The Option Bistro and Wines in Canterbury Menu

LUNCH LUNCH
  • Seafood Chowder Reg $17.90/Lg $21.90
    • Premium Seafood served with Garlic Toast
  • Flat Bread $9.90
    • Garlic/ Sweet Chilli/ Cheddar or Pesto/ Parmesan
  • Bruschetta Duo $16.90
    • Tomato/ Basil/ Mozzarella/ Mushroom/ Thyme/ Brie
  • Sardines Platter $12.90
    • Canned Sardines in oil served with Crostini, Olives and Radish
  • Liver Pate $13.90
    • Served with Crostini, Red Onion, Chutney and Olives
  • Antipasto Platter $48.00
    • Cheese/ Cured Meats/ Olives/ Pickles/ Crackers/ Vegetables/ Chutney/ Bread/ Fruit
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $22.90
    • Crispy coated served with a green salad and Chilli Lime Mayo
  • Fish of the Day $24.90
    • Panfried fish served with Gourmet Potatoes, Green Salad, Dill & Caper Butter
  • Steak Caprese $24.90
    • Marinated steak with juicy tomato, mozzarella, fresh basil served with crusty bread & green salad
  • Chicken Salad $23.90
    • Coconut & Chilli marinated tenderloin salad greens and Julien vegetables finished with Mango Dressing & Coconut Chips
  • Oriental Pork Belly Salad $23.90
    • Crispy marinated pork belly, leafy greens, fresh mint, Coriander, Crushed Peanuts and Oriental Dressing
  • Arancini Balls $23.90
    • Minted Pea, Lemon & Chorizo Risotto balls coated in panko crumbed served with Green Salad and Aioli
  • Kumara & Bacon Salad $22.90
    • Roasted kumara and crispy bacon on top of Salad Greens and Aioli and Roasted Cashews
SIDES SIDES
  • Fries with Aioli and Tomato Sauce $7.00
  • Wedges with Sour Cream and Chilli Sauce $8.00
  • Garden Salad $7.00
  • Seasonal Vegetables $7.00
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • Crème Brulee $12.90
    • Orange scented crème Brulee with homemade pistachio shortbread
  • Jelly Tip Panna Cotta $12.90
    • Vanilla Panna Cotta topped with Raspberry Belly and Chocolate Shards
  • Lemon Cheesecake $12.90
    • served with Blueberry compote and Vanilla bean ice cream
  • Chocolate Fudge Sundae $11.90
    • Vanilla and Chocolate Mud ice cream with fudge sauce topped with Chartilly cream
  • Sorbet Duo $11.90
    • Two of our delicious cooking sorbets of the day
  • Affogato $11.90
    • Espresso coffee, Vanilla ice cream and Biscotti fry with
  • Cheese Platter, Crackers, Fruit $17.90
  • Strawberries & Cream $7.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Large $35.00
  • Prawn Fried Rice $14.00
  • Fried Rice (Chicken, Pork or Beef) $12.00
  • Medium $16.00
  • Large $26.00
  • Beef With Curry
  • Salad $16.00
  • Grilled Fish
  • Moroccan lamb with prunes and almond $19.00
  • Spiced prime Beef Balls in oregano & tomato sauce $10.50
  • Spiced North African roll with salad (2 pieces) and charmoulla sauce $10.00
  • Andalauslan $15.00 per person
    • Dolmades, falafel, North African roll, vegetables crudites, quince paste, roasted capsicum, olives, extra virgin olive oil and pomegranate
  • Moroccan Tagine slow cooked lamb and quince $12.50
  • Berber couscous (vegetarian) $ 17.00
  • Sticky Date and Toffee Pudding $7.90
  • Casablanca $20.00 per person
    • Selection from our tapas menu to include a seafood or meat or vegetarian
  • Fish & Chips $24.00
    • Tempura battered fish of the day with hand cut chips, salad, lemon and tartare sauce.
  • Beef Rib $26.00
    • Slow cooked barbecued beef rib, manuka smoked for 4 hours, with mashed potato, roast carrots and bbq sauce.
  • Steak $25.00
    • 250g medium rare sirloin and braised beef cheek with hand cut chips, seasonal greens, roast tomato, salsa verde and a crunchy soft boiled egg.
  • Duck $38.00
    • Confit leg and seared breast with confit potato, braised red cabbage, dukkah roasted carrots.
  • Ice Cream Sundae $6.00
    • Vanilla ice cream, with chocolate or berry sauce, whipped cream
  • Barbecue Beef Rib $35.00
    • Slow cooked barbecued beef rib, manuka smoked for 4 hours with mashed potato and corn puree
  • Pan Fried Fish of the Day $12.00
    • Served with steamed vegetables and mashed potato
  • Venison Ribs $15.00
    • Slow cooked and covered with our sticky BBQ sauce.
  • Kids Ice Cream Sundae $5.00
    • Kids Ice Cream Sundae
  • Raost Meat Sandwhich $12.00
    • Today's roasted animal on offer with rich gravy ,cheese, coleslaw,leetuce.Between toasted uncut bread .Served with fries
