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

Caramelized Pear
The Prince
- Falafel pattie dressed with tzatziki yoghurt sauce, fresh lime juice, avocado, lettuce, tomato & aioli
Iceberg Lettuce
Create your own masterpiece
- choose your meat
Toasted walnuts
Extra Filling $1.50
Kapiti brie
N.Z Hoki $4
- panko crumbed- per piece

K.F.C - Kinji’s Fried Chicken $18
- garlic soy marinated
Wasabi Octopus $6
Deep Fried Takoyaki 8pcs $8
King Prawn Tempura Roll $16
Sweet Omelette $6
Salmon Caviar $9
Scampi(#1x2pcs) Sashimi $30
- head → miso soup
Tempura Combination $20
- 2pcs Prawn, 3pcs Fish, 6pcs Veges

Pork Foo Young $9.00
Satay Beef vegetable on Rice $9.00
Shrimp Foo Young $10.00
BBQ Pork Fried Noodle $9.00
Nasi Goreng $9.00
- fried rice with chicken, beef, pork
Chicken Fried Noodle $9.00
Sweet & Sour won Tons (1/2 dozen) $4.00
Sweet & Sour Pork (No Rice) $13.50

Energy Drinks $5
Pineapple, Mango or Beetroot $1
Homegrown $10.90
- All that is good about this country can be found in the Homegrown. Lamb, Salad, a choice of Beetroot & Horopito Chutney or a Minty Yoghurt Sauce, Aioli & Velvet Relish.
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.
Mini Velvet Burger $7.90
- 1/2 size Venison Pattie, Salad, Grilled Pineapple, Chilli Mayonnaise & Velvet Relish.
Bottled Water $4
Hashies $5.5
Native Kumara Chips $7.5

Stewed Lamb Belly in Hot Pot $25.00
Honey B.B.Q. Pork $26.00
Dumplings 12 for $9.00
Ma Po Tofu $19.00
Vegeterian Fried Noodles $15.00
Chicken and Potatoes in Chilli Pot $25.00
Chinese Vegetables in soup $16.00
Sweet & Sour Fish Fillet $23.00

CHEERIOS $5.00
- with tom sauce.
BACONBURGER $15.00
- Beef, bacon, mushroom, lettuce, chutney, cheese and mayo.
WEDGES $8.00
- with Sour Cream and Sweet Chilli.
BODGIEBURGER $15.00
- Beef, cheese, lettuce, chutney, mayo, beetroot and egg.
Gluten Free buns. $2.00
CHIPS $12.00
- with cheese and bacon.
BASIC $11.00
- Beef, chutney, mayo and gherkin.
Add a second patty. $4.00

(Our eggs are free range & bacon, hashbrowns & sausages Gluten Free)
with hummus and tomato $9.00
BLT: $15.00
- Bacon, lettuce, tomato, relish and mayo on toasted foccacia
Open Chicken Sandwich: $17.50
- Fresh Lettuce with Pan fried Chicken breast, brie, Pesto & Mayo on toasted foccacia
Salad Plate: $15.00
- Your selection from our freshly made salads with toasted foccacia
with salmon and cream cheese $10.00
Bagels:
Children’s size Scrambled eggs on toast $9.00

CHICKEN PATTIES $2.40
SEAFOOD STICKS (2 for $3.80) $2.40
TARAKIHI FILLETS $4.50
SOLE FILLETS $5.80
MINI SPRING ROLLS $6.00 doz
JAM RAP DONUTS $2.40
WON TONS $4.80 1/2 doz
STEAK & ONION ROLLS $3.20

STICKY DATE PUDDING $12.00
- freshly steamed sticky date pudding served with vanilla bean ice cream
CHICKEN TENDERS $15.50
- crumbed chicken tenders served with a spicy apricot sauce and light side salad
CHICKEN WRAP $12.00
- chicken tenders with salad and thick cut fries
BBQ PORK RIBS $26.00
- served with crunchy apple slaw, thick cut fries and bbq sauce
KIDS SUNDAE $4.00
- your choice of chocolate, caramel or strawberry toppings
SOUP OF THE DAY $12.50
- with toasted bread roll
AKAROA SALMON $27.00
- fresh pan seared Akaroa salmon wit house made rosti and steamed greens
PORK RIBS $12.00
- pork ribs served with thick cut fries

Beef cut agria chips $7.00
Pesto $3.50
Chorizo $5.00
Smoked Salmon $5.00
Halloumi $4.50
Scrambled Tofu $19.00
- wilted spinach, smoked mushrooms, sassy sauce & toasted cashews + poached eggs $4.50
Beans $18.00
- spiced beans with poached eggs, smoked paprika creme fraiche & toast + black pudding $5.00
Paprika Creme Fraiche $3.50

Soup of the day $12.50
- soup of the day served with warm bread
Wedges $9.00
- wedges served with sour cream & sweet chilli
Vegetable salad $19.50
- roasted pumpkin and red onion tossed through salad greens with house made lemon & herb infused white cheese, maple loaded almonds & vinaigrette
Fried green potatoes (paleo) $19.50
- twice cooked sweet potatoes pan-fried in our house made (vegan) basil & spinach pesto with red onion, tomatoes & (optional bacon) topped with a poached egg
Wedges $14.50
- with bacon, cheese, sour cream & sweet chilli
Pancakes $17.50
- or berry compote, yoghurt & maple syrup
The full pot $24.00
- our famous big breakfast made with hash browns, streaky bacon, sausage, cowboy beans, slow roasted tomato, mushrooms & 2 free range eggs cooked "any style" served with toasted ciabatta
Chicken tostado $22.50
- cajun spiced chicken, fresh salad green, aioli and avocado served on pan-fried ciabatta, topped with pineapple, mango & chilli salsa, with fries on the side

Char Siu Bbq Pork Ribs $20
- twice cooked, shao xing, hoisin & sesame seeds
Satay Sauce & Pickled Cucumber
Chicken & Prawn Laksa Soup $20/$18
- (v) and (gf) option available
Kaffir Lime Cream $12
- crispy coconut, vanilla marinated pineapple (gf)
Market Fish Curry / Assam Pedas
- Tamarind, lemongrass & Chilli
Soy, Sesame Eggplant (v) $14
- red chilli dressing
Turmeric Chicken (gf) $14
Roti Canai (v) $5

Crumbed mozzarella (fried) $14.00
- Served with spicy plum sauce
Calamari salad (warm) GF on request $14.00
- Grilled calamari with pangrelato and citrus dressing
Sweet corn fritters (warm) $10.00
- Served with capsicum and apricot relish and balsamic glaze
Fish and chips $22.50
- Beer battered snapper fillets served with golden fries, tartare sauce and a garden salad
Breads and dips (warm) $10.00
- Warmed breads with housemade seasonal dips
Crumbed Hoki $9.50
Moroccan lamb salad GF $21.50
- Grilled canterburry lamb with baby spinach, chick peas, crumbed feta, grilled courgette, pangrelato and yoghurt and mint dressing
Junior cheeseburger $9.50

- Come With 2 Slices Of Bread $5.00
Meat Ball $5.50
- with Potato Gravy
Poutine $4.50
- Hot Chip with Cheese & Gravy
American $3.50
- Hot Dog
Hot Soup $2.80 per cup
- Chicken with Sweet Corn & Eggs Soup.
Surf & Turf $7.50
- Seafood + Chicken
Hot Soup $2.80
- Chicken with Sweet Corn
Fitted Sausage $3.50
- with Cheese

Coastal spring lamb, herb spread, chilli, pistachios $15.00
Taleggio, fior di latte, rosemary, potato, caramelised onions, confit garlic $24.00
●Small
Pancetta, fior di latte, free range egg, cracked pepper, parmesan $24.00
Beef, pork and lamb meatballs, mozzarella, napoli $12.00
●White
Fries, garlic butter, parmesan, aioli, tomato sauce $11.00
Caprese salad, buffalo mozzarella, basil, heirloom tomatoes $15.00