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

  • Hawaiian $5.50
  • Chocolate or Jam Donuts $2.20
  • Fisherman's Basket $9.00
  • Chicken Nibbles (Dozen) $8.50
  • Sausage, Egg and Chips $7.00
  • Fish (crumbed) $3.00
  • Spring Roll or Curry Roll $2.60
  • Chicken Kebabs $3.00
  • Red Curry $12.00
  • Stir-fry Noodle
    • Stir fried noodles, with vegetables and egg. And your choices between egg noodles or rice noodles
  • Duck Curry $25.00
    • Our red curry, with barbecued duck, courgettes, potatoes, onions, and tomatoes.
  • Pad Thai
    • Our spicy stir fried noodle dish, with fresh vegetable, egg, sweet and sour sauce, and crushed roasted peanuts. And a choices between egg noodles or rice noodles.
  • Fish Cakes (5 pcs) $10.00
  • Lamb Massaman Curry $23.00
    • Served with tender lamb stir fry cuts, in a combination of peanuts, potato, and onions.
  • Spicy Salmon Salad $25.00
    • Raw salmon with lemongrass, mango, lettuce, shallot, coriander mixed in spicy sauce.
  • Choo Chee
    • A thick rich curry, with many flavours to dance in your mouth. With capsicum, courgette, mushrooms, and onions. Purely a seafood curry.
  • Fish Bite $1.00
  • 3 Fish, 2 Hot Dogs, 2 Meat Patties, 1 Spring Roll, 2 Sausages, 2 Donuts, 2 Scoop Chips $29.50
  • Seasoned Wedges $4.80
  • Chips (1/2) $2.00
  • Blue Cod Fillet $9.00
  • Calamari Ring $1.00
  • Chicken Nugget $1.00
  • Oysters (1/2 doz) $16.00
  • Spicy Wedges (Bog) $4.50
  • Hoki $4.50
  • Chocolate Donut $2.20
  • Plain Donut $2.20
  • Flounder $5.00
  • Hot Dog $2.40
  • Chicken Pattie $2.80
  • Meal $10.00
    • 1 chips, 1 fish, 1 hot dog, 1 hash brown, 3 fish bites
  • Miso Soup $2.50
  • Vegetable Tempura with rice (V) $16.50
    • 5 different kinds of seasonal vegetable
  • Teriyaki Salmon Bento Box $25.80
    • Grilled fresh salmon with teriyaki sauce
  • Teriyaki Chicken with rice $18.00
    • Grilled hold chiken thigh finished with teriyaki sauce served with salad
  • Delux Sashimi Platter $29.50
    • 22 pcs
  • Salmon $16.50
    • 9 pcs
  • Prawn Tempura 5pcs with rice $18.50
    • Good size for tempura "15cm"
  • Seared Beef Nigiri $5.50
    • 2pcs
  • Beef Lasagne $19.00
    • Our own beef lasagne served hot in an individual oven dish.
  • Space Chips $8.50
    • Seasoned chips cooked in 100% vegetable oil, served with Spags sweet and sour sauce.
  • Smoked Salmon Tag $21.00
    • Filleted and smoked salmon with diced tomatoes in a creamy pesto sauce.
  • Pepperoni S $11.00/M $16.50/ L $28.00
    • Pepperoni nestled between sliced onions and freshly sliced tomato.
  • Smoked Salmon S $12.50 /M $18.00/ L $29.50
    • Fresh Akaroa Smoked Salmon, cream cheese, finished with lemon juice and a sprinkling of chives.
  • New Yorker S $10.00 /M $15.50/ L $27.00
    • Experience a slice of 'The Big Apple'. Authentic pepperoni over our own special pizza sauce and cheese.
  • Prosciutto S $12.50/ M $18.00/ L $29.50
    • Prosciutto ham, mushrooms and cracked pepper. Topped with parsley
  • Meat Lovers S $12.00/ M $17.50/ L $29.00
    • A mouth-watering medley of seasoned topside beef, bacon, pepperoni and cabanas with Spag's own BBQ Sauce.
  • Pancakes with fresh fruit $7.70
    • Two Kids pancakes with delicious fresh fruit, marshmallows and drizzled with maple syrup.
  • Breakfast Bagel $9.70
    • Toasted split bagel smothered with cream cheese and tomato relish, topped with grilled bacon and an egg.
  • Bacon & Banana Pancakes $14.00
    • Hillyer’s famous pancakes served with crispy bacon, sliced banana, maple syrup and a dollop of cream or yogurt.
  • -smoked salmon $19.00
  • Mini Homestead Grill $9.70
    • Grilled bacon, sausage, hash brown, tomato, egg and toast.
  • Eggs Poached or Scrambled $10.80
    • Lightly scrambled eggs OR two poached eggs with grilled tomato, served with toasted Hillyer’s Rye bread.
  • Homestead Grill $18.00
    • Grilled bacon, sausages, hash browns, tomatoes, eggs and toast – the big one!!
  • -grilled bacon $17.00
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $18.90
    • Salad of Chicken, Bacon, Fresh Greens, Tomatoes, Poached Egg & Parmesan with Homemade Caesar Dressing
  • Bagel - Toasted $12.90
    • with Smoked Salmon, Cream Cheese & Basil Pesto
  • B.L.A.T. Open Sandwich $17.90
    • Bacon, Lettuce, Avocado and Tomato Open Sandwich served on Toasted Ciabatta with Savoire’s Homemade Mint Dressing
  • Corn Fritters $18.90
    • with Bacon, Tomato, Avocado & a Poached Egg served with a freshly made Salsa
  • Eggs Atlantic $19.50
    • Poached free range Eggs with Smoked Salmon & Hollandaise Sauce
  • Croque Monsieur $16.50
    • French style grilled Ham, Cheese & Dijon Mustard Sandwich served with Salad
  • Raisin Bread $8.90
    • Toasted served with Preserves
  • Omelette $18.90
    • Ham, Cheese & Tomato or Spinach, Feta & Red Onion
  • Wild Venison
    • Mozzarella,Pizza Sauce,Venison,Capsicum,Olives,Feta, Roasted Pumpkin,Plum Sauce
  • Country King $7.90
    • Breast Fillet, Mayo, Cheese, Tomato, Onion, Lettuce, Pesto Sauce
  • Apricot Chicken
    • Mozzarella,Pizza Sauce, Tender Chicken, Red Onion, Capsicum, Dried Apricot, Fresh Apricot, Apricot Sauce
  • Tikka Masala
    • Mozzarella, Chicken/Paneer, Capsicum, Garlic Butter, Onion, Chunky Sauce, Tikka Sauce
  • Garlic Prawns ‘n’ Bacon
    • Mozzarella,Pizza Sauce,Prawns,Fresh Tomato,Olives,Bacon,Feta,Garlic Aioli Sauce
  • Hot ‘n’ Spicy
    • Mozzarella, Capsicum, Caramelized Onion, Jalapenos, Garlic Butter, Ginger, Chunky Sauce, Spicy Sauce
  • Children’s Special Pizza
    • Mozzarella, Pizza Sauce, Plain and Simple- Cheese & Tomato Sauce with Optional Ham & Pineapple
  • Tandoori Delight
    • Mozzarella, Caramelized Onion, Mushroom, Capsicum, Tandoori Chicken/Paneer, Chunky Sauce
  • CHEESE & EGG $4.80
  • PLAIN $3.20
  • FISH BURGER $4.40
  • CORN COB $2.10
  • BATTERED SAUS $2.10
  • CHEESE $2.50
  • CHEESE $4.00
  • BACON & EGG $5.00
  • Open focaccia sandwhich $17.50
    • Sauteed tender chicken breast pieces, mushrooms, creamy french tarragon sauce on a homemade focaccia bread and onion marmalade
  • Seafood chowder $15.00
  • Seafood platter to share $42.00
    • A selection of fresh market fish, cold smoked akaroa salmon, salt and pepper calamari, fresh mussels, prawn skewers and garlic bread served with dipping sauce and salad
  • Wedges $8.00 / $14.00
    • served with sour cream and chilli sauce (Small / Large)
  • Mussels $25.00
    • Green lipped mussels, sauteed in virgin olive oil, garlic, chilli, oregano, white wine and napoli sauce, served with toasted bread
  • Spicy chicken filo $16.50
    • Marinated chicken pieces in spring onions, garlic, jalapeno chilli, cumin, coriander, yoghurt and lemon, drizzled with a lime yoghurt dressing. Served with a garden salad
  • French omelette $18.00
    • A light fluffy egg omelette with ham, onion, tomato and cheese, served with toasted bread and a garden salad
  • Soup of the day $15.00
  • Amaci's big breakfast $14.00
    • Bacon, sausage, free range egg (poached, fried or scramble ) grilled tomato, mushroom and hash brown, served with two pieces of toast (brown or white )
  • -Bacon tomato and cheese toastie
  • ham cheese and tomato turkish $10.00
    • Ham, cheese and tomato served with turkish bread.
  • •Toasties $7.50
  • your choice from
  • - Ham cheese corn chive toastie
  • One or Two Choice Meal (small Plate) $12.90
  • Mini Deli Special + 20ml Coca-Cola range $10.90
  • Duck fat potatoes $5.5
  • Venison carpaccio $15.5
    • preserved lemon, parmesan, horseradish & hazelnut
  • Cheese board $16.5
    • Kapiti aged cheddar & Kahurangi creamy blue with cornichons, poached pear & toasted bread
  • Confit duck leg $26.5
    • with fennel, orange, braised puy lentils, bacon, baby spinach & verjuice dressing
  • Kapiti aged cheddar & Kahurangi creamy blue $16.5
    • with cornichons, poached pear & toasted breads
  • Green salad $5.5
  • Steamed greens with toasted almonds $5.5
  • Fries & aioli $5.5
  • -Platter $30.00
  • Plain R $8 / L $20
  • Teriyaki Chicken $7.00
  • Chicken Curry $5.00
  • Deluxe Bento $18.00
  • Vegetarian $8.00
    • 8 Pieces
  • Vegetarian Udon $9.00
  • Ramen R $8 / L $20
    • Lettuce, avocado, capsicum, cucumber and carrot
  • Long quiche varieties $19.20
  • Chicken & coleslaw roll $6.80
  • Family veal pie $13.80
  • Savouries $2.50
  • Family mince pie $13.80
  • Family steak pie $13.80
  • Sweet chilli chicken wrap $6.60
  • Steak pie $5.10
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