  • Ribeye Steak $24.00
    • 250grams cooked to your liking. Smothered with your choice of creamy mushroom , garlic butter or cracked pepper beef jus. Served wit lemon wedges, tare tare sauce & fries.
  • Copper Café Chicken P.O.A
    • Please Checkout our blackboards chook dish for the day or ask our friendly staff
  • Salads side $5.00
    • Salads side
  • Pork Belly $18.50
    • 5 spiced pork belly, potato mash, sauted green beans, peas, and carrots all topped off with a rich apple cider gravy
  • Side Sauce Orders $1.00
    • Side Sauce Orders
  • Berry Fruit Crunch Parfait $8.00
    • Layers of Mixed berries with broken sweet crunch meriunge, ice cream. Served in a tall glass finished with whipped cream.
  • Muesli with Fruit and Yoghurt $10.50
    • Toasted Muesli served with fresh fruit and yoghurt
  • Breakfast Stack (Vegetarian) $16.00
  • Robert Harris Big Breakfast $18.50
    • Free range eggs any style served with bacon, breakfast sausages, hash browns, tomatoes, mushrooms and toast
  • -With Salmon $17.50
  • Crumbed Chicken Caesar Salad $16.50
    • Made with crumbed chicken, cos lettuce, premium middle bacon, poached egg, focaccia croutons, parmesan & anchovies
  • Pancakes with bacon and banana $15.50
    • Served with grilled banana, bacon and maple syrup
  • French Toast $15.50
    • Sourdough bread served with bacon, grilled banana and maple syrup
  • Eggs Any Style with Toast $10.50
    • Free range eggs scrambled, poached or fried served with toast
  • Oaty Pancakes $17.00
    • Either: Fresh fruit salad and maple syrup Or Banana bacon and maple syrup
  • Beef Chilli Bowl $14.50
    • Served with corn chips sour cream and avocado smash
  • LB’s Big Breakfast $20.00
    • Eggs, bacon, tomato, hash brown, mushroom and bratwurst sausage, served with toast
  • Welsh Rarebit $18.50
    • Savoury smoked cheese sauce topped brown toast topped with fried egg and bacon
  • Pork Burger $18.50
    • With green apple slaw and capsicum jam between toasted ciabatta bun. + 4.00 add fries
  • Check out our Cabinet for today’s Bakes $5.00
    • Cake
  • Caesar Salad $18.50
    • Cos lettuce, parmesan, bacon and focaccia croutes tossed in Caesar dressing finished with poached egg
  • LB’s Hash $15.50
    • Rustic style potato hash with spinach poached egg and hollandaise
  • Udon $10.00
  • Vegetable Gyoza $7.00
  • Pork & Chive Gyoza $7.00
  • Salmon Sashimi $8
  • Pork Katsu Curry Don $12.50
  • Chicken Katsu Don $11.50
  • Prawn Gyoza $6
  • Salmon Shasimi Don $13.50
  • Senior Citizens Roast – Lamb $16.50
    • roasts are served with seasonal vegetables
  • Mince on Toast $17.50
    • savoury mince served on toast topped with two poached eggs
  • Fish Bites (6) and Chips $10.00
  • Hoofbeats Burger $16.50
    • beef or crumbed chicken with bacon, egg, cheese, pineapple, beetroot, lettuce, mayo, tomato and BBQ sauce served with fries
  • Hot Roast Beef Sandwich $10.00
    • thick cut white bread, red onion, tomato relish & horseradish sauce served with fries
  • All Day Breakfast $17.50
    • bacon, eggs, sausages, hash browns, tomato & toast
  • Roast – Chicken, Beef or Pork $19.50
    • roasts are served with seasonal vegetables
  • Hot Roast Pork Roll $13.00
    • crusty white roll with coleslaw, gravy & apple sauce served with fries
  • Vegetarian (GF)
    • A Vegetarian and vegan's delight. The goodness of pickle, cucumber, avocado, red pepper and carrot are all rolled into one
  • Chicken on Rice
    • Our Tasty teriyaki chicken is placed on sushi rice. to sauce it up mayo and Katsu sauce is applied
  • Rice Balls $4 each
    • Eat like an apple. Your choice of teriyaki chicken tuna or vegetarian is engifted by rice and sprinkled with sesame seeds, or add all the trimmings such as avocado, red pepper an mayo for $1
  • Nigiri (GF)
    • A real sushi connoisseurs dream. Nigiri slices of fresh salmon are placed on beds of rice
  • Exec Lunch Box 1 $12.00
    • Create some serious lunch envy with this super selection of sushi to nigiri and even a little chicken on rice
  • Spring Onion Mayo
    • Love Mayo? Then this is for you. Blobs of spring onion mayo are placed on teriyaki chicken
  • Fresh Salmon (GF)
    • New Zealand's finest King Salmon from the Marlborough Sounds is rolled up with avocado to give you a real omega 3 hit.
