Cookai Japanese Restaurant in Canterbury Menu

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7 DAYS / 7AM- 3PM
Potato hash brown $5
- cream cheese $6.90
Bacon & eggs $14.90
- Bacon & two eggs (poached, scrambled or fried) on toasted multigrain dairy or gluten free on request
Fried tofu on toast $17.90
- With spinach, pumpkin seeds & red onion on toasted multi-grain with hummus vege – vegan - gluten free on request
Extra toast $2
bagels, toast & spreads $4.90
- Vege — gluten free on request with butter
Salmon & avocado on multi-grain $18.90
- With salmon, avocado, beetroot relish lemon & cream cheese gluten free on request.

House Made Sourdough Toast with Poached Eggs $12.50
- Add sides for more fun....
Caprese Salad $21.50
- Buffalo mozzarella, ripe tomatoes, fresh basil, basil pesto, balsamic With Proscuitto (Add 5.00)
White Chocolate Cheesecake N/A
- White chocolate cheesecake, ginger and cinnamon crunch base, poached tamarillo
The Ultimate Chocolate Dessert $19.90
- Chocolate fudge brownie, chocolate mousse, chocolate ice cream, chocolate pate, raspberry coulis
Pancakes Poached $19.00
- berries, creme fraiche, maple syrup $19.0 Chocolate and salted caramel sauces, whipped butter 19.0 Bacon, banana, maple syrup
Devils Dream N/A
- White and dark chocolate layers , creamy & smooth, berry coulis - really wicked!
Tropical Heat N/A
- Coconut, feijoa and pineapple cake, coconut lime sorbet, roasted pineapple
House Made Sourdough $7.50
- English Muffin with Butter and Jam

Onion Bhaji (8 pcs) $5.00
- Chopped onion dipped in spicy chickpea flour batter and deep fried. Served with tamarind chutney
Lamb Balti $16.00
- A combination of boneless lamb cooked with vegetables in a special gravy
Cheese Naan $5.00
- Naan stuffed with cheese
Pappadams (4 pcs) $4.00
- Crispy, wafer thin Indian lentil crackers
Chicken Tikka Masala / Lamb Rogan Josh / Lamb Korma / Vegetable Korma $10.00
Pulav Rice $10.00
- Rice cooked with nuts, mixed vegetables
Fish Masala $17.00
- Fish (Ling Fillet) cooked with onion, tomatoes and spices
Channa Masala $15.00
- Chickpeas cooked with thick onion and tomato gravy and spices

Steamed Rice $3.00
- Steamed Basmati rice.
Prawn do Payaza $18.90
- Prawns cooked in light spiced flavoured sauce and diced onion, ginger, garlic and spices.
Aloo Prantha $4.50
- Unleavened whole meal bread stuffed with potatoes and Indian spices.
Pearl Special Lamb $16.90
- Lamb first cooked in tandoor and then finished freshly grounded spices creamy butter sauce and herbs tomato and spices.
Prawn Saag $18.90
- Prawns cooked with spinach, ginger garlic, onion and tomato.
Prawn Masala $18.90
- Prawns cutlets cooked in special sauce and herbs.
Chicken Saag $15.90
- Cubes of chicken cooked with spinach, ginger garlic, onion and tomato.
Malai Kofta $15.90
- Veg kofta balls cooked in lightly spiced vegetable sauce.

Handcut Chips w Aioli $9.00
Lamb Shank, Creamy Mash, Caramelised Onion Gravy $28 1 / $35 2
Affagato $16.00
- Shot of C4 coffee, Liqueur of your Choice, Ice Cream
Chillingworth Slaw w Peanuts $9.00
Pumpkin, Chick Pea & Rocket Salad $9.00
Vanilla Panna Cotta, Rhubarb & Apple, Toasted Oats $14.00
Homemade Bread w Balsamic & Olive Oil or Garlic Butter $7.00
Akaroa Salmon, Horseradish Cream Cheese, Toast $17.00

Basmati Rice - Premium Indian rice $2.50
Lamb or Chicken Madras - Lamb or Chicken pieces in a spicy tomato masala sauce, garnished with coconut – renowned South Indian dish $15.90, Lamb $16.50
Mushroom Sabji - Button mushrooms with crisp capsicum and diced onions in a tangy masala sauce $14.50
Lamb Samosa - Tender lamb in a mild masala sauce, encased in a crispy tasty pastry (2 Samosa) served with chutney $7.50
Onion Bhajees - Light crispy fritters served with tamarind chutney (6 bhajees) $6.50
Palak Paneer - Homemade cottage cheese tempered with cumin seed, then cooked with tomato and fresh creamy spinach $14.90
Chicken Aloo - Lightly spiced chicken with crisp seasonal vegetables, and aromatic spices $15.50
Naan - Traditional Indian leavened bread $2.50

