint pesto, pine nuts

Cookie Fix $2.00
Very Vegemite $4.00
Roast Lamb Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
Chicken Crave Salad $12.5 Reg / $10.5 Petita
Happy Ham $5.00
Steak Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
Chicken Caesar Salad $12.5 Reg / $10.5 Petita
Signature Mix $10.00 per head

Ebi Yuan prawn with chilli mayo $12.00
Hotate Scallop with wasabi mayo and tobiko $12.00
Creamy sesame cabbage salad $7.00
Ocean beef tataki with egg miso, garlic chips and crispy soba noodles $18.00
Kawa Chicken skin $4.00
Giumiku Ocean beef sirloin with smoked chilli kelp $12.00
Okonomiyaki $12.00
- Pancake with Empire sauce and mayo
Chefs Special Sushi $14.00
- 6 pieces

Caesar Salad $18
- baby cos, free range poached egg, bacon, Caesar dressing, parmesan cheese, cherry tomato and bread croutons
Tempura Shrimp $14
- juicy tempura shrimp loving w. seaweed & chili seasoning
Trio Omelette $19
- served w. house smoked salmon & cream cheese
Chicken Breast with ham, cheese and peach (Kureci prso se sunkou, broskvi a syrem) $25
- mouthwatering chicken breast combined with ham, cheese, and peach served w- fresh salad and potato dauphinoise
Trio Omelette $17
- served w. toast or fresh bread and 2 choices of either: ham, cheese, mushroom, spring onion
Venison Perkelt (Srnci na houbach s bramborovym knedlikem) $26
- venison perkelt served w- crumbed potato dumplings
Soup of The Day $12.50
Hot Cakes $16
- served w. yogurt & cream and 2 choices of either jam & berries, or nutella & banana

Chicken Katsu Don $13.50
Vegetable Croquette 1P $2.20
Crumbed Hoki $5.00
Chicken Katsu $5.00
Cream Cheese $0.50
Teriyaki Salmon Roll 8P $12.00
- Egg, Avocado, Mayo, Teriyaki Salmon
Curry Doughnut $3.50
Makunouchi Box $25.00

Beef in black bean sauce with capsicum $18.00
Pan fried noodles with shredded pork topping $18.00
Hong kong style prawn toast $8.00
- 4pcs
Egg Foo young with chicken/ beef $23.00
Sweet & sour fish fillet $23.00
Prawns with cashew nuts $25.00
Mixed vegetables with garlic or oyster sauce $14.00
Chicken with cashew nuts $18.00

Lean Chicken Wrap (2 halves, serves 1-2 people) $10.00
- Lean wrap filled with seasonal fresh salad, sous vide lemon & thyme chicken & Pure's own made hummus
Protein Ball (Pure's top selling product) $3.00
Chef's Large Salad Box (per person) seasonal variety of fresh local produce $12.50
- Salad is fresh/seasonal & changes daily - tofu is made locally with water
Lean Vegetarian Wrap (2 halves, serves 1-2 people) $10.00
- Lean wrap filled with seasonal fresh salad, Pure's own made hummus, quinoa & feta for protein
Beef & Seasonal Salad Wrap (2 half wraps) $10.50
- Fresh seasonal salad filled wrap with lean braised beef & Pure's own made dressing
Mocha Slice 'RAW' $4.50
- Very moorish slice with cacao, espresso, nuts & seeds for a healthy chocolate hit
Energy Ball *Raw $3.00
- Made raw with fruit, nuts & seeds, coconut
Chef's Medium Salad Box (per person) variety of fresh seasonal & local produce $8.50
- Salad is fresh/seasonal & changes daily

Salad greens. hazelnuts, currants and radish side salad(V)(GF) $6.00
Please see counter staff to make your selection
Toasted muesli. yoghurt and poached fruits $8.00
Grilled Canterbury steak sandwich $19.00
- with streaky bacon, onion, jam, chimichurri, soft leafs, French fries and aioli
Kids pack $9.00
- with mini ham and cheese roll, biscuit dried fruit and juice
Cured local bacon $22.00
- poached eggs. rosti. confit tomatoes, smoked Portobello, hollandaise and soft herbs (V) (GF)
Seasonal soup of the day served with ciabatta $9.50
Brioche burger $18.00
- with fried free range egg, bacon, cheese, spinach, tomato and hollandaise served with hash browns and relish