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

Cloudy Bay clams, chilli, garlic, prosecco, black garlic butter sourdough $16.00
Roasted Duck leg, baby spinach, pecorino risotto, pinenut and current salsa (GF) $35.00
House smoked salmon, fennel and orange salad, salsa verde (GF) $16.00
Pepperoni $23.00
- Venison pepperoni, red onion, chilli oil, mozzarella, tomato, rocket
Sides and Bites
Garlic flat bread (V) $8.00
Pea, broad bean and spinach risotto, basil, parsley and rocket (V, GF) $26.00
Starters

Combination egg foo young $18.00
Ginger and onions lamb on sizzling plate $23.00
Wife cake $4.00
Chicken fillets served with ginger infused sweet and sour sauce $20.00
Barbeque pork fried noodles $12.00
Spicy string beans with pork mince $18.00
Steamed yummy brown sugar sponge $4.00
Large steamed rice $12.00

Mini Animal Rights $9.90
- 1/2 size Kumara & Coriander Pattie, Salad, Yoghurt Sauce, Aioli & Velvet Relish.
Animal Rights $12.50
- We believe this is the most versatile vege burger in town. It’s a kumara & coriander pattie, salad, beetroot, a minty yoghurt sauce, Aioli and Velvet Relish. Also available with a mushroom or falafel pattie.
Goneburger $16.00
- If you can eat this one someone will definitely give you a high five Goes down great with a cold beer. Beef Pattie, Crumbed Chicken Breast, Salad, Bacon with Aioli and Velvet Relish.
Soft Drinks $4.5
Bottled Water $4
Aioli, Chilli Mayo, Sweet Chilli, Sour Cream $1
Bacon $2.5
Powerade $5

-Pork / chicken / beef. $18.00
-With king prawns or mixed seafood $20.00
Sweet-N- Sour
- Thai style sweet-n-sour with seasonal vegetables, pineapple and tomato
-King prawns / mixed seafood $20.00
Spring rolls $8.00
Gare Phud Phed(spicy lamb) $20.00
- Quality lamb cooked with a variety of Thai herbs and spices including chili paste, pepper corns and kaffir lime leaf
Mixed vegetables with peanut sauce $16.00
-Beef and Chicken recommended $18.00

Mash and Gravy $5.50
Crispy Chicken Wrap $17.00
- Paprika spiced chicken with salad, lemon and lime aioli wrapped in a flour tortilla served with fries.
Seafood Chowder $16.50
- A thick and creamy seafood chowder with mussels, shrimp, squid, mushrooms and chilli. Served with a big slice of toasted bread.
Chicken Run $12.00
- Crumbed chicken tenders served with fries, salad and tomato sauce.
Beer Fries $5.50
Blue and Gold $30.00
- Blue Cod lightly fried in Speight's beer batter, served with crispy fries, fresh lemon, tomato sauce and homemade tartare sauce.
Fries $4.50
Kakanui Calamari** $26.00
- Fried golden then tossed in our home made salt and pepper seasoning, served with a chilli lime sauce and aïoli.

Vegetable $10.00
Teriyaki Chicken $12.00
- Made with our special homemade fruity soy sauce served with crispy house salad with rice
Chicken Teriyaki $10.00
Chicken Katsudon $12.00
- Deep fried crumbed chicken cutlet with cooked veges and egg in a special soy sauce
Lunch Box $16.50
- A: Salad, Tempura, Sashimi, Miso, Soup and Rice / B: Salad, Tempura, Teriyaki Chicken, Miso soup and rice / C: Roll Sushi, Nigiri Sushi, Sashimi and Miso Soup / D: Salad, Sashimi, Teriyaki Chicken, Miso soup and rice
Katsudon $12.00
- Deep fried crumbed pork cutlet with cooked veges and egg in a special soy sauce
Yookgejang (spicy beef soup with rice) $12.00
- Spicy soup made with beef, spring onions, mushrooms in a red broth seasoned with chilli, garlic and soy sauce
Spicy Pork $12.00
- Thinly sliced pork marinated in a delicious blend of spicy chilli sauce, onions and garlic served with vegetables

Duo of Pork (gf) $34.00
- Pork loin & pork belly slow roasted in apple cider with Moroccan inspired jus & served on potato gratin & bok choi, topped with crackling
Seafood Chowder $18.50
- Selection of fresh seafood in a creamy sauce with prawns, calamari & mussels served with house garlic bread
Moroccan spiced roast pumpkin $6.00
Garlic Bread (v) $6.50
- Our own house baked bread spread liberally with garlic butter
Caesar Salad $19.50
- Traditional salad with bacon, anchovies, croutons & shaved parmesan cheese topped with a poached egg & Caesar dressing
Fish of the Day (wait staff will advise) $31.00
Cauliflower cheese $6.00
Spaghetti Bolognese $16.50
- Tasty beef mince in a rich Italian style tomato & red wine sauce

Nuggets & Chips $8.00
- Chicken Nuggets served with tomato sauce
Snack Basket $8.00
- Chicken Nuggets, Fish & Mini Hotdog, served with chips & tomato sauce
- Cheese & Onion
Sausage Rolls $3.50
Fish & Chips $8.00
- Fish Bites served with tomato sauce or tartare sauce
- Ham, Cheese & Onion
- Ham, Cheese & Tomato
Mixed Platter (For 2) $11.00
- Chicken Nuggets, Fish, Mini Hotdog, Spring rolls, Samosas, Onion Rings, served with chips & tomato sauce

3 EGG OMELETTE $15.50
- with tomato, bacon, mushroom & cheese
BANGERS & MASH $15.50
- with caramelised onion & gravy
CHICKEN SALAD $14.00
- with cashews & yogurt dressing
HOT STEAK SAMMY $12.50
THE BEEF SALAD $14.00
- with crispy noodles & toasted peanuts
EGGS BENEDICT $16.50
- poached eggs on a broil with smoked salmon, spinach & hollandaise
BACON $4.50
ESPRESSO EGG $15.50
- with potato hash, mushroom, spinach, a poached egg & hollandaise

Risotto $18.00
- Pearl barley risotto finished with herb marinated feta and a mixed leaf salad
Orange and Passionfruit Tart $9.00
- Crisp pastry filled with citrus curd, served with raspberry sorbet and macerated oranges
Visions Cheese Plate $9.00
- A selection of Punoi cheeses, served with lavosh, fig preserve and grapes
Mushroom $9.00
- Woodland mushroom tortilla with a root vegetable slaw
Beef $8.00
- Pastrami salad on shaved cucumber pickle with rye-crusted croutons
Chicken $22.00
- Prosciutto wrapped chicken breast, stuffed with rocket and pepperdews; warm broccoli, spinach, red onion salad
Lamb $25.00
- Lamb rosettes and dried fruit sausage with croquette potatoes, roasted tomato, green beans, mint butter and pinot jus
Pasta $8.00
- Spaghetti Napolitano with a twist; Panko crumb and parmesan crusted pasta bricks with saffron garlic mayonnaise

- reg. $10
Gyoo Don (sweet beef) $10.50
- Sliced and seasoned beef, and vegetables roasted with sweet soy sauce served on rice
Ramen (hot & Spicy Noodle)
Kebab Meat on Chips
- Choice of Chicken, lamb or mix meat
-Lamb $13.50
Katsu Don
- Japanese Style chicken cutlet cooked in light soy flavoured soup & egg, served on Rice
Curry UDON $10.50
- Beef curry on japanese noodles (UDON) in light soy flaovured soup
UDON (Soup Noodles) $9.00
- Japanese Noodles (UDON) in light soy flavoured soup with seaweed & spring onion

-cheese toastie
bag of chips L $5.5 / S $4
Combo#1 $3.80
tomato & capsicum $6.50
-cheese slice
smoked chicken, cream cheese & pesto $6.50
-kid biscuit & 2x cocktail sausages & fluffy
chocolate, strawberry or caramel server with cream & nuts $7.50

Waffle $14.00
- Comes with rich syrup with banana and ice cream on top.
Toastie $5.50
- Choose any two fillings (cheese, ham, tomato, pineapple, onion)
Pancake $11.00
- 2 pancakes with butter and maple syrup.
Extra fillings $0.50
Soup (Pumpkin or Mushroom) $11.00
- Comes with a piece of toast (may vary according to season)
Breakfast $19.00
- Potato, scrambled or poached egg, sausage, bacon, tomato, mushroom and salad with toast.
Egg Benedict $15.00
- Comes with english muffin, two poached eggs, two bacon and salad.

Seafood Basket $12.50
Basket fries $4.50
- w Tom sauce or aioli
Fish Bites & fries $7.00
Chicken Nugget & fries $7.00
Toasties $3.50
Wedges $7.00
- Sour Cream, Sweet Chilli & Oil
Nachos & Sour Cream $6.50

Jan Wrap Doughnuts $10.00
- With Staff Made Seasonal Jam & Whipped Cream
Brisket $19.20
- Smoked Beef Brisket, Cheese, Tomato Chilli Jam & Rocket With Skinny Fries
Cavolo Nero Caesar $19.50
- With Parmesan, Bacon Ends, Croutons, Poached Egg & Chopped Chicken
Birdie $18.80
- Chopped Roast Chicken, Crispy Onion Rings & Gravy With Skinny Fries
-With Bacon Maple Syrups & Grilled Banana $14.60
Mac & Cheese $7.50
- Macaroni & Three Cheese Sauce, Grilled
Spicy Chicken Wings $14.40
- With Siracha & Lime Sauce
Half Chicken $28.00
- Roast Half Chicken With Gourmet Potatoes, Gravy & Slaw