The Soup of the day. $12
- Chef’s daily creation served in a bowl with crusty, buttery Garlic Bread
Buttermilk Pikelets $17
- with Raspberry Vanilla Chia Seed Jam and Crème Fraiche
Slow-cooked Pork Shoulder, seeded mustard and apple fennel slaw $17
Honey toasted Nut and Oat Muesli $12
- served with Central Otago Preserves and Vanilla Yoghurt
Bacon Buttie $8.50
- with house Garlic Aioli served in fresh White Bread. Add a Fried Egg $10
Thyme Roasted Chicken, walnut and olive tapenade, spinach $16
Poached eggs $11
- on Grain Toast with a side of Chef’s Chilli Relish
Scrambled Eggs $14
- on Potato Hash. Add Manuka Smoked Salmon $20

Cheese Nachos $10.00
Bean Burrito $10.00
Salad Bowl $9.90-$12.00
- traditional mexican meals with your choice of fillings and salsas (Fajita Veggies with Guac ($9.90) / Seasoned Mince Beef ($9.90) /Pulled Pork Carnitas ($11.50) /Slow Roasted Beef Barbacoa ($11.90) / Chargrilled Chicken A la Brasa ($12.00))
California Burrito $15.50 / $11.50
- Fresh garlic & lime chargrilled chicken with traditional pinto beans sour cream and guacamole (Regular / Mini)
El Dippo $8.00
- A bowl of our traditional pinto beans topped with cheese, salsa, sour cream and served with a basket of freshly-made tortilla chips
Paleo Salad $14.00
- Chargrilled chicken with fajita veggies and guacamole with cumin lime vinaigrette on the side (No dairy or carbs, it’s Paleo, yo!)
Nachos $13.40-$14.60
- traditional mexican meals with your choice of fillings and salsas (Fajita Veggies with Guac ($13.40) / Seasoned Mince Beef ($13.40) /Pulled Pork Carnitas ($14.10) /Slow Roasted Beef Barbacoa ($14.40) / Chargrilled Chicken A la Brasa ($14.60))
Taco $5.50-$6.80
- traditional mexican meals with your choice of fillings and salsas (Fajita Veggies with Guac ($5.50) / Seasoned Mince Beef ($5.50) /Pulled Pork Carnitas ($6.20) /Slow Roasted Beef Barbacoa ($6.60) / Chargrilled Chicken A la Brasa ($6.80))

Beef Schntzel $16.00
- Topped with Mushroom Sauce, two Eggs & Fries
Chicken & Brie $22.00
- Chicken, Brie,& Cranberry Sauce
Beer Battered Hoki $15.00
- Two Fillets of Hokin in a Beer Batter, lots of Fries, two eggs & Slow
Mini Pork Roast $10.00
- with vegetables and Gravy
Tandoori Chicken $22.00
- Chicken Marianted in Tandoori sauce with RedmOnions, Peppers & Mango Sauce
Garlic Bread $9.00
- A large loaf, enough to share
Bar Basket $12.00
- 4 x Chicken Nuggets, Spring Rolls,Samosas & Fries with sweet Thai Chilli Sauce
Roast Pork $12.00
- Served with roosted & Seasonal Vegetables with home made Gravy

GARLIC AND PARSLEY TOASTED CIABATTA $10.00
AORAKI SALMON $28.00
- carefully selected salmon raised in pristine alpine waters, citrus baked and served with polenta chips accompanied by pea puree parsnip puree, finished with lemon pepper hollandaise sauce
EGGS BENEDICT $17.50
- toasted ciabatta topped with poached eggs, hollandaise and ham
Maple marinated scallops (2) wrapped in bacon(DF)(GF)
TRI COLOUR SCALLOPS AND BLACK PUDDING (GF)(DF) $16.00
- scallops placed on locally produced black pudding on a trio parsnip, butternut pumpkin and pea
CHICKEN TIKKA $25.00
- medium Indian curry with basmati rice, naan bread and mango chutney
BEEF FILLET 180gm $38.00
- grass fed canterbury beef cooked to your liking on truffle mash, served with a creamy, rich mushroom sauce and an onion marmalade and duck liver pate tartlet
CRAYFISH BISQUE (GFO) $13.00
- nelson crayfish roasted and reduced into a flavoursome liquor then blended with cream, served with toasted ciabatta

Caesar Salad G $21.50
- Fresh crisp baby cos lettuce tossed with garlic croutons, crispy belly bacon, soft boiled egg, shaved parmesan cheese and Caesar dressing
Battered Chatham Island Blue Cod [G] $28.50
- Fillets of Blue Cod freshly cooked to order with our crispy golden batter. Served with salad greens, home-made tartare, lemon wedges and French fries
Mediterranean Charred Vegetable Stack [V] $30.00
- Courgette, capsicum, and eggplant over a tomato and herbed couscous finished with salsa verde, olive tapenade and thick tzatziki
Chicken Breast Saltimbocca $35.00
- Chicken wrapped in bacon & sage over a salad of mizuna lettuce, apple, walnut and feta cheese dressed with a smoked apple and balsamic dressing
Eggs Benedict $18.00
- Poached eggs on a toasted English muffin with avocado & hollandaise sauce with Crispy Bacon
“Bully’s Fatty Boomba Breakfast” (Its BIG) $23.50
- Fried Bacon, Sicilian Chipolata, Black pudding, Our homemade baked beans, caramelised onion relish, Portobello mushroom, hash browns and poached eggs with grain toast (no variations)
Avocado $2.00
Homemade Baked Beans $4.50

Ground Beef Nachos $19.00
- With chilli bean mix, grilled cheese, topped with sour cream and sweet chilli
Toasted Sandwich $8.00
- With your choice of three fillings: mushroom, cheese, ham, tomato, onion, pineapple
Chicken Souvlaki $20.50
- Topped with hummus and salad, yoghurt dressing and sweet chilli sauce
all served with fries.
Spicy Wedges $11.00
- Plain with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce
Please ask staff about our gluten free options
Steak Sandwich $21.50
- Sirloin steak with caramelised onions and topped with a fried egg
Warm Teriyaki Chicken & Orange Salad $20.00
- Topped with toasted sesame seeds

- (1/2 Scoop) $1.50
Slice Pork Chow Mein $10.50
Prawn Chow Mein $13.00
Satay Chicken $12.50
Pineapple Fritter $2.00
Chicken & Cheese $5.60
Slice Pork with Mushroom Chow Mein $11.00
Wontons with Sweet & Sour Sauce (12) $10.00

Coffee & Cayenne Rubbed Beef Cheek, Carrot And Beetroot Slaw With Horseradish And Ranch Sauce N/A
Chicken Fajita With Red Onions, Garlic & Chilli Packed With Crunchy Lime Slaw, Smoked Corn Salsa & Chiptole Mayo N/A
8 Hour Braised Pork Shoulder, Ranch Dressed Slaw, Crunchy Tortilla Chips With A Chipotle & Lime Sauce N/A
Sauteed Garlic Mushrooms, With Zingy Coriander & Jalapeno Sauce & Red Cabbage N/A

SINGAPORE FRIED RICE $9.80
VEGETARIAN SOY NOODLES $9.00
SEAFOOD NASI GORENG $11.00
- fried rice with king prawns calamari crab meat fish balls and vegetables in Malaysian style spices
TOM YUM SOUP $9.80
- thin rice noodles with chicken tomato pineapple and vegetables in Thai hot and sour soup
HOKKIEN MEE $9.80
- egg noodles with roast pork shrimps and vegetables in mild chili soy sauce
GREEN CURRY CHICKEN $9.80
- thin rice noodles with chicken tomato and vegetables in Thai spicy green curry sauce
CHICKEN TERIYAKI $9.80
- udon noodles with chicken and vegetables in special Japanese teriyaki sauce
SAMBAL CHICKEN FRIED RICE $9.80
- fried rice with chicken and vegetables in Malaysian sambal sauce

Cookai Japanese Restaurant

Address

6 Nelson Street, Riccarton, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, New Zealand

Phone

033432860

Opened hours

Monday: Closed, Tuesday: 5:30 – 9:00 PM, Wednesday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:30 – 9:00 PM, Thursday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:30 – 9:00 PM, Friday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:30 – 9:00 PM, Saturday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:30 – 9:00 PM, Sunday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:30 – 10:00 PM

Price

$10 - $20

Type

None

Service

Table Service

Cuisine

Asian , Chinese , Japanese , Sushi

Features

Dine in , EFTPOS , Mastercard , Takeaway , Visa , Wheelchair accessible , Reservations , Waitstaff , Takeout , Wine and Beer , Cash , Groups , Bankcard , Lunch , Group Meal , Seating , Desserts and Bakes , Disabled Friendly , Serves Alcohol , Dinner , Child-friendly

Cookai Japanese Restaurant in Canterbury Menu

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