  • Supa Dupa Platter $45
    • A selection of 40 pieces of sushi made up of a variety of fresh salmon, vegetarian, teriyaki chicken and tuna. (price includes all the extras like ginger, soy, wasabi and chopsticks). delivery free may apply
  • Pizza Breads $11.5
    • Served with mozzarella and your choice of: Cream Cheese & Sweet Chili / Basil Pesto & Parmesan / Garlic & Herb
  • Mt Somers $25
    • Manuka Smoked Chicken, Brie & Cranberry
  • Castle Hill $25
    • Hot Smoked Salmon, Capers & Cream Cheese
  • Mt Oxford $25
    • Pork Belly & Caramelised Onion with Apple Slices & Mango Chutney
  • Mt Thomas $25
    • Braised Lamb, Kumara & Feta with Cucumber & Minted Yoghurt
  • Mt Grey $25
    • Pear, Blue Vein & Walnut
  • Burnt Hill $25
    • Honey Baked Ham with Roasted Pineapple
  • Foggy Peak $25
    • Pulled Wild Venison, Forest Mushrooms & Cranberry
  • Hong kong style prawn wonton noodle soup $19.00
  • Egg Foo young with chicken/ beef $23.00
  • Chicken & corn soup (small/ large) $6.00/ $15.00
  • Small bowl of steamed rice $2.00
  • Large bowl of steamed rice $6.00
  • Wok fried beef ho fun in black bean sauce $18.00
  • Egg foo young with assorted seafood $25.00
  • Spiced fried chicken nibbles $8.00
    • 6pcs
  • Spicy Wedges $11.00
    • Plain with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce
  • all served with fries.
  • Warm Teriyaki Chicken & Orange Salad $20.00
    • Topped with toasted sesame seeds
  • Served until 2pm
  • Market Fish of the Day $21.50
    • Lemon and herb crumbed served with salad and fries
  • Pumpkin Falafel Burger $20.50
    • Roasted pumpkin and falafel pattie topped with yoghurt dressing served with fries
  • Lamb Burger $21.50
    • Ground lamb mince marinated in garlic and rosemary with feta topped with beetroot relish served with fries
  • Soup of the Day $12.50
    • Served with toasted ciabatta
  • Big breakfast $18.00
    • Bacon, eggs, hash browns, tomatoes, mushrooms, sausages & baked beans served on ciabatta
  • Pesto & cheese $7.00
  • Cinnamon porridge Topped with apricots, brown sugar & cream
  • Choose from $7.00
    • Ham, chicken, bacon or falafel
  • Butter & jam $6.00
  • Eggs on toast $9.00
    • Poached, scrambled or fried served on multigrain toast
  • Eggs benedict $16.00
    • Salmon, bacon or mushrooms on toasted ciabatta with hollandaise sauce
  • Happy hotcakes $6.00
    • Two hotcakes with ice cream, cream & maple syrup
  • Dips $11.90
    • Three Housemade Dips With Warm Bread
  • Cavolo Nero Caesar $19.50
    • With Parmesan, Bacon Ends, Croutons, Poached Egg & Chopped Chicken
  • Power Bowl $14.00
    • Fresh Porridge, Chia Seads, Nuts, Poached Fruit & Dark Chocolate
  • Pancakes $11.80
    • With Berries & Lemon Curd
  • Couscous $18.50
    • Israeli Couscous, Chopped Tomato, Greens, Cranberries, Almond & Beef Brisket
  • Sweetheart Doughnuts $10.00
    • With Berries & Lemon Curd
  • Eggs Benny $16.70
    • With Poached Eggs, Hash Brown, Baby Spinach, Bacon & Hollandaise
  • Baked Beans $16.50
    • Made From Scratch With Bacon Ends, Pure Pork Sausage & A Poached Egg
  • Pakora $2.50
  • CHICKEN TIKA MASALA $10.00
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $10.00
  • Large $13.50
  • Garlic Dahl $7.00
  • Seek Kebab $6.00
  • Samosa $2.00
  • LAMB MADRAS $10.00
The Option Bistro and Wines

The Option Bistro and Wines

location

Address

158 Hussey Road, Northwood, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8051, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033235455

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Thursday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Friday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Saturday: 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , European , Gluten Free , International , Kiwi , New Zealand , Spanish

features

Features

Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Gluten Free Options ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Cash ,  Bankcard ,  Lunch ,  Group Meal ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Street Parking ,  Cards accepted ,  Disabled Friendly ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
158 Hussey Road, Northwood, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8051, New Zealand