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

  • Eggs your way $5.00
    • Add bacon
  • Spicy Pork Belly & Smashed Avocado $21.00
    • Served w green salad on toasted sourdough bread
  • Eggs Benedict $18.00
    • Poached free-range eggs and lemon hollandaise sauce served w roasted mushrooms, tomato, spinach on toasted bread
  • Zucchini Green Bean Fritters $18.00
    • Topped with kimchi salad. Served w beetroot chutney
  • Superfood Salad $18.50
    • Quinoa, chia seeds, brown rice, kale, roasted seasonal veges served w Pan grilled tofu
  • Oven Toasted Muesli $14.50
    • Served w seasonal fruits, milk and Greek yoghurt
  • Eggs Benedict $21.00
    • Poached free-range eggs and lemon hollandaise sauce served w smoked salmon and sauteed spinach on pesto hash
  • Baked Beans $16.00
    • Southern style baked beans w beef mince, crispy bacon and poached free range eggs. Served with toasted bread
  • Salted Fish Chicken Fried Rice $10.00
  • Black Bean Sauce Pork Ribs $4.50
  • Squid Balls $4.50
  • Hok Gan Noodles $10.00
  • Jar Cheong Mein $10.00
  • Honeycomb Tripe $5.00
  • Congee $4.50
  • Hum Shiu Kwok $4.50
  • Onion Rings - 1/2 dozen $2.80
  • Bacon $4.90
  • Corn Nuggets - 1/2 dozen $2.80
  • Meat Patties $2.60
  • Chicken Satay Kebab $3.20
  • Mushroom $4.90
  • Pineapple Rings $2.40
  • Pacific Oysters - 1/2 dozen $7.20
  • Onion Rings x 6 $3.00
  • Bacon & Egg $10.00
  • Seasoned Wedges $6.50
  • Hotdog $3.50
  • Fish Of The Day $6.00 - $9.00
  • Hawaiian $10.50
  • Squid Ring $1.20
  • Pineapple Ring $2.00
  • Fried Rice $19.00
    • Japanese style fried rice with your choice of chicken or vegetarian
  • Sake $15.00
    • Teppan seared Ora King Salmon served with a ponzu sauce
  • Tori Furai $15.00
    • Panko crumbed chicken thigh pieces served with a tonkatsu sauce
  • Bento 1 $15.00
    • Gyouza and Crispy Rice Balls, with dipping sauces, rice and salad
  • Pork Gyouza $15.00
    • Japanese dumplings filled with pork and ginger
  • Tonteki $15.00
    • Pork pieces in a Japanese style bbq sauce served on cabbage salad
  • Summer Chicken Salad $14.00
    • Indonesian inspired salad with steamed chicken pieces in a lime and sesame dressing
  • Karaage $13.00
    • Marinated chicken pieces deep fried with dipping sauce
  • Cheese &Garlic Naan $6
    • Leavened bread stuffed with freshly grated cheese and sprinkled with crushed garlic.
  • Lamb Saag $19
    • Cooked with freshly pureed leafy spinach and spices blended to perfection.Best enjoyed with Garlic naan.
  • Butter Chicken $18
    • A famous Indian delicacy half cooked the tandoori way and the other half finished the curry way with sashew nuts paste,cream and spices in tomato flavoured gravy.
  • Paneer Butter Masala $16.50
    • Soft succulent cottage cheese cubes cooked in a creamy tomato based gravy.
  • Butter Naan $4
    • Traditional Idian leavened bread topped with Butter.
  • Mango Chicken $18
    • Succulent Chicken cooked in the tandoor and finished in our mouth watering fragrant Mango sauce..Best enjoyed with Kashmiri Naan(or)Chocolate Naan.
  • Gulabjamun $5
    • Milk Dumplings served in sugar syrup
  • Dal Makhani $16.50
    • Whole black lentils and red kidney beans cooked on slow fire with fenugreek.Best enjoyed with Garlic naan.
  • -Combo $12.00
  • Chicken & Vege
  • -With Salad & Rice $12.00
  • -Medium $6.50
  • -Medium $8
  • Deal 1 $9.00
    • Small kebab with chips & pop tops drinks
  • -2 Shish kebabs with Riice $10.00
  • -Small $7
  • BB Pancakes $8.70
    • Served with banana, bacon and maple syrup
  • Kids fries $4.00
  • -Add Bacon $2.00
  • Homemade Chicken Goujons $13.50
    • Served with fries and tomato sauce
  • Berries Pancakes $17.90
    • Served with berry compote, nutella and whipped cream or yoghurt
  • Nachos (GF/DF) $17.50
    • Choose Beef, Chicken or Vegetarian
  • -Add sausage $2.00
  • -Bacon, avocado, cream cheese, pesto and tomato $10.70
  • Lamb $39.5
    • 4 points of canterbury lamb rack, goats cheese and potato terine, pea, mint, red wine jus -
  • Scallops $23
    • atlantic scallops, homemade blackpudding, ham crisp, pea puree
  • Brulee $15
    • lemongrass creme brulee, coconut ice cream, sichuan biscotti
  • Oyster $4.5
    • clevedon organic oysters , lemon vinaigrette caviar -
  • Chocolate $16
    • chocolate ganache, canterbury saffron ice cream, chocolate soil
  • Souffle $16.5
    • twice baked blue cheese souffle, pickled rhubarb and candy walnuts -
  • Clams $18
    • otago littleneck clams, canterbury saffron cream
  • Veal $39.5
    • backstrap of canterbury veal, fondant potato, truffle yorkie, roast onion, horseradish jus -
  • Spicy Tuna Cutlet Roll $ 5.50
  • Teka Maki $ 6.00
  • Gyoza (4pcs) $ 5.00
    • Deepp fried pork and vegetable dumplings.
  • Sushi $ 12.00
    • Assortment of nigiri ( 5 pcs ) accompanied with wasabi and pickled ginger.
  • Shrimp Croquette $ 12.00
    • Small deep fried cake containing shrimp and vegetables (4pcs)
  • Kaki Fried $ 12.00
    • Deep fried bread crumbed oyster accompanied with wasabi sauce (3pcs)
  • Magic $ 6.50
  • Salmon & Avocado $ 9.50
    • Sliced pieces of raw tuna salmon (4pcs) and avocado.
  • Pork Satay / Chicken Satay / Steak Satay $5.90
  • 1/2 Dozen Crumbed Mushrooms $4.50
  • 1 Dozen Chicken Nuggets $9.00
  • Hawaiian $6.20
  • Chicken Pack $9.00
    • 2 Chicken Burgers, 1/2 Chips
  • Chicken Patties / Paua Patties $2.40
  • Bacon & Egg / Cheese & Pineapple / Chicken & Cheese $5.20
  • 1 Dozen Fried Mussels / 1 Dozen Squid Rings / 1 Dozen Fried Wontons with Sauce $10.00
  • Chai Latte $4
  • Earl Grey $4
  • Whisky Cured Akaroa Salmon thinly sliced with roasted beets, horseradish mascarpone, watercress and toasted pinenuts. $16
  • Parmesan and Herb Risotto Balls filled with buffalo mozzarella, on caramelized onions and a red pepper jam and fresh basil. $15
  • Canterbury Cheese Plate with fresh and poached fruits, spiced nuts homemade chutney, and served with bread and crackers $18
  • Latte $4
  • Duck Rillette with cornichons, cherry relish, and pistachio toast. $16
  • Steinlager Pure $8
  • Bulgogi Sandwich $9.00
    • Korean Beef Bbq With Sweet Chilli Sauce, Vegetables With Sesame Oil
  • Vegetable Bento $9.00
  • Big Combo $20.00
  • Onigiri (Rice Ball) $5.00
    • Flavours: Chicken, Tuna, Vegetable
  • Combination $10.00
  • Adamame $5.00
  • Donkatsu Sandwich $9.00
    • Pork Cutlet + Apple + Onion + Donkatsu Sauce
  • Vegetarian Sandwich $8.00
    • Variety Of Veges With Salt & Pepper
  • Cinnamon Spiced Churros $12.00
    • w dulce de leches & dark cacao soil
  • Esquites $8.00
    • corn, chipotle butter, magic powder, queso seco, blackened onion crema
  • Al Pastor $18.00
    • Crispy Pork (Free Farmed), kimchi, apple yoghurt, radish, mint, sesame
  • Crumbed Chili Portobello $16.00
    • w bruised cherry tomatoes, chili, capsicum mojo
  • Cheesecake $10.00
    • Mexican wedding biscuit, candied pineapple, lime curd, puffed wild rice
  • Crunchy Papas & Olive $15.00
    • frijoles, cress, carrot slaw, pepitas, blackened onion crema
  • Butternut Pumpkin $7.00
    • salsa negra, baby spinach, queso seco, crispy sesame
  • Xócolate $12.00
    • pecan, citrus crème, xocolate chili ganache, pistachio praline, orange, mint
  • Chicken Ravioli $21.00
    • Chicken, roasted garlic and basil pesto ravioli served in a creamy pesto sauce.
  • - Small $12.00
  • - Small $10.50
  • - Large $24.50
  • - Large $28.50
  • - Small $10.00
  • - Small $12.00
  • Little Italy $29.50
    • Chopped spinach, sliced tomatoes, sundried tomatoes, topped with red onion and feta cheese.
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