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

Salmon Benedict $19
- Poached egg, salmon, spinach, dried shallots, hollandaise on Turkish
Bagels $7.9
- Pesto + Cream cheese
Bagels $12.9
- Bacon, Lettuce, Avocado + Tomato
Bacon Benedict $18
- Poached eggs, bacon, hollandaise + walnut dukkah on Turkish
Mushroom Medley $17.9
- Shitake, swiss, white + Portobello mushrooms, roasted potatoes, spinach + poached egg
French Toast $19
- Brioche French toast w espresso mascarpone, maple syrup, toasted nuts + dried raspberries & w/ bacon
Porridge $11.5
- Quinoa, linseed, oats, dates, toasted nut mix seasonal fruit + cream
Toast $2

Cashews and Tempura Battered Chicken $22.00
- Sweet chilli jam sauce cooked with battered chicken and vegetables.
Yum Seafood Salad
- Cooked at a lower heat in stock, this very spicy seafood dish includes celery, shallots and tomato.
Guri Puffs (4) $6.50
- Sweet potatoes and vegetables wrapped in fluffy pastry served with dipping sauces.
Seafood $22.00
Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu $21.00
Prawn $23.00
Seafood $22.00
Seafood $22.00

Mushrooms $2.50
Roast of the Day * Small $13.50 Large $17.50
- Check the board for today’s choice, served with potatoes and vegetables
Lamb Cutlets $26.00
- Lamb cutlets crumbed with a sweet basil crust, pan seared, on a bed of mash finished with a port wine glaze, served with seasona lvegetables or side salad
Fish and Chips $18.00
- Beer battered gurnard served with a fresh green salad, homemade tartare sauce and lemon wedges
*Gluten free on request
Garlic French Stick $5.00
- Crispy bread, toasted with our special blend of garlic butter
Octopus Sausages & Chips $5.50
Crème Brulee $8.00
- A classic French favourite, a melt in your mouth dessert

Combination Chow Mien $9.50
Char Beehoon (Fried Beehoon) $9.50
- Rice vermicelli fried with pork, chicken, prawn, squid, bean sprouts and Chinese vegetables
Curry Laksa (Curry Noodle Soup) $9.50
- Boiled egg noodles and rice vermicelli with chicken, squid, green beans and carrots in coconut curry soup
Seafood and Vegetables $12.00
- stir fried with your choice of sauce
Wan Tan Mee (Dry Wonton Noodle) $9.50
- Fine egg noodles with boiled wontons, sliced roast pork, fish balls and Chinese vegetables in delicious sauce served with a bowl of plain soup
Chinese Bokchoy Veges $11.00
- stir fried with Mushrooms and Chicken in Garlic Sauce
Wonton Noodle Soup $9.50
- Fine egg noodles with boiled wontons, chicken, fish balls and Chinese vegetables served in soup
Hot & Sour Pork Leg $10.50
- Pork leg pieces cooked in hot and sour soup with tofu and a boiled egg served with rice

Salad greens, hazelnuts, currants and radish side salad $6.00
Chicken pretzel roll with garlic aioli, soft weens, cheese and cucumber $9.00
Brioche burger with fried free range egg, bacon, cheese, spinach, tomato and hollandaise served With hash browns and relish $18.00
Ouinoa falafel wrap with hummus, smoked yogurt, cucumber, lettuce and tomato salsa $9.00
Sous vide local chicken breast with harissa, pearl couscous salsa, lemon, pancetta and pickled red onion $21.00
Kids 'fish and chips' with sustainable snapper, fries, salad and Watties sauce $9.00
Corn fritters with poached eggs, avocado creme, chili and soft herbs $19.00
Fresh fruit salad with granola $8.00

Pad Khing $12.00
- Sauteed meat with ginger, onion, capsicum & chinese mushrooms
Panaeng $12.50
- Panaeng curry with coconut milk, kaffir lime leaves, chillies, peanuts & capsicum
Gaeng Kari $12.50
- Thai yellow curry with onion, potato, pumpkin, pineapple, carrot & peanuts
Mini Mix Wontons (2) + Puffs (2) $5.00
Pad Krapao $12.00
- Stir fried meat with fresh chillies, basil leaves, garlic, green beans & capsicum
Monday - Saturday from 11.30 am - 2.30 pm. Original Thai Cuisine
No MSG added / Vegetarian and Gluten Free Available
Pad Priew Warn $12.00
- Sweet and sour sauce combined with pineapple, tomato, onion & cucumber

Pork Fried Rice $9.50
- Sliced pork, onions, peas, egg and fried rice
Pork Mushrooms on Fried Rice $11.00
- Sliced pork with seasonal vegetables and mushrooms in gravy on fried rice
Cooked with meals only
Satay Seafood $13.00
- Prawns, scallops, mussels, crab, fishballs with seasonal vegetables, pineapple and tomato in a peanut sauce
Roast Pork Mushrooms on Fried Rice $12.00
- Sliced roast pork with seasonal vegetables and mushrooms in gravy on fried rice
Steak Curry on Fried Rice $10.00
- Curry sliced steak with seasonal vegetables in gravy on fried rice
Prawn Mushrooms on Fried Rice $12.50
- Prawns with seasonal vegetables and mushrooms in gravy on fried rice
Nasi Goring $11.50
- Curried sliced steak, chicken, roast pork shredded cabbage etc with fried rice

Tom Yum Soup
- Cocked with sliced onion, tomatoes, mushrooms, spring onions & thai herbs
-Seafood $12.50
Sweet & sour sauce $10
- served with rice. Softly fried pineapple, tomato and vegetables with sweet & sour sauce. Vegetables or tofu. Chicken, beef or pork
-Prawns $12.50
Thai Style Noodle Soup $10
- Chicken or pork or beef
Tom Kha Soup
- Cocked with sliced onion, tomatoes, mushrooms, spring onions & thai herbs with coconut milk
Special Noodle Soup
Oyster Sauce $10
- served with rice. Softly fried seasoning vegetables with oyster sauce. Vegetables of tofu. Chicken, beef or pork.

Two fried eggs $5.00
Grilled tomato $4.00
Steamed rice $5.00
Flintstone ribeye $37.00
- Ribeye on the bone grilled to perfection, resting over dauphinoise potatoes, creamed spinach, jus and pommes gaufrette. Also available: with salad and fries OR vegetables and potato. Mushroom sauce, red wine sauce or garlic butter
Lamb's fry & bacon stack $17.90
- Pan seared lamb's liver stacked with bacon on a rich mushroom sauce, served with creamy mash
Side salad $6.00
Fries
Creme brulee $11.90
- A classic favourite, light creamy egg custard topped with crunchy golden toffee and served with berries

Butter Naan $5.00
- Leavened bread made of refined flour baked in tandoor with butter.
Chicken Madras $15.50
- Chicken cooked in South Indian style curry, prepared with coconut cream & tempered with mustard seeds & curry leaves.
Chicken Tikka (5 pieces) $12.00
- Boneless chicken marinated overnight in yogurt & spices then skewered & grilled in tandoor.
All mains served with aromatic basmati rice
Lamb Saag $16.50
- Tender pieces of lamb sauteed with spinach, blended with garlic & herbs.
Fish Dopiaza $18.50
- Fish cooked with large chunk of onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic & spices.
Mango Chutney $3.00
Prawn Makhani $18.50
- Prawns cooked in tomato based gravy finished with touch of cream & fenugreek leaves.

UDON (Soup Noodles) $9.00
- Japanese Noodles (UDON) in light soy flavoured soup with seaweed & spring onion
Burger Combo Meals $12.00
- Burger with chips & can of drink
Deal 1 $9.00
- Small kebab with chips & pop tops drinks
Kebab Combo Meals
- Kebab with chips & can of drinks
-Add slice of cheese $0.50
-2 Burger deal only $9.00
Gyoo Don (sweet beef) $10.50
- Sliced and seasoned beef, and vegetables roasted with sweet soy sauce served on rice
-Small $7

Mango Chicken M $8.00 / F $14.00
- Pieces of boneless chicken cooked in a mild fruity mango flavoured sauce
Chicken Chana Masala M $8.00 / F $14.00
- Chicken chunks and chic peas cooked in onion gravy and spices.
Tarka Masoor Dal M $8.00 / F $14.00
- Masoor lentils cooked in gravy and sauteed; fried spices thrown on top
Plain Rice $2.00
- Basmati steamed rice
Fish Tikka $5.90
- Filleted fish marinated in yoghurt, tandoori masala, skewered and roasted in the tandoor. Six pieces per portion.
Plain Roti $2.00
Cashew Burfi $3.00
-Beef Diches M $9.00 / F $15.00

Indian mixed salad $5.50
Bombay aaloo $14.50
- Deep fried potato cooked with cumin and spices.
Malai kofta $14.50
- Potatoes and homemade cottage cheese mix with herbs and spices simmered with cream and cashew sauce.
Mushroom matter/Paneer mushroom $14.50
- Mushroom & peas cooked with onion tomato herbs and spices.
Chana mashala $14.50
- Chick peas cooked with secret spices straight from the heart of india.
Cheese/Chocolate naan $4.50
- Stuuffed with freshly grated cheese/chocolate.
Shahi paneer $14.50
- Chef made indian cottage cheese cooked in a creamy sauce with cashew nuts & almonds.
Prawn chowmein $14.99

Sweet Slices $4.20
Breakfast Pie $7.30
Toast with Jam & Butter $4.70
Breakfast Wrap $7.90
Cheesecake $5.20
Gourmet Pies $7.20
Citrus Tart $6.30
Breakfast Croissant $7.30

Extra pattie, chicken, fish or falafel. $4.50
Lock Stock & One Smoking Burger $18.00
- 320gms of beef patties, double belly bacon, triple cheese, iceberg lettuce, smoky bbq sauce and aioli
Pulp Fiction Burger $13.50
- beef pattie, double cheese, iceberg lettuce, pickle, royale sauce.
Caesar Pleaser $11.00
- parmesan cheese, cos lettuce, egg, bacon, croutons, Caesar dressing - with bird $13.00
Cheese Retro Vision $13.50
- crumbed & fried camembert, tomato, lettuce, red onion & plum chutney. - Cheese is cooked in beef tallow
Totally Whipped (Mousse) $6.00
- Double Chocolate & Boysenberry or Double Mango & Coconut
Peal Habour $13.50
- fresh market fish, wasabi aioli, iceberg lettuce, tomato.
Iwi Burger $13.50
- beef pattie, beetroot, egg, tomato, lettuce, cheese, tomato sauce, chow-